Castles and Casbahs Tour

Andalucia and Morocco Tour including Madrid
A 13 Day Tour of Spain and Morocco

Add Ronda in Costa del Sol . Add Egypt

Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Jerez, Cadiz, Algeciras, Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech, Meknes, Fez, Costa Del Sol, Granada

Fantasy and fable . . . castles and romance . . . beaches, desert sands and oases . . . stark, stunning beauty and sun. On this 11-day, 10-night excursion through the best of Andalusia and Morocco, you’ll retrace the routes of conquerors, sample wine right where it matures, cross between continents, wander through the casbahs, and delight in oriental treasures. Let your senses go and leave nothing to the imagination, because, incredibly, it’s all real!
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Itinerary:

Day 1. MADRID - Tuesday - Weekly - Year Round
Arrival at Madrid Barajas Airport. Our local rep will escort you to your hotel.
Category "A" Emperador, Convencion or similar . Category " T" Puerta de Toledo Hotel or similar.

DAY 2—MADRID, CORDOBA, SEVILLE - Wednesday
Morning transfer in the morning to the coach terminal in Oriente Square in Madrid and set out by 9 a.m., making the most of our time en route to introduce ourselves to each other and learn more about what lies ahead. Within a couple of hours, we’ll be in Córdoba, where we’ll visit the Mosque that held a central role when caliphs ruled this land. Then it’s southwestward, over the stark plains of Andalusia, to dinner and an overnight stop in Seville.

DAY 3 —SEVILLE - Thursday (B)
We’ll linger today in Seville, where the Moors have left their mark in whitewashed houses, tile roofs, graceful archways, and a warren of intimate lanes with surprises at every turn. Our visit will take us to the monumental and stunning tower of La Giralda, the Cathedral that once echoed with daily calls to prayer, and the Palace of the Alcazar, with its delicately carved stonework and pleasure gardens that still delight. Your afternoon is free to wander the alleyways of Seville on your own, and perhaps to stop in and sample the tapas at an inviting establishment.

DAY 4 —SEVILLE, El Puerto De Santa Maria , CADIZ, ALGECIRAS - Friday (B, D)
After breakfast, we’ll motor southward through the famous grape-growing region around Puerto de Santa Maria , and even have a chance to stop at a winery where world-famous Xeres wine—sherry to the rest of the world—is matured. Samples will be available, of course. After the tasting, we’ll reach the port of Cadiz, almost surrounded by water and long Spain’s window on the world that it ruled. We’ll tarry a while appreciate the old walled city and its cobbled streets, then continue to our overnight stop in Algeciras, near the very southern tip of Spain.

DAY 5 —ALGECIRAS, TANGIER, RABAT - Saturday (B, D)
After breakfast, we’ll board the ferry to North Africa, and the mysterious city of Tangier, where Spaniards in suits and Moroccans in burnooses intermingle with souls from every continent. We’ll look around the old city and its treasures, before we board the coach for seaside Rabat, the capital of the nation. We’ll look around at monumental sights that include the Royal Palace, and have dinner and stay the night.

DAY 6 —RABAT, CASABLANCA, MARRAKECH - Sunday (B, D)
It’s on the road again after breakfast, to fabled Casablanca, where a great modern city with wide streets and fine shops and restaurants stretches from the old quarter. We’ll sample both parts, of course, and then continue our route through rolling terrain, into lush valleys of fruit orchards and over mountain passes, until we reach the desert city of Marrakech, where dinner and our overnight accommodations await.

DAY 7 —MARRAKECH - Monday (B, L)
There’s too much to see in Marrakech and too much excitement to simply move on. We’ll take a tour in the morning, concentrating on the walled city that has been a mecca of desert caravans for centuries. We won’t miss the Koutoubia, with its tower that recalls the Giralda in Seville. The Menara gardens and the souks along winding alleys will also have our attention. After lunch, you’re on your own for shopping, or to watch the daily excitement in Jemaaa el-Fna square, where water-sellers, jugglers and magicians never allow a forgettable moment.

DAY 8 —MARRAKECH, MEKNES, FEZ Tuesday (B, D)
After breakfast, we depart Marrakech and roll out toward the Meknes, site of imperial palaces, the impressive Sidi Said mosque, and the Moulay Ismail mausoleum. And there are also stunning views of the green Agdal valley. After a tour, we’ll continue to Fez for dinner and our overnight stop.

DAY 9 —FEZ - Wednesday (B, L)
We’ll spend a full day in Fez, and with good reason, for this is the spiritual and cultural capital of Morocco, with its largest old city, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. We’ll stroll the winding lanes and alleys to the venerable Attarin Medersa where theology has been taught over the centuries, and see impressive city gates and traditional mansions with archways of carved cedar and shady courtyards. After lunch, you’re free to wander on your own, to see tanners at work over great vats, and to negotiate for carpets and brass ware.

DAY 10 —FEZ, TANGIER, ALGECIRAS, COSTA DEL SOL - Thursday (B, D)
We head northward in the morning, back to Tangier to board the ferry that crosses to Spain, with a new appreciation of the currents that connect two continents and two cultures. Past Algeciras, we’ll follow the dramatic Mediterranean coast of Spain, rimmed with spectacular beaches. We’ll stop for the night and appreciate the fine resort life of Spain: sand, a dinner in good company, and the sound of waves gently breaking on shore.

DAY 11—COSTA DEL SOL, GRANADA - Friday (B, D)
There will be time after breakfast to continue the Costa del Sol experience: sun, sand, and perhaps shopping. Then it’s back onto the coach for our trip inland and over gentle mountains to the heritage city of Granada.

DAY 12 —GRANADA, MADRID - Saturday (B,
Have we saved the best for last? The Palace of the Alhambra inspired caliphs, conquerors, and writers as noted as Washington Irving, and you’ll understand why as you walk through its magnificent rooms and along its intricately decorated Moorish archways. We’ll include its fabled Generalife gardens in our visit, of course, before heading back to Madrid, with a break for lunch en route . Transfer is included the terminal in Madrid to your hotel. Category "A" Emperador, Convencion or similar . Category " T" Puerta de Toledo Hotel or similar.

Day 13 . MADRID - Sunday (B)
After breakfast transfer to Madrid Barajas Airport. End of our service. Hasta Luego.

Extend to Egypt and a Nile Cruise

Price includes:

• Guided tours as per itinerary including all entrance fees .
• Transfers in Madrid as per itinerary
• English speaking Tour Escort throughout the trip.
• Hotel accommodation as per itinerary , including tax
• Travel bag presented in Spain.
• Travel on deluxe air-conditioned motor coach.
• Breakfast daily and specfic lunches (L) and dinners (D) as indicated.
• Baggage service.

Not included:

• International air transport (please consult us about our special fares).
• Expenses of a personal nature, such as tips.
• Beverages.
• Meals other than those specifically mentioned.
• Travel Insurance. Trip Cancellation. Please ask for the flyer.

• Discount for the third person sharing in triple occupancy : 5% Discount
• Easter week , Seville's Fair: 15 % Supplement will be added to the rate.
• Dec 20 - Jan 1 Christmas and New Year’s season : Please add : $177 USD per person

Castles and Casbahs

Les châteaux et Casbahs

La fantaisie et la fable. . . Les châteaux et la romance. . . Sables de plages et de déserts. . . la beauté étourdissante sous un soleil chalereux. Durant cette excursion de 11 jours et de 10 nuits à travers les meilleurs coins de l’Andalousie et du Maroc, vous retracerez les routes des conquérants, vous dégusterez le vin là où il mûrit, vous voyagerez entre les continents, vous errerez par le casbahs, et découvrirez le plaisir des trésors orientaux. Laissez aller vos sens et ne laissez rien à l'imagination, parce que, incroyablement, c’est tout réel!

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