Madrid - Andalusia - Costa del Sol - Toledo
12 days Tour of Spain

Start in Madrid on Sundays
Private touring

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Departure: Any day , year round.

Day 1. MADRID - Arrive any day
Arrival at Madrid Barajas Airport. Our local rep will escort you to your hotel.
Category "A" Melia Princessa Madrid.
Category " T" Convencion Hotel.

Day 2- Tour Madrid & The Royal Palace (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, we'll start our PRIVATE half day tour of Madrid , covering;
The Royal Palace & a visit to the royal residence of El Pardo
The beautiful ROYAL PALACE, one of the best-preserved in all of Europe, is a fine example of 18th-century domestic regal architecture. It has enormous cultural and political symbolism as well. As the embodiment of Madrid as the capital of the Spanish realms, it is the site of glittering official receptions, royal audiences, gala dinners, and treaty signing ceremonies, as well as the presentation of credentials by diplomats to His Majesty the King.

Our visit will include the Principal staircase, the chambers of the Alabarderos, columns, throne, Gasparini, and Carlos III; the porcelain room; the Gala Dining Room; the Museum of Silver; the Museum of Musical Instruments; the Principal Courtyard; the Royal Chapel; and the New Rooms , and a visit to the royal residence of El Pardo

Our local rep will escort you to your hotel, remainder of the day at leisure, or ask us for additional touring or shopping ideas .

DAY 3. MADRID - CORDOBA - Seville / Sevilla (BL)
Breakfast at the hotel. Followed by a private airport transfer to Madrid Airport
To fly to Seville ( air ticket is included in our rate and will be issued /delivered in Madrid) . From the airport in Seville we'll proceed to tour this charming city.

Seville / Sevilla 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 private tour and 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. Lunch is included at a charming local restaurant

DAY 4. Seville, Cordoba (BLD)
Private day tour of Cordoba. Our route takes us into La Mancha, the landscape of romance and adventure where Don Quixote tilted at windmills. We’ll wind across hills and down into irrigated valleys, lost in time, looking much as it did in the seventeenth century. We might even espy the establishment where an innkeeper conferred knighthood upon Don Quixote. Then we’ll pass onward through the region of Valdepeñas, where fine Tempranillo grapes are grown, and cross the Canyon of Despeñaperros, and to Cordoba. Here we’ll visit the famous Mosque, one of the most notable in the days of Moorish rule.

After lunch at a local restaurant then we’ll continue back to Andalusia, where dinner and comfortable beds await us in Seville. Dinner is included tonight at the hotel

DAY 5. SEVILLE - COSTA DEL SOL - By Air - ( B,D)
Breakfast. Transfer to Seville's Airport , fly to Malaga- Costa del Sol. Dinner and overnight.

Day 6 . COSTA DEL SOL (B,D)
Breakfast, dinner and overnight. Day at leisure in the cosmopolitan Costa del Sol.

Day 7 . COSTA DEL SOL (B,D)
Breakfast, dinner and overnight. Day at leisure in the cosmopolitan Costa del Sol.

Day 8 . COSTA DEL SOL - GRANADA (B,D)
Breakfast. Free time. In the morning, departure to Granada. Dinner and overnight.

Day 9 . GRANADA (B,L)
Breakfast, lunch and overnight. Visit the most remarkable Arab monuments: the Alhambra Palace and the Generalife. Afternoon at leisure.

Day 10 . GRANADA - Toledo - MADRID (B)
Breakfast. Fly back to Madrid and your hotel

Day 11 - Toledo - MADRID (B)
Today we visit the historic city of Toledo, where fine steel making is a tradition and a craft, where Jews and Muslims and Christians all flourished in the Golden Age of Moorish Spain. Notable sights will include the Cathedral, of course, with masterpieces by El Greco; and the Alcázar, a fortress site from Roman times right into this century. Afternoon will see us back aboard the coach, on our way to Madrid In Madrid. Our local rep will escort you from the terminal to hotel, Category "A" : Emperador or Convencion Hotel.

DAY 12 - RETURN HOME (B)
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight home , hasta luego.

Inclusions :

• Private Guided sightseeing as per itinerary including all entrance fees.
  We'll also be glad to custom tailor & provide this tour on any day/date  
• All domestic flights within Spain as per itinerary, economy class .
• Visit to a wine cellar in Jerez.
• Hotel accommodation, including continental breakfast daily & tax.
• Porters.
• Travel bag presented in Spain .
  
• English speaking Escort during the whole trip.
• Air conditioned deluxe sedan /van depending on the number of guests
• Daily breakfast, 5 lunches and 4 dinners.

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 ( we'll be glad to mail you the flyer or visit : www.travelexinsurance.com )

Extend your stay in Costa Del Sol
and combine with one of the Spa Packages

• Compare with the 4 day Andalusia Toledo version
  
• Five Days Ronda Andaluza : Andalusia and Costa Del Sol
  
• Extend to the Island of Palma De Mallorca from Barcelona