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Tour Spain and Morocco
Madrid - Andalusia -
Morocco - Costa del Sol
Levante ( Eastern Spain) - Barcelona
A
19 day tour of Spain and Morocco , weekly on Tuesdays, April-Oct
Combine
with Portugal
Day 1. MADRID -
Tuesdays - Weekly : Apr - Oct
Arrival at Madrid Barajas
Airport. Our local rep will escort you to your hotel : Convencion
Hotel, Emperador Hotel or similar . Transfer is included
in our rate .
Day 2 . MADRID - CORDOBA
- SEVILLE
After breakfast. Our local rep will
asist with your transfer from your hotel to the tour terminal. Departure
from the tour terminal, Oriente Sq., set
out by 9 a.m., making the most of our time aboard to introduce ourselves
to each other and learn more about what lies ahead. 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, to Puerto Lápice,
a town 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 pass through
the town of Bailén on our way to Cordoba.
Here
we'll visit the famous Mosque, one of the most notable in the days
of Moorish rule.
Then
we'll continue onward to Andalusia,Ecija, Carmona and Seville where
comfortable beds await us in Seville.
Day 3 . SEVILLE
Breakfast .We'll
stay all day 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
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 - TANGER - RABAT
( Breakfast . Dinner)
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 ( Breakfast
. Dinner)
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
( Breakfast . Lunch )
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 ( Breakfast . Dinner)
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 ( Breakfast
. Lunch )
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 brassware.
Day 10. FEZ - TANGIER
- ALGECIRAS - COSTA DEL SOL
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
Breakfast, dinner and overnight. Day at leisure.
Day 12. COSTA DEL SOL - GRANADA
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 13. GRANADA
Breakfast,
lunch and overnight. Morning visit of Alhambra Palace and its Gardens
of Generalife. Afternoon at leisure.
Day 14. GRANADA - ALICANTE
Breakfast and departure to Alicante. (Lunch on your own.) Afternoon
at leisure. Dinner and overnight.
Day 15. ALICANTE - CALPE
- VALENCIA
Breakfast. Morning at leisure. Departure to Peñón
de Ifach. Short stop, continuing to Valencia. Dinner and overnight.
Day 16. VALENCIA - Barcelona
Breakfast. Optional sightseeing. Departure to Barcelona. Overnight.
Day 17. Barcelona
Breakfast and overnight. Morning city sightseeing. Afternoon at
leisure. Optional sightseeing tours.
Day 18. Barcelona
Breakfast. Full day at lesiure. Explore Barcelona on your own
Day 19. Barcelona -
Departure
Breakfast. Transfer is included to the port to board your cruise,
or to the airport to board your flight home.
Inclusions :
-
Guided sightseeing as per itinerary including
all entrance fees.
- Arrival
transfer in Madrid, and departure transfer in Barcelona
- Transfer
to the tour terminal on Day 2
- English
speaking Escort during the whole trip.
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Air conditioned deluxe motor coach.
- Daily
breakfast
- Hotel
accommodation, including continental
breakfast daily & tax.
- Porters.
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Travel bag presented in Spain .
| CITY
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HOTELS |
| Madrid |
Emperador, Convencion **** |
| SEVILLA |
Macarena **** |
| ALGECIRAS |
Octavio **** |
| RABAT |
Safir Rabat ***** |
| MARRAKECH |
Atlas Marrakech **** |
| FEZ |
Menzegh Zalagh **** Sup. |
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Pirámides
**** |
| GRANADA |
Carmen **** |
| ALICANTE |
Tryp Gran Sol **** |
| VALENCIA |
Melia Rey Don Jaime **** |
| BARCELONA |
Catlonia Plaza **** |
For
Easter , Sevilla Expo April , Christmas, New Year's Weeks : Pleas
add 15 % supplement
| PRICES
PER PERSON IN USD $ |
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Double Room
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Single Suppl.
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$ 3280 USD
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$ 1228 USD
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5% Discount
to the third person sharing double room.
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