9 Days
Departs every Tuesday and Sunday from Madrid
Minimum 2 persons Tour Cost
2010:
Jan-Mar, Jul-Aug: AUD$2521 pp t/s
AUD$1631 Single Room Suppl Apr-Jun, Sep Oct: AUD$2697 pp t/s
AUD$1749 Single Room Suppl MADRID – TOLEDO - CORDOBA – SEVILLA – GRANADA - BARCELONA
ITINERARY
Day 1: Madrid
You are met on arrival at the airport and transferred to your 4* city centre hotel. Day 2: Madrid [B]
Meet your guide at 10.00am for a tour of the attractions dating from the period of French (Bourbon) rule. These include Paseo del Prado with its fountains and museums, the Alcala Gate and Street, and the fountains of Apollo and Neptune. Day 3: Toledo [B]
Transfer by public train to Toledo . You are met on arrival and transferred to your 3* hotel in the city centre. During the afternoon join your guide for a tour of one of Europe 's oldest cities. See its monuments, the Arabic, Judaic and Christian heritage. Day 4: Cordoba [B]
You well be met after breakfast and presented with a tour package which includes a one-day rental car, road maps and a detailed route map for self-drive to Cordoba (about 3.5 hours via the Highway). You may deviate into local, en-route villages as you wish. On arrival drop off at the 3* Hotel Averroes and check in. Afterwards meet your guide for a 3 to 4 hour city tour of Cordoba 's many attractions. Day 5: Seville [B]
After breakfast transfer and local train to Seville . Arrival transfer to your 4* city-centre hotel located in the historical heart of the city. Meet your guide for a tour of Historic Seville, Plaza de America and Reales Alcazares. Day 6: Granada [B]
By local train to Granada . You are met on arrival and transferred to your 4* hotel. After check in join a guided tour of the Al Hambra and, towards late afternoon, a second tour of the Palacio de los Congresos. Day 7: Barcelona [B]
Airport transfer and flight to Barcelona followed by transfer to your 3* hotel. Rest of day at leisure allowing time for you to enjoy this lively city, see the works of architect Gaudi or visit the Picasso Museum . Barcelona has an easy to use Metro system and is ideal as a ‘walker's city'. Day 8: Barcelona [B]
Meet your guide after breakfast for a private walking tour (about 4 hrs) along Las Ramblas. Here you'll find local artists and buskers and the Gran Teatro del Liceu and, nearby, Palau Guell, one of Gaudi's first commissions. Afternoon at leisure. Day 9: Departure [B]
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your onward arrangements. |