21 Days Spain, Madrid, Portugal, Andalusia & Morocco - MPAMME
Madrid, Porto, Lisbon, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Toledo
Day 1, Sunday
Madrid - Arrival Day
Welcome to Madrid! Meet and greet at the airport. Take a transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure.
Day 2, Monday
Madrid
Discover the beauties of the city with a guided city tour. Barrio de la Morería, the Hapsburgs District, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa; the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon at leisure to continue exploring the wonders that the city has to offer. Join your fellow travelers for an authentic Welcome Tapas Dinner at a local restaurant (B, D)
Day 3, Tuesday
Madrid - Salamanca - Porto
Bound for Portugal, we will drive towards Salamanca. Enjoy some free time in this University City World Heritage of great architectural and artistic wealth. Continue to the Portuguese border to reach Porto. Located along the Douro River estuary in northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European towns, and proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. (B)
Day 4, Wednesday
Porto
Breakfast at the hotel. Guided sightseeing tour of Porto. Admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building and Santa Clara church. Afterwards, enjoy a Douro River Cruise and discover famous Port Wine Cellars with a wine tasting experience included. Rest of day at leisure. (B)
Day 5, Thursday
Porto - Coimbra - Fatima
After breakfast, we depart to Coimbra, one of the oldest universities in Europe and the birthplace of Fado. Free time. Continue to Fatima. Center of the Christian Faith and World Pilgrimage Sanctuary with its impressive Basilica and the Cova da Iria place where the Virgin Mary appeared. The Chapel of the Apparitions, heart of the sanctuary, with the tombs of the three shepherds, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. At night possibility to attend the procession of the candles. (B)
Day 6, Friday
Fatima - Batalha - Nazare - Alcobaça - Lisbon
Departure to the Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of Gothic and Manueline style considered a World Heritage by UNESCO. Continue to the picturesque fishing town of Nazaré. Free time and continue to Alcobaça (World Heritage) with its Gothic church and Cistercian monastery, which dates back to the XII C. Continue to Lisbon. (B)
Day 7, Saturday
Lisbon
After breakfast, join a morning city sightseeing of the ancient Olissipo. Drive through its main squares and avenues, Belem Tower, Jeronimos Monastery, Coach Museum, Monument to the Discoverers, Marquis of Pombal Square & Liberty Avenue. Afternoon at leisure for you to catch the nostalgic corners of Alfama Quarter, the old city gathered next to its Castle, with old buildings nested in narrow twisting “Ruas” full of color housing the genuine “tabernas”. Join your fellow travelers and enjoy a typical Portuguese dinner visiting one of the oldest Fado venues in the city and located in one of the most interesting cultural neighborhoods in the area. (B, D)
Day 8, Sunday
Lisbon - Caceres - Cordoba
Breakfast at the hotel. Bound for Andalusian soils, back in Spain, we drive to Caceres, considered World Heritage site because of the city’s blend of Roman, Islamic, Northern Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Walk through its Plaza Mayor and the Old Town with its famous Medieval Quarter. We continue towards Cordoba, once the capital of the Caliphate.(B)
Day 9, Monday
Cordoba - Seville
Breakfast at the hotel. Discover the impressive tour of Cordoba´s Mosque (entrance included) and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, continue your journey towards Seville.(B)
Day 10, Tuesday
Seville
Morning city tour of the Andalusian Capital, Seville. Visit the Cathedral, the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome. Continue to Santa Cruz quarter, the natural scenario of Carmen as well as the myth of Don Juan; Continue to Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España. Afternoon is at leisure for you to enjoy the city of light.(B)
Day 11, Wednesday
Seville - Ronda - Costa Del Sol
After breakfast at the hotel, we will drive south passing through typical Andalusian villages to reach Ronda. Enjoy some free time to admire this town of Celtic origin and the marvelous view of the valley and mountain range. We continue our journey with an authentic Olive Oil Experience at a local Almazara, LA Organic. Walk through their olive tree fields and taste their organic olive oil production. Bond for beautiful Spanish Mediterranean coast, we will continue to Costa del Sol.(B)
Day 12, Thursday
Costa del Sol
Enjoy your breakfast and take the rest of the day at leisure to enjoy the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas. (B)
Day 13, Friday
Costa del Sol - Tarifa - Tangier - Casablanca
After breakfast at the hotel drive along the picturesque tourist route of Costa del Sol, arrive to Tarifa where a ferry boat will be used for a short and interesting crossing of the strait of Gibraltar towards Africa. Arrival to Tangier, disembark, clear customs and drive southwards to Casablanca, current industrial and economic capital and the most populated city housing a 10% of the country population. Time at leisure. (B, D)
Day 14, Saturday
Casablanca - Marrakech
Guided city tour through the most interesting sections of the city, Anfa Boulevard, Nations square, residential areas and visit from the outside of the Hassan II grand mosque. Departure towards Marrakech. Marrakech capital of the South, which is located within an extensive oasis between the Atlas Mountains and the pre-desert area. City sightseeing, including the Koutoubia Tower, twin tower of the Giralda in Seville, Saadines Tombs and Bay Palace, walk around the medina, souks and the magic Jma El Fna Square, which is packed with fortune tellers, snake tamers, acrobats, dancers, all making the center of the city an open air theatre that requires the participation of the audience. Don’t forget your camera. (B, D)
Optional Dinner & Show at "Fantasia Chez Ali" - Book locally
Day 15, Sunday
Marrakech - Rabat - Meknes - Fez
Breakfast and early departure to Rabat. Visit the capital of the country, Rabat. Visit the exterior of the Royal Palace, the Mohamed V Mausoleum and the Hassan Tower. Continue to the Imperial City of Meknes, where you will visit the Walls of Bab el Mansour and the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, the only mosque in all of Morocco where non-Muslims are allowed. Arrive in Fez. (B, D)
Day 16, Monday
Fez
Breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy a morning city tour of the most ancient and monumental of the Imperial Cities visiting the most interesting points: the 7 gates of the Royal Palace, Jewish Quarters or Mellah, gate of Bab Bou Jelous and walking tour of the “Medina” (Old City), declared World Heritage Site. Afternoon free. (B, D)
Say 17, Tuesday
Fez - Tangier - Return to Spain, Tarifa - Costa del Sol
After breakfast at the hotel departure to Tangier. Transfer to the pier to board the ferry to return across the strait of Gibraltar back to Spain. Drive towards the Costa del Sol. (B)
Day 18, Wednesday
Costa del Sol
Day at leisure for you to enjoy the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas. (B)
Day 19, Thursday
Costa Del Sol - Granada
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and depart to one of our favourite jewels in Spain, Granada. With its breathtaking monumental environment, we will visit the world famous Alhambra complex (entrance included) and Generalife Gardens. After some time at leisure, join your fellow travelers to experience the most authentic Gypsy Flamenco show including dinner. (B, D)
Day 20, Friday
Granada - Toledo - Madrid
Bound for the impressive Imperial city of Toledo, World Heritage City, where the three cultures Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together for centuries. Enjoy a guided city tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets. Continue to Madrid.(B)
Day 21, Saturday
Depart Madrid
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and depending on your flight schedule take a free day sightseeing on your own before transferring to the airport for your departure back home.
Services Included
- Private transfers from/to the airport
- 20 nights accommodation
- 11 nights Spain
- 5 nights in Portugal
- 4 nights Morocco
- Daily Breakfast
- 3 dinners Included
- Daily dinners in Morocco
- Welcome Tapas Experience dinner
- Fado show and dinner in Lisbon
- Flamenco experience with dinner in Granada
- Olive Oil Tasting at Local Almazara
- Air-conditioned deluxe motor-coach
- English speaking Tour Director throughout the journey
- Guided visits in Madrid, Porto (including Douro River Cruise and Port wine tasting), Lisbon, Cordoba (Mosque entrance included), Seville (Cathedral entrance included), Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, Fez, Granada (Alhambra entrance included) & Toledo
- Travel Insurance
Services Not Included:
- Airfare & Departure taxes
- Tips to guide/drivers & hotel staff
- Personal extras on meals not mentioned above
- Portugal Local City Tax is not included, approx. € 2 per person, per night - to be paid directly to the hotel.
- Morocco Local City Tax is not included, approx. € 3 per person, per night - to be paid directly to the hotel.
*Please note, hotels might be replaced with similar ones.
*In the event that the guided tour of Madrid is not operated for technical reasons will be replaced by the Madrid Hop-on Hop-off Bus 1 day instead.
*Child rate from 4 to 7 years old sharing a room with two adults (1 child per room)
*Only one piece of luggage per person is allowed.
OPTIONAL Excursion: Click HERE for Details