16 Days Spain, Madrid, Andalusia & Morocco - MA13DME
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, Saturday
Madrid
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning Madrid panoramic city tour; find the medieval origins of the city, like the Arabic fortress, at the Barrio de la Morería, famous for its historical buildings. Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, 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. Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum. The contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium. Afternoon free to explore the wonders that the city has to offer. Accommodation at the hotel. (B)
Day 3, Sunday
Madrid - Caceres - Cordoba
Breakfast at the hotel. Bound for Andalusian soils, 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 4, 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 5, 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 6, 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. Bound for beautiful Spanish Mediterranean coast, we will continue to Costa del Sol. (B)
Day 7, Thursday
Costa Del Sol
Enjoy Breakfast at the hotel. Day at leisure for you to enjoy the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas. (B)
Day 8, Friday
Costa del Sol - Tarifa/Algeciras - Tangier - Fez
After breakfast at the hotel drive along the picturesque tourist route of Costa del Sol, arrive to Tarifa or Algeciras, 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 to Meknes. Abrief stop and continue to Fez. Arrival, dinner and accommodation at the hotel. (B, D)
Day 9, Saturday
Fez
Breakfast. Complete visit of the city considered the religious capital or the country. Founded in the 8th Century by Idriss II, it is considered one of the 4 Moroccan Imperial capitals. Panoramic tour of the most emblematic places such as the exterior of the Royal Palace, the Jewish Quarter and the fortress that has the best view of Fez el Bali, the medina or ancient city. Take a walking tour accessing the medina through the famous Bab Bou Jeloud gate and have the possibility of experiencing a return to the past of the city that still lives close to Middle Age. Walls that protect its interior made of organized alleys where you will experience a thousand smells and flavors, this place is considered World Heritage. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. (B,D)
Day 10, Sunday
Fez - Rabat - Casablanca - Marrakech
Breakfast and early departure to Rabat, the capital of the country. Visit the most emblematic places susch as the exterior of the Royal Palace, the Mohamed V Mausoleum and the Hassan Tower. Continue to Casablanca where you will visit the most interesting places such us the United Nations Square, the Boulevard de la Corniche and the exterior of Hassan II mosque. Once the visit is over, free lunch en route and continue to Marrakech. Accommodation at the hotel. Optionally, typical dinner at Fantasia Chez Ali under Kaidal tents. (B)
Day 11, Monday
Marrakech - Casablanca
Breakfast. Visit of the city called “Pearl of the South”, beginning in the grandiose Menara Gardens, which have a side pavilion and countless olive trees. Afterwards, exterior visit of the Koutoubia minaret, twin tower of the Giralda in Seville. Once inside the old part of the city, visit to the Bahia Palace, property of a nobleman of the city. Finally arrival at Jemaa el Fna square, one of the most interesting places in Morocco, from where you can access the souks and the medina. Crafts guilds of wood, ceramics, leather workers or spice racks will be some of the places that will be visited. Afterwards, lunch at the hotel in Marrakech and later departure to Casablanca. Arrival, dinner and accommodation at the hotel. (B,L,D)
Day 12, Tuesday
Casablanca- Tangier - Tarifa/Algeciras - 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 13, Wednesday
Costa del Sol
Day at leisure for you to enjoy the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and surrounding areas. (B)
Day 14, Thursday
Costa del Sol - Granada
After breakfast at the hotel departure towards the city of Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental environment, last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492. Visit the world famous Alhambra complex and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by W. Irving. Accommodation at the hotel. (B)
Day 15, Friday
Granada - Toledo - Madrid
Breakfast at the hotel. Drive northward where it emerges, toward the sky of Castilla and surrounded by the Tagus River, the impressive Imperial city of Toledo –World Heritage City- where the three cultures Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together. Resume of the Spanish art, history and spirituality the whole town is a National Monument. Short guided tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets. Continue to Madrid. Accommodation at the hotel (B)
Day 16, 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
- 15 nights accommodation
- 11 nights Spain
- 4 nights Morocco
- Daily Breakfast
- 1 lunch in Morocco
- 3 dinners in Morocco
- Air-conditioned deluxe motor-coach
- English speaking Tour Director throughout the journey
- Guided visits in Madrid, Cordoba (Mosque entrance included), Seville (Cathedral entrance included), Casablanca, Marrakech, 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
- 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)
OPTIONAL Excursion: Click HERE for Details