Iberian Panorama

(12 Days– 11 Nights)

 MADRID - BARCELONA - VALENCIA - GRANADA - SEVILLE  - LISBON 


Price Starting from: 1365 Euro per person on twin sharing

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* It is a Fixed Departure Itinerary. Please contact to know about the available dates.


01 TUE. Madrid, Arrival.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Evening transport to the Gran Vía district. Dinner included. 
Welcome to Madrid! Upon arrival at the airport, we shall be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. Free time. You will receive information about the beginning of the tour during the afternoon, or you can check the informative panels in the hotel reception area. Towards the end of the day, we provide transfers to the Egyptian Debod temple, Plaza de España and Gran Via; a vibrant district . Indian dinner is included.

02 WED. Madrid,-.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Madrid city tour. Visit to Las Ventas bullring. Stroll through the Retiro Park. Lunch included.
This morning, experience the city on a guided tour, which showcases the city’s vibrant center, the beautiful Plaza Mayor (Main Square), its broad and magnificent avenues, its many fountains and a walking tour of the beautiful Retiro Park, enhanced by the lake and Crystal Palace. Our tour includes a visit to see inside the Plaza de Toros de las Ventas, a fine-looking building. Here we learn about the tradition of “corridas” in the Bullfighting Museum. Vegetarian or Indian lunch is included. Enjoy the rest of the afternoon. At sunset we provide transfers to the Plaza de Oriente in the historic center of Madrid, opposite the Royal Palace. Return to hotel.

03 THU. Madrid - Zaragoza - Poblet - Montserrat - Barcelona.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Monastery of Poblet, rack train to Montserrat.
In the morning we leave for Aragón over the lands of Castile. In ZARAGOZA we stop briefly to see the Pilar Basilica. We continue to the Monastery of Poblet, surrounded by its walls in a beautiful site that is one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in the world (entrance included). We then proceed to the Monastery of Montserrat where you will go up the mountain on a rack train to see its fantastic scenery. Following this we will continue to BARCELONA, arriving in the late- afternoon.
Note: In some cases, depending on the timetable of the rack railway, the ascent to Montserrat can be done in our coach.
Note: During the winter, from November to March, due to the shorter days, we will not visit the Monastery of Poblet in order to reach Montserrat during the daylight.

04 FRI. Barcelona.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Barcelona city tour. “Spanish Village” visit and evening transfer to Las Ramblas district. Indian dinner included.
Today we will visit Barcelona, an impressive city right on the Mediterranean Sea. Our visit includes an informative city tour with a local expert (note: If the group has fewer than fifteen people, explanations can be given by our guide). We also visit the city’s historic central area with its Gothic neighborhood dating back to the Middle Ages. We will visit the area where the Olympic Games took place. It will be possible to see and photograph La Sagrada Familia basilica, the masterpiece designed by the architect Gaudí. Subsequently, we include the entry ticket to “Poble Espanyol” (meaning “Spanish Village”). This open air architectural museum is situated in one of the most emblematic areas of Barcelona. Be delighted by the best Spanish craftsmanship and discover the architectural styles, traditions and folklore of the different communities in Spain. Free time to explore the city on your own. In the evening we provide transfer to Las Ramblas and Plaza Catalunya area, Indian dinner included. Return to the hotel.

05 SAT. Barcelona- Peníscola- Valencia.-
TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS: Peniscola, city tour of Valencia. Evening transfer. Dinner.
We travel south along the Mediterranean. A special stop is made at PENISCOLA, a small walled town on the shores of the sea. After a short introduction given by our guide, you can make your way through the town, discovering the fishing port, the castle and the beach. Time for a walk. Afterwards we travel to VALENCIA, time for lunch. In the afternoon, with a local guide we will include a visit to the third largest Spanish city that mixes the modern with the historical. We will know its historic center, the fish market, the cathedral and also the avant-garde City of Arts and Sciences. the most important modern tourist site in the city. Evening transfer to the Plaza de Toros. In this area an Indian or vegetarian dinner will be included. Return to hotel.

06 SUN. Valencia - Alicante - Caravaca de la Cruz - Granada.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Touristic train in Caravaca.
Today we will continue our trip and head to ALICANTE. We will have time to take a walk in this charming, coastal city and, after lunch, we will make our way to the Murcia region, where we will visit CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ, a town considered by the Catholic Church as one of the five holy cities. Its church holds a relic of Christ’s Cross. We will also take a train ride up to its historic area, which we can explore, before we continue our trip along scenic roads on our way to Andalusia. We will end the day in GRANADA.

07 MON. Granada.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS : Visit to the Alhambra. Night transfer. Dinner included.
A full day in GRANADA and tour (including entrance and local guide) of the immense Alhambra Palace and its beautiful Generalife gardens built in Arab times. Time for lunch. Free afternoon to see the Cathedral with the sepulcher of the Catholic Kings. Later, enjoy an evening transfer to the Albaicín of Granada, a World Heritage site along with the Alhambra, where you can enjoy dinner in a restaurant in the narrow winding streets of this captivating Medieval Moorish quarter. Dinner included (vegetarian or Indian) Tonight you have the option to attend a flamenco dance show and the traditional neighborhood of Sacramonte.
Note: in the Alhambra complex, the Nazari palaces allow a limited number of people in at a time. Sometimes your visit may be in the afternoon, depending on the timetables in which we are allowed in. In the highly improbable case of not being able to visit this area of the Alhambra, a visit to the Alcázares will be included in Seville (which have similar architecture and features).

08 TUE. Granada - Malaga - Marbella - Ronda - Seville.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Costa del Sol and the Andalusian village of Ronda.
Departing from Granada and travelling towards the Costa del Sol, we will arrive in MALAGA and explore its historic city center, with its cathedral and the Picasso Museum. After this we will continue along the coastal motorway with beautiful views of the Mediterranean. Stopping in PUERTO BANUS, Marbella, a beautiful resort known as the playground of Europe’s rich and famous. In the afternoon we will continue through the hills until we reach RONDA, a very beautiful “white town” with its large gorge that divides it in two. Then we will travel onward to SEVILLE, arrival sometime in the late afternoon.

09 WED. Seville.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Guided visit with local expert in Seville. Boat trip along the river Guadalquivir. Night transfer to the historic city center. Dinner included.
After breakfast, a local expert guides you through a scenic visit of Seville featuring the Cathedral and its famous Giralda, the banks of the Guadalquivir River, popular neighborhoods of Santa Cruz and Triana and the beautiful Plaza de España. (note: If the group is fewer than fifteen travelers, it can be arranged in both Spanish and English). After the tour, we will include a boat trip along the river Guadalquivir, enjoying the panoramic views from the boat. Enjoy leisure time straight afterwards. At the end of the afternoon, we will go to the historic city center area (Calle Alfonso XII). Dinner, Indian or vegetarian included.

10 THU. Seville - Jerez de los Caballeros- Monsaraz - Evora - Lisbon.-
HIGHLIGHTS: a beautiful scenery where we will visit walled villages. Evora Chapel of bones.
We will leave Seville and set out on a stage of scenic beauty. Through hills and olive tree groves we will enter Extremadura. We will stop in JEREZ DE LOS CABALLEROS, this town once belonged to the Knights Templar and is where Vasco Nuñez de Balboa was born. We will then enter Portugal. MONSARAZ, is one of the most picturesque villages in Portugal with old fortified walls, a castle, great views and white-painted streets brimming with flowerpots. We will then travel to the city of EVORA, declared a World Heritage Site thanks to its white-painted streets, Renaissance palaces and cathedral. Time for lunch. We will also visit the impressive Chapel of Bones (admission included), which was built using the bones from over 5000 skeletons! We will arrive in LISBON toward the end of the day.

11 FRI. Lisbon.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: City Tour of Lisbon. Transfer to Restauradores Square. Dinner included.

In the morning we have a sightseeing tour with a local guide (note: Explanations may be given by our guide if the group has fewer than twelve people). We visit traditional neighborhoods, which take in the Belem district, which is the birthplace of the great Portuguese navigators who sailed the oceans in the Fifteenth Century. We shall look round the Monument to the Discoveries, Belem Tower, and the beautiful Jeronimos Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The afternoon is free so that you can explore this great city independently. At the end of the afternoon, we include transfer to Restauradores Square , full of atmosphere with its bars and cafes from where we suggest you to take the ¨Elevador da Gloria¨ that brings you to the Upper district and its viewpoint. Indian or vegetarian dinner included.

12 SAT. Lisbon - Fatima - Madrid.-
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS: Fatima Shrine. Lunch included.
Today we will travel to the north of Portugal and visit FATIMA, an important sanctuary (a pilgrimage site). We will continue on through the green lands of the center, passing into Spain and then, over grasslands, we will cross the North of Extremadura. Lunch included on route at a regional cuisine restaurant. We will travel on to MADRID where we will be arriving towards the end of the day.


End of our services. Please, check the time of your flight in case you might need an additional night.

Accommodations
      

Accommodation

Madrid: Chamartin the one or praga or similar

Barcelona: Hesperia san just desvern or holiday inn express sant cugat or similar

Velencia: Eurostars gran valencia or eurostars acteon or similar

Granada: Gran hotel luna de granada or saray or similar

Seville: Virgen de los reyes or sevilla congresos or similar

Lisbon: Lutecia design or ikonik lisboa or similar

Inclusions / Exclusions
 InclusionsExclusions
General Services: 

Travel by bus with English speaking guide

Basic Travel insurance 

Stay as per itinerary with breakfast buffet.
Includes arrival transfer 
Boat: along Guadalquivir river in Seville.
City tour in : Madrid, Poblet, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Seville, Lisbon.
Evening Transfer: Debod Temple and Plaza de Espana/Gran Via in Madrid, Ramblas and Plaza de Catalunya in Barcelona, Bullrign square in Valencia, Albaicin in Granada, Historic center of Seville, Restauradores Square in Lisbon.
Ticket admission: Las Ventas bullring in Madrid, Poblet Monastery, Poble Espanyol in Barcelona, lhambra Palace and Generalife if it is included in the tour in Granada, Chapel of Bones in Evora.
Train: Montserrat, Caravaca de la Cruz.
8 Lunch or Dinner Included in: Madrid, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Granada, Seville, Lisbon, Fatima.


  •  Lunches & dinners that are not mentioned in the inclusions
  • Any International or Internal Flights 
  • Visa & processing fees
  • Travel Insurance as per Visa requirement
  • Porterage
  • Mandatory tips 
  • Any sort of personal expenses
  • Quotation prices, departure date and seats are subject to availability
  • 5% TCS Charges
  • 5% GST Charges