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Escorted Package Includes
- Flights NYC - Madrid, Malaga - NYC
Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices.
- Airline fuel surcharges
- 8 nights First Class accommodations
- All transfers
- 10 meals: 8 breakfasts, 2 dinners with wine
- Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motor coach
- Services of an English-speaking tour manager throughout
- Services of local guides in all major cities
- Entrance fees per itinerary
Special Features
- Prado Museum, Madrid
- Great Mosque, Cordoba
- Historic old town of Ronda
- Beaches of Costa del Sol
- Cathedral of Seville, Seville
- Whisper technology enhanced touring
- Wine & mineral water with all dinners
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 DAY 1, Thursday - Depart USA
Depart the USA for Spain. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey
DAY 2, Friday - Arrive in Madrid
Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure. This evening, enjoy a welcome dinner and orientation
Overnight: Madrid
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3, Saturday - Madrid City Tour
Morning sightseeing tour of Madrid. Drive along the Grand Via through the Opera District, Plaza de Colon, and view the Royal Palace. Pass through Puerto del Sol Plaza and Plaza España with its monument to the author Cervantes. The tour will end at the Prado Museum, where you will have a guided tour of art by famous artists such as El Greco, Velázquez, and Ribera. This afternoon, travel to Toledo, the "Museum City." Enjoy a walking tour among the most famous monuments, visiting the Transito Synagogue, St. Tome Church with its El Greco masterpiece and Santa Maria la Blanca. Also admire its famous handcrafted work, the "Damasquinado"
Overnight: Madrid
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 4, Sunday - Day at leisure
Day at leisure in Madrid
Optional: Escorial Tour
Overnight: Madrid
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 5, Monday - Cordoba City Tour
Morning departure for Seville. Travel via the region of La Mancha, legendary home of Don Quixote, featuring panoramic views of its famous windmills. Drive to Cordoba, birthplace of philosopher Moshe Ben Maimon. Visit the Mosque of the Caliphs, then enjoy a walking tour of the city. See the Roman Bridge and a beautifully restored 14th-century synagogue before continuing to Seville
Overnight: Seville
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6, Tuesday - Seville City Tour
A morning tour of Seville begins with a visit to the Cathedral of Seville, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. View the Giralda Tower overlooking the Guadalquivir River. Visit the Alcazar fortress, the Barrio Santa Cruz (the old Jewish quarter) and the burial site of Christopher Columbus. Drive to the Plaza de España, passing Maria Luisa Park, and explore the narrow streets and the many plazas of the Santa Cruz Quarter. Afternoon at leisure to explore Seville's shops, museums and cafes
Optional: Evening Flamenco Show
Overnight: Seville
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 7, Wednesday - Travel to Costa del Sol via Ronda
This morning, travel through the Sherry wine producing region of Jerez, then on to Ronda. View the famous bullring (the oldest in Spain) and enjoy incredible views from around the gorge of El Tajo, followed by free time to stroll the town. In the afternoon continue past the glamorous resort of Marbella to the Costa del Sol
Overnight: Costa del Sol
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8, Thursday - Day at leisure in Costa del Sol
Today enjoy a full day at leisure in the beautiful Costa del Sol
Optional: Gibraltar Tour
Overnight: Costa del Sol
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 9, Friday - Day at leisure in Costa del Sol
Enjoy another full day at leisure in the Costa del Sol
Optional: Half Day Mijas & Dinner
Overnight: Costa del Sol
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 10, Saturday - Depart for USA
Transfer to the Malaga airport for your departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, and save money. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards.
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Escorial Tour
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Day #4 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008 $58
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Enjoy a visit to what has often been described as the "eighth wonder of the world." El Escorial is, perhaps, Philip II´s most enduring legacy to Spain. This combination monastery-palace-mausoleum is situated approximately one hour outside of Madrid in the foothills of the Guadarrama Mountains. This austere monastery, erected by King Philip II in 1584, was intended to be a memorial to his father, King Charles V, and to commemorate Spain´s victory at Saint Quentin in 1557. It has since become the burial place of subsequent Spanish kings and queens.
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Evening Flamenco Show
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Day #6 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008 $48
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This evening, enjoy a drink and traditional Flamenco show. As performed by some of Seville's leading Flamenco artists, enjoy routines based on the cante jondo or "deep song," which describes the performer´s profound emotions in ancient poetic phrases. Although the development of Flamenco has centered principally in the region of Andalusia, it has come to embrace many of the folk traditions of the northern provinces. As a result, it has become, along with the bullfight, a popular symbol of Spain.
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Full Day Gibraltar Tour
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Day #8 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008 $60
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This morning enjoy a visit to the impressive Rock of Gibraltar, a British Colony for over 300 years. Enjoy an island tour with mini buses climbing up to see St. Michaels Cave and the famous Barbary Apes with dramatic views of both the Spanish and Moroccan coastline. See the tunnels and installations of the World War Two British base and finally enjoy some time in the main street of the town with its colonial buildings and duty-free shops.
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Half Day Mijas & Dinner
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Day #9 |
01 Apr 2008 - 31 Dec 2008 $80
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This afternoon, enjoy an excursion to Mijas, a beautiful village with narrow cobbled streets and whitewashed homes, offering a spectacular view of the Mediterranean from its natural balcony. It is also famous for its donkey taxis, local crafts of linen and wicker, and a small chapel built into the rocks. After enjoying time in the town, relax during dinner on the Mediterranean.
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Book your Optional Tours before you travel and see more, save time, and save money. Tours purchased while traveling cost at least 10% more! Tours often sell out - avoid disappointment! Save your cash - many countries do not accept credit cards.
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We are unable to reserve airline seats for you until 11 months prior to your date of travel. Until then, we offer a choice of airfares from major US cities which you may select for your reservation. Your final flight details, airfare, airport taxes and fees will be advised 11 months prior to travel. Airfares are subject to change.
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Air reservations may be completed no more than 11 months prior to the date of travel. For travel more than 11 months prior, please call Gate 1 at (800) 682-3333.
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