Travelpack

Highlights: Seville - Cordoba - Granada - Casablanca - Rabat - Meknes - Fès - Marrakech - Oporto - Lisbon - Fatima

Embark on an 18-day journey through Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, immersing yourself in their rich history, culture, and architecture.

Hotels Featured:
✅Vila Gale Porto or similar 4*
✅Santa Maria or similar 4*
✅Lucia or similar 4*
✅Hesperia Crdoba or similar 4*
✅Melia Lebreros or similar 4*
✅Sol Don Marco or similar 4*
✅Royal Mirage or similar 4*
✅Kenzi Rose or similar 4*
✅Grand Mogador or similar 4*
✅Sol Don Marco or similar 4*
✅Catalonia Granada or similar 4*

Tue 17 Sep 2024: Madrid Salamanca Porto
Flight from Heathrow to Madrid Barajas Intl Airport
Join the group at the meeting point at 8:30 in the morning (Departure from established hotels in Madrid. Please refer to your documentation for detailed departure information). From there, drive to Salamanca. Here you can spend some free time wandering around this World Heritage University City of great architectural and artistic value. Afterwards, drive across the Portuguese border until reaching Porto, where you will check in to your hotel for the night.

Wed 18 Sep 2024: Porto
Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic sightseeing tour of Porto, considered a World Heritage city. We admire the Cathedral, Stock Exchange building and Santa Clara church. Afterwards, enjoy a different perspective of the city along the river Douro aboard the cruise and discover the historic heritage by visiting one well-known Port Wine Cellar with a wine tasting included. Rest of day at leisure.

Thu 19 Sep 2024: Porto Coimbra Fatima
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at the hotel and then depart to your next destination: Coimbra, home to one of the oldest universities in Europe and the birthplace of Fado. After some free time wandering around the city, continue to Fatima, a world-renowned centre for the Christian Faith and a World Pilgrimage Sanctuary. Contemplate its impressive Basilica and the Cova da Iria, the legendary place where the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared. The Chapel of the Apparitions, the heart of the sanctuary, contains the tombs of the three shepherds who witnessed the miracle, Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. At night, conditions permitting, you have the option to attend the procession of the candles.

Fri 20 Sep 2024: Fatima Batalha Nazar Alcobaa Lisbon
After breakfast at the hotel, hit the road and drive to the Batalha Monastery, a masterpiece of the Gothic and Manueline styles, listed as a World Heritage place by UNESCO. Continue then to the picturesque fishing town of Nazar, where youll spend some free time absorbing its quint atmosphere. Continue later to Alcobaa, yet another World Heritage site, and visit its famous 12th-century church and the tombs of Pedro and Ins de Castro. Then one last drive takes you to Lisbon, where youll check in and spend the night. There is an optional night tour to attend a show of Fado, a typical Portuguese song and music.

Sat 21 Sep 2024: Lisbon
Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a morning sightseeing tour of the ancient Olissipo, as Lisbon was known in Roman times. Drive through its main squares and avenues, and see renowned landmarks like the Belem Tower, the Jeronimos Monastery, the Coach Museum, the Monument to the Discoverers, the Marquis of Pombal Square and Liberty Avenue. Spend the afternoon at leisure wandering through the nostalgic corners of the Alfama Quarter, the old city gathered next to the city castle, with old buildings nested in narrow twisting Ruas of coloured houses and genuine "tabernas playing Fado late into the night.

Sun 22 Sep 2024: Lisbon Caceres Coedoba
Depart to Caceres after breakfast at the hotel. Yet another city listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO, the streets of modern Caceres seamlessly blend its ancient Roman, Islamic, Northern Gothic and Italian Renaissance architecture. Walk through its main square and old town, which contains the famous Mediaeval Quarter. Afterwards, continue towards Cordoba, the ancient capital of the historic Caliphate of the same name.

Mon 23 Sep 2024: Cordoba Seville
Begin the day with breakfast at the hotel before hitting the streets to join a tour of this fascinating historical city. Admire its impressive Mosque today reconverted into a Cathedral and a great many other interesting sites. Ease your mind and spirit by strolling through the narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, after a short two-hour ride, reach Seville, where youll check in.

Tue 24 Sep 2024: Seville
After breakfast at the hotel, head out on a morning panoramic tour of the city. Marvel at the exterior of the second largest cathedral in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome, before continuing to explore the Santa Cruz quarter. This charming neighbourhood is a natural setting for Carmen and where the myth of Don Juan developed. Later visit Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de Espana. The afternoon is free for you to spend at leisure discovering exclusive views or specific flavours of this lively city.

Wed 25 Sep 2024: Seville Ronda Costa Del Sol
Recharge your batteries with breakfast at the hotel and then drive south passing by several charming typical villages. Reach Ronda and enjoy some free time admiring this town of Celtic origin and the marvellous view it offers of the valley and surrounding mountain range. In the afternoon, continue to the Costa del Sol, one of the most modern and important international tourist areas in this part of Spain. During the stay in Costa del Sol tour escort service will not be available.

Thu 26 Sep 2024: Costa Del Sol
Have breakfast at the hotel and then enjoy a full day to yourself in which you get to explore the wonderful beaches of the Costa del Sol and the surrounding areas at your rhythm. There are also several available optional tours for you to choose from, should you be feeling slightly more adventurous and not quite up to a lazy day of swimming and sunbathing. During the stay in Costa del Sol tour escort service will not be available.

Fri 27 Sep 2024: Costa Del Sol Tarifa/Algeciras Tangier Fez
After breakfast at the hotel, drive along the picturesque tourist route of Costa del Sol until arriving in Tarifa or Algeciras, where you board a ferry boat to cross the strait of Gibraltar and reach North Africa. Disembark in Tangier, clear customs and drive to Fez making a brief stop in Meknes. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Portugal, Andalusia and Morocco (Multi-country)
18 D | Guaranteed Departure | From and to Madrid
What's included?
GUIDE:
Operated by bilingual: English - and Spanish-speaking guide Local English - and Spanish-speaking guide in Porto, Lisbon, Cordoba, Seville, Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, Fez, Granada and
Toledo.
MEALS:
17 breakfasts
1 lunch (day 14)
3 dinners (day 11, 12, 14)
TRANSPORTATION:
Motor-coach during the whole program
Ferry
ENTRANCE FEES AND ACTIVITIES:
All entrance fees and activities mentioned in the itinerary: guided tour in Porto, guided tour of Lisbon, city tour in Cordoba (incl. Mosque-Cathedral entrance), city tour in Seville (incl. Cathedral entrance), visit to Generalife Gardens and Alhambra in Granada, guided tour of Fez, guided tour of Marrakech, panoramic guided tour of Casablanca, guided tour of Rabat and guided tour of Toledo.

Fri 04 Oct 2024: Departure

Prices & Departures:
Deposit £500pp
✅Y49688 Heathrow from £3015pp
✅Y49843 Glasgow from £3015pp
✅Y49852 Edinburgh from £3189pp
✅Y49865 Bristol from £3035pp
✅Y49871 Manchester from £3079pp
✅Y49905 Birmingham from £3215pp
✅Y49909 Newcastle from £3069pp
✅Y49879 Dublin from £3035pp
✅Y50230 Single Supplement £1199pp

Terms & Conditions:
Based on 2 Adults Sharing

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