Madrid Arrival

Upon arrival at the airport, we shall be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. Check the informative panels in the hotel reception area for the welcome meeting with your guide and fellow travellers to receive information about the circuit.
Towards the end of the day, we provide transfers to the Egyptian Debod temple, Plaza de Espaa and Gran Va, a vibrant district where you can dine at your preferred restaurant, Indian, Chinese, Spanish and Middle Eastern are some of the options.
IMPORTANT – IF YOU REQUESTED ADDITIONAL NIGHTS on arrival at the hotel you will have your booking made but the guide of your trip will normally not arrive until the start of the included activities. YOUR TIME BEFORE THIS MOMENT IS THEREFORE FREE. At your hotel they can help you with all the information you need. NB: The schedules you will find in this itinerary are approximate. The guide, depending on the situation and in order to improve the development of the circuit, may adjust the schedules.

Madrid

Madrid – Granada

Total distance: 450 km Scenery: The plains of La Mancha with the shadow of some mills and the great extensions of olive groves in the province of Jan.
TODAYS HIGLIGHTS: Lunch included- entrance and local guide in the Alhambra. Evening transfer.
08:00 hrs. – Madrid departure. We travel to the South. We stop at Puerto Lpice, a beautiful town of La Mancha plain evoking the figure of Don Quixote de la Mancha.
13:45 hrs. – GRANADA Arrival at the hotel. Lunch included. After lunch we will visit with a local guide the immense Alhambra Palace and its beautiful Generalife gardens, built in Arab times.
19.00 hrs.- Enjoy an evening transfer to the Albaicn 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. Return to hotel. Tonight you have the option to attend a flamenco dance show and the traditional neighbourhood of Sacramonte.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The maximum number of people allowed to visit the Alhambra is limited by the local government.
Given that the number of tickets assigned to tour operators is small, and we are only given the confirmed number one month before your arrival, even if you buy the trip with the ticket included we cannot guarantee entrance to the Alhambra. In such event, we would offer entry to the Reales Alca¡zares in Seville, which is similar. As with the Alhambra visit, the group would be led by a local guide of the city of Granada.
IMPORTANT NOTE: to enter the Alhambra, it is mandatory to present the passport as ID.

Granada – Malaga – Marbella – Ronda – Seville. Total distance: 400 km

Scenery: Mediterranean and mountain scenery.
08:00h Granada We set out for the Costa del Sol.
10.00 hrs- Mlaga- Arrival and time for a stroll in the historic centre with its cathedral and the Picasso Museum.
11:30h.- We will leave Malaga and continue along the coastal motorway with beautiful views of the Mediterranean.
12.30 hrs.- Arrival at Puerto Banus, in Marbella, a pretty high level recreational port. Time to stroll on the marina, with its cosmopolitan, luxurious atmosphere.
15.00h Marbella We leave for the mountains, which was once overrun by bandolliers.
16.30 h Ronda Arrival at the White City, located in a magnificent natural setting with its large gorge that divides it in two. Time to explore.
18:00h Ronda Continuation to Seville. 20:00h Seville Arrival at the end of the afternoon.

Seville

Highlights: Guided visit with local expert in Seville. Boat trip along the river Guadalquivir. Evening transfer.
After breakfast, a local expert guides you through a scenic visit of Sevilla (if the English-speaking group is fewer than fifteen people, the tour can be conducted in both English and Spanish). Lasting one hour and a half featuring the Cathedral and the Giralda, Plaza de Espa, the beautiful banks of the river Guadalquivir, the Golden Tower, the districts of Santa Cruz and Triana, the Maestranza Bullring, and Cartuja Island. 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 or the tours to the Cathedral or the Flamenco Show that will be offered as optionals by your guide.
At the end of the afternoon, we will go to the historic city centre area (calle Alfonso XII) where many different restaurants can be found. You can choose your favorite cuisine: Indian, Halal, Chinese, Spanish, International and so on. Return to the hotel.

Seville – Zaragoza – Poblet – Montserrat – Barcelona

TODAYS HIGHLIGHTS: High-speed train from Seville to Zaragoza; Monastery of Poblet, rack train to Montserrat.
Leaving Seville in the early morning, you will be transferred to the train station to take a confortable high-speed train to Zaragoza. In a little under four hours, you will cover the 850 km between Seville and Zaragoza. In ZARAGOZA you will join the group and have free time to visit this impressive Pilar Basilica and enjoy the city centre.
14.00 hrs -Zaragoza. – Departure.
16:30 hs – Monastery of Poblet. – Entrance and tour included to this monastery surrounded by its walls, in a very beautiful site. This is one of the best preserved mediaeval monasteries in the world.
17:30 hrs -Monastery of Poblet. – Departure. – We cross rich agricultural regions of central Catalonia. We go to the beautiful area where the Benedictine Abbey stands. We climb to the summit in a small rack train to admire the fantastic views.
18:45 hrs -Monastery of Montserrat. – Arrival. – Time to admire the views and visit the sanctuary where we find the Virgin of Montserrat, patron saint of Catalonia.
19:45 hrs -Montserrat. – Departure (by road).
20:45 hrs- Barcelona. – Arrival.
Note: In some cases, depending on the timetable of the rack railway, the ascent to Montserrat can be done in our coach.
Important note: In the winter months, from November until March (included), due to the shorter days, we will not visit the Monastery of Poblet (in order to reach Montserrat in the daylight).

Barcelona

Highlights: Barcelona Guided tour lasting 3 hours; visit to Poble Espanyol, with admission included; transfer to Plaza de Catalu and the Ramblas.
09:00h.- Tour of the city with a local guide (note: if the group has fewer than fifteen people, explanations can be given by our guide) who will tell us about this exciting city on the shores of the Mediterranean. We will visit the citys 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 Gaud.
Subsequently, we include the entry ticket to Poble Espanyol(meaning, Spanish Village), an open-air museum that combines the art, traditions, architecture, arts and crafts and folklore of each of the Spanish regions. Time for lunch.
Free afternoon.
18:30h.- Transfer to Plaza de Catalu and the Ramblas, the heart of the city, where there are many restaurants where you can dine. Return to hotel.

Barcelona – Departure

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight back home, having the best impression from your trip with a promise to yourself to celebrate your all future holidays only with Journey Deals.