BARCELONA, ANDALUCIA AND MOROCCO (Start Barcelona) from US$2,274

Day 1: BARCELONA

Arrival at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Rest of the day free. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: BARCELONA

Breakfast at the hotel. Pick up at your hotel for the Barcelona Highlights tour. Half-day visit in the morning that will allow you to learn about the history of the city and visit some of its most emblematic places in a comfortable and easy way. During the first part of the tour we will take a guided walking tour through the narrow streets of the Gothic quarter, the oldest core of the city and the historic center. Visiting the Ramblas, the Plaza de la Catedral. Paseo de Gracia, where Casa Batlló and La Pedrera, the Arc de Triomf, the Ciudadela Park, the Olympic Village and the Olympic Port are located. During the next part of the tour we will access the Montjuïc mountain. Next we will go to Poble Espanyol, which is a synthesis of the cultural wealth of Spain. We will arrive at Plaza de Catalunya, where our tour will end. Free afternoon to enjoy this beautiful city and its surroundings. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: BARCELONA – MADRID

Breakfast at the hotel. The departure will be made from our scheduled hotels in Barcelona. Rest of the day free. Overnight at the hotel. (Depending on the number of passengers, the section from Barcelona to Madrid will be by train or bus).

Day 4: MADRID – CORDOBA – SEVILLE

Breakfast at the hotel. The departure will be made from our scheduled hotels in Madrid. (only one suitcase per person is accepted). Drive south along the land of Don Quixote, “The Man of La Mancha”. Through the natural pass of “Despeñaperros” we arrive in Andalusia, a region with an enormous heritage of a splendid past. Arrival in Cordoba. Visit of its impressive Mosque/Cathedral that will relax our mind and encourage us to walk through the narrow streets of the Jewish Quarter. In the afternoon, after a short journey of about two hours, arrival in Seville. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: SEVILLE

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, monumental and panoramic tour of the city – the Cathedral from the outside, the second largest in the Catholic world after Saint Peter’s in Rome. Typical Barrio de Santa Cruz, natural setting of “Carmen” as well as the place where the myth of “Don Juan” developed. Maria Luisa Park and Spain Square. – Free afternoon to discover different perspectives and specific flavors of this active city full of light. Overnight at the hotel. Optional visit of a Flamenco show.

Day 6: SEVILLE-COSTA DEL SOL

After breakfast at the hotel, departure south along the Pueblos Blancos route towards Ronda; free time to admire this city of Celtic origin with wonderful views of the valley and the mountains. In the afternoon, continuation to one of the most modern and important areas of international tourist interest, the Costa del Sol. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: COSTA DEL SOL – FES

After breakfast at the hotel, departure along the tourist route of the Costa del Sol, via internationally known towns such as Marbella and Puerto Banus, arrival in Algeciras or Tarifa. Board the ferry for a short and interesting crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar to Africa. Arrival in Morocco, disembarkation, customs formalities and continuation by coach via Larache to Fez, the most monumental of the Imperial Cities, its University of “Karaouyne” is the largest Islamic sanctuary in Morocco, ancient theological schools, etc. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: FES

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, visit the oldest and most monumental of the Imperial Cities, visiting the most interesting places: the 7 gates of the Royal Palace, the Jewish Quarter or Mellah, the Bab Bou Jelous gate and a walk through its grandiose Medina or old city, declared a World Heritage Site. The humanity. Evening available. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Optional dinner with show.

Day 9: FEZ-RABAT-MARRAKECH

Breakfast and departure towards Rabat, diplomatic and administrative capital of Morocco. Visit of Rabat, visiting the outer doors of the Royal Palace, the Mausoleum of Mohamed V and the Hassan tower. Continuation of the trip to Marrakech. Arrival in Marrakesh. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: MARRAKESH

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning visit of the city including the Koutoubia Tower, twin of La Giralda in Seville, Saadian Tombs and the Bahia Palace. In the afternoon I walk through the medina and souks and through the magical Jma El Fna square, full of fortune tellers, snake charmers, acrobats, dancers, all of which makes the center of the city an open-air theater that requires audience participation. Don’t forget your camera. Return to hotel and leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Optional dinner and show at “Fantasía Chez Ali”.

Day 11: MARRAKESH

Breakfast at the hotel. We will enjoy a day on our own to explore the city. Visit the favorite places or hire excursions to reach other parts of the city, go through the green valleys in 4×4 and get to know the lifestyle of the surrounding towns that have little to do with the life of the city, its impressive waterfalls located in Ouzoud and much more. Definitely a great opportunity to relax and feel the place. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 12: MARRAKECH-CASABLANCA

Breakfast. Departure by coach to Casablanca, the cosmopolitan, industrial and economic heart of Morocco. Upon arrival, panoramic tour of the largest city in Morocco visiting the most interesting places such as the exteriors of the Great Hassan II Mosque, Boulevard de la Corniche, United Nations Square, Habbous neighborhood, Anfa residential neighborhood. Dinner and accommodation at the Hotel.

Day 13: CASABLANCA – COSTA DEL SOL

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the port to board the ferry and cross the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain. Continuation by coach to the hotel on the Costa del Sol. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 14: COSTA DEL SOL-GRANADA

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental surroundings, the last bastion of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada until 1492. Visit of the world-famous complex of the Alhambra and the Generalife Gardens, fountains, gardens, patios that with their sights and sounds have inspired authors like W. Irving in his “Tales of the Alhambra”. Rest of the afternoon free. Overnight at the hotel. At night, optionally, Zambra Flamenca show in the Sacromonte neighborhood.

Day 15: GRANADA – MADRID

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure heading north where rises, under the sky of Castile and surrounded by the Tagus River, the impressive Imperial city of Toledo – World Heritage Site and cradle of civilizations – where the three cultures, Christians, Muslims and Jews coexisted. Abstract of the art, history and spirituality of the country the whole city is a National Monument. Interesting visit of the most important monuments, its narrow streets and the Damascene technique (embedding of precious metals in steel). Continuation to Madrid. Accommodation at the hotel.

Day 16: MADRID

Breakfast at the hotel. Airport transfer. END OF SERVICES.