Madrid, Andalusia and the Mediterranean Coast with Barcelona - 9 Day Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Madrid, Andalusia and the Mediterranean Coast with Barcelona - 9 Day Tour

Duration: 9 days
Destination: Spain, Community of Madrid, Madrid
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  • 9 days
  • Madrid
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Experience the best of Spain on this 9-day tour from Madrid. See famous Park Güell in Barcelona; visit UNESCO World Heritage-listed Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens in Granada; tour the Great Mosque of Cordoba and Seville’s Santa Cruz Quarter and Maria Luisa Gardens; and have plenty of time in each city to explore more at your leisure. Enjoy eight overnight stays in 3- or 4-star hotels as well as several guided tours and round-trip transportation by deluxe coach.

Itinerary

Day 1: Madrid

Stop At: Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Av de la Hispanidad, s/n, 28042 Madrid, Spain
Meet and assistance at the airport, transfer to the hotel.
Duration: 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Superior & Superior Plus: Meliá Castilla, Princesa Plaza or similar


Day 2: Madrid

Pass By: Plaza Mayor, Calle Gerona 4, 28012 Madrid Spain
Drive through the courtesan district of the Hapsburgs characterized by Phillip II and its Renaissance and Baroque style buildings, Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor and Plaza de la Villa.

Pass By: Royal Palace of Madrid, Calle de Bailen s/n, 28071 Madrid Spain
Drive through the Madrid of the Bourbons and the complex town planning schemes of Charles III, the Royal Palace, Cibeles and Neptuno Fountains and the Puerta de Alcalá.

Pass By: Prado National Museum, Calle Ruiz de Alarcon 23, 28014 Madrid Spain
Admire the XIX C. works such as Prado Museum

Pass By: Barrio de Salamanca, Jose Ortega y Gasset, 8 - patio, 28006 Madrid Spain
You can admire also the contemporary Madrid with areas such as Gran Vía, Castellana, the district of Salamanca, Plaza Castilla and Parque del Oeste, as well as commercial and financial areas of Modern Madrid, the emblematic Las Ventas Bullring and the Santiago Bernabéu Football Stadium.

Meals included:

Accommodation included: Superior & Superior Plus: Meliá Castilla, Princesa Plaza or similar


Day 3: Madrid - Cordoba - Seville

Stop At: Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba, Calle del Cardenal Herrero 1, 14003 Cordoba Spain
In Cordoba, you will enjoy an impressive tour of its Mosque (entrance included) and other sites that will ease our mind and spirit strolling through its narrow winding streets of the Jewish Quarter.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:

Accommodation included: Superior: Catalonia Santa Justa or similar

Superior plus: Meliá Lebreros, Meliá Sevilla, Hesperia Sevilla

Day 4: Seville

Stop At: Catedral de Sevilla, Avenida de la Constitucion s/n, 41001 Seville Spain
You will visit the exterior of the Cathedral, the second largest in the Catholic world after St. Peters in Rome.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Barrio Santa Cruz, Seville Spain
You will get to know Santa Cruz quarter, an iconic neighborhood which is the natural scenario of “Carmen” as well as a precisely where the myth of “Don Juan” developed. You will also go through Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de España.
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:

Accommodation included: Superior: Catalonia Santa Justa or similar

Superior plus: Meliá Lebreros, Meliá Sevilla, Hesperia Sevilla

Day 5: Seville - Granada

Stop At: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
Discover Granada and its incredible and amazing monumental environment, last stronghold of the Moorish Kingdoms up to 1492.

Visit the world famous Alhambra complex (entrance included) and Generalife Gardens that have inspired several authors with its sound and sights, such as the “Tales of the Alhambra” by W. Irving.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:

Accommodation included: Superior: Sabica or similar
Superior Plus: Meliá Granada or similar

Day 6: Granada - Valencia

Pass By: Rio Segura, Murcia Spain
During the drive, you will go via Murcia, capital of the fertile garden of the Segura river.

Pass By: Alicante Airport, Av. de l'Altet, 03195 Elx, Alicante, Spain
Continue north via Alicante, the second largest city within the region of Valencia. Finally, reach Valencia, one of the main capitals of the Mediterranean coast

Meals included:

Accommodation included: Superior y Superior Plus: NH Las Artes or similar

Day 7: Valencia - Barcelona

Stop At: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av. Professor Lopez Pinero 7, 46013, Valencia Spain
Morning city tour of this bright city including a drive through the old city showing the most prominent buildings, we will then be driven past the old riverbed of the Turia to the most avant-garde complex “Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias” to watch the emblematic exteriors of the six buildings.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:

Accommodation included: Superior: Catalonia Barcelona 505
Superior plus: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza

Day 8: Barcelona

Stop At: Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona Spain
Panoramic tour where you will drive along the main avenues with impressive modernist buildings by Gaudí such as La Pedrera, Casa Milá, etc. - declared World Heritage buildings.
Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Parc de Montjuic, Avinguda del Castell, Barcelona Spain
You will keep going until you arrive to the Montjuïc Park with spectacular views of the city and harbor, Olympic Ring, monument to Columbus and the Olympic Port.

Meals included:

Accommodation included: Superior: Catalonia Barcelona 505
Superior plus: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza

Day 9: Barcelona

Stop At: Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, 08820 El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Transfer to the airport, where the service will end.
Duration: 20 minutes

Meals included:

No accommodation included on this day.

Inclusions
  • Guided city tour Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Valencia and Barcelona
  • Entrance tickets to: Cordoba Mosque, Cathedral of Seville and Alhambra
  • Transport by air-conditioned deluxe motor coach
  • Airport pickup and drop-off
  • Travel insurance
  • 8-nights of accommodation at selected hotel class
  • 8x Breakfast
  • Accommodation included: 8 nights
  • Entry/Admission - Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
  • Entry/Admission - Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
  • Entry/Admission - Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba
  • Entry/Admission - The Alhambra

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • City tax (1 to 2.50 euros approx. per night)
  • Infants aged 3 years and under are free of charge, providing they do not occupy a seat on the bus. Please note, any expenses incurred at the hotel (i.e. cot, meals, etc) should be paid directly to the hotel
  • Each traveler is allowed a maximum of 1 suitcase
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Please advise your flight details at time of booking (airline, flight numbers, arrival and departure times, arrival and departure Date)
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 15 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered

Airports

  • Barajas Airport, Avenida de la Hispanidad, s/n, 28042 Madrid Spain


Departure Time

07:00 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

9 days


User's Reviews

Ricki M

10 Dec, 2018

Great tour!! If you like to go, see and conquer, this is the tour for you. It's fast paced, involves a lot of walking, and you are always on the go traveling from city to city. Good experience overall. I would recommend this tour.

Aida_H

11 Jul, 2018

Excellent in all respects. Tour guide was great. Some minor issues with a couple of the hotel rooms (too hot); otherwise great.

sugarhigh28

19 May, 2018

Loved this tour with Julia Tours. By booking through La Vacanza Travel, we had an awesome discount compared to some of our travel mates that we met there. Our tour guide was amazing and each individual city came with a local guide to give us more of insight and knowledge into the history of the area.

Viviana_H

26 Mar, 2018

What a beautiful country Spain is! This tours really shows you what Spain has to offer. Every city we went to was magnificent and different in their own unique way and to our surprise The tour arrangement was great from the beginning, we got all the information needed from La Vacanza Travel and Julia Travel since this is the company that took care of us while in Span. We had an agent at our hotel in Madrid the day we arrived to make sure we received the right info. Our tour guide for the first 4 days was Gracia and she was great! She was always ready to go and share great insights from Madrid, Cordoba, Sevilla and Granada. She was funny and knew everyone from the first day. Felipe was our guide for Valencia and Barcelona and he was outstanding as well. For the city tours, every local guide we had was so great explaining the history of each city, we learned so much and they showed us the great architecture and beauty of each place.
Now with the logistics, be prepared to walk and to have a lot of energy. This is fast pacing tour and you need to be able to absorb each city and then move to the next one. For the hotels, make sure you get the 4 stars one, we stayed at the 3 stars hotels and the location of the 4 stars were better and by that along the small difference in pricing is completely worth it. Our hotels were good as well, always clean and the staff was very helpful the breakfast was delicious in every place and each of them had a variety of options for all tastes. The included dinners were okay, nothing out of this world but it did help after the longs days of touring having a dinner ready at the hotel so we could rest right after. If you like beer, like we do, make sure to try the local beers at each city! The sangria is great as well! For the optional tours, we did the walking tour through the Albazyn in Granada, the Arab quarter. The views of the Alhambra from the neighborhood were out of this world and from a post card. We recommend doing this if your feet allow it!
Overall, TAKE THIS TOUR! It was the experience of a life time and La Vacanza Travel and Julia Travel have gain customers for life! THANK YOU!

Lei X

03 Sep, 2017

The trip covered many amazing historic places and the price was reasonable. Hotels were all pretty nice, although they were not at center locations. Sometime it is far away from restaurants or attractions. Some dinners and most of breakfasts were included. Local guides are all good. There are many highlights of the trip. We love all of the sites we visited. Private Airport pick up and drop off was also very nice and prompt. Since it is a big coach bus tour, there were many people from different backgrounds and ages. In addition, there were two hotels for every stop. So you really need to be patient sometimes. Waiting half hour in the bus for hotel pick up or waiting missing persons happened many times. The trip tour guide is a very nice person. However, the guide did not provide much information on daily itinerary. Also it is hard to managing big group of people. That might be a reason there were a lot of short waiting period. Overall, I would recommend this trip to friends but you will also take some chances.

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