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Essential Spain & Portugal

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(9 Reviews)
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  • 9 Days
  • Cities Visited

    Madrid, Trujillo, Lisbon, Fatima, Caceres, Seville, Cordoba, Ronda, Costa del Sol, Granada, Toledo

    Age Range:
    0 to 99
    Languages: English, Spanish, French
    Type: Guided Group Tours, Multi Country Trips

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Tour at a Glance

Tour at a Glance

Explore Lisbon and holy Fatima from Madrid, before returning through romantic Andalucia

  • Free time to explore Trujillo.
  • Morning city sightseeing tour Lisbon.
  • Enjoy a panoramic city tour of Seville.
  • Sightseeing tour visiting the impressive Alhambra and the beautiful gardens of the Generalife.
  • Enjoy a tour through the narrow streets and alleys of Toledo.
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  • Map is an indication of destinations visited and may not depict the exact route taken.

Itinerary

Depart from selected Madrid hotels between approximately 07:30-08:40am, or the bus terminal located at, CalleFerraz 3, Madrid, at 08:00a.m. Travel towards the region of Extremadura and arrive at Trujillo, the birth place of Spanish conquerors. Free time to explore its beautiful and monumental Plaza Mayor. Continue across the Portuguese border and into Lisbon, the capital of Portugal located at the mouth of the Tagus River. Overnight Lisbon.

Morning city sightseeing tour including the old Alfama Quarter, Tower of Belem, and the Monastery of Los Jeronimos. Afternoon is at leisure. Overnight Lisbon.

Meals Included:
Breakfast

In the morning depart for Fatima, an important centre of religious pilgrimage. Free time to visit the Shrine. Return to Lisbon. Overnight Lisbon.

Meals Included:
Breakfast

Depart for the border and continue to Caceres. Time at leisure to visit Plaza Mayor and to walk through the old city and its famous, very well preserved and world heritage listed Medieval Quarter. Continue to Andalucía and arrive into Seville. Overnight Seville.

Meals Included:
Breakfast, Dinner

In the morning, enjoy a panoramic city tour visiting the Park of Maria Luisa, Plaza de Espana and typical Barrio de Santa Cruz with its narrow streets. The remainder of the day is at leisure. Overnight Seville.

Meals Included:
Breakfast, Dinner

Morning departure for Cordoba. On arrival, enjoy a walking tour of the famous Mosque/Cathedral and Jewish Quarter. Overnight Cordoba.

Meals Included:
Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, depart along the Route of the White Villages for Ronda. You will have some free time before continuing to Marbella on the Costa del Sol where you have the afternoon at leisure. Overnight Torremolinos, Costa del Sol.

Meals Included:
Breakfast, Dinner

After breakfast, depart for Granada. Sightseeing tour visiting the impressive Alhambra and the beautiful gardens of the Generalife. Overnight Granada.

Meals Included:
Breakfast, Dinner

Following breakfast depart towards the Imperial City of Toledo, full of history and monuments. After lunch enjoy a tour through the city’s narrow streets and alleys. Continue to Madrid with a late afternoon arrival. End of our services upon arrival into Madrid city centre. No hotel drop off. You will need to make your own way to the hotel.

Meals Included:
Breakfast, Lunch

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What’s included?

Accommodation in 4* hotels

Multilingual tour speaking guide

Sightseeing tour with local guide in Lisbon, Seville, Cordoba, Granada and Toledo

Tours as per itinerary

8 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 5 Dinners

Transportation by air conditioned vehicle with free Wi-Fi onboard

Entrance fees to sites listed in the itinerary

Local taxes

Passport or visa fees

Other meals, snacks and drinks

Pre and post tour accommodation

Any other items of personal nature

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All rates are based on twin/double share. Please enquire for single and triple rates. Rates are based on AUD. Availability is conditional on final confirmation from the supplier and is subject to change.

Hotel List (or similar)

Lutecia Smart Design Hotel
Av. Frei Miguel Contreiras 52, 1749-086 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel: +351 21 841 1300
Rating
4
Lutecia Smart Design Hotel
AC Sevilla Torneo Hotel
Av. Sánchez Pizjuán, 32, 41009 Sevilla, Spain
Tel: +34 954 91 59 23
Rating
4
AC Sevilla Torneo Hotel
Melia Lebreros
C. Luis de Morales, 2, 41018 Sevilla, Spain
Tel: +34 954 57 94 00
Rating
4
Melia Lebreros
Exe Ciudad De Cordoba Hotel
Av. de Cádiz, s/n, 14013 Córdoba, Spain
Tel: +34 957 01 36 00
Rating
6
Exe Ciudad De Cordoba Hotel
Sol Príncipe Malaga
Paseo del Colorado, 26, 29620 Torremolinos, Málaga
Tel: +34 912 76 47 47
Rating
4
Sol Príncipe Malaga
Catalonia Granada Hotel
Av. de Madrid, 10, 18012 Granada, Spain
Tel: +34 958 27 79 60
Rating
4.5
Catalonia Granada Hotel

Important things to note

Accommodation is subject to change without notice. Every effort is made to avoid hotel changes, but should a mid-tour hotel change become necessary after this list has been printed, contact details of the new hotel will be supplied to you by your Tour Director.

Itinerary is subject to change at any time without notice.

Hotel rooms may not be available for check-in before 2:00 p.m. Service charges and tips for baggage handling are not included in the tour price.

Tour can be a combination of regular tours, therefore coach changes may be required. The same people may not be travelling throughout the tour.

25 Oct 2023 to 29 Nov 2023 departures will overnight at the Hotel Exe Las Adelfas, Cordoba.

In the unusual event that group number is less than 12 people, the Tour Operator reserves the right to operate the tour by minibus or private car with an expert bilingual driver. Local visits to monumental cities will be by official local guides.

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Reviews for Essential Spain & Portugal

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Arahni Sont
Great trip

Review for: Andalucia with Valencia

I really enjoyed the Andalusia and Valencia trip from Barcelona.  Great guides. Nice hotels and food. It was just like the photos. I am going back next year for a month to Seville and learning Spanish now in Sydney!  The Spanish people are so friendly. I loved the historic buildings.  People on the bus were from 22 countries! About 54 of us. 
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Peter
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Review for: Spain & Portugal Splendours

We selected the 10 day Spain & Portugal Splendours tour as we were travelling to Madrid to stay with family and wanted to experience our first tour together. We found the tour independently from our agent and when we booked through our agent the price was the same which meant our agent could support us in emergencies which they had done before - great peace of mind even before we began. The tour began from Madrid and the first stop was Oviedo where we consolidated with another group who had stared earlier than us. As we progressed, we consolidated with more people joining and some leaving and new guide and bus / driver. Whilst some might find this disconcerting, we found it wonderful - new people as well as old and from varying countries and not just Aussies or Americans. Many were South Americans. Many spoke English, the others Spanish. Our guides spoke both and their English was good and they were careful to ensure the English speakers fully understood everything they said. The drivers and guides were most helpful with luggage where assistance was needed. We found the tour went at the right pace for us very few photo stops of a few minutes. Most stops were for a few hours and allowed us free time. The 2 two night stops really gave us an opportunity to explore with others we had made friends with. They offered optional tours in some towns which we did and which we found quite reasonably priced and again with English and Spanish speaking guides and found they really helped us appreciate the local aspects better. But even without these optional tours the experience was great and rewarding. Our tour guides supervised our check-in at each hotel (all of which we found most comfortable) and made sure we understood where the hotel was located in relation to the local city maps which they gave us at each stopover and explained how to best get around - walking, bus, metro or taxi as well as recommended places to eat - which we found excellent, timely and reasonable.. It was the little things that made the tour wonderful for us (in our early 70's) - some of which I have mentioned above, but there were many more! We are now planning our next trip with Sun Island Tours - probably Croatia
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Reply from Sun Island Tours
Dear Peter, Firstly thank you for your review. We really appreciate feedback such as the above, because it allows us to ensure that we are offering the high level of standard on our tours, that the industry and our Australian clients expect. Spain and Portugal are such magical destinations. We pride ourselves on our offering in that region, as you recognised, by merging different nationalities and cultures together, we are able to offer a more immersive tour. Plus it also allows us to offer weekly, guaranteed departures all year round. Great to hear about the professionalism and care that the guide had offered you, which we expect on every tour. I have spoken with your agent, Georgia, and have also passed on your feedback to her. We have an excellent cooperation with Georgia, who always looks after her clients, by finding the best product to suit their individual needs, and as you said, offering emergency support where and when needed. Cant wait to organise your Croatia trip. Please contact Georgia as soon as you are ready, because Croatia is such a hot destination, it books out quick! Most 2020 prices and availability are out now! Thanks again for your detailed feedback. Kind regards, John @ Sun Island Tours
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Warwick Pitchner
Really enjoyable two week tour

Review for: The Best of Spain, Portugal & Morocco

Really enjoyable two week tour of Spain Portugal and Morroco. Nice sized group and well organised. Only one hotel in Fez was disappointing. Guide and company notified. Extremely good guide, and a really well organised tour, of varying sizes as people joined for different parts of the tour.
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Reply from Sun Island Tours
Thanks Warwick. This tour is made up of smaller tours, hence why you receive varying groups of people. Makes for a great experience! Thanks and we look forward to seeing you again.

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Essential Spain & Portugal

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(9 Reviews)
From $1,916 AUD
  • 9 Days
  • Cities Visited

    Madrid, Trujillo, Lisbon, Fatima, Caceres, Seville, Cordoba, Ronda, Costa del Sol, Granada, Toledo

    Age Range:
    0 to 99
    Languages: English, Spanish, French
    Travel Style: Guided Group Tours, Multi Country Trips

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