Overview:

Andalucía embodies all the popular images of Spain, from fiery flamenco to white-washed villages and is the perfect curtain-raiser to mysterious Morocco, an exotic land awash with vivid colour and stunning architecture. Now includes all evening meals and sightseeing experiences.

Countries Visited

Spain
Spain

An expert Insight Tour Director, at the pinnacles of their careers, will smooth your way throughout your journey. They are your ‘travelling concierges', expert guides, consummate organisers and friends in a foreign land.

Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight's luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroom. It's business class comfort.

Personal radio headsets, gives you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights without missing any of your local expert's fascinating insights and commentaries.

Baggage handling everywhere, with seamless and prompt delivery to your door at every hotel. Hotel and restaurant tips included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. Plus we include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.

Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel WiFi.

Insight Flourishes - from time to time, your Tour Director will enchant you with local tidbits, each representing authentic food or beverages unique to the destination.

Included airport transfers at scheduled times on arrival and departure days.

Madrid: A guided tour shows you the Royal Palace, Plaza de España, Gran Via, Cibeles Fountain and Puerta del Sol.
Seville: Enjoy a walking tour of the Santa Cruz Quarter. See the Alcazar.
Mijas: Journey to this white-washed village. Fes: Visit the Medina and shop for Moroccan carpets.
Marrakesh: Soak up the atmosphere in Djemaa el-Fna Square. See the Koutoubia Minaret.
Casablanca: See the Hassan II Mosque. Scenic drives: Atlas Mountains.
Seville: Your Freestyle evening offers you the ultimate in dining choices!
Seville: Over a meal with wine, beyond your dimly lit table, the stage suddenly erupts with the unmistakable singing, clapping and throbbing guitars of flamenco.
Granada: Choose from a selection of restaurants for a more intimate Dine-Around experience.
Casablanca: You must remember this...a fabulous 3-course Celebration Dinner with drinks at Rick's Café, made famous by the 1942 film.
Included Quality Dining: 1 Welcome Dinner (WD), 12 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 1 Dine-Around dinner (DA), 1 Signature Evening (SE), 1 Free Style Dinner (FSD), 3 three-course table d'hôte Dinners or Buffets with wine, plus tea or coffee in Spain (D), 4 three-course table d'hôte Dinners or Buffets without wine, plus tea or coffee in Morocco (D) and 1 Celebration Dinner (CD). Departures on tour for Christmas and New Year's Eve enjoy a festive Highlight Dinner.
Autumn: See the ripe olives being picked.
Winter: Taste the freshly pressed olive oil.
Spring: Enjoy an insight into the history and curing process of pure Iberian ham.
Madrid: From El Greco to Goya, an expert art historian reveals the crowing achievements of Spanish painting in the magnificent Prado Museum.
Cordoba: Walk with a Local Expert through the forest of horseshoe-shaped arches of the Mezquita to the Baroque cathedral choir stalls and the richly ornamented Mihrab prayer niche.
Seville: Step inside the Cathedral, past the gilded altar to the Tomb of Columbus, held aloft by four kings.
Granada: Best interpreted with help of a Local Expert, the Alhambra Palace is the ultimate in Muslim architecture, an arabesque fantasy in stone, complemented by the Gardens of the Generalife.
Gibraltar: With a Local Expert, tour of the Rock of Gibraltar, one of the pillars of Hercules, affording magnificent views of the meeting of the Atlantic and Mediterranean and the Spanish Sierra. Visit St. Michael’s Cave and see the Barbary Apes.
Fes: Explore this city's major sights, finishing with time spent in the bazaar.
Marrakesh: A Local Expert will guide you through the exquisite Bahia Palace – its courtyards and pavilions resplendent with exquisite wood carvings, ornate plasterwork and painted ceilings.
Seville: The Melia Sevilla, located in the heart of Seville, opposite the Parque de Maria Luisa, is just a short walk from the Plaza España, the Alcazar and the Barrio de Santa Cruz district. Completely refurbished, the hotel offers a stunning outdoor pool and bright, comfortable rooms.
Granada: Saray hotel has an elegant, modern design, situated just a five-minute walk from the centre of Granada.
Algeciras: AC Hotel Algeciras is located on the Carretera del Rinconcillo, at the northern access into the city of Algeciras. Its strategic location affords superb views of the Gibraltar Strait.