Overview:

A kaleidoscopic adventure that takes you from some of Europe's most cosmopolitan cities, to an exotic and vivid land of medinas and minarets.

Countries Visited

Spain
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 Don Quixote statue in Plaza de España, Gran Via, Cibeles Fountain, Parliament and Puerta del Sol.
Salamanca: See the cathedral in the university town.
Lisbon: Tour the spacious avenues and elegant squares. See the Monument to the Discoveries and ancient Belem Tower.
Seville: Enjoy a walking tour of the Santa Cruz Quarter. See the Alcazar.
Fes: Visit the Medina and shop for Moroccan carpets.
Marrakesh: Soak up the atmosphere in Djemaa el-Fna Square. See the Koutobia Minaret.
Casablanca: See the Hassan II Mosque.
Rabat: See the Royal Palace and Hassan Tower.
Tangier: See the Medina and Casbah.
Mijas: Journey to this white-washed village.
Consuegra: Enjoy views from the windmills above the town.
Scenic drives: Atlas Mountains, Costa del Sol, Sierra Nevada.
Lisbon: Enjoy a demonstration and tasting of the famous ‘Pasteis de Belem' – a Portuguese delicacy.
Seville: Over dinner 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.
Valdepeñas: Enjoy a delicious exploration of the wines of La Mancha, their robust flavours and absorbing history.
Madrid: Toast the culmination of your tour at a fabulous Celebration Dinner with wine.
17 Buffet Breakfasts (BB); plus 1 Welcome Dinner (WD), 3 three-course table d’hôte Dinner (DW), 1 Signature Evening (SE) and 2 Celebration Dinners (CD) all with wine, plus tea or coffee.
Madrid: From El Greco to Goya, an expert art historian reveals the crowning achievements of Spanish painting in the magnificent Prado Museum.
Toledo: Walk the same cobbled streets where Arab, Jewish and Christian cultures flourished in the Middle Ages and view El Greco's masterpiece in the Church of Santo Tomé.
Fatima: Join the faithful at one of the world's holiest sites and pay homage at the Chapel of Apparitions.
Lisbon: Visit Jeronimo's church with its beautiful Manueline architecture, reflecting Portugal's trade over the centuries.
Seville: With a Local Expert, step inside the Cathedral, past the gilded altar to the Tomb of Columbus, held aloft by four kings.
Marrakesh: Built around a lovely inner garden, explore the Bahia Palace with a Local Expert and see glimpses of a Moroccan kingdom's former opulence.
Gibraltar: Tour of the Rock of Gibraltar, affording magnificent views of the meeting of the Atlantic and Mediterranean and the Spanish Sierra.
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 rich, scented gardens of the Generalife.
Salamanca: The Hotel Alameda Palace is an exclusive and cosy 5-star hotel in a city that is a World Heritage Site.
Marrakesh: The luxurious Atlas Medina & Spa is set amidst lush, picturesque gardens in central Marrakesh, the perfect location for exploring this fascinating city.