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 Belém 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 Koutoubia Minaret.
Casablanca: See the Hassan II Mosque.
Rabat: See the Royal Palace and Hassan Tower.
Tangier: See the Medina and Kasbah.
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 tasting of the famous ‘Pastéis de Belém’ – 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.
Madrid: Toast the culmination of your tour at a fabulous Celebration Dinner with wine.
Included Quality Dining: 1 Welcome Dinner (WD), 17 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 1 Dine-Around dinner (DA), 1 Signature Evening (SE), 4 three-course table d'hôte Dinners or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D) and 1 Celebration Dinner (CD). Departures on tour for Christmas and New Year's Eve enjoy a festive Highlight Dinner.
Autumn: Sample the smooth taste of the freshly pressed olive oil.
Winter: See Riffans picking strawberries in the fields and dine on the freshest strawberries available in Fes.
Spring: Enjoy a delicious exploration of the local wines, their robust flavours and absorbing history.
Madrid: From El Greco to Goya, an expert art historian reveals the crowning achievements of Spanish painting in the magnificent Prado Museum.
Toledo: At a Damascene workshop, meet a master craftsman for a personal insight into this ancient craft.
Toledo: Walk the cobbled streets 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.
Rabat: With a Local Expert see the Royal Palace and Hassan Tower.
Tangier: Sightseeing with a Local Expert includes the Sultan's Palace and the famous Kasbah.
Gibraltar: With a Local Expert, 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.
Granada: The 4-star Vincci Albayzin is located in the centre of Granada and is typically Andalusian in style. It boasts a magnificent enclosed patio that bathes its rooms in natural light. Guests can enjoy the modern facilities, including a gym, steam room and dry sauna.