SPANISH WONDER

SEP 18-28 2025

                 $4299.00 per person based on double occupancy ( land only)

                        **Flights are available in NOV 2024 **

Package includes:

• An expert travel director and professional driver
• 9 nights accommodations
• Breakfast and up to half of your evening meals
• All porterage and restaurant gratuities
• All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
• Gratuities for driver and guide
• Luxury air conditioned coach with wifi 
• Optional experiences and free time
• Return airport transfers

Day 1 – Depart Halifax for Madrid

Meet your group and we will journey to Madrid

Day 2 – Welcome to Madrid

Arrive in Madrid the day is at leisure

Hotel: NH Collection Eurobuilding/Melia Castilla

Day 3 – Madrid

The lively capital of Spain is our launchpad to a memorable encounter with one of Europe’s most soulful destinations. Relax in the lush surroundings of Buen Retiro Park,  shop up a storm on Gran Via or people watch over coffee and churros con chocolate in the Puerta del Sol.  This evening, join your fellow travelers and Travel Director for an orientation drive followed by a Welcome Dinner.

Meals:  Breakfast and Dinner.

Hotel: NH Collection Eurobuilding/Melia Castilla

Day 4 – Explore Vibrant Toledo Dive Into Culture

We head to Toldeo, the former capital of Spain where we join a Local Specialist for a walking tour of this city that dates back to the Roman times.  We’ll visit a traditional factory and Dive Into Culture, witnessing the age-old inlaid-steel craft, before seeing on of El Greco’s most famous paintings in the Church of Santo Tome – The Burial of the Count of Orgaz”  We’ll also visit the synagogue, before returning to Madrid where we’ll admire the Royal Palace and Cibeles Fountain with our Local specialty. Spend the Evening on your own or delve into the sights and flavors of Spain’s Capital with an optional experience.

Meals Breakfast

Hotel: Ayre Gran Colon/Melia Castilla

Day 5 - Journey to Cordoba and on to Seville connect with locals

Journeying south through La Mancha, we arrive in Cordoba ,  once a significant Moorish capital.  Join a Local specialty to visit the Mosque of the Caliphs and learn about centuries of Moorish rule and its influence on the culture and architecture of the region. We travel to flamboyant Seville, our home for the next two nights. This evening we collect with Locals, Join the Morillo family for a Be My Guest experience at the olive oil farm,  where you’ll learn how oil is produced from their 6000 trees and get to sample some of the produce. 

Meals:  Breakfast and Dinner.

Hotel: Zenit/Occiental Viapol

Day 6 - Discover Seville's Sights

This morning, we meet our Local Specialist for a sightseeing tour of Seville. View the symbolic Giralda Bell Tower, see the Moorish-inspired Maria Luisa Park, with its tiled fountains, pavilions and ponds, and walk through the imposing Plaza de España. Marvel at the ornate tomb of Christopher Columbus in the cathedral, then take a walk through the former Jewish Quarter.

This evening, consider an Optional Experience to see, hear and feel the mysterious and ineffable charm of a traditional flamenco show.

Meals:  Breakfast 

Hotel: Zenit/Occiental Viapol

Day 7    Onward to Granada

Multicultural Granada takes center stage today, as we visit the magnificent Alhambra in the company of a Local Specialist. An exquisite example of Moorish architecture, the Alhambra complex was built towards the end of Islamic rule in Spain. Wander through the exotic water gardens of the Generalife, the royal Summer Palace, once linked to the other palaces by a covered walkway across the ravine.

Meals: Breakfast 

Hotel: Occidental/Hotel Catalonia Granda

Day 8    Admire Iconic Architecture in Guadix and on to Valencia

This morning,  we journey via the Mora Pass to Gaudix in the norther foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.  We'll see the whitewashed troglodyte dwellings lodged into the ochre-colored cliffs of the surrounding area,  then travel to Valencia,  where we'll see the Bullring and admire the medieval architecture of the Quart and Serranos towers.  Embrace the city's spirit of innovation and stop to view the City of Arts and Sciences,  a large-scale urban recreation center for culture and science.  Enjoy organic horchata ,  the celebrated drink of Valencia,  during a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER experience.

This evening, dine at your hotel and perhaps take to the vibrant streets of the Old Quarter.

Meals:  Breakfast and Dinner

Hotel: Silken Puerta

Day 9   Off to Costal Peniscola and Barcelona 

Head north, along the coast through the Levant region, and stop at Peñíscola, the 'City in the Sea'. View the ancient castle of the 'Spanish Pope', built by the Knights Templar and used in the film, 'El Cid'.

We then continue along the Costa Dorada to Barcelona with its whimsical Gaudi architecture. Join a Local Specialist to admire the exterior of the unfinished Sagrada Familia, see the upscale boutiques and Gaudi creations on the Passeig de Gracia and pay tribute to Christopher Colombus at the monument that bears his name.

Meals: Breakfast

Hotel: u232 Hotel Barcelona/Barcelona Sants Barcelona

Day 10   Uncover Gadi's Barcelona

Explore centuries of history, contemporary culture and exquisite art and architecture on your day at leisure. Ramble down the Ramblas, or join an Optional Experience to the monastery perched atop the mountain of Montserrat to see the mystical Black Madonna, the patron saint of Catalonia.

This evening, we celebrate a memorable journey through Spain with our newfound friends and Travel Director at a Farewell Dinner.

Day 11- Farewell

After Breakfast we will be transferred to the airport to board our return flight home.