Spain, Morocco & Portugal

🍽️ Breakfast & Start of Tour

Breakfast in the hotel. Your half-day tour begins at the Cathedral of Porto, a Romanesque building where the city of Porto was born. Explore the large square around it and listen to the impressive history of the Cathedral. Let yourself be impressed by its façade details. The Cathedral of Porto is one of the most important buildings not only in Porto but also in the whole country!

Appreciate from afar the Clérigos Tower, designed and decorated by the Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni. Easily seen from different parts of the city center, this tower offers stunning views over Porto (no entrance included).

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🚶 City Exploration

Explore Aliados Avenue, the main city centre, impressive for the façades of the buildings that surround it. The grey tones of this huge avenue will surprise you – there’s a picture to be taken everywhere you look!

One of the main attractions in Porto is a mandatory stop in this tour: the São Bento Railway Station. Enter this train station and observe its twenty thousand painted tiles to discover the History of Portugal. You will surely be surprised – this place looks like a real tile museum!

🚢 Six Bridges Cruise

A traditional Six Bridges Cruise in the Douro River is a must-do in Porto! After the tour, you'll be given a voucher to enjoy the cruise on your own.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Porto.

🍽️ Breakfast & Start of Tour

Breakfast in the hotel.

🏙️ Discover Lisbon

Discover the stunning Portuguese capital, Lisbon, a charming city with emblematic squares and monuments, typical neighborhoods, and a unique heritage. Known as the city of seven hills, belvederes, and the cradle of fado, Lisbon offers a rich cultural experience.

This half-day tour provides a full experience in the center of Portugal’s heart. Enjoy a guided tour through Lisbon with entrances included. Find one of the most complete half-day tours through the Lisbon historical center and Belém. Admire the most emblematic monuments that make up the city's rich heritage.

Walk at your own pace through areas such as Alfama and Baixa-Chiado with an audio-guide system.

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🗺️ Tour Highlights & Free Time:

• Departure from Marquês de Pombal
• Free time at Belém Tower (approx. 30 mins)
• Free time at Monument of Discoveries (approx. 15 mins)
• Free time at Jerónimos Monastery (approx. 30 mins)
• Visit to Palácio da Ajuda (approx. 1h30) or Royal Treasure Museum on Wednesdays

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Lisbon.

🍽️ Breakfast & Start of Tour

Breakfast in the hotel.

🏰 Visit to Quinta da Regaleira (Sintra)

From Lisbon, we will visit one of the largest relics that the wonderful village of Sintra offers: the Quinta da Regaleira, known for its unique cultural and natural beauty. Along with the Historic Centre of Sintra, the Palace and Quinta da Regaleira were classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

The Quinta da Regaleira is one of the most beautiful examples of the revival art of the 20th century. It consists of:

• A Palace
• A chapel
• A forest
• Luxurious gardens with exotic trees and abundant vegetation
• A tunnel network connecting all the buildings

In the Palace, admire the beautiful architecture, large rooms, and fine details. You will discover the secrets that the Quinta da Regaleira has kept over the years: mysterious meanings of Freemasonry and the Knights Templar, including tunnels, Gothic towers, and fortified stone walls.

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🏯 Visit to Pena National Palace

Afterwards, visit the Pena National Palace, one of the 7 Wonders of Portugal and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. From the outside, you’ll see a unique blend of architectural styles ranging from Neo-Gothic to Neo-Manueline and Neo-Moorish (dating back to the 1840s). Inside, admire tiled decorations with trompe-l'oeil painted walls.

🌊 Return via Cascais

We will return to Lisbon through Cascais, a village known for its closeness and deep connection to the sea and ocean. Highlights include Guincho Beach, a popular spot for surf fans.

Transfer back to Lisbon.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Lisbon.

✈️ Transfer & Arrival in Barcelona

Transfer to Lisbon airport for your flight to Barcelona.

Arrive at Barcelona airport. Meet and greet after completing Immigration and Customs formalities, then transfer to your hotel.

Check-in at the hotel and take some time to relax.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Barcelona.

🏙️ Barcelona City Tour

Enjoy the city tour of Barcelona. We first head to the stalls of Santa Catarina Market, a huge trove of local produce beneath a colourful, undulating roof. Hang out with the locals as they select the best produce that they’ll transform into big weekend family meals.

The city is famous for its architecture, from its impressive gothic main cathedral to the houses, concert halls, palaces, and basilicas designed in the unique Catalan Modernista style. The master of this movement was Antonio Gaudi, whose eccentric creations are dotted all over the city.

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Explore Gaudi's masterpiece, the modern cathedral of La Sagrada Familia – a must-see. Gaudi worked on this hugely ambitious project for decades until his death, and it remains in constant construction.

For more insight into the artist himself, we head to the Gaudi House Museum inside Parc Guell, home to colourful sculptures, including a long mosaic-covered bench overlooking the city. We then take in Gaudi Park.

🌇 Free Time

The remainder of the late afternoon and evening is at leisure.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Barcelona.

🍽️ Breakfast & Free Time in Barcelona

Breakfast in the hotel. Continue to explore all that Barcelona has to offer – maybe enjoy some shopping, perhaps exploring an outlet shopping village such as La Roca Village.

At an appointed time, you will be transferred to Barcelona train station for the fast train to Madrid.

🚄 Transfer to Madrid

Depart Barcelona by train to Madrid. On arrival at Madrid Station, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

The rest of the day is at leisure.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Madrid.

🍽️ Breakfast & Start of Tour

Breakfast in the hotel. Enjoy an amazing half-day panoramic tour of Madrid.

🚗 City Tour Highlights

Pick-up at the hotel then drive to the Gran Via, the hustling and bustling part of Madrid‘s city center. Stop to admire the beautiful architecture of the area including the Metropolis Building and the Telefonica Building among others.

Stop next at the Alcalá Gate in Plaza de la Independencia. This gate is one of Madrid’s most recognizable monuments. The Italian architect Francesco Sabatini designed it in the 18th century with a statue on top representing the cardinal virtues.

Drive next to Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid’s soccer stadium. Enjoy free time to explore the stadium.

Continue your panoramic tour driving by:

• The Prado Museum
• The Plaza de Cibeles
• The Fountain of Neptune

Enjoy a nice promenade in the old town of Madrid, with stops at:

• The Plaza Mayor
• Puerta del Sol

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🌇 Free Time

Enjoy your afternoon at leisure to wander on your own.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Madrid.

🍽️ Breakfast & Transfer

Breakfast in the hotel. At an appointed time, you will be transferred to Madrid train station for the train ride to Granada.

🚄 Train to Granada

Depart Madrid by train to Granada. On arrival at Granada Station, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Check in at the hotel.

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🏰 Granada City Tour

Enjoy the city tour of Granada with a local guide. Visit Granada's impressive Alhambra Palace, set against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Discover this 11th-century marvel with its dominating red fortress towers, sumptuous palace decor, multitude of architectural styles, and magnificent gardens.

The Moors built the Alhambra as a fortress during the Muslim rule of Spain. A walk through the compound's luxurious rooms and gardens gives you an idea of the decadent lifestyle of the Moorish kings.

The Alhambra is made up of three parts:

• Alcazaba – the 11th-century Muslim wing, featuring spectacular views from its towers
• Palacio Nazaries – the centre of the complex
• Generalife – the summer palace of the sultans

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Granada.

🍽️ Breakfast & Transfer

Breakfast in the hotel. At an appointed time, you will be transferred to Granada train station for the train ride to Seville.

🚄 Train to Seville

Depart Granada by train to Seville. On arrival at Seville Station, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🏛️ Seville City Tour

Enjoy the city tour of Seville. Checking out the world's largest Gothic cathedral is a must. You can also climb the cathedral's adjoining Moorish tower, known as La Giralda. While you might have to line up, it's well worth it for the views over the city.

Visit the magnificent Alcazar (outside), a complex of palaces used by Moorish and Christian rulers through the ages. Wander through the fragrant gardens and admire the Moorish and Mudejar architecture.

If you're interested in more culture, consider visiting:

• Seville's Museum of Fine Arts
• Archaeological Museum
• Real Maestranza Bullring for insight into the Spanish tradition of bull fighting

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Seville.

🍽️ Breakfast & Transfer

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer from Seville to Tarifa Port for your ferry to Tangier.

🚢 Arrival in Tangier

Arrive at Tangier airport. Meet and greet by your English-speaking driver/guide, then transfer to the hotel. Check in at your hotel.

🏙️ Tangier City Tour

Enjoy the city tour of Tangier, Morocco’s main gate to Europe. Stops include:

• The old town, locally called The Medina
• The American Legation
• Dar El Oued Makhazen Kasbah
• The Mendoubia Gardens
• The Grand and Petit Socco

Transfer to Cape Spartel after that, the meeting point of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Spartel was known to the Greeks and Romans as the “Cape of the Vines”.

Visit the Cave of Hercules, Africa’s most north-westerly promontory, famous for its strange sea window shaped like a map of Africa.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Tangier.

🍽️ Breakfast & Transfer

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Chefchaouen, the “Blue City” and one of the most majestic places to visit in Morocco.

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🏙️ Chefchaouen City Tour

Enjoy the city tour of Chefchaouen. Start your tour with the Kasbah of Chefchaouen, which dates back to the early 18th century and was built by the legendary ruler Moulay Ismail (1645–1727).

Stop next at Plaza Uta el-Hammam, the cobbled main square in town, where the striking 15th-century Grand Mosque sits.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Chefchaouen.

🍽️ Breakfast & Transfer

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to the UNESCO-sponsored Roman ruins in Volubilis, a Berber and Roman city partly excavated by UNESCO. Volubilis was considered the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania.

The city was developed from the 3rd century BC onward as an Amazigh and proto-Carthaginian city. From the 1st century AD onward, it grew rapidly under Roman rule.

➡️ Continue to Meknes

Continue to Meknes, the "Moroccan Versailles" and one of the oldest cities in the kingdom.

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🏛️ Meknes City Tour

Enjoy the city tour of Meknes, which was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672–1727), a contemporary of Louis XIV.

Stops include:

• Bab El Mansour – the grandest of all imperial Moroccan gateways
• Hri Souani – a complex of granaries and stables, famous as a film location, including for Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ” (1988)

➡️ Transfer to Fes

Late in the afternoon, transfer to Fes, the spiritual capital of Morocco.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner in the hotel.

Overnight in Fes.

🍽️ Breakfast & City Tour of Fes

Breakfast in the hotel. Enjoy the guided city tour of Fes.

Highlights include:

• Entrance to the largest royal palace in Morocco
• A panoramic view of the ancient medina
• Authentic experience at the traditional ceramic crafts village of Fes
• Visit to Fes El Bali, the medieval town (Medina) that has remained unchanged for centuries

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🕌 Al-Karaouine Mosque & University

Visit the famous Al-Karaouine Mosque, built by Fatima Al Fihria in 857. The mosque became home to the University of Al-Karaouine, recognized as the first university in the world and one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Muslim world since its founding in 859.

In the medina, also visit:

• A Merdersa (Coranic school)
• The Leather Souq and the oldest Leather Tannery in the world, dating back at least nine centuries

🍽️ Optional: Dinner in the hotel.

Overnight in Fes.

🍽️ Breakfast & Transfer

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to the Sahara Desert, a journey that takes you through the Middle Atlas Mountains.

🏞️ Stop in Ifrane

Stop first in Ifrane, a charming town and ski resort known for its Alpine climate, European-style houses, and its 1,665 metres (5,460 ft) elevation. Ifrane experiences snow during winter and a cool climate during summer. Interesting facts about Ifrane:

• Holds Africa’s lowest recorded temperature: -24 °C in 1935
• Home to animals like the threatened Barbary Macaque
• Features native trees such as the Atlas cedar and Scrub oak

➡️ Arrive in Midelt

Arrive at Midelt, which serves as the commercial center of a large agricultural hinterland.

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

➡️ Journey to Merzouga

Transfer through many Amazigh (Berber) villages and along the Ziz Valley to reach Erfoud. Continue to Merzouga, the heart of the desert.

🐪 Desert Experience

Enjoy a sunset camel ride to your charming desert camp.

🍽️ Dinner: Dinner in the desert camp.

Overnight in Merzouga.

🍽️ Breakfast & Departure

Breakfast in the hotel. Drive to Tinghir via Rissani and Tinjdad.

🌴 Tinghir Oasis & Todra Gorge

Tinghir is a gorgeous 40 km oasis, boasting one of the largest palm groves in the country. Stop at the famous Todra Gorge, a 300m wall carved deep into the High Atlas Mountains. Thanks to its robust rock sides with many uneven surfaces, Todra Gorge is popular among rock climbers. Facts about Todra Gorge:

• More than 150 routes rated French Grade 5+ to 8 have been bolted in the canyon
• Featured on the premiere of the U.S. reality show Expedition Impossible

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

➡️ Drive to Dades

Leave Tinghir heading to Dades. The drive is spectacular, winding through stunning desert landscapes, villages, and the expansive Jebel Sarhro lunar-scape. Dades is known as the Valley of Figs and was featured prominently in a 2012 advertisement for the Cadillac CTS.

🍽️ Dinner: Dinner in the hotel.

Overnight in Dades.

🍽️ Breakfast & Transfer

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Ouarzazate. The drive is spectacular, with hundreds of Kasbahs lining the route.

🌹 Stop at Kelaat M’Gouna

Stop first at Kelaat M’Gouna, a big town famous for cultivating roses. Expect to find many fine, rose-infused products there.

🎬 Explore Ouarzazate

Arrive at Ouarzazate, also known as “Morocco’s Hollywood.” Highlights include:

• Visit Taourirt Kasbah, considered one of the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco
• Visit the film studios where famous desert landscapes were and are still being filmed

🏰 Ait Ben Haddou

Leave Ouarzazate for the spectacular fortress of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. This village is a great example of earthen clay architecture and has been featured in many films, including:

• The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
• Gladiator (2000)
• Son of God (2014)

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

➡️ Transfer to Marrakech

Transfer to Marrakech, crossing the High Atlas Mountains.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Marrakech.

🍽️ Breakfast & City Tour of Marrakech

Breakfast in the hotel. Enjoy the guided city tour of Marrakech, known as the “Paris of the Sahara” as Winston Churchill once described it.

Stops include:

• Koutoubia Mosque – an old monument built under the reign of the Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (1184 to 1199). This monument inspired buildings like the Giralda in Seville and the Hassan Tower in Rabat.
• Bahia Palace – built in the late 19th century to capture the essence of Islamic and Moroccan style.
• Saadian Tombs – dating back to the time of Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (1578–1603), discovered in 1917 and restored by the Beaux-Arts service.

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Continue the tour with:

• Jema El Fna Square – enjoy amazing performances of traditional activities by storytellers, snake charmers, and peddlers of traditional medicines.
• The bustling souks in the old medina.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Marrakech.

🍽️ Breakfast & Transfer

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Casablanca to enjoy the city tour of Morocco’s economic capital and largest city.

🏙️ Casablanca City Tour

Begin your tour with a visit to:

• Hassan II Mosque – the largest mosque in the country and one of the largest mosques in the world
• Ain Diab Corniche – enjoy a pleasant stroll along the coast
• Mohammed V Square

🍴 Optional: Lunch at a local restaurant.

🌇 Free Time

Enjoy the rest of the afternoon at leisure.

🍽️ Optional: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Casablanca.