Madrid Travel Guides and Tours

This vacation includes 2-night stays in Madrid, Costa del Sol, and Seville, giving you plenty of time to immerse yourself in the local culture. Guided sightseeing shows off the important highlights, like Madrid’s Prado Museum, Toledo’s Church of Santo Tomé with one of El Greco’s most famous paintings, Granada’s Alhambra and Water Gardens of the Generalife, and Seville’s cathedral with Columbus’ tomb. With your free day in Torremolinos, enjoy the beaches or browse through the trendy boutiques. Other features are visits to historic Ronda and a sherry bodega in Jerez. On the way back to Madrid, stop in Cordoba to visit the Mosque of the Caliphs, famous for its 850 pillars of porphyry, marble, and jasper.Special Departure:Departure Dec 17 - Christmas Eve in Seville.

Toledo, Madrid, Granada, Cordoba, Seville, Ronda

This vacation includes 2-night stays in Madrid, Costa del Sol, and Seville, giving you plenty of time to immerse yourself in the local culture. Guided sightseeing shows off the important highlights, like Madrid’s Prado Museum, Toledo’s Church of Santo Tomé with one of El Greco’s most famous paintings, Granada’s Alhambra and Water Gardens of the Generalife, and Seville’s cathedral with Columbus’ tomb. With your free day in Torremolinos, enjoy the beaches or browse through the trendy boutiques. Other features are visits to historic Ronda and a sherry bodega in Jerez. On the way back to Madrid, stop in Cordoba to visit the Mosque of the Caliphs, famous for its 850 pillars of porphyry, marble, and jasper. Extend your vacation to Barcelona for two nights by AVE Train. Guided sightseeing includes a visit to the gothic quarter.Special Departure:Departure Dec 17 - Christmas Eve in Seville.

Madrid-Barcelona, Barcelona, Toledo, Madrid, Granada, Cordoba, Seville, Ronda

Full buffet breakfast (B); Local Host service in each city; welcome packs with useful information and city maps; sightseeing and transportation as outlined in the day-by-day itinerary; transfers to/from train stations.

Madrid Toledo Granada Seville Lisbon Fabulous Sightseeing Madrid: Toledo: Granada: Gibraltar: Seville: Lisbon: Dining Highlights 8 hot buffet breakfasts. 2 three-course dinners. ‘Be My Guest’ speciality tapas dinner with wine and sherry in a typical bodega restaurant in Seville. Farewell Dinner with wine in Lisbon. 12 meals in total First Class Travel Highlights All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included. Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard. The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors. You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities. A qualified local city guide in Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Seville and Lisbon. Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 10. A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal. Airport Transfers London Gateways: Important – Please Note: For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed. For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date. Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer. In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled. All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service. In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers. Heathrow Airport: Gatwick Airport European Gateways: Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer. Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation. Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure. Click here to see scheduled transfer times. Important note:

This vacation concentrates on the southern part of the fantastic Iberian Peninsula. Two-night stays in Madrid, Lisbon, and Seville allow time for in-depth sightseeing and include visits to important sights, like Madrid’s Prado Museum, Lisbon’s Jeronimos Monastery, and Seville’s cathedral with Columbus’ tomb. The overnight stay in Tangier introduces you to Morocco, with a panoramic drive to Cap Spartel and a guided visit of the colorful Grand Socco Market. Ferry crossings over the Strait of Gibraltar afford spectacular views of the Rock. A full day at leisure at Costa del Sol affords the opportunity to join an optional excursion to the Rock of Gibraltar. On to Granada with a Local Guide to visit the famed Alhambra and Water Gardens of the Generalife. Enjoy vistas of olive and orange groves and the rolling Andalusian hills as you travel through Don Quixote’s La Mancha and stop in Toledo on the way back to Madrid.

Lisbon, Avila, Segovia, Toledo, Tangier, Madrid, Granada, Algeciras-Tangier, Seville, Fatima

This exciting adventure introduces you to the fascinating major cities of the Iberian Peninsula, many of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Begin with an overnight and free time in the Spanish capital of Madrid. Then, visit fortified Avila and pretty Salamanca, pearls of the Castille region, and cross the Sierra da Estrela into Portugal to reach Coimbra, a charming hillside town that overlooks the Mondego River. Stop in Fatima to see its famous sanctuary, then on to the awesome walled city of Obidos with its towers and bastions. Spend two nights in Lisbon and discover explorer Henry the Navigator’s exquisite city. Back into Spain via the Sierra de Aracena for two overnights in Seville, a lively city on the banks of the Guadalquivir River. The vibrant city center boasts many stunning highlights, including the Cathedral, the Alcazar, and the Plaza d’España. Admire the Andalusian landscapes on the way to Cordoba with its Alcazar and lovely Mezquita. Travel across Don Quixote’s La Mancha, known for its castles and windmills, and return to Madrid for the final two nights of your vacation. Special Departures:Mar 25th Departure - Holy Week in SevilleApr 15th Departure - Feria in Seville

Avila, Salamanca, Seville., Obidos, Coimbra, Fatima