Spanish Experience 2009 (10 Days starting from $1,425)

Spanish Experience 2009

A 10-Day tour starting from $1,425

Length:	10 Days
Type:	Costsaver Europe & Britain 2009
Category:	Regional
Operator:	Trafalgar
Tour Code:	SPAX-2009

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About This Tour

The beauty of Spain is in the details: the eye-catching architecture of the Gran Via, El Greco''s paintings, the colorful brickwork and mosaics of Maria Luisa Park, the arabesques of Alhambra Palace, and every inch of Guadi''s ''Sagrada Familia''.

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What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
Details
SPECIALS

Sightseeing Highlights

Madrid: Sightseeing tour including a stop in the Plaza de España.
Toledo: Sightseeing tour including the synagogue and the El Greco masterpiece.
Puerto Lapice: Visit to the inn where Don Quixote is said to have been dubbed knight.
Seville: Sightseeing including the Maria Luisa Park, views of the cathedral and Giralda Tower.
Gibraltar: Visit to the Rock.
Granada: Orientation with a visit to the Albaicin quarter.
Valencia: See the town hall, cathedral and Serrano and Cuarte Towers.
Peñiscola: See the ancient castle.
Barcelona: Sightseeing includes the Gothic Quarter, Gaudi''s Sagrada Familia and the Ramblas.

Dining Highlights

8 buffet breakfasts
4 three-course dinners

Travel Highlights

Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
All hotel service charges, local taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats.
Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual Tour Director.
A specialised local guide in Madrid, Toledo, Seville and Barcelona.
Madrid Airport transfers will be provided on Day 2 and Barcelona Airport transfers will be provided on Day 10, conditions appy.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.

Airport Transfers

London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London’s airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London’s Heathrow – Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London’s Heathr
Important – Please Note Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
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: National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London’s Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar’s Land and Air packages arriving at London’s Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London’s Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
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.
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Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Madrid.

Day 2 - Arrive Madrid (2 nights) Welcome to Madrid, Spain’s capital city. After checking into your hotel, time to relax. Later you will meet with your Tour Director and fellow travellers before an evening at leisure where you can decide whether to join the group in an evening tour of the city and perhaps enjoy ‘tapas’ in a café on the old Plaza Mayor or simply relax at your hotel.

Hotel: Novotel Puente de la Paz

Day 3 - Madrid sightseeing and at leisure This morning on our sightseeing tour with a local guide we will see the main highlights of this buzzing city, including the Cibeles fountain, the Gran Via, Paseo de la Castellana, Puerta del Sol and Plaza de España with its monument to Cervantes. Later perhaps visit the famous Prado Museum famous for its Velazquez paintings or take an excursion to El Escorial and the Valley of the Fallen. This evening why not participate in Madrileno nightlife - dining is late and people stay out till 4 am enjoying the open-air cafés and vibrant restaurants. (Buffet breakfast)

Day 4 - Madrid – Toledo – Seville (2 nights) Our first stop today is in the ancient capital of Castile - the medieval city of Toledo. We will visit this traffic free city on foot, with a local guide who will take us through the quaint streets to the Jewish synagogue to see the El Greco masterpiece in the Chapel of Santo Tome. We will also visit a damascene workshop and see how this fine art is executed. We continue south to Puerto Lapice where Don Quixote is reputedly said to have been dubbed knight by a local innkeeper. The plains of La Mancha give way to the hills of Andalusia with its whitewashed villages and churches and to the city of Seville, straddling the River Guadalquivir. Tonight we will enjoy dinner at our hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Vertice Aljarafe

Day 5 - Seville sightseeing and at leisure Our local city expert takes us in hand today to show us the great monuments and sights of this lovely city. First we will drive through the Maria Luisa Park with its cool pools and fountains. The pavilions constructed for the Hispano-American exhibition at the beginning of the 20th century are still as impressive today as
they were in the 1930s. We will see the mighty cathedral and the Mozarabic Tower of La Giralda and visit some of the delightful patios adorned with pots of geraniums and bougainvilleas. You may want to perhaps visit the famous bullring associated with Bizet’s Carmen or take a horse and carriage ride through the city. Tonight, why not experience a little Spanish passion at a fiery Flamenco show? (Buffet breakfast)

Day 6 - Seville – Granada This morning we leave the exquisite capital of Andalusia, Seville, and enjoy a beautiful drive through gleaming white villages and brilliant fields of golden sunflowers to Granada, capital of the Moorish Kingdom of Spain until the Moors’ defeat in 1492. Orientation shows us the Albaicin quarter and its stunning architecture and we have the time, subject to availability, to visit the Alhambra Palace and gardens, an opportunity not to be missed! The Palace is a complex of magnificent buildings begun by the Moors and built over the centuries. Highlights are the famous Lion Court as well as the exotic water gardens of the Generalife, the royal summer residence, where you have fine views over the town. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Aben Humeya

Day 7 - Granada – Valencia Today a scenic drive takes us over the Mora Pass and through the Sierra Nevada where we see the unusual Troglodyte dwellings in Guadix. Then on through the lemon groves of Murcia and the palm tree forests of Elche to arrive in Valencia, renowned for its orange groves, where we see the bull ring, the great cathedral and the Towers of Serrano and Cuarte. Later we continue to our hotel where we have dinner together tonight. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Husa Mas Camarena

Day 8 - Valencia – Barcelona (2 nights) This morning we drive through the Levant region and make our first stop on the coast at Peñiscola. Here we see the castle, that was used in the film El Cid and which is lapped by the sea. We continue along
the Costa Dorada to the vibrant city of Barcelona. On arrival we will enjoy a guided sightseeing tour which shows us Gaudi’s famed Sagrada Familia Church and the Plaza Catalunya plus we take a walk through the Gothic quarter where we see the magnificent cathedral and the lively Ramblas. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Catalonia Mikado

Day 9 - Barcelona at leisure Today is at leisure to explore this fascinating city. Maybe shop in the chic boutiques along Diagonal Avenue or take an excursion to the massive Monastery of Montserrat to see the Black Madonna and enjoy the wonderful views. This evening maybe join your Tour Director and new-found friends for a special Catalan-style dinner together to celebrate the end of our tour? (Buffet breakfast)

Day 10- Barcelona – USA Today time for final goodbyes to your Tour Director. There are transfers to the airport for your return flight, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
5/1/2009 - 5/10/2009	$1,450
5/8/2009 - 5/17/2009	$1,450
5/15/2009 - 5/24/2009	$1,450
5/22/2009 - 5/31/2009	$1,450
5/29/2009 - 6/7/2009	$1,450
6/5/2009 - 6/14/2009	$1,450
6/12/2009 - 6/21/2009	$1,450
6/19/2009 - 6/28/2009	$1,450
6/26/2009 - 7/5/2009	$1,450
7/3/2009 - 7/12/2009	$1,425
7/10/2009 - 7/19/2009	$1,425
7/17/2009 - 7/26/2009	$1,425
7/24/2009 - 8/2/2009	$1,425
7/31/2009 - 8/9/2009	$1,425
8/7/2009 - 8/16/2009	$1,425
8/14/2009 - 8/23/2009	$1,425
8/21/2009 - 8/30/2009	$1,425
8/28/2009 - 9/6/2009	$1,450
9/4/2009 - 9/13/2009	$1,450
9/11/2009 - 9/20/2009	$1,450
9/18/2009 - 9/27/2009	$1,450
9/25/2009 - 10/4/2009	$1,450
10/2/2009 - 10/11/2009	$1,450
10/9/2009 - 10/18/2009	$1,450
10/16/2009 - 10/25/2009	$1,450

This list indicates brochure rates and dates. * For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms. Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.** For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent. The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

Madrid
Toledo
Seville
Costa del Sol (Mijas)
Granada

This list indicates brochure rates and dates.
*
** For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

CURRENT SPECIALS:

Cruise Solo at NO Additional Charge

Trafalgar / Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection has waived single supplements on a variety of 2009 Europe river cruises, which means solo travelers can cruise at no additional charge.

This offer is valid on the following cruises:

Burgundy & Provence

Tulips & Windmills

Enchanting Danube

Eastern Europe Explorer

Danube Discovery

Rhine Discovery

Grand European Discovery

Paris and Normandy

Grand France

Portugal, Spain, & the Douro River Valley (Cruise Only)

Paris & European River Romance

Paris & Grand European Waterways

Paris & the Heart of Europe

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**Conditions apply. Valid on select departures. See you travel agent for further details.

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