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Treasures of Spain, Portugal & Morocco 2010-2011

18 days with Insight

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Discounts are offered on dates in red. Click FastDeal # for Complete Pricing  FastDeal #   Departs US  Starting   Price * Inc Air Starting  Price * No Air #T37252 Nov 4, '10 Call $2,575 #T13035 Nov 11, '10 Call $2,575 #T39058 Nov 25, '10 Call $2,575 #T10175 Dec 2, '10 Call $2,549 #T41366 Dec 16, '10 Call $2,649 #T32853 Dec 26, '10 Call $2,649 #T10391 Jan 6, '11 Call $2,549 #T11656 Jan 13, '11 Call $2,549 #T26746 Feb 10, '11 Call $2,549 #T14613 Feb 24, '11 Call $2,549 #T15909 Mar 3, '11 Call $2,625 #T17818 Mar 10, '11 Call $2,625 #T38629 Mar 17, '11 Call $2,625 #T22503 Mar 24, '11 Call $2,625 Discounts are offered on dates in red. Click FastDeal # for Complete Pricing DAY 1 - DEPART USA.  Board your overnight flight.  DAY 2 – MADRID AT LEISURE.  Welcome to Madrid - Europe’s highest capital! On arrival at Madrid Airport, your airport shuttle service leaves for the tour hotel at 09:30, 11:30, 14:00 and 17:00. The afternoon is yours to relax with a selection of tapas at a sidewalk café. As evening falls, get to know your fellow passengers over a Welcome Drink.  DAY 3 - MADRID SIGHTSEEING.  Take a guided tour down the wide tree-lined avenues to see the Puerta del Sol, Gran Via, Paseo de la Castellana, Cibeles Fountain and the Cervantes Monument in the Plaza de España. Make a Highlight visit inside the state apartments of the Royal Palace. In the afternoon, perhaps consider a visit to the Prado museum. (BB)  DAY 4 - MADRID - TOLEDO - SALAMANCA.  Visit Toledo, former capital of Spain. Walk through the maze of cobbled streets to see the Cathedral and admire El Greco’s masterpiece in the chapel of Santo Tomé. Continue on past the walls of St Theresa’s Avila en route to Salamanca. See the Plaza Mayor, the New and Old Cathedrals and the university buildings in the Plaza de Anaya. (BB,D)  DAY 5 - SALAMANCA - FATIMA - LISBON.  From Salamanca, drive across the Portuguese frontier to Fatima to visit the great white Basilica before continuing to the capital, Lisbon. (BB)  DAY 6 - LISBON SIGHTSEEING.  Sightseeing with your local guide, shows you Sao Jorge Castle, the Monument to the Discoveries and the Belem Tower, starting point for Portugal’s great navigators and explorers, and the famous Jeronimo’s Monastery. This afternoon is at leisure. (BB)  DAY 7 - LISBON – SEVILLE.  Leave Lisbon via the Tagus Bridge and drive through the Alentejo region into Spain. In Seville, join a local guide to visit the tomb of Christopher Columbus in the Cathedral. Continue to the slender Giralda Tower, Alcazar and colorful Santa Cruz quarter, with its flower decked balconies. Enjoy a Highlight dinner and ‘Flamenco’ show plus a short presentation on the regional wines that complement your meal. (BB,HD)  DAY 8 – SEVILLE AT LEISURE.  The day is free to take in more sights of your choice. Perhaps take an optional excursion to Cordoba, or enjoy a Sevilliano dinner at a local restaurant, followed by a cruise on the Guadalquivir? (BB)  DAY 9 - SEVILLE - GIBRALTAR - TANGIER.  Cross into Gibraltar, a British territory since 1704. There is time to explore the town and take a trip to the top of the Rock to see the fortifications, St Michael’s Cave and the Barbary Apes. Then sail from Tarifa to exotic Morocco. (BB,D)  DAY 10 - TANGIER - FEZ.  On a sightseeing tour of Tangier, see the famous Medina and the Casbah before continuing to Fez, the most ancient of Morocco’s cities. Enjoy a superb Moroccan Dinner and a Folklore Show with drums and belly dancing. (BB,HD)  DAY 11 - FEZ SIGHTSEEING.  During a guided tour of this ‘City of the Mind’, visit the Medina and the walled city of hidden courtyards, mosques and tiny workshops, the ancient bazaar and a carpet co-operative. Afterwards, consider visiting fascinating Meknes. (BB,D)  DAY 12 - FEZ - MARRAKESH.  Travel via the rugged Atlas Mountains, past mud-walled villages to Marrakesh. (BB,D)  DAY 13 - MARRAKESH SIGHTSEEING.  On a guided tour, see the Koutobia Minaret, visit the Saadi Tombs, and explore the Medina with its many souks. The tour ends in Jemaa el Fna Square where acrobats, dancers and fortune tellers entertain you. Perhaps try a traditional Tajine dish tonight? (BB)  DAY 14 - MARRAKESH - RABAT.  Head north to Casablanca. Did Humphrey Bogart really say ‘Play it again Sam’? Find out on your orientation tour. Continue to the modern capital Rabat where you see the Royal Palace and Hassan Tower. (BB, D)  DAY 15 - RABAT - COSTA DEL SOL.  Sail back across the Straits of Gibraltar to Spain. Disembark at the port of Tarifa and travel along the sun drenched Costa del Sol past exclusive resorts to your hotel.  (BB)  DAY 16 - COSTA DEL SOL - GRANADA.  Drive past olive groves to hilltop Granada. Tour the fabulous Alhambra Palace with a local guide and visit the exotic water gardens of the Generalife. This evening choose from a selection of restaurants for your dining pleasure. (BB,DA)  DAY 17 - GRANADA - MADRID.  Travel through La Mancha, via the wine center of Valdepeñas, its roads lined with ‘bodegas’. Upon reaching Madrid, why not try a restaurant on the Plaza Mayor? (BB)  DAY 18 - RETURN TO USA.  Your tour draws to a close today. Departure transfers arrive at Madrid Airport at 07:00, 09:00 & 11:00. (BB)

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A kaleidoscopic adventure that takes you from some of the most cosmopolitan cities of Europe, to an exotic and vivid land of medinas and minarets. Dine Around evening at a selection of restaurants in Granada. (DA) Highlight Dinner featuring Flamenco in Seville (HD) Highlight Dinner, folklore show & belly dancing in Fez (HD) 16 Buffet Breakfasts (BB) and 5 three-course table d’hôte Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D) Departures on tour for New Year’s Eve enjoy a celebration dinner Escorted by a professional Tour Director Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and onboard restroom Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack Airport Shuttle arrival and departure transfers at scheduled times on Day 2 and Day 18

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Visit the unique city of Toledo to admire the Cathedral, as well as El Greco’s masterpiece in the chapel of Santo Tomé Visit the tomb of Christopher Columbus in Seville’s Gothic Cathedral Enjoy a guided tour of the Alhambra Palace and water gardens of the Generalife Experience the grandeur of the state apartments in Madrid’s Royal Palace Enjoy a short group tutorial on the wines that complement your evening meal in Seville  See the Plaza Mayor, Cathedrals and University buildings in Salamanca Visit the Basilica in Fatima View the Monument to the Discoveries and Belem Tower in Lisbon View the Alcazar, Giralda Tower, and fashionable Santa Cruz quarter in Seville See the Rock of Gibraltar and go duty free shopping See the Medina and Casbah of Tangier Visit the Medina and shop for Moroccan carpets in Fez Visit the Saadi Tombs and see the Koutobia Minaret in Marrakesh View the Royal Palace and Hassan Tower in Rabat Pass through the famous wine centre of Valdepeñas See Madrid’s Cibeles Fountain and drive the Gran Via and Puerta del Sol See Don Quixote at the Cervantes Monument in the Plaza de España, Madrid Scenic Drives – Atlas Mountains, Costa del Sol, Sierra Nevada

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Madrid: AC Cuzco Hotel Salamanca: Alameda Palace Lisbon: Marriott Lisbon Seville: Melia Lebreros Tangier: El Minzah Fez: Ramada Fez Marrakesh: Atlas Medina & Spa Rabat: Hotel Rabat Costa del Sol: Melia Costa Del Sol Granada: Macia Condor

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For terms and conditions of this Insight tour, please click here. * The prices shown are U.S. dollars per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability. Prices quoted for land arrangements are subject to increase without notice. Once we have received your deposit, land prices are guaranteed. Whenever air-inclusive tour prices are displayed, these prices do not include government taxes and fees, which are additional. Air prices are subject to increase and are guaranteed only from the time that full payment is received. Air-inclusive prices include air from a major U.S. gateway; air from other U.S. airports is available at an additional cost. Sorry, we are unable to offer air from countries other than the U.S. However, for those international customers who are able to arrange their own transportation to the tour origination city, we are able to offer the land portion of the package or tour, at the price quoted.