Spanish Wonder 2009 (10 Days starting from $1,775)

Spanish Wonder 2009

A 10-Day tour starting from $1,775

Length:	10 Days
Type:	First Class Europe & Britain 2009
Category:	Regional
Operator:	Trafalgar
Tour Code:	SPWO-2009

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About This Tour

Barcelona, Madrid, Granada and Seville! What more could you ask for - The medieval town of Toledo and Seville with its mosque and synagogues. Follow the trail of Don Quixote in Puerto Lapice. Marvel at Gaudi''s famous buildings and architecture in Barcelona.

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What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
Details
SPECIALS

Sightseeing Highlights

Madrid: Sightseeing includes Puerta del Sol, Cervantes Memorial and Plaza Mayor.
Toledo: Sightseeing includes visits to the Synagogue, Church of Santo Tome and a Toledo steel workshop.
Puerto Lapice: Visit the Inn where Don Quixote was said to have been dubbed knight.
Cordoba: Visit the Mosque of the Caliphs.
Seville: Sightseeing including the Bell Tower, Columbus'' Tomb, Maria Luisa Park and Plaza de Espana.
Granada: Sightseeing including a visit to the Alhambra Palace. (This visit may take place on the morning of day 7 according to weather conditions.)
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 Hot Buffet breakfasts
2 three-course dinners in hotels
‘Be My Guest’ Speciality tapas dinner with wine and sherry in a typical bodega restaurant in Seville.
Farewell Dinner with wine in Barcelona.

12 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)

First Class Travel Highlights

First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
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.
A qualified local city guide in Madrid, Toledo, Barcelona, Granada, Seville and Cordoba
A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 10 (conditions apply)

Airport Transfers
Free airport transfers Transfers on Day 2 at Madrid Airport will operate at 09.30, 12.30, 15.00 and 17.30. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers on the last touring day will arrive at Barcelona Airport at 9.00. For passengers who wish to be transferred to Madrid, we will transfer you to the Trafalgar extra night hotel in Madrid with arrival around 6pm.

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.
Click here to see scheduled transfer times.

Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Madrid.

Day 2 - Arrive Madrid (2 nights) Welcome to the Spanish capital. Madrid! Later, meet your Tour Director for a Welcome Drink and tour briefing with your fellow travelers.

Hotel: Rafael Atocha (2 nights)

Day 3 - Toledo excursion and Madrid sightseeing First we drive to Toledo where our tour on foot, using our audio system, includes a visit to the Synagogue, the Church of Santo Tome and a local steel workshop. Then we return to Madrid where our sightseeing tour along the wide tree-lined avenues shows us the Cervantes Memorial in the Plaza de España, the Puerta del Sol and we walk to see the magnificent Plaza Mayor. (Buffet breakfast)

Day 4 - Madrid – Cordoba – Seville (2 nights) Our Tour Director will show us a Hidden Treasure during our travels today. But first to Puerto Lapice of legendary Don Quixote fame, then to Cordoba where we visit the Mosque of the Caliphs and learn of the Moorish history of the region. Then we continue to our hotel in Seville. Tonight we enjoy an authentic tapas dinner in a typical bodega restaurant and learn about the local sherry, manzanillo. (Buffet breakfast / ''Be My Guest'' Dinner)

Hotel: Tryp Macarena(2 nights)

Day 5 - Seville sightseeing and at leisure Our sightseeing tour takes us through the tree-lined streets of Seville to see the Bell Tower and weather vane of the Giralda. We will also see the pools and fountains of the Maria Luisa Park and Christopher Columbus’ tomb, and continue with a walk through the Jewish quarter. Tonight, why not experience a little Spanish passion at a fiery Flamenco show? (Buffet breakfast)

Day 6 - Seville – Granada A scenic drive takes us to Granada to enjoy a guided sightseeing tour with our audio system including one of the most important sights in Spain, the Moorish Alhambra Palace. Our guided tour of this magnificent example of Moorish architecture shows us the exotic water gardens of the Generalife, the royal summer residence, where we have fine views over the town and the surrounding hills. Tonight, we dine in our hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Alhamar

Day 7 - Granada – Valencia Via the Mora Pass, we soon arrive at the Troglodyte dwellings of Guadix. Time to take pictures before we continue to Valencia, renowned for its orange groves, where orientation shows us the Bull Ring, the great cathedral and the Towers of Serrano and Cuarte. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Abba Acteon Plaza

Day 8 - Valencia – Barcelona (2 nights) First through the Levant region to Peñiscola for our first stop. Then on to Barcelona where on arrival we will enjoy a sightseeing tour using our audio system and highlighting the fantasies of Gaudi, the Ramblas, the Plaza Catalunya and a walk through the Gothic quarter with its magnificent cathedral. (Buffet breakfast)

Hotel: U232 (2 nights)

Day 9 - Barcelona at leisure Today is at leisure to explore this fascinating city or to maybe relax with a drink in one of the many open air cafes, shop in the chic boutiques along the Avinguda Diagonal or take an excursion to Montserrat to see the Black Madonna. This evening we enjoy a special Farewell Dinner with wine together with our Tour Director and new-found friends. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell dinner)

Day 10 - Barcelona - USA Time for final goodbyes to Spain and our fellow travelers as our tour comes to an end. Transfers are available, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)

Free airport transfers Transfers on Day 2 at Madrid Airport will operate at 09.30, 12.30, 15.00 and 17.30. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers on the last touring day will arrive at Barcelona Airport at 9.00. For passengers who wish to be transferred to Madrid, we will transfer you to the Trafalgar extra night hotel in Madrid with arrival around 6pm.

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
4/17/2009 - 4/26/2009	$1,799
4/24/2009 - 5/3/2009	$1,935
5/1/2009 - 5/10/2009	$1,799
5/8/2009 - 5/17/2009	$1,799
5/15/2009 - 5/24/2009	$1,799
5/22/2009 - 5/31/2009	$1,799
5/29/2009 - 6/7/2009	$1,799
6/5/2009 - 6/14/2009	$1,799
6/12/2009 - 6/21/2009	$1,799
6/19/2009 - 6/28/2009	$1,775
6/26/2009 - 7/5/2009	$1,775
7/3/2009 - 7/12/2009	$1,775
7/10/2009 - 7/19/2009	$1,775
7/17/2009 - 7/26/2009	$1,775
7/24/2009 - 8/2/2009	$1,775
7/31/2009 - 8/9/2009	$1,775
8/7/2009 - 8/16/2009	$1,775
8/14/2009 - 8/23/2009	$1,775
8/21/2009 - 8/30/2009	$1,775
8/28/2009 - 9/6/2009	$1,775
9/4/2009 - 9/13/2009	$1,835
9/11/2009 - 9/20/2009	$1,835
9/18/2009 - 9/27/2009	$1,835
9/25/2009 - 10/4/2009	$1,835
10/2/2009 - 10/11/2009	$1,835
10/9/2009 - 10/18/2009	$1,835
10/16/2009 - 10/25/2009	$1,835
10/23/2009 - 11/1/2009	$1,799
10/30/2009 - 11/8/2009	$1,799

* 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
Puerto Lapice
Cordoba
Seville
Granada
Valencia
Peñiscola
Barcelona

* 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:

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Enchanting Danube

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Grand European Discovery

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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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