Cornelius Amann
06 octobre 2026
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Spain: Madrid, Andalusia and Barcelona
12 days from Madrid to Barcelona: Toledo, Córdoba, two nights each in Seville and Granada with the Alhambra, a night in Ronda and three nights in Barcelona.
12 jours · Madrid à Barcelona · jusqu'à 12 voyageurs
The rooftops of old Madrid Photo: Dmitry Dzhus from London, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Madrid_(38624991251).jpg)
Les faits
En bref
- Durée
- 12 jours, 11 nuits
- Départ et arrivée
- Madrid à Barcelona
- Taille du groupe
- 7 à 12 voyageurs
- Niveau d'activité
Modéré
City walking of 5 to 8 km on most days, on cobbles and slopes, with steep lanes in Toledo, Ronda and the Albaicín, the 35 ramps of the Giralda and about 4 km of uphill paths and steps at the Alhambra. The longest drive is about 2 hours 30 minutes; the train to Barcelona is about six and a half hours seated. Any climb or viewpoint walk can be skipped.
- Repas compris
- 11 petits-déjeuners, 7 repas du midi, 2 repas du soir
- Chambre individuelle
- + CAD 1,200 (prix estimé)
- Saison
- March to June and September to November
Points forts
Pourquoi ce voyage
- The Alhambra's Nasrid Palaces on a timed morning entry, booked as soon as sales open for your departure, with a licensed local guide
- The Sagrada Família at its first entry of the day, and Park Güell before the midday crowds
- The Mezquita of Córdoba at its 10 am opening, after an evening in the Judería and on the Roman bridge
- The Real Alcázar of Seville at first entry, and a flamenco show with a tapas dinner
- Ronda's Puente Nuevo in the evening, after the day-trippers have gone, and Setenil's houses built under the rock
- Toledo with El Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz, and the Prado at opening with a guide
- Sunset over the Alhambra from the Mirador de San Nicolás in the Albaicín
Ce qui distingue ce voyage
Le temps libre fait partie du programme
Le temps libre et les choix sont indiqués les jours où ils ont lieu.
En solo, sans pénalité
Une chambre individuelle coûte + CAD 1,200 (prix estimé).
Jour par jour
Itinéraire
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Arrive in Madrid
Madrid-Barajas Airport to your hotel in central Madrid
- Welcome dinner
- Nuit : Madrid
- Environ 30 min de route
Fly into Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD), about 15 km from the centre, where a driver meets you in the arrivals hall and takes you to your hotel.
Soir
Plan to land by about 3 pm so you can rest before the evening. At about 6 pm your See Sight Tours guide meets the group for a short briefing on the twelve days ahead, then leads a first walk through the old city as the streets fill for the evening: Puerta del Sol, the arcaded Plaza Mayor, the lanes of the Madrid de los Austrias, and on to the 18th-century Royal Palace and the gardens of Plaza de Oriente as the light goes. Spaniards eat late, so we finish with a relaxed welcome dinner at a local restaurant, a chance to meet the group over shared plates. If you arrive early, the Royal Palace interior or a first look at the Retiro park fills the afternoon.
Compris
- Pick-up at Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)
- Welcome briefing with your guide
- Evening walk: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, the Madrid de los Austrias and the Royal Palace from Plaza de Oriente
- Welcome dinner
Activités en option
- Royal Palace interior for early arrivals
Temps libre : Free until the evening briefing
Activité : About 3 km of easy walking in the evening.
Toledo, the city on the Tagus
Madrid to Toledo and back
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Madrid
- Environ 2 h de route
We leave Madrid at about 8:30 am and drive an hour south to Toledo, a walled city on a rocky hill wrapped on three sides by a bend of the Tagus, listed by UNESCO in 1986.
Matin
The first stop is the Mirador del Valle across the river, for the whole city in the morning light. Then we ride the public escalators up into the old town and walk with a local guide, on reserved group entries: the Primate Cathedral, Gothic outside and crowded with chapels and gilded altarpieces inside; the church of Santo Tomé, where El Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz still hangs in the chapel it was painted for; and the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, with its rows of white horseshoe arches.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal in the old town, perhaps partridge stew, with Toledo marzipan after.
Soir
We are back in Madrid by about 4 pm, and the evening is yours.
Compris
- Mirador del Valle viewpoint over Toledo
- Toledo with a local guide: the Primate Cathedral, Santo Tomé and El Greco's Burial of the Count of Orgaz, and the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca
- Sit-down lunch in Toledo
Activités en option
- Museo Reina Sofía and Picasso's Guernica in the evening
Option plus facile : Stay on the level streets around the cathedral and wait in a café while the group walks down to the synagogue quarter.
Temps libre : Evening free in Madrid
Activité : Toledo is steep and cobbled; about 4 km on foot with escalators for the main climb. Departures never put this day on a Sunday, when the cathedral is closed to visitors in the morning.
The Prado, then the fast train to Córdoba
Madrid to Córdoba by high-speed train
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Córdoba
- En train
We are at the Prado as its doors open at 10 am, ahead of the tour coaches, for two hours with a licensed guide through the core of the Spanish collection: Velázquez's Las Meninas, Goya from his court portraits to the dark Black Paintings, and Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal in the Barrio de las Letras, a few streets from the museum. In the early afternoon we take the high-speed AVE train from Madrid Puerta de Atocha to Córdoba, about one hour and forty-five minutes across the plains of La Mancha and into the olive country of Andalusia. Our driver meets the train and takes the luggage to the hotel.
Soir
In the early evening we walk the whitewashed lanes of the Judería, Córdoba's old Jewish quarter, and the Calleja de las Flores, and finish on the Roman bridge over the Guadalquivir as the light fades over the Mezquita.
Compris
- The Prado at opening with a licensed guide
- Sit-down lunch in Madrid
- Reserved high-speed AVE train, Madrid to Córdoba
- Evening walk in the Judería and on the Roman bridge
Temps libre : Free time in Córdoba before dinner
Activité : Bags go by vehicle from the hotel to the station and from Córdoba station to the hotel; you carry only a day bag on the train.
The Mezquita, then on to Seville
Córdoba to Seville
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Seville
- Environ 2 h de route
We go into the Mezquita-Catedral when it opens to visitors at 10 am, before the day-trip groups arrive. With a licensed local guide you walk through the forest of columns and red-and-white striped double arches raised from the 8th century, to the gilded mosaics of the mihrab, then to the shock at the centre: a Renaissance cathedral built inside the mosque in the 16th century.
Après-midi
Afterwards there is time in the Patio de los Naranjos, the courtyard of orange trees, and a sit-down lunch nearby with salmorejo, Córdoba's thick cold tomato soup. In the mid-afternoon we drive about 140 km down the Guadalquivir valley to Seville, around an hour and three quarters.
Soir
After a rest, we cross the Isabel II bridge into Triana, the old district of potters and flamenco singers, for an evening walk along the river, past the tile workshops to the Triana market.
Compris
- The Mezquita-Catedral of Córdoba with a licensed local guide
- Sit-down lunch in Córdoba
- Drive to Seville
- Evening walk in Triana with your guide
Temps libre : Late afternoon free in Seville
Activité : About 4 km on foot, level. Departures never put this day on a Sunday, when Mass splits the Mezquita's visiting hours.
The Real Alcázar, the Cathedral and flamenco
A full day in Seville
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du soir
- Nuit : Seville
The Real Alcázar opens at 9:30 am and we take the first entry, while its courtyards are cool and quiet. A licensed guide leads you through the 14th-century Mudéjar palace of Pedro I, with its carved plaster, tiled halls and the Courtyard of the Maidens, then out into the gardens of fountains, palms and orange trees. Next door is the Cathedral, built over the great mosque of the Almohads, holding the tomb of Christopher Columbus. You climb the Giralda, the mosque's former minaret, by 35 gentle ramps rather than stairs, for the view over the rooftops.
Après-midi
The afternoon is free for a long lunch and the siesta Seville keeps in the heat, or for the Plaza de España, built for the 1929 exposition.
Soir
In the evening the group meets for a tapas dinner and a flamenco performance, the city's own art, in a small venue.
Compris
- The Real Alcázar at first entry with a licensed guide
- Seville Cathedral and the climb up the Giralda
- Tapas dinner and a flamenco show
Activités en option
- Hospital de los Venerables and its Velázquez paintings
- A boat trip on the Guadalquivir
Option plus facile : Skip the Giralda climb and rest in the Patio de los Naranjos while the group goes up.
Option plus active : In the free afternoon, walk with your guide's map through the Parque de María Luisa to the Plaza de España and back along the river, about 5 km.
Temps libre : Afternoon free in Seville
Activité : About 6 km on foot, mostly level, plus the 35 ramps of the Giralda.
Setenil and Ronda
Seville to Setenil de las Bodegas, then Ronda
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Ronda
- Environ 2.5 h de route
We leave Seville at about 9:30 am and drive into the hills of the Serranía de Ronda, a little over two hours with a coffee stop.
Après-midi
Setenil de las Bodegas is a white village built into the gorge of the Río Trejo, where whole streets of houses sit under overhanging rock instead of roofs; we walk the Cuevas del Sol and Cuevas de la Sombra and sit down to lunch in the village. Ronda is twenty minutes on. In the afternoon your guide walks you across the Puente Nuevo, the 18th-century bridge over the El Tajo gorge that splits the town in two, through the old Moorish quarter and past the Plaza de Toros, one of the oldest bullrings in Spain. Most visitors to Ronda come on day trips from the coast and leave by late afternoon.
Soir
Staying the night means you can walk back out onto the bridge in the evening, when it is quiet and the gorge turns gold.
Compris
- Setenil de las Bodegas with your guide
- Sit-down lunch in Setenil
- Ronda walking tour: the Puente Nuevo, the old town and the Plaza de Toros from outside
Activités en option
- The Plaza de Toros and its museum
- The Arab baths of Ronda
Option plus facile : Stay on the level clifftop paths of the Alameda del Tajo for the views, without going down into the old town.
Option plus active : Walk down the steep path below the Puente Nuevo to the viewpoints at the foot of the gorge and back up, about an hour.
Temps libre : Evening free in Ronda
Activité : About 5 km on foot, with steep cobbled lanes in Setenil and Ronda.
The Antequera Dolmens and the Albaicín at sunset
Ronda to Antequera, then Granada
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Granada
- Environ 2.5 h de route
Matin
An unhurried breakfast, then about an hour and a quarter through olive groves to Antequera. On its edge stand the Dolmens of Menga and Viera, burial mounds built from huge stone slabs more than 5,000 years ago and listed by UNESCO in 2016. You walk inside Menga, roofed by single stones weighing many tonnes, and see how its entrance faces the Peña de los Enamorados, a mountain shaped like a face.
Après-midi
Lunch is a sit-down meal in Antequera, where the local dish is porra, a thicker cousin of salmorejo. Granada is about an hour further on, and we arrive in the mid-afternoon.
Soir
As the light fades we walk up through the Albaicín, the old Moorish quarter of steep lanes and walled gardens, to the Mirador de San Nicolás, where the Alhambra glows red on its hill with the Sierra Nevada behind it at sunset.
Compris
- The Antequera Dolmens: Menga and Viera
- Sit-down lunch in Antequera
- The Albaicín and sunset at the Mirador de San Nicolás with your guide
Option plus facile : Ride a local minibus up to San Nicolás and walk only the downhill lanes back.
Temps libre : Evening free in Granada
Activité : The Dolmens close on Mondays, so departures are set so this day never falls on one. The Albaicín walk is steep and cobbled, about 3 km.
The Alhambra
A full morning at the Alhambra, Granada
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Granada
Today is the reason Granada gets two nights.
Matin
Our Nasrid Palaces entries were booked as soon as sales opened for your departure, on a morning time slot, and a licensed Alhambra guide takes the group through. We start at the Alcazaba, the fortress at the western tip of the hill, and climb the Torre de la Vela for the view over the white houses of the Albaicín. Then into the Nasrid Palaces at our set time: the Court of the Myrtles with its long pool, the carved stucco and honeycomb ceilings of the Hall of the Ambassadors, and the Court of the Lions. After the Renaissance Palace of Charles V we walk across to the Generalife, the summer palace and gardens of water channels and cypress.
Soir
Lunch is a sit-down meal back in town, and the afternoon and evening are free for the Royal Chapel, a hammam or a nap.
Compris
- The Alhambra with a licensed guide: the Alcazaba, the Torre de la Vela, the Nasrid Palaces on a timed entry, the Palace of Charles V and the Generalife
- Sit-down lunch in Granada
Activités en option
- The Royal Chapel, burial place of Ferdinand and Isabella
- An Arab-style bath
- A flamenco zambra in a Sacromonte cave
Option plus facile : Our vehicle drops you at the Alhambra gate and collects you after the palaces, skipping the upper Generalife gardens.
Option plus active : Walk up to the Alhambra from Plaza Nueva through the woods of the Cuesta de Gomérez instead of riding.
Temps libre : Afternoon and evening free in Granada
Activité : About 3 to 4 hours inside the Alhambra and 4 km on foot, with slopes and steps.
By train to Barcelona
Granada to Barcelona Sants by direct train
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du midi
- Nuit : Barcelona
- En train
Granada and Barcelona are about 860 km apart by road, two long days in a vehicle, so we take the direct train instead, which at present runs once a day.
Matin
The morning is free: the Royal Chapel and the Cathedral, the old silk market of the Alcaicería, a walk up into the Sacromonte, or a slow coffee on Plaza Nueva.
Après-midi
Check out by midday; the hotel holds your bags, and in the early afternoon our driver takes you and the luggage to Granada station. The train currently leaves at about 2:30 pm and reaches Barcelona Sants about six and a half hours later, around 9 pm; these times are indicative, and we confirm them when we book your seats. A packed lunch from a Granada deli travels with you, and the café car sells drinks and light suppers. A vehicle meets the train in Barcelona and takes everyone and the bags to the hotel. If you still have energy, your guide offers a short optional stroll around the hotel's streets; otherwise it is straight to bed. If the timetable changes, we fly from Granada instead and tell you before you travel.
Compris
- Reserved direct train, Granada to Barcelona Sants
- Packed lunch for the train
- Station transfers with luggage at both ends
- Short optional evening stroll with your guide
Option plus facile : Skip the evening stroll and go straight to your room.
Temps libre : Morning free in Granada
Activité : The long travel day of the trip: about six and a half hours seated on the train, with the café car to stretch your legs. Train times are indicative until we book the seats.
The Sagrada Família
Barcelona: the Sagrada Família and the Eixample
- Petit-déjeuner
- Nuit : Barcelona
We are at the Sagrada Família for its first entry of the day, at 9 am, on tickets booked as soon as sales opened for your date. Begun in 1882 and taken over by Antoni Gaudí the year after, the basilica is still being built.
Matin
A licensed guide reads the Nativity facade with you, the part Gaudí saw finished and the one UNESCO listed in 2005, then leads you inside, where the columns branch like trees and the morning sun pours through the stained glass on the east side in blues and greens. Afterwards we walk through the grid of the Eixample, the 19th-century extension of the city, to the Hospital de Sant Pau or along the modernist houses of the Passeig de Gràcia.
Après-midi
The rest of the day is yours: lunch where you like, the beach at Barceloneta, or one of the Gaudí houses inside, with your guide on hand to help book.
Compris
- The Sagrada Família at first entry with a licensed guide
- Eixample walk with your guide
- Public transport in Barcelona
Activités en option
- The Sagrada Família towers
- Casa Batlló or La Pedrera inside
- The Picasso Museum
Temps libre : Afternoon and evening free in Barcelona
Activité : About 5 km on foot, level. Departures never put this day on a Sunday, when the basilica opens at 10:30 am.
Park Güell and the Gothic Quarter
Barcelona: Park Güell, the Gothic Quarter and El Born
- Petit-déjeuner et repas du soir
- Nuit : Barcelona
An early start for Park Güell, on the first timed entry to its monumental zone, when the mosaic serpent bench and the gatehouses look out over the city before the crowds.
Matin
We ride back down into the old city for the rest of the morning on foot: the Gothic Quarter with Barcelona Cathedral and the medieval Plaça del Rei, then into El Born and the soaring Catalan Gothic of Santa Maria del Mar, built in the 14th century by the people of the port. We finish at La Boqueria, the market off the Rambla, where your guide points out what to taste.
Après-midi
The afternoon is free for the beach, the Picasso Museum or the cable car to Montjuïc.
Soir
In the evening the group gathers for a farewell dinner of Catalan dishes, a last long table together before everyone goes their own way.
Compris
- Park Güell monumental zone on a timed entry
- The Gothic Quarter, Barcelona Cathedral and Santa Maria del Mar with your guide
- La Boqueria market
- Farewell dinner
Activités en option
- The Picasso Museum
- The Montjuïc cable car
Option plus facile : Take a taxi between Park Güell and the Gothic Quarter, and skip the market.
Temps libre : Afternoon free in Barcelona
Activité : Park Güell is on a hillside, with steps and slopes; about 6 km on foot over the day.
Depart from Barcelona
Your hotel to Barcelona El Prat Airport
- Petit-déjeuner
- Environ 30 min de route
Matin
The trip ends after breakfast. A driver takes you to Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN), about 15 km and 30 minutes from the centre, at a time set by your flight, so any departure time works; we time the transfer from the flight details you give us when you book.
Soir
If your flight is in the evening, the hotel can hold your bags and the morning is free for one last walk: the Ciutadella park, the seafront at Barceloneta, or a coffee in a square of the Gràcia district. Your guide says goodbye at breakfast and checks everyone's transfer time. If you would like to stay on in Barcelona, or travel on to another part of Spain, ask us when you book and we can add hotel nights before the trip in Madrid or after it here.
Compris
- Drop-off at Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN)
Temps libre : Free until your transfer
Activité : Book any flight time; the airport transfer is timed to it.
- Madrid2 nuits
- Córdoba1 nuit
- Seville2 nuits
- Ronda1 nuit
- Granada2 nuits
- Barcelona3 nuits
- Étape avec nuitée
- Excursion d'une journée
- En bateau ou en train
Faune et météo : Spring and autumn bring warm days and mild evenings. July and August often pass 40 °C in Seville and Córdoba, so in summer we visit early and rest at midday; winter is mild in the south but cold in Madrid and Granada at night.
Vous voulez recevoir ce programme par courriel?
Recevez l'itinéraire jour par jour par courriel, ou posez-nous vos questions sur ce voyage. Un conseiller en voyages vous répond le jour même ou le jour ouvrable suivant.
Avant de réserver
Ce voyage est-il pour vous?
Ce voyage vous convient si vous recherchez
- First-time visitors who want Madrid, Andalusia and Barcelona in one trip without a coach
- Travellers who missed the Alhambra on another tour, or do not want to risk it
- People who like a guided morning and a free afternoon
- Solo travellers who want a fair single price and a real single room
Ce voyage ne vous convient pas si vous recherchez
- Step-free access: Toledo, Ronda, the Albaicín and the Alhambra are steep and cobbled
- Anyone wanting beach time on the Costa del Sol
- Travellers who want a new town every day, or who would rather plan each day alone
Réservez vos vols une fois votre place confirmée.
11 nuits
Où vous logerez
Vos hôtels sont nommés dans la confirmation de votre voyage.
- Madrid2 nuits
- Córdoba1 nuit
- Seville2 nuits
- Ronda1 nuit
- Granada2 nuits
- Barcelona3 nuits
Un seul prix
Ce que le prix comprend
Compris
Hébergement
- 11 nights: 2 in Madrid, 1 in Córdoba, 2 in Seville, 1 in Ronda, 2 in Granada and 3 in Barcelona
- Central hotels of a 3-star-plus standard with private bathrooms, within about a 10 minute walk of each old centre; we name each hotel when we confirm your dates
- Hotel city and tourist taxes
Transport
- Pick-up at Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) and drop-off at Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN)
- Reserved high-speed AVE train from Madrid to Córdoba and the direct train from Granada to Barcelona
- A private vehicle and driver for the Toledo day and through Andalusia, from Córdoba station via Seville, Setenil, Ronda and Antequera to Granada
- Luggage moved by vehicle between every station and hotel
- Public transport and taxis for the Barcelona sightseeing
Votre guide
- A See Sight Tours guide with the group from day 1 to day 12
- Licensed local guides in Toledo, at the Prado, the Mezquita, the Real Alcázar, the Alhambra and the Sagrada Família
Activités
- Madrid: the Prado and an evening walk to the Royal Palace
- Toledo: the Primate Cathedral, Santo Tomé and the Burial of the Count of Orgaz, the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca
- Córdoba: the Mezquita-Catedral, the Judería and the Roman bridge
- Seville: the Real Alcázar, the Cathedral and the Giralda, Triana, a flamenco show
- Setenil de las Bodegas and Ronda
- The Antequera Dolmens
- Granada: the Alhambra with the Nasrid Palaces and the Generalife, the Albaicín and San Nicolás
- Barcelona: the Sagrada Família, Park Güell, the Gothic Quarter, Santa Maria del Mar and La Boqueria
- All entrance fees for included sights, on timed entries where the site offers them
Repas
- 11 breakfasts
- 7 lunches: in Toledo, Madrid, Córdoba, Setenil, Antequera and Granada, and a packed lunch for the train to Barcelona
- 3 dinners: a welcome dinner in Madrid, a tapas dinner with flamenco in Seville and a farewell dinner in Barcelona
Non compris
- International flights to Madrid and from Barcelona
- Travel insurance
- An ETIAS travel authorisation fee, only if ETIAS has started by your travel dates
- Meals not listed: 4 lunches and 8 dinners between days 1 and 11, and any meal after breakfast on day 12
- Drinks beyond those served with included meals
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Optional activities, paid on the day at current prices (most about €5 to €40 per person; a Granada bath or a Barcelona Gaudí house can be more), listed with prices in your pre-departure pack: the Royal Palace interior, the Reina Sofía, the Hospital de los Venerables, a Guadalquivir boat trip, the Ronda bullring and Arab baths, the Royal Chapel, a Granada bath, a Sacromonte show, the Sagrada Família towers, Casa Batlló, La Pedrera, the Picasso Museum, the Montjuïc cable car
- Personal expenses
Suppléments
- Chambre individuelle
- CAD 1,200 (prix estimé)
Quand partir
Dates et prix
Choisissez votre date de départ au moment de votre demande de réservation. Nous vérifions cette date et la confirmons dans votre devis.
Vous préférez voyager sans groupe ni guide? Demandez-nous d'organiser vos hôtels, vos transports et vos visites de ville pour voyager en autonomie.
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Conditions de réservation
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Adresses de l'entreprise
See Sight Tours Trips (USA): 3172 N Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89108, United StatesSee Sight Tours Trips (Canada): 5305 50 Avenue, #1091, Red Deer, AB T4N 4B6, Canada+1-888-961-6584Avis des voyageurs
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Questions
What does the price include?
Eleven nights in central hotels, 11 breakfasts, 7 lunches and 3 dinners including a flamenco show, both airport transfers, two reserved trains, our own vehicle in Andalusia, a See Sight Tours guide throughout, licensed local guides, and every entry in the day plan, including the Alhambra, the Sagrada Família, the Prado and the Mezquita.
Are the Alhambra tickets guaranteed?
We book them as soon as sales open for your departure, about three months ahead, through an authorised agent, and we only publish departures far enough ahead to hold the entries. The Sagrada Família is booked the same way. Missed Alhambra entry is a recurring complaint about Spain tours, and twelve tickets are far easier to secure than a coach load.
How big is the group?
Between 7 and 12 guests, never more. That is small enough to hear the guide inside the Nasrid Palaces, sit at one table at lunch and board a train together without a scramble, against the 40 to 50 seats of a typical coach tour of Spain.
Who leads the trip?
A See Sight Tours guide travels with the group from the welcome evening in Madrid to the last breakfast in Barcelona. Licensed local guides join at Toledo, the Prado, the Mezquita, the Real Alcázar, the Alhambra and the Sagrada Família, where Spanish rules or the depth of the site call for one.
Can you cater for vegetarians and other dietary needs?
Yes. Tell us at booking and we arrange vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free or allergy meals with each restaurant before you arrive; the included lunches and dinners are ordered for you, not a fixed coach menu. Andalusian cooking leans on ham and fish, so your guide also points out places that suit you for the free meals.
How fit do I need to be?
Moderately. Most days involve 5 to 8 km of walking on cobbles and hills, with steep lanes in Toledo, Ronda and the Albaicín and about 4 km of slopes at the Alhambra. No day has more than about two and a half hours of driving, every climb has an easier option, and our vehicle can drop you at the Alhambra gate.
I am travelling solo. What is the single supplement?
A room of your own is from CAD 1,200 more, about 20 percent of the trip price, and it is a real single or a double for one, not a box room. If you would rather share, ask when you book and we will try to match you with another solo traveller of the same gender.
When is the best time to go?
March to June and September to November, when days are warm and evenings mild. July and August often pass 40 °C in Seville and Córdoba. Holy Week and the April Fair make Seville busy and expensive, so we check hotels for those dates separately.
Do I need a visa for Spain?
No. Canadian, US, UK and Australian passport holders do not need a visa for a stay of up to 90 days in the Schengen area. The EU's ETIAS online travel authorisation is not yet in force and has no confirmed start date; we will tell you if it applies to your dates.
How does booking work?
Choose a departure and send a request to book. We confirm your place within 24 hours, and no payment is taken when you send the request. The small group starts from CAD 5,990 per person sharing, taxes included. Departures go on sale at least about three months ahead, and we book the timed entries as soon as sales open for your date.
Can we travel privately or on our own dates?
Yes. The trip runs as a private departure for your party only, on a date you choose, with your own guide and vehicle and your pick of Alhambra and Sagrada Família times. If you would rather travel independently, ask from the dates section and we will quote the same hotels, trains and local guides.
Are the hotels central?
We only book hotels within about a 10 minute walk of the old centre in each city, so you can walk out in the evening without a taxi. We name each hotel, with its walk time to the main sight, when we confirm your dates.
See Sight Tours offre des services de voyage partout en Amérique du Nord depuis 2006. Présente dans 20 villes au Canada et aux États-Unis, l'entreprise se spécialise dans les tours en petit groupe qui offrent des expériences personnalisées et de grande qualité aux voyageurs.
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