• 6 Dinner (D)
• 15 Breakfast (B)
• 1 Lunch (L)

• Business class coach with extended leg room
• Top-rated dining, from farm-to-table to local restaurants
• 4 & 5-star stays

• Lisbon: Join your Travel Director at 18:00 for a dinner at a local restaurant and the opportunity to mingle with your fellow travelers.
• Lisbon: In Belém, try pastéis de Belém: crisp layers of pastry encasing custard complete with a dusting of cinnamon. See how the pastries follow a closely guarded recipe, and are still prepared in the same bakery that has produced them since 1837. 
• Alfarnatejo: Taste a selection of freshly pressed olive oils with locally made bread when you stop at Almazara, the oldest olive grove in the region.
• Alfarnatejo: Share a home-cooked lunch with a local family in Alfarnatejo. Expect simple Andalusian dishes, seasonal ingredients and an easy conversation around the table. It’s a chance to see how meals are prepared and shared in this part of rural Spain, and to hear stories about the town from the people who live there. 
• Madrid: Sit down to dinner with your Travel Director and fellow travelers at a local restaurant.

• Granada: Visit the Alhambra Palace with a Local Specialist and walk through its courtyards, carved plasterwork and palace rooms from the Nasrid period. You’ll see how water channels, gardens and intricate detail define the complex, and how this hilltop site shaped Granada’s cultural and political story for centuries.
• Madrid: Visit the Prado Museum with an art historian who places key works within their historical setting. With your historian’s expert guidance, you’ll examine paintings by Velázquez, Goya, Titian and Rubens, noting their connection to royal patronage and the broader European tradition. Learn how the museum, founded in 1819, became a principal repository for Spain’s royal collections and major works from across the continent.

Step inside Seville Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral on earth, to take in its vast nave, radiating chapels and golden retablos. Admire or ascend the former minaret to view the Giralda, a symbol of the city’s skyline and spiritual heart.

Raised on the site of the Almohad Great Mosque, the cathedral’s layered stones trace a passage from Islam to Christianity. The memorial of Christopher Columbus and the Patio de los Naranjos connect exploration, devotion and Andalusia’s citrus-scented courtyards.

Experience a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience at Seville’s Cristina Heeren Foundation. Meet aspiring artists, learn a few basic steps in a fun, guided session and watch them perform guitar, song and dance that pulse with duende.

The school preserves and teaches flamenco’s core disciplines while expanding access to arts education. Your visit supports training opportunities aligned with UN SDG 4: Quality Education and sustains an art form recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Cruise the Strait of Gibraltar on a fast ferry from Tarifa to Tangier, watching the horizon shift as the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean. Sea air and changing light frame silhouettes of the Rock and the Rif Mountains.

Long known as the Pillars of Hercules, this narrow strait has connected continents, faiths and empires for millennia. The brief passage carries a sense of threshold—Europe astern, Africa ahead—etched by currents and maritime lore.

Explore the ancient Medina of Fes with a Local Specialist, threading past madrasas, tanneries and artisan workshops to the gates of one of the world’s oldest universities. Engage your senses in labyrinthine souks filled with spices, leather, metalwork and lantern-lit passages.

At a cooperative, discover traditional carpet-making—from natural dyes and hand-knotting to motifs rooted in Berber and Arab heritage. Understand how designs map identity, region and story across generations of skilled weavers.

Wander the centuries-old Medina of Marrakesh with a Local Specialist, crossing the theatre of Jemaa el-Fnaa where storytellers, spice merchants and orange-juice stalls animate the dusk. Gaze up at the Koutoubia Minaret, its stonework glowing above palms and rooftops.

Founded under the Almoravids, Marrakesh’s souks and fondouks reveal a trading city born of caravan routes. The square’s shifting cast captures Morocco’s living heritage—music, craft and daily life converging beneath the Atlas light.

Step inside the Bahia Palace to admire carved cedar ceilings, zellij tiles and mosaic-lined courtyards cooled by orange trees and fountains. Rooms unfold around riads where light, shadow and water orchestrate a serene rhythm.

Commissioned by the Grand Vizier in the late 19th century, the palace fuses Andalusian and Moroccan artistry. Marble thresholds, painted doors and secluded gardens evoke a world of 19th-century opulence and refined craftsmanship.

Explore Casablanca with a Local Specialist and tour the Hassan II Mosque, poised above Atlantic swells with a soaring minaret and exquisite marquetry. Continue along the ocean-washed Corniche, where cafes open to sea breezes and modern city life.

Completed in 1993, the mosque blends traditional artisanship with 20th-century engineering, including hand-carved stone and zellij. The waterfront promenade frames Morocco’s commercial capital at the point where faith, design and ocean meet.

See the ceremonial precincts of the Royal Palace before contemplating the Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V. Gardens, arcades and stonework set a dignified stage for Morocco’s administrative heart.

Begun by the Almohads in the 12th century, Hassan Tower’s unfinished mosque and monumental scale reveal imperial ambition. Rabat’s planned boulevards and kasbah views underscore its role as the modern capital of Morocco.

Discover Tangier with a Local Specialist, visiting the Sultan’s Palace (Dar el-Makhzen) and strolling the Kasbah, where lime-washed lanes open to terraces with views over the Strait of Gibraltar. Craftsmen’s ateliers and cafes animate the breezy ramparts.

The palace—now a museum of Moroccan arts—charts regional craftsmanship from carved wood to textiles. Tangier’s position as a gateway between continents has long drawn diplomats, traders and writers to its cosmopolitan port.

Set sail on the ferry back to Spain, watching Tangier’s medina recede while Andalusia’s hills gather on the horizon. The wake etches a bright seam across the Strait of Gibraltar crossing.

This storied channel links cultures and seas in minutes. It’s an ideal moment to pause for photos and reflection as the compass swings toward Europe.

Explore the Rock of Gibraltar with a Local Specialist, venturing into the shimmering chambers of St. Michael’s Cave before meeting the charismatic Barbary Apes that roam the Upper Rock. Panoramic lookouts reveal the meeting of the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

One of antiquity’s Pillars of Hercules, Gibraltar blends British heritage with Iberian vistas. Limestone geology, military tunnels and cliff-side flora frame a natural fortress at the mouth of two seas.

Visit a rural mill near Alfarnatejo to sample regional olive oils and learn cold-press methods at a traditional mill-factory. Taste varietals with warm country bread while farmers explain harvest rhythms shaped by mountain light.

Continue to a home-hosted lunch, where Andalusian family recipes spark easy conversation in a whitewashed village. Seasonal produce, olive-fragrant dishes and warm hospitality showcase everyday life in the sierras.

Walk the Alhambra Palace with a Local Specialist, tracing lace-like stucco, calligraphy and the Court of the Lions where water threads through marble. Porticoes and miradors frame Granada’s rooftops against the Sierra Nevada.

Stroll the Generalife gardens, a choreography of pools, jets and cypress that cools the hilltop citadel. Nasrid refinement and later Spanish history meet in this emblem of Andalusian artistry.

Explore Madrid’s Old Quarter with a Local Specialist, from arcaded Plaza Mayor to narrow streets shaped by guilds, markets and royal processions. Facades, balconies and statuary narrate the city’s ceremonial heart.

Discover how Habsburg Madrid grew from a medieval citadel into a Baroque capital, layering cloistered convents, lively squares and palaces across the historic core that still anchors civic life today.

Visit the Prado Museum on an art historian-led visit to encounter Velázquez and Goya alongside Titian and Rubens. Insightful commentary illuminates technique, symbolism and courtly narratives within Spain’s greatest paintings.

Founded in 1819, the Prado’s collection grew through royal patronage, preserving masterpieces that map Spain’s Golden Age, Bourbon taste and dialogues with the wider European tradition.

Meet your Travel Director and fellow guests at a local restaurant in Lisbon, where regional dishes arrive alongside regional wines. Warm conversation and introductions set an easy tone for the days ahead.

This relaxed gathering reveals Lisbon’s convivial dining culture—tile-lined rooms, Iberian flavors and hospitable service—offering a flavorful first taste of the city’s traditions.

Trace the Portuguese Riviera to elegant Cascais and Estoril, where palm-lined promenades, belle-époque villas and fishing harbors meet the Atlantic coastline. Browse boutiques, photograph surf-washed coves and enjoy breezy seaside ambiance.

Royal summering and 20th-century glamour left an architectural imprint that pairs tiled facades with manicured gardens. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Spend an evening in a traditional casa de fado, where a Fado evening unfolds over dinner. Voices rise over the soulful guitarra portuguesa, carrying stories of love, longing and the city’s backstreets.

Your host explains the concept of saudade—a tender, yearning mood at the heart of this musical tradition. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Sink into the Andalusian Evening mood with a convivial tapas dinner and live music amid Old Seville’s atmosphere of lantern-lit lanes and jasmine-scented patios. Taste regional favorites while conversation flows.

Local hosts share culinary traditions and city lore as plates of salmorejo, croquetas and jamón ibérico circulate. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Discover Casa de Pilatos, a princely residence blending Gothic, Renaissance and Mudéjar styles. Wander Mudéjar courtyards, azulejo tiles and marble galleries where light and shadow play across sculpted stone.

Seat of the Dukes of Medinaceli, this Renaissance palace houses classical statuary and exquisite plasterwork that narrate Seville’s noble past. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Explore the Royal Alcázar of Seville, where Moorish-inspired halls, tile-lined patios and orange-scented gardens evoke centuries of artistry. Also admire the Plaza de América, framed by pavilions of the 1929 Exposition amid palms and ponds.

From Almohad foundations to royal apartments, the Alcázar layers Islamic, Mudéjar and Renaissance detail in Spain’s oldest active palace. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Journey to Toledo, the City of Three Cultures, to walk medieval lanes above the Tagus and encounter churches, synagogues and fortress walls. Learn about El Greco heritage and the artisanal traditions that still animate its workshops.

Perched on a granite hill, Toledo’s silhouettes of steeples and battlements speak to a millennium of coexistence and royal splendor. This experience is at additional cost and bookable on tour.

Join a guided walk through the Santa Cruz quarter, a lattice of narrow lanes, flower-filled patios and intimate plazas devised for shade and privacy. Navigate whitewashed alleys that whisper of poets, courtyards and hidden chapels, pausing in leafy squares alive with orange blossom.

Once Seville’s medieval Jewish neighborhood, Santa Cruz preserves a layered urban fabric shaped by convivencia and later Christian Spain. Glimpses toward the Giralda and tiled house-fronts reveal Andalusia’s fusion of Moorish craft and Castilian tradition.

Insight Vacations

Explore Lisbon with a Local Specialist on a guided panoramic tour through the Baixa district, rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake, before tracing the Tagus to Belém to view the Monument to the Discoveries and Belém Tower. Cap the outing with a stop to taste Pastéis de Belém from the historic bakery famed for its secret recipe.

Portugal’s maritime power launched from these quays, sending caravels toward Africa, Asia and Brazil. The Pombaline grid of Baixa introduced modern urban planning, broad avenues and anti-seismic design that still shapes the capital’s elegant rhythm and squares.

Step inside the National Coach Museum to examine an extraordinary collection of royal carriages from the 16th to 19th centuries. Admire painted ceilings and gilded woodwork, velvet interiors and intricate harnesses while curators explain how decoration, protocol and technology evolved across European courts.

Set in Belém, the museum preserves vehicles used for state ceremonies, papal visits and diplomatic missions. From baroque exuberance to neoclassical restraint, each carriage reads like a moving chronicle of power, taste and the theater of monarchy.