VIP TRAVEL EXPERIENCE SPAIN

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1 VIP TRAVEL EXPERIENCE SPAIN PREPARED FOR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS MADRID-SEVILLE-GRANADA-BARCELONA

2 JULY 18TH- SATURDAY-MADRID Arrival into Madrid Airport. Private Sedan transfer with English Speaking Driver to Madrid hotel on arrival at Barajas airport please collect your luggage and make your way through customs and into the Arrivals hall where the driver will await you with a sign saying Mr & Mrs. Enjoy a leisurely transfer from the Airport to the Hotel. Check into the 5 Stars The Principal Hotel where you have 2 Superior Luxury Double Rooms or Suites reserved for 2 nights including breakfast, service and taxes. City Tax not included.

3 Take your time to settle and relax. If you have time take a walk in the surroundings, as you will be in the spot of all the action and cultural interest. Enjoy your contemporary and stylish hotel. Before dinner have a cocktail at the super trendy bar inside. Take a taxi and enjoy a wonderful dinner at one of the most acclaimed and fashionable restaurants in town. We will get you a table where the local celebrities dine. Usually these restaurants have a long waiting list, but we will get you a great table. We suggest that your dinner reservation is made for 21:00 PM. Please note that the dinner invoice is not covered in the proposal.

4 JULY 19TH- SUNDAY-MADRID Breakfast in Hotel An English speaking driver and sedan will pick you up at the hotel at 9:30 to discover the magic of Madrid on a half a day tour. You will discover a fascinating city with spectacular architecture, historic places and bustling modern areas. We will drive you through Madrid famous avenues, the golden shopping mile, important squares, historic quarters and beautiful parks. We will take you to a panoramic visit to The Royal Palace and Prado Museum. Since the itinerary is flexible we can accommodate special requests and preferences. You can spend as much time as you like in each site without being rushed. The driver will leave you around 13:30 at the famous San Miguel Market, so you can enjoy a fun and incredible lunch at your own. The San Miguel market has a stylish decoration and contains 33 stalls featuring a whole host of delicacies and carefully selected raw ingredients. It aims to reflect the multifaceted nature of Spanish gastronomy, and to assume the role of a Centre for Culinary Culture. Thanks to its long opening hours, it makes an ideal place for leisure both during the day and by night, as it also has wine bars and bars serving delicious tapas. Other venues include a gastronomic library, a florist's shop and a design shop. It is classified as a Property of Cultural Interest in the Monument category. Its construction, under the direction of Alfonso Dubé y Díez, was completed in 1916.

5 Please note that the lunch invoice is not covered in the proposal. Enjoy the rest of the afternoon at your own leisure time. You can go shopping around Chueca or Salamanca district. All shops will be on sale, so you can buy great Spanish or International clothes and accessories at incredible prices. We will provide you a list of the best shops in town. You can also have a walk around the historic centre and visit the Austrian quarter. Finish the afternoon relaxing at your hotel. Take a taxi to the proposed restaurant. We recommend for this evening to enjoy dinner at one of the nicest and most popular plazas, Santa Ana. After dinning in this restaurant, if you still have energy, we suggest that you go up the roof terrace of the famous hotel above to have a drink and enjoy an incredible view of Madrid skyline. The terraces in summer are the preferred places for the Madrileños. This one has amazing views of the city and really cool atmosphere.

6 Please note that the dinner invoice is not covered in the proposal. JULY 20TH- MONDAY- MADRID & SEVILLA Breakfast in Hotel Check out of the hotel and settle incidentals account. Leave your luggage at the hotel. Meet our private guide in the Prado Museum entrance at 10:00. Enjoy a private tour of 2 hours of the most famous museum of Spain. The Museo del Prado is the main Spanish national art museum, located in central Madrid. It features one of the world's finest collections of European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 19th century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and unquestionably the best single collection of Spanish art. The collection currently comprises around 7,600 paintings, 1,000 sculptures, 4,800 prints and 8,200 drawings, in addition to a large number of other works of art and historic documents. The best-known work on display at the museum is Las Meninas by Velázquez. Velázquez not only provided the Prado with his own works, but his keen eye and sensibility were also responsible for bringing much of the museum's fine collection of Italian masters to Spain, now the largest outside of Italy.

7 After delighting your eyes with all this art, we suggest that you have a nice lunch at a traditional taurine tavern. This restaurant dates back to 1941, and famous guests have eaten here like Ava Gadner or Hemingway. Tommy Hilfiger shot his last ad campaign in this picturesque place. Please note that the lunch invoice is not covered in the proposal. At 16:00 a private car will pick you up at the hotel to take you to Atocha train station. Train Tickets from Madrid departing at 17:00 PM to Seville arriving at 19:30 PM- You will have a table for 4 reserved in the train. Driver and Sedan at disposal for Transfer from Seville train station to the hotel.

8 Check into 5 Stars Alfonso XIII Hotel where you have 2 Superior Luxury Double Rooms or Suites reserved for 2 nights including breakfast, service and taxes. City Tax not included. Take a taxi to the famous Tablao El Arenal and enjoy a Flamenco Show with dinner. The show and dinner will start at 21:30. Food and Drinks included.

9 JULY 21ST- TUESDAY-SEVILLA Breakfast in Hotel Today we will take in the Highlights of Seville. You will be met at the hotel at 10:00 AM by our English speaker guide. Seville is a city to be discovered. This half day private tour will show you the essential places you cannot miss. Three buildings have the distinction of World Heritage by UNESCO. The Royal Alcazar, the Cathedral and the Archive of the Indies. In our tour we will visit two of them: the Alcazar and the Cathedral. In addition we complete our visit with a walk in the mythical Barrio de Santa Cruz. The wall of the Alcazar preserves 1000 years of History. The Gothic castle, Mudejar Palace, House of Trade and the Upper Royal Room are the elements of this place which today is the oldest royal residence in Europe still in use. Following the wall and once out of the Alcázar is the Jewish section, today called the Santa Cruz. Like many medieval Spanish Jewish quarters still retains its layout. It was one of the largest Jewish communities of the fourteenth century with the one in Toledo and Cordoba. History however was not fair to the Jews who were dramatically expelled or forced to conversion throughout the fifteenth century.

10 Rival in importance and complementary to the Alcázar is the Cathedral Santa Maria de la Sede, an ambitious work that astonished everyone who saw it. It was built on the site of an ancient mosque and today is the third largest cathedral in the Christian world. Enjoy the rest of the afternoon and get ready for some action, because at 20:00 PM you will be picked up at the hotel by our Tapas expert to enjoy a gourmet experience at the best tapas places in Seville. There are more than 3000 tapas bars in Seville! Where do you start? We invite you to do a tapas tour with us and get to know the traditional tapas bars where the locals go! In a relaxed and easy manner we will walk through the maze of Seville s narrow alleys, streets and patios to guide you to our personal favourite tapas bars. You will taste 4 different tapas and 2 drinks (cost included in this proposal). After the tour we will give you a sheet with English Translation of the most common tapas and a City Map with our favourite tapas bars highlighted, so you can continue on your own tasting these wonderful delicacies.

11 Breakfast in Hotel JULY 22ND- WEDNESDAY- GRANADA Check out of the hotel and settle incidentals account. An English speaker driver will pick you up at 9:00 AM in a private luxury mini van to head to Granada. We will drive first to the Cortijo de Arenales and we will stop there for a private tour on the famous Bullfighting Estate. The tour and tapas lunch will last approximately 2 hours. You will ride on 4x4 truck around the Estate to see the wild animals and the bulls living in freedom. The people on the Estate will show you everything and will explain how the bulls are breed. A tapas aperitivo will be served on the terrace.

12 We will continue the trip from the Estate to Granada on the same mini van. Check into the Granada Parador where you have 2 Suites reserved for 1 night including breakfast, service and taxes. City Tax not included.

13 At 17:00 PM you will have to be at the Alhambra entrance for a private tour with our expert guide in one of the most beautiful monuments on earth. The Alhambra. Listed under the World Heritage Sites list of the UNESCO is indisputably the most well-known monument of the city and one of the most visited in Spain. It has a defensive area, the Alcazaba, the Nasrid Palaces, named after the Dinasty of the Kingdom of Granada, and the Gardens of the Generalife. Dinner at leisure in one of Granada s famous restaurants. We will make the reservation for you. Breakfast in Hotel JULY 23RD- THURSDAY- BARCELONA Check out of the hotel and settle incidentals account. At 9:30 Driver and Sedan for Transfer from hotel to the Granada airport. 4 Airfare tickets for departure Granada at 11:10 AM and arriving to Barcelona airport at 12:35 PM. Arrival into Barcelona Airport. Private Sedan transfer with English Speaking Driver to Barcelona hotel. Check into The Grand Central Hotel where you have 2 Superior Luxury Double Rooms or Suites reserved for 2 nights including breakfast, service and taxes. City Tax not included.

14 From the mountains to the beach, wide tree-lined boulevards unravel into pretty parks with playgrounds and shady squares with tiny, happy bars, where a too-hot afternoon is never wasted. Exploring 2,000 years of history here s a breeze: a port since Roman times, Barcelona has flamboyant art deco architecture to rival that of Paris; Gaudí s fantastical façades beckon from every street corner, and the redeveloped beachfront boasts sleek modern buildings. Buzzing bars and restaurants in the Gothic Quarter and El Born ensure the city and her visitors lunch long and party late into the night. An English speaking guide, a driver and Mercedes Mini Van will pick you up at the hotel at 15:00 to discover the magic of Barcelona on a half a day tour (4 hours). Since the itinerary is flexible we can accommodate special requests and preferences. You can spend as much time as you like in each site without being rushed.

15 The itinerary includes: scenic drives through Eixample district and on Barcelona s main avenues: Gran Via, Passeig de Gracia, Montjuic hill (with a stop at viewing point; Olympic site), Barcelona sea-front (Barceloneta district and beach) Sagrada Familia (interior optional). You can be dropped at the hotel or wherever you prefer. Take a taxi and enjoy a wonderful dinner at one of the trendy restaurants in town. We will get you a table where the local celebrities dine. We suggest that your dinner reservation is made for 21:00 PM. The cuisine is Mediterranean modern and you can enjoy a good vibe after dinner in the upper floor bar. Please note that the dinner invoice is not covered in the proposal. JULY 24TH- FRIDAY- BARCELONA Breakfast in Hotel You will be picked up at 9:30 AM at the hotel for a half day (4 hours) walking tour of Barcelona s Old Town, which is a pedestrian-only area and must be visited on foot. The itinerary includes: Barcelona s Cathedral, the Gothic District (Pl. St Jaume, Pl. del Rei, Pl. Felipe Neri, the Roman walls remains, the Call or Jewish district), the

16 famous Rambla and the Born district of trendy shops and restaurants around Santa Maria del Mar gothic church. Optional: Picasso Museum. This tour is exclusively focused on the Old Town. Enjoy the rest of the day at your own. There is so much you can do, shopping, walking, relaxing at the hotel pool or enjoying a wonderful lunch by the beach. We suggest one of the cool restaurants located right on the seaside promenade of Barceloneta, it offers a fresh space fully open to the beach. A new concept of beach bar with a menu based on salads and rice. Please note that the lunch invoice is not covered in the proposal.

17 Since is the last evening, we propose something very special. Take a taxi and enjoy a wonderful dinner at a 2 star Michelin stars restaurants in town. The chef is a TV celebrity and one of the host of famous Master Chef TV shows. It offers a gourmet experience with a fixed menu. Please note that the dinner invoice is not covered in the proposal. Breakfast in Hotel JULY 25TH- SATURDAY- BARCELONA Check out of the hotel and settle incidentals account. Enjoy this day at your own. Departure Transfer from Barcelona Hotel to Airport for Departure flight Pick up from the hotel will be 2.5 hours prior to flight departure time.