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1 Group Travel Specialists for Spain, Portugal & Beyond since 1979 Official Seller of Travel License #ST NE 2 nd Street, Suite 303 Boca Raton, FL Toll free , Fax ARC# , ASTA, IATA Mail@SuntoursInternational.com Spain, Portugal & Morocco 16 Days from $3295 including Airfare from JFK & All taxes Escorted Tour, 14 Nights all 4-star air-conditioned centrally located hotels, 2 nights Madrid, 1 night Coimbra, 2 nights Lisbon, 2 nights Seville, 2 nights Fez, 2 nights Marrakesh, 1 night Rabat, 1 night Granada, and 1 night Madrid. 22 Meals & Extensive Sightseeing: Madrid, Toledo, Avila, Salamanca, Coimbra, Batalha, Fatima, Lisbon, Seville, Fez (Morocco), Marrakesh, Casablanca, Rabat, and Granada and the Alhambra Palace, Professional Tour Escort, Airport Transfers, Hostess Service, All Taxes. Price is net and subject to change according to airfare cost at time of booking. Minimun group size Free air and land with every 16 paying travelers. Package Inclusions: Round trip Airfare from JFK 14 Nights accommodations in excellent centrally located 4 star hotels. 2 nights Madrid, 1 night Coimbra, 2 nights Lisbon, 2 nights Seville, 2 nights Fez, 2 nights Marrakesh, 1 night Rabat, 1 night Granada, and 1 night Madrid. 22 Meals: 14 Buffet Breakfasts and 8 Dinners, including a welcome and a farewell dinner. Escorted Motor Coach Tour in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco. English speaking Professional Tour Director & Sightseeing as per itinerary below Local Guides in visits to Madrid, Coimbra, Fatima, Lisbon, Fez, Marrakesh, Casablanca, Rabat, and Granada including the Alhambra. Round-trip airport transfers. All taxes.

2 Centrally located Hotels Used: MADRID - 2 nights: AGUMAR COIMBRA - 1 night: RYP COIMBRA LISBON - 2 nights: SANA LISBON SEVILLE 2 nights: TRYP MACARENA FEZ 2 nights: PARC PALACE MARRAKESH - 2nights : RIHAB RABAT 1 night: KASBAH GRANADA 1 night SARAY MADRID - 1 night: AGUMAR DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY

3 Day 1 USA- Madrid, Spain Evening departure from JFK. Dinner, movie, and breakfast on board. Day 2 Arrive in Madrid, Spain Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to start exploring lively Madrid. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers and enjoy a Welcome Dinner at your hotel. (D) Madrid Cibeles Fountain Madrid finnantial district Madrid is located in the heart of the Iberian Peninsula, with a population of over 3 million. It s a city characterized by intense cultural and artistic activity. Madrid traces its origins to the year 882 ac and features museums & monuments of extraordinary beauty. Day 3 Madrid After a hearty buffet breakfast, join a morning guided sightseeing tour including a full panoramic drive by way of the Avenida Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Parliament Square, and a picture stop outside the Royal Palace. In the afternoon, we will head for the city of Toledo, walking through the ancient Jewish Quarter before visiting the Santa Maria la Blanca Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in Europe still standing. Next is St. Tome Church, with its magnificent paiting masterpieces by El Greco. Early evening return to Madrid (B) Toledo Alzazar - Historical Fortress Ancient city door

4 Day 4 Madrid Avila Salamanca Coimbra, Portugal After breakfast, we head west to visit fortified Avila with its many towers. Next is Salamanca, just six miles from the spot where Wellington routed Napoleon s army in Make sure you spend some time wandering around Plaza Mayor, the grandest square in Spain. Then across the frontier to Guarda, the highest town in Portugal. From here, we will descend to the valleys of the Serra da Estrela to Coimbra for dinner and overnight in Coimbra. (B,D) Avila, birthplace of Mother Teresa de Jesus Salamanca- Plaza Mayor Day 5 Coimbra Batalha Fátima Lisbon This morning, enjoy your orientation tour of Coimbra, celebrated for its beauty and ancient university. Later, travel southwards to Batalha to visit its beautiful monastery. Today s penultimate highlight is a visit to the Sanctuary of Fátima, where, in 1917, Mary appeared to local children and the miracle of the sun occurred. We celebrate Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady, followed by a visit to the House of Lucia and House of Francisco and Jacinta. Later we head south to Lisbon for two overnights in Portugal s capital. A stop en route includes a wine bodega and a wine tasting. Overnight in Lisbon (B) Fatima is famous for the reported religious visions that took place there in The Shrine is called the Basilica of our Lady of the Rosary, name the Virgin Mary chose when she appeared to local peasants children in a pasture called Cova da Iria.

5 Day 6 Lisbon Henry the Navigator made Lisbon the 15th-century Mistress of the Seas. On your guided sightseeing tour you ll see the enormous monument dedicated to him, as well as the fortified 16th-century Belém Tower, the Moorish citadel, impressive Black Horse Square, and the Cathedral La Sé and Jerónimos Monastery, which dates back to the mid-1400s. Spend the afternoon in the Alfama s tile-decorated streets, or take advantage of Lisbon s great shopping. Overnight in Lisbon (B) Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, a charming town, full of his- tory and beautiful buildings. The streets still keep the ancient flavor of its rich past history. Portuguese food is simply delicious. Day 7 Lisbon Seville, Spain After breakfast, departure along the rolling plains of the Alentejo with its woodlands of cork and eucalyptus trees, southwards all the way to the brilliant light of Andalusia. Admire its neat whitepainted villages and sun-drenched plantations of olives, figs, and almonds, while traveling by way of Beja into magnificent Seville. Dinner and overnight in Seville (B,D)

6 Day 8 Seville After breakfast, enjoy a superb sightseeing tour of Seville, the capital of Andalucia, one of Spain s most colorful cities. The fourth largest in Spain, this is a city humming with life and prosperity, holding magnificent buildings and monuments, and considered the most popular and attractive in the whole country. Our visit will start with the Alcazar, which served both as Palace and Fort, and will continue in the Cathedral, a unique beauty all its own combining old Arabic and Christian architecture. The cathedral was built on top of a former mosque and is now the third largest in the world. Adjoining to it, the Giralda tower stands 322 feet high. We continue our visit to the Barrio de Santa Cruz, the old Jewish quarter where we will ramble along the narrows streets with it small bars and restaurants, the beautiful Maria Luisa Park with its sunken gardens, the decorative fountains, and the lovely "azulejos"(tiles) in the Plaza de España, a semicircular square with a great building around it. We finish our trip to Seville with a drive over the Isla de la Cartuja area, where the Universal Exposition took place in Overnight in Seville (B) Day 9 Seville Ferry to Morocco Fez An interesting drive today starts with views of the sherry wine region before reaching the coast for embarkation on the ferry to Morocco. Next, motor south along what was once northern Africa s infamous Barbary Coast. Join the new motorway for the drive southwards, and then west, bypassing Meknes, for dinner & overnight in Fez. (B,D) Day 10 Fez Morning city tour of Fez will include the Old Kasbah and its IX century streets. Fez is one of the oldest of the imperial cities of Morocco, which was founded shortly after the Arabs swept across North Africa following the death of the Prophet. Fez el-bali is the original old walled Medina and one of the largest in the Arab world forming an interesting maze of twisting alleys, arches, mosques, shrines, fountains, workshops, and markets. Overnight in Fez (B)

7 Fez Day 11 Fez Middle Atlas Marrakesh While motoring through the Middle Atlas on your way to Marrakesh, enjoy glimpses of North African village life reminiscent of Beau Geste. Dinner and overnight in Marrakesh (B,D) Marrakesh Day 12 Marrakesh Breakfast and morning sightseeing tour of this Imperial city, capital of the Atlas region, visiting the Summer Royal Palace, Tombs Saadi, Kotoubia Tower and the famous Djemaa el Fna Square, with incessant activities. Marrakesh is one of Morocco's most important artistic and cultural centers. It was founded in 1062 by the Almoravide sultan Youssef Ibn Tachfin. The focal point of Marrakesh is the Djemaa el Fna, a huge square in the old part of town where, late in the evening, rows of open food stalls are set up and entertainers take to the streets. Overnight in Marrakesh (B)

8 Day 13 Marrakesh Casablanca Rabat Casablanca Rabat This morning, drive northwest from the heartland of Morocco by way of Settat to reach the most western of all Moroccan cities Casablanca. Stop here awhile. Later in the afternoon, continue by way of the motorway northwards to Rabat, in Morocco s capital for a city sightseeing of the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. Rabat is known as the 'White City' due its whitewashed narrow streets, beautiful houses with overhanging balconies, and ornate doors of multi coloured mosaics. Dinner and overnight in Rabat. (B,D) Day 14 Rabat Ferry Crossing to Spain Granada Today, an early departure retraces your steps northwards for the ferry across the Straits of Gibraltar to mainland Spain. Drive directly to the heart of Andalusia to reach Granada for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

9 Gibraltar Day 15 Granada city tour and on to Madrid Morning city tour will include the Alhambra Palace. Alhambra is an Arabic word that means red, the color of its fortified walls. Built during the 13th and 14th century, it took nearly 100 years to be completed. Visit includes the Court of the Myrtle s, the Court of the Lions, the Hall of Secrets, the Hall of the Ambassadors, and the Alcazaba, the castle that guarded the Palace. We will also visit the beautiful gardens of the Generalife with its green water gardens and the fountains that inspired several famous Spanish composers. Over the centuries the Alhambra gradually fell into ruins but, curiously, it was the American Author Washington Irving who helped prod the city into having the monument restored. Irving lived in the palace early in the 19th century, where he wrote his book "Tales of the Alhambra". Now the Alhambra is completely restored and rebuilt. This afternoon, drive into the very heart of La Mancha, famed for its castle and windmills arriving in Madrid in time for a Farewell Dinner at your hotel. Overnight in Madrid. (B,D) The Alhambra Palace, Granada Day 16 Madrid-USA Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning when you ll be transferred to Madrid airport for your return flight home, arriving later today. (B) INTERESTED IN THIS PACKAGE? Please us at: Mail@SuntoursInternational.com and give us desired dates and city of departure. We ll get back to you within 3 business days.