Payment of bespoke program of private tours in and from Seville. 13th – 17th of September. 4pax.
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Description and schedule of services
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13th of September: Seville flamenco and tapas walking tour
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Description: this tour focuses on two of the most representative living traditions, one artistic and one gastronomical, of Southern Spain and it’s ideal for those curious travellers willing to experience both from a local perspective. The tour starts with a short walking tour of Seville old town through which you’ll learn how flamenco emerged in South West Spain as a result of a slow fusion of the ancient multicultural musical heritage of Southern Spain with the original gypsy rhythms and musical roots. This will set the context for (and enhance the appreciation of) the selected flamenco performance in a small and intimate venue that will follow, with 4 people onstage: a guitar player, a singer and two dancers.
After the performance, you will be taken on a tapas tour of Seville old town by your local host. You will visit two or three selected bars where the locals like to gather with friends and family and where you will taste a selection of 6 – 9 tapas dishes to share that you’ll be able to pair with the corresponding wines. This will give you an understanding of what to go for tapas means in Seville, of how it is enjoyed, shared and celebrated. Then you’ll be escorted back to your hotel stopping along the way for a sweet local indulgence.
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Timing:
7:30pm: meet your personal local host at your accommodation and start a short walking tour from there to a selected flamenco venue. Along the way, be explained about the origins and evolution of flamenco music in order to set the context for (and enhance your appreciation and enjoyment of) the flamenco show that you will witness and that will have 4 people on stage (1 guitarist, 1 singer and 2 dancers).
8:30pm: flamenco show starts.
9:30pm: end of the flamenco show and tapas and wines tour through selected local bars of Seville old town.
11:30pm: after your tapas and wines journey, be escorted back to your accommodation.
11pm: private taxi transfer from the vineyard back to your hotel.
11:45pm: arrival to your hotel and end of the tour.
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Price of this private walking tour for a private group of 4 people. 104 Euros per person.
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This price includes
– Personal local host from Genuine Andalusia throughout the tour, knowledgeable about the flamenco music scene and tapas and wines bars scenes of Seville.
– Introductory walking tour focused on the origins and evolution of flamenco music.
– Entrance to a selected flamenco show.
– Up to 6 – 9 tapas dishes to share and 4 wines per person (or beer/refreshments/water)
– A sweet local indulgence to finish.
– All taxes.
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15th of September: Seville: market walking tour, cooking class and private lunch on the terrace of a top-floor flat in the old town overlooking its World Heritage Sites:
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Description: every trip to Spain should include at least one meal cooked by a caring and knowledgeable Spanish host in a house. Spanish home food is the best that can be found in the country, so a homemade Spanish feast is a must in every trip to Spain for any food lovers. Besides, learning how to cook some Spanish recipes will allow you to travel back to Spain from your own kitchen whenever you like! All this and more is what you will get to experience and learn during this tour.
In the morning you will be met by your personal cooking instructor at the reception desk of your hotel (as long as it is located in Seville old town. Otherwise a central meeting spot will be agreed upon). Then, together with her, you will be taken to a local market to buy all the necessary fresh ingredients for lunch. Along your shopping route, your personal local host will provide you with some important explanations about the origins and quality of different produce. This will allow you to understand how the Spanish like to carefully select the ingredients they use for their dishes. Then, you will be taken to a private house where your host has her cooking studio. Upon arrival, you will be offered something to drink and then your culinary experience will continue with some further explanations about the origin and quality of some selected produce, this time through tastings. Then it will be time to cook a selection of regional recipes that will make an excellent and comprehensive lunch, that you will be able to enjoy alfresco (weather permitting) in the fabulous terrace of your host or in the dining area of her kitchen (depending on the weather). Finally and after a sweet indulgence, your culinary experience will finish leaving you with a happy belly and a happy soul!
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Timing:
10am: be met by your personal cooking instructor at your hotel and start a private walk towards the local market where you will be the necessary ingredients for lunch.
10:30am: upon arrival to the market, enjoy a shopping tour aimed at learning about the origin and quality of different produce. Then buy the necessary ingredients for lunch.
11:30am: end of your market tour and walk towards the cooking studio of your instructor.
11:45am: arrival to the cooking studio, tastings there before starting to cook and private cooking lesson followed by lunch at the property where the studio is and which features a terrace overlooking the World Heritage Sites of Seville.
3pm approximately: end of lunch and of the tour.
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Price of this tour for a private group of 4 people: 152 Euros per person.
* A suggested menu will be sent in advance for your to approve. If you didn’t like it. An alternative menu will be offered.
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This price includes
– Personal local host throughout the tour.
– Private introductory market tour from your hotel to set the culinary background of your activity.
– Educational tastings before starting to cook.
– Cooking lesson with all the necessary materials and ingredients.
– A soft drink and water before starting to cook.
– Wine / beer / mineral water / soft drinks during lunch.
– All taxes.
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17th of September: A food and wine workshop with two local instructors in the sweet little coastal town of Rota: (day trip from Seville):
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Description: during this foodie day tour we will enjoy food shopping, wine tasting, home cooking and eating locally in the sweet coastal town of Rota. We will start the journey by driving to Rota from your accommodation. Upon arrival, we will take a small tour of the town that will finish in the local food market. It will be there where we will shop for quality produce from the surrounding plots, farms and Atlantic waters.
After shopping in the market, we will visit a small local winery. There we will be introduced to the production and ageing process of local fortified wines, before doing some tasting in order to choose your favorite type for lunch. Then we will drive to a local home where we will take a master cooking class with two great local instructors.
Our graceful local instructors, a mother and a daughter, are the best hostesses ever and live for cooking. They take a very active role in the local culinary scene and have been awarded prizes. They are filled with local knowledge and will be happy to share with us their best kept secrets. Together with them, we will enjoy a great cooking class, delicious home made food and moreover bubbly conversation.
After lunch, we will compile all the knowledge acquired throughout the day and say goodbye to our wonderful hostesses to finally drive back to your accommodation.
This Spanish food & wine workshop is ideal for people wishing to experience the wonderful local gastronomy of the bay of Cadiz. It includes private transportation in a modern and comfortable vehicle with A/C to and from your accommodation. Your personal guide and driver will pick you up in the morning and will drive you back in the late afternoon after spending a great day together enjoying the wonders of shopping, wine tasting, cooking and eating locally in Andalusia.
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Timing:
9:00am: meet your personal local host at your hotel and be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan with a dedicated driver to Rota. Along the way, you will be given explanations about the particular agriculture and fishing industries of Rota and about how its history has shaped them.
10:30am: upon arrival to Rota, pick-up one of your cooking instructor and together with her and your personal local host for the day, enjoy a short tour of the old town along which you will discover its local wines, food market and fishing port.
12:15pm: finish your exploration journey of the town of Rota in the house of your cooking instructors. Upon arrival, meet your second instructor and together with the two of them, enjoy a cooking lesson at their house accompanied by some apetizers and a glass of wine.
2pm: after your cooking lesson, enjoy your preparation in the dining room (or porch) of the house of your instructors, together with them.
3:45pm: end of lunch and private transfer back to Seville.
5:15pm: arrival to your hotel in Seville and end of the tour.
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Price of this tour for a private group of 4 people: 295 Euros per person
*A suggested menu will be sent in advance for your to approve. If you didn’t like it. An alternative menu will be offered.
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This price includes
– Private transportation in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan with a dedicated driver throughout the day.
– Personal local host throughout the tour.
– Private introductory tour of Rota with your personal local host and one of your two cooking instructors.
– Cooking lesson with all the necessary materials and ingredients (2 instructors) accompanied by some tapas and a glass of wine.
– Wine / beer / mineral water / soft drinks during lunch.
– All taxes.
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Confirmation and payments
In order to confirm this tour program we require a 30% deposit of its grand total no later than the 1st of August 2021 via credit/debit card. The remaining 70% must be paid no later than 30 days prior to the start of the tour program via the same method.
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30% deposit needed per couple no later than the 1st of August to confirm the tour program: 330,6 Euros.
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Final 70% needed per couple no later than the 13th of August to pay the tour program in full: 771,4 Euros.
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Cancellation policy
– If you cancelled the tour program more than 30 days prior to its start, we’d charge the deposit only.
– If you cancelled the tour program between 30 and 7 days prior to its start, we’d charge 50% of the full cost of the tour.
– If you cancelled the tour program between 6 and 3 days prior to its start, we’d charge 75% of the cull cost of the tour.
– If you cancelled the tour program 2 days or less prior to its start, we’d charge 100% of the full cost of the tour.
*If the travel restrictions related to the pandemic didn’t allow for the tour to happen, we’d give you a full refund.
