Payment of bespoke program of private tours. October 2021. 2 pax

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Description and schedule of services:

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13 October: arrival to Málaga and private transfer to Ronda

2:30pm: upon arrival of your flight to Málaga airport, be met by your personal driver and be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes vehicle to your hotel in Ronda.

4:30pm: arrival to your hotel in Ronda and rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight in Ronda: Salvatierra guest house (hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia)

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14 October: discovery of Ronda

10:30am: meet your personal local host at your hotel to start a private walking tour of Ronda old town. Along this tour, you will learn about the Hispanic-Muslim origins of the city and about the transformations that it experienced in 1485 after the Christian conquest and also in the 18th century when its main landmark was erected. Your tour includes a visit to this iconic bullring, which is the oldest in Spain.

12:30pm: end of your private walking tour of Ronda.

Overnight in Ronda: Salvatierra guest house (hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia)

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15 October: from Ronda to Granada via Antequera

10:30am: private transfer from Ronda to Antequera old town in a modern and comfortable Mercedes vehicle with your own personal driver.

12pm:arrival to Antequera old town and free time for lunch at leisure (a recommended place for a light lunch will be given).

1:30pm:end of your free time and private transfer to the dolmens of Antequera.

1:40pm: arrival to the archaeological site of the dolmens, meeting with your personal local host from Antequera and private walking tour of the site. This prehistoric site treasures some of the best preserved and most important megalithic monuments of Europe. With more than 6000 years of age, this site was declared a UNESCO site in 2016 due to its very surprising state of conversation and uniqueness.

3:10pm: end of your private tour of the dolmens and private transfer to Granada.

4:30pm: arrival to Granada and free time to check-in and freshen up before your flamenco and tapas tour of the city.

6:30pm: be met at your hotel by your personal local host to go on a flamenco and tapas tour of Granada old town. This tour will start with an introductory walk aimed at understanding the origins and evolution of flamenco music. This will help to set the context for the flamenco performance in a small and intimate venue that will follow and where 4 performers will uncover the passion, intensity and charm of this ancient form of popular music. After the flamenco performance you’ll be taken on a discovery journey of the fabulous tapas scene of Granada city by going to 2 – 3 selected tapas bars where the locals like to gather with relatives and friends and where you will try a selection of 6 – 9 local dishes to share, paired with the corresponding wines (up to 3 – 4 per person). Finally and after a sweet local treat, you will be escorted back to your hotel.

11pm: end of your tour at your hotel.

Overnight in Granada: Palacio de los Patos (hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia).

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16 October: Private walking tour of the city of Granada in the morning and rest of the day at leisure.

10:30am: be met by your personal local guide by the reception desk of your hotel to go on a 3h walking tour of Granada old town that will allow you to get familiar with the different quarters of the city. This tour will also help to set the context for your visit to the Alhambra and El Generalife palaces the next day.

With this introductory tour of Granada, you will explore two key areas in the history of the city, that also stand out for their beauty and authenticity. You will start visiting the iconic quarter of el Albayzín, located on top of a hill and overlooking the Alhambra. El Albayzín was the part of Granada where regular people would live. People whose social scheme inside the walls of the palatial areas of the Alhambra was rather unclear.
The quarter of Albayzín is a UNESCO site and it treasures some of the most beautiful corners and views of the Alhambra that the city of Granada has to offer. Your local host will share the most special ones with you, while you are explained about the architecture and infrastructures that the quarter had in the medieval times.
From el Albayzín, you will explore the first quarters that developed in Granada after the Christian conquest of the city in 1492.
It is in these areas where the Cathedral of Granada was erected and in one of its chapels, the so-called Royal Chapel, you will visit the tombs of the monarchs that were responsible for the conquest of the city (Isabel of Castille and Ferdinand of Aragón). Their tombs are an exquisite sample of Spanish renaissance sculpture. Near this chapel, you will visit the palace of la Madraza. A unique building that originally was a medieval Quran School and that later was used as a residence. During your visit, you will see evidence of its original use and of the one that followed.

1:30pm: end of your tour and free time for lunch.

Overnight in Granada: palacio de los Patos (hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia)

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17 October: private tour of the Alhambra and el Generalife.  Free time for lunch in Granada and private transfer to Málaga hotel.  Upon arrival in Málaga, rest of day at leisure.

10am: be met by your personal local guide at your hotel and be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes vehicle with a dedicated driver to the top of the hill of la Sabika, where the Alhambra and el Generalife are located.

10:15am: upon arrival to the Alhambra you will be taken on a private walking tour of this palatial city which is the most exquisite example of the Hispanic-Muslim architecture. The Alhambra was the city where the Hispanic-Muslim sultans used to live with their army, their court and some selected artisans. Because of this, it has several parts, all of which you will get to visit during your tour while you understand the role that each of them had. Later you will visit the summer palace or Generalife. This is the place where the sultans would go to escape from the hustle and bustle of the Alhambra. It was a place designed for relax and contemplation and because of this, it has the most beautiful gardens and some of the nicest views that the city of Granada has to offer.

1:15pm: after your private tour of the Alhambra be left with your private driver again and be transferred to Málaga.

3pm: arrival to Málaga and rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight in Malaga: palacio Solecio (hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia)

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18 October: private culture and gastronomy tour of Málaga old town in the morning and afternoon.

10am: be met by your personal local host at your accommodation and start learning about the origins and evolution of the city of Málaga by visiting first its oldest landmarks: its Roman theatre and its moorish fortress: the so-called Alcazaba. This will allow you to travel back in time in order to understand the important settlement the city was both in the Roman and in the Hispanic-Muslim periods and its evolution until the present times.

12pm: finish your introductory history walk at the Picasso Museum and take a private walking tour aimed at learning about the life and work of the most iconic local artist through some of the most representative paintings that the museum collection has.

1pm: end of your tour of the museum and tapas and wines lunch through 2 selected local bars of Málaga old town. During your journey you will taste a selection of 5 tapas and 3 wines per person and you will understand the vibrant foodie hub that Málaga is becoming.

3pm: end of the tour and rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight in Málaga: palacio Solecio (hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia)

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Price of this bespoke tour program for a private group of 2 people: 1305 Euros per person.

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This price includes:

– All private transportation services mentioned above in a modern and comfortable Mercedes vehicle with a dedicated driver.

– All private tours and experiences mentioned above with a personal local host from Genuine Andalusia.

– All entrance tickets and admissions during these tours.

– A tapas dinner in Granada with a selection of 6 – 9 dishes to share and up to 4 wines per person.

– A tapas lunch in Málaga with up to 5 tapas and 3 wines per person.

– Petrol and parkings.

– All expenses of your drivers and of your guides.

– All taxes.

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This price excludes:

– Accommodation.

– Any meals not mentioned right above.

– Anything else not mentioned right above.

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Confirmation and payments:

In order to confirm this program of tours we required a 30% deposit of the grand total no later than the 3rd of February 2020 via credit/debit card. This has already been paid. The remaining 70% must be paid no later than 30 days prior to the start of your tour program via the same method.

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Grand total of this tour program: 2610 Euros.

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30% needed (no later than the 3rd of February 2020) to confirm it: 783 Euros.

This has already been paid.

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Final 70% needed to fully pay the tour program (no later than 30 days prior to its start): 1827 Euros.

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Cancellation policy:

*If the Covid-19 situation didn’t allow for this trip to happen, we’d reschedule the tour at no cost for a future date. For any cancellation reasons not related to the covid-19 situation, the cancellation policy is as follows:

– More than 30 days prior to the start of the tour program: deposit only.

– 30 – 15 days prior to the start of the tour program: 50% of the full cost of the tour program.

– 14 – 7 days prior to the start of the tour program: 75% of the full cost of the tour program.

– 6 days or less: 100% of the full cost of the tour program.