Payment of bespoke family tour program of Andalusia. 9th – 17th of April 2022. 5pax
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Description and schedule of services
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9th of April: arrival to Seville, private transfer to your accommodation and introductory workshop on Southern Spanish Culture.
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3:15pm: upon arrival of your flight to Seville airport, collect your luggage, head to the arrivals hall and meet your personal driver there. Your driver will be holding a sign saying “Adil Karim – Genuine Andalusia”. Then be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan to your accommodation in Seville.
3:45pm: upon arrival to your accommodation in Seville, check in and enjoy some time at leisure to recover from your trip.
6:45pm: welcome your personal local host at your accommodation for an introductory family workshop on Southern Spanish culture with a special focus on the Easter week processions that will be taking place in the city throughout your stay.
This activity is aimed at setting the context (history, architecture, landscape, climate, gastronomy and traditions) for a trip through Southern Spain. It consists of a series of interactive explanations (with engaging questions thrown in) through which everybody will understand how different cultures and civilisations coming from different areas of the world have shaped throughout the millennia what Andalusia is today.
Maps, photographs, books, songs and clapping will illustrate the explanations, before switching to a second part where general Spanish customs and traditions will be uncovered in order for everybody to have a deeper understanding of this part of Spain and its people, especially during Easter.
8pm: end of your family workshop and rest of the evening at leisure.
Overnight in Seville. VRBO or Airbnb Luxe accommodation in Seville old town. (Not booked through Genuine Andalusia).
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10th of April: discovery journey of Seville by horse-drawn carriage and by electric boat, followed by a tapas and wines lunch.
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10am: be met by your personal local host at your accommodation and be escorted to a near spot where 2 horse-drawn carriages (previously arranged) will be waiting for you. (*) We may be able to arrange for the horse-drawn carriages to pick you up at the door of your accommodation depending on its exact location.
10:10am: once on the horse drawn carriages, enjoy a panoramic tour of Seville that will take you to see its World Heritage Sites, its other iconic landmarks and its beautiful gardens from a privileged perspective. Along the way, your personal local host will give you the corresponding explanations about each of them. This will make an excellent overview of the city and it will allow you to decide what sections you would like to explore further or what monuments you would like to visit during your free time in the city.
10:55am: your horse drawn carriage will finish on the banks of the Guadalquivir river, where you will be dropped off to board a private electric boat with a comfortable outdoor seating area.
After boarding, your private captain and your personal local host will offer you a boat ride that will allow you to enjoy beautiful views of Seville’s river fronts. Along your 60min ride, you will be explained the importance that the river has had in the history of the city, the long commercial trips that connected Seville with America departing from its medieval port and what the river represents today for the city and its inhabitants.
12pm: after your introduction to Seville, take a short walk (or two taxis) to a selected tapas in Seville old town.
12:15pm: upon arrival to the tapas bar, enjoy a tapas and wines lunch (soft drinks for the kids) aimed at discovering the local gastronomy of Seville, some selected Southern Spanish wines and the genuinely Spanish approach to enjoying a meal that tapas are. Tapas play a key role in the wide variety of options that Seville has to offer gastronomy-wise. They are small portions of food that people usually have as an appetizer before a meal. However, especially when eating out, a meal can consist of several different tapas and this is exactly what this experience is about.
During your tapas lunch, you’ll be able to taste a selection of 6 – 9 different local dishes, combined with the corresponding drinks. The Andalusian capital can be overwhelming when it comes to choosing a place to eat so this tour will allow you to relax and to enjoy the magnificent culinary scene of the city, while you also learn about its particular character and local dynamics, together with your local host.
1:45pm:end of lunch and walk back to your accommodation (or short taxi ride).
Overnight in Seville. VRBO or Airbnb Luxe accommodation in Seville old town. (Not booked through Genuine Andalusia).
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11th of April: day at leisure in Seville.
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All day: Enjoy your day at leisure in Seville witnessing the most important journey of the Easter week processions. Recommendations will be given for you to make the most of your of your day.
Overnight in Seville. VRBO or Airbnb Luxe accommodation in Seville old town. (Not booked through Genuine Andalusia).
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12th of April: Cooking lesson with a personal local instructor in her private cooking studio.
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9:30am: be met by your personal cooking instructor at your accommodation. 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, walk (or take two taxis) 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. Finally and after a sweet indulgence, your culinary experience will finish leaving you with a happy belly and a happy soul!
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.
2:30pm: end of lunch and rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight in Seville. VRBO or Airbnb Luxe accommodation in Seville old town. (Not booked through Genuine Andalusia).
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13th of April: Venture into the quarter of Triana to be ceramics and pottery artisans for a day!
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10am: meet your personal local host at your accommodation to start a private walk to the artisans quarter of Triana.
The city of Seville is divided into two parts by the famous Guadalquivir river. The Northern part concentrates the impressive World Heritage sites of the city and the vast majority of its attractions. Because of this, travelers rarely venture into the iconic Southern quarter of Triana, historically famous for its bullfighters, flamenco dancers and skilled ceramicists and potters.
Your walk will take you across the river into this unique area of the Andalusian capital. Once in Triana, you will be given a short introduction of the quarter to later visit a ceramics and pottery workshop.
At the workshop you will be explained briefly the different tile-making techniques that have been used in Seville since the Moorish times until today. After this, you will be given your own tile to paint under the supervision of a skilled local ceramicist. Then, taking turns, every member of the group will be called to the potter’s wheel, where a local potter will assist them while they make their own piece of pottery on the wheel, which of course they will be able to take home along with the tiles once they are fired.
1pm: After this hands-on experience, you will be escorted back to your hotel or be invited to enjoy the rest of your day in your own leisure in the quarter of Triana.
Overnight in Seville. VRBO or Airbnb Luxe accommodation in Seville old town. (Not booked through Genuine Andalusia).
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14th of April: Private transfer from Seville to Granada with a stop en-route in Córdoba to see the Great Mosque Cathedral.
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8am: be met by your private driver at your accommodation and be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan to Córdoba.
9:40am: upon arrival to Córdoba, be met by your personal local host to go on a 2h discovery journey of Córdoba old town with a special focus on the Great Mosque Cathedral.
A UNESCO site since 1994, Córdoba is an inspirational city, which during the Middle Ages, saw a peaceful interaction between the three great Mediterranean cultures. Jews, Muslims and Christians coexisted then in the city turning it into a unique intellectual hub that gave birth to very renowned philosophers, poets, scientists and doctors. This also resulted in the construction of unique buildings of remarkable historical significance.
During your private walking tour, you’ll learn about the period of maximum intellectual splendour of the city and you will see beautiful examples of architecture and urban planning that will allow you to recreate all the grandeur of this era, which has the Great Mosque – Cathedral as its most representative constructions.
The Great Mosque-Cathedral is probably the most thought-provoking building in Spain and your personal local host will uncover all its beauty and complexity for you. You will understand its origins, its different enlargements and the role that the building has played in the culture and social fabric of the city throughout the centuries.
11:40am: end of your tour and free time in Córdoba to have something to eat and maybe explore the city a little further on your own.
1:40pm: reconnect with your driver and be transferred from Córdoba old town to your accommodation in Granada.
4pm: arrival to your accommodation in Granada and end of services for the day. Recommendations of things to do and see and of places to eat will be given.
Overnight in Granada. VRBO or Airbnb Luxe accommodation in Granada old town. (Not booked through Genuine Andalusia).
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15th of April: day at leisure in Granada.
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All day: enjoy your day at leisure in Granada.
Overnight in Granada. VRBO or Airbnb Luxe accommodation in Granada old town. (Not booked through Genuine Andalusia).
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16th of April: Tour of the Alhambra and el Generalife at sunset
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4:45pm: be met by your personal local host at your accommodation and be driven in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan with a dedicated driver to the top of the hill of la Sabika, where the Alhambra and el Generalife are located.
5pm: upon arrival to the Alhambra, 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 relaxation 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.
8pm: end of your tour of the Alhambra and private transfer back to your accommodation.
8:15pm: arrival to your accommodation and end of services for the day.
Overnight in Granada. VRBO or Airbnb Luxe accommodation in Granada old town. (Not booked through Genuine Andalusia).
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17th of April: Journey back to the US with departure from Granada airport
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11am: private transfer from your accommodation to Granada airport in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan with your own personal driver.
11:30am: arrival to Granada airport to start your journey back to the US.
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Pricing
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The price of this bespoke tour program for a private group of 5 people is 3995 Euros.
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This price includes
– All private transportation services mentioned above in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan with a dedicated driver.
– All private tours and experiences mentioned above with a personal local host from Genuine Andalusia.
– All entrance tickets and admissions for the sites that your guided tours will include.
– A 45min horse-drawn carriage through Seville old town for the whole family (2 horse-drawn carriages).
– A 1h private river cruise in Seville for the whole family.
– A tapas and wines lunch in Seville old town including a selection of 6 – 9 dishes to share and up to 3 drinks (wine, beer, refreshments or water) per person.
– A food market tour with a professional chef followed by a cooking class in her private cooking studio with lunch there (a recommended menu will be suggested in advance for the cooking lesson so you can approve it or ask for alternatives).
– A private hands-on ceramics and pottery activity in the workshop of two local artisans in Seville.
Petrol, parkings, tolls and all expenses of your drivers and of your guides.
– A list of recommended things to do and see during your free time in each of the cities where you will be.
– All taxes.
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This price excludes
– Accommodation.
– Flights.
– Any meals not mentioned right above.
– Any taxis you may want / need to take during your tours.
– Anything else not mentioned right above.
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Confirmation and payments
In order to confirm this bespoke program of private tours we needed a 30% deposit of the grand total no later than the 18th of January via credit/debit card. This has already been paid. The final 70% must be paid via the same method no later than 30 days prior to the start of the trip.
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Grand total of this tour program: 3995 Euros.
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30% deposit needed (already paid) no later than the 18th of January to confirm the trip: 1198,5 Euros.
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Final 70% needed no later than 30 days prior to the star of the trip: 2796,5 Euros.
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Cancellation policy
If the travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic didn’t allow for this trip to happen, we’d give you a full refund deducting only the bank charges involved in the refund. Please note that the travel restrictions we would take as official would be the ones imposed by the corresponding government/s to the general vaccinated traveler coming to Spain from the US and not your specific personal circumstances.
If you decided to cancel your tour program more than 30 days prior to its scheduled start, we’d charge the 30% deposit only.
If you decided to cancel your tour program between 30 and 8 days prior to its scheduled start, we’d charge 50% of the full cost of the tour program.
If you decided to cancel your tour program between 7 and 4 days prior to its scheduled start, we’d charge 75% of the full cost of the tour program.
If you decided to cancel your tour program 3 days or less prior to its scheduled start, we’d charge 100% of the full cost of the tour program.
