Payment of bespoke program of private tours in Andalusia. 29th of May – 4th of June 2022. 5pax.
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Description and schedule of services
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29th of May: arrival to Málaga and private transfer to Málaga city
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4:30pm: upon arrival of your flight to Málaga airport, collect your luggage, head to the arrivals hall and meet your personal driver there. Your driver will be holding a sign saying “Alcalde Family – Genuine Andalusia”. Then be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan to your accommodation in Málaga.
5:30pm: upon arrival to your accommodation in Málaga, check in and spend the rest of the day at leisure following our recommendations and maybe attending Sunday mass.
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Overnight in Málaga. Hotel Molina Lario. Calle Molina Lario 20. Málaga. (Hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia) (Hospital in the city).
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30th of May: from Málaga to Ronda with an e-bike adventure along the way and discovery of Ronda’s caves.
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9am: be met by your personal local guide at your hotel and be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan with a dedicated driver to the town of Monda, just outside the Sierra de las Nieves national park.
10am: upon arrival to Monda, collect your e-bikes and your helmets. Then be given some basic instructions about how to ride this type of bike and start a guided 30km mountain bike ride through the national park with your personal local guide finishing in the town of Yunquera.
12:30pm: upon arrival to Yunquera, drop off your e-bikes and be transferred to Ronda.
1:30pm: arrival to Ronda and lunch in a selected local restaurant representative of the local gastronomy of the town.
2:45pm: end of lunch and free time to check into your accommodation and freshen up for your afternoon adventure.
4pm: reconnect with your personal local host and your driver and be transferred to the Cave of la Pileta.
4:30pm: be dropped off near the cave and make your way with your personal local host to the entrance.
4:45pm: enter the cave and enjoy a guided tour with the owners aimed at enjoying its stunning geological formations and also its outstanding prehistorical paintings that are between 40.000 and 4.000 years old.
5:45pm: end of your tour of the cave and private transfer back to Ronda.
6pm: arrival to Ronda and rest of the day at leisure.
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Overnight in Ronda. Hotel Catalonia Ronda. Calle Virgen de la Paz 16. Ronda. (Hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia)(Hospital in the city).
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31st of May: from Ronda to Seville meeting local farmers along the way with lunch in a traditional Spanish farm estate.
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9am: be met by your personal local and a dedicated driver and be transferred from your accommodation in Ronda to the farm of a Shepherd in the natural park of Grazalema.
10:15pm: upon arrival to the farm, meet the shepherd and learn with him how he takes care of his 120 goats, which he has to make artisanal goat’s cheese. Learn the differences between intensive and extensive farming and about industrial and artisanal cheese. Learn also about how he makes a living out of being a shepherd and a cheese maker and then enjoy a tasting of the cheese he makes.
11am: end of the visit to the shepherd and private transfer to a traditional olive oil mill.
11:30am: arrival to the mill and private visit with the owner to learn how he makes his olive oil following traditional methods. After this, enjoy a tasting of the different types of olive oil he makes, accompanied by some freshly baked bread.
12:45pm: end of the visit to the mill and private transfer to a farm of brave bulls and Spanish horses.
1:30pm: arrival to the farm and private visit of the farm estate with the owner followed by a homemade lunch there.
2:45pm: after lunch, get on the 4×4 vehicle of the owner and together with her, venture into the private land of the farm to see her brave bulls, to learn how they live, how they behave and the specific characteristics that she likes her bulls to have and which influence the selection of the mother cows and of the stud bulls. Then visit the family stables to see the Spanish horses they have. Learn about their morphology and history and also about the special occasions when the family ride their horses and use their horse carriages (festivals and traditional events).
4pm: end of the visit to the farm of brave bulls and private transfer to Seville.
5pm: arrival to Seville and end of services for the day.
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Overnight in Seville. Hotel H10 Casa de la Plata. Calle Lagar 2. Seville. (Hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia) (Hospital in the city).
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1st of June: Seville World Heritage Sites walking tour, tapas lunch and kayaking in the Guadalquivir river.
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9:30am: be met your personal local host at your accommodation to take a private walking tour of Seville old town aimed at learning about its fascinating history, breath-taking architecture, joyous lifestyle and wonderful tapas cene. You will start your discovery journey by visiting the Alcazar, which is a massive complex of palaces erected in different periods and of breath-taking gardens of different styles. The Alcazar has stunning historical constructions featuring a very particular crossover between Hispanic-Muslim and Christian architecture styles, called Mudejar. This style became very fashionable in Spain in the 14th and 15th centuries amongst the Christian nobility and it reached its maximum splendour in Seville. Another essential part of the Alcazar is the famous house of Trade, which once hosted the offices from where all the commerce with the new world was managed. After enjoying these inner areas, you will be taken to the gardens, which are an exquisite sample of European gardening from the 16th until the 20th centuries.
11am: later, walk through the quarters of Santa Cruz and San Bartolomé to enjoy their narrow streets, houses of traditional architecture, countless quaint corners and cozy squares while you also learn about the Jewish Sephardic community that inhabited them in the Middle Ages. Then you will get to the quarter of Santa Catalina, where you will visit a closed convent from the 15th century where the nuns live in total isolation. You will be able to enter the convent with your personal local host, who is a close friend of the nuns, see the place where they live and the exquisite art collection they have. Besides, you will be able to interact a little with the nuns to learn about their life and their routines in the convent.
1:30pm: then and surely hungry you will be taken for a tapas lunch.
Understanding how Spain works when it comes to celebrating food can be one of the most revealing experiences of the culture of the country. Spanish people love good food and we like to make a celebration out of every meal, together with family and friends. Food, conversation, wine, laughter and a magical common feeling of thankfulness combine in perfect harmony around Spanish tables to make meals memorable.
Tapas play a key role in the wide variety of options that the country has to offer gastronomy-wise. They are small portions of food that people usually have as an appetiser before a meal. However, especially when eating out, a meal can consist of several different tapas and this is exactly what this part of the tour is about. Your local host will take you a selected tapas bar of the city, during which you’ll be able to taste a selection of 6 – 9 different local tapas dishes. Along the tour, you’ll be explained about the hectic social life that Sevillanos have and how most of it takes place around food in tapas bars.
3pm: afterwards, and after a sweet local treat, you will visit the Cathedral of Seville, which is the largest gothic temple in the World and where Christopher Columbus is buried. The Cathedral of Seville was built on a vast extension of land where previously a Mosque had been erected. An important part of the Mosque was preserved and it is now a part of the Cathedral. This makes it a unique construction featuring styles as diverse as Hispanic-Muslim, Gothic, Renaissance, Neoclassical and Baroque. A UNESCO site since 1987, the cathedral of Seville will be the icing on the cake for a wonderful discovery journey of the Andalusian capital.
4pm: then enjoy a kayaking tour along the Guadalquivir river to enjoy the stunning views that it offers of both river banks. You will get to see the city from the same perspective that the merchants experienced when they came and went in their expeditions to the new world from the port of Seville.
5pm: end of the touring services for the day. Then be escorted back to you hotel rest of the day at leisure.
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Overnight in Seville. Hotel H10 Casa de la Plata. Calle Lagar 2. Seville. (Hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia) (Hospital in the city).
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2nd of June: From Seville to Granada vía Córdoba.
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9:30am: meet your personal driver at your hotel and be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan to Córdoba.
11:10am: upon arrival to Córdoba, you will be met by your personal local host to go on a private 2,5 hour walking tour of the old town. Along this tour you will learn how Córdoba became an intellectual hub in the middle ages in which the three great Mediterranean cultures (Christians, Jews and Muslims) co-existed in an ambiance of tolerance and cultural exchange. Because of this Córdoba gave birth to some very important philosophers, writers, poets, doctors, astronomers, artists, scientist and other thinkers. During your exploration, you will see stunning evidence of this historical splendor by visiting three very iconic landmarks of the city, the synagogue (which features very surprising Hispanic-Muslim decorations), the chapel of Saint Bartholomew (with its crossover between Christian and Hispanic-Muslim architecture) and of course the Great-Mosque cathedral, which is probably the most thought-provoking constructions that Spain has to offer.
1:40pm: end of you tour in a selected local restaurant and lunch at leisure there.
3pm: after lunch, you may want to enjoy some free time in the city to keep exploring a little following our recommendations.
4pm: be picked up by your private driver to drive to your accommodation in Granada.
6:30pm: arrival to your hotel in Granada and rest of the day at leisure.
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Overnight in Granada. Hotel Villa Oniria. Calle San Antón 29. Granada. (Hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia). (Hospital in the city).
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3rd of June: The Alhambra and el Generalife and farewell tour of the cave-houses quarter of el Sacromonte with a 19th century family photography workshop in a cave.
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9:30am: be met by your personal local host 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.
9:45am: 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 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.
1pm: end of your tour of the Alhambra and time for lunch at leisure before your farewell tour in the late afternoon.
4pm: reconnect with your guide for your afternoon tour of the quarter of el Sacromonte. This hilltop quarter is probably the most unique in Granada. Perched on a hillside offering the most beautiful views of the Alhambra and with a very particular residential architecture of cave houses, el Sacromonte also has some very interesting inhabitants. This tour offers a visit to this magical area of the city aimed not only at enjoying its rustic beauty but also at meeting some local artists and at engaging with them through a unique 19th photography workshop.
You will start your afternoon tour by taking a guided walk to el Sacromonte. Along the way, you will be explained the history of the quarter and how the first gipsy communities that arrived to Granada in the 15th century settled down in the area, carving their houses on the rock.
Once in el Sacromonte, you will enter one of its caves. There you will be introduced to a couple of local artists – photographers who have their studio there. There they research and work with historical and vintage photography techniques from the 19th century. Their specialty is “Wet Plate”: the most popular and widespread technique for portraiture in the old days, first described in 1851.
Then and together with them, you will travel back in time through a photography workshop that will include a portrait shoot of your travel party. Your hosts will make you feel comfortable and they will do their best to take the best shot of you, that later you will develop in their dark room. Wet Plate photography is a 100% artisanal technique, which will demand your full care and attention in every aspect of the process. Witnessing the images appear in the darkroom is a beautiful and rewarding experience. Your portrait, casted in pure silver by the action of sunlight, will last over 200 years and it will make not only a memorable experience but a long-lasting souvenir too!
After your photo workshop, you will leave with a unique artisanal portrait and also with an unforgettable experience!
Then your personal local host will take you to discover other areas of this magical part of Granada, before escorting you back to your hotel.
6:30pm: end of your tour back at your hotel.
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Overnight in Granada. Hotel Villa Oniria. Calle San Antón 29. Granada. (Hotel not booked through Genuine Andalusia). (Hospital in the city).
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4th of June: Private transfer from Granada to Málaga airport.
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8am: be met by your private driver at your hotel and be transferred in a modern and comfortable Mercedes minivan to Málaga airport.
9:30am: arrival to Málaga airport and end of services.
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Pricing
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The price of this private tour program for a family of 5 is 6395 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.
– A carefully selected, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and kind personal local host for every tour as per mentioned above.
– All pivate visits and tastings mentioned above.
– A tapas lunch in Ronda and a tapas lunch in Seville including a selection of 6 – 9 dishes to share, representative of the local gastronomy and up to two drinks per person.
– All entrance tickets and admissions for each of the sites included in the tour program.
– E-bike and helmet rental for everybody and water and morning bites for the e-bike ride.
– Kayak rental for everybody for the kayaking tour.
– A homemade lunch in a traditional Andalusian farm-estate including apetizers, a starter, a main dish and dessert, with the corresponding drinks.
– A medium – sized family portrait taken and developed with the wetplate technique from the 19th century.
– Petrol, parkings, tolls and all expenses of you 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 tour program we require a 30% deposit of the grand total no later than the 10th of August 2021 via credit/debit card. The remaining 70% must be paid via the same method no later than 45 days prior to the start of the tour program.
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30% deposit needed no later than the 10th of August 2021 to confirm the tour program: 1918,5 Euros.
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Final 70% needed no later than 45 days prior to the start of the tour program to fully pay it: 4476,5 Euros.
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Cancellation policy
– If you cancelled your tour program more than 45 days prior to its start: we’d charge the 30% deposit only.
– If you cancelled your tour program between 45 and 15 days prior to its start: we’d charge 50% of the full cost of the tour program.
– If you cancelled your tour program between 15 and 8 days prior to its start: we’d charge 75% of the full cost of the tour program.
– If you cancelled your tour program 7 days or less prior to its start: we’d charge 100% of the full cost of the tour program.
*If the travel restrictions related to the pandemic didn’t allow for the tour program to happen, we’d give you a full refund.
