Payment of private walking tour of Cadiz | 2 pax | 16th of November 2023

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Description and schedule of services
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9:30am: meet your personal local host at your accommodation in Cadiz to start a private walking tour of the old town with a special focus on the foundation of the city by the Phoenicians 3000 years ago and on the period when it held the monopoly of all trade with America, formerly established in Seville.

You will start this tour seeing incredibly well preserved evidence of the Phoenician past of the city. This will allow you to understand who the Phoenicians were, where they came from, why they based themselves in Cadiz 3000 years ago and the impact that their arrival had in the present history, culture, gastronomy and wines of Southern Spain.

Later, you will travel forward in time to the 18th century, when the city held the monopoly of all trade with the Americas, formerly established in Seville. The bourgeoisie that settled down in Cádiz in this period transformed the city completely into a refined and cosmopolitan colonial hub. These new inhabitants of the city brought to Cádiz not only gold, silver, mahogany and other precious materials but also new ideas that transformed the mentality, the architecture, the gastronomy and the overall character of the city and later of the whole of Spain.

Along this second part of the tour you will visit some selected buildings that will reveal the wealth, refinement and change of mentality that the city enjoyed in this colonial period.

12pm: end of your introductory walking tour in the local market of Cádiz with tastings of selected local produce in hand-picked stalls. The visit to the market will allow you to understand the produce that shapes the local gastronomy and also the very important resource that the market is for the local community and the key role it plays in the social fabric of the city.

12:30pm: end of your tour of the market and and short walk to a selected local tavern to learn about the famous fortified wines that traveled from Cádiz to América. Tasting of selected local fortified wines there.

1:10pm: small walk from the tavern to a selected tapas bar for a tapas and wines lunch there including a selection of 6 – 9 dishes to share and up to 3 wines per person.

2:30pm: end of lunch and of the tour and rest of the day at leisure.

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Pricing
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Price of this walking tour for a private group of 2 pax: 490 Euros.

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This price includes
– Personal local host from Genuine Andalusia throughout the tour (a knowledgeable, personable, kind, flexible and interactive fully licensed guide with a great command of the English language).
– All entrance tickets and admissions.
– Tastings of selected local produce in the local market of Cadiz.
– A wine tasting in a selected local tavern.
– A tapas and wines lunch in a selected family owned an family run tapas bar including a selection of 6 – 9 dishes to share and up to 3 drinks per person (wine, beer, refreshments, water).
– All taxes.

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Confirmation and payments
In order to confirm this private tour we require a 30% deposit of the grand total no later than the 18th of August 2023 via credit/debit card. The final 70% must be paid via the same method no later than 15 days prior to the start of the tour.

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Grand total of this walking tour: 490 Euros

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30% deposit needed no later than the 18th of August 2023 to confirm the tour: 147 Euros

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Final 70% needed no later than 15 days prior to the start of the tour to fully pay the service: 343 Euros

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Cancellation policy
– If you cancel your tour more than 15 days prior to its scheduled start, we will charge the 30% deposit only.
– If you cancel your tour between 15 and 7 prior to its scheduled start, we will charge 50% of the full cost of the tour and will refund the other 50%.
– If you cancel your tour between 6 and 4 prior to its scheduled start, we will charge 70% of the full cost of the tour and will refund the other 30%.
– If you cancel your tour 3 days or less prior to its scheduled start, we will charge 100% of the full cost of the tour.