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Barcelona, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Barcelona: With your Local Expert, drive along the elegant Passeig de Gràcia to witness some of the finest Modernist architecture as you journey through the Eixample district to see Gaudí's extraordinary masterpiece, the mesmerising Sagrada Família.
Peñíscola: See the seaside castle, former papal palace and filming location for the film El Cid'.
Valencia: See the ultra-modern Centre of Arts and Sciences and the huge gates of the old town, Torres de Serranos and Torres de Quart.
Seville: Guided by your Local Expert, see the Giralda Tower, former minaret of the Great Mosque and now the cathedral's belltower. Explore the narrow streets of the Santa Cruz Quarter and emerge by the great walls of the Alcazar.
Seville: Visit the Seville Cathedral with your Local Expert. Pass the altarpiece dripping with gold and see the Tomb of Columbus, held aloft by four kings.
Experience the essence of Spain on the "Highlights of Spain" tour, a 9-day city sightseeing journey from Barcelona to Madrid. Dive into Barcelona’s lively Las Ramblas, savor authentic paella in Valencia, and explore Granada’s majestic Alhambra. In Seville, learn flamenco first-hand before witnessing a passionate performance, and enjoy an art historian’s insights at Madrid’s Prado Museum. Designed for families and mature travelers, this tour offers expert guidance, comfortable accommodation, and hands-on cultural activities. Its unique highlight? Private culinary and artistic experiences that immerse you in Spain’s culinary and creative traditions, making this trip a true feast for the senses.
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25,000+ trip reviews, with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5.
As the title says "It's highlights", so you will see a lot, but won't have much time for free time or shop unless you skip the extra optional excursions. Hotels are not centrally located so not within short walking distance of popular squares, etc. May require your own transpositions. Wish insight could do better job of finding more centrally located hotels.
Well run itinerary. Chad did great! However, I should not have signed up for it. Was not my cup of tea. Regimented schedules are not my fort.
It is “packed” - not in a bad way. We took all the optional excursions (which were great) and my wife complained about not much time to shop. This is not a complaint - it is just jam packed. But - we saw a lot, which was the goal.
Very hectic, covered too many venues, with a time limit at each place, Definitely not a tour for older people. Tour director and driver were kind and considerate, listening and helpful constantly, Food was not always the best at the set menu restaurants, eg paella with only choice of chicken or rabbit, Flamenco boring, story hard to understand and too long Hotels all excellent with generous breakfast selections and service
We really missed entering The Familia Sagrada. This needs to be corrected.
Nose si me encanto por ser mi primera vez viajando con ustedes, pero yo no le cambiaría nada,nosotros quedamos muy satisfechos conosimos mucho en pocos días, estuvo un poco cansado, pero teníamos que aprovechar y gracias a Dios por ese viaje fue ina experiencia maravillosa, Gracias.
Too much coach time
Very much on the go. We chose to do every tour and excursion. It might be a little too much for some people. The overnights in the hotels were challenging when we had a full day and then had to have everything outside our door at 7 AM.
It covers many highlights of Spain, not all but with only 8-9 days, we did a lot!
Not a relaxing vacation. You get to see a lot. But if you want to have some chill time not much.
It covered all the main sites & cities.
We had an amazing Tour Director, which made the trip more enjoyable. The food was good, accommodation good and loved the varied optional tours. If you want to see southern Spain I would recommend this tour.
I was very happy with the places visited,tour director and local guides.It was a lot to cover in such a short time, and would probably prefer to do a tour seeing the same places but spread over a few more days as I felt very rushed at times after spending a full day on the bus,arriving in a location and then having a very short time ( an hour) to get to room, receive luggage,get changed and back on the bus.It would have been nice to have a little more down time,but again,I understand it was the choice of length of tour and itinerary chosen
, our driver, and all the tour guides were great! Very detailed oriented.
“A Tapestry of Culture & History" amazing itinerary, every place had a story. Great TD, extremely caring, professional and knowledgeable. She made the trip more memorable with all the details, such as keeping us fully informed, detailed in her explanations, showed such passion for her job and towards us. I would definitely recommend this tour and .
Good overview of southern Spain. Well organized tours and good guides. However, a real miss in Valencia by not staying a second night to allow participants to actually visit the arts and sciences buildings which could easily occupy a full day. Need to rethink various bathroom stops along the long drives. A few were in incredibly disgusting condition and continuing to stop there just means no repairs or changes to bathroom facilities will ever be made.
Hits all the highlights of southern Spain but some long days on bus.
Beautiful historical places. Good food. Good pace.
The Highlights of Spain shows a good cross section of current Spain and its history. The tour is organised and competently run by the tour director. The bus is modern and comfortable. The hotels are an excellent choice.
Great trip to learn about the history of Spain Big country and drives between cities are long, but fantastically comfortable buses and frequent rest stops Really loved this trip and was a great guide It was also really great to have local expert guides at many of the sites Only 28 people on the trip… got to know them all well
Enjoyed the trip would have liked to spend a little more time in Madrid.
So many incredible stops - an amazing way to see Spain highlights
I liked the following: Paella cooking class and dinner Cordoba tour Prada tour Flamenco dancing lesson and show Opera performance dinner in Madrid Magnificent cathedral tours
The itinerary checked all the boxes of what we were interested to see. Be ready for lots of travel and each day to be full.
As a first-time experience with Insight Vacations, I enjoyed the experience but wish I would have received the information on the optional experiences much sooner in the reservation process. I did not even know there was going to be an offer of optional experiences until after I made the reservations. Did I miss something or was there just an expectation that I would understand that there are optional experiences. Since I was paying for 3 people, it tripled the cost of these experiences so having an earlier notification would have been very helpful. We did all but one of the experiences for this trip and enjoyed almost all of them. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and gave great history. We loved . She was an amazing Tour Director in every way!! The starting itinerary was great and most of the optional experiences were also very fun. Anything from the work of Gaudi was amazing! All of the cathedrals were also amazing. I would have loved more time to walk around the Plaza America. The food was amazing and the hotels were perfect! I was not as excited about the Olympic Drive - although the view was very nice (Barcelona). I also was not that excited about the cooking demonstration we had in Valencia but did enjoy the shopping there. Loved the Flamienco class and show as well as the Opera and dinner we went to. Truly a taste of the culture in Spain. Please also keep the trip to Toledo. We really enjoyed that as well. Thank you for an amazing vacation.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Journey Through Spain to Remember! The Highlights of Spain tour with Insight Vacations exceeded all of our expectations. From the stunning architecture and rich history, to the mouthwatering food, vibrant entertainment, and seamless itinerary—this trip offered a little bit of everything. But what truly makes the experience unforgettable is the guide who brings it all to life. We were so fortunate to have an incredible guide who made each day meaningful, informative, and fun. This trip is truly what you make of it. If you go in with an open heart, ready to meet people from around the world and embrace the journey, it becomes so much more than a vacation—it becomes a shared experience filled with connection, laughter, and wonder. We had an amazing time and created memories that will stay with us forever. If you’re thinking about taking this trip—do it, and lean all the way in. — and
Good coverage of a number of cities. The food and accommodation were very good, as was the entertainment arranged. The Tour Guide was excellent but local guides not so good. The terrain was rough and there was a lot of walking. It was quite tiring g at times. . It would be best to do this Tour in Doting or Autumn. It is very rigorous in Summer
Extremely well organized in every aspect.