Spain 19-Day Tours and Trips

First of all, Europamundo has the best tour guides. They are super nice and knowledgeable. Some have difficulty speaking in English but it still works out. I also liked how we were able to visit many places but we felt like it was quite rushed. Our Switzerland itinerary was a bit of a waste as well since we used up the entire morning to try to get to ride the cable car but in the end it was replaced by waterfalls which I think is too different in terms of price and experience so that was disappointing.

The tour was sold as a single unit, one group of clients for the entire trip. The trip was in fact two trips with two distinct group of people of differing demographics with days lost in the middle with no mixing of the those continuing on from the fist tour and those on the second Tour until day two. The tour Director did her best at the transition, however it was extremely difficult to manage those departing, those staying and those joining at the same time. The last two days were a waste of time in Barcelona, all the sights had been covered in the first tour and the tour director was busy looking after the second tour groups activities.

The tour was very interesting, visiting many places but some local guides were not that satisfactory. For example, one of the passengers translated into English for the local guide. Another thing is the changing of busses and passengers, although the tour guide insisted much time on the microphone to those coughing and sneezing to wear a musk, some did not care.

We used them for our first Camino Walk. From start to end everything went smoothly. Two couples, bags transfers, accommodations, transportation where required. We had great information and support from the time we started our contact with them up to the end. We walked 300km+ , it was great to know there were beds at the end of the day and the hotels /motels were all great. Highly recommend!

1. After travelling over 24 hours we arrived in Barcelona at our first hotel around 8am. Unfortunately our room was not ready until 3pm and the hotel was not in the best location for shopping/eating etc, so not a good start to our holiday. 2. We lost 3-5 hours of our trip because we had to turn around after driving for 1.5 hours to pick up passengers from another bus that had broken down. This obviously prevented us from spending more time in the places that we visited to sight-see, eat and shop. 3. Our bus had both a Spanish and an English speaking tour guide. Problems hearing the guides were encountered due to passengers speaking while the English tour guide was giving us information and vice versa. We also felt that we missed information about an item of interest because we had passed that item before the English speaking guide had a chance to say what it was. I do not recommend having tours with joint languages. 4. I personally missed a lot of what the English speaking guides said their Spanish accents are very strong. I suggest having English tour guides who speak Spanish as opposed to Spanish tour guides who speak English. 5. There were too many buses arriving at toilet stops at the same time making waiting times for women ridiculous. Staggering bus arrivals could perhaps avoid this. 6. At times, after being on the bus most of the day, we arrived too late to relax, eat and enjoy ourselves. One night we arrived at 9.15pm and had not had dinner. 7. In Madrid we were taken to a Plaza and told that we had to find our own way back to the Hotel. I did not receive any information prior to getting on the bus that this would occur. If information was given either before or on the bus then it was not imparted or received well. 5. The highlights for me were the Todra Gorge, the Sahara, the Atlas Mountains, the Seville Cathedral, the Medina in Fez and the bullring in Madrid. 6. As a general overall comment, I enjoyed the trip, had some amazing experiences, thought the guides were great apart from my comments above and thought the drivers were great too. I felt at times that parts of the tour were a bit rushed in that we would have preferred some more relaxation time to perhaps have a swim in the hotel pool and also that we went to too many cathedrals. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to comment. Kind regards, Susan.

The tour was well planned and coordinated. The hotels are clean and with good breakfast. The guides are very professional and very helpful. The best thing I can say is that in this trip, Europamundo took very good care of us especially it was a time of uncertainties because of the international lockdowns. I felt very safe and truly well taken care of until we got out flights back home Thank you