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7 days from $2,299 per person
Your Privately Guided Touring features a choice of fine hotels, 8 meals, in-depth sightseeing with your own personal car, driver and guide, and all on-tour transportation
Explore Spain from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic… This one-week odyssey is uniquely designed to take you off the beaten path and into the heart of Spain’s cultural tapestry. Discover Barcelona’s most famous Gaudi masterpieces with your own private guide and enjoy a full free day to create your own magic in this delightful city. Delve into Spain’s culinary traditions in historic Zaragoza and tour the renowned Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao with your personal guide! It’s an innovative program you won’t find anywhere else!
Barcelona, Zaragoza and Bilbao, Spain
Engaging Discoveries
- Sightseeing with your own personal guide affords deeper engagement with the culture and people of Spain
- Our signature Privately Guided services promise a more enriching and rewarding traveo experience… You’ll see and do more, and enjoy quality one-on-one interaction with our excellent guides
- Terrific value and flexibility… Tailor this trip to your budget and style with a choice of fine hotels and enjoy the comfortable pace of traveling by private car and first class train
- 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
This trip is available with professional, bi-lingual guides fluent in their own local dialect plus a variety of other languages like Spanish, Italian, Chinese and many others.
Day 1 - Arrive Barcelona, Spain
Check-in to the hotel of your choice, the first class Hotel Montblanc or the superior first class Hotel Regente. Enjoy the balance of your day at leisure.
Day 2 - Explore Barcelona
Your private car, driver and guide await this morning to take you on a sightseeing tour through the city. See the incredible architecture of Antoni Gaudi with stops at the Casa Mila and the awe-inspiring Sagrada Familia. Then explore with your personal guide along La Rambla, Barcelona’s historic and cultural heart. Your afternoon is free to enjoy and explore at your own pace.
Meals B
Day 3 - Barcelona at your leisure
Enjoy a full free day to do as you wish. Stroll the winding cobbled streets of the ancient Gothic Quarter, now filled with inviting cafes, restaurants, and boutiques. Or maybe visit the famed Picasso Museum or Parc Guell. Barcelona is a very friendly and walk-able city, and your hotel’s city-center location makes it easy to enjoy the day as you please.
Meals B
Day 4 - Barcelona / Zaragoza
This morning, your car and driver will escort you to the station for your First Class Rail journey to Zaragoza. Upon arrival, you’ll be met and transferred by private car to the hotel of your choice, the first class Hotel Oriente or the Superior First Class Hotel Zentro. The balance of your afternoon and evening are free to explore or relax as you wish.
Meals B
Day 5 - Zaragoza – Tapas & Wine Experience / Bilbao
Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon, is an ancient town on the banks of the Ebro River. With nearly 2,000 years of history, it’s a beautiful city with the rich architectural legacy of Roman, Moorish, Jewish and Christian communities. Of note are stunning Mudéjar-style churches reflecting Islamic and European traditions, and characterized by refined and elegant use of brick and glazed tile. You’ll have a free morning to explore at your own pace through this historic city, relaxing if you wish or discovering the town’s architectural treasures.
In the afternoon, your private guide will meet you at your hotel to take you on a culinary exploration into one of Spain’s most delightful cultural traditions – Tapas and wine! Accompany your guide to some of his/her favorite Tapas bars for a hands-on lesson in ordering and savoring these regional dishes, accompanied of course by fine local wines.
In the late afternoon, you’ll be escorted to the station for your First Class Rail trip to Bilbao. Enjoy dinner onboard and upon arrival in the late evening, you’ll be met and escorted by private car to the hotel of your choice: the first class Hotel Indautxu or the superior first class Hotel Gran Domine.
Meals B,L,D
Day 6 - Bilbao – Guggenheim Museum Tour
After breakfast, your personal guide will take you to the world-famous Guggenheim Museum. Delight in the post-modern exuberance of this architectural masterpiece, designed by Frank Gehry, and explore its resplendent galleries during your in-depth privately guided tour. Afterward, you can stay on at the museum to see more of its art collection on your own. Or, return to your hotel and enjoy an afternoon at leisure.
Meals B
Day 7 - Bilbao
Your journey ends this morning after breakfast.
Meals B
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