This tour is incredible value for the price and covers all of the following:

• Return air fares from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne into Madrid, Spain with Emirates. 

• Good accommodation, mainly three to four star. 

• An 15 day tour of Spain, Portugal and Morocco.  

• A 2 day stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, staying Grand Central Hotel.    

• Breakfast daily, plus many meals as per the itinerary. 

• Services of local tour guides and if there are 14 or more tour participants, an Australian tour leader.

• All transport and transfers.

If you don't have a travel partner but wish to travel at twin share rates, we will try to match you up with someone else in the same position, but this is not guaranteed. For a single room there is an additional cost of $965. 

Tour Itinerary

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	Itinerary for Spain, Portugal and Morocco
	Included meals are indicated as B = Breakfast, L =Lunch, D = Dinner
17.03.12	Australia - Dubai Depart Brisbane at 8.45pm on EK 435, arriving in Dubai at 5.25am the next morning. Depart Sydney at 9.45pm on EK 413, arriving in Dubai at 5.30am the next morning. Depart Melbourne at 10.25pm on EK 407, arriving in Dubai at 5.40am the next morning.
18.03.12 (D)	Dubai - Madrid Transfer to your next flight. All passengers depart Dubai at 7.25am on EK 141, arriving in Madrid, Spain at 12.30pm. Upon arrival you are transferred to your hotel. Tonight, meet your Tour Director and fellow travellers.
19.03.12 (B)	Madrid Of the Spanish capital, situated 2,180 feet above sea level, the Spaniards say it's the nearest thing to heaven. You've only a day here and it's certainly worth making the most of it. Enjoy an included sightseeing tour which has a full panoramic drive by way of the Avenida Mayor, Puerta del Sol, Parliament Square and a picturesque stop outside the Royal Palace.
20.03.12 (B/D)	Madrid - Avila - Salamanca - Coimbra Head west for a visit to fortified Avila with its many towers. Next is Salamanca, just six miles from the spot where Wellington routed Napoleon's army in 1812. Make sure you spend some time wandering around Plaza Mayor, the grandest square in Spain. Across the frontier to Guarda, the highest town in Portugal. From here, descend to the valleys of the Serra da estrela to Coimbra for an overnight.
21.03.12 (B)	Coimbra - Batalha - Fatima - Lisbon This morning, enjoy your orientation tour of Coimbra, celebrated for its beauty and ancient university. Later, travel southwards to Batalha with a visit to its beautifully sited monastery. Today's penultimate highlight is a visit to the Sanctuary of Fatima. A sterner and more desolate landscape accompanies you to Lisbon for your overnight in Portugal's capital. A stop en route includes a wine bodega and some wine tasting.
22.03.12 (B)	Lisbon Henry the Navigator made Lisbon the 15th century "Mistress of the Seas." On the included tour, see his monument, the Belem Tower, the Moorish Citadel, and the impressive Black Horse Square. Spend the afternoon in the Alfama's tile decorated streets, or take an optional excursion to coastal Estoril and Cascais.
23.03.12 (B)	Lisbon - Seville From the rolling plains of the Alentejo with its woodlands of cork and eucalyptus trees head, southwards all the way to the brilliant light of Andalucia. Admire its neat white painted villages and sun drenched plantations of olives, figs and almonds, while travelling by way of  Beja into magnificent Seville.
24.03.12 (B/D)	Seville Today is at leisure in one of Spain's most colourful cities. Perhaps you'd like to spend this morning enjoying an optional sightseeing tour including the main highlights of this vibrant city.
25.03.12 (B/D)	Seville - Morocco - Fez An interesting drive today starts with views of the sherry wine region before reaching the coast for embarkation on the ferry to Morocco. Next, motor south along what was once northern Africa's infamous Barbary Coast. Join the new motorway for the drive southwards, then west, bypassing Meknes for two overnights in Fez.
26.03.12 (B)	Fez At leisure in ancient Fez, which occupies a position of outstanding scenic beauty. This morning, visit the Medina on the included sightseeing and enjoy the maze of narrow streets through the colourful bazaars and the exotic atmosphere.
27.03.12 (B/D)	Fez - Middle Atlas - Marrakesh While motoring through the Middle Atlas on your way to Marrakesh, enjoy glimpses of North African village life reminiscent of Beau Geste.
28.03.12 (B)	Marrakesh The highlight of this morning is the included city sightseeing. You'll really feel as if you've stopped the march of time. Marrakesh has always been a meeting place - first just a group of nomad tents, now a bustling city.
29.03.12 (B/D)	Marrakesh - Casablanca - Rabat This morning, drive northwest from the heartland of Morocco by way of Settat to reach the most western of all Moroccan cities - Casablanca. Stop here awhile. Later in the afternoon, continue by way of the motorway northwards to Rabat, Morocco's capital for city sightseeing and an overnight.
30.03.12 (B/D)	Rabat - Granada Today an early departure retraces your steps northwards for the ferry across the Straits of Gibraltar to mainland Spain and drive directly to the heart of Andalucia to reach Granada for an overnight.
31.03.12 (B)	Granada - Madrid Take advantage of the included visit with a local guide of the Alhambra, a summer complex built by the Morrish Kings. This afternoon, drive into the very heart of La Manch, famed for its castles and windmills. Overnight in Madrid.
01.04.12 (B)	Madrid - Dubai This morning is at leisure, before being transferred to the airport for your flight to Dubai. Depart Madrid at 3.25pm on EK 142, arriving in Dubai at 12.30am.
02.04.12 (B)	Dubai Upon arrival in Dubai you are transferred to the Grand Central Hotel in Dubai. This morning is at leisure to recover from your flight or explore Dubai. In the afternoon there is a four hour sightseeing tour of Dubai. Pass by the Burj Al Arab and the Jumeirah Mosque. There is also a visit to the Bastakia area, before returning to your hotel.
03.04.12 (B/D)	Dubai Morning at leisure. In the afternoon there is a four wheel drive 'desert safari' excursion including dune driving, camel ride, henna painting and Arabic costumes for photographs. For dinner there is a dune safari meal, including barbeque meats and salads, as well as fresh fruits and local Arabic sweets.
04.04.12 (B)	Dubai - Australia This morning you are transferred to the airport for your flight home. Melbourne passengers depart Dubai at 10.10am on EK 406, arriving in Melbourne at 6.35am the following morning (05.04.12). Sydney passengers depart Dubai at 10.15am on EK 412, arriving in Sydney at 6.55am the following morning (05.04.12). Brisbane passengers depart Dubai at 10.25am on EK 434, arriving in Brisbane at 6.40am the following morning (05.04.12).
Note:	The ground operator for Spain, Portugal & Morocco is Cosmos.

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Deposits and Payments - A non-refundable deposit of $400.00 per person is payable within 7 days of booking. This deposit is not refundable should you later cancel. The balance is payable in full 10 weeks prior to departure. 
Refunds and Cancellations - Cancellations after final payment will result in a refund limited to whatever we can recoup from the airline.
Insurance - Adequate travel insurance is essential. We can arrange this for you if desired. Macleay Valley Travel offers Suresave Travel Insurance.  Please note that we can only process  your travel insurance when we have received full payment for the insurance and the signed Suresave Travel Insurance application form, located on the last page of the Suresave Travel Insurance information booklet. Until this time the travel insurance cannot be processed and will not be valid. Macleay Valley Travel will bare no responsibility for any consequences that may occur as a result of an incomplete insurance application.  
Passports - All travelers require a current passport with at least 6 months left on it at the end of the tour. Non-Australian passport holders require a re-entry visa for Australia. Visas are not required for any of these countries if traveling on an Australian passport.
Health and Fitness - Macleay Valley Travel recommends that the passenger is reasonably healthy and/or fit to participate in this tour. Persons with a disability requiring special assistance must be accompanied by a companion. Macleay Valley Travel and their representatives cannot provide this service. Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to accept/decline or terminate a passenger's participation in the tour under certain circumstances.
Not  Included in the Cost - Travel insurance, visas and all items of a personal nature such as telephone calls, drinks, excess baggage, tips, meals (except those specified in the itinerary), etc. are not included in the cost. Similarly, credit card payments can only be accepted if 2% is added to the price to help defray the heavy merchant fees charged to us by the credit card companies.
Basic Tour Price and Taxes - Air taxes and Fuel Levies are included in the basic tour price if the tour is paid in full on or before the due date on the final invoice. Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to charge for any increase in Air taxes and Fuel Levies if the tour is not paid in full by the due date.
Breakaway Fee - All fully inclusive prices are based on group travel and any deviation from the set  itinerary will incur a breakaway fee. The breakaway fee for most deviations including a post-tour extension on this tour is $105 per person. Please inquire with our office for prices on any pre-tour extensions. 
Airfare Upgrades - Business class international airfares can be arranged for this tour from an additional price of $7,925 per person, subject to flight availability. Please inquire with our office for a specific price for this airfare.
Booking through other Agents - As we keep the cost of our tours as low as possible, there is insufficient margin for us to be able to pay commission to other travel agents, so some bookings can only be accepted if the client pays the other agent's commission. 
Macleay Valley Travel is a fully licensed travel agent and as such any monies paid to us are fully insured by the Travel Compensation Fund. We are happy for any prospective traveler with us to check us out with your local Consumer Affairs (fair trading) department.
Limitation of Liability - As Macleay Valley Travel acts only as agent for the Airlines, Hotels, Coach Companies etc., providing accommodation, transportation and other services, Macleay Valley Travel shall not be liable or responsible for death or injury to any person or loss or damage to any property including baggage arising out of or connection with any transportation, accommodation or other services, or resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, fire, breakdown in machinery or equipment, acts of Government or other authorities, de jure or defacto wars, whether declared or not, hostilities, civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, epidemics, quarantines, medical or customs regulations, delays or cancellations caused by changes in schedules or itinerary, or over bookings or defaults or for any causes beyond Macleay Valley Travel's control or any loss or damage resulting from improper or insufficient passports, visas or other documents and neither Macleay Valley Travel, and its servants or employees shall be or become liable or responsible for any additional expenses or liability sustained or incurred by the tour member as a result of the foregoing causes.
Macleay Valley Travel reserves the right to modify the itinerary or the accommodation if circumstances make this necessary, provided that the amended itinerary is of equal value or greater value than that of the original program.
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