Tour Andalusia Walking & Hiking Tour

Guide

Owner Guided. Fully Guided: 2 experienced Caspin Journeys Tour Leaders/guides 24/7 Service of expert multilingual Caspin Journeys Leaders/ guides with extraordinary local knowledge, available for the duration of your trip.

Others

1 Bottle of Mineral Water per person per day Water is carried in support vehicle for daily refills Entrance fees to museums, Events and parks as listed in the itinerary Tipping and Gratuities All gratuities for Hotel porters and Waiters service Walking sticks: One walking stick per person Local guiding fees for specialist sites

Accommodation

Saville: 2 nights Carmona 1 night Ronda: 2 nights Granada: 2 night Zuheros: 2 nights Còrdoba: 2 night Premium 4* & 5* Hotels A nice hotel and a good night’s sleep are an important part of your overall travel experience! When considering a hotel, we look at more than just the rooms. We look for hotels or bed and breakfasts which are committed to ensuring their guests are well looked after and pay attention to detail, for example offering locally sourced breakfast produce, or a special selection of toiletries, or tea and coffee making facilities in the room. Wherever possible your hotel will be perfectly positioned for exploring and will have a historical charm or maybe a new and innovative design. We choose the best possible places to stay ensuring that each night you are comfortably settled in a place that is welcoming and full of authentic local charm. We are on a mission to find the ingredients you need to wake feeling rested and looking forward to each day of your Caspin Journeys tour! Take a closer look at some of the properties we have chosen for you...

Transport

Minibus transport from start to finish as listed in the itinerary Not all tours include airport transfers (see Itinerary)

Meals

All Breakfasts, All Lunches (Except 1 Lunch) All Dinners (Except 1 Dinner) Drinks with Meals Wine, water & coffee. A nourishing breakfast, every morning; Gourmet picnics & packed lunches prepared with love using local ingredients and typical recipes; occasional trattoria-style lunches Selected local wines with every meal and water of course; Our favourite local and gourmet restaurants owned by real local people (mainly family run business) who serve delicious typical food of the area! We set the menu for you so that you can have a 360° taste of all the food of the regions This tour offers Vegetarian and Vegan food options on request. Simply let us know the food option that you prefer

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Others

Transfer to the meeting point Travel insurance and other emergencies Visa fees and entry clearing fees Single room accommodations Mini Bar & Bar Drinks. Please do not forget to settle your bill before leaving each Hotel. Tipping and Gratuities: Tipping and Gratuities for your Trip Leaders is at your discretion

Flights

International flights are not included

Insurance

N.B. It is a requirement of booking with Caspin Journeys Ltd that you have adequate personal travel insurance to cover the eventualities of your trip. Travel insurance and other emergencies not included

Optional

Other activities and services not included. Additional Services. Travel Insurance. Visa or Vaccinations.

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Day 1 Arrival In Seville & Walking Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival In Seville & Walking Tour

Independent arrival to Sevilla where we will meet you at the hotel in the early afternoon – we recommend making use of the excellent high-speed train network (AVE), with trains running to Sevilla from any of Madrid, Barcelona or Málaga (all of which have international airports).

In the afternoon we meet up to go on the guided walking tour of the city, including cathedral of Seville, an incredibly adventurous construction and the world’s largest built in the Gothic period and style. We enjoy an informal stroll around the Santa Cruz district, the former Jewish quarter of the old city center through a labyrinth of streets and small plazas (squares). Welcome dinner in one of Seville’s excellent restaurants, the city being well-known in Andalucía for its cuisine.

Meals: Dinner

Walk: 2 hrs. - City walking tour
Day 2 Half Day Exploring Seville With A Local Guide
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Half Day Exploring Seville With A Local Guide

Our first full day in Andalucía is devoted to Sevilla, the region’s capital and one of Europe’s most captivating cities. Iberians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Visigoths had all left their mark before the Moors sited their first capital here. Then after its conquest by the Castilians in 1248 it became a favoured residence of Spanish kings – indeed, to this day the royal family retains the palace of the Real Alcázar, which is one of the twin highlights of our guided walking tour along with the incredibly adventurous construction of the cathedral, the world’s largest built in the Gothic period and style. From this period we will see mansions, churches, convents and the trading house of The Archive of the Indies which in its day was the epicentre of the trade with the Americas (which when Columbus “discovered” them were, of course, thought to be the “Indies”).

After exploring the Plaza de España we stop for tapas and then you are free to explore independently. Before dinner, we will take in a live performance of flamenco, that quintessentially Andalusian art, in a palatial residence dating from the 15th century where the colonnaded patio, its traditional handcraft tiling, the aroma of the flowers, and the trace of almost six centuries of history, create a unique atmosphere.

Meals: Breakfast / Tapas / Dinner

Walk: 3 hrs. - City walking tour
Day 3 Carmona & Cueva La Batida Hikin
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Carmona & Cueva La Batida Hikin

We travel to Carmona, perched on a ridge above the central Andalusian plain for a guided tour. This town is known for its wine, olive oil, and cattle. We make a loop walk which includes the impressive fortress city gate, Puerta de Sevilla and one of the towns many convents - a nice warm up. In the afternoon we walk along part of a Roman road, the Via Augusta, to a rocky outcrop known as ’Cueva de la Batida’ where caves have been exploited since Roman times for building materials.

Meals: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Walk: 3 hrs. / 10 km / a gentle circular walk across agricultural land and along an old Roman road
Day 4 Sierra De Grazalema Hike With A Farm Visit - Ronda
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sierra De Grazalema Hike With A Farm Visit - Ronda

Early departure for the region of Grazalema to visit an organic farm followed by a hike in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park with sweeping views far across the plains of Cadiz province and the peaks of the Sierra. After a brief visit to Grazalema we continue to Ronda. Known as “The Queen of the White Towns”, Ronda occupies a spectacular position with the two sides of the town straddling a deep chasm which plunges 130m to the Río Guadalevin below. From atop the gorge there are spectacular views over the surrounding hills and valleys that form the “Serranía de Ronda”, a term which is a diminutive of the word for mountain, “sierra”. Later unwind at our hotel before dinner in a local restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast / Picnic lunch / Dinner

Walk: 4 hrs / 12 km circular walk with a short steep ascent and a gradual descent
Day 5 Half Day Exploring Ronda - Winery Walk And Visit
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Half Day Exploring Ronda - Winery Walk And Visit

Morning guided tour of the lovely old town of Ronda which is also home to Spain’s second oldest bull ring, the Real Maestranza, followed by a circular walk to the Descalzos Viejos winery for a tasting and accompanying snacks. Free time in the afternoon to further explore, shop and relax.

Meals: Breakfast / Winery tasting with snacks

Walk: 2 hrs. city walking & 2 hrs. / 6 km circular walk gently ascending.
Day 6 El Torcal - Granada
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

El Torcal - Granada

We head east across Andalucía today and visit its geographic centre, the city of Antequera, and its imposing natural motif, the karst limestone plateau of El Torcal. Here wind, rain and erosion have wrought strange patterns in the pillars of rock, creating a myriad of sculptures and shapes. With a local guide we will do a circular walk (4.5km, 3 hours) through this unique landscape where we will see ammonites – a type of fossil which enables scientists to link the rock layer to specific geologic time periods. We are also likely to see many bird species as the area is categorised a “Special Zone for the Protection of Birds”. We now travel eastwards to Granada, home to the magnificent Alhambra Palaces (UNESCO). The city’s old medieval hispano-muslim quarter, the Albaicín (UNESCO). We will explore this neighbourhood and its narrow streets, squares and houses with walled gardens and enjoy the views of the Alhambra from here.

Meals: Breakfast / Picnic Lunch / Tapas Tour Dinner

Walk: 3 hrs. / 8 km circular walk over karst limestone moorland from the park visitor centre with an expert guide
Day 7 Granada & The Alhambra Palaces
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Granada & The Alhambra Palaces

A circular walk in the woods above Granada takes us through the Sacromonte district , home to many excavated cave houses, which for centuries have provided shelter and livelihood to Gypsy people, some still being used today for flamenco performances. In the afternoon we visit the Alhambra Palace, one of Europe’s most stunning monuments and perhaps the greatest surviving legacy from over eight centuries of the Moorish presence on the Iberian Peninsula. Dinner this evening is in a restaurant in the fashionable Realejo district of Granada.

Meals: Breakfast / Picnic lunch / Dinner

Walk: 5 hrs / 14 km / meandering route through cobbled streets and along forest paths ascending gradually to a plateau followed by a descent to the Alhambra.
Day 8 Moclin To Zuheros And Olive Oil Experience. 10 Km
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Moclin To Zuheros And Olive Oil Experience. 10 Km

Heading north from Granada, we pass Moorish period watchtowers and castles from the 13th-15th centuries when this was the Christian frontier with the Muslim sultanate of Granada. We will walk from one such castle, in the village of Moclín, on a delightful 10km circular walk through the valley of the Rio Gollizno which we cross via a hanging bridge. As we climb back up to the town there are superb views of the castle walls and fortifications which, along with the picnic in the shade of pine trees, will reward us for our efforts.

Our journey then continues to the village of Zuheros, a typical white village with a medieval castle keep, which sits on the edge of the Sierra Subbética Natural Park and overlooks a sea of olives. In the late afternoon we are guests of local olive farmers, first among the trees in their olive grove and then at dinner in their village with a spread of dishes cooked with their wonderful extra virgin olive oil and olives - a rare insight into Spanish agriculture and rural life.

Meals: Breakfast / Picnic lunch / Dinner

Walk: 4 hrs / 12 km / a circular route descending a long river valley that then ascends steeply back up to the village of Moclin.
Day 9 Sierra Subetica Walking
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sierra Subetica Walking

After breakfast we are driven to the nearby town of Cabra where , among other curiosities, we find the sword allegedly once used by El Cid! Outside the town our walk begins from the rocky summit occupied by the hermitage of Virgen de la Sierra which, at 1267m altitude, gives us great views across the Natural Park. The Park is largely of a rugged limestone terrain with spectacular scenery and is home to one of southern Spain’s largest breeding colonies of griffon vultures, as well as around 70 other bird species, and herds of semi-wild horses. The walk back to Zuheros, is largely descending, through holm oak woods and along the Río Bailón, taking us around 5 hours to reach the village. Time to relax back at the hotel in the late afternoon before dinner.

Meals: Breakfast / Packed lunch / Dinner

Walk: 5 hrs. / 16 km / a linear route along flat broad paths and a gradual descent followed by a short, stony downhill section as we enter the Río Bailon valley and are rewarded with spectacular views as we descend to Zuheros village.
Day 10 Medina Azahara Visit With Walk - Córdoba
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Medina Azahara Visit With Walk - Córdoba

After breakfast we depart for the Medina Azahara archaeological site, a short distance from Córdoba where we see the reconstructed remains of a fabulous 10th century palace city that represented the brief apogee of Córdoba’s power and sophistication. We then drive further into the Sierra Morena and hike to a forested beauty spot called Banos de Popea, a series of pools and waterfalls of great beauty caused by the effect of erosion on limestone rock. After our picnic we head to the city of Córdoba arriving mid-afternoon. As we stroll to dinner, we can take-in the wealth of history and culture spanning over two millennia in Córdoba and afterwards admire the city skyline dominated by the Cathedral-Mosque from the old Roman bridge.

Meals: Breakfast / Picnic lunch / Dinner

Walk: 3 hrs. / 11 km / a circular walk in woods and near water which involves crossing over some small streams.
Day 11 Half Day Exploring Córdoba With A Local Guide
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Half Day Exploring Córdoba With A Local Guide

Today we have the full day in fabulous Córdoba, starting with a guided walking tour with a local expert of the historic center. We will get an idea of why the city’s star shone so brightly in Roman and Moorish times. As a testimony to this, we enter the incredible and utterly unique Cathedral-Mosque, the city’s main place of worship from the 8th century to this day, and the oldest mosque in Spain. You will have the afternoon free to explore the charming streets and districts further and shop or just relax before our farewell dinner at a local restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast / Dinner

Walk: 3hrs. / City walking tour
Day 12 Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Departure

Departure after breakfast from Córdoba. Minivan transfers to the station for onward travel or independent departure. There are good train links to Madrid, Sevilla, and Malaga.

Meals: Breakfast

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Itinerary of your trip Andalusia Walking & Hiking Tour

Arrival In Seville & Walking Tour

Half Day Exploring Seville With A Local Guide

Carmona & Cueva La Batida Hikin

Sierra De Grazalema Hike With A Farm Visit - Ronda

Half Day Exploring Ronda - Winery Walk And Visit

El Torcal - Granada

Granada & The Alhambra Palaces

Moclin To Zuheros And Olive Oil Experience. 10 Km

Sierra Subetica Walking

Medina Azahara Visit With Walk - Córdoba

Half Day Exploring Córdoba With A Local Guide

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