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About this trip
This offer counts of:
- Travel planning & booking assistance in Spain, Portugal & Morocco.
- In-person welcome walk and talk in Granada, Spain.
- Optional extras to upgrade your travel experience.
Through this service, we hope to meet in person to discover the secrets of Muslim Spain, Al-Andalus. As a minimum expression of over ten years in guided tours all over Spain, Morocco and Portugal, we are now offering this flexible offer as a minimum expression for independent travellers as well as organized groups. Meeting up in Granada, the Last Muslim Kindgom of Al-Andalus will be symbolic and allow us to meet in person and talk through a brief account of the rise and fall of al-Andalus, Muslim Spain, with a somewhat exclusive insight we have the privilege of sharing as locals and second-generation "Western Muslims".
You will also use expert help to plan and discover the most important historical capitals of Al-Andalus, their Islamic legacy, monuments and their provinces in a unique and flexible way, through our personalized digital day by day planned approach.
This offer is presented as an advisory service for you to make the most out of your time in Spain, connecting through to Cordoba and Granada, where we will meet in person and you can receive exclusive insight into the history of al-Andalus and general Spanish culture today, as local Muslims this is the core of our service.
You can also seek in-person group assistance from Madrid, through Toledo or any other main arrival cities, and extend beyond the specified itinerary to connect through to Seville, Malaga or beyond.
You can plan your trip to Andalusia or Spain flexibly with professional assistance, joining us in person to travel through Cordoba and Granada, to discover the highlights, rise and fall of Al-Andalus, Muslim Spain. While the core base of this program starts in Cordoba, running through to Granada, we provide choices for you to extend your plan in Granada through daytime trips, you may also choose for us to assist you in person from arrival to departure in Madrid, through Toledo, or from Malaga or elsewhere.
This is not a standard travel package but a guided approach to get the most out of your trip to Andalusia, Spain, and to travel back in time with us to Al-Andalus, through different experiences and locations.
You can also seek assistance to plan to extend your trip from Granada to Malaga, Seville, Lisbon, Barcelona or Morocco!
What’s included
- Travel Assistant GuideLocal Muslim specialist in person welcome walk and talk in Granada, Spain.
- Travel Planning AdviceArrivals, departures, intercity connections, extensions and depatures. We will help you plan your trip independently to line up with this guided experience through Cordoba and Granada.
- Digital Travel PlanDay by day program, text guides, locations and main booking links, along with support until your trip. We can also upload your final booking vouchers to your digital travel plan for it all to be tidy.
- Transportation OptionsAdvice on arrival connections, trains, public or private intercity transportation, courtesy driver choices and more (to be booked separately).
- Accommodation AdviceAssistance to book Accommodation of your choice. Accommodation bookings are not included in the price.
- Group Meal ReservationsPay as you go group meal planning and anticipated group reservations.
What’s not included
- FlightsFlights are not included in this offer, should you require any advice to choose an arrival point, we can help you choose one.
- AccommodationAccommodation is not included in the price, though you will be advised upon best accommodation options: Hotels, Picturesque Hostels or touristic apartments in the historical centres of Andalusia.
- TransportationTransport services are not included, we will advise and assist you with trains, public or private transportation and courtesy driver choices, however they are to be booked separately.
- Monument ToursChoices are provided in our planning service for you to confirm. We will assist you to Book Monument tickets in Cordoba and Granada , along with our favourite UNESCO Heritage Guides and specialists.
- Optional ActivitiesOptional extra activities may be added to this itinerary, while so far their cost is not included in the price.
- SnacksSnacks are not included, though there are sale points available at most of the locations visited.
- Group MealsThough we may reserve meals for your group, you will need to pay as you go with these reservations.
- DrinksDrinks are not included, though there are sale points available at most of the locations visited.
Available Packages
3-21 day Independent Travel Plan in Spain + In-Person Welcome to Granada only.
Please select the number of travellers. If you would like extra days of in-person assistance throughout your trip, please select the extra options below.
*If you are booking for 4 person or more, you can use 'GROUPDISCOUNT' discount code on checkout.
**If you are planning for a group over 15 pax, please use this other offer here.
3-21 day Independent Travel Plan in Spain + In-Person Welcome to Cordoba and Granada.
Available options
Itinerary
You can choose to have our personal assistance or to book UNESCO Heritage Guides in Cordoba, should you need guidance or assistance. Otherwise, Cordoba is part of your independent tour. Through our booking assistance you will already have been advised on all options and booked your own choice to visit the Umayyad Mosque of Córdoba, one of the oldest structures still standing when Muslims ruled Al-Andalus in the late 8th century, and also on how to get to Medinat Al-Zahra, the Caliph's Court City Palace's archaeological site, research & exhibition centre, depending on your travel dates, group size or if you join a larger group.
In the evening, we provide our favourite walk, halal meal options in town, some extra activities, and a small shopping guide. You may find you just want to rest!
Besides a lively town centre and many shops, there are today’s three active mosques in Córdoba worth visiting. This could be an opportunity to meet some local Muslims while touring around town. Our own in-person stop will be Granada unless you book our extra in-person assistance in Cordoba, then we will also be walking you through the program in cordoba.