Description
Walking along a cliff and discovering a monumental city are two options in Malaga & Granada.
We offer you a very attractive combination where exploring a mountain and watching the sunset at the Alhambra will be some of the experiences of this trip, we will also do local activities and experience the closeness with the locals and the authentic flavour of the local culture.
© Malaga & Granada are two reference destinations of the Andalusian Community to visit in an ideal and exclusive circuit where you can appreciate the history of Heritage in historical monuments such as the Alcazaba, the Roman Theatre, the Alhambra or the Generalife, it also has a cultural touch with museums like the Picasso and the Thyssen in an environment close to the sea.
Our aim is to encourage your love of Andalusian gastronomy, a pillar of the Mediterranean diet, and to bring out your adventurous and natural flair with a visit to the famous Caminito del Rey.
Are you looking for an exclusive trip that offers you a combination of the whisper of the sea waves and a magical sunset? Here it is!
CIRCUIT ITINERARY
The circuit is designed to satisfy all the requests of a good traveller, it is flexible and allows departures from anywhere in Andalusia and Spain. In our REQUEST QUOTE form we offer the possibility to modify any itinerary or even add more days and other services if you wish.
Arrival in Malaga, warm welcome, check-in at the chosen accommodation and presentation of the programme by the person in charge.
Afterwards, transfer and private guided visit to a monument from the Muslim period, the Alcazaba and Gibralfaro Castle, where we will enjoy a panoramic view of the city and the port.
We will continue with a private visit to the Roman Theatre and its interpretation centre. Tapas tour for lunch in the historical centre.
In the early afternoon, culture and art are our priority, visit of the Picasso Museum and the Carmen Thyssen Museum. Free time for shopping or relax. Free evening with recommendations for dinner.
Breakfast, check-out and transfer to a nature activity, the incredible Caminito del Rey, a private tour with a local expert guide through a 100 meters high platform over the Guadalhorce river where you can admire the incredible beauty of its landscapes.
At the end of the tour you will enjoy a delicious a la carte lunch in a restaurant in the surroundings, then transfer to Granada.
A warm welcome and check-in at the chosen accommodation. In the afternoon, an experience to learn about the water ritual in Al-Andalus with a visit to a Hammam (Arab bath and relaxing massage) in the surroundings of the Alhambra.
Free time for shopping or relax. Free evening with recommendations for dinner in the surroundings of the accommodation.
Breakfast and transfer for a private guided tour of the Albaicín neighbourhood where you can enjoy its famous viewpoints, squares, cisterns, palaces and Carmenes of the Arab period, combined with a visit to the Mosque of Granada, the Palace of Dar al-Horra and a Hammam such as the Bañuelo.
Free lunch with recommendations for the historical centre. In the afternoon we will visit the first Renaissance temple in Spain, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Royal Chapel, then we will visit the Alcaicería which is a Moorish souk.
Free time for shopping or relax. Evening with dinner menu and Zambra-Flamenca show in the Sacromonte quarter.
Breakfast and private guided tour created exclusively for you in a universe of details and smells, a place that is one of the most beautiful monuments and a World Heritage Site in the world, the Alhambra and the Generalife, the only example of a medieval Muslim palatine city in Europe that has survived to this day.
At the end of the visit we will take a walk through the Alhambra forest to get to the accommodation. Check-out and end of the services, thanking you for the days shared in this Circuit.
CIRCUIT SERVICES
- Price per person in premium accommodation.
- Prices include VAT.
- Circuit accompanied by an Official Heritage Interpreter Guide and duration of the visits from 1 to 3 hours.
- Audio system (Whisper) from 6 people.
- Includes entrance fees in Malaga and Granada according to itinerary.
- Guided tour Caminito del Rey, a Hammam and a Flamenco show according to itinerary.
- Includes 3 Coffee Break on days 1, 2 and 3.
- 2 Lunches as per itinerary.
- 1 Dinner as per itinerary.
- Transfers and visits indicated in the description of the Circuit will be by car, Minivan or High Range Bus (depending on the final number of passengers) + driver.
- Includes souvenirs as a gift.
- Circuit difficulty 3/5.
- For Private and Groups from 1 to 12 people maximum.
- Daily circuits, except every Monday, 1st January and 24th, 25th and 31st December.
- Use of mask in cases stipulated by medical prescription.
- Not included; tips to guides and staff providing any kind of service during the circuit (it is up to the traveller to decide the amount to offer); meals and drinks other than those specified in the itinerary; transfers and private visits not included in the itinerary; room service and personal expenses such as laundry, communication charges and optional extra activities not included in the Circuit.
THE LIST OF HOTELS AND TOURIST FLATS FORESEEN FOR THIS TOUR WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE THE REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE.
*1 Night accommodation in Malaga
*2 Nights accommodation in Granada
-Bed and breakfast in 3* Boutique Hotel, 4, 5 and 5 GL (including porter service).
-Timetable: Check-in at 14:00 h. and Check-out at 12:00 h. (Early Check-in and Late Check-out can be requested).
-For reasons of mobility and space, only one suitcase per person will be accepted. If you have more luggage, please inform us in advance (luggage storage service in & out on request).
OTHER SERVICES AND CIRCUITS
- Pick up from the airport or AVE train station and transfers to the different accommodations are available on request.
- We also offer four perfect plans that you can add to your SHORT TRIP IN MÁLAGA & GRANADA and with which you can enjoy even more of this wonderful province:
- Exclusive Short Trip to get to know the © “Easter Week in Malaga Semana Santa de Málaga”, to go on a route created for you with scenes of fervour and emotion, songs of saetas, sounds of bugles and drums and the grandeur of the thrones carried by more than 200 men. We guarantee that the processions in Malaga will surprise you with their spectacularity and devotion.
- Exclusive Short Trip to know the © “Malaga Fair”, a unique experience in Spain and that is lived in two different enclosures, the Historical Centre and the Real Cortijo de Torres Fair. You will enjoy all kinds of music and atmospheres and taste wines with denomination of origin and the famous “Pescaíto frito” (fried fish).
- Exclusive Short Trip to know the © “Easter Week in Granada”, a circuit to do in a millenary city and a festival catalogued of International Tourist Interest that has its own identity signs, where you are going to find narrow streets, steep slopes, bonfires, silence and darkness in perfect enclaves for a lover of photography.
- Exclusive Short Trip to know the © “Corpus Christi Fair in Granada”, you will know a different fair, with a unique parade, a procession with centuries of history, the famous “carocas”, the decorations and lighting of the “casetas” and the attractions and fireworks of the fair, all in a festive atmosphere that runs through the city for days.
- Request more information about the Exclusive Short Trips here.
- It is recommended to combine in Private or Group with other Circuits in Andalusia.
ABOUT THE WALKING TOUR
- Itinerary of the Circuit: route created exclusively through the Historic Centre and Caminito del Rey in Malaga and through the Neighbourhoods and Historic Centre of Granada.
- Access to the monuments without queues and respecting the security distances.
- Digital or printed tickets to access the monuments.
- Circuit recommended for all ages.
- Altitude sea level: Malaga 8 metres, Caminito del Rey 250 metres, Granada 780 metres.
- Distance: 4 – 8 kilometres per day.
- Recommendations: comfortable shoes, suitable clothing for the circuit (Winter – Summer).
VISITOR RECEPTION
-Meeting point: at the accommodation or the place agreed in advance with the client. Tickets are provided by the official guide who accompanies you throughout the Circuit and will be given to you before entering the monuments and sites.
– Our guide will carry a DOOR TO DOOR TRAVEL sign for you to recognise at the start and throughout the tour.
ACCESSIBILITY TO THE ROUTE
A) Baby strollers: we recommend the use of a baby carrier, due to the characteristics of some sections of the route, where it is very difficult to use a baby stroller.
B) Wheelchairs and other mobility-impaired visitors: the tour is not fully adapted to allow people with mobility problems to enjoy it freely due to numerous stairs and cobblestones. Please let us know before your arrival if you are a wheelchair user so that we can give you options and adapt the visit to suit your needs.
C) DOOR TO DOOR TRAVEL reserves the right to alter and modify the route and the order of visits and experiences for organizational reasons.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES
-Enjoy a guided tour with the best specialists in Spanish, English and French.
-Another language option on request and availability.
RESERVATION OF TICKETS AND REGULATIONS OF THE CIRCUITS
- The full name, surname and ID or passport number of each participant must be provided at the TIME OF APPLICATION. It is important to carry your ID card or passport (physical or digital) with you at all times during the Tour.
- DOOR TO DOOR GRANADA TRAVEL is not responsible for the LOSS of the ENTRANCE and the visitor’s NOT ADMISSION to the monuments and spaces for not carrying the identification documentation in case of being required by the staff or authorized persons in charge.
- I declare under my responsibility that I have the identity documentation DNI / Passport in order to carry out these Tours in Spain.
- We inform the User of the Rules of the visit to the Caminito del Rey of Malaga and the Monumental Complex of the Alhambra of Granada in the following links: https://doortodoor.travel/en/travels/private-tour-alhambra-tickets/ https://doortodoor.travel/en/travels/the-caminito-del-rey-in-malaga/
- Being monuments and spaces of extreme value worldwide, any act of vandalism, trying to enter without authorization, destroying constructions, exhibitions and decorations or any other damage that is done to the monuments and spaces, will be reported to the competent authority because it is considered a serious attack on the Spanish Historical Heritage and may have criminal repercussions for the visitor.
