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Itinerary Summary
PRE-TRIP EXTENSIONS To/From U.S.
Bay of Bay of Biscay FRANCE Internal flight Pre-trip extensions: 5 nights in Carcassonne,
Biscay FRANCE Bilbao B ay of Land route
Rail route
Rioja
Biarritz Toulouse Region Zaragoza Bi scay 0 Miles 50 Bayonne & French Basque Country OR New! 5 nights
Bayonne Auch in Valencia, Zaragoza & the Rioja Wine Region
St-Jean- SPAIN Tarragona
Bilbao Carcassonne
de-Luz Peñíscola Balearic Sea
SPAIN Valencia FRANCE DAYS DESTINATION
Guernica San Sebastian
Bilbao 1 Fly to Bilbao, Spain
Santiago de
Compostela Otxandio
Ubidea Roncesvalles
n Pamplona
a Combarro (Optional Léon SPAI N 2-4 Bilbao
Tour)
e Pontevedra Santa Colomba
c de Somoza
O 5-6 Pamplona
POST-TRIP EXTENSIONS
c Chaves Porto From Porto
Braga Casablanca 7-8 León
i
t (Optional Tour) Douro Aveiro Atlantic
n Pinhão Atlantic N Ocean
a Porto Ocean P O RT U GA L I M O R O C C O 9-11 Santiago de Compostela
l A
t PORTUGAL P Marrakesh
A Sintra S Ourika Valley 12-13 Douro Valley, Portugal
Lisbon Agafay Desert
Cascais
14-16 Porto
What to Expect 17 Return to U.S.

Post-trip extensions: 4 nights in Lisbon, Sintra
Palace & Seaside Cascais OR New! 7 nights
Pacing: 6 locations in 16 days in Morocco: From the Souks of Marrakesh to

Physical requirements: Walk over cobbled streets, uneven ground, unpaved roads, steep forest Seaside Casablanca by Train
terrain, and steep stairs. A mile-long hike on a steep, unpaved road and a 2.5-mile hike on
forest trails.
Flight time: Travel time will be 9-20 hours and will most likely have two connections

View all physical requirements at www.oattravel.com/spg2022 Arrive Early, Stay Later
Prices below include accommodations, daily
breakfast, and private airport transfer.

Spain & Portugal : The O.A.T. Difference • Arrive early in Bilbao before your main trip
for $100 per person, per night

Unbeatable Value: Travel at the lowest price and per diems in the industry. • Arrive early in Carcassonne on your
France pre-trip extension for $125 per
People-to-People Experiences: Walk along the Camino de Santiago, where we might meet person, per night
modern-day pilgrims—including those traversing the French Way, one of the historic pilgrimage • Arrive early in Valencia on your Valencia,
routes recognized on UNESCO’s World Heritage List—and hear their candid perspective on what the Zaragoza & the Rioja Wine Region pre-trip
journey means to them. Plus, visit a family-owned winery for a tasting of txakoli wine, a sparkling extension for $75 per person, per night
dry white that was once just a homemade favorite, and meet the people who make this Basque
favorite. We’ll also enjoy a Home-Hosted Lunch with a local, middle-class family in Chaves. • Conclude your main trip with more time in
Porto for $150 per person, per night
O.A.T. Exclusives: Delve into Controversial Topics throughout your adventure, including learning • Remain in Lisbon after your Portugal post-
about the radical wing of the Basque Independence Party—known as ETA—from a local who’s in favor trip extension for $75 per person, per night
of Basque independence. You’ll also discover how different generations of Spaniards perceive the
complicated relationship between Catholicism and the Spanish monarchy. Plus, you’ll spend A Day in • Conclude your Morocco post-trip extension
the Life in the quaint Spanish village of Santa Colomba de Somoza, where we’ll have a conversation with with more time in Casablanca for $75 per
a local resident at the town hall, meet with young artisans at a craft center supported by Grand Circle person, per night
Foundation, and get to know a local family over lunch in a traditional Maragato house.

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