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Douro Itinerary Summary
PRE-TRIP EXTENSION To/From U.S. POST-TRIP EXTENSIONS
Minho Region Internal flight Bay of Biscay FRANCE Pre-trip extensions: 5 nights in Northern Portugal:
Land route
Ocean Porto Douro Régua N 0 Ferry route 50 Madrid Oviedo Bilbao San Sebastian Porto & the Douro Valley OR New! 5 nights in Medieval
(Optional Tour)
Santander
Miles
Gaia
Atlantic PORTUGAL P A I Tagus Toledo SPAIN Citadels & Chateaux: Carcassonne to Toulouse
La Guardia
(Optional Tour)
DESTINATION
DAYS
Coimbra
To Lisbon S From Madrid
From Madrid
SPAIN Atlantic Ocean San Cristóbal 1 Fly to Lisbon, Portugal
Sintra Mérida Puerto de la Cruz de La Laguna 2-4 Lisbon
Lisbon Alentejo Garachico Santa Cruz
Évora Mt. Teide Las Palmas 5-6 Évora
Atlantic Tenerife Agaete
San Mateo
Ocean PORTUGAL CANARY Gran Canaria 7-8 Carmona, Spain
ISLANDS Maspalomas
Úbeda
PRE-TRIP EXTENSION Guadalquivir Córdoba 9-10 Ronda
Cordes-sur-Ciel a
Albi Carmona u s i
Seville d a l 11-12 Córdoba • Úbeda
Toulouse FRANCE (Optional Tour) A n
Castelnaudary
Garonne Canal du Midi Ronda S e a 13-15 Toledo
Carcassonne
To Lisbon Gulf of Lion M e d i t e r r a n e a n 16 Return to U.S.
Post-trip extensions: 7 nights in Northern
Spain: Bilbao, San Sebastian & Medieval Villages
What to Expect OR New! 7 nights in The Volcanic Canary Islands:
Tenerife & Gran Canaria

Pacing: 6 locations in 15 days Arrive Early, Stay Later
Physical requirements: Travel over some rugged paths and cobblestoned streets, as well as Prices below include accommodations, daily
bumpy, unpaved roads, both by bus and on foot. Several overland drives of 5-6 hours. breakfast, and private airport transfer.
Flight time: Travel time will be 8-17 hours and will most likely have one connection • Arrive early in Lisbon on your main trip for

View all physical requirements at www.oattravel.com/wps2022 $75 per person per night
• Arrive early in Porto on your Northern
Portugal pre-trip extension for $75 per

Portugal & Spain : The O.A.T. Difference person per night
• Arrive early in Carcassonne before your

Unbeatable Value: Travel at the lowest price and per diems in the industry. Carcassonne to Toulouse pre-trip extension
for $100 per person, per night
People-to-People Experiences: Learn about a variety of Controversial Topics such as racism • Conclude your main trip with more time in
in Portugal, the morality of bullfighting, and the fate of the Spanish monarchy with local people Toledo for $75 per person per night
who are deeply affected by these issues. You’ll also enjoy an intimate Home-Hosted Dinner with
a Portuguese family in the ancient hillside town of Évora, and visit a traditional artisanal cheese • Stay later in Gran Canaria after your post-
producer to learn about Azeitão cheese, a velvety local specialty made from raw sheep’s milk, in trip extension for $50 per person, per night
Queijaria Velha. • Spend more time in Oviedo at the end of
your Northern Spain post-trip extension for
O.A.T. Exclusives: Spend A Day in the Life at an olive oil mill outside of Úbeda—a recently enhanced $50 per person per night
feature—where you’ll meet with the owners, tour an olive grove and the factory, and enjoy a
traditional lunch together. You’ll also visit the Convent of St. Clare, where local nuns offer their aid
to Carmona’s poor and homeless—a NEW Grand Circle Foundation site.

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