Spain & Andorra Tour Planning: An Independent Travel Itinerary Project

This project details an independent tour itinerary for Spain and Andorra, designed for a couple seeking a unique travel experience in September/October 2019. The itinerary includes destinations such as Santiago de Compostela, Torimbia Beach, Picos de Europa, Bilbao, La Rioja, Basque Country, San Sebastian, Andorra, and Barcelona. Accommodation options range from hotels to boutique stays, with a mix of moderate and luxury choices, including a Michelin-starred restaurant experience. Activities include city tours, hiking, wine tasting, boat tours, and cultural festivals. The plan incorporates transportation via self-driven car rental and includes meals, attraction tickets, and insurance, while excluding personal expenses and visa charges. This comprehensive tour proposal aims to provide a memorable and diverse travel experience, balancing cultural exploration with outdoor adventures and culinary delights. Desklib offers access to this and similar assignments for student reference.

Highlights
 Boat tour of Basque Coast Geopark
 Visit to famous Daenerys Targaryen’s Dragonstone of Game of Thrones, in
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe
 Grape chomping in Rioja Grape harvest Festival
 Experience the Festa de la Merce in Barcelona
 Visit to Andorra’s one and only UNESCO World Heritage Site
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive at Santiago de Compostela Airport
Proceed to the hotel Hesperia Santiago Peregrino
Freshen up and relax.
Post breakfast, take a walking tour of Santiago de Compostela and since the hotel is
centrally located, most of the attractions are within walking distance.
Enjoy the relaxed old town feel and get over the travelling fatigue
Post lunch, drive down the beautiful coastal road to reach Torimbia Beach in Llanes.
Check in to Hotel La Portilla and enjoy the unique semi circular beach with white
sand and backed by green cliffs. It is known to be the largest nudist beach in
Asturias. Enjoy till you feel the need for dinner. Then head back to the hotel and stay
overnight.
Day 2 – Leave early morning to enjoy the trek at Picos de Europa. A packed
breakfast and lunch, sun screen and lots of water shall help you to go through the 12
km trekking trail of Picos de Europa. You can soothe your tired legs in the cool water
of the streams. The place is interspereded by rocky tunnels and bridges over the
ravine. It is regarded as one of the most beautiful trekking trails of Europe.
Freshen up at the local hotel and proceed towards Bilbao. Enjoy dinner at Bilbao and
stay overnight
Day 3 – Enjoy Bilbao local tour with a visit to the Bilba Fine Arts Museum and enjoy
the gastronomical delights of the place. Also drive down to the rocky islet of San
Juan de Gaztelugatxe about 20 miles north east of Bilbao. Here, witness the
Daenery’s Targaryen’s Dragonstone popularised in Game of Thrones. You can climb
the 241 steps to the top of the hermitage and ring the church bell three times and
make a wish. Once you are done with the delightful views from the place, you can
head to local restaurant called Restaurante Eneperi for a sumptuous lunch with the
lovely txakoli white wine.

Stay overnight at Bilbao
Day 4 – Drive down to la Rioja post breakfast, and enjoy grape chomping at the
vineyards of la Rioja, which is the second smallest autonomous community in Spain
and widely known for its wine. In Rioja, you will get to experience the state- of- the –
art tasting rooms and also get the original taste of rural Spain.
Stay overnight
Day 5 – Drive down to Basque Country. Check In and go out to explore the beauty of
this jewel of Spain. In the afternoon, enjoy a boat ride to experience the beauty of
Basque Coast Geopark. This is a protected area of coastline and a stretch of 13 km
of cliffs made up of shale bed deposits which have created a unique formation of
rocks. The boat trip costs 20 euros per adult.
Head down to Basque Country’s another jewel San Sebastian. Enjoy dinner at San
Sebastian’s Michelin starred Restaurante Arzak.
Stay overnight at San Sebastian
Day 6 – Post lunch, leave for Andorra. Enjoy the drive through the picturesque
Spanish countryside.
Andorra has a size of 468 sq km. Even though it’s a small country, it has a lot of
spectacular attractions to offer.
The attractions are:
a. The capital city of Andorra la Vella
b. Winter wonderland / Vallnord
c. Sant Joan de Caselles Church
d. Centre Termoludic Caldea (Andorra la Vella)
e. Ordino and Casa d’Areny- Plandolit
f. La Cortinada and Saint Marti Church
g. The Town of Les Escaldes
h. Valira d’Orient Valley
i. Encamp and the National Automobile Museum
j. Santa Coloma Church (Andorra la Vella)
k. Madriu – Perafita Claror Valley
l. Our Lady of Meritxell
m. The Museum of Miniatures in Ordino
Check the following link to understand the location of the different tourist attractions
of Andorra:
http://ontheworldmap.com/andorra/large-detailed-tourist-map-of-andorra.jpg
Day 6 – Day at Andorra to explore all the remaining places and stay overnight

Day 7 – Day at Andorra to explore at the last day and stay overnight
Day 8 – Leave for Barcelona, post breakfast.
Day 9 – Take part in the Feste de la Merce and enjoy the unique festival during the
24th of September tentatively
Day 10 – Enjoy the city of Barcelona and head back home with a lovely memory of
the Spanish culture
Accommodation
Hesperia Santiago Peregrino at Santiago de Compostela
Hotel la portilla at Torimbia Beach, Llanes
Hotel Zenit Bilbao at Bilbao
Wine and Soul in La Rioja
Hotel Punta Monpas at San Sebastian
Hotel de l’lsard at Andorra
Vasanta Hotel Boutique at Barcelona
Inclusions:
 Self driven car rental
 Accommodation
 Breakfast
 Lunch (Packed Lunch wherever applicable)
 Dinner including one Michelin starred restaurant
Exclusions
 The tour cost does not include POE and passport charges
 No porterage
 Tickets for the attractions apart from boat ride and other highlighted
attractions
 Personal laundry expenses
 Meals other than mentioned in the itinerary
 Other services which are not mentioned in the inclusion list
Visa, Passport and Insurance
 General insurance charges for the entire duration of the tour are included in
the total tour price

 Passport should be valid for a minimum of 6 months from the date of
departure from the originating country
 Visa charges are included in the tour price