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Spain, Portugal & Morocco October 2 - 18, 2015 17 DAYS - Lisbon, Aseitao, Seville, Algeciras, Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Erfoud, Er Rachidia, Fez, Costa del Sol, Granada, Toledo, Madrid PRICE starting at $3,199 per person based on double occupancy. International airfare available separately. Travel Protection is available for $249 per person due at time of booking and is highly recommended. Deposit of $250 per person also due at time of reservation. PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE. MEALS Full buffet breakfast daily; 1 special lunch in Casablanca; 9 three-course dinners, including a welcome dinner in Lisbon and special dinners in Granada and Madrid HOTELS listed or similar LISBON Mundial, SEVILLE Sevilla Center, RABAT Belere, MARRAKESH Es Saadi, OUARZAZATE Le Berbere Palace, ERFOUD Kasbah Chergui, FEZ Barcelo Fed Medina, COSTA DEL SOL Fuerte Miramar Spa at Marbella, GRANADA Saray, MADRID Husa Princesa For those who wish to see it all, this vacation is unforgettable. *All information is based on 2014 itinerary and subject to change Join Enez on this Unforgettable Journey... Day 1 Arrive in Lisbon, Portugal Welcome to Lisbon! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director s for a welcome dinner at your hotel. Day 2 Lisbon Lisbon was the center of Europe’s longest-lived overseas empire. Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide features a drive through the Baixa quarter’s main squares. Then, enjoy a walk through the cobblestone alleys of quaint ALFAMA. Drive along the grand Avenida da Liberdade up to Pombal Square. Stop for pictures of Belem Tower, guarding the mouth of the Tagus, and the Monument to the Discoverers. Also visit JERONIMOS MONASTERY with the tomb of Vasco da Gama. (B) Day 3 Lisbon–Azeitao–Seville, Spain In Azeitao, visit a traditional TILE WORKSHOP. Next, enter Spain and reach the vibrant capital of Andalusia, Seville. (B,D) Day 4 Seville During your sightseeing tour with a Local Guide, hear about the city’s role in Roman times, its conquest by the Moors in 712 AD, and its contribution to the discovery of the New World. Admire Maria Luisa Park, the Golden Tower on the Guadalquivir River, and the university that used to be the tobacco factory of Carmen fame. Also visit the ALCAZAR, founded in the 11th century as a Moorish fortress. Then, stroll through the narrow lanes of the charming SANTA CRUZ QUARTER. Tonight, for a truly Andalusian night out, reserve a seat at our optional Flamenco show. (B) Day 5 Seville–Algeciras–Rabat, Morocco Travel through the sherry wine region of Jerez to Algeciras and enjoy a FERRY RIDE across the Strait of Gibraltar to Morocco. Here, your Moroccan adventure starts! Follow North Africa’s infamous Barbary Coast to Rabat, once a lair of the corsairs and now the country’s capital. (B,D)

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Spain, Portugal & MoroccoOctober 2 - 18, 2015

17 DAYS - Lisbon, Aseitao, Seville, Algeciras, Tangier, Rabat, Casablanca,Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Erfoud, Er Rachidia, Fez, Costa del Sol, Granada,Toledo, Madrid

PRICE starting at $3,199 per person based on double occupancy.International airfare available separately. Travel Protection is available for$249 per person due at time of booking and is highly recommended.Deposit of $250 per person also due at time of reservation. PAYMENTPLAN AVAILABLE.

MEALS Full buffet breakfast daily; 1 special lunch in Casablanca; 9three-course dinners, including a welcome dinner in Lisbon and specialdinners in Granada and Madrid

HOTELS listed or similar LISBON Mundial, SEVILLE Sevilla Center,RABAT Belere, MARRAKESH Es Saadi, OUARZAZATE Le Berbere Palace,ERFOUD Kasbah Chergui, FEZ Barcelo Fed Medina, COSTA DEL SOLFuerte Miramar Spa at Marbella, GRANADA Saray, MADRID HusaPrincesa

For those who wish to see it all, this vacation is unforgettable.*All information is based on 2014 itinerary and subject to change

Join Enez on this Unforgettable Journey...Day 1 Arrive in Lisbon, Portugal Welcome to Lisbon! At 6 pm, meet your Tour Director s for a welcome dinner at your hotel.

Day 2 Lisbon Lisbon was the center of Europe’s longest-lived overseas empire. Morning sightseeing with a Local Guidefeatures a drive through the Baixa quarter’s main squares. Then, enjoy a walk through the cobblestone alleys of quaintALFAMA. Drive along the grand Avenida da Liberdade up to Pombal Square. Stop for pictures of Belem Tower, guarding themouth of the Tagus, and the Monument to the Discoverers. Also visit JERONIMOS MONASTERY with the tomb of Vasco daGama. (B)

Day 3 Lisbon–Azeitao–Seville, Spain In Azeitao, visit a traditional TILE WORKSHOP. Next, enter Spain and reach thevibrant capital of Andalusia, Seville. (B,D)

Day 4 Seville During your sightseeing tour with a Local Guide, hear about the city’s role in Roman times, its conquest by theMoors in 712 AD, and its contribution to the discovery of the New World. Admire Maria Luisa Park, the Golden Tower on theGuadalquivir River, and the university that used to be the tobacco factory of Carmen fame. Also visit the ALCAZAR, foundedin the 11th century as a Moorish fortress. Then, stroll through the narrow lanes of the charming SANTA CRUZ QUARTER.Tonight, for a truly Andalusian night out, reserve a seat at our optional Flamenco show. (B)

Day 5 Seville–Algeciras–Rabat, Morocco Travel through the sherry wine region of Jerez to Algeciras and enjoy a FERRYRIDE across the Strait of Gibraltar to Morocco. Here, your Moroccan adventure starts! Follow North Africa’s infamousBarbary Coast to Rabat, once a lair of the corsairs and now the country’s capital. (B,D)

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Day 6 Rabat–Casablanca–Marrakesh Sightseeing with a Local Guide visits the must see sights. Continue to Casablanca,Morocco’s modern seaport. A special lunch has been prepared at Rick’s Café Américain, famous from the movieCasablanca. Evening arrival in Marrakesh. (B,L,D)

Day 7 Marrakesh Follow your Local Guide and visit BAHIA PALACE, the 16th-century SAADIAN TOMBS (if closed, visit theBADIA PALACE instead), and to Djemaa El-Fna, the vibrant town center. (B)

Day 8 Marrakesh–Ouarzazate Today, travel to Morocco’s Hollywood, Ouarzazate, deep in the desert and immortalizedthrough movies like Lawrence of Arabia and Star Wars. Later, visit KASBAH TAOURIRT and enjoy a drink at sunset. (B,D)

Day 9 Ouarzazate–Erfoud A drive through the desert via the Dades Valley is filled with olives, dates, and figs. Then, headthrough Todra Gorge to Erfoud in the heart of the Sahara. Enjoy a spectacular FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE to the sand dune of ErgChebbi. Admire the unforgettable and romantic sunset. (B,D)

Day 10 Erfoud–Fez Enjoy your last views of the desert and turn northwards. Stop in Er Rachidia and travel via the ZizGorges and the Middle Atlas mountains to Fez. With an ample supply of water and strategically situated, Fez became thecapital of Morocco in the 8th century. To this day, Fez has remained Morocco’s spiritual and artistic center. (B,D)

Day 11 Fez See the magnificent entrance to the Royal Palace, drive through the Mellah, the old Jewish quarter, and travel onto Bab Bou Jeloud, the traditional entrance to Old Fez. Your Local Guide also leads you through labyrinthine MEDINA. (B)

Day 12 Fez–Tangier–Costa Del Sol Arrive in Tangier and enjoy an orientation of this busy seaport. Board the FERRY for thetrip back across the Strait to Europe. Continue to the elegant Costa del Sol, where you will stay for two nights in the prettyresort of Marbella. (B)

Day 13 Costa Del Sol Today is your chance to join an optional excursion to the Rock of Gibraltar. Later, enjoy the sandybeaches, and browse through the trendy boutiques. (B)

Day 14 Costa Del Sol–Granada Leave the Mediterranean coast and arrive in Granada. A guided walking tour features a visitto the ALHAMBRA COMPLEX surrounded by arabesque gardens and fountains, with superb views of the Old Quarter. Thisevening, enjoy dinner with wine at a local restaurant. (B,D)

Day 15 Granada–Toledo–Madrid Drive via Don Quixote’s La Mancha to Toledo, where a Local Guide takes you to theMoorish bridge, an early SYNAGOGUE, the CATHEDRAL, and the CHURCH OF SANTO TOMÉ. Visit a DAMASCENE STEELWORKSHOP before returning to Madrid. (B)

Day 16 Madrid Morning guided sightseeing features the Puerta del Sol, Plaza de España, the Parliament, and more.Highlight is a visit to the PRADO MUSEUM. Tonight, a special paella farewell dinner with wine awaits you at one of Madrid’sfine restaurant as a proper way to say, “Adios” to Spain! (B,D)

Day 17 Madrid Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (B)

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK YOUR VACATION,PLEASE CONTACT:

Enez Powell ~ Travel by Powell Inc.Tel: (561) 498-8199

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