Great Portugal and Extremadura Tour
Grand Portugal and Extremadura Tour
Transportation with Pegasus Airlines
5 Nights 6 Days
No Extra Tour - All Tours Included
Seville-Caceres-Salamanca-Ciudad de Rodrigo-Porto-Obidos-Cabo de Roca-Sintra-Cascais-Lisbon-Seville
Day 1 Istanbul – Seville
Meeting in front of the international departures terminal of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, departure to Seville at 10:25 with Pegasus Airlines flight PC1109. Arrival in Seville at 14:15. After passport, baggage and customs procedures, on our panoramic city tour to be made upon arrival; Spain Square, Golden Tower, Paula Nuns Monastery, Maria Luisa Park famous for its pools and gardens, and Santa Cruz Square are included. After our city tour, transfer to the hotel. Guests who wish may attend the Flamenco Night, which will be arranged as an extra. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Route: YIT Via Sevilla Mairena 4*, Torre de los Guzmanes 3* etc.
Hotel Check-in Time: Approximately 19:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 2 Seville-Cacares-Salamanca-Ciudad de Rodrigo
After breakfast, departure for a panoramic city tour of Casares, a medieval city founded by the Romans in 25 BC and selected as Spain’s Capital of Gastronomy in 2015. In this city, which is described in some sources as among the “1000 places to see before you die” and is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, you will have the opportunity to see the Umayyad walls and palaces dating back to the 12th century. After our tour, we head to Salamanca to get to know one of Spain’s most beautiful World Heritage cities and take the Salamanca City Tour. Salamanca is a city located in the northwest of Spain, built on the banks of the Tormes River, known for its ancient history stretching from the Carthaginians to the Romans, and home to Salamanca University, the first university in Spain and one of Europe’s oldest. In Salamanca, which was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1988 with its historical and cultural richness, we will take a sightseeing tour and enjoy free time at Plaza Mayor, which is among the most beautiful squares in Europe, before heading to our next stop, Ciudad de Rodrigo. Ciudad Rodrigo is a famous fortified town in the west of Salamanca province with historic site status. Its walls surround a rich heritage of civil and religious structures, the most important of which are the cathedral and the castle. The main buildings of its historic district date back to the 15th and 16th centuries, when the city experienced its golden age. After our city tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Route: Crisol Conde Rodrigo 3* etc.
Route: Seville-Caceres 261 km, Caceres-Salamanca 207 km, Salamanca-Ciudad Rodrigo 90 km.
Hotel Check-in Time: Approximately 20:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 3 Ciudad Rodrigo-Porto
After breakfast, after completing check-out from the hotel, we meet in the lobby at the time specified by our guide and depart for Porto. After the Boavista district, known as a modern trade and business center, our first stop will be the Queijo Castle area located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. From here, passing through the Foz neighborhood, an old fishing village at the point where the Douro River flows into the ocean, we continue along the riverbanks toward central Porto. Our route will start from Carmo Square and continue toward Aliados Square, passing the historic bookstore Lello and Clerigos Church. Then we take our boat tour along the Douro River. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Route: Hotel Central Parque 4*, B&B Porto Airport 3* etc.
Route: Ciudad Rodrigo-Porto 263 km.
Hotel Check-in Time: Approximately 20:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 4 Porto-Fatima-Obidos-Lisbon
After breakfast, after completing check-out from the hotel, we meet in the lobby at the time specified by our guide and our first stop will be the holy city of Fátima. This place, where the Virgin Mary appeared to three little shepherds in 1917 and gave them three secrets, is one of the greatest pilgrimage and worship centers of Christianity. After Fatima, we depart for Obidos. The city of queens, Obidos, awaits us with its magnificent castle, blue and white houses, and cobblestone streets. After touring the Medieval heritage city of Obidos, which still has 12th-century walls standing and has preserved its historical texture, we head to Lisbon. Upon arrival in Lisbon, we begin our tour. On our panoramic city tour; Jeronimos Monastery, Belem Tower, Monument to the Discoveries, Rossio & Praca Do Commercio Squares, Av. Liberdade (Liberty Avenue), Marquez Pompal Square, and Sao Jorge Castle on the hill of the city are among the places to see. After our tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Route: B&B Lisbon Montijo 3* etc.
Route: Porto-Obidos 239 km, Obidos-Cabo de Roca 113 km, Cabo de Roca – Sintra 17km, Sintra-Cascais 17km, Cascais-Lisbon 32km.
Hotel Check-in Time: Approximately 20:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 5 Lisbon-Cabo de Roca -Sintra-Cascais-Seville
After breakfast, we will have the Cabo de Roca & Sintra & Cascais tour. We are going to Cabo de Roca, the westernmost point of the European continent, which the Portuguese poet Luis de Camoes described as “Where the Land Ends and the Sea Begins.” This panoramic area, meaning “Stone Cape” and 150 m above sea level, will fascinate you with its magnificent view and giant waves. After the tour, we depart for Sintra, where the summer palaces of the Portuguese kings are located. The National Palace and the Moorish Castle are among the most important places to photograph in Sintra. After completing our Sintra tour, we continue along roads surrounded by the yellow sands and cliffs of “Guincho” beach and reach Cascais, a former fishing town. After our tour, arrival at our hotel and departure to Seville. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
Lunch: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Dinner: Will be taken as an extra in free time at a place to be determined by the guide.
Accommodation: Route: YIT Via Sevilla Mairena 4*, Torre de los Guzmanes 3* etc.
Route: Lisbon-Seville 428 km
Hotel Check-in Time: Approximately 19:00 depending on traffic conditions
Day 6 Seville-Istanbul
After breakfast, we will conduct our Alcazar Palace & Seville Cathedral and Outlet tour. During our tour, you will witness the grandeur of Seville Cathedral, the third largest Gothic cathedral in Europe, where Christopher Columbus’s tomb is also located, see the magnificent gold and silver treasures in the treasury, and then admire the splendid beauty where Islamic art meets Spanish architecture at Alcazar Palace. After this pleasant tour, our stop for the final shopping will be the outlet located a little outside Seville, featuring world brands. After the tour, departure to Seville airport. After ticket, baggage and passport procedures, departure to Istanbul at 15:20 with Pegasus Airlines flight PC1110. Arrival in Istanbul at 20:40.
Breakfast: Will be taken at our hotel and is included in the tour price.
What's Included
✅ Pegasus Airlines Economy Class Flight Tickets for Istanbul – Seville, Seville – Istanbul
✅ Local Transportation Services
✅ Professional Turkish-speaking guiding service
✅ Accommodation with breakfast for 1 night in Seville, 1 night in Ciudad Rodrigo, 1 night in Porto, 1 night in Lisbon, and 1 night in Seville at 3 or 4* Hotels
✅ Customs Duties
✅ Panoramic city tours specified in the program
✅ Airport taxes and service fees
✅ Seville city tour
✅ Seville Cathedral & Seville Alcazar Palace and Outlet tour
✅ Caceres Tour
✅ Salamanca Tour
✅ Ciudad de Rodrigo tour
✅ Porto tour
✅ Fatima tour
✅ Obidos tour
✅ Cabo de Roca tour
✅ Sintra tour
✅ Cascais tour
✅ Lisbon tour
✅ All highway check-point and parking fees
✅ Mandatory local guiding services taken in some cities
Not Included
❌ Museum and archaeological site entrance fees.
❌ City Taxes
❌ All personal expenses
❌ Tours organized by the guide
❌ Extra tours
❌ Lunch and Dinner
❌ All excursions and tours not specified in the program.
❌ Optional driver and guide tips
❌ Departure tax
❌ Overseas travel health insurance
Museum Entrance Fees: Seville Cathedral, Seville Alcazar Palace, Porto Boat Tour, Headphones, Tourist City Taxes, Hotel Accommodation Taxes, and Local Guide Services per person: 160 EUR
INFORMATION
- During the tour, to be able to shop and spend in all countries included in the program, it is sufficient to have Euros with us. In regions where the local currency is used, the guide will assist with currency exchange.
- During the trip, comfortable walking shoes or sneakers should be preferred. It is advisable to bring a cardigan or similar clothing for the evening.
- On our tours, a daily seat rotation (seat change) system is applied in the seating arrangement, and fixed seats or front seat guarantees are not given. Seat changes are organized by the vehicle guide.
- When entering Turkey from abroad, there is a minimum 3-day accommodation requirement in order to bring items (alcohol, cigarettes, etc.).
- Duty-free shopping limits when entering Turkey from abroad: Cigarettes: 3 cartons, Alcoholic Beverages: 1 liter of alcoholic drink (excluding alcoholic beverages containing more than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Alcoholic Beverages: 2 liters of alcoholic drink (including alcoholic beverages containing less than 22% alcohol, wine and champagne), Perfume: 600 ml, Makeup or Skincare Products: 5 items, Chocolate and Confectionery: 2 kg, Coffee: 1 kg, Tea: 1 kg
- During the tour program, the guides may make changes to the flow of the program depending on weather and road conditions, provided that all places specified in the program are shown.
- Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour. If there are fewer than 30 days remaining until the tour date, a 30% penalty applies, and if there are 20 days or less remaining, a 100% penalty applies. Hospital reports, workplace leave documents, etc. obtained from authorities in Turkey and submitted together with the cancellation request are unfortunately not accepted for the cancellation of hotels and services to be used outside Turkey.
- Our tour program is organized with a minimum participation of 25 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved for the trip, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour departure. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be announced by Lidya Tour.
- In cases where only category information is provided without specifying a name in the tour program and/or options are available for the same destination, the hotel(s) will be announced by Lidya Tour 2 days before the trip departure.
- During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the specified km. In such a case, information will be provided by Lidya Tour 15 days before the departure date of the tour.
- 3-person rooms can be provided depending on hotel availability, and in such rooms the bed assigned to the 3rd person is smaller than standard beds. 3-person rooms consist of 1 large bed + 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are foldable or coach beds, participants booking as the 3rd person and/or children are deemed to have accepted the possible congestion in the rooms and the bed type. Child discounts are valid for only one child staying with 2 adults, within the applicable age group.
- Breakfasts included in the tour program and taken at the hotel are served according to the breakfast culture of the country visited and are generally offered as a limited menu, called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group.
- Panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of cities, conducted panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide commentary, lasting at most 2-3 hours and not including museum or archaeological site entrances. Panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, are not the responsibility of Lidya Tour if they cannot be carried out on the day and time of the tour because local authorities do not allow sightseeing or entry, or due to closed roads because of any event, or if the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions. Some tours may be carried out by public transportation or on foot where possible, in areas with closed roads or where vehicle entry is not allowed.
- During travel, waiting times at border crossings passed by road may exceed the standard, and Lidya Tour cannot be held responsible for any negative consequences arising from these waiting times.
- Extra tours are organized by the local service provider we work with, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If the required number is not reached, the excursions cannot be carried out, or the extra excursion prices, content, and vehicle used may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of the tours may be changed by the guide depending on the opening/closing status of the museums and archaeological sites in the destination and weather conditions.
- Extra tours are optional and not mandatory. Passengers who do not wish to join extra tours organized during the trip are deemed to have accepted waiting at a suitable rest facility along the way. These passengers are dropped off at a roadside rest facility before the extra tour begins and are picked up from the point where they were dropped off after the tour is completed.
- For people joining tours by plane, the required check-in and boarding procedures are personal procedures and must be completed by the guest before the flight at the relevant airline counters at the airport or online on the airlines' websites.
- Lidya Tour is not responsible for the inability of persons who are not present at the airport at the times announced by Lidya Tour for participation in the tour, who do not complete check-in and boarding procedures on time, or who complete check-in and boarding on time but do not board the plane, to take the flight. The round-trip new plane tickets required for people who miss the plane in order to join the tour, as well as all expenses related to their transfers in the destination region, are their responsibility.
- Lidya Tour is an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. There may be a delay risk on scheduled and special flights, or the times may change before the current trip and flight. Lidya Tour is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. The passenger has purchased the trip accepting the risk of schedule changes. Children between 0-2 years of age do not pay airport taxes or airport service fees.
- The types of vehicles used in our tours are classified as follows according to the number of participants. The vehicle types listed below are assigned according to the number of participants in each tour.
Buses: (Used for 25 - 46 people) *Mercedes Travego/Tourismo *NEOPLAN Cityliner/Tourliner -*Temsa Safir/Maraton *Man Fortuna
Midibuses: (Used for 17 - 24 people) *Isuzu Turkuaz , *Otokar Mega
Minibuses: (Used for up to 16 people) *Vw Volt , *Mercedes Sprinter
- All guests are deemed to have sold the tour by accepting the above-mentioned items.
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