8 Days Andalusia Essentials Self drive from Malaga
8 Days Andalusia Essentials Self drive from Malaga
By Destination Services Spain
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The passion, romance, mystique, beauty and history of Spain are nowhere more evident than in ancient Andalusia, the vast southern region whose name has become a byword for Spanish culture. Over this eight-day fascinating self-drive tour, you will discover the cultural riches of Andalusia, from Phoenician times through the Roman, Muslim, Jewish and Christian periods. Visit spellbinding World Heritage sites such as the Alcazar and Cathedral in Seville, the Great Mosque of Cordoba and contemplate great views of the Alhambra in Granada.
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Ages 18-99
Duration: 8 days
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- CAR HIRE INCLUDED:
- - Applicable local taxes (VAT)
- - Unlimited mileage
- - Emergency contact service
- - Replacement car in case of accident
- - Full-Full petrol rate
- - Basic and Super Collision Damage Waiver (CDW, SCWD)
- - Vehicle theft (STP)
- - Supercover (cover against damage without excess except windows or wheels)
What's not included- Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, laundry,...
- Drinks and meals not stated explicitly in the programme
- Any others expenses which are not mentioned in the included section
- National or International flights
- All types of insurance except of mentioned rent-a-car insurance
- Entry visas to Spain and Gibraltar (if applicable)
- Entrance tickets to any venue, museum or activity.
- NOT INCLUDED IN CAR HIRE:
- - Damage to a third party or to the hire vehicle due to negligence or inappropriate driving
- - Loss or damage to aerials, jack, safety triangles and vests, windscreen wipers, petrol cap,
- luggage covers, or any other fixed or mobile component of the vehicle
- - Damage to the engine through negligence
- - Theft of the vehicle with keys left in the ignition
- - Damage caused to the vehicle or to persons through driving under the Influence of alcohol or drugs
- - Fines due to breaking traffic laws and regulations during the hire period are the responsibility
- of the driver of the vehicle. In the event of a fine being received there will be
- an administration charge
- - If the car is left outside of rent a car drop off designated area, customers will be responsible
- for any costs generated and for any damage to the vehicle due to it being parked outside
- of the Rent a Car installations
- - Each additional driver per day
- - Any extra equipment (GPS, baby seat etc)
- - No insurance cover in Gibraltar.
- Start:
- Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, Av. del Comandante García Morato, s/n, Churriana, 29004, Málaga, SpainDay 1: On arrival at the airport head to the hall to meet with an OK-rent-a-car representative.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 128452P10- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- Drivers age from 26 to 75 years old (must have had their driver´s licence for a minimum of one year)
- Pick-up hours are from Monday to Sunday, 07:00 to 22:00 hrs. Pick-up outside of these times are subject to a surcharge
- Drivers who are not citizens of the European Union must present an international driver’s licence together with the original from their country of origin
- If the customer returns the vehicle earlier than the agreed upon drop-off date stated in the rental contract, the rental company will not refund the customer for any unused days
- Deposit credit card Visa or MasterCard only
- Accident/theft reporting must be notified within 48hours of incident
- In cases where, following the return of the vehicle, additional cleaning is required due to the car being dirty beyond the level expected from normal vehicle use, an additional charge shall apply, against evidence of the cost of the service provided.
- Instructions for car collection. Day 1: On arrival at the airport head to the hall to meet with an OK-rent-a-car representative. Day 8: Return procedure and exact designated area will be adviced by rent a car company when you pick up the car on arrival day.
- What do I need to bring? Comfortable and light clothing is the most suitable for travelling in Spain. Visitors should not wear sleeveless shirts, shorts, short skirts or skimpy clothing when visiting temples, religious or official buildings. Sun protection, sunglasses, a hat and mosquito repellent in summer can be very useful during your stay.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 128452P10
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- pooja190 contributionsOnly the Aquarium was worth itLoved the aquarium but nothing else on this trip. The lunch was ridiculous which was tapas style nonsense! Better to save money and just do the aquarium. Nothing else to seeWritten 30 December 2024
- lindanash19620 contributionsExcellent guide. Breathtaking sceneryExcellent from the moment of getting onto the coach. Tour guide was great. He conducted the tour in English & German. He was so interesting to listen to. All the information was so informative, adding his own humor 😊 Timanfaya is just beautiful & breathtaking. Fantastic scenery & the history given by the guide was excellent. There were so many opportunities to take photos within the National Park. The other stop off places : salt works & vineyards just beautiful to visit. A trip so worthwhile to take. I’d go again for sure.Written 27 December 2024
- Seaside479370720900 contributionsWorth every penny.........After a couple of hiccups with the booking, this was a great way to finish our week in Gran Canaria. Alan the tour guide was so welcoming and humorous as well as constantly imparting little nuggets of local information which you would have missed out on by driving yourselves. Throughly recommend this trip and have already done so to other guests in the hotel. Trip advisor were very helpful in rescheduling the datesWritten 2 December 2024
- Storyteller6871290 contributionsTimanfaya is amazingWe really enjoyed the tour. Timanfaya is absolutely spectacular and we were mesmerised by it. It is a very quick tour, so if you'd like to have more spare time you should book a full day tour. The only part we didn't enjoyed as much was the wine testing as you can only try one type of wine and it's a very quick stop. In any case Timanfaya and the green lagoon were fantastic and the trip is worth it just so you can experience that. Would recommend to someone that wabts to do a day trip without spending the whole day out.Written 22 November 2024
- Jennifer E0 contributionsDon't waste your money or timeArrived and half the park was closed , not good experience or worth the money i paid for 4 of us including transfers. My boy went on 1 flume and burst his foot open on coming out of the flume. Wasn't in the park 25mins and got taxi home. Paid £121. Not worth it at all.Written 20 November 2024
- Resort001566147580 contributionsBrilliant half day tripWe really enjoyed this trip, our guide was very knowledgeable and had a good sense of humour, the coach picked us up on time and was very comfortable, I’d recommend this half day trip it made a nice change and was interestingWritten 13 November 2024
- Adrian H0 contributionsNot great but okThe Tour started late, we had to wait for the tour guide and a minibus from another hotel, Alan our guide communicated via a walkie talkie as there was three coaches in the tour, not the best sound quality,the first hour was a motorway run to the north which consisted of Alan describing every shop, supermarket and industrial complex on route, I may as well have had a tour of Lakeside in Essex, he really missed an opportunity to cover the history of the island while heading towards the more real island part of the tour. The rest of the tour was fine except for the regular poke at tourism ruining the traditional lifestyle. The food stop was ok although by 2pm we would have eaten a roadkill donkey! And the Aloe Vera stop was educational if a bit of a sales pitch for very expensive creams and potions!Written 6 November 2024
- Inspire182266123530 contributionsFun morning outA great way to see a few local sights in a relatively short amount of time. The bus picked us up from outside our hotel bang on time and our guide (I think her name was Maria) was friendly and knowledgeable and very clear in her instructions. She also spoke several languages. The driver did an excellent job (we found out after the volcano park it was his first time driving the route). The volcano experiments / demonstrations were interesting and the park was worth seeing. It is also a lot quicker to get in on a coach as the queue for hire cars waiting to get in was really long by the time we left. The green lagoon is unique although not much to do there. Potential downsides: you only get 20 - 35 minutes per stop so it can feel a little rushed but we felt like it was enough time to have a look round and buy a few souvenirs. The wine tasting consists of one small taste of one wine so it’s more of a stop at a winery than an actual tasting but the history of it was interesting and there was a great souvenir shop. The salt pans were similar, interesting to see and hear about but nothing to do except buy some salt and a well needed cold drink or ice cream. Overall would definitely recommend for adults, might be a bit of a long morning for kids unless you have something to entertain them with on the bus.Written 24 October 2024
- ardleybatt0 contributionsNational ParksThe experience was really good. When booking the trip we were emailed later to tell us to go to another hotel for pick up. The coach then drove past our hotel on the way. The "wine tasting" is a bit of a stretch at we arrived were given a few mils of 1 wine, shepherded through the shop and back onto the bus. The actual trip through the national park was stunning and very informative. The tour guide was very funny and engaging. ThankWritten 16 October 2024
- brendanl4410 contributionsSeeing Lanzarote for RealPowerful and informative. Volcano was awe-inspiring. Our tour guide was personable, witty, full of facts, history and anecdotes and charmingly attached to his homeland and its stories.Written 2 October 2024
- margaretrS465TV0 contributionsAn interesting tourThe tour was definitely worthwhile. The tour guide was knowledgeable & enthusiastic throughout. The hilight was the actual visit to the active volcano, seeing & feeling the extent to which the underground heat still rages. The drive through the lava fields was also fascinating, though some of the music played during this time was not an enhancement for us. We did not think much of the wine tasting stop - a tiny shot of one wine was handed out & that was it, no invitation to sample others or explanation of their processes etc - not worthwhile. One other point to mention is the “joining the tour” arrangement. We found it very haphazard & frankly disorderly: lots of people waiting for different tours, coaches just turning up without clear signs & no announcements. It was purely luck that got us on the right coach some 20 mins after our advised pick up time. We are glad we did go on this tour nevertheless.Written 23 September 2024
- emmawO6156OM0 contributionsFabulous tour, we enjoyed it very much.This was a great tour, although done in a slightly different order to the description. The bus driver and tour guide were fantastic! The information we were provided was excellent. The trip to the Timanfaya National Park was really good. The workers at the park do a fabulous job of showing how much heat is just below the surface of the ground you’re stood on. Then the driver took us through the Lava fields, which appears you can only do on an organised tour. We then went to the wine tasting, which you can’t really call ‘tasting’ as we were only given one tiny taste of one wine each, despite the place having numerous bottles on sale. Had we been able to select some options to try I’m sure we’d have bought a bottle, as it was, we didn’t. Then we went to El Golfo Lagoon and then onto the salt farm, which were both interesting and the guide was very informative about. On the whole, it was a great trip and we’d highly recommend it. We didn’t give it the full 5 stars purely due to the lack of options of wine to try.Written 22 September 2024
- Holly J0 contributionsA must do when visiting Lanzarote!Absolutely fantastic trip and highlight of our holiday! From start to finish very well organised. Lisa our guide was fantastic and Mervin the coach driver was very skilled! We were picked up promptly and sat at the top of the coach which was perfect for views! Started off with a camel ride (additional cost but well worth it) around some volcanoes, which was great fun. The camels are very well looked after and we were on them for around 25 mins. Then it was a short drive to the volcanoes to see the experiments and take some photos of the views and visit the gift shop. Then we drove through the volcanoes where we found out the history which was very interesting. This is where Mervin's skills were really shown, tight corners and narrow roads! Finally a stop for wine tasting. We went to the little craft beer shop and had half a pint first, then tried the wine which was delicious! Then dropped back to our hotel. It was fast paced at the stops however we didn't feel rushed and liked that we weren't lingering around for ages. 100% recommend!!Written 15 September 2024
- F9817XPpetern0 contributionsVolcanos not wine.The volcano section of the tour is a must. Lava fields and geysers, chicken roasting on open wells into the volcano, bales of bursting dramatically into flames, scenery that’s out of this world. Excellent and very highly recommended. The wine tasting however, very poor. No preamble, no discussion, no options, just off the bus scramble through the door, the tiniest smattering of wine in a shot glass taken from a tray and move along. Overall a worthwhile day but go for the volcanoes and the scenery because if you go for the wine you will be very disappointed!Written 14 September 2024
- samt2580 contributionsQuick Stop HighlightsA quick stop highlight tour to some of the pretty towns in the interior of the island. You don't get a lot of time to explore, but great for snapping some photos in the places that you visit. Most of the time is spent traveling via the minibus, which is air conditioned and comfy. The driver (Jesus) and tour guide (Alan) were fab and made things interesting while travelling from place to place with lots of knowledge about the island. I would advise other travellers that the roads are winding with lots of sharp bends and inclines. One of the passengers didn't feel very well towards the end, but this can't be helped as it's just the route the trip takes. So anyone who is a little uneasy with motion sickness may want to take travel sickness tablets. I'd love to have stayed a little longer in some of the places, but all in all really enjoyed the trip.Written 11 September 2024
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