All of these tours are circuits that start and end in Madrid.
Guided Tours of Spain and Portugal
Other tours on this site:
- Spain Tours from Madrid - Top Picks
- Spain Tours from Madrid to Barcelona
- Spain Tours from Barcelona
- Spain Tours from Malaga or from the Costa del Sol
- Portugal and Morocco Tours from Madrid (this page)
- Portugal and Spain Tours from Lisbon
See also: 100 Things to Do in Madrid
1. Lisbon Tour (Four Days)
Praca do Commercio, Lisbon / Image: (c) Damian Corrigan
Though this tour visits four four places, all of the accommodation is in Lisbon. On the first day, visit Trujillo on the way to Lisbon. Here you will spend three nights, with a full day to explore the Portuguese capital and a day trip to Fatima. On the third morning, your tour takes you back to Madrid, with a stop in Caceres on the way.
Cities Visited: Trujillo, Lisbon, Fatima
2. Portugal, Salamanca and Avila (Five Days)
Walls of Avila. Image: (c) Damian Corrigan
If you are interested in the Portuguese music style of Fado, you're in luck on this tour, as you visit the two cities most identified with the music - Lisbon and Coimbra - with each having its own style of the genre. You also get you the opportunity to see some of the best of Spain's smaller cities (Avila and Salamanca).
Cities Visited: Salamanca, Avila, Coimbra, Fatima, Caceres
3. Portugal and Spain (Nine Days)
Lisbon. Image: Chris Yunker (Some Rights Reserved / Creative Commons)
This tour starts with Avila and Salamanca (where you'll stay the night) followed by a night in Coimbra. You then visit Fatima on the way to Lisbon, where you'll stay two nights.
After leaving Lisbon visit Caceres, and the best cities and towns in Andalusia before driving up to Madrid via Toledo.
Cities Visited: Avila, Salamanca, Coimbra, Fatima, Lisbon, Caceres, Seville, Ronda, Costa del Sol, Granada and Toledo.
4. Spain and Portugal Tour from Madrid (Nine Days)
Ronda. Image: (c) Damian Corrigan
This tour is similar to the above tour (after Lisbon they are identical). The tour above goes to more interesting sights at the beginning, but the tour below has the advantage of spending three nights in Lisbon (therefore less packing and unpacking). This tour also has some optional extensions to include Morocco or Barcelona and Valencia.
Visit Trujillo before a three-night stay in Lisbon, where you will have a guided tour of the city, a day trip to Fatima and some time to explore by yourself.
After leaving Lisbon, you'll visit Caceres and Andalusia. On the drive back to Madrid, there'll be a stop in Toledo.
Cities Visited: Avila, Salamanca, Coimbra, Fatima, Lisbon, Caceres, Seville, Ronda, Costa del Sol, Granada and Toledo.
4a. Spain and Portugal Tour Extensions: Barcelona and Valencia or Morocco
Fes. Image: Brian Duffy (Creative Commons)
- Mediterranean Extension After Granada, this tour misses Toledo, instead your bus drives you to Valencia, where you will stay the night, before two nights in Barcelona. After leaving Barcelona, your tour drives you back to Madrid, via Zaragoza.
Extra Cities Visited: Valencia, Barcelona and Zaragoza (in addition to the cities mentioned above). Note: this tour no longer visits Toledo.
- Short Morocco Extension After the Costa del Sol, this tour crosses the narrow Strait of Gibraltar to visit Tangier, Fes, Meknes and Rabat in three days. The tour then returns to the Costa del Sol to continue with the itinerary in Spain.
Extra Cities Visited: Tangier, Fes, Meknes and Rabat (in addition to the cities mentioned above).
- Longer Morocco Extension This version leaves the Costa del Sol to visit Casablanca, Marrakech, Meknes, Fes and Rabat. The tour then returns to the Costa del Sol to continue with the itinerary in Spain.
Extra Cities Visited: Casablanca, Marrakech, Meknes, Fes and Rabat (in addition to the cities mentioned above).
