Cosmos Tours offers a variety of affordable, escorted tours aimed at a younger crowd. The Colorado-based company, a division of Globus Tours, has been in business for more than 40 years. Its 10-day Jewels of Spain and Portugal tour is just one of several tours the company offers. This tour features overnight stays in Madrid, Seville, Lisbon and Coimbra, as well as visits to the shrine at Fatima, a drive through scenic La Mancha and a tour of the historic Spanish city of Avila, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The tour price includes air transportation from New York City to Madrid, motor coach transportation throughout the tour, some meals, accommodations, some sightseeing, and most taxes and service charges.
Cosmos Tours
5301 South Federal Circle
Littleton, CO 80123
(800) 276-1241
cosmos.com
In business since 1947, Trafalgar Tours offers a variety of escorted tours throughout the United States and the rest of the world, with tours to more than 300 destinations each year. Its Spain, Portugal and Morocco Tour is a 16-day adventure, and is one of Trafalgar's many escorted tours of this region. The tour features stops in Madrid, Granada, Fez, Marrakesh, Casablanca, Seville and Lisbon. The price includes airfare from New York City (and other selected U.S. cities), 23 meals, first class hotels throughout, motorcoach transportation, selected sightseeing, and most taxes and service charges.
Trafalgar Tours
801 East Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714) 937-4900
trafalgar.com
Pennsylvania-based Gate 1 Travel has been in business for 29 years and specializes in affordable escorted and independent tours to Europe, South America, Asia and beyond.
Gate 1 Travel's affordable, seven-day Classic Spain and Portugal tour includes overnight stops in Madrid, Monterrey and Lisbon, with en route stops at Segovia, the palace at Estoril and at the shrine at Fatima in Portugal. The tour price includes airfare between New York City and Madrid and between Lisbon and New York City, motorcoach transportation throughout, six meals, selected sightseeing, and transportation to and from the airports.
Gate 1 Travel
455 Maryland Dr.
Ft. Washington, PA 19034
(215) 572-7676
(800) 682-3333
gate1travel.com
Insight Vacations gears its bus tours toward a younger, more adventuresome crowd. In business since 1978, the company hosts more than 100,000 guests each year and was the first scheduled tour operator to win the Queen's Award for Export Achievement from Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
One of Insight Vacations' most popular tours to Spain and Portugal is its Amazing Spain and Portugal tour. This 10-day tour makes overnight stops in Madrid, Seville, Granada, Lisbon and Salamanca. Day tours include stops at Toledo, Avila and Fatima. The tour price includes first class hotels, motorcoach transportation throughout, some meals, and most taxes and service charges. Airfare is additional, and discounts are offered for groups, for booking two tours at the same time and for booking at least six months in advance.
Insight Vacations
801 Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92805
(800) 582-8380
insightvacations.com
