Magical Spain, Portugal & Morocco Private Travel is owned by Americans Dan O’Beirne and Ariel Harris. American Dan O’Beirne, after working in a US corporate job for a few year, and then in a winery in Chile, kicked things off in Madrid in 1998 with tapas tours and collaborations with American agencies. American Ariel Harris, came on board post S11 as an investor and partner. Ariel’s talented and hard-working sister Rachel Harris joined next as did Dan’s Spanish wife. See our work and planning process here.
To control trip quality + offer more personalized VIP service, we now accept just 5 trips starts per weekly, per country. With Magical, you are never just a number! Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
With Magical, you’ll enjoy seamless one-stop personalized trip planning. Your itinerary will include only activities that you and your people are interested in. For example, do you prefer to avoid museums, OK got it, no museums on your trip. Instead enjoy curated cultural, foodie, and active fun experiences like an insider with access to unique people and places.
On arrival at the airport, you’ll have chauffeured transfers, and fun upscale private tours, tailor-made to YOUR unique interest, with the help of our network of 200+ insider contacts around Spain, Portugal & Morocco. In 2025 we aim to offer trips in another new destination to be announced after we complete our due diligence with potential local partners. Please contact us for any questions.
Great question for any company. Allow me to point to clients surveys. They say their 4 top reasons to choose Magical Spain, Portugal & Morocco are:
- Providing peace of mind that their private trip is truly personalized expert-made and as seamless as is possible
- Making sure they know about relevant “boots on the gound” knowledge
- Solving problems that might happen in international travel.
- Finally, 86% of luxury travelers say working with a true destination travel expert + 24-7 support in-country in English is the only way to have a truly luxury travel experience, we agree 🙂
But don’t take our word for it, see our real Customer Video Reviews or Customer Text Reviews
The truth is, our exclusive private luxury adventures are not for everybody. But if you are a discerning world traveler, we’d love to help. Also if you are a BUSY person, who desires to go beyond the travel books and beyond endless conflicting online opinions, we will customize your unforgettable private adventures just for you and your favorite people. . See our work and planning process here.
- “Limited edition trips” = Quality not quantity: Since manaña mentality, fiesta and siestas have made it into the 21st century and lack of english can all be frustrating, we decided to scale back and limit quantity to improve the quality. That’s why with our limit of 5 trips per week per country, we can offer the best service in the business hands down and why our trips are worth more to our guest.
- Network of contacts and amigos in Spain: this includes restaurant owners, hotelier, guides, vintners, chefs, artist, architects, bullfighters, olive oil makers, artisans, chauffeurs, cheese-makers, mediterranean yacht owners, flamenco guitarist, and dancers, fado singers, honest politicos, tapas bar owners, helicopter pilots, tennis players, Spanish teachers and wine experts.
- “Only Magical Private Travel” experiences
- Seamless planning from your arrival to spain until your departure.
- Access to insight and care of the top guides + clear english.
- The comfort of select top 5 and 4-star luxury hotels.
- Chauffeured private transfer = more comfort + time & energy-savings.
- Cultural fun! Choose, a festive cooking class or flamenco lessons.
- Wine & cheese tasting with our winemaker friends.
- Discover legends and lore in a medieval palace or castles all over Spain.
- Meet artists, winemakers, chefs, surf coaches, bullfighters, flamenco dancers.
- Mediterranean sailing excursion to “secret” beach cove.
- Hiking ancient trails between white-washed villages.
- Lavish celebration dinners in very historic or cool ambiances.
- Helicopter adventures like a james bond movie.
- Give back = more authenticity & connection: in this age of globalization even the tourist trap gift shops sell chinese-made “european souvenirs” in rome, madrid, lisbon, and paris. Then there are the chain restaurants that are less than memorable. So we seek out authenticity and give back to the locals by supporting top local businesses, restaurants, cafes, shops, artist, artisans (as long as their quality is high). Many guests tell us they feel a deeper connection with this unique land and it allows for a more meaningful insight into the local people and their lives. This contrasts with others who accept a kickback from tourist traps in exchange for steering their customers there.
- Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
Absolutely, see our independent Customer Reviews here. We happy to connect serious travelers with past customer references.
We have helped many demanding customers including Jerry Seinfeld, Hollywood writer Mark Rosenthal, US wine importer Gary Parker and millionaire execs from NYC to Chicago to the Bay Area. Also, we were consulted for the Michelle Obama Spain family trip. But most of our customers are simply busy, successful people who desire and deserve MORE than mass market…. they deserve a private journey of discovery in Spain to remember for decades.
We are very careful with privacy and personal information. But for serious queries, we do have permission from some past customers to talk or email with them as prospective customers.
Media? We have not done much P.R. but have appeared and collaborated with the media including USA Today, Travel Channel, Rick Steve’s Spain Guide Book, MTV, Conde Nast Traveler, PBS radio, Ehow.com, Penguin Books’ Spain Rough Guide. See also us also on Youtube or Meet the Team.
Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
Our private tours in Spain are high end, private adventures that are designed so our guest experience more in less time with their favorite people, their way. Typically there is a blend of the best cultural fun, gourmet food, history, art, architecture, natural beauty and more. Our trips are personalized for people of all ages to their your style. Past clients include:
- Groups of friends or family, affinity groups like wine clubs, companies, people celebrating special occasions or anniversaries.
- First time travelers to Europe, as well as experienced travelers
- Foodies, wine aficionados or folks who enjoy cultural fun or history
- Our clients are 80% from the USA and Canada. The other 20% hail from Australia, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and more.
- Our guides are hand-picked for head and heart + all bilingual and good English speakers.
- Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
Our private tours are 100% custom-designed to fit your style and ultimate travel dreams. This benefits discerning travelers as they get access to exclusive Magical Private Travel insider experiences.
Our private tours depart daily year-round by prior reservation if available. Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”. . See our work and planning process here.
We design your ideal adventure based on your dates, style and passions (food ,wine, sports, medieval villages, urban style, cooking classes, dance, guided walking tours, helicopter or yachts, shopping , yoga , action/adventure, art, ect…) The daily plan is based on your desired amount of free time, preferred morning start times and desired pace (linger-longer to hurry-up).
Kindly note it’s standard policy, that exact bookings are based on availability at the time of a client’s confirmation. This is because, plain & simple, for our agency to make a booking generally requires some payment to providers, especially for hotels. Therefore it is advantageous to plan ahead . Or as the old saying goes…”The early bird gets the best worms”.
Our experience is that the small details make a big difference. Despite all of the 2024 A.I. tech innovations, we find that personalized, empathetic and experienced H.I. (human intelligence) is still the key in making a good trip into a magical trip you’ll remember for decades. Our clients deserve more than a “cookie cutter” trip plan and chat bot customer services that many use. . See our work and planning process here.
Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
As such, during the pandemic lock downs, we decided to embrace a “Less is More” philosophy. This means limiting quantity to ensure the quality of our adventures. That’s why with our limit of new 5 trip starts per week per country. So we can offer you the best service in the business hands down and why our trips are worth more to our guest. We love our work but in order to stay fresh and have time to do R & D it is important for us to travel ourselves to our destinations, so we do some “mobile officing” with iPads, smartphones and MacBooks.
Since it is your private luxury tour, the pace is up to you and your friends or family, but we do need to know before planning your trip. To begin planning your adventure, we’ll ask you to answer a few key questions: Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
- What are your groups top 2 – 3 goals for your private trip? For example: do as much as possible, relax &” linger longer”, to explore historic places, fine food & wine, meet locals? Sports or fitness, art & architecture, traditions & fiestas
- What do you prefer to avoid on your Magical private adventure. The more honest you are, the better our personalized plan will be!
- What is your desired average start time? Remember that dinner is often not served before 9pm in Spain!
- Do you prefer long days of activities or do you prefer some free time for R & R?
- What is maximum number of hotel changes you want?
- Anyone want to share their ultimate travel “bucket list” dreams?
- Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
We look for quality, comfort, location, and service for our discerning, upscale customers. Based on your taste in hotels, we can offer modern urban luxury hotels or unique historic character hotels that include medieval castle or monastery options. Spain offers world-class hotels with 5 stars, ultra luxury 5-star GL, and deluxe 4-star properties. Rooms options include superior, junior suite, suite, and presidential suites. Other options include Spanish villas or even medieval castles!
The truth is travelers visit sunny temperate areas of Spain year round. Spring, Early Summer, and Fall are perhaps the most popular most years but with the cruise ship expansion, even July and August are now busy for us. . See our work and planning process here.
For Spring flowers, consider mid-March, April, May. June to September is quite popular as is October. For wine lovers, the harvest time is September and October (earlier down South). If avoiding the seasonal European crowds is your thing, then we suggest February and March, or October and November. For beach weather and crowds, the best is Summer. While the weather has been hard to predict there is a bit more chance of rain in the Fall and Winter.
Kindly note, that estimated pricing or price quotes for a custom proposal are per person, double occupancy and subject to availability.
Kindly note it’s standard policy, bookings are based on availability at the time of a clients confirmation. This is because, plain & simple, for an agent to make a booking generally requires some payment to providers, especially for hotels.
Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
Supplements may apply over holiday periods, festivals, special events and due to high demand. International air not included.
See this step by step booking & payment explanation here. Start with the Contact Us button to fill out the quick and easy travel planning form. You’ll then get an email or phone call from us so we can get to know each other and better understand your needs. You can choose our ready-to-book trips, like our Best of Spain, Northern Spain or Andalucia Adventure as-is, or have us put our team to work to customize a private Spain trip. As expert time is money, we charge a modest retainer fee for custom travel development. Note: this retainer is later 100% deducted from your trip cost with us.
Once you are happy with your custom adventure plan as noted in our detailed itinerary PDF, you can confirm your trip with the first payment of 2 payments, as noted in the PDF. We then proceed with the final booking of suppliers. As this is subject to availability, the sooner a trip is confirmed the better the availability. The separate final payment is due 40 days before your arrival. Please advise any questions.
The sooner the better as we accept just 5 private trips starts per week per country and work on a “First-Reserve, First Serve” basis.
Many weeks sell out. We do this to provide more personalized customer care for your hard-earned vacation. So the earlier you reserve your private luxury Spain tour or Portugal luxury custom trip, the better to access the top guides and preferred hotel rooms, and exclusive experiences. Many companies do the opposite, they “Sell First and Worry Later”. Our style of travel is much too personalized for that. . See our work and planning process here.
Kindly note it’s standard policy, bookings are based on availability at the time of a clients confirmation. This is because, plain & simple, for an agent to make a booking generally requires some payment to providers, especially for hotels. Therefore it is advantageous to plan ahead . Or as the old saying goes…”The early bird gets the best worms”.
Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
See also this step-by-step booking & payment explanation here.
Kindly note, that estimated pricing or price quotes for a custom proposal are per person, double occupancy and subject to availability.
Supplements may apply over holiday periods, festivals, special events and due to high demand. International air not included.
To confirm your trip reservation with Magical (after we have worked with you to custom-design the perfect itinerary) and once you are happy with your custom adventure plan as noted in our detailed itinerary PDF, you can confirm your private Spain, Morocco or Portugal luxury trip with the first payment of 2 payments, as noted in the PDF itinerary proposal that you will get from us.
We then proceed with the final booking of suppliers. As this is subject to availability, the sooner a trip is confirmed the better the availability. The separate final payment is due 30 days before your arrival. If start date is less than 40 days away, payment is due in full.
Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
What happens if our private group of 7 becomes a group of 6 or 5?…. First it depends on the timing, please see our cancellation policy below. Next to explain when we quote a private tailor-made trip, the price is calculated based on the number of people. Then this is divided by fixed cost + variable cost + the many taxes that I wont bore you with.
So for example, if a group of 7 requests a 7-day private, tailor-made Magical tour with 2 rooms and then one person can’t travel and a quote has been made but deposits have not been paid we’d need to redo the pricing math. But make no mistake, we’d never cut corners on the tour and will still deliver an amazing tour as promised.
However, with the pricing as noted above unfortunately, we’d need to recalculate the pricing for the others ( subtracting out the personal cost of the missing person, like breakfast, train tickets, entrance fees ect…) Otherwise, we’d be running the trip potentially at a loss. I think you’d agree, that running the trip at a loss (after taxes) is not a fair exchange.
This is why we and most other better agencies highly suggest customers consider trip cancellation insurance like CIGNA, TravelGuard or others.
Now to the cost, this style of very personalized cultural adventures entails more expenses and more preparation than mass-market travel but our past customers say the investment is worth it. It’s like the difference between Ivy League or state Junior College. So while the price will vary based on your needs and the number of people on your private VIP adventure of a lifetime, our starting rates with 4 travelers and 4-star boutique hotels (standard rooms) is from 799+ euros per person per day. Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
Of course, this will be higher on ultra-luxury versions of our trips with costly premium experiences like our Spain VIP Helicopter Adventure with helicopter touring, elite instructors, yachts, villas, private jets, exclusive venues, premium cars, hotels & suites, drivers, and other experiences here.
This starting price includes your expertly tailor-made Spain or Portugal luxury private trip, insider-access experiences, top bilingual guides, 24/7 customer helpline, many luxury private transfers; rooms in top four star hotels, breakfast daily; the day’s activities like tours, cooking classes, or maybe wine, cheese or tapas tasting, historic sites, cultural activities like concerts, dinner reservations, festivals or dance . Of course, daily rates can rise greatly with certain ultra-luxury VIP experiences with helicopters, Mediterranean yachts, luxury sports car hire, gourmet meals at Michelin starred restaurants, private jet service, hotel suites, private parties at Andalusian ranches or medieval castles, luxury apartments, villas or even a private island!
Contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
We all know, that in any field the top quality is never the lowest cost, especially in world famous, uber-popular destinations like Spain & Portugal. Truth is we are never the cheapest nor the most expensive. In other words, we are never the lowest cost nor the highest cost. We know this quite well as we have operated tours for some of the elite luxury travel companies on occasion in our early years when we were less busy. . See our work and planning process here.
That said, our “limited edition” private cultural adventures have a lot of fixed-cost divided among a small private group that is not for everybody….. We accept just 5 private luxe custom trips per country weekly for max personal planning and 24-7 support. Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
We believe that life is too short to risk a mediocre vacation. If that resonates with you and you do not want to settle for a DIY trip then we should talk about vacation investment opportunities.
If we have availability, we’d be delighted to design the custom adventure of a lifetime for you and your favorite people. If cost is the main issue then you are best off going it alone but realizing that you might waste a lot of time, miss out on our exclusive experiences and deal with language and cultural hassles.
We accept major credit cards via our very secure merchant account or Bank Wire Transfers.
Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
Spaniards are very friendly BUT, unlike most of Europe, English is NOT widely spoken nor understood especially outside of the luxury hotels and more so outside of Madrid, Lisbon, and Barcelona. If you travel on your own, you might expect to have some frustrating, time-wasting experiences due to communication and cultural miscommunication. Of course, this is one problem you will not have with our hand-picked guides and our daily support while touring with us in Spain. Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
Cancellations and Refunds
Since tour #1 in Madrid in 1998, Magical has NEVER canceled a trip. If we were to cancel a trip, our customers are protected as we will refund 100% of all payments made. If a customer cancels a trip reservation we are often left with many obligations due to reservations and payment commitments.
Magical Spain & Portugal Trip Cancellation & Refund Policy. For any important vacation anywhere, we highly suggest taking out trip cancellation insurance.
Kindly note, as per travel industry norms, there is no refund for unused services, there is no refund for arriving late or leaving a trip early or opting out of planned experiences. All cancellations and refund requests are handled under the following plan. Your cancellation date will be the business day (M-F) we receive your notice by email. No verbal refund requests will be honored.
If you must cancel a trip, we ask you to notify us by the same email as used for your booking. This is important to verify your identity and prevent problems
We regret that due to the cost of supplier reservation down payments + the many hours of expert time to coordinate a personalized custom private tour of Spain or Portugal deposits /down payment & retainer are non-refundable if a customer cancels.
To be fair, please note that based on a customers confirmed reservation for a 10 day private Spain luxury tour, we often enter into some 25+ agreements on behalf of the customer’s private Spain trip. This might include, top guides, drivers, hotels, restaurants, cooking classes, gourmet food tastings, cultural visits, hiking, horseback, wine or tapas tasting or other options on for example on our Best of Spain tour. The top providers like professional tour guides in Spain and luxury hotels often turn away other business based on committing to a confirmed trip on our customer’s behalf.
Client Cancellations Refund Policy of Final Payments are as follows based on the date a customer’s cancellation notice is sent to us Monday through Friday during Western European business hours. Days before your tour is defined as first day that our first service or booking is scheduled on your behalf as per the agreed final itinerary document confirmed clients down payment.
- Notice received between 31+ days of scheduled tour departure: we regret to say the deposit (first payment) is not refundable as we will be paying non-refundable deposits on your behalf to providers like hotels + top licensed guides. We might even go in the red in this case as supplier deposit fees have become higher with the post-pandemic private travel demand boom.
- Notice received 16 to 30 days prior to scheduled tour departure: up to 20% refund of final payment
- Notice received 15 days or less prior to the first day that our first service or booking happens: sorry, unfortunately no refund at this point.
Please note: Some special activities, experiences, destinations, or tours booked require additional advance deposits or different payment terms and conditions. In these cases the additional deposit amounts and related payment terms and conditions will be advised once required.
Cancellation penalties and fees imposed by our suppliers may be additional and if imposed, will be deducted from the above refunds.
Due to the large amount of expert work hours involved in majors changes, a change of trip date or major change of travel plans can be treated as a cancellation and cancellation fees may apply.
We also highly suggest each customer take our trip travel cancellation insurance directly for your protection.
Based on the nature of cultural adventure travel and the many moving parts, we reserve the right to modify the cooking classes, drivers, hotels, restaurants, wine estates detailed in the itinerary. This is highly unusuaul and due to rare changes beyond our control.
Changes on our side are very rare and not typical but again in the event of any changes, we will of course substitute with something of equal or greater value. So again for any important vacation anywhere, we highly suggest getting trip cancellation insurance.
In the rare event that we were to cancel a tour the customer gets a full & complete refund of all payments made to us.
Please contact us here for questions or to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
Just valid passport for citizens of the USA or Canada with at least 6 months before expiration is ideal. For other cases please consult with us. Also, we suggest having copies of your passport in a separate location from the original. An additional photo ID is helpful for credit card purchases so that you can leave your passport in your room safe if desired.
Please contact us here to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
On all our scheduled tours, the price typically covers:
- Peace of mind of our expert planning & bookings with top professionals
- Insight and service of bilingual tour directors &/or guides
- The flexibility of pace based on your group’s interest
- Privileged access to insider’s experiences menu
- Chauffeured transfers & customized trips
- Fun & insight of private guided tours
- 24/ 7 access to our customer phone emergency hotline while you are our guest
- Site admissions during our private guided tours
- Chauffeured transfer as per itinerary in modern luxury cars, vans, trains.
- Charming hotels typically near historic areas
- Breakfast each morning
- . See our work and planning process here.
Magical Spain Exclusive Optional Add-On Experiences
- Discover the authentic tapas traditions: it is more than food 🙂
- Walk ancient trails between white-washed villages
- The best photo ops in beautiful places all over
- Festive flamenco lesson with Spanish dancer
- Invitation-only private meal in basque country private men’s club
- Wine & cheese tasting with our winemaker friends
- Templar knights legends in a medieval castle
- Meet the artist, winemakers, chefs, bullfighters, flamenco dancers
- Gourmet celebration dinners in very historic or cool ambiances
- Mediterranean sailing excursion to “secret” beach cove
- Helicopter adventures like a James Bond movie
What’s NOT included:
- International air flights, horse, and buggy, river cruise, windsurfing or hot air balloon rides
- Personal expenses on your trip
- Any internet, phone or travel insurance cost
- Single supplement (if you choose that option)
- Drinks, tasting’s or meals that are not listed
- Any telephone charges & laundry costs
- Insurance or medical expenses.
- Alcohol and minibar charges
- Optional experiences, spa services or PA’s
Please contact us here to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”
We believe it’s your private tour, so we adapt to your desire for more or less physical activity. Please let us know far in advance for best planning logistics. Normally, with prior notice of a few weeks, we can include more motorized transport or tour plans with less walking. That said, a basic level of health, energy, and ability to walk at your pace on some cobble-stone and some inclined terrain is ideal. Private walking tours are mostly over level ground but include some uneven or cobblestone terrain. The pace is up to you and includes time for the guides to describe what you are seeing. Please consult if you have any questions.
Please contact us here to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”
The climate varies with more rain in the greener Atlantic-influenced north and less in the Mediterranean south and east. Iberia is crisscrossed by mountain ranges so the temperature varies with altitude. So in general weather is somewhat similar to California. Urban locals often dress up a bit for even simple dinners out but your style is your call.
- As a standard, our travel & tour packages include 1 checked-in bag, 1 carry-on, and 1 handbag per person. Please advise if you require additional luggage beyond our standard allowance so that we can plan the transfers in advance. Please note that there may be an additional charge for extra luggage. The charge will depend on the amount and size of the luggage you wish to bring.
- Please note, on the modern fast trains here, there is no assistance with luggage, so you’ll need to be ready to carry it all on and off the trains until you meet our drivers who will collect you and take you to your next hotel.
- A light rain-proof jacket or sweater in spring and fall
- Comfortable walking shoes (suitable for cobblestone streets)
- Casual & some smart casual for evening
- Personal medication
- 1 or 2 ATM card (+ PIN codes)
- Credit cards
- Electrical adaptor
- Passport & copy
- For 97% of restaurants, jackets are optional — pants for women are fine
- Be sure to check your flight’s baggage requirements/allotments
- Be sure to include an adapter for your device chargers
Please contact us here to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”
The climate of Spain and Portugal varies with more rain in the greener Atlantic-influenced north and less in the Mediterranean south and east. Iberia is crisscrossed by mountain ranges so the temperature varies with altitude. So in general weather is somewhat similar to California. Urban locals often dress up a bit for even simple dinners out but your style is your call. Please contact us here to check tour availability as we may have limited availability and work on a “first reserve, first serve basis”.
- Crime rates are MUCH lower than in the USA.
- Unlike the USA, locals in Spain, Portugal & Morocco do not have easy access to guns.
- Credit or debit cards are very widely accepted and what we use ourselves daily even for a €1.50 coffee at the corner cafe bars in Madrid.
- Money belts provide convenience and safekeeping of money, etc.
- Be savvy in Italy, Spain and France – avoid pickpockets by avoiding major crowds.
- Carry moderate amounts of cash each day.
- Use the hotel safe for valuables, air tickets & passport (some experienced travelers say they relax & enjoy travel more with valuables at home)
- The currency for Europe including Spain is the Euro.
- Exchange rates may be more favorable when charging purchases.
- Cashing travelers’ checks require time in line and a passport.
- Our customer’s receive our Magical Cultural Insider Report that includes tipping etiquette.
- Please contact us here to check availability.
Although it is rarely needed, we highly suggest that our customers obtain travel and cancellation insurance before your arrival for peace of mind. This can save you a lot of money in case of a family emergency pops up a few weeks or days before your trip, when we have already paid or committed to pay for dozens of services and lodgings. We have heard great things about America’s leader for travel insurance, Travel Guard. Over the years since 1998 many of our customers have used them. so that is our suggestion.
We suggest each person should decide themselves which type of coverage is best for them. While insurance is rarely needed here you and your group will enjoy your trip more with this peace of mind. Please contact us here to check availability.
No, the internet is GREAT for that. We focus on Spain travel & add more value with our insider expertise and contacts on the ground in Spain. International flights is an area where the internet excels so that is our best suggestion. We are happy to suggest the top airports which are in Madrid, Barcelona, Lisbon, Malaga, Seville and Valencia. Please contact us here to check our trip availability.
Remember where ever you arrive in Spain, our driver will be waiting with a luxury car, van or bus to whisk you away to your select hotel. You’ll avoid the long lines of bleary-eyed folks awaiting a taxi and will be whisked away to your luxury hotel.
Like many international companies, we use the www.XE.com service for our official exchange rates because the rate used is a mean of the sell and the buy rate which is fair for both sides. Please contact us here to check availability.
Imagine you are hungry for a unique meal experience, you could take cooking classes, buy cookbooks and experiment in the kitchen burning a few things until you get it right or you could go to a restaurant and pay a professional to create a unique meal experience without any hassles. We have created unique Spain, Portugal & Morocco travel experiences for 20 years for 10,000+ customers.
As our customers, you just fly in, and we handle all the details. Our guest just enjoy their vacation without hurry or worry with out 24-7 support. Forget wasting valuable time or energy with maps, planning, tourist traps, driving/getting lost, language problems, siesta, fiestas or the anxiety of going it alone. With Magical we set the stage, you arrive & enjoy unforgettably! Please contact us here to check availability.
Absolutely! We tailor visits to Spain based on your interests. Please contact us with specific interests.
Yes, we are delighted to work with all types of affinity groups if we have availability. Please contact us here to check availability.
It’s your call, we offer access to numerous fun food and wine experiences for your private group:
- Invitation-only private basque cooking club meal.
- Private cooking classes with chefs or families and meals.
- Gourmet cheeses, charcuterie, and olive oil tastings.
- Visit artisan cheese makers or even a 100% natural foie gras farm
- Fun spain tapas tours in Seville & Madrid with a guide.
- Spain’s top Michelin starred and unknown regional restaurants.
- Wineries of the Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Toro, Bierzo, Albariño, Andalucia and other wine regions of Spain.
Thanks for asking. So it depends on our availability as we only accept 5 new trips per country per week. That said, we can offer expertly-planned upscale custom trips for your group from 4 to 400 people. Please contact us here so we check availability and ask few routine questions and then we often do a zoom type video call. As far as joining a group that might work out for you and you might pay less, but it has certain disadvantages. Our experience is that awkward moments can happen with a private group inside a group, which is a great reason to just do a private trip. Then your reunion trip can be really tailored to your taste and passions. In the past when we offered group trips and had groups join in, we saw a number of trips with “less than optimal group dynamics”. Quality, privacy and personalized services just cost more.
Please contact us here to check availability.
The southern and coastal of Spain is largely a Mediterranean climate and similar to California. Northernwestern Spain and Portugal have more Atlantic influence and are often a bit cooler. Of course, there are variations between the beaches and the many elevated areas and mountains ranges that provide regional diversity in Iberia. Contact us for more details about Morocco. Please contact us here to check availability.
Our customers can choose from ultra luxury hotels like Four Seasons or Ritz Carlton, deluxe historic properties (medieval castles and monasteries) or modern 4 and 5-star luxury hotels typically near the historic districts in cities. This benefits our customers making it easy to walk and explore on foot with our guided tours and/or exploring during free time. This contrast with some “corporate” group tour companies that often use bland hotels well out of the historic areas. We pride ourselves on selecting memorable hotels, Paradores, and inns that reflect the local history and culture without forgetting about comfort and service. Please contact us here to check availability.
It really depends on what you want to experience…. your interest, passions and goals. Peruse our website for ideas and then fill out our contact travel planning form. We can aid you in finding areas that interest you and develop a custom trip that will maximize your trip so you experience more in less time and make your visit to Spain one you will never forget. Please contact us here so we offer more suggestions.
If you enjoy math you might want to consider this scenario when you do a D.I.Y vacation in countries where things do not always go like clockwork and where good English is not always a given. So how many hours did you and your group of friends or family work last year to earn your vacation time?
Next consider the cost of a typical overseas vacation (vacation time, air, hotels, transport, meals etc.) by waking hours your group will spend on vacation time. Then subtract the time lost doing research & planning. Then also subtract the time lost on your vacation with language problems, Mañana service mentalities, logistics problems, transport stress, long lines, getting lost driving on vacation, lack of parking plus more parking tickets with a bad economy, ect..
How much time or energy did you waste on logistics and worry? How much did that affect the authenticity and satisfaction with your experience on your European vacation? After a go-go European road trip did you ever feel like you needed a vacation as you were often stressed? We have certainly felt that way many times which is why we offer the Magical Spain full-service private adventures. For those smart math brains that come up with an answer, let us know on Facebook. We will enter your name in a drawing for a case of good wine for your group to enjoy on your Spain trip with us.
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