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Iberia — light - 8 Days (Lisbon, Sintra, Seville, Cordoba & Granada)

4.4(7 reviews)8 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Eight days, two countries, every timed ticket prebooked. The same route in hostels with the Alhambra general ticket rather than a Nasrid slot, and Montserrat optional.

Old Mule Routes
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Eight days, two countries, every timed ticket prebooked
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • AlfamaTwo countries, four cities and one Schengen visa, all connected by fast rail except the one leg that is not.
  • JeronimosSintra fills from mid-morning and the hill road becomes a jam.
  • Seville CathedralThere is no high-speed line between Lisbon and Seville — the coach is seven hours and the alternative is a flight via Madrid.
  • Real AlcazarThe Mezquita is a mosque with a cathedral built inside it, and both are still there.
  • Nasrid PalacesThe Nasrid Palaces admit a fixed number per half hour and the ticket is checked against your passport.
  • GeneralifeMissing the slot means missing the palace.
  • Barri GoticSanta Maria del Mar is a fourteenth-century merchants' church and the best building in the city that Gaudi did not touch.
  • Sagrada FamiliaConstruction started in 1882 and the completion estimate has moved more than once.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 7 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Flights
  • All rail, the Lisbon-Seville coach and the Granada-Barcelona flight
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
  • Montserrat rack railway
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
Permits & fees
  • Alhambra with a timed Nasrid Palaces entry, booked months ahead
  • Sintra, Real Alcazar, Mezquita, Sagrada Familia and Park Guell timed tickets
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Flights to Lisbon and out of Barcelona
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • Schengen visa
  • Most meals
  • City tourist taxes

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Lisbon Hostel

Hostel

Days 1, 2

Seville Hostel

Hostel

Days 3, 4

Granada Hostel

Hostel

Day 5

Barcelona Hostel

Hostel

Days 6, 7

What you'll eat

7 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.

  • DinnerServed on day 1
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–8

8 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Old Mule Routes
4.4 (7)

Based in Porto

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 7 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.1/5
Guide
4.3/5
Itinerary
3.9/5
Transport
3.9/5
Accommodation
4.9/5
Tour operator
4.1/5
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Sameer Khan – Ahmedabad2026-01-10 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Solid operator.

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Priya Nair – Jaipur2026-01-10 · Verified booking

Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it.

Reply from Old Mule Routes

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Rohit Verma – Kolkata2026-01-10 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found.

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Owen Clarke – London2026-01-10 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Would send friends their way.

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Nina Hoffmann – Amsterdam2026-01-10 · Verified booking

Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Would book with them again.

Reply from Old Mule Routes

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Laura Whitfield – Zurich2026-01-10 · Verified booking

Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Would book with them again.

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James Whelan – Amsterdam2026-01-10 · Verified booking

Iberia done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Worth every rupee.

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