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The honest read

Worth it if you value Spanish/Portuguese culture and don't mind uneven pacing. Think twice if you need consistent guide quality or efficient itineraries.

  • About £113/day across 12 days
  • 1,389 all-in with a typical £31 flight from London116/day)
  • We only rate a price against this trip's own history once we've tracked it for 21 days — no guessing before that.
  • Cheaper per day than 4 of 4 similar trips we compared
  • 4.4 from 5 traveller reviews

Price movement, fill and the all-in cost come from our own daily tracking— not the operator’s feed. You book on TourRadar; the live price always applies there.

Length12 days
RouteBarcelona → Madrid
Group sizeMax 50
Ages18–35s
Meals6 included
Nights11 nights
BookingInstant confirm

About this trip

A 12-day small-group trip through Spain.

Day by day

Exactly what you do each day, where you sleep, and how it flows — written by us, from the real itinerary.

BarcelonaPamplonaSantanderOviedoSantiago de CompostelaVigoPortoCoimbraLisbon
Route map for North of Spain & Lusitania from Barcelona
  1. BARCELONA-ZARAGOZA- PAMPLONA (490 kms) — Barcelona
  2. PAMPLONA-SAN SEBASTIAN-BILBAO- SANTANDER (230 kms) — Pamplona
  3. VIGO-VIANA DO CASTELO- BRAGA-PORTO (220 kms) — Vigo
  4. COIMBRA-FATIMA-LISBON (222 kms) — Coimbra

What's included

  • Guide: Bilingual Guide (Spanish and English). A minimum of 12 passengers is required to operate the tour. In exceptional circumstances, if the number of registered passengers should fall below the required minimum and in order to maintain our commitment to guaranteed departures, the tour may proceed without a guide, accompanied instead by an expert driver/guide.
  • Meals: Daily buffet breakfast. 1 lunch and 5 dinners.
  • Activities: Sightseeing tour with a local guide in Santiago, Porto, and Lisbon. Visit a wine cellar with a tasting of Porto wine. Municipal Taxes in Portugal
  • Insurance: Travel Insurance.
  • Transport: Transportation by air conditioned coach
  • Accommodation: Pamplona : NH Pamplona Iruña Park**** or similar Santander : Santemar**** or similar Oviedo : Iberik Santo Domingo Plaza**** or Similar Santiago : Oca Puerta del Camino **** or Similar Vigo : Hesperia Vigo**** or Similar Porto : Rubens Hotels Gaia **** or Similar Coimbra : Coimbra Affiliated by Meliá**** or Similar Lisbon : Lutecia**** or Similar

How travellers rate it

4.4from 5 real reviews
Guide4.6
Itinerary4.2
Transport4.2
Accommodation4.2
Food4.2
Operator4.0
Price history

We started tracking this trip today — the chart appears once a few days of real history build up. Every point is a price we recorded ourselves.

Your free day in Barcelona

Landing early, staying on, or filling free time? The best-rated day experiences in Barcelona — you book on Viator (we may earn a commission).

What travellers actually say

Worth it if you value Spanish/Portuguese culture and don't mind uneven pacing. Think twice if you need consistent guide quality or efficient itineraries.

  • Time allocation is broken: nearly 4 hours wasted in Fatima, only 1 hour in Caceres despite it being spectacular.
  • San Sebastian visit was pointless: arrived after dinner, left early next morning, no actual city tour happened.
  • Frederick and Javier were exceptional guides: organised, informative, kept groups prepared with clear daily briefings.
  • Buses lack onboard restrooms, which matters on 12-day coach journeys through Spain and Portugal.

Distilled from real traveller reviews on TourRadar — we don't edit out the bad bits.

Tour dupe
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£650 less all-in
Castilla, Galicia & Portugal from Madrid
4.7from £7487 days
The trade-off: 5 fewer nights, and a different operator.
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How it compares

The same-vibe trips, side by side — price, value per day, and how each is moving. Only we can lay two operators' trips out honestly.

Sorted by fit — never by who paid. Price moves and availability come from our own daily tracking.

Best month to go

Departing in Aug is cheapest — from £1,360, about 16% below the priciest month (Mar).

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Getting there

Barcelona· one-way, arrive 1 Aug 26

One-way so you can book your return whenever. Prices & booking shown on Trip.com.

Hotels in Barcelona

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Hostels in Barcelona for the night before your tour · 1 Aug2 Aug

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Common questions

How long is North of Spain & Lusitania from Barcelona?

It's a 12-day trip. It starts in Barcelona and finishes in Madrid.

How much does North of Spain & Lusitania from Barcelona cost?

The land price starts from £1,358 per person for the 12-day trip. You book on TourRadar, where the live price always applies.

What will North of Spain & Lusitania from Barcelona really cost me all-in?

On top of the £1,358 land price, budget roughly £31 for a return flight from the UK — about £1,389 all-in before spending money. Most day-to-day meals out and optional activities are extra.

What's included in the price?

The price covers all your accommodation, 6 meals (1 lunch, 5 dinners), transport during the trip, a group leader/guide. Anything the operator lists as optional or not included — see the full breakdown on this page.

How big is the group?

Groups are capped at around 50 travellers — a small-group trip, mostly solo 18–35s travelling to meet people, not a coach tour.

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