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Itinerary
DAY 1 SEVILLE
Boarding from 5 : 00 pm. Time to settle into your cabin and presentation of the crew, followed by a friendly welcome drink served in the lounge, then dinner on board. Free evening in Sevilla. Overnight stop.
DAY 2 SEVILLA - CADIZ
Breakfast on board. Optional guided tour of Seville . The city of Seville , “the radiant city”, is marked by art and a kind of magical spell. Discover the Cathedral, the Alcazar Palace and its Andalusian gardens, Maria Luisa Park and the quaint Santa Cruz quarter. Back on board at about 1 : 00 pm. Departure of the boat and lunch on board. As we sail along the Great River , you will discover untouched countryside, where fields of cotton and rice are home to an extraordinary animal population. Arrival in the evening in Cadiz . Dinner on board. To finish the evening in style, our hostess will accompany you on a walk through Cadiz by night . Built on a rock and surrounded by the sea on all sides, this fortified city is linked to the mainland only by a narrow isthmus of sand.
DAY 3 CADIZ - SANLUCAR DE BARRAMEDA Morning dedicated to the optional guided tour of this marvellous city , which will surprise you with its cultural and historical wealth, and is renowned for the beauty of its landscapes, which make it unique. Back on board for lunch. Departure to cruise towards Sanlucarde Barrameda . Arrival at about 3:00 pm , departure for the excursion to the Doñana Park , classified by UNESCO as a “Biosphere Reserve”. The Doñana Park occupies the right bank of the Guadalquivir , at its estuary on the Atlantic Ocean . It is notable for the great diversity of its biotopes, especially lagoons, marshlands, fixed and mobile dunes, scrub woodland and maquis. It is home to five threatened bird species. It is one of the largest heronries in the Mediterranean region and is the wintering site for more than 5 00,000 waterfowls, such as flamingos. Back on board. Dinner with a Spanish theme followed by a flamenco evening on board. Overnight stop. For those who do not wish to take part in the excursion, possibility of an optional transfer to the beach for an afternoon of relaxation.
DAY 4 SANLUCAR DE BARRAMEDA - JEREZ - SEVILLA Breakfast on board. In the morning, optional excursion to Jerez , wine and horse capital of Spain and cradle of Flamenco. Departure at about 8:00 am by coach, tour of the city in the coach, then visit to a distillery with sherry tasting. Back on board at about 1:00 pm. Lunch and continuation of the cruise. Dinner followed by a gala evening. We sail on towards Seville .
DAY 5 SEVILLA - CORDOBA
Breakfast on board. Day devoted to the optional visit of Cordoba . Departure in the morning by coach for Cordoba , City of Caliphs . Guided tour of the city, including the Mosque-Cathedral with its “forest of columns”, no less than 856 of them, decorated with jasper, granite and precious marbles ; the Juderia, the old Jewish quarter, with its white streets full of flowers and its typical houses opening onto superb patios. Lunch in a restaurant. In the afternoon, free time, then back to Seville where our boat is waiting. Dinner on board, free evening.
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Morning devoted to the optional guided tour of Seville . Lunch on board. Free afternoon so that you can get to know this marvelous city at your own pace. Back on board, dinner and free evening
DAY 6 SEVILLE
reakfast on board. Disembarkation at 9:00 am . End of our services.
For reasons of navigation and passenger safety, Viking River Cruises and the Captain of the ship reserve the right to modify the itinerary of the cruise.