Gandia for senior groups: the Borgia palace, Xàtiva, Dénia and Valencia (12 days)

Day 1: Journey to France

• Morning departure from the pick-up point of your choice.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Coffee break on the way and free lunch at a service area or roadside restaurant.
• Arrival in the Lyon area in the late afternoon and check-in at the hotel for a stopover night.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 2: Drive to Catalonia

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive into Spain via the Rhône valley and Perpignan.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Arrival in the Tarragona area in the late afternoon for a stopover night.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Arrival in Gandia

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive along the Mediterranean coast (about 3 hours 30 minutes).
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Arrival in Gandia in the early afternoon and check-in at the hotel near the beach for 7 nights.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Gandia beach

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• A day without the coach (driver's rest day).
• Walk along the seafront of Gandia's long sandy beach.
• Free afternoon on the beach.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: Gandia, town of the Borgias

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Short drive to the historic centre of Gandia (about 15 minutes).
• Guided tour of the Ducal Palace of the Borgias (on request).
• Discovery of the collegiate church of Santa María.
• Lunch in a restaurant (on request).
• Free afternoon.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 6: Xàtiva

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Xàtiva (about 45 minutes), cradle of the Borgia family.
• Walk through the old town and its many fountains.
• Lunch in a restaurant (on request).
• Visit to Xàtiva castle, perched above the town (on request).
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 7: Free day

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Free day on the beach or on a café terrace.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 8: Dénia and Xàbia

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Dénia (about 40 minutes), at the foot of the Montgó massif.
• Walk around the port and the old fishermen's quarter.
• Rice dish lunch in a restaurant (on request).
• In the afternoon, Xàbia and its old centre with golden stone facades.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 9: Valencia

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Valencia (about 1 hour).
• Guided tour of the historic centre: the Silk Exchange, a UNESCO site, the cathedral and the central market (on request).
• Lunch of Valencian paella (on request).
• Photo stop at the City of Arts and Sciences.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: Drive to Catalonia

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Departure from Gandia and drive north.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Arrival in the Tarragona area in the late afternoon for a stopover night.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 11: Journey to France

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to France and stopover night in the Lyon area.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 12: Return to Belgium

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Return journey to Belgium.
• Regular breaks: our drivers drive for 3 hours at most, then take a 30-minute break.
• Return to your region in the evening.