Along with the increasing popularity of bus tours in general, the trend is beginning to be in demand and this is an exotic direction for such types of recreation, like Spain (very far from Russia is this attractive country in terms of tourism). However, the choice of buses is very clear - air tickets to Spain are not cheap, and often cost as much as the entire bus tour.
Bus tours to Spain, which is typical for bus tours from Russia to Europe, are neither exclusively Spanish, nor just buses..In an effort to reduce the number of bus night crossings, tour operators often precede a bus journey through Europe by rail to Brest (or another Belarusian or Ukrainian city), and also build a route in such a way that the accommodation in transit countries is not wasted - that is, include numerous excursions in notable cities of Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, France and other countries .In this case, the railway transfer to the tour cost is usually not included, as well as medical insurance, as well as other insurance and fuel charges .
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Another characteristic feature of Spanish bus tours is their duration: the shortest tour with 2 night crossings is 12 days, the average without night crossings is an excursion tour - 15-16 days. Exclusively beach bus tours to Spain are not, and the combined excursion and beach tour lasts an average of 19 days. Short-term sightseeing tour for 12 days costs from 520 EUR, combined 19-day tour - from 830 EUR.
The peculiarity of the combined bus tours to Spain is that they provide an opportunity for a beach holiday, but do not accentuate it at all - that is, there will most likely not be enough free days for the tour. At the same time, in the descriptions of a number of stops of exclusively excursion tours one can meet "the opportunity to swim in the Atlantic Ocean."
Panoramic bus tour of Barcelona
What is included in the price
The cost of the Spanish bus tour, as a rule, includes: transfer by bus, accommodation in 2-3-star hotels along the way, excursions to the program .Of food, as a rule, only breakfasts are included, although sometimes you can meet the mysterious formulation of "meals on the tour program" .It is not necessary to be under a delusion, most likely it means that in addition to breakfast, a couple of tastings and / or a picnic on the ocean are included in the cost .The cost of lunches and dinners need to be pawned in the amount for additional expenses, there also - as a rule, entrance fees to palaces and other attractions not included in the cost of the tour (this is about 70 euros) .Part of the excursions indicated in the program of the tour are also paid separately .Here you either need to prepare for additional spending, or organize your own leisure yourself - and for this you need to learn more about the city and hotel accommodation .Many tour operators prefer to place their groups in suburban low-cost hotels, and even in small district towns .At the same time, little-known cities are not a bad option: the prices in them, as in non-tourist centers, are lower, and a couple of places of interest can be found in the most inconspicuous city of the country with such a rich history as Spain .
European bus tours are characterized by traditional themed associations like the Benelux. Eternal "girl-friends" of Spain in such tours are France and Portugal - either both at once, or separately. At the same time Spain in such tours often takes not a key place, you need to carefully choose the tour, if Spain is the desired place of rest.
Routes of tours
The first stop in any Spanish bus tour is either Poland or the Czech Republic .In this case, unlike most other tours, these countries are more often used as transit, without sightseeing excursions .The first sightseeing point of the program usually becomes German Nuremberg, then goes to the south of France (Burgundy, Avignon, Carcassonne), then - the major cities of Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Granada) .Next in the combined tour is a beach holiday on the Costa Brava or in Barcelona, often it is carried out on an alternative basis with sightseeing tours (here you have to make a choice - food for the mind or rest for the body) .Further, either the program continues in Portugal, or the composition is looped - again the south of France (usually La Rochelle, where you can also swim in the ocean), Germany, Poland / Czech Republic, Brest and Russia .Depending on the tour program, components can change places, however, the described option is the most economical in terms of time .