Back Roads of Iberia: Spanish Paradores & Portuguese Pousadas

Small Groups: No more than 16 travelers, guaranteed.

Local Trip Experience Leaders and Regional Office Expertise: Explore with a local Trip Experience Leader, who is fluent in English and trained by O.A.T. on the skills needed to bring travelers off the beaten path to meet with locals who share their cultures and traditions with us. Plus, follow an itinerary that’s been carefully crafted by O.A.T.’s Lisbon office, operating since 1999.

Unbeatable Value: Travel at the lowest price and per diems in the industry.

O.A.T. Exclusives: Spend A Day in the Life at an olive oil mill outside of Úbeda—a recently enhanced feature—where you'll meet with the owners, tour an olive grove and the factory, and enjoy a traditional lunch together. Plus, enjoy 8 nights at Pousadas and Paradores, which are small restored inns in historic monuments—from castles and convents to manor homes and monasteries—that enable you to get an authentic view of the glory and history of an earlier era in Spain and Portugal.

Customize Your Experience: Join the 34% of travelers who extend their time abroad. Add a pre-trip extension to Northern Portugal: Porto & the Douro Valley, post-trip extension to Northern Spain: Bilbao, San Sebastian & Medieval Villages, or both of these extensions to your Spain and Portugal adventure—when you do, you’ll enjoy more time to develop bonds with your fellow travelers.

People-to-People Experiences: Learn about Controversial Topics throughout your adventure—including a conversation on the morality of bullfighting—with local people who are deeply affected by these issues. You’ll also sit down with a smaller group of 5 travelers for a Home-Hosted Dinner and lively conversation with a Portuguese family in Lisbon, and visit a traditional artisanal cheese producer to learn about Azeitão cheese, a velvety local specialty made from raw sheep's milk, in Queijaria Velha.