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group roUndtrips PASSION FOR SPORT INCOMING TOUROPERATOR FOR SPAIN, PORTUGAL, MOROCCO & ANDORRA SINCE 1993 AT YOUR SERVICE www.blaumaritravel.com SCHOOL TOURS AND YOUTH GROUPS olebike cycling in catalonia 1 beach holidays incentives FrAnCE tolouse km . 150 . 275 km. . km . km. 255 m. 280 k 75 . km Alicante Murcia . 200 km km. 150 km. 125 135 km. Málaga . km Granada Ladies and Gentlemen, 220 km. Since 1993 BLAU MARI TRAVEL SERVICES SPAIN has been working together very closely with Tour Operators and Travel Agents from all over the world in order to create the most beautiful and interesting tours and beach holidays in Spain, Portugal Morocco and Andorra. Almería . km 85 km. ronda km km. . 200 km. . 210 km 125 175 255 km. 140 Cádiz Bailén Valencia . 190 km 170 km 135 km. 195 k m. sevilla . m Córdoba 105k 140km. . m. 145 km. Faro 210 km. 250 k Barcelona palma de Mallorca km Albacete . km tarragona . m. km. 355 km k 150 217 km. 355 km. 435 Mérida 250 255 km. 245 km. Lisboa toledo 110 . m. . km 310 km. 175 km. Fátima 345 km. . km EspAÑA Madrid 300 km. Badajoz61 k . 310 pamplona 325 km. Cáceres . 345 km km 325 300 km. 70 km. km. 210 265 km. portuGAL 105 km. 150 12 330 km. Andorra zaragoza Valladolid km . Coimbra salamanca km. 5 195 120 km. 395 km. Béziers km 130 km. porto m. 210 155 km. Benavente km. 265 km. 70 km. Vigo León 345 m. 95 m. km 15 k . Vitoria 1 100 km. Burgos 65 km. 45 km. 210 km. 235 km Miranda 111 . de Ebro km . 180 km. 45 Lourdes k m. 350 k 360 k . . 220 . km 155 120 km. 110 km 150 km . 95 km 335 km. 120 km. . santiago 210 km. 175 km. 85 km m. 155 k pau san sebastián Bilbao 270 km 330 km. oviedo 385 km. 80 k m. La Coruña 325 santander Gibraltar Ceuta tánger 63 km. 353 km. 314 km. Sant Josep, 74 08370 Calella (Barcelona) Spain Tel. + 34 937 691 231 Fax + 34 937 661 187 blaumari@blaumaritravel.com Fes rabat 60 km. Meknes Casablanca MAIN OFFICE We want to thank all these many longstanding partners for the great trust and loyalty the have given us through all these years!! And to those Tour Operators who don’t know us yet, we’d like to introduce ourselves. BLAU MARI TRAVEL SERVICES SPAIN is a family-owned Incoming Tour Operator for Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Andorra with an excellent team of highly motivated and customer- oriented professionals for whom professionalism, friendliness and reliability are paramount. In this brochure, we’d like to introduce our Company and our services to you. In the next pages you’ll find out what we can do for you and for your clients. If you decide to use our services, we’ll be proud and happy to help you personally to design your next tours to these beautiful countries as well as your own brochures and web sites and we’ll be pleased to share our experience and passion for Spain with you. We hope to see you in Spain very soon!! Yours sincerely, Toni Corral | Managing Director MoroCCo 153 km. 235 km. Khenifra 131 199 km. . km Beni-Mellal Marrakech 2 We await you in spain, our beautiful country! Index GROUP ROUNDTRIPS 4 PASSION FOR SPORT 10 SCHOOL TOURS AND YOUTH GROUPS 10 OLEBIKE, CYCLING IN CATALONIA 11 BEACH HOLIDAYS 12 INCENTIVES14 3 Group roundtrips Let us to organise the roundtrip for your group, all ground services as: transportation, accommodation, meals, local and escorted guides, monuments, night shows, etc… We are pleased to present a large variety of tours. We invite you to become acquainted with Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Three countries with very different scenery in countryside, culture and gastronomy, but at the same time complement each other perfectly with their geography and history. We tailor made the tour for your group, adapting the services to your needs. Cultural tours, religious tours, walking tours, wine tours, etc… group roundtrips Spain Tour Discover the most important sites of Spain. 8 nights 9 days gives you the opportunity to enjoy the most important cities. Spain & Portugal Tour Morocco, the Land of bazaars 12 nights of tour through Spain & Portugal. Two countries in one peninsula. Only 13 km. distance between Spain & Morocco. Two different Religions and traditions but with a common heritage. Calella ZARAGOZA PORTO BARCELONA VALENCIA MADRID ARANJUEZ ELCHE CÓRDOBA LISBOA BURGOS BENAVENTE VILA REAL COIMBRA MADRID Calella A roundtrip to discover White villages, National parks, Sherry cellars, Royal School of Equestrian art… Castilla La Mancha, land of windmills, sunflowers and no-ending vast wheat fields, place of inspiration of Miguel de Cervantes. Our past, our future EIGHT WORLD HERITAGE CITIES for its monumental centres: Avila, Caceres, Cordoba, Cuenca, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Segovia & Toledo. Calella ZARAGOZA TANGER MADRID MURCIA RABAT CASABLANCA CÓRDOBA GRANADA Don Quixote de la Mancha MÁLAGA ALGECIRAS FATIMA EVORA SEVILLA Andalusia seen different SAN SEBASTIAN LEÓN ZARAGOZA Specialized Tours: Parque de Doñana MEKNES GRANADA SEVILLA ALMERÍA Ronda CIUDAD REAL El Toboso Calella BARCELONA ÁVILA MADRID CÁCERES VALENCIA TOLEDO CUENCA VALENCIA ALBACETE MÁLAGA CÁDIZ ZARAGOZA SEGOVIA SALAMANCA CUENCA TOLEDO FES BARCELONA Marbella MARRAKECH Other suggestions: 4 Andalusia from Costa del Sol Famous wines routes of Spain No suitcases to carry !! Stay in Costa del Sol and visit: Granada, Cordoba, Seville, Ronda, Jerez… We invite you to an unforgettable route of wine through the most famous wine regions in Spain. LOGROÑO Santo Domingo de la Calzada BURGOS VALLADOLID Aranda de Duero Toro ZAMORA San Esteban de Gormaz Burgo de Osma Extremadura One of the most important events among the Pilgrims of the old world. Its meaning: ‘’extremely tough.’’ The Spaniards who conquered the New World in the 16th century had come from there. They brought back Inca and Aztec gold and built palaces and castles that still dominate the region’s walled medieval towns. OVIEDO PAMPLONA SANTILLANA DEL MAR TUDELA Calella ZARAGOZA TARRAGONA SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA RONCEVAUX Green northern Spain The Best of Catalonia Discover the genuine green gems in northern Spain: Cantabria, Basque country, Asturias, Navarre. Beautiful landscapes, white sandy beaches, bays, Medieval villages, local markets, traditions… In Catalonia, we have so much to offer!! SANTANDER BILBAO SAN SEBASTIAN LEÓN PUIGCERDÀ PAMPLONA PAMPLONA BURGOS LEÓN BURGOS VITORIA LA SEU D’URGELL LA POBLA DE SEGUR Calella BARCELONA VALENCIA CÁCERES VIC MANRESA TARRAGONA SALOU ROSES L’ESCALA LA BISBAL PALAMÓS SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS TOSSA LLORET DE MAR BLANES MALGRAT DE MAR SANTA SUSANNA PINEDA DE MAR CALELLA BARCELONA CASTELLDEFELS SITGES VILANOVA I LA GELTRÚ REUS ALBACETE CÓRDOBA VILADRAU MONTSERRAT MONTBLANC FIGUERES BESALÚ ESPINELVES SANT SADURNÍ D’ANOIA VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDÈS GRANADA MÁLAGA CASTELLFOLLIT OLOT GIRONA BALAGUER T¸RREGA MADRID Marbella RIPOLL BARCELONE CÓRDOBA Ronda NÚRIA Calella ZARAGOZA SEVILLA FRANCE ANDORRA OVIEDO LUGO Penedès SORIA The Road to Santiago 5 ANDALUSIA - OLÉ Day 1. Madrid Panoramic visit of Madrid. Time at your leisure. Dinner and accommodation. Day 2. Madrid - Cordoba - Seville Breakfast. Departure to Cordoba. Visit the Mezquita (Mosque), a beautiful example of Islamic art in Spain, which was converted into a Cathedral in the 14th century. Our visit will end with a walk through the narrow streets surrounding the picturesque squares and courtyards of the Old Jewish Quarter. Depart to Seville. Dinner and accommodation. 6 Day 3. Seville Breakfast. This morning during the sightseeing tour you can admire the most remarkable monuments and places. The typical quarter of Santa Cruz, Maria Luisa Park, the Square of Spain, and the Golden Tower. We will visit the Cathedral and Giralda Tower, the most famous symbols of Seville. You can have some free time. Dinner and accommodation. Day 4. Seville - Jerez de la Frontera - Costa del Sol Breakfast. Departure to Jerez de la Frontera, worldwide known for its wines and where the horses are also the protagonists of amazing shows (optional). Panoramic city tour and visit with wine tasting at the cellar Gonzalez Byass. Continuation to Costa del Sol. Dinner and accommodation. Day 5. Costa del Sol Breakfast. Day at your leisure. Dinner and accommodation. Famous Wine routes of spain HOTELS USED Madrid: Hotel Catalonia Gaudi**** or similar Sevilla: Hotel Catalonia Emperador Trajano**** or similar Costa del Sol: Hotel Melia Costa del Sol **** or similar Day 6. Costa del Sol - Granada Breakfast. Departure to Granada. Here we will visit the Alhambra and the Generalife gardens, where we can admire the beautiful gardens and fountains. Dinner and accommodation. Granada: Day 7. Granada - Aranjuez - Madrid Breakfast. Departure to Madrid. We will stop in Aranjuez, playground of kings and source of inspiration for artists. The Aranjuez Gardens are an immense space where art and nature blend in a harmonious landscape. South of Madrid, this evocative site, full of fountains, sculptures and hundred-year-old trees bear witness to the Spanish monarchy’s splendour. After this visit we continue to Madrid. • Accommodation in 4 star hotels Arrival to Madrid and end of our services. Hotel Carmen**** or similar TOUR FEATURES What’s included? • Deluxe motor coach transportation throughout • 6 Buffet breakfast • 6 Dinners • English speaking tour director • Local English guided tours in: Alhambra & Generalife Gardens Seville Cordoba Madrid • Entrance fees included to: Alhambra & Generalife Gardens Gonzalez Byass wine cellar Cathedral and Giralda in Seville Mosque in Cordoba Day 1. Barcelona - Vilafranca del Penedès - Barcelona Departure from BARCELONA (Pick up from the hotel). We continue to VILAFRANCA DEL PENEDÈS, to visit the Torres wine cellar, where we will have a “maridaje” lunch. After that we return to BARCELONA, finishing the day with a sightseeing tour. Accommodation in Barcelona. Night at your leisure. Day 2. Barcelona - Zaragoza - Logroño Breakfast. Departure to LOGROÑO. We will stop in ZARAGOZA to visit the Pilar Basilica and to have lunch. We continue our route towards LOGROÑO. In that town you will see the old town, Cathedral of “la redonda” (built in the 16th century), the market square, Santa María de Palacio, and you will also walk along the Jacobean path (calle Ruavieja, the first in the city and the main street of the original settlement). In Plaza de Santiago you will see a giant version of the Goose board game (Juego de la Oca). Check in at the hotel. “Tapas” dinner in Laurel Street, famous for it’s many tapas restaurants. Accommodation in LOGROÑO. Day 3. Logroño - Santo Domingo de la Calzada - San Millán de la Cogolla Haro. Breakfast. We start the day with visiting a wine cellar (BODEGAS ALCORTA). We continue to the DINASTIA VIVANCO WINE MUSEUM. After that we go on to Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where we have free time for lunch. We continue to the Yuso and Suso Monasteries. The Monastery of Suso is the cradle of the Spanish language because it was here that Gonzalo de Berceo wrote the first cultured poetry in the Castilian language. The Yuso library contains over 300 documents, dated between the 11th and 15th century, incunables, codices from the 12th and 13th century, and so on. We continue to the Hotel in HARO. Dinner and accommodation. Day 4. Haro - Bilbao - Haro Breakfast. We depart for BILBAO, where we will visit the Guggenheim museum. After the visit we will have the lunch in the museum restaurant. We finish our visit to BILBAO with a guided tour. We return to the hotel in HARO. Dinner and accommodation. Day 5. Haro - Elciego - La Guardia Burgos - Peñafiel Breakfast. We depart for ELCIEGO, where the MARQUES DE RISCAL wine cellar is located. It’s new building was designed by the Canadian architect, Frank O. Gehry. After the visit to the wine cellar, we continue to LA GUARDIA, where we will visit BODEGAS YSIOS. Santiago Calatrava designed it from the sublimation of the outline of a row of barrels. Inside, too, you will find the same ultra-modern style. After this visit, free time for lunch. We follow our route to Burgos, where we will have a guided visit of the old town and its famous cathedral. Our today’s’ journey ends in PEÑAFIEL cradle of the Ribera del Duero wines. Accommodation. Day 6. Peñafiel Breakfast. Visit of the PEÑAFIEL Castle, declared National Monument in 1917. It is considered one of the most beautiful forts from the medieval period and has been compared poetically with an immense boat. We also visit The Plaza del Coso, a site of Festivals and Traditions. Afterwards we continue to the COMENGE and LEGARIS wine cellars to visit the installations and taste their products. After this back to the hotel. Time at your leisure. You can spend this free time to enjoy the hotel spa (optional and O.R.) or take a Spanish cooking class. Gala dinner and accommodation. Day 7. Peñafiel - Segovia - Madrid Breakfast. Departure to SEGOVIA. Here we will have a sightseeing trip. You will visit the Alcazar. Afterwards we continue to Madrid. Sightseeing of MADRID and end of our services. HOTELS USED Barcelona: Hotel Catalonia Atenas **** or similar Logroño Hotel Carlton Logroño **** or similar Haro Hotel Ciudad de Haro**** or similar Peñafiel Hotel Convento las Claras**** or similar TOUR FEATURES What’s included? • Deluxe motorcoach transportation throughout •Accommodations in 4 star hotels • 6 Buffet breakfast • 4 Dinners • 3 Lunchs • English speaking tour director • Local English guided tours in: Barcelona Bilbao Burgos Logroño • Entrance fees included to: Torres wine cellar Alcorta wine cellar Dinastia Vivanco Museum Marqués de Riscal wine cellar Ysios wine cellar Comenge wine cellar Legaris wine cellar Yuso&Suso Monasteries Guggenheim Museum Burgos Cathedral Peñafiel Castle Segovia Alcazar • Tastes and appetizers included 7 Fatima, Lourdes and North of Spain Day 1: Lisbon Arrival to the hotel by your own. Dinner and accommodation in Lisbon Day 2: Lisbon - Fátima Breakfast. Pick up from the hotel and panoramic sightseeing tour of the Portugal’s capital city. Where we will visit the oldest quarter of Lisbon and the monumental district of Belem Tower, the monument of the discoveries and Jeronimos church. We continue to Fatima one of the most famous Marian shrines in Europe. Our guide will show you this pilgrim village including the Chapel and the Basilica. Dinner and accomodation. Day 5: Santiago de Compostela - León - Burgos Breakfast. Departure to Porto where you will have a visit to a typical wine cellar. Free time for lunch. Trip to Pontevedra where you will visit the Basilica of Santa Maria la Mayor, one of the jewels in the crown of Galician Gothic architecture. To the left of the south doorway lies a sculpture of the Christ of Safe Journeys. Afterwards we continue to Santiago de Compostela. Dinner and accommodation. Breakfast. Departure to León where you will visit the famous cathedral and the Parador. The Parador was used as a hospital for the pilgrims on the Road to Santiago de Compostela. That is why some of the statues that appear on the Plateresque-style façade of the Convent of San Marcos, and some medallions, represent Jacobean motifs.. The convent church has a Latin cross plan. The sacristy, the work of Juan de Badajoz el Mozo, has 3 starred vaults. The cathedral of Leon has undergone successive restorations over the centuries in which a number of famous architects have participated. Afterwards we follow our trip to Burgos, the historic capital of Old Castille. Dinner and accommodation. Day 4: Santiago de Compostela Day 6: Burgos - Pamplona - Lourdes Day 3: Fátima - Porto - Pontevedra Santiago de Compostela 8 roque façade gives way to a Romanesque doorway from the original building, the Pórtico de la Gloria, created by Master Mateo in the 12th century, Archbishop’s Palace and the Rajoy Palace. We also walk the oldest streets of the city, which date from the 12th century - Rúas Franco, Vilar and Nova. Afternoon free. Dinner and accommodation. Breakfast. Half day city tour to Santiago de Compostela. The legend tells that the appea rance of the remains of the Apostle Saint James were the origin of this city (9th C.), which soon became a centre for pilgrimages and a holy city on a par with Jerusalem and Rome. Medieval Santiago experienced centuries of scientific, artistic and literary interchange thanks to the large numbers of pilgrims arriving from all over Europe. The Pilgrim’s Route to Santiago, together with the city of Santiago of Compostela, is today a World Heritage Site because of the historic and artistic nature of the route. We will visit the Plaza del Obradoiro which has important monuments, including the Cathedral of Saint James. Its current Ba- Breakfast. Visit to Burgos. Its cathedral is outstanding for the elegance and harmony of its architecture, and it is the only one in Spain which, for its cathedral building alone, has received the UNESCO World Heritage designation. We continue to Pamplona where we will have a short visit of the city and the Cathedral. This cathedral was begun by Carlos el Noble in the year 1397 on the site of a 12th century Romanesque building and was finished in 1472. The main altar is presided over by the Virgen del Sagrario, which was the image opposite which the kings were sworn in. Continue to Lourdes. Arrival at the shrine of Lourdes in the afternoon. Dinner and accommodation. HOTELS USED Lisbon: Hotel Fenix**** or similar Fatima: Hotel Fatima**** or similar Santiago de Compostela: Hotel Hesperia Peregrino**** or similar Burgos: Hotel Corona de Castilla**** or similar Lourdes: Hotel Best Western Beauséjour Lourdes*** or similar Barcelona: Hotel Catalonia Atenas**** or similar TOUR FEATURES What’s included? • Deluxe motorcoach transportation throughout • Accommodations in 4 star hotels, except in Lourdes which is a 3 star • 7 Buffet Breakfast • 7 Dinners • English speaking tour director • Local English guided tours in: Lisbon Fatima Santiago de Compostela León Burgos Pamplona Lourdes Barcelona • Entrances fees included to: Burgos Cathedral León Cathedral Pamplona Cathedral Day 7: Lourdes - Lleida - Barcelona Breakfast. Lourdes walking tour visit. It receives more than 5 million visitors from all over the world every year. Spirituality, belonging to both history and part of the present, you will enjoy the depth and beauty of the sight, the marks of the past, the serenity of the Sanctuaries. We follow the trip to Barcelona with a short stop in Lerida for lunch (not included). Dinner and accommodation in Barcelona. Day 8: Barcelona Breakfast. City tour to Barcelona and end of our services. Jewish heritage in spain Day 1. Madrid Panoramic visit to Madrid. Time at your leisure. Accommodation. Day 2. Madrid - Segovia - Madrid Breakfast. We will depart to Segovia. This city of Castilla-Leon, a World Heritage Site, has a valuable restored Jewish quarter which begins with a visit to the former synagogue, today the church of Corpus Christi, and can be rounded off with a look at the remains of the Jewish cementery. Accommodation. Day 3. Madrid - Toledo - Madrid Breakfast. Today we will visit Toledo, the imperial city surrounded by the Tagus River. Toledo has one of the most important examples of Spanish-Jewish art “The Synagogue of El Transito”. It was built in the 14th century. Its name is the common name by which the Synagogue of Samuel ha-Levi. It is decorated with Mudejar elements and beautiful geometric and floral motifs and Arabic and Hebrew inscriptions. We will also visit the Jewish Quarter, el Greco House and the Santa María La Blanca Synagogue. Return to Madrid. Accommodation. Day 4. Madrid - Córdoba Breakfast. Departure to Cordoba. We will visit the Mezquita (Mosque), a beautiful example of Islamic art in Spain, which was converted to a Cathedral in the 14th century. Walk through the narrow streets surrounding the picturesque squares and courtyards of the Old Jewish Quarter. A visit to the small synagogue, the cool interior courtyards, the statue of Maimónides and the Calahorra Gate makes for an unforgettable experience. Dinner and accommodation. Day 5. Córdoba - Granada Breakfast. We will depart to Granada, a city for walking around and, above all, dreaming. Afternoon, at your leisure, get lost in its narrow streets and spacious gardens. Dinner and accommodation. Day 6. Granada Breakfast. Today we visit The Alhambra. It is known throughout the world as one of the most beautiful monuments ever built by human being. It was built between the 9th and the 14th centuries and combines functions that are military (walls, large towers etc.) with residential ones (small palaces, rooms, courtyards, rooms for the harem, gardens, baths, etc.). Dinner and accommodation. Day 7. Granada - Sagunto - Valencia Breakfast. Departure to Sagunto. With over 2,000 years of history, Sagunto has a wide range of remaining monuments which can transport the visitor back in time. Sagunto’s main square, which is arcaded and leads up to the Jewish quarter and the castle, was the commercial and cultural hub of the medieval town. It preserves shafts of columns from the Roman age. The Gothic church of Santa María overlooks the square, and next to it stands the City Hall, with its Neoclassic façade. The Jewish quarter has narrow streets of whitewashed houses and pointed arches which connect them. We continue to Valencia. Dinner and accommodation Day 8. Valencia - Barcelona Breakfast. Panoramic visit to Valencia and depart to Barcelona. At Barcelona check in at the hotel and time at your leisure. Accommodation. Day 9. Barcelona Breakfast. In the heart of Barcelona’s Barrio Gótico (Gothic Quarter), next to the cathedral and the Condal Palace, you will find the old Jewish quarter. From the 11th century onwards, the city’s Jewish population gained importance in local society, reflected today in constructions such as the Main Synagogue and Plaza de Sant Felip Neri Square. We will visit also the Park Guell, Ramblas and the Boqueria Market. Accomodation. Day 10. Barcelona - Girona - Besalú Barcelona Breakfast. Today we go to Girona, a mysterious enclave of great prestige, this beautifully preserved Jewish quarter reflects the essence of Jewish life. With the bustling Força street HOTELS USED MADRID: Hotel Catalonia Gaudi**** or similar Cordoba: Hotel Ciudad de Cordoba**** or similar Granada: Hotel Alixares**** or similar ValenciA: Hotel Abba Acteon**** or similar Barcelona: Hotel Catalonia Atenas **** or similar TOUR FEATURES What’s included? • Deluxe motorcoach transportation throughout •Accommodations in 4 star hotels • 10 Buffet breakfast • 4 Dinners • English speaking tour director • Local English guided tours in: Alhambra & Generalife Gardens Cordoba Madrid Valencia Barcelona Girona • Entrances fees included to: Alhambra & Generalife Gardens Mosque in Cordoba Syanagogue of El Transito which forms its axis, and such emblematic narrow streets as Cúndaro and Sat Llorenç, which is home to the Centro Bonastruc ça Porta. We continue to Besalú. In this town you can visit a Miqwe, the Jewish purification bath. This is a unique building in Spain and one of three that have been found in Europe to this day. You can also pass through the towered entrance accesses the county’s capital.It is believed to have been built in the 11th century on a Roman bridge and rebuilt during the 14th century. Return to Barcelona. Accommodation. Day 11. BARCELONA Breakfast. End of our services. 9 A PROFESSIONAL, MOTIVATED AND PASSIONATE TEAM AT YOUR SERVICE A beautiful country, excellent weather, twelve months a year First class sport infrastructures for the following sports: Hockey, Swimming & Water Sports, Athletics, Football, Tennis, Table Tennis, Rugby & Indoor Sports PASSION FOR SPORT Great hotels of all categories, with excellent equipments and special menus for sportsmen, close to the sport infrastructures Professional and reliable suppliers of all kinds, such as coach operators, multilingual guides, restaurants, etc. OLEBIKE, Cycling in Catalonia www.olebike.com Fully licensed ticket agents for the most important sports events in Spain Unlimited leisure and culture possibilities to enhance your team stay in Spain We create for you excellent packages for your cycling experience, so your client will be able to spend a wonderful time on the roads of Catalonia, regardless if he come alone, with friends or with a group. SCHOOL TOURS AND YOUTH GROUPS We offer you hotels which are certified for cyclists (equipped with a secured bike storage area, washing facilities, tool kits and bicycle pumps), high quality aluminum and carbon bicycles to rent, downloadable GPS track files categorized in different levels of difficulty, special conditions for groups and clubs, massage and physiotherapists and laundry service for cyclist’s sportswear. Especially for groups we arrange BBQ or picnics on the cycling tour surrounded by nature, support vehicles, conference room in your hotel, guided sightseeing tours and activities for non-cycling companions. Enjoy Spain and stay at one of the most comfortable and modern Hostels of our cities. 10 We will work with you to create a tailor made school tour that will inspire your pupils and bring your subject to life. Whether you’re booking a short school day trip or a long haul tour, our experienced travel consultants will work with you to design a bespoke trip. Our tours provide the perfect balance of opportunities to speak the language and learn about Spanish culture as well as fun and entertaining activities that your 11 students will love. Barcelona & Costa Brava or Madrid are always popular, however we also recommend less known destinations like Seville or Malaga. Both of these destinations are rich in traditional Spanish culture and friendly local atmosphere, creating the ideal location to test their speaking and listening skills. Costa de Barcelona-Maresme Costa Brava With an excellent selection of hotels on offer, we are sure that you will find your perfect accommodation on this charming coast. Discover its traditional villages and sandy beaches; perfect for divers and those who love relaxing seaside spots. Whether looking for a luxury or budget hotel, you can always book with total confidence: just choose from our range hotels and enjoy your stay. beach holidays Costa Dorada Costa Dorada literally means golden coast, a name earned because of its beautiful long beaches. The Costa Dorada is a perfect base for a relaxing holiday and we have the perfect range of Costa Daurada hotels to make your search for accommodation easy. Just make your choice and you will soon be enjoying your holidays in one of the top resorts like Salou or La Pineda. 12 Costa del Sol The Costa del Sol’s resorts like Benalmadena, Fuengirola Torremolinos, and Marbella, with their miles of beautiful fine sand beaches and splendid weather, have kept tourists coming back year after year. The Costa del Sol caters to young and old, locals and tourists alike, offering an exciting selection of entertainment and relaxation options. The coast is often nicknamed “The Costa del Golf,” for it boasts one of the highest representation of first class golf courses. To entertain families and children, there are theme parks, including water parks, safari parks, go karting, and many beautifully landscaped public gardens. The younger generation are typically crowding in the areas of attraction like the Puerto Marina, as well as in Marbella’s Puerto Banus. 13 Wine and oil experience Blau Mari Events incentives 14 ideas for your incentive groups The kidnapping by Bandits “Bandoleros” Flamenco lessons Team building Sailing Paella competition Special venues for gala dinners or receptions Gastronomy tours Cultural 15 MAIN OFFICE Sant Josep, 74 08370 Calella (Barcelona) Spain Tel. +34 93 769 12 31 Fax +34 93 766 11 87 blaumari@blaumaritravel.com www.blaumaritravel.com | clubdelviatger.cat | olebike.com | europanocoracao.com.br | hotelneptuno.com 16