Destinations by Maribel specializes in bespoke travel planning and can assist you with all of your planning for that much needed spring, summer, fall or winter getaway to Spain, Portugal, France or Morocco. We can advise and plan the most incredible travel experience for you, your family or small group of friends traveling together.
Explore Spain from Galicia to the Basque Coast, Extremadura to Andalucia, Murcia, Valencia, Catalunya and Aragon, Navarra, Castilla y León, and of course Madrid on your own or with friends, at your own pace. Discover Portugal from the Minho River in the North, Porto and the Douro Valley, the Dão to Lisbon and Setubal, the Alentejo and the Algarve. Enjoy the south of France from Bordeaux to Provence, or travel from Paris to the coast of Normandy and Brittany in the west, or Alsace in the East. And don't forget, Morocco awaits you.
Discover the food, wine and culture of the Iberian Peninsula with a unique adventure prepared just for you by Maribel, your bespoke travel planning specialist. Exclusive Private Guided Tours are available from groups of up to 12 in Spain's major wine regions of the Rioja Alavesa, Alta and Oriental, the Rivera del Douro in Castile and León, and the Penedés wine region of Catalunya. Other regions are available upon request.
Maribel's Guides © are a collection of selected city and regional guides designed to help you with your travel planning needs. The guides are updated regularly to provide you with Maribel's recommendations based on her firsthand knowledge and experience traveling around Spain, Portugal or France. The PDF Guides are free to download.
Or you can purchase selected guides at Amazon.com for use on the Kindle Reader, iPad, iPhone and most Android devices.
Join us in Pamplona at noon on July 6 for the Fiesta de San Fermín and the running of the bulls, eight days of the encierro. The fiesta begins at noon with the opening ceremony, el chupinazo, and the firing of the rockets over the town hall square.
Or arrive later in the week and be part of the closing ceremony, the pobre de mí, at midnight on July 14, when we begin the countdown to the next Sanfermines.
Contact info@iberiantraveler.com for additional information.
Planning Fees are based on preparing an itinerary for of up to six people traveling together. The minimum fee for Destinations by Maribel Travel Planning Services is $375 and covers the initial consultation and discussion of your trip dreams and expectations, time spent researching, developing, and revising a proposal to create the perfect customized itinerary, booking and managing all components, and support while you're traveling.
Please note that planning requests made within 30 days of travel or within 60 days of winter or spring holiday travel will be charged an additional 50%.
Experience the wonders of Córdoba, Sevilla and Málaga in a week-long journey, an adventure through Andalucia during Holy Week, before finishing up your 10-day excursion with three nights in Spain’s majestic capital city of Madrid.
Thursday to Good Friday (la Madrugá), is the most important time of the festival in Sevilla, which has been celebrated since the 16th-century and where 71 Brotherhoods take to the streets to celebrate. Holy Week begins on the 27th of March 2026.
Contact us at info@iberiantraveler.com for additional information.
Planning Fees are based on preparing an itinerary for of up to six people traveling together. The minimum fee for Destinations by Maribel travel planning services is $375 and covers the initial consultation and discussion of your trip dreams and expectations, time spent researching, developing, and revising a proposal to create the perfect customized itinerary, booking and managing all components, and support while you're traveling.
Please not that planning requests made within 30 days of travel will be charged an additional 50%.
