Wings Over the Mediterranean (2022)

Arrive in Lisbon, where you are met and transferred to your hotel in the city centre. Tonight, join your Resident Tour Director and fellow guests for a briefing followed by a welcome dinner.
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon | Meals: D

Begin your city tour with a visit to the National Coach Museum, to see ceremonial and promenade vehicles from the 17th to 19th centuries. Proceed to the Jeronimos Monastery to admire its Manueline-style architecture, and then tour the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Tonight, experience the magic of Portugal’s ancient Fado tradition over dinner.
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon | Meals: BD

Travel just outside Lisbon today to Sintra, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its stunning 19th-century monuments. Tour the National Palace of Portugal, the best-preserved medieval royal residence in the country, and then proceed to the Pena Palace, decorated with vivid colours and evocative stone carvings. Return to Lisbon to enjoy time at leisure.
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon | Meals: B

Leave Lisbon for a private exploration of one of Portugal’s oldest wineries. After lunch, drive to Beja, and then fly by private charter aircraft to sunny Barcelona. Take in the views from the hill of Montjuïc, and then ride the cable car to the port and savour dinner beside the sea, before checking in to your hotel.
The One Barcelona | Meals: BLD

View the Barcelona Pavilion, and then discover the Sagrada Família, a spectacular basilica designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. Enjoy your afternoon at leisure, perhaps stopping for lunch in the Central Market, also known as La Boqueria, free to explore the city. Tonight, gather for a flavourful tapas experience and a flamenco performance.
The One Barcelona | Meals: BD

Travel overland to Figueres, where you tour the Salvador Dalí Theatre-Museum, designed by Dalí himself and considered the world’s largest surrealist object. Continue to Girona, a city that boasts Romanesque towers, medieval stone ramparts and a cathedral with the widest Gothic nave in the world. Explore the charming old Jewish Quarter and visit the medieval Arab baths before returning to Barcelona.
The One Barcelona | Meals: B

Fly by private charter aircraft to Naples. On arrival, visit the historic city centre for lunch at a traditional Neopolitan pizzeria. Afterward, tour the National Archaeological Museum to view many of the treasures excavated from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Later, travel to the coastal town of Sorrento and settle into your hotel.
Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria | Meals: BLD

Indulge in the many splendours of the Amalfi Coast, starting with a seaside drive. Proceed to the hilltop town of Ravello, where you take part in a cooking class, and then sample the local dishes you’ve helped create for lunch. Later, descend to Amalfi itself and return to Sorrento by boat on a cruise along the scenic coast.
Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria | Meals: BL

This morning, visit a local organic farm, strolling through their garden to see how it showcases the local biodiversity and basking in the sun-warmed scents of aromatic herbs. Then, gather in the on-site dairy to learn how traditional fresh mozzarella is crafted by hand. Taste the delicious results before returning to Sorrento for an afternoon at leisure, free to hike the rugged hills, visit the lyrical island of Capri or simply relax.
Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria | Meals: B

Journey to historic Pompeii for a tour of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the daily life of ancient Italy was frozen in time by ash and debris from an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Then, fly to Dubrovnik by privately chartered aircraft, where you ride a cable car up Mount Srd for a Scenic Sundowner with stunning views over the sea. Return to Dubrovnik for dinner.
Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik | Meals: BLD

Stroll in Dubrovnik with your local guide to see the Franciscan monastery, Dubrovnik Cathedral and the Rector’s Palace, a masterpiece of secular architecture. After lunch, watch silk weavers at work in Konavle, before enjoying the rest of your day at leisure.
Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik | Meals: BL

Today, enjoy one of these Design Your Day activities.

• Attend a Cooking Class with a Wine Tasting and then savour what you created for lunch.
• Embark by Sea Kayak on a refreshing, tranquil paddle around Dubrovnik’s picturesque Old Town and Lokrum Island.
• Visit Game of Thrones Shooting Locations on a walking tour, led by a local who worked as an extra on the celebrated television series.

Tonight, gather for a farewell dinner.
Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik | Meals: BD

After breakfast, transfer to the airport to board your departing flight.
Meals: B

Minimum age is 10 years.
First group event: welcome briefing at 5:30 p.m. on Day 1.
Last group event: farewell dinner at 7:00 p.m. on Day 12.

Flight Details:
Lisbon–Barcelona (1 hr 45 min)
Barcelona–Naples (1 hr 45 min)
Naples–Dubrovnik (55 min)

Aircraft: Bombardier Challenger 850 or comparable (Aircraft and seating configuration subject to change)

Note: Proof of COVID-19 full vaccination is required for this program.