Winter in Spain: Culture & History Along the Southern Coast

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

Please ensure that your passport is stamped by a border official at your first point of entry to Europe. You will be required to show your entry stamp at the Gibraltar (UK) border. If your passport is not stamped you are likely to be refused entry to Gibraltar.

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

Face masks will be required where obliged by local laws

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on January 17, 2027

Meet the group at H10 Estepona Palace in Estepona

Start of Trip:  3:00 p.m. hotel check-in followed by Orientation and Welcome Dinner.

Getting to the site: Participants who booked their air through Road Scholar and are arriving at the Málaga airport on the program start date will be provided with an arrival transfer to the hotel. Program Only Participants (POPs) or participants who are arriving early must make their own way to the hotel at their own cost. The easiest and most convenient way of getting to Estepona from Malaga airport is by taxi. The cost of a taxi from Malaga airport to the Estepona hotel is approximately 85-95€ for up to 3 passengers and can be booked online at www.malagatransfer.co.uk Uber is also widely available at Malaga airport and provides a reliable service.

Your trip ends on: Saturday, January 23, 2027 in Estepona at H10 Estepona Palace

End of Trip: 11:30 a.m. after breakfast. Noon hotel check-out. Airport transfers beginning at approximately 4:00 a.m.

Getting to the airport: Participants who booked their air through Road Scholar and are departing from the Málaga airport on the program end date will be provided with a departure transfer from the hotel. Program Only Participants (POPs) or participants who are arriving early must make their own way to the hotel at their own cost. The easiest and most convenient way of getting to Malaga airport from Estepona is by taxi. The cost of a taxi is approximately 85-95€ for up to 3 passengers and can be booked online at www.malagatransfer.co.uk or through the hotel reception desk. Uber is also widely available in the Malaga area and provides a reliable service.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.