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Advice on my south of Spain itinerary

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I’m and my friend are going on an organized tour of Andalusia in the beginning of March for 7 nights and would like to add a few nights to the end of it.
Please advise if the following makes sense
Flying in to Madrid
2 extra nights in Madrid before the tour starts with day trip to Segovia
Tour:
2 nights Madrid, side trip Toledo
1 night Cordoba
2 nights Granada
Ronda on the way to Seville
2 nights Seville
At the end of the tour I’m thinking of adding
1 extra night in Seville then train to Cadiz
1 night in Cadiz
Hire a driver/tour from Cadiz to Malaga with visiting Tarifa and Gibraltar
2 nights in Malaga for the purpose of doing caminito del Ray
Flying back from Malaga or Madrid after train ride

Will Cadiz-Tarifa-Gibraltar-Malaga day be feasible?
Would Cadiz be better as a day trip from Seville? And then train to Malaga from which can do both Caminito Del Ray and Gibraltar tours.
Is Gibraltar closer to Cadiz then Malaga? I’d hate to waste time backtracking..
Thanks

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Hi, I’ve been to all of the locations you’re considering except Gibraltar.

First, I’m glad you’re staying an extra day in Sevilla, and even that will seem short, It’s one of my favorite Spanish cities. I also like Cadiz (will be at both of those again in a few months, plus Cordoba & Madrid).

Tarifa was boring, in my opinion. We were ready to leave. We didn’t go to Gibraltar, but we could see its clear outline from Estepona.

An option for the route between Cadiz, Gibraltar and Malaga is their bus system. We rode it from Malaga to Estepona to Tarifa to Cadiz. Alsa is one of the companies. I can’t remember the other one right now, Since there’s no trains along that route, the buses are popular, and they are inexpensive.

While you’re in Cadiz, my favorite gelato (heladeria) shop in Spain is there - Verde Pistacchio.
At Malaga, the Picasso museum is wonderful! Be sure to buy your tickets way ahead of time.

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Tarifa is a small town and, frankly, on a multi stop trip you won't be missing much if you pass by.
To visit Gibraltar en route by bus you will stop in La Linea, then travel across the border on foot.
The best way to see the sights, including the macaques on the Rock, is by taxi tour, available from the Gib side of the border. About two hours. Historically interesting, but possibly more so to us Brits.
Frankly, I'd spend the day in Cadiz and then go straight to Malaga, which has much to see.

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