Spain & Morocco
Highlight: In Chefchaouen—Morocco’s charming “Blue City”—get pleasantly lost in its winding medina, stopping for mint tea and shopping for handwoven rugs.
🔹 Curated experiences: Every program is intentionally designed to feature guided learning, cultural engagement, and independent exploration experiences to drive global competency development, denoted on each itinerary with a blue diamond. Learn more about these experiences.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Spain
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Day 2: Madrid
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Madrid, Spain’s capital and largest city
Visit the Prado, Madrid's famed art museum where you can behold Velázquez’s Las Meninas and Goya’s paired canvases
Enjoy dinner in Madrid
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Day 3: Madrid
Take a guided tour of Madrid
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Puerta del Sol, one of the city’s busiest squares
- Plaza Mayor, the center of old Madrid where you’ll learn about the grand square’s history of bullfights, royal weddings, and public executions
- Plaza de Oriente, the Royal Palace square, located across from the Royal Palace
Visit the Royal Palace and get a glimpse of regal Madrid, where you’ll wander the fabulous palace interior
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Day 4: Madrid • Granada
Travel by train to Granada, where you’ll explore the Andalucia region
Take a guided tour of the Albayzín District, a former Islamic district of Granada and current UNESCO World Heritage Site
Enjoy dinner in Granada
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Day 5: Granada
🔹 Guided learning: Visit the Alhambra, Granada’s crowning jewel widely recognized as the world’s premier example of Islamic architecture, and built as an all-in-one alcazaba (fortress), alcazar (palace) and small medina (city)
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Granada on your own
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Day 6: Granada • Tarifa • Tangier
Travel from Granada to Gibraltar, a British territory on the Iberian Peninsula on the southern coast of Spain
🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy a seaside lunch in Tarifa
Travel to Tangier via ferry
Enjoy dinner in Tangier
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Day 7: Tangier
Visit the Hercules Caves, partly natural and man-made caves located at the base of Cape Spartel, which hold mythological importance and still contain Phoenician wall markings
Take a guided tour of Tangier, one of Morocco’s main ports to Spain
With an expert local guide you will see:
- The Medina, a labyrinth of alleyways that attracts visitors from around the world
- Grand Socco, a large marketplace with artisan wares, cafes, and gardens
- See breathtaking views at Spartel Cape, a 1,000 foot tall promontory right at the entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar and the most northwestern point in Africa
Enjoy dinner in Tangier
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Day 8: Tangier • Fez
Travel via Chefchaouen, striking for its blue-washed buildings and leather and weaving craftmanship, on your way to Fez
Enjoy dinner in Fez
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Day 9: Fez
Visit a local tannery
Experience a ceramics demonstration
🔹 Guided learning: Take a tour of Fez
With an expert local guide you will see:
- The ornate Royal Palace of the King of Morocco notable for its mechouars, or courtyard entrances
- Mellah Jewish quarter, a separate district home to Morocco's oldest Jewish community
- Bab Bou Jeloud, also known as the Blue Gate, represents the color of Fez on one side, while green on the other represents the color of Islam
🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of Old Medina and see Morocco's former capital up close
Enjoy dinner in Fez and reflect with your group over Moroccan cuisine
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Day 10: Fez • Meknes • Rabat • Casablanca
Travel to Meknes, a city known for its imperial past and see Bab El-Mansour and the Royal Stables
Explore Rabat with an expert local guide, the capital of the country and home to the Royal Palace Mechouar, the official residence of the king of Morocco
Enjoy a farewell dinner in Casablanca
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Day 11: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Spain
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Day 2: Madrid
Meet your Field Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Madrid, Spain’s capital and largest city
Visit the Prado, Madrid's famed art museum where you can behold Velázquez’s Las Meninas and Goya’s paired canvases
Enjoy dinner in Madrid
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Day 3: Madrid
Take a guided tour of Madrid
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Puerta del Sol, one of the city’s busiest squares
- Plaza Mayor, the center of old Madrid where you’ll learn about the grand square’s history of bullfights, royal weddings, and public executions
- Plaza de Oriente, the Royal Palace square, located across from the Royal Palace
Visit the Royal Palace and get a glimpse of regal Madrid, where you’ll wander the fabulous palace interior
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Day 4: Madrid • Granada
Travel by train to Granada, where you’ll explore the Andalucia region
Take a guided tour of the Albayzín District, a former Islamic district of Granada and current UNESCO World Heritage Site
Enjoy dinner in Granada
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Day 5: Granada
🔹 Guided learning: Visit the Alhambra, Granada’s crowning jewel widely recognized as the world’s premier example of Islamic architecture, and built as an all-in-one alcazaba (fortress), alcazar (palace) and small medina (city)
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Granada on your own
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Day 6: Granada • Tarifa • Tangier
Travel from Granada to Gibraltar, a British territory on the Iberian Peninsula on the southern coast of Spain
🔹 Cultural engagement: Enjoy a seaside lunch in Tarifa
Travel to Tangier via ferry
Enjoy dinner in Tangier
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Day 7: Tangier
Visit the Hercules Caves, partly natural and man-made caves located at the base of Cape Spartel, which hold mythological importance and still contain Phoenician wall markings
Take a guided tour of Tangier, one of Morocco’s main ports to Spain
With an expert local guide you will see:
- The Medina, a labyrinth of alleyways that attracts visitors from around the world
- Grand Socco, a large marketplace with artisan wares, cafes, and gardens
- See breathtaking views at Spartel Cape, a 1,000 foot tall promontory right at the entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar and the most northwestern point in Africa
Enjoy dinner in Tangier
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Day 8: Tangier • Fez
Travel via Chefchaouen, striking for its blue-washed buildings and leather and weaving craftmanship, on your way to Fez
Enjoy dinner in Fez
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Day 9: Fez
Visit a local tannery
Experience a ceramics demonstration
🔹 Guided learning: Take a tour of Fez
With an expert local guide you will see:
- The ornate Royal Palace of the King of Morocco notable for its mechouars, or courtyard entrances
- Mellah Jewish quarter, a separate district home to Morocco's oldest Jewish community
- Bab Bou Jeloud, also known as the Blue Gate, represents the color of Fez on one side, while green on the other represents the color of Islam
🔹 Cultural engagement: Take a walking tour of Old Medina and see Morocco's former capital up close
Enjoy dinner in Fez and reflect with your group over Moroccan cuisine
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Day 10: Fez • Meknes • Rabat • Casablanca
Travel to Meknes, a city known for its imperial past and see Bab El-Mansour and the Royal Stables
Explore Rabat with an expert local guide, the capital of the country and home to the Royal Palace Mechouar, the official residence of the king of Morocco
Enjoy a farewell dinner in Casablanca
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Day 11: Depart for home
Confidence • Curiosity • Global perspective • Empathy • Adaptability • Relatability • Self-Awareness
Your experience includes
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Round-trip airfare and transportation
Buses, trains, cruise ships, ferries and subways—covered. We take care of getting you around so you can enjoy the ride.
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Accommodations
Safe, comfortable hotels with private bathrooms will be waiting for you at your destination.
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Regional-style meals
Traditional breakfasts and select dinners bring local flavors to life as part of your experience. Lunches are left up to you to discover favorite dishes of your own.
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End-to-end Support
Your team helps to secure administrative approval and academic credit, provides recruiting tools and helps establish your program's ongoing presence on campus.
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Full-time Field Director
Your expert Field Director is with your group 24/7, providing deep local insight while handling all program logistics.
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Expert Local Guides
Your expert local guides are natural historians, adding cultural insight and enhancing teaching moments wherever your curriculum takes you.
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Guided sightseeing
Gain insider knowledge and cultural perspective from licensed local guides who join your group for select experiences on tour.
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Worldwide support, safety and security
EF has over 500 schools and offices in more than 50 countries worldwide. We provide 24-hour emergency support service along with a comprehensive $50 million liability policy that covers you and your institution while abroad.
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Flexible Payment Options
Give more students the opportunity to study abroad by offering them two different payment plan options, along with our TripFunder website to help fundraise for the program.
