too many

There are too many good things and too many bad things about this tour. Its rated as intense - but its not the physcial endurance needed for walking -- its the physcial endurance for setting in a tour bus for so long, and the back and forth from Madrid to Morocco and back to Madrid (for one night??). Many of us were sick almost the entire time we were in Morocco so I can undestand that that may have impacted my feelings re Morocco. However, add in the lunches and dinners and don't make it so difficult to navigate in a country that has so much health and sanitary problems. Our tour guide, Francisco, was absolutely the best - knowledgeable, dealt with our sickness problems, and just a wonderful person.

Portugal, Spain & Morocco

My experienced on our tour will be treasured for a lifetime... it's so priceless!

Morocco was best

loved the cobras. learned a LOT!

Having Fun

The trip met my expectations. The hotels inproved by each place we went. The food was excellent and the excersions were great. The tour gave you enough time to alone if you wanted and time to sightsee and shop. The one thing to note is that in some of the hotels the air conditiong was subpar. The hotel location in Lisbon could have been better, The rest of the trip was great and eye opening. Our tour Director Fernando was awesome. He gave tips on what to see and where to eat. My sister and I had a great time.

Another Great Tour

I enjoyed Portugal and Spain immensely, especially the extension to Barcelona. The tilework and beautifully planned streets were excellent. I had originally chosen this tour because of Morocco, but it was my least favorite country. The mosques, with the exception of the one in Casablanca, were not as beautiful as the ones I've seen in other countries. We were not allowed inside the mosques either. I also did not like the contrived shopping "opportunities". GoAhead always provides great travel experiences.

Too fast paced----many hours on the bus

I loved the places we visited but there was absolutely no down time to go exploring. That is my favorite part about GoAhead--to have a city tour, an optional, and also at least a half day to go back to museums, local cafes, shopping, etc. NOT ON THIS TRIP. The whole group of 40 ( way too many) was together for everything---even most meals.

Spain:amazing, Morocco:interesting, Portugal:color

This was my first time to Europe, so I didn't know what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised. Our tour guide was great. He was a very kind and caring person with a great sense of humor. He would arrange our wake-up calls for us and always told us the next day's schedule. There was 1 person in our group who required some special attention. He went the extra mile in order to make sure she had a safe trip. Another person got seriously ill and a doctor was called in. He then always tried to buy liquids that would help her while we were on the road. In Morocco, many rest stops did not have toilet tissue. He bought some tissue for us to use in the restrooms. He really cared about us. The guides were amazing and shared their wealth of knowledge. I learned so much from them that my head felt like it was going to explode ( and that was a good thing). The hotels and meals were good. All of the hotels were in great locations, except the one in Lisbon, Portugal. It was a nice hotel, but far away from anything. Overall, a great trip with experiences that I will treasure forever. :)

first trip

morroco's planned visits were not accomplished. 11 1/2 hour bus ride to long,even for your seasoned go aheads travellers although stopping to use the bathroom every 2 hours was buying insurance against everyone throwing a fit.

Could Have Been Better

Skip Portugal altogether and spend more time in Madrid.

grueling trip

This trip tries to include far too much for the traveler. Of 17 trip days, 8 were spent on bus, train or plane getting from one place to another--one bus day was 11+ hours. Altho we saw wonders and I don't know how all could be incorporated otherwise, it was like a forced march. What we saw was outstanding, but the arduousness of the trip as a whole causes me to rate it average. There were 5 people who had not understood the challenging aspect that should not have been on this trip, plus 39 was far too big a number. In addition, altho our guide was a sweetheart, she needs work on organizational skills.