Portugal, Spain & Morocco

Board your overnight flight to Lisbon today.

Welcome to Portugal! Meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers at a welcome dinner tonight.

Get to know the Portuguese capital on a tour with a local guide.

• Admire views of the city from Eduardo VII Park and pass the Plaza del Marqués de Pombal as you travel along Avenida da Liberdade
• Stop at the waterfront to discover the city’s maritime heritage at the Monument to the Discoveries and Tower of Belém
• Enter the church at Jerónimos Church, built to honor voyagers
• Walk from Time Out Market through the heart of the city to Praça do Comércio

Enjoy a free evening in Lisbon or add an excursion.

Travel through the unspoiled countryside of Portugal en route to Spain. Before crossing the border, stop in the UNESCO-listed city of Évora. Join your Tour Director to view the Roman temple and visit the Church of St. Francis, known as the “Chapel of Bones.”

Continue on to Seville and sit down for an included dinner this evening.

Uncover the beauty of Seville, the historic Andalusian capital, on a guided sightseeing tour.

• View the tiled pavilion of the Plaza de España and step inside the Gothic Seville Cathedral, the third-largest church in the world
• Pass the whitewashed homes of Barrio de Santa Cruz

Enjoy a free evening in Seville or add an excursion.

Make several stops as you travel to Granada today.

• Stop at an olive oil farm and join a local guide for a tour of the olive groves, mill, and cellar
• Sample some orange-infused olive oil drizzled on top of chocolate gelato
• Enjoy free time to shop
• Stop in the town of Córdoba, which was once home to 700 mosques, 900 public baths, and 70 libraries
• Enter the Mezquita, a UNESCO World Heritage site built in the eighth century as a mosque and then transformed into a cathedral during the Christian Reconquista of 1236

Continue on to Granada and sit down for an included dinner this evening.

Take a guided tour of the UNESCO-recognized Alhambra, the Moorish sultans’ last stronghold in Spain.

• Walk along the Cypress Promenade to view the upper and lower gardens of Generalife Palace, once the Nasrid dynasty’s summer home
• Enjoy panoramic views overlooking Granada and the surrounding countryside
• View the unique curved, Roman-style courtyard inside the Palace of Charles V
• Admire the blend of Western art and Islamic design as you stroll through ornamented courtyards
• Enter the Nasrid Palaces and see the Mexuar, where the Council of Ministers met
• See where the royal family lived during visits to Comares Palace and the Palace of the Lions

Please note: The order of activities is subject to change.

Spend a free evening in Granada or add an excursion.

Travel to Tarifa to board your ferry to Tangier, Morocco. (Please note: Travelers may need to handle their own luggage on the ferry.)

Sit down for an included dinner this evening.

Begin your day with a guided tour of Tangier, a city celebrated by Western writers like Paul Bowles and William Burroughs.

• Explore the stately French plaza and Boulevard Pasteur
• Traverse the maze-like passageways through the medina

Then, stop in Chaouen, a hilltop town famous for its blue-painted buildings. Admire panoramic views of the city, then stroll through the streets to soak in Chaouen’s unique character.

Continue on to Fes and sit down for an included dinner.

Take a guided tour of Fes, the spiritual and cultural center of Moroccan life.

• See the ornate brass doors of the Royal Palace and visit the Mellah Jewish Quarter
• View the Bab Bou Jeloud, a blue-tiled gate that exemplifies the Moorish architectural style
• Attend a ceramics demonstration, where you’ll learn how the intricate and colorful art pieces are created and have free time to pick up a souvenir
• Explore the UNESCO-listed old Medina on a walking tour through the colorful souks
• Stop at a tannery to learn about the traditional method of dying clothes and enjoy free time to shop
• Visit the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss and the University of al-Karaouine, the world’s oldest continually operating institution for higher education

Sit down for an included dinner this evening.

As you make your way to Casablanca, stop to tour Morocco’s capital city of Rabat.

• Enter the white and green Mausoleum of Mohammed V, which houses the tombs of the 20th-century king and his two sons
• View Hassan Tower, intended to be the world’s largest mosque until construction halted in 1199
• Make a photo stop at the Royal Palace
• Walk through the Kasbah des Oudaias to see the mouth of the Bou Regreg river and the Andalusian gardens

Continue on to Casablanca and sit down for an included dinner at a local restaurant this evening.

Discover the highlights of seaside Casablanca, a city with a modern-day legend that was established by Old Hollywood, with a local guide.

• Pass the fashionable Corniche waterfront area and Casablanca’s ancient medina, the bustling heart of the city
• Enter the Hassan II Mosque, the largest in Morocco

Then, travel to Marrakech and spend a free evening in the city or add an excursion.

Spend a free morning in Marrakech or add an excursion.

Then, get a feel for the history of the city on this afternoon’s guided tour.

• Pass through the sophisticated Gueliz district
• Marvel at the massive Koutoubia Mosque, which features a minaret that reaches nearly 200 feet high and dominates the city’s skyline
• Enter the UNESCO-listed Medina of Marrakech to see the Bahia Palace
• Step inside the evocative Saadian Tombs, the mausoleum for the 16th-century ruling princes
• Walk through the city’s vibrant souks, stopping at a spice market where you’ll have free time to shop
• Visit Djemaa el Fna, a festive, open-air market where musicians, snake charmers, and clowns perform

Fly to Madrid, Spain this afternoon.

Get acquainted with Spain’s cosmopolitan capital city with the help of a local guide.

• Pass by the Temple of Debod, a reassembled temple from ancient Egypt
• View the Royal Palace, Spain’s largest royal residence
• View the city’s many squares, including Plaza de España and the bustling Puerta del Sol
• Explore the Prado, a world-class art museum that began as the private collection of the Spanish monarchy and is home to the works of Goya, Velásquez, and more

Celebrate your trip with your group at a farewell dinner tonight.

Transfer to the airport to board your flight home or continue on to Barcelona.