Your Essential Travel

Local Dress
While visiting religious places of worship you should dress modestly, cover your shoulders and you shouldn't wear short shorts or skirts. Outside of capital cities and the more touristic centres, local dress in Morocco is often more conservative and as a matter of respect we ask that both men and women are aware of this and recommend loose-fitting clothes with your shoulders covered. Ask your CEO for more specific advice.

Meals
Eating is a big part of traveling. G Adventures understands the importance of breakfast to start your day, we strive to include a basic breakfast wherever possible. A typical breakfast may include toast, coffee and tea, however this may vary depending on the city. Should breakfast not be included, your CEO can suggest some local options. Travelling with G Adventures you experience the vast array of wonderful food that is available out in the world. Generally meals are not included in the trip price when there is a choice of eating options, to give you the maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat. It also gives you more budgeting flexibility, though generally food is cheap. Our groups tend to eat together to enable you to taste a larger variety of dishes and enjoy each other's company. There is no obligation to do this though. Your CEO will be able to suggest favourite restaurants during your trip. For all trips please refer to the meals included and budget information for included meals and meal budgets.

Optional Activities
Madrid- Gran Vía Visit (Free)- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (13EUR per person)- Plaza Mayor Visit (Free)- Museo Nacional Del Prado Visit (15EUR per person)- Royal Palace (Palacio Real) Visit (12EUR per person)- Taurino Museum (15-20EUR per person)- Reina Sofia entrancePorto- Lello Bookstore (5EUR per person)- Ribeira Square (Free)- Sao Bento Railway Station (Free)- Porto Ribeira Cruise (20EUR per person)- Palacio da Bolsa (12EUR per person)Lisbon- Alfama District Visit (Free)- Praça da Figueira Market (Free)- Sao Jorge Castle (15EUR per person)- Belém District Visit (Free-10EUR per person)- Rossio Square (Free)- Visit to Sintra- National Coach Museum (8EUR per person)- Santa Justa Lift (6EUR per person)- Calouste Gulbenkian Museum (10EUR per person)- Belém Tower (6EUR per person)- Tuk Tuk Tour of Lisbon (100-250EUR per person)- Lisbon Food TourÉvora- Diana Roman Temple (Free)- Évora Museum (Free)- Évora Cathedral and Roman TempleOlhão- Olhão Fish Market (Free)Seville- Santa Cruz Quarter Visit (Free)- Alcázar Palace Visit (13.50EUR per person)- La Giralda Visit (9EUR per person)- Casa de Pilatos (10-12EUR per person)- The Golden Tower (Torre del Oro) (3EUR per person)- Ronda Day trip (100-150EUR per person)- Santa Paula Convent (2EUR per person)Chefchaouen- Hike to the Spanish Mosque (250MAD per person)- Ras El Maa Visit- Chefchaouen MedinaEr Rif- Rif Valley Mountains Hike (67USD per person)Fès- Ville Nouvelle Exploration (Free)- Shop Fès Medina (Free)- Fes Hammam Visit (200-400MAD per person)Marrakech- Koutoubia Mosque Visit- Menara Gardens Visit (Free)- Jardins Majorelle (200MAD per person)

What to Take
We recommend using a backpack for your convenience, or a medium-sized suitcase if you prefer. A daypack is also essential for carrying everyday items. Space is limited on transportation, so there is a limit of one main piece of luggage per person. You will be responsible for carrying your own luggage. You must be prepared to carry your luggage up and down stairs, on and off transportation, and to hotels (max 15-20 mins.)

Group Leader Description
This G Adventures group trip is accompanied by two of our group leaders, otherwise known as a Chief Experience Officer (CEO). you will have one CEO in Europe and meet up with your Moroccan CEO in Tangier. As the group coordinator and manager, the aim of the CEO is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. You can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of Spain and Morocco, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects. They will also offer suggestions for things to do and to see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. We also use certified local city guides where we think more specific knowledge will add to the enjoyment of the places we are visiting - we think it's the best of both worlds.

Change the world just by having the time of your life.

We have always believed in the life-changing power of travel, but for that power to exist we need to travel the right way. Since the very beginning, G Adventures’ vision for travelling responsibly has meant giving back as much — if not more — than what you take away. Yes, travel should be incredibly fun (have you been on one of our tours?), but we also believe travel needs to be a force for good. For you, for local communities around the world, and for the world itself — we call it “community tourism.” See how we do it below.

A lot of companies use “sustainability” or “sustainable travel” to talk about exploring the world in a better way, but we’ve never been ones to follow in others’ footsteps or borrow out-dated ideas. Our commitment to making travel a force for good is different — so we call it G for Good.

It stands for all of the social, environmental, and ethical good we create as a business which helps to fuel community tourism. Which is… you ask? It means our tours are built on meaningful relationships with local communities and directly benefit the people and places we visit. Today, our definition of community tourism means that the communities we positively impact ripples far beyond these destinations, to include our employees, supplier and agent partners, small business owners, customers, social followers, and travellers like you.

G for Good is what makes us, us. With your help, we can make travel the force for good we’ve known it can be since our company was established over three decades ago.

Animal Welfare

G Adventures recognizes the importance of animal welfare. That’s why we have worked with experts from World Animal Protection, The Jane Goodall Institute and The World Cetacean Alliance to draw up a robust policy, which builds on the ABTA Global Welfare Guidelines for Animals in Tourism and puts the needs of animals first. We want to ensure that all animals featured on our tours are treated humanely.

Child Welfare

It is critical that no child is ever harmed as a result of tourism. Travellers have the power and responsibility to make a true impact in the communities they visit, and that’s why we actively work to ensure child welfare is protected in the places we operate. We were also the first global travel company to achieve Friend’s International ChildSafe certification.

Climate Action

With all the good global travel does for local communities, it’s an unfortunate truth that the industry produces environmentally harmful carbon dioxide. That’s why we signed the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism and got to work on halving our carbon footprint by 2030. Want to know exactly how we and our travellers are going about it? Read on to review our full Climate-Biodiversity Action Plan.

Respecting local cultures

Connecting curious travellers with Indigenous communities is an essential part of our identity at G Adventures. We are committed to respecting the rights, history, and culture of Indigenous people while ensuring that tourism supports their well-being.

Go. Grow. Love.

Trees for Days, our latest initiative in partnership with Planeterra and Reforest, aims to spread love around the world — with trees! For each and every day a traveller is on an adventure with us, we grow a tree in their name. Armed with trees and a shovel, our mission is simple: to help communities around the world adapt to the growing impacts of climate change. Want to help spread the love with your very own grove of trees? All you need to do is book a trip — we’ll take care of the rest.

How do we spread love with trees? It’s easy.

With help from our partners, we work with local communities to grow and maintain our trees. Here’s how the magic unfolds:

You go on an adventure

As soon as your trip is booked and paid for, we start sourcing your tree bundle — one tree is grown for every day of your travels.

We grow your trees

Our reforesting process gets underway! We grow, maintain, and make sure your trees have all the love they need to thrive in their new environment.

Watch your love unfold

Want to see the difference you’re making? Log in to your G Adventures account to track how many trees you have grown, where they live and, if you’re in the mood, add a few more to your grove!