Local Dress
In Italy, shoulders should be covered while visiting churches and cathedrals. Ask your CEO for more specific advice.While visiting mosques and other religious monuments in Morocco 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 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.Please note that if you are travelling to Morocco between November and February, your tour will have a level of flexibility based off of winter weather conditions on roads in the mountains. Heavy snow is not uncommon, so plan on packing warmer clothing to suit conditions.

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. While trekking in remote regions etc. food is included, plentiful and made of fresh local ingredients.For all trips please refer to the meals included and budget information for included meals and meal budgets.

Optional Activities
Barcelona- La Barceloneta Visit (Free)- Gothic Quarter Visit (Free)- Las Ramblas Visit- La Sagrada Família Visit (17-37EUR per person)- Parque Güell Visit (10EUR per person)Madrid- Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (13EUR per person)- Museo Nacional Del Prado Visit (15EUR per person)- Gran Vía Visit (Free)- Reina Sofia Museum (12EUR per person)- Plaza Mayor Visit (Free)- Royal Palace (Palacio Real) Visit (12EUR per person)Granada- Albaicín (El Albayzín) Visit (Free)- Granada Cathedral (Cathedral of the Incarnation) Visit (5EUR per person)- Flamenco Show (18-30EUR per person)Seville- Alcázar Palace Visit (13.50EUR per person)- La Giralda Visit (9EUR per person)- Santa Cruz Quarter Visit (Free)- Ronda Day trip (100-150EUR per person)- Casa de Pilatos (10-12EUR per person)- Santa Paula Convent (2EUR per person)- The Golden Tower (Torre del Oro) (3EUR per person)- SwimmingLagos- Coastal Hike in Algarve (Free)- SwimmingFaro- Benagil Sea CavesLisbon- Belém District Visit (Free-10EUR per person)- Alfama District Visit (Free)- Rossio Square (Free)- Praça da Figueira Market (Free)- Sao Jorge Castle (15EUR per person)- Santa Justa Lift (6EUR per person)- Belém Tower (8EUR per person)Casablanca- Hassan II Mosque (130MAD per person)Er Rif- Rif Valley Mountains HikeFès- Shop Fès Medina (Free)- Fès Medina Guided Tour (250MAD per person)Marrakech- Djemaa el Fna Market Square Visit (Free)- Hot Air Balloon Marrakech- Amazigh Villages VisitMerzouga- Merzouga 4x4 Desert ExcursionAït Ben Haddou- Tagine Cooking Demonstration (120MAD per person)Taghazout- YogaEssaouira- ShoppingEssaouira- Traditional Hammam Experience in Essaouira

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 one of our CEOs (Chief Experience Officer). The aim of the CEO is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. They will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the countries visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects. It is important to note that in Europe, all guiding is based around local guides all of whom are licensed to work only in a particular city. As such, our leaders are able to provide orientation walks which will show you the layout of each town and city as well as the location of local services such as post offices and laundromats, but are unable to legally share historical facts and figures in public places. If you wish to take a guided city tour in any location our CEO will do their best to help you arrange this and pay locally.In Morocco, in addition to a CEO 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.