Evening: International flight to Spain.

Morning: Arrive at Madrid airport and transfer by private coach to hotel in Toledo (60 miles). Check-in hotel and rest before lunch.

Lunch: Lunch at the hotel restaurant.

Afternoon: Orientation and city walk in Toledo followed by a welcome reception at the hotel.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Lodging: Hotel Carlos V

Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Explore the medieval capital of Toledo with in-depth visits to the Cathedral, Mosque and the Synagogue/Sephardic Museum. We will also see El Greco's famous Count of Orgaz painting at the Santo Tomé Church.

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Our study of the different religious groups that have coexisted throughout history in Toledo is continued with a lecture on Muslim, Jewish & Christian cultures in the Middle Ages. Explore Toledo on your own with some afternoon free time.

Dinner: Tapas dinner on your own with cash allowance.

Lodging: Hotel Carlos V

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Morning departure from Toledo to Granada. We will stop at an olive oil museum in the town of Baeza (230 miles) to learn about the history and production of this important Spanish export.

Lunch: Lunch at the olive mill's hacienda.

Afternoon: We continue on towards Granada (90 miles), arrival and check-in at the hotel. Orientation and walk around the hotel neighborhood.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Lodging: Hotel Dauro II

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: A morning walking tour of the Albaycin neighborhood where Moorish Spain comes alive in the streets of Granada.

Lunch: Lunch at the hotel restaurant.

Afternoon: Afternoon guided tour of the Alhambra palace and Generalife gardens, the vestige of the last Islamic kingdoms in Spain.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Lodging: Hotel Dauro II

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Depart Granada for Seville, stopping in Córdoba, the crossroads of civilizations, and mainstay of Islamic and Jewish heritage in Spain. Visit the Great Mosque of Córdoba and take a visit to the Jewish quarter, where we will see a monument to the great philosopher Maimónides. Enjoy a Sephardic musical performance at Casa de la Sefarad across from the synagogue.

Lunch: Lunch at a restaurant in Córdoba.

Afternoon: Afternoon arrival in Seville.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Lodging: Hotel Inglaterra

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Explore the Alcázar - Seville's Royal palace and heritage of Muslim and Christian architects and artisans.

Lunch: Lunch at the hotel restaurant.

Afternoon: Participate in conferences with local experts on "Spain Today" and "Sephardic Spain". Afterwards, meet with some local Sevillanos at CC-CS headquarters for a workshop on flamenco, accompanied by tapas, conversation and laughter.

Dinner: Tapas dinner at CC-CS headquarters.

Lodging: Hotel Inglaterra

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Take a guided stroll through Seville's Jewish quarter, the oldest part of the city. Following, visit the Santa María de la Sede Cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in the world.

Lunch: Tapas lunch on your own with an allowance.

Afternoon: Enjoy an afternoon of leisure time in Seville.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Lodging: Hotel Inglaterra

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Check out of the hotel in Seville and depart for the "Rock of Gibraltar" (115 miles). Here, we learn about the history and important role of Gibraltar in the Iberian Peninsula. A British outpost and home to the free-ranging barbary macaque apes. The site of a large British naval base, Gibraltar's name actually derives from the Arabic, Jabal at-Tariq, meaning the Mountain of Tariq, referring to the Moorish general who led the invasion into the Iberian peninsula in the year 711. Today it is an important piece of modern European history and continues to be an issue of contention in Anglo-Spanish relations.

Lunch: Have lunch at a coastal restaurant.

Afternoon: Explore the well preserved Roman ruins of Baelo Claudia, the most important city of Andalusian Rome in the second century A.D. Continue on to the port town of Tarifa (15 miles) and check-in at the hotel.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Lodging: Hotel La Codorníz

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Depart from the port of Tarifa via ferry for Tangier. It is about a 35-minute ferry ride. Arrival in Tangier and have a Bus tour taking you to main city monuments before joining the hotel for an orientation session and an early lunch.Afterwards, continue by coach to Chefchaouen, with en-route lecture entitled “Issues and Opportunities in Northern Morocco” that will cover Drug Plantation and Business, and Illegal Migration.

Lunch: Lunch In Tangier right after the orientation

Afternoon: Afternoon arrival in Chechaouen, Blue City of the Hills in the heart of the Rif mountains.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Lodging: Hotel Parador

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Morning guided tour of the Medina of Chefchaouen, the city center that still preserves its roots as a marketplace and center of activity.

Lunch: .Lunch at a local restaurant accompanied by a musical performance of the northern region of Morocco entirely performed by women native of Chefchaouen.

Afternoon: We will continue our visits in Chefchaouen, which was built by Moulay Ismail in the 1600s as an Arab fortress and later served as a Spanish prison.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel accompanied by the music of the northern region of Morocco.

Lodging: Hotel Parador

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Morning check-out of the hotel and departure for Fes. En route, we will discuss the “Health Care System” and visit the sanctuary town of Ouezzane.

Lunch: Lunch is at a private home in Ouezzane, Dar rayhan.

Afternoon: After lunch, we depart for Fes and discuss “Agriculture Issues and Opportunities”. Upon arrival, check-in at hotel and orientation.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Lodging: The Hotel Palais Jamai

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Guided tour of the Medina of Fes, a city of three centuries: 9th, 14th and 20th.

Lunch: Lunch will be at a restaurant in the old Medina of Fes.

Afternoon: Afternoon gathering with local Moroccan students.

Dinner: Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Lodging: The Hotel Palais Jamai

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Check-out of hotel and depart by bus for Rabat and discuss “the Educational System”. Upon arrival, we will conduct an orientation on our dining experience with Moroccan families (language and manners) scheduled for this evening.

Lunch: Lunch at the Center for Cross Cultural Learning headquarters in Rabat.

Afternoon: Afternoon lectures on the Moroccan architecture and Moroccan typical dress.

Dinner: Share dinner at a Moroccan family home.

Lodging: Hotel Golden Tulip Farah

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Round table discussion on last evening's dinner at the family homes, followed by lectures on politics and current events.

Lunch: Lunch at CCCL headquarters.

Afternoon: Afternoon lecture on Cultural Diversity.

Dinner: Dinner at the Center for Cross Cultural Learning.

Evening: We will enjoy a performance of Andalusian Music covering this region of Morocco.

Lodging: Hotel Golden Tulip Farah

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Check-out of hotel and depart by bus for Casablanca (1 hour). We will visit the Hassan II Mosque and tour Casablanca by bus

Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon: Afternoon of leisure time to explore Casablanca on your own.

Dinner: Farewell dinner

Lodging: Hotel Diwan Casablanca

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Morning: Morning departures and return flights from Casablanca airport.

Meals Included: Breakfast