Study Abroad in Madrid: Cultural Excursions
Included in your program fee are a range of day trips and a 3-day excursion which will take you outside Madrid and deepen your social, historical and cultural understanding of Spain.
El Escorial (day trip)
Included in program fee
Enjoy a day trip to El Escorial, located in the heart of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range. Visit includes:
- Round-trip transportation
- Locally guided tours and visit to the Escorial palace
Segovia (day trip)
Included in program fee
Explore the picturesque city of Segovia during a day visit that includes:
- Round-trip transportation
- Locally guided tours and entrances to the Alcázar Castle
Toledo (day trip)
Included in program fee
Discover charming, medieval Toledo on a trip from Madrid. Day includes:
- Round-trip transportation
- Locally guided tours and entrance fees to the Toledo Cathedral, Church of Santo Tomé, Santa María la Blanca
Granada, Andalucía (3 days)
Included in program fee
Enjoy a 3-day tour to southern Spain. Tour includes:
- Accommodations and breakfast
- Round trip transportation
- Guided tour of the Alhambra and Generalife Gardens
- Guided tours and visits to the Albaicín and other attractions
- Services of an accompanying AIFS staff member
Optional Excursion to Marrakesh, Morocco (4 days – $595) Spring only
Ever dreamed of exploring the colorful country of Morocco? While studying abroad in Spain, you can. Excursion to Marrakesh includes:
- Accommodations
- Transportation with round trip flights between Madrid and Marrakesh
- Breakfast, dinner, and one lunch
- Services of an AIFS Tour Manager and local guide
- Locally guided tours and visits to the Djemaa El Fna, Marrakesh’s main square and open-air theater, the souks (markets), Agafay desert and the Berber villages of Toubkal National Park
- Traditional tea in the Lalla Takarkoust Lake
- Optional camel ride for an additional fee
- A minimum enrollment of 15 is required for this trip to run
Please note that if you are not a U.S. citizen, you must check whether a visa is required to visit Morocco and if so you must acquire the visa before departing the U.S.
Optional Excursion to Salamanca (2 days – $195)
Explore the 'Golden City' of Salamanca with its beautiful sandstone architecture. Excursion includes:
- Round trip transportation
- Accommodations
- Breakfasts
- Visits to the Old Cathedral and the New Cathedral
- Local guides
- Entrances to the main monuments
- A minimum enrollment of 15 students is required for this trip to run
Dates and itineraries of all excursions are tentative and subject to change. Students must enroll and pay for the optional excursions in the U.S. by the final payment deadline. Once paid for excursions are non-refundable except in the event of cancellation by AIFS.
