EF's rules of the road

In the spirit of successful travel, here’s a list of regulations you MUST stick to on tour:

All scheduled activities are obligatory. If you’re sick or have a physical ailment that might prevent you from participating in an activity, you must tell your group leader, who should notify the EF Tour Director.

If you want to visit friends or relatives in a destination country, your group leader must be told before the tour begins. Please complete the Tour Release Form, also found under "Forms and Resources" on your personalized website, with your parents in order to gain permission for the visits. Give the form to the EF Tour Director upon arrival.

You’re expected to respect the nightly curfew for your own safety and security. Your group leader may establish a curfew. Your group leader may decide to conduct room checks. Visitors or group members of the opposite sex are not permitted in your room.

Smoking is not allowed on buses, during meals, in hotel rooms or in any other shared, enclosed space.

Hitchhiking and the driving or renting of any motor vehicle is strictly forbidden for all travelers.

The consumption of hard liquor is strictly forbidden. Your parents may sign a consent form at your group leader’s discretion, giving permission to consume wine or beer with meals under the supervision of your group leader in countries where you’re of legal drinking age. Excessive drinking of wine or beer by anyone in your tour group will result in disciplinary action, including dismissal from the tour at the participant’s expense. You can get a copy of this form in Forms and Resources on your personalized website.

Shoplifting, possession of illegal drugs and all other illegal activities will not be tolerated and are punishable by immediate dismissal from the tour. All costs to return home are at your expense. If the local authorities are involved, you will be subject to the laws of the country you’re visiting.

You’re required to pay for any phone calls or incidental personal expenses incurred at hotels. These will be payable the evening before departure at each hotel.

Payment for damage done to hotel rooms or to buses is your responsibility. If you notice any damage upon arrival at a hotel, you should notify your tour director immediately.

If you don’t conform to any of these regulations, you risk disciplinary action and possible dismissal from the tour, returning home at your own expense. This decision is up to EF and/or the group leader.

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