Day 1 Start tour
Day 2 Salam Casablanca
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Travel to Marrakech
Welcome and safety orientation
Day 3 Marrakech--Valley of Roses
Travel to the Valley of Roses
Morocco acclimation day
Tea ceremony
Cooking demonstration with locals
Day 4 Valley of Roses
Soccer game with locals
Details: Volunteering in a Berber village
Get a hands-on educational experience by giving back. Visit a remote Berber village in vital need of educational support and help build a school for local children. You might find yourself building the roof of a single story building, laying down water pipes or even painting the interior of a classroom. And why not show locals where you come from by making a mural of your state or country on the classroom walls!
Details: Traditional Berber evening
Practice saying idh-iyessbhène (pronounced eed-ee-yes-ben), which means “hello” in Berber, before joining locals in the heart of the village square for an evening of traditional food, dance and song. What better way to immerse yourself into Moroccan culture than through these authentic tastes, smells, sights and sounds of Berber life. Participation is required!
Day 5 Valley of Roses
Help build a school in a Berber village
Games with locals
Details: Traditional Berber evening
Practice saying idh-iyessbhène (pronounced eed-ee-yes-ben), which means “hello” in Berber, before joining locals in the heart of the village square for an evening of traditional food, dance and song. What better way to immerse yourself into Moroccan culture than through these authentic tastes, smells, sights and sounds of Berber life. Participation is required!
Day 6 Valley of Roses--Merzouga
Travel to the Sahara Desert
Evening walking tour of the souk
Day 7 The Sahara Desert
Camel ride into the desert
Traditional nomadic lunch
Desert survival skills orientation
Day 8 Merzouga to Marrakech
Details: Marrakech guided sightseeing tour
This tour of Marrakech is bursting with the best that this ancient Moroccan city has to offer. Explore the Medina, the Koutoubia Mosque, the Djema El Fna Square and the Saadian Tombs, a mausoleum discovered less than a century ago where some sixty members of the Saadi Dynasty (who ruled Morocco in the16th century) rest. Lastly, wind your way through the bustling souks for some last minute shopping.
Day 9 Marrakech--Casablanca
Travel to Casablanca
Details: Casablanca guided sightseeing tour (time permitting)
Follow in the footsteps of Hollywood legends in the city made famous by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. On this walking tour of North Africa’s largest port city, take in old world Arab-Muslim architecture juxtaposing modern European designs. Notice striking cultural detail from the Royal Palace to the seventh largest mosque in the world, the Hassan II Mosque, that towers majestically over Casablanca’s skyline. Then, meander the souks of the Old Medina swirling with silks, spices and artisan crafts before kicking back to piano tunes at Rick’s Café. (Go on … request As Time Goes By. Just one more time!)
Day 10 End tour
Details: Fly home from Casablanca
You may fly home late on Day 9 or early on Day 10.
Tour Includes:
- Round-trip airfare
- 8 overnight stays in hotels with private bathrooms
- Breakfast daily
- Lunch daily
- Dinner daily
- Full-time services of a professional Tour Director
- Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
- Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
- Tour Diary™
- Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, or fees for any required passport or visa. Please visit our Fees FAQ page for a full list of items that may not be included in the cost of your tour.
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