| | Tour Highlights | - Meet with the leadership of
the Casablanca Jewish community
- Dialogue with one of the last
remaining Jewish families in Mekens
- Guided walk through the Medina
in the footsteps of the famous Jewish scholar Maimonides
- Experience the Djma El Fna Square,
one of the most colorful and mysterious sites in all of Africa
Trip Includes
- 7 nights accommodation
in selected hotels
- 1 night
Casablanca
- 1 night Rabat
- 2 nights
Fez
- 3 night
Marrakesh
- Breakfast daily
and 5 dinners
- Sightseeing per
itinerary in a modern air-conditioned motor coach with panoramic
windows
- Services of a friendly
and professional English-speaking Expedition Educator throughout the
trip
- Entrance fees per
itinerary
- Airport transfers on
arrival and departure
- All hotel portage and
tipping included
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| DAY ONE: Sunday, March 18,
2012 DEPARTURE
Overnight: Flight DAY TWO: Monday, March 19, 2012 ARRIVAL IN
CASABLANCA
- Arrival at the Casablanca International
Airport.
- Opening dinner and orientation with the Tour
Educator.
Overnight: Casablanca DAY THREE: Tuesday, March 20,
2012 CASABLANCA
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out.
- The Glory of Moroccan Jewry, dialogue with the Tour
Educator.
- Da'at
Encounter: Why I Still Live in Morocco; meeting with the
leadership of the Casablanca Jewish community at the Beth El Synagogue.
- A Glimpse at the Past and a Look Toward the Future:
guided visit through the Museum of the Jews of Morocco, for a
glimpse into the rich and colorful world of Moroccan Jewry.
- Visit the famous Hasan II Mosque,
one of the largest in the world and the largest in
Africa.
- Drive to Rabat and check into the hotel.
- Dinner at the hotel.
- The Lights of Rabat: evening walking tour of
Rabat.
Overnight: Rabat DAY FOUR: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 THE
LEGACY OF MOROCCAN JEWRY
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out.
- Guided visit around the walls of the Royal Palace and
the Mausoleums of Mohammad V and Hassan II, two kings who worked hand in hand
with the Jewish community.
- Drive to Meknes.
- Buildings Talk -- Guided walk through Jewish Meknes
the Mellah, once one of Moroccos thriving communities, with its synagogues and
study houses still intact.
- Da'at
Encounter Dialogue with one of the
last remaining Jewish Families in Meknes.
- Drive to Fez.
- Check in to Fez Hotel.
- Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Fez
DAY FIVE: Thursday, March 22, 2012 THE
MYSTERIES OF FEZ
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Jews and Moslems: Learning, Working and Living
Together in the Imperial City of Fez, with the Tour Educator.
- Overview of Fez, overlooking the labyrinth of
alleyways in the famous Medina.
- Guided walk through the Medina, in the footsteps of
the famous Jewish scholar Maimonides, with visits to the:
- The Museum of Wooden Arts in the beautifully
restored former Caravan Stop, with its intricate carved woodwork and the
Nejjarine Fountain outside.
- The Al Karaouine University and Mosque, which played
a leading role in the cultural and academic relations between the Islamic
world and Europe.
- The Madrases of the Medina- Houses of Muslim study
- The numerous Tanneries which give the Medina its
unique flavor.
- The Arts and Crafts market and the Nejjarine Souk,
where carpenters still chisel and carve cedar wood.
- Lunch on your own.
- Guided visit through the Mellah (Jewish Quarter) of
Fez with visits to some of the buildings that once housed synagogues.
- Visit the famous Fez Jewish cemetery where some of
Morocco's legendary rabbis are buried.
- Free time and dinner on your
own.
Overnight: Fez
DAY SIX: Friday, March 23, 2012 THE ATLAS
MOUNTAINS
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Depart Fez and drive to Marrakesh via the Central
Atlas Mountains, through the Royal Ifrane ski resort and the
Berber town of Azrou.
- Arrive in Marrakesh and check into the hotel.
- Time to freshen up.
- Shabbat services at the Al Azmeh Synagogue.
- Da'at
Encounter: Festive Shabbat dinner with members of the
Marrakesh Jewish community.
Overnight:
Marrakesh
DAY SEVEN: Saturday, March 24, 2012 THE WONDERS OF
MARRAKESH
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Optional Shabbat services.
- Guided tour of Marrakesh, including:
- The Medina Gates
- The Bahia Palace
- Madrasat Ben Youssef
- The Saadian Tombs
- Lunch on your own.
- Free afternoon to wander through Marrakesh's enormous
marketplace.
- Dinner at leisure.
- Experience the Djma El Fna Square,
one of the most colorful and mysterious sites in all of Africa with its snake
charmers, street vendors, musicians, jugglers, fortunetellers and
storytellers.
Overnight: Marrakesh
DAY EIGHT: Sunday, March 25, 2012 THE EURIKA VALLEY
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Full day tour to the Ourika Valley
including:
- Visit the grave of Rabbi Shlomo ben
Hensh, one of the Moroccan Jewish community's most revered
leaders.
- A myriad of sites of natural beauty including
mountains, canyons, waterfalls and other secrets of nature.
- Return to Marrakech
- Farewell dinner.
Overnight: Marrakesh DAY NINE: Monday, March 26, 2012 DEPARTURE
AND ARRIVAL
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Check out of the hotel.
- Depart for Marakesh Airport for flight to
USA.
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dollars. All hotel accommodations, motor coach transportation, special
dinners, sightseeing, admissions, luggage handling and the services of local
guides, drivers, and the Expedition Educator are included.
- Hotel Accommodations: The
tour price includes all hotel accommodations, in hotel rooms with private
baths. Our standard is to provide the best available hotels while considering
value. Although the level of the accommodations may differ slightly from hotel
to hotel, we are committed to your comfort. Two-bed rooms are reserved in most
hotels. Triples are two-bed rooms with a rollaway cot where available and are
not recommended when considering the comfort of those in the room. King-size
beds are not available in most hotels; what is considered king-size usually
consists of two single beds pushed together and made up separately, but with
one headboard. Some two-bed rooms may have two twin - not full- or queen-size
- beds.
- Meals are included as
specified in the itinerary.
- Expedition Educator: All
trips are conducted by our Expedition Educators or local guides who remain
with the group throughout the tour.
- Gratuities Included: All
gratuities for restaurant and hotel staff.
- Luggage Responsibility: All tour
packages allow one piece of luggage per person and one carry-on bag. Excess
luggage will be subject to charge of up to $100 per piece. The Travel Agent
and/or Tour Operator shall not be held responsible for any damage to or loss
of luggage/personal items. All damage/loss must be reported at time of
incident and documented in writing by local authorities for submission to your
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postage are not included.
- Guide and Driver
Gratuities:
- 4 seater -
$70 (i.e. 2 pax) - per day
- 7 seater - $90
(i.e. 3-5 pax) - per day
- 10 seater - $110
(i.e. 5-7 pax) - per day
- 10-19
passengers: Guide $10, driver $5 - per participant per day
- 20 passengers
and more: Guide $8, driver $4 - per participant per
day
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- Museum visits and personal shopping time may be disrupted due to unforeseen
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