1 night each: Casablanca, Rabat, Fes, Dades; 2 nights each: Merzouga and Marrakech
This itinerary is great for groups learning French wanting to travel somewhere other than Europe. This program offers a guided tour of several of Morocco’s major cities with engaging activities and excursions. It is also a great opportunity for students learning Arabic to get immersed in the language.
Ideas to customize this itinerary:
- Make it longer or shorter, adding nights in Marrakech or Casablanca.
- Add this to the end of another program to France or Spain.
Daily Itinerary
| 1 | Depart USA for connecting flight to overnight transatlantic flight. Dinner and breakfast in flight. |
| 2 | Arrive Mohammad V airport in Casablanca. Transfer to your hotel and start exploring the city. Group dinner in Casablanca. |
| 3 | After breakfast travel to Meknes for a guided tour. From there, depart for the Roman ruins of Volubilis, the central administrative city for Roman Africa. Travel to Fes. Check into your hotel. |
| 4 | Breakfast, then your guide will lead you through Fes, the oldest city and the artistic and intellectual center of Morocco. Don’t miss the Jewish quarter and the tanneries. After lunch, see the handicrafts sold in the souks. Take in a panoramic view of the Medina. Return to the hotel. |
| 5 | After breakfast depart for Ifrane in the Middle Atlas Mountains. After lunch, continue along fortified villages to Merzouga for a camel ride across sand dunes to your desert camp. Enjoy a Moroccan dinner and Berber drumming under the stars. |
| 6 | Wake up early for a spectacular sunrise on the dunes. After breakfast, travel to the oasis of tissardmine, then continue to a nomad camp to learn about their culture and lifestyle. Next stop is Khamlia village to visit the Gnawa people. Lunch will be a traditional Berber pizza with a local family. Return to Merzouga and check in to your hotel. |
| 7 | Breakfast at your hotel, then take the road to Rissani. Pass through palm groves before arriving the High Atlas region of the Todra Gorges. Enjoy lunch and a short walk. Then continue to your hotel in the Dades Valley. |
| 8 | After breakfast, visit a rose co-op. Head to Ouarzazate called “the Hollywood of Africa” where The Mummy and Gladiator were filmed. Next, visit the UNESCO site of Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, built by one of the last 19th century Berber chieftains. Continue to where Berber women produce argan oil. Arrive at your hotel. |
| 9 | After breakfast, start touring Marrakech. Marvel at jugglers, story-tellers, fortune-tellers, tooth-pullers, and snake charmers in Djemaa el Fna square.As night falls, peruse the food stands before returning to your hotel. |
| 10 | Breakfast and check out of hotel. Transfer to airport for return flights to USA. |
Pricing
| $4695 based on 13-16 students with 2 leaders | ||
| $4395 based on 17-20 students with 2 leaders |
Additional Information
This itinerary is based on a summer program. An airfare supplement may apply during peak summer dates.
Contact L&F for individualized estimated prices based on your dates and departure airport.
Inclusions
• Roundtrip airfare including taxes
• 8 nights hotel accommodations – centrally located, students 3-4 to a room, and continental breakfast
• Motor coach on days 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
• 8 pre-arranged lunches, 8 pre-arranged dinners
• Entrance fee allowance (for sites, museums, activities as planned by group)
• Experienced bilingual L&F program guide
– shares expertise with language and culture
– assists teacher leaders with logistics and details
• Travel medical insurance
• Extensive student and leader preparatory materials
Exclusions
• Passport or other document costs
• Meals not indicated as included
• Spending money: about $40/day suggested
• Baggage fees (currently one checked bag is free for overseas travel)
• Any additional costs incurred to fulfill requirements set by the US or destination-country health or government officials regarding COVID-19 testing, documentation, and/or immunization