Morocco: Culture & Humanities, 14 Day Itinerary

Cities: Asilah, Tetouan, Chefchaouen, Volubilis, Fes, Cedar's Forest, Midelt, Merzouga, Dades, Ouarzazate
Duration: 14 days
Area of Study: Culture

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Program Includes

  • 13 Nights of Accommodation
  • All Ground Transportation
  • Daily Breakfast
  • Welcome and Farewell Dinners
  • Full Time Local Guide
  • 24/7 On-Ground Emergency Support
  • Travelers Health Insurance & Liability Insurance
  • Tips & Gratuities

Program Highlights

  • Medina Tour
  • Historical & Cultural Tour of Tetouan
  • Historical & Cultural Tour of Chefchaouen
  • Visit the Tanneries of Fez
  • Activity: Visit Volubilis Roman Ruins
  • Explore the Red Medina
  • Day Trip to Akchour Waterfalls
  • Visit a Local Textile Workshop
  • Lunch with Moroccan Families
  • Visit Berber Farmers
  • Service Learning Activity
  • Activity: Walk around Todra Gorge
  • Historical & Cultural Tour of Ouarzazate

Program Itinerary

day 1 / DEPARTURE

Depart Home for Tanger, Morocco

Transfer to Asilah, Morocco – Welcome to Morocco through this charming sea town, home to
the main annual graffiti festival in Morocco. (Approx 1h)

Check-In, Relax & Refresh

Orientation Walking Tour - The group will become oriented with their neighborhood, nearby pharmacies, markets, ATMs, health, safety and what to do in case of an emergency. etc.
Additionally, an in-depth cultural orientation will be provided.

Welcome Dinner - The group will be taken for an authentic dinner with a variety of menu
options to cater all diets.

day 2 / ASILAH - TETOUAN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Program Orientation

Transfer to Tetouan, Morocco (Approx 1,5h)

Check-In, Relax & Refresh

Lunch Break

Activity 1: Historical & Cultural Tour of Tetouan: Tetouan’s Success in its international development cooperative projects has resulted in one of the country's most iconic and well-preserved Medinas. Tetouan Royal Palace and Plaza.

day 3 / TETOUAN - CHEFCHAOUEN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

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Transfer to Chefchaouen (approx. 2 hours)

Check-In, Relax & Refresh

Lunch Break

Activity 5: Historical & Cultural Tour of Chefchaouen – Discover this stunning Medina, with
narrow streets, blue buildings, Uta EL-Hammam Plaza, and the restored Kasbah

day 4 / CHEFCHAOUEN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Activity 6: Visit Textile Workshop - Visit and practical workshop in a traditional Berber textile Cooperative

Lunch with Moroccan Families

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day 5 / CHEFCHAOUEN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Day Trip to Akchour Waterfalls – Discover and explore the incredible waterfalls known as “The
Gates of Heaven”

Community Service Activity - Help maintain this natural paradise

Group Debrief in the Evening.

day 6 / CHEFCHAOUEN - VOLUBILIS - FES

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Transfer to Fes (approx. 4.5 hours)

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Activity 8: Visit Volubilis Roman Ruins - One of Morocco’s best-preserved Roman ruins located
on a fertile plain surrounded by wheat fields.

Check-In, Relax & Refresh

day 7 / FES

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Activity: Fes Walking Tour with Expert Local Guide - You will visit very interesting and beautiful
places in the old Medina, such as Médersas Attarine, Fontaine Ennajarine, Mausoleum of
Moulay Driss, The Karaouine Mosque, and the New Medina in Fes Jdid.

Activity 10: Visit the Tanneries of Fes – Fes’ tanneries are composed of numerous stone vessels
filled with a vast range of dyes and various liquids spread out like a tray of watercolors.

Lunch Break

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day 8 / FES-CEDAR’S FOREST-MIDELT

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Depart to Midelt (Approx 5.5h)

Activity 11: Stop in the middle of the Atlas cedar forest of Azrou - We will see the wild apes, in
this ancient conifer forest.

Lunch Break

Check-In, Relax & Refresh

day 9 / MIDELT - MERZOUGA

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Activity 12: Visit Berber Farmers - Learn how these families organize their work and grow their
crops.

Lunch Break

Service Learning Activity - Learn all about the Khettaras - oasis irrigation water system - and
help the families clean these waters coming from dunes

Transfer to Merzouga (Approx 2.5h)

Check-In, Relax & Refresh in a Kasbah

day 10 / MERZOUGA

Breakfast & Day Briefing

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Lunch Break

Activity 14: Camel Ride - Get ready for an enjoyable camel ride and to enjoy the sunset over the
dunes.

Group Dinner with Local Berbers - Savor your dinner under the stars in the desert, while
listening to the nomad Berber music, and spend the night in the glamping style nomad yurts.

day 11 / MERZOUGA – DADES

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Transfer to Dades (Approx 3h)

Check-In, Relax & Refresh

Activity 15: Walking around Todra Gorge - Enjoy the marvelous views of the canyons

Group Reflection

day 12 / DADES – OUARZAZATE - MARRAKECH

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Transfer to Ouarzazate (Approx 3.5h)

Activity 16: Historical & Cultural Tour of Ouarzazate – This ancient caravan stop between the
Sahara Dessert and the main Moroccan cities is today the Hollywood setting for classics such as
Lawrence of Arabia or Gladiator.

Lunch Break

Transfer to Marrakech (Approx 2h)

Check-In, Relax & Refresh

day 13 / MARRAKECH

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Activity 17: Historical & Cultural Tour - Jemaa el-Fna Square, Mellah (Jewish quarter), Medina
(labyrinthine alleyways of the old town), Souks (Marketplace, Artisans), Koutoubia mosque,
Bahia Palace, Kasbah and more.

Lunch Break

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Farewell Group Dinner & Program Closing

day 14 / RETURN

Breakfast & Day Briefing

Airport Transfer

Depart Marrakech, Morocco for Home

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