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🇲🇦 Morocco
Mystical Morocco for Maghreb, Berbers, Medinas, Kasbahs and Camels
October 1 to October 15 PDT
Starts in Casablanca and finishes in Marrakech.
Salaam Aleikum! From a movie featured and largest city of Casablanca to an inghrem fortified village of Aït Benhaddou and somewhere in between, discover Magical Morocco. Kingdom of Morocco is a country the size of California, population 37.6 million (M) and 38.9 million (CA) respectively.
Places to Visit:
- Casablanca – home of Hassan II Mosque – second larget mosque next only to Haram Mosque (Mecca).
- Meknes: Learn of the Almohad and Merenid dynasties. Visit Kasbah des Oudaias in this imperial city where Sultan Moulay Ismail set out to create his own version of Versailles.
- Fes – architectural feats to the relics of Souani Granary. Continue to Volubilis, a world heritage site that houses the largest Roman ruins. Punctuate the feast for the senses and find yourself immersed in a labyrinth of medina with over 4,000 streets and intersections.
- Midelt – from a matrix of byzantine medina left behind, move forward and nestle into the scenic Middle Atlas Mountains and coast into the area inhabited by wandering nomadic shepherds.
- Merzouga – for kasbahs, palmeries and date palms for the dominant landscape and the stunning Erg Chebbi dunes.
- Todra Gorge – Spend the night watching the Sahara dunes and sunset riding camels. Visit the El Khorbat Museum and continue to Todra Valley. Village hike. Option for hamam.
- Ait Benhaddou – Where movies like Lawrence of Arabia, Black Hawk Dawn, Sheltering Sky, Gladiator to name a few movies filmed here.
- Aroumd – Tizi n Tichka Pass (7,400 ft) to Toubkal National Park. Trek over well-trodden paths through picturesque snow dappled mountains nearby and a stunning view of the High Atlas.
- Essaouira – Up against the Atlantic Ocean are sandstone walkways, bright blue buildings that match the blue skies. Explore the Jewish Mellah port and skala (sea wall) and indulge in the local eateries.
- Marrakech – an exotic city wrapped in European modernity. Get enticed with alluring scents of delectable foods, tajines, sink in a carpeted tea house for tea ceremony and the thronging crowds at Djemaa el Fna, a unique eating memory.
Location:
Morocco
Date:
October 1, 2025 to October 15, 2025 (15D.14N)