<h1>Morocco - May 31, 2013</h1>

May 31:  Depart Cape Town 
June 1: Arrive Casablanca …Drive to Marrakesh.
             Overnight Dar Sara
June 2: Morning walking tour of the medina
            Overnight Marrakesh
June 3: Early departure for a day trip to the coast and the fishing village of Essaouira. 
         We will stop at one of the co-op Argane oil factory run by the women of the area.
            Overnight Marrakesh
June 4: Morning tour of Marrakesh and a visit to the Majorelle Gardens
            Overnight Marrakesh
June 5: Early departure for the Desert trip. Drive over and through the Atlas mountains
          heading towards the Sahara.
              Overnight at our Dunes camp
June 6 : We will drive through the Valley of the Roses and the town of El Kelaa M`Gouna, 
             (famous for it’s rose water production), on our way to our Kasbah. We will stop
           to visit the Dades and Todra gorges.
             Overnight Kasbah Itran
June 7 : Free day to explore the area, walk in the oasis, relax on the deck overlooking a 
             valley of Kasbahs, or a trip into town.
             Overnight Kasbah
June 8 : After breakfast we drive through the mountains to Fez, the oldest
         Imperial city in the world.  There will be little structure in Fez to allow for 
         attending optional afternoon and evening concerts.
            Overnight Fez 
June 9: Morning tour of the medina. Afternoon free to explore and take in the 
         afternoon and or evening concerts.
             Overnight Fez
June 10: Today is our optional cooking class.?? Time to catch an evening concert.      
              Overnight Fez
June 11: Free day Optional concerts
              Overnight Fez
June 12:    Early drive to the “Blue City” of Chefchouen nestled in the Rif mountains
            Overnight Chefchouen Casa Hassen
June 13: Morning walking tour of Chefchouen free afternoon to explore the blue city
            Overnight Chefchouen
June 14: After breakfast we drive to Casablanca. After check in the remainder of
           the day you can explore Casablanca.
              Overnight Hotel Guynemer
June 15: Optional tour of Casablanca or a day to explore.
June 16: Free morning then transferred to the airport for our flight home.
             
June 17: Arrive Cape Town 


  Included: Airfare, hotels, airport transfers, all transportation, tours, guides, entrances.
 Excluded: meals except where indicated, travel insurance, and visas

***Breakfasts are included each day. There are also 5 dinners included, 
             2 in Chefchouen, 2 at Kasbah Itran, 1 in the Berber camp.

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Cost R27,700
R4,000 deposit holds you a place on the tour
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A maximum of 12 and a minimum of 6 for this tour
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While in Morocco
Our group days will begin after breakfast. If it is a day tour I will have our guide arrive about 9:30am. If it is a moving on day it will start earlier.
Please be considerate of the others and arrive on time. Constant waiting around for the same people does cause aggro in the group. Sometimes you just can’t help it, but please don’t make it a habit.

When we are moving on please have your luggage packed and ready to be picked up in plenty of time so the van can be loaded. Luggage is carried in and out of the medina’s in Marrakesh and Fes by horse carts. We will stop daily for water so be aware of your supply. We will buy at grocery shops to keep our costs down. We can buy cool drinks and snacks then as well. We can stock up on dried fruit and nuts in the medina’s. I will look into the driver providing a cool box for the van. There will be a CD player on the bus so bring along road music if you want.
