CCAS

Casablanca
July 28-29

Instruction/Cultural Touring/Activities

o Arrive Casa airport late p.m.
o Transfer to hotel; check-in, refresh
o Dinner at Rick’s Cafe

July 29
o 10am-11am: Guided Tour of Hassan II Mosque
o 11:15am-12:15pm: Tour Jewish Museum
o 12:30-3:30pm: Minibus to Marrakesh (lunch en route)

Marrakesh
July 29-August 1

Daily Instruction/Cultural Touring/Activities

July 29
o 4-5pm: Check-in at Riad, Traditional Mint Tea Welcome, Orientation
o 5-7:30pm: Medina tour #1: the “Mellah” (Jewish Quarter) and tour its markets for flowers, vegetable, fish, and meat; the medina “recycling section” where tires are used to make handicraft items and furniture; visit Palace restaurant from Hitchcock film classic, “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (Doris Day & Jimmy Stewart); conclude at Djemaa el Fna.
o Dinner at Djemaa el Fna (Restaurant Toubkal)
July 30
o 7-8am: Breakfast at Riad, distribution of maps/materials
o 8:30am – 1pm: Medina tour #2: Dar Si Said Museum; Weavers; Main Souq; Women’s Souq; Dyers souq; Medersa Ben Youssef; Koubba Almoravide; tea break at Musée de Marrakesh; Carpet Souq; Rabha Kedima (old market place)
o 1:30-2:30pm: Lunch at Jama Family Garden
o 2:30-4pm: Siesta/free time; afternoon tea
o 4-5pm: “Traditional Moroccan Fashion Photo Shoot”…starring You!
o 5-6:30pm: Discussion: “Introduction to Sufism and Brotherhoods in Morocco”
o 7-8pm: Observance of a Sufi samaa (listening) and dhikr (recitation) ritual followed by dinner
July 31
o 7-8am: Breakfast at Riad
o 9-11am: Tour of Jardin Majorelle
o 11-Noon: Return to Riad/independent time
o 12:30pm-1:30pm: Lunch at Riad
o 1:30-3pm: Siesta/free time, afternoon tea
o 3-5pm: Independent Touring/Shopping: (a) History/Architecture: Bahia Palace; El Badi Palace; Saadien Tombs or (b) Traditional Handicrafts/Design: Maison Tiskiwin (near Arabesca) and Ensemble Artisanale (located across from the Cyber Park Moulay Abdeslam, close to the Koutoubia Mosque)
o 6-7:30pm: Discussion on Berber-Sahara Culture (Mohamed Soudani)
o 8pm: Walk to Hotel Ali (“the old hippie hotel”) for a traditional dinner buffet/Djemaa el Fna
August 1
o 8am: Breakfast at Riad/Check-out
o 9-10am: Independent medina time, final shopping, etc.
o 10:15am: Depart for train station
o Train to Fes, Arrive evening

Fes
August 1 – 5

Home-Stay Accommodations in Fes medina – August 3-4
o Arranged by SACAL Fez, Global LAB partner (www.sacal-fez.com)

Daily Instruction/Cultural Touring/Activities

August 1
o Arrive Fes train station in evening, private transfer to hotel
o Group Dinner at Riad Louna in the medina
August 2
o 8-9am: Breakfast at Hotel
o 9-Noon: Medina guided tour (Medersa Bou Inania, The tanneries, various souqs, Kairaouine Mosque)
o 12:30-1:30pm: Lunch in the medina
o 1:30-4pm: Siesta/Free Time/medina amble
o 5-6:30pm: Informal Roundtable with Fassi high school teachers
o Dinner at Restaurant Kasbah (Bab Bou Jeloud)
August 3
o 8-9am: Breakfast at hotel/check-out
o 9am-Noon: Part II medina guided tour (Dar Batha, Merenid Tombs, Mellah/Fes el Jadid)
o Lunch in Ville Nouvelle
o 2-3:30pm: Tea with a notable Fassi celebrity/leader(s) (e.g. cultural preservationist, artisan, feminist, religious figure, etc.) at SACAL-Fez
o 3:30-5pm: Informal Roundtable with Fassi high school students at SACAL-Fez
o 5pm: Home-stay orientations then proceed to medina home-stays by minibus
o Afternoon/Evening: Tea, dinner, overnight with Home-stay families
August 4
o 8am: Home-stay breakfasts
o “Day in the Life of a Fassi Family”
o 11am – 1pm: Cooking Class with each respective home-stay family
o Afternoon with home-stay family or independent touring
o 4-6pm: Andalusian Musical Ensemble / Tea / Henna for Female Teachers OR Attend local cultural event/concert
o Dinner: Return to home-stays for farewell dinner, overnight
August 5
o 8-9am: Homestay Breakfasts/Farewell
o 10am: Departure by private minivan to Chefchaouen; lunch en route

Chefchaouen
August 5-7

Daily Instruction/Cultural Touring/Activities

August 5
o 3pm: Arrive in Chefchouen, hotel check-in
o 3:30pm-6pm: Independent Touring of Chefchaouen medina, hammam
o 7pm: Dinner
August 6
o 7:30-8:30am: Breakfast at hotel
o 8:30am: Day trip into Rif by private minivan to Tanghaya Forest for herbal/medicinal workshop + Jebli ”country lunch” with vilalge family
o 4pm: Return to Chefchaouen
o 5-7pm: Free time
o 7:30pm: Dinner
August 7
o 8-9am: Breakfast at Hotel
o 9-10am: Final medina shopping, check-out
o 10:30am: Departure to Asilah via minibus, lunch en route

Asilah
August 7-9

Daily Instruction/Cultural Touring/Activities

August 7
o 2pm: Arrival, hotel check-in
o 3pm – 7pm: Experience Asilah’s annual International Cultural Festival / free time / Independent tour of the medina, ramparts
o 7:30pm: Sunset Dinner at the pier

August 8
o 8am: Breakfast
o 9am – 2pm: International Cultural Festival / Horse-cart Rides to Paradise Beach /
medina tour
o 2-3:30pm Siesta / free time/ Independent exploration
o 3:30-5pm: Traveler’s Choice: (a) The café life: Café Haddou or (b) Local Hammam visit
o 5-7pm: International Cultural Festival
o Dinner (Al Kasabah)

August 9
o 9am: Breakfast

o 10-11: Independent Asilah medina farewell
o 11am: Hotel checkout, private minivan to Tangier

Tangier
August 9-11

Daily Instruction/Cultural Touring/Activities

August 9
o Noon: Arrive Tangier, hotel check-in
o Noon-1:30pm: Lunch
o 1:30-3pm: Tour of Old American Legation Museum; Discussion with Thor Kuniholm, Director, on Tangier’s historic and cultural landscape
o 3-5pm: Guided Tangier tour
o 5-6:30pm: Coffee, mint tea at Café Halfa, former Beat hangout
o 6:30pm: Sunset drive to Cave of Hercules & Cap Spartel lighthouse
o Farewell Dinner at Club Le Mirage
August 10
o 8am: Breakfast at hotel
o 9am-1pm: Touring—Kasbha/Dar el Makhzan Museum/Paul Bowles’ apartment
o 1-2:30pm: Lunch TBD (Darna closed in August)
o 3-5pm: Siesta/Independent Wandering/Pack for the return
o Dinner at Casa Espana

Return to US
August 11