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- The tentative price includes:
- R/T airfare via Royal Air Maroc from NY to Casablanca
- Land transportation to Arfoud, Marrakech and back to Casablanca.
- Accommodations
- Breakfast and Dinner
- Daily classes
- All demonstrations
- Henna party with the Gnaouas
- Planned excursions
Assistance from any of our escorts and guides - Hafla on the last night of the trip
- Video souvenir of your trip
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Welcome to the world of marvels.
We look forward to creating wonderful memories with you.
THE MAGIC OF MOROCCO
Morocco charms and fascinates all those fortunate enough to visit it. A country with everything to offer, the Kingdom of Morocco is synonymous with warm sand, palm trees and camels. For 10 days, you will be immersed in the culture of the Moroccan people, learning Berber rhythms, and true tribal dances, surrounded in the music. You will see castles and forts, markets and mosques, camels and caftans, mountains and deserts, and dance, dance, dance! In a tranquil location known as the Kasbah Xaluca Hotel in Erfoud, you will have daily opportunity to attend classes in Berber folkloric dance, Moroccan bellydance and/or percussion. The Kasbah Hotel has 104 air conditioned rooms with bathrooms finished in fossilised marble more than 360 million years old. We will delight your palate with the finest Moroccan cuisine for breakfast and dinner. There will be henna parties with Gnaouas music, instruction in cooking and making mint tea, tying the haik, preparing shisha, bathing in the hammam. We can also arrange optional excursions to Timbuktu, situated in the heart of the great Erg Chebi sand dune desert, 40 kilometers from Arfoud. The tour culminates in a bivouac ride into the desert by camel. Under the tents, by the firelight, we will feast, play music and dance the night away. We’ll spend a few days in Marrakech shopping the Jemaa el Fna, dinner and Fantasia at Chez Ali, where the tribes gather to entertain you just like they did at the famous Folklore Festival in Marrakech. Visit the Menara, Jardin Marjorelle, Tombeaux Saadiens, or you can just relax and do what you desire. On the last night, you will join the musicians to play or dance at a fabulous Moroccan nightclub! Experience the adventure and distinct pleasure of sampling the warm welcome that is typically Moroccan through the eyes of a bellydancer.
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NEXT TOUR TBD 2009
This tour is designed with dancers and drummers in mind but not limited to them. Please feel free to invite your significant other, family members or friends with you. We want you to feel at home, not as a tourist. Members of my family and our close friends living in Morocco will personally assist you. I hope you will take advantage of this incredible opportunity to experience Morocco, its music and dance, in such a personal manner. Please reply by email letting me know you will be interested in joining us for this wonderful dance opportunity next year.
This trip includes so much more excitement than is detailed on this page. Please be sure you have a current passport. In order to book the rooms in Erfoud and Marrakech a non-refundable deposit of $300 deposit is required to hold your space because of the limited number of participants. This can be made by PayPal, by money order or cashiers check. Balance is required 1 month before departure. You can also arrange to make payments for the balance. An itinerary for the trip along with the timetable of classes and confirmed activities, a questionnaire regarding the optional activities you would like to participate in will be emailed to you. We will be sending you a package of information about what to pack, what not to bring, visa information, and tips to make your journey pleasant and memorable. Browse Rough Guide and Blue Planet for more travel ideas.
With any travel arrangements involving many people, the unexpected happens. We reserve the right to make comparable substitutions for any activities, hotel location, or excursion as deemed necessary by causes beyond our control. Keep your mind open, your structure flexible, and your senses ready to assimilate every minute of this unforgettable experience.