AFRICA


Traveling Well Includes… • A city sightseeing tour of Marrakech by horse-drawn carriage


• Visit to the Roman ruins at Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site • Lunch at Rick’s Cafe in Casablanca, modeled on the “gin joint” in the film Casablanca


• A day of immersion in Berber culture and cuisine, including dining, music and entertainment under a desert tent, and a camel ride


• Visit to the stunning Mausoleum of Sultan Moulay Ismail in Meknes, plus his palace & stables • Tour the colorful leather tanneries of Fes, producing leather in the same manner for centuries • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted • 23 meals, gratuities to local guides, taxes, service charges, admission fees and porterage


mid-20th century. View the massive Hassan Tower, the city’s most imposing landmark; built in the 12th century and rising 140 feet high, the minaret is the centerpiece of a great mosque that was never finished, begun at the height of the Almohad Dynasty. Leave Rabat and head for Fes, stopping for lunch at a winery on the way. Arrive this afternoon and check into your lovely boutique hotel with views of the old town and the city skyline. Tonight you’ll dine at leisure at the hotel. Meals BLD


3. THE SOUKS & BAZAARS OF ANCIENT FES The sprawling city of Fes is over 1,200 years old, and its well-preserved old town is a vast maze of winding streets and alleys, crowded aromatic bazaars, and eclectic architecture; no cars are allowed so transport here is in the ancient, traditional style, on foot. Choose the focus for your walking tour: you may want to sample the local cuisine, get an insider’s look at the craftsmanship of the artisans who make intricate carvings, rugs, leatherwork, and metalwork, or explore the Jewish quarter and learn about its influence on local cuisine and culture. Lunch at a riad – an inn with a central garden or courtyard – then get an eye-opening tour of the city’s tanneries, which are dominated by numerous, deep, multicolored pools of dye; here, preparing leather is done by hand in the same way as in medieval times to supply the artisans of the souks and bazaars. Return to the hotel and spend the evening as you please. Meals BL


4. ROMAN RUINS AT VOLUBILIS Visit the Roman ruins of Volubilis, set among the rolling hills and fertile farmland between Fes and Meknes. Volubilis was a remote military outpost of the Roman Empire that fell to local tribes in 285 AD and was never retaken; it is one of the richest archaeological sites in North Africa, a well-preserved example of a Roman colonial town which still retains its triumphal arch and remnants of its mansions, temples, forum, and glorious mosaics. Return to Fes for time at leisure, then dine at a riad in


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the medina. Tonight, hear an exclusive lecture by a local scholar on life in Morocco from a woman’s perspective. Meals BLD


5. WALLED MEKNES & ICONIC CASABLANCA This morning, drive to Meknes. The walled city of lavish Spanish-Moorish architecture dates back to the 11th century but rose to glory in the 17th century under the rule of Sultan Moulay Ismail, who made it the capital of his burgeoning empire. Moulay Ismail is known as The Warrior King, a powerful and ruthless leader who liberated Morocco from the Ottomans and


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MEDITERRANEAN SEA


ATLANTIC OCEAN


Volubilis Casablanca Rabat Meknes MOROCCO


Middle Atlas Mountains


High Atlas Mountains


Essaouira Marrakech ALGERIA Maximum Elevation: 1,529 ft. t t. Fes


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PACE 2


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