Morocco Mosaic
This tour showcases the very best of Morocco’s historical and cultural treasures while offering immersive insights into aspects of the daily lives of women. It offers the opportunity to discover the lives of Moroccan women and the society in which they live, and reflect on one’s own circumstances.
Join local Berber women for tea and henna hand-painting. Participate in a cooking class to discover the secrets of Moroccan cuisine, and visit a women’s co-operative where culinary and cosmetic argan oil products are made. Experience a traditional hammam and find out what a “deep cleanse” is really all about! Spend a night in a desert tent camp deep in the Sahara dunes – camel ride optional. This tour also offers seasonal opportunities to take in local/regional cultural festivals and participate in the fall saffron harvest.
Note: Men interested in perspectives on the lives of women and who are accompanied by a female partner are welcome on this tour. However, some activities such as the hammam experience and tea and henna party are for women only. Men can still experience a hammam separately from women, and will be offered other options while the tea party takes place.
Key Tour Highlights
- Escorted
- All four Imperial Cities: Rabat, Meknes, Fes, Marrakech
- Casablanca: Hassan II Mosque
- Atlantic coast: El Jadida (Old Portuguese City* and cistern), Essaouira*
- Roman ruins: Volubilis*
- Fes: visit to ceramics factory: hand-made zellig tiles
- Azrou cedar forest: sighting Barbary monkeys
- Sahara Desert towns and markets (Erfoud, Rissani, Merzouga)
- Overnight: desert tent camp and optional camel ride
- Traditional tea and henna party
- Ksar Ait Ben Haddou*, Taourirt Kasbah
- Visit to women’s co-operative (argan oil production)
- Visit to women’s textile co-operative (knotless embroidery, hand-woven braid)
- Hammam visit (spa experience and/or traditional community hammam)
- Winery tour and lunch
- Participative cooking class
- Tradescraft highlights: vegetable (sabra) silk production, carpet-making, marquetry and wood crafts
- Guided walking tours of major points of interest: Fes*, Meknes*, Marrakech* medinas; optional vehicle support for tours of Casablanca, Rabat*
- Exceptional cuisine, beautiful traditional Moroccan accommodations
Seasonal: Participation in, or access to local festivals and cultural events. Contact us for details.
*UNESCO World Heritage Sites
14 DAYS/13 NIGHTS:
Day 1: Arrive: Casablanca (Contact us for Marrakech departures)
Day 2: Tour Casablanca, travel to and tour Rabat
Day 3: Travel to Fes; visit Volubilis*, women’s textile co-operative
Day 4: Tour Fes medina*; visit ceramics factory
Day 5: Travel to Erfoud/Rissani
Day 6: Tour desert towns (Erfoud, Rissani, Merzouga); visit home of Berber women for tea and henna party; optional camel trek, overnight in Sahara tent camp
Day 7: Travel to Ouarzazate
Day 8: Tour Ouarzazate, Ksar Ait Ben Haddou*, Kasbah Taourirt; travel to Marrakech
Day 9: Tour Marrakech; visit Majorelle Gardens
Day 10: Excursion to Ourika Valley, saffron farm, textiles museum
Day 11: Cooking class, visit to women’s argan co-operative, travel to Essaouira
Day 12: Tour Essaouira medina*; winery tour and lunch (wine optional)
Day 13: Travel to Casablanca; visit El Jadida and Old Portuguese City*
Day 14: DEPARTURE
PRICE PER PERSON:
USD $3980
Tour price includes airport transfers, all ground transportation, services of the driver, private 4X4 vehicle or 8-passenger van (depending on numbers), fuel, 3/4 star accommodations, and some meals. Accommodations confirmed prior to final payment. (See “What’s Included” tab.)
Prices valid to December 31. Subject to currency fluctuations.
BOOKING CONDITIONS: A 30% deposit is required to reserve your spot on the tour. It is 100% refundable up to 30 days prior to tour departure. Final payments are due 30 days prior to departure. Your reservation is confirmed when we have received your full payment and a signed Contract for Travel Services.
Full and final payments are non-refundable once received. If you cancel within 30 days of your tour departure for any reason, we issue a credit for the full value of your payment less any non-refundable costs we have incurred on your behalf and a USD$75. administration fee. The credit can be used for any trip of any length for any number of people within 18 months of the original departure date, and is also transferable.
See Bookings and Reservations for full details including refunds and cancellations.
GROUND TRANSPORTATION: All ground transportation in a private 4X4 vehicle or 8-passenger van (depending on numbers), including the vehicle, fuel, and services of your Moroccan host/driver each day. Airport transfers on both ends of your tour are also included.
ESCORT: In addition to your host/driver, an experienced escort will help you have a comfortable and enjoyable trip, answer questions, and generally support your experience in Morocco.
ACCOMMODATIONS: All accommodations in single-occupancy private rooms with private bathrooms for 13 nights in Moroccan-owned and operated riads/hotels. Properties confirmed before final payment is taken.
MEALS: Breakfast is included each morning at your accommodations except your day of arrival. One lunch is included (Essaouira-area winery.) Four dinners are included: the Welcome and Farewell dinners and dinners at the desert hotel and in the desert tent camp are included.
We encourage you to discover hidden gems or local specialties for the meals when you’re on your own, but we’re happy to make recommendations. Your accommodations may offer dinner with advance notice. (We can arrange this for you if you wish.)
GUIDING SERVICES: We hire a professional guide fluent in the language of your choice for your walking tours in Fes, Meknes, and Marrakech. We also hire a guide for your visit at Volubilis. No guide is needed at the Majorelle Gardens or in Essaouira. Guides are included in the admission price at the Hassan II Mosque and the Kasbah Taourirt.
ADMISSION FEES: Admission fees are included to the Hassan II Mosque, Volubilis, Kasbah Taourirt, Majorelle Gardens (including the Berber Museum and YSL Museum), saffron farm, and Ourika Valley textile museum.
ACTIVITIES: A half-day participatory cooking class is included. Visits to women’s co-operatives are included.
NOTE: Payments made on your behalf for third-party services or activities are non-refundable.
NOT INCLUDED:
MEALS: Most lunches and dinners are not included. (See above for included meals.)
ADMISSION FEES: Admission fees to attractions you may want to visit on your guided walking tours are not included so that you can more freely decide what you want to visit.
ACTIVITIES: Hammams and other spa or personal services suggested as options on the itinerary are not included.
GRATUITIES: Gratuities are not included so that you can make a personal decision about how or if you would like to recognize the services of your driver, guides, and other service personnel who help you along the way.
PERSONAL BEVERAGES:
Personal beverages (including bottled water, soft drinks, fruit juices and alcohol) are not included, nor are snacks you might purchase along the road or at your accommodations.
Good to Know
BEST TIME TO GO:
This tour is offered in Spring and Fall to take advantage of moderate weather that favors comfortable walking and touring as well as al fresco dining. We also schedule it around expected dates for spring and fall harvest festivals and events.
TRIP LENGTH:
14 DAYS
DEPARTURE:
CASABLANCA (Marrakech departure available)
STARTING PRICE
PER PERSON
14 DAYS/13 NIGHTS: USD $3980
Incl. all taxes and fees. Reductions for larger groups. No single supplement. Subject to currency fluctuations. See “What’s Included” tab for complete details.
DEPARTURE DATES
FALL 2025:
October 3 to October 16
SPRING 2026:
March 20 to April 2
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