
RHONDA NOLAN
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Beaches and Deserts in Morocco
with Rhonda Nolan
-12 days
CAD$6,500/pp
March 6-20, 2024
All-inclusive tour of Morocco.
Maximum of 15 participants.
Must be physically fit and mobile.
For 15 days, travel with artist Rhonda Nolan. Feel the history of the time worn crafts. Explore the natural beauty of the Sahara Desert. See the majestic mountains and the stunning thousand year-old architecture of this magical Kingdom, Morocco.

Day 1: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 | Casablanca

Welcome to Morocco. We will greet you at the Mohamed V airport in Casablanca. After check-in at the hotel, we will then have a light meal at a local restaurant. You will have the afternoon to rest at the hotel. Early evening, we’ll walk along the Corniche and dine at a restaurant by the ocean.
Meals: lunch, dinner
Accommodation: night 1 @ Hotel in Casablanca
Day 2: Thursday, March 7, 2024 | Casablanca > Tangier

After breakfast, we’ll visit the Hassan II Mosque - one of the only two mosques non-Muslims can enter in Morocco. We will then drive to Tangier on the Mediterranean. We will have lunch along the way.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: visit of the Hassan II Mosque
Accommodation: night 2 @ Hotel in Tangier
Day 3: Friday, March 8, 2024 | Tangier

In the morning, we'll go on a half-day tour of the medina of Tangier, retracing the steps of famous creatives such as Paul Bowles. We will then head for a nearby beach and relax for the rest of the day.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: night 3 @ Hotel in Tangier
Day 4: Saturday, March 9, 2024 | Chefchaouen

Today, we will go to a magical place, colorful, joyful and peaceful. About two hours drive from Tangier, Chefchaouen is located in the middle of the Rif Moutains. You will be breathing in the fresh mountain air and of course there will be plenty of time to take pictures of this beautiful place.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: night 4 @ Riad in Chefchaouen
Day 5: Sunday, March 10, 2024 | Meknes-Volubilis (Wine Tasting)

Today, we will time travel to Volubilis, a well-preserved and stunningly beautiful Roman archaeological site. The tour will be followed by a visit to one of the most renowned Moroccan wineries, where we will explore the vineyards and enjoy wine tastings with lunch. After this interlude, we will drive to Fez for the night. A light dinner will be served at the Riad.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner, wine tasting
Activities: Volubilis, wine tasting at winery/vineyard
Accommodation: night 5 @ Riad in Fez
Day 6: Monday, March 11, 2024 | Fez

Visit the medina of Fez, known for its quality of crafts and artisanship. Explore this labyrinth with a knowledgeable guide. Understand the stories that are held in the markets and souks of this fascinating medieval city. Our tour of the medina will be followed by a light lunch at a local cafe.
After an afternoon break, you will enjoy a Moroccan cooking class, where you’ll learn how to create some of Morocco’s most famous and traditional dishes. Then you will sit and sample your delicious food for dinner.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: half-day tour of the medina of Fez, cooking class
Accommodation: night 6 @ Riad in Fez
Day 7: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | Fez >> The Sahara Desert

Travel from Fez to your camp in Merzouga, at the edge of the Sahara Desert. On the way, you’ll pass Ifrane, known as Little Switzerland and Azrou covered in cedar forests and home to barbary macaques.
After a quick lunch, we’ll drive to our desert camp. You will be greeted with gnawa music and delicious food.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: night 7 @ Desert Camp in the Sahara
Day 8: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | The Sahara Desert

After breakfast, we will four-wheel drive to the highest dunes of Erg Chebbi. We'll look for fossils and take pictures of the majestic dunes. We will also visit a a local nomad community, have tea and learn about their way of life. We will then have a picnic lunch at a quiet and delightful oasis. Late afternoon, we will return to the desert camp to chill and have dinner. Then celebrate life, dancing and drumming under the stars and possibly the Milky Way.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: night 8 @ Desert Camp in the Sahara
Day 9: Thursday, March 14, 2024 | The Sahara Desert

Today is a “slow” day. We’ll hang out in the desert camp, learn to bake “desert bread”, sit together with the local Berber men, who live in the camp and learn about their stories. At sunset, we'll ride grumpy dromadaries (camels) and explore the surrounding dunes. After dinner, there will be drumming and dancing under the stars.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: night 9 @ Desert Camp in the Sahara
Day 10: Friday, March 15, 2024 | Dades Valley, Todra Gorge

After breakfast, we leave the desert camp. You will experience the breathtaking vistas of the Dades Valley and Todra Gorge. We will also visit the Fossil Museum and then have lunch at the Ksar El Khorbat Foundation.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: night 10 @ Riad in Dades Valley
Day 11: Saturday, March 16, 2024 | Tamnougalt

We will be heading to a very old Kasbah, a quaint and intriguing place. Get lost in the maze of this unusual architectural structure and time will stop. Lively Berber music and drums after dinner will haunt you in the best possible way.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accommodation: night 11 at Kasbah in Tamnougalt
Day 12: Sunday, March 17, 2024 | Ait Ben Haddou, Telouet

Explore the Road of the 1000 Kasbahs, or at least part of it. We will visit the two most beautiful ones: Telouet and Ait Ben Haddou. We'll end the day in another Kasbah and dream of these days gone by.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: Kasbah Telouet, Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou
Accommodation: night 12 @ Ksar in Ait Benhaddou
Day 13: Monday, March 18, 2024 | Marrakech

Today, we will cross the epic Tizi n'Tichka pass on our way to the alluring imperial city of Marrakech. Lunch stop along the way. We'll kick-off our exploration of Marrakech with a visit to the Jardin Majorelle and Yves Saint Laurent Museum. Dinner at the riad.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: visit of Jardin Majorelle and YSL Museum
Accommodation: night 13 @ Riad in Marrakech
Day 14: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | Marrakech
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After breakfast, we will explore the colourful souks of the Medina of Marrakech and stop at some key historical monuments, such as the Palais Bahia or the Medersa Ben Youssef. Shopping along the way will be hard to resist. For your last night, you will enjoy an exquisite home-cooked farewell dinner.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Activities: half day tour of the medina of Marrakech, shopping
Accommodation: night 14 @ Riad in Marrakech
Day 15: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | Marrakech (end of the tour)

After breakfast, we’ll organise your transfer to Marrakech Menara Airport.
Ce n’est qu’un au revoir. Another adventure awaits.
Meals: breakfast
(end of tour)

Payments

What’s included
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Transportation costs and local taxes.
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Comfortable and climate-controlled vechicle.
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English speaking knowledgeable guide.
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English speaking tour leader.
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Accommodation at 4-star riads and hotels (shared occupancy)
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All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinners), snacks and water in the vehicle, tea/coffee.
What’s not included
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Airfare
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Travel and health insurance.
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Other meals and activities not stated in the what’s included section.
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Alcoholic drinks.
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Personal expenses and gifts.
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Tips and gratuities.
my Maroc by Rhonda Nolan
"There is a land other than my own that I have come to find as captivating. I want to share it with you. You will see the wonders of this beauteous land, Morocco, through my eyes. The places that have inspired me to create. The colours, scents, vistas, textures, the rhythms of life, so unlike our own. You will be returned to a simple basic life with a very rich culture revealed in a very very easy way, through time worn artifacts, crafts and stories.
My friend and business partner Jacqueline Ng, a fellow Canadian and long time Moroccan expat will lead this group and she will share with you a Morocco that tourists do not get to see and experience.
Don’t waste a minute! Time is too precious. I am offering it to you now for October 2023 to travel with us.”
Rhonda Nolan
Rhonda Nolan is an established Canadian contemporary, mixed media
artist who has her studio/gallery in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
She combines her studio life in Canada with her travels and painting in
the Sahara Desert and Marrakech in Morocco.
Jacqueline Ng
Our Tour Leader, Jacqueline Ng, is a fellow Canadian who has studied and lived in Montreal and New York City before founding lifestyle brand Indigo+Lavender in 2013. She has designed and led countless creative and unique experiences for individuals and groups in Morocco and Turkiye. She is now based in Marrakech and Istanbul.
