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YOUR journey
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THE EXPERT
Program Itinerary
DAY 1
ON OUR WAY
Sun. Jan 12, 2025
- Depart the US.
Overnight: Flight
DAY 2
THE START OF A SPECIAL JOURNEY
Mon. Jan 13, 2025
- Arrive at Casablanca International Airport.
- 11am: Morocco is a fascinating country. With your J² Expert Educator & local Moroccan tour guide, get a better understanding of its rich culture and history while traveling through the streets of Casablanca. We will visit a local church, the main square of the city, the site of the Casablanca conference, and Rick's cafe. We will include time to roam the Corniche, the famous seaside boardwalk of the city, where you can enjoy lunch on own by the ocean.
- Transfer to the hotel for check-in.
- 6:30pm: An Inside Look at Moroccan Culture: Orientation dialogue with your J² Expert Educator & local Moroccan tour guide, including an overview of your journey.
- Welcome dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight: Casablanca, Morocco
Meals: Dinner
DAY 3
GIANT MOSQUES AND JEWISH LIFE
Tue. Jan 14, 2025
- Check out of the hotel.
- Visit the famous Mosque of Hassan II, one of the largest mosques in the world.
- Visit the Beth-El Synagogue, which is still very active and is considered Casablanca's “main” synagogue.
- Hospitality Lunch at a Jewish home and open discussion with our host, Dorith Benmoha.
- Guided visit through the Museum of the Jews of Morocco.
- Depart Casablanca for Fes, once the capital of Morocco, the most extensive medieval city in the Arab world, and the home of Jewish scholars and rabbis for hundreds of years.
- Check into the hotel and enjoy dinner.
Overnight: Fes, Morocco
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4
THE MYSTERIES OF FES
Wed. Jan 15, 2025
- Enjoy glorious views of Fes and its Medina (Walled City) from the Borj Sud fortress.
- Travel through time as we explore:
- The recently restored Ibn Danan Synagogue, one of the oldest and most important synagogues in North Africa.
- The El Fassiyin Synagogue: This once-vital synagogue was used as a boxing ring and carpet factory until it was recently restored.
- The Fes Jewish Cemetery, where we’ll hear stories of some of the city’s legendary rabbis who are buried here.
- Fes’s Medina is a dense maze of alleyways and streets and the largest car-free pedestrian zone in the world. The visit includes:
- A glimpse of local craftsmen at work in their shops.
- A tour of the Madrasa Bou Inania, an ancient religious college and one of the few Islamic sites in Morocco that is accessible to non-Muslim visitors.
- Lunch at a restaurant before continuing on our tour:
- Stop at the University of Al-Karaouine, believed to be the oldest functioning university in the world. Non-Muslims can view it only from the outside.
- Visit the Chouara Tannery.
- Return to the hotel.
- Dinner at a restaurant.
Overnight: Fes, Morocco
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5
CITY OF KINGS
Thu. Jan 16, 2025
- Check out of the hotel.
- Depart for Rabat, Morocco’s capital:
- Walk around the walls of Rabat’s Royal Palace, the primary residence of the current king Mohammad VI.
- Visit the majestic mausoleum of Mohammad V, Morocco’s king during World War II, and hear how he helped prevent the Nazis from deporting Morocco’s Jews to the death camps of Europe.
- Continue to the mausoleum of his son, Hassan II, who ruled over Morocco during the so-called “Years of Lead.”
- Walk through the markets, jewelry stores, and grand old diplomatic complexes of Rabat’s Medina (Walled City) as we make our way up to the Kasbah des Udayas.
- Check into the hotel.
- Meet with members of Association Mimouna, an organization of Muslim students who honor the country’s Jewish traditions and promote Jewish-Muslim friendship.
- Dinner at a restaurant.
Overnight: Rabat, Morocco
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 6
THE ROAD TO MARRAKECH
Fri. Jan 17, 2025
- Check out of the hotel and drive to Marrakech.
- Begin your visit in Marrakech with a panoramic tour of the city.
- Visit the enchanting Majorelle Garden of the French painter and botanist Jacques Majorelle.
- Visit the Berber Museum, also housed in the garden.
- Continue to the Yves St. Laurent Museum.
- Check into the hotel with time to freshen up and prepare for Shabbat.
- Optional Kabbalat Shabbat services at the Beth El Synagogue.
- Enjoy Shabbat dinner at the hotel.
Overnight: Marrakech, Morocco
Meals: Breakfast, Shabbat Dinner
DAY 7
SHABBAT IN MARRAKECH
Sat. Jan 18, 2025
- We’ll tour the Medina (Walled City) of Marrakech, also known as the Red City for the red walls that surround it. Highlights of the tour include:
- The Dar El Bacha Palace is considered one of the greatest palaces of its time. Its architecture, gardens, and design render it one of the finest achievements of Moroccan culture.
- The Madrasa Ben Youssef is certainly a gem of Moroccan architecture in Marrakech. This 16th-century school of theology was considered the largest in the country at the time. This historic school and students’ campus ceased to function in 1960, but it was restored and remains one of the best examples of Moroccan traditional architectural arts.
- Discover Djemaa El Fna Square and enjoy the marketplace’s snake-charmers, street vendors, musicians, storytellers, and acrobats.
- Free time to explore Marrakech’s enormous marketplace on your own.
- At nightfall, we will mark the end of a special Shabbat with a communal Havdalah ceremony.
Overnight: Marrakech, Morocco
Meals: Breakfast
DAY 8
THE MANY LAYERS OF MARRAKECH
Sun. Jan 19, 2025
- The Role of the Imam in Moroccan Society: What Is Islam in Morocco and What Makes It Different? Dialogue with a Professor of English who will facilitate a dialogue with a local Imam.
- Explore the Mellah (Jewish quarter) of Marrakech, with a chance to visit:
- The Slat el Azama Synagogue, still active and bears witness to the glories of the past.
- The Jewish Cemetery of Marrakech.
- Enjoy a cooking workshop followed by a delicious lunch and mint tea.
- Free time to explore Marrakech on your own or enjoy one of its fantastic hammams.
Overnight: Marrakech, Morocco
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 9
BERBER LIFE IN THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS
Mon. Jan 20, 2025
- The closest part of the High Atlas Mountains to Marrakesh is the Ourika Valley, a beautiful area of fertile orchards and traditional Berber villages surrounded by the towering peaks of the Toubkal National Park. You'll leave Marrakesh and drive into the mountains.
- Visit the grave of Jewish saint "Rabbi Shlomo BelHench" and learn about the many legends that surround the life of the rabbi known as the "Son of the Snake." Meet with the woman who has been the sole caretaker of this holy site.
- Continue your drive through the Atlas and make your way to Ait Ouamden, a traditional Berber village nestled at the foot of the mountain.
- Experience Berber hospitality with lunch at a local house where the village chief will share stories and insights about village culture over a glass of mint tea.
- Visit the newly opened kindergarten and meet local artisans. Participate in a hands-on bread-making course.
- Drive back to your hotel in Marrakech after a stunning day in the Atlas Mountains.
- Festive farewell dinner.
Overnight: Marrakech, Morocco
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 10
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
Tue. Jan 21, 2025
- Check out of the hotel and transfer to Marrakech Airport for your return flight to the US.
Meals: Breakfast
RATES & LODGING
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participants
20+
Cost p/p in double room
$6,565
Cost p/p in single room
$8,085
Casablanca: Barceló Anfa Casablanca
- Nights: 1
- Hotel Website
Fes: Marriott Hotel Jnan Palace
- Nights: 2
- Hotel Website
Rabat: Fairmont La Marina Rabat-Salé
- Nights: 1
- Hotel Website
Marrakech: Radisson Blu Marrakech
- Nights: 4
- Hotel Website
What to expect
- 8 nights' accommodations.
- 8 days of touring with a J² Expert Educator and a local guide, in a luxury, air-conditioned bus.
- Arrival airport transfers from Casablanca airport.
- Departure airport transfers to Marrakech airport.
- Daily breakfast, 4 lunches & 6 dinners.
- Water on the bus.
- Porterage at the hotels.
- All site entrance fees & program fees as per your final program.
- Credit card fees.
- Flights to & from Morocco.
- Gratuities are excluded. For groups of 20 and more participants traveling to Morocco: We recommend the following guidelines for tipping (amounts are in US dollars): J² Expert Educator: $12 | Local Moroccan Guide: $10 | Main Driver: $5 | Driver’s assistant $2. Amounts are per day per person.
- COVID related expenses, including tests.
- Evening transportation when dinner is not included.
- Amendments to the program: In the event that any sites, programs or meals etc. are added to the program, an additional fee may be required.
- Personal extras: Items of personal nature such as laundry, wines, mineral water, beverages, coffee, tea, food other than the table d’hotel menu, passport and visa fees, insurance, and foreign port taxes, unless otherwise specified.
- US and foreign airport taxes, Q fuel surcharge and border taxes when applicable.
- Please review our terms & conditions (T&C’s) or request that we send you our full T&C’s. Until you do that, here is the small print, and other stuff you may want to know:
- Validity | All prices quoted are based on exchange rates as of the proposal date and are subject to change without notice. Rates are per person and are based on shared twin room occupancy.
- How to Make a Reservation | The quickest way to make a reservation is to register online or contact us by email. We accept VISA, MasterCard, and American Express credit cards. A $1,000 per person non-refundable deposit is required in order to complete the registration process.
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- Payments | The balance of your payment is due 90 days before your trip begins, or as specified in your invoice. You will receive an email reminder 2 weeks before this date. Various payment options are available as follows:
- Credit card | We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Please check with your credit card provider regarding international processing fees. We are unable to process payments of over $1,000 over the phone. Please submit payment online via a credit card or by wiring funds via your bank.
- Domestic bank wire transfer | Payment should be wired in the same currency that is listed on your invoice. Please add the name of your group or invoice number as a reference and forward a copy of the transfer receipt by email. The bank transfer should clearly state the beneficiary’s name on the wire transfer.
- J² Adventures reserves the right to automatically cancel your reservation on that date and it may be subject to reconfirmation should the final payment not be received.
- Cancelation Policy | All cancelations need to be made in writing. The cancelation fee depends on the date when we receive written notification of your request to cancel your booking. Please note that the deposit is non-refundable.
- Cancelation fees | Cancelations made 90 or more days prior to departure incur the loss of the deposit. Cancelations made 89 to 46 days prior to departure incur the loss of 50% of the full trip cost. Cancelations made 45 days or less prior to the departure incur the loss of 100% of the full trip cost.
- Cancelation fees may also include: Hotel or supplier cancelation fees. J² Adventures reserves the right to adjust its terms of payment, including cancelation policies and initial deposits.
- Protect yourself from fraud by being cautious and vigilant when it comes to online theft. It is crucial to note that J² adventures will never send an email requesting you to transfer funds to a new account or to redirect a payment. We will never alter our account number or issue additional payment requests without first personally speaking to you and properly identifying ourselves. If you feel uncertain about any communication (scammers often impersonate legitimate companies via e-mail or by calling), halt and contact us directly through our toll-free number listed on our website to discuss any necessary payments. Refrain from responding to suspicious emails or clicking on links or attachments unless you are completely certain of their legitimacy. By following these guidelines and staying vigilant, you can significantly reduce your risk of becoming a victim of fraud.
- Please click here to view our full terms (T&C’s). These T&C’s apply to all reservations created within J2 Adventures.
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