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DAY 1: ARRIVAL TO CASABLANCA

Arrival at Casablanca Mohammed V airport, welcome, and assistance. Orientation tour of Casablanca, the economic capital of Morocco. We’ll take a panoramic tour of the city during which we’ll see the newer part of this North African metropolis, including the United Nations Square, renowned for the Neo Moorish buildings that surround it, and for the fountain, which sprays water all around. Casablanca is home to the largest Jewish community in Morocco and has numerous congregations, active communal institutions, and many highly recommended kosher restaurants. Visit of the Mellah (Jewish Quarter) with its temples and synagogues such as Beth-El, Em Habanim, and Neve Shalom. You will visit Hassan II Mosque; this is a true architectural wonder. We’ll visit the new and old cities, the colorful bazaars and the promenade along the ocean. Spend the night with breakfast at the hotel.

• Driving distance: Approximately 40 Kilometers.
• Estimated driving duration: 45 min (without traffic).
• Accommodation: Overnight stay at a hotel in Casablanca.
• Meals: Dinner included.

DAY 2: CASABLANCA – RABAT

After breakfast, departure to Rabat and Sale. Visit the Chellah and Kasbah of Oudayas located next to the Medina within the ramparts of the old city. The Mellah, with its narrow lanes and colorful courtyards, is now the home of a few Jewish families. Continue to Sale, the twin city of Rabat and the birthplace of Rabbi Hayyim Ben Moses Attar, the famous 18th-century scholar, and kabbalist, known throughout the Jewish world for his Bible commentary, the “Or Ha-Hayyim”. Return to Rabat for dinner and overnight stay.

• Driving distance: Approximately 100 Kilometers.
• Estimated driving duration: 1hr 30 min (without traffic).
• Accommodation: Overnight stay at a hotel/Riad in Rabat.
• Meals: Dinner included.

DAY 3: RABAT – MEKNES – VOLUBILIS - FEZ

Departure to Meknes (the Moroccan Versailles), which was founded at the end of the 17th century by Moulay Ismail, where Hebraic epitaphs dating from the Christian era evidence the Jewish presence, and Greek inscriptions still appear in local Synagogues. It’s a place of pilgrimage where the tomb of Rabbi David Benmidan, “The Patron of Meknes” is located. The crowded old Mellah, known for its historic Jewish Street names is not to be missed. There is also the new Mellah, which harbours eleven Synagogues, eight of which are still in use. Highlights will also include Bab El Mansour, the Hedim square and the mosque of Moulay Ismail. Continue to Fes via Volubilis, well-preserved remains of a Roman city. Check-in at the hotel and overnight stay.

• Driving distance: Approximately 205 Kilometers.
• Estimated driving duration: 3hr 30 min (without traffic).
• Accommodation: Overnight stay at a hotel/Riad in Fez.
• Meals: Dinner included.

DAY 4: FEZ GUIDED TOUR

Fes is among the best-known cities in medieval Jewish history. Indeed, it was once the home of one of the most influential Talmudic scholars of all times, Rabbi Isaac Alfasi, as well as of Maimonides in the years 1160 to 1165. There will be a guided tour with a local English-speaking guide. The area of Fes is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its narrow lanes with their workshops remain as they have been for hundreds of years. We’ll visit the square of the Royal Palace, which is alongside the Jewish quarter – the oldest Mellah in Morocco, as well as the Jewish cemetery and the Abu Danan Synagogue in the Mellah. We’ll view the Dynastic Tombs and city from the green roofs and walls of Fez. From the rooftops we’ll see the tannery quarter where hides are treated, and we’ll visit a ceramics factory where we’ll learn about this unique local craft. The city’s ramparts surround a maze of winding alleys and a bustling market divided according to the guilds of its artisans.

• Driving distance: No distance.
• Estimated driving duration: No duration.
• Accommodation: Overnight stay at a hotel/Riad in Fez.
• Meals: Breakfast included.

DAY 5: FEZ – IFRANE – MIDELT – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA DESERT

After breakfast, departure to Merzouga Sahara Desert via Azrou and Ifrane. It is said that Ifrane was the capital of a Jewish Kingdom in the distant past. The town also hosts the Peace University, where members of the three monotheistic religions were supposed to have studied together. Follow the old caravan trail south. Stop for lunch in Midelt, a market town set in the high plains between the Middle and High Atlas Mountain ranges. Continue along the palm-fringed Ziz Valley, famous for date cultivation, to the Tafilalt oasis on the edge of the Sahara Desert. Arrive to Merzouga on the afternoon. You’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea then get guided by an experienced camel guide taking the best care of you. Spend a celestial overnight with the gleaming stars in a desert camp with dinner.

• Driving distance: Approximately 480 Kilometers.
• Estimated driving duration: 7hrs 30 min (without traffic).
• Accommodation: Overnight stay at a hotel/Tented Desert Camp.
• Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.

DAY 6: MERZOUGA – TODRA GORGES – DADES VALLEY - OUARZAZATE

After another breathtaking view of the sunrise, we return to Erfoud for an orientation tour and continue to the Todra Gorges known for their impressive bare escarpments. Continue to Tineghir and visit its Mellah gateway and the ancient and colorful Jewish quarter. Departure to Ouarzazate via El Kelaat M’Gouna and visit of Tiliit, known as the ancient city of the Jews of the Dades. The fortress of Tiliit has been the center of a Jewish region ruled by the Spanish-Jewish family of Perez from the end of the 15th century until the reign of Moulay Ismail in 1672. Continue to Ouarzazate, check-in and overnight stay at the hotel with dinner.

• Driving distance: Approximately 365 Kilometers.
• Estimated driving duration: 6hrs 30 min (without traffic).
• Accommodation: Overnight stay at a hotel/Riad in Ouarzazate.
• Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.

DAY 7: OUARZAZATE – AIT BENHADDOU - MARRAKECH

Today you will visit one of the world’s largest cinematographic studios of Atlas to learn how the nearby regions and breathtaking Desert landscapes have been portrayed in fiction and non-fiction movies. We drive to Ait Benhaddou village where you will go for a walk to visit this ancient village. An authentic site where a list of movies was filmed starting with the first movies “Lawrence of Arabia”,” Jesus of Nazareth”,” Gladiator” and the list is still going on. It is also listed in UNESCO as a site of the world and national culture in 1987. After lunch, we continue the Jewish heritage tour to Marrakech via the scenic landscapes of the Atlas Mountains with an optional excursion to the Rabbi David Oumouchy and to the Jewish saint, David Lachkar or Moulay Ighi. We reach the pink city of Marrakech. Check in at the hotel for the overnight with dinner.

• Driving distance: Approximately 200 Kilometers.
• Estimated driving duration: 4hrs 30 min (without traffic).
• Accommodation: Overnight stay at a hotel/Riad in Marrakech.
• Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.

DAY 8: EXPLORE MARRAKECH

Today you will have a sightseeing tour of Marrakech, a home of a thriving strong community of native Jews, specialized in commerce and handicrafts, famed for their rabbinical schools and scholars. We will visit the Mellah with its synagogues, The Negidim synagogue built at the end of the 19th century, the other synagogue of the is the Salat el Alzama, built at the turn of the century. Then you will see the cemetery where Rabbi Hanania Ha-Cohen, the Lion of Marrakesh and Rabbi Pinhas Cohen are buried. Your guided tour continues to the 19th Century Bahia Palace, and the 16th-century Ben Youssef Madrasa Islamic School to appreciate the exquisite Zellij, the carved cedar ceilings, and calligraphy. Wander around the labyrinth of narrow alleyways to indulge your senses and explore the colorful bustling souks of Marrakech. Then move next to the 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque and the lavishly decorated 500-year-old Saadian Tombs. From here drive to explore the Majorelle Gardens - one of the must-see attractions in Marrakech, famous for its botanical growing plants and trees from around the world. We finish your guided tour in the Djemaâ El Fnaâ Square before heading to the hotel for the overnight with breakfast.

• Driving distance: No distance.
• Estimated driving duration: No duration.
• Accommodation: Overnight stay at a hotel/Riad in Marrakech.
• Meals: Breakfast included.

DAY 9: MARRAKECH – ESSAOUIRA - MARRAKECH

Essaouira was established in the mid-eighteen century and became a symbol of tolerance, with Jews and Muslims coexisting in peaceful community. The population of Essaouira back at that time consisted of more than 40% of Jews that had the Mellah as their shelter under the protection of the Sultan personally. In fact, drawing the Star of David above the doorway of homes is a still existing tradition in the Jewish area that even non-Jews sometimes practice. Every year in September religious Jews from around the globe come to Essaouira for their annual pilgrimage to visit the tomb of Rabbi Haim Pinto that passed away in 1845 and whose home is currently preserved as a historic and religious site. Also, if you are a fan of the series "Games of Thrones", visit the filming site (the city of Astapor) where the army of the Unsullied grouped up, and marched out. We will drive to Marrakech for the night with breakfast at the hotel.

• Driving distance: Approximately 350 Kilometers.
• Estimated driving duration: 6hrs 00 min (without traffic).
• Accommodation: Overnight stay at a hotel/Riad in Marrakech.
• Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.

DAY 10: MARRAKECH– BACK TO THE AIRPORT

Transfer to Marrakech or Casablanca Airport to take your flight home with a good an amazing experience and best memories about Jewish Heritage Tour in Morocco.

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