Jewish Heritage Tour 12 Days 11 Nights – Roundtrip From Casablanca

Upon arrival in casablanca , you will be welcomed and greeted  by our driver with  a
signe has your name on it to be recognized to each other , then will drive you to
casablanca the port city and the commercial hubin western morocco ,fronting the
atlantic ocean. Get to your hotel  for chek in . overnight accommodation in a hotel or
riad  BB.

Break fast at your hotel  before we start the  journey  in casablanca where you will
visit to beth-El temple Em habanim ,and temple neve shalom synagogues . folowed
by the muesum of moroccan judaism . then   you will see  the hassan 2 nd   mosque the
second largest  functioning mosque  in africa , and 7th largest  in the world .as you
will continue the drive to see the famouse  recks cafe where they mention the

famouse movie of  Casablanca was filmed . after noon head the road to Rabat  the
administarative capital of morocco.   overnight  accommodation in a hotel or riad BB

After  breakfast in your hotel riad , you will start exploring  rabat  including the visit of
the jewish mellah , where a few  jewish families  still live , as part of the moroccan
society . then  you will see  the kasbah des oudayas and its beautiful andalusian
gardens , that is located at the mouth of the river  abu regrag , was originally built in
the 12th century  by al mohades  dynasty . as you will see also  the famouse un
completed mosque hassan tower as a master attraction in the capital was built by
the same dynasty at 12th century , few meters further the mousoleum of mohamed
the 5th and hasan the 2 nd  with its own stuning architecture . afterwards continue the
drive  towards Meknes  the ismaili capital at the 17th century .  meknes had an
important jewish community with spanish origins . its prominent rabbis included
raphael Berdugo , Daniel toledano ,and David Benmidan , the patron of meknes .
inculding the old and the new mellahs.  Then  you will see the facinating gate of Bab
mansour that was  built by the sultan My ismail During the 17th century a huge gate
with arches and musaic  tiling as it leads  into the former imperial city , as you will
see also the granary  and the sahrij souani ,used for irrigation and plantation , then
you will stop for lunch at one of the local restaurant before heading the road to the
roman ruins  Volubilis  half an hour drive from meknes ,an other breathtaking area the
well preserved roman empire dating 225BC where you will see the most beautiful
mosaics in morocco dating back to 3rd century Bc, here you will have a guided tour
wich is included to ensure your knowledge about the romans empire ,after then  you
will continue the drive for FES throught a beautiful foothills of the rif montains .
overnight accommodation in a hotel or riad  BB .

breakfast at your hotel  riad , our informative humble local guide meet you at the
lobby of the hotel to start expolring Fes or fez wich is the same  ,the spiritual city of
morocco , today you will make an other adventure through the intellectual  capital of
morocco . Fes was equally renowend during the middel ages for its talmudic studies
and eminent Rabbis including the great maimonides , its numerous synagogues
testify to the importance as well as comfort of the jewish commuity here .visit the old
mellah ‘’jewish quarter’’ .as well as the caringly kept jewish cemetry with its engraved
tombs .continue to ibn danan ‘’ a recently  renovated synagogue ‘’ .   Fes  as the
country s cultural capital ,its primarily known for its fes El bali walled medina ,with
medieval marinid architecture, vibrant souks and old world atmosphere . as you will 
see the royal palace gate . afterwards  entering the medina where you will spend the
whole morning exact timing when you will find evrythings open, visiting most of the
sites with cultural and historical interest , including the famous  medrasa Bouanania
,the karaouine mosque and university  ‘’ the oldest  university in the world ‘’ that was
built by a woman, without forgetting  the famous tanneries  and the najjarine fontain,
before you experience a tasty moroccan lunch in one of the local restaurant in the
heart of the medina , after then you will be driven to get to one of the fortresses to 

experience an amazing panoramic view of the whole medina of fes ,as  you will head
to the pottery area where you will visit the pottery coopirative ,then if time permit you
will have a drive to a new city of fes  to experience a beautiful drive through a diferent
modern atmosphere , before we  take  you back to the hotel riad  , overnight
accommodation  in a hotel or riad  BB .

After breakfast at your hotel  riad we  start traveling sought est for our distination
Merzouga via medelt and ziz valley  , as today we will cover so much land with so
much of diversity in landscape, our first stop  will be at the town of Ifrane refered to
as ‘’ the switzerland of morocco ‘’    as its alpine  - style  architecture  and nearby 
slopes  and forests. Ifrane city , its is said that was the capital  of a jewish kingdom in
the far off past .visit to synagogues and the cemetery ,wich has been the center of
pilgrimage for moroccan jews  for centuries .  the second stop will be at the cedar
forest in Azrou to watch  Barbary apes ,you will pass many traditional  berber villages
where you can interact with local inhabitants ,through this journey you will be amazed
with  a stuning contrast during the drive , we will stop for lunch when ever time  you
decide .as much as we head sought as much as the sceneries gets more  beautiful
especaily when the Ziz valley mets the highatlas montains and creats a breath taking 
gorges .  our drive will contain  several stops along the way to take beautiful
photographes and stretch the legs from the long drive , then the drive continue
through the welcoming berber villages to erfoud and errissani ,the foundation of the
alaouite dynasty - the current ruling royal family in morocco . arriving the town of
merzouga by the evning where you will be accommodated overnight in a hotel or riad
BDB .

After  break fast in your hotel  riad , we will start explorative journey of the area began
the day with a  adrive to erfoud  to visit the jewish cemetery  ,Rabbi  shmuel abu
hatzeira family. Afterwards back to merzouga  area to enjoy the  life gnawa music at
the village of khamliya 7 kilometers sought of merzouga wich is a little desert village
with a big story whose inhabitants are direct descendants of the slaves that been
brought from big sudan , to enjoy thier music and life style , not far from there  Dayet
Srij is a seasonal salt lake that s ofetn dry in summer , when full it attracts a wide
range of migratory and desert birds , including desert warblers , and flamingos,wich
is attracts the photographes all over the world . we may also visit the souk of
errissani if we are at the right day  cause the souk takes place here three times a
week , Tuesdays , Thursdays , and Sundays  where locals come to trade anything
necessary needs from fruits , vegetables , meat , dattes,nuts , spices to even more
like donkeys ,sheep ,goats ,and crafts,this souk is also a socail meeting where the
local communites come to meet each other and hear the news of the whole area and
from their relatives . this souk market without a doubt is the most fascinating in the
town, after then we will make sure to try one of the most tasty lunches  in one of the
local restaurants in the area .
After noon we will start the guided camel ride , led by an experienced camel man to
explore and enjoy within the sand sea of  erg chebi , the camel man will make sure to

give you the chance to watch what well my be the best sun set of you r life
time,overnight accommodation at desert luxury equipped camp with  flush toilets ,
and hot shower , where you will be served the denner and break fast . at  Desert camp
BDB.

Today your camel man will make sure to wake you up to watch a beautiful stuning
sunrise where you will see the sunshine covers the golden sand dunes of the
spectacular  erg chebbi .                                        After your break fast at the camp you will trek
back by the camel man  but  if you feel its enaugh from using camels any more then
you get the chance to use a 4wheel  drive back from the camp . then  you head the
road  for the dades valley an other excellent day  , visiting  Todra gorges the highest
narrowest gorges in morocco where you might get a chance to hike for un hour in the
area .continue to tingher to visit its mellah and the ancient colorful jewish quarter
.after lunch the drive continue to the dades valley where you will be amazed by the
beauty of the town such us the rock formations known as ‘’ monkey toes’’  and the
sand castles that covers  the area. Overnight accommodation in a hotel  BDB.

After  breakfast at the hotel  we will head the road for ouarzazte  crossing the dades
valley throught the beautiful berber villages such as  ’’ the rose town ‘’  kalaa mgouna
the famous town for farming roses  , one of our main stops will be at skoura where
you will visit  one of the beautiful kasbahs  in the region called  Amridil kasbah a
historic fortified residence  in the oasis of skoura it is considered among the most
impressive kasbahs of its kind in morocco  was built during the 17th century ,and its
the kasbah where the famous movies ‘’ ali baba  and 40 thieves ‘’  and lawrence of
arabia were filmed . after then we continue the drive to ouarzazate ‘’ the hollywood of
africa’’ –whose geography and beautiful landscape have attracted many world class
movie producers ,after lunch if time permit we might visit an other kasbah in
ouarzazte wich is Taourirt Kasbah ,  the towns main landmark, taourirt kasbah , is a
top tourist attraction in the city . this impressive 19th century fortress has nearly 300
rooms and 20 riads,or traditional houses ,built around a countryard in the center .not
far from this kasbah an other attraction as  the movie studio  said to be the biggest in
the world ,where such films as kingdom of heaven ,gladiator ,Body of lies and a star
wars  …. Movies  were filmed  spread over 20 hectares .  overnight  acccommodation
in a hotel or riad BDB.

break fast at the hotel riad . then we will head the road for marrakech  via ait ben
haddou ,  where you will  visit  the biggest and the largest  kasbah  in the country , 25
kilometers from ouarzazte  , the unesco world heritage site a spectacular fortified

village , built during the begining  of the XXth century by the T-hami El Glaoui , as the
kasbah today became one of the attractive spots for famous movie producers ,the
drive continue  through a dramatic scenneries  of the famouse tizi-n tichka pass ,
your  lunch might be around the village of taddart , before arriving Marrakech late
afternoon . check –in to the hotel riad . overnight accommodation in a hotel or riad
BB.

After your breakfast at the  hotel riad , our informative locale guide will meet you at
the lobby of the hotel to start exploring  Marrakech a former imperial city in western
Morocco , is a major economic center and home to Mosques , Palaces , and Gardens,
is a densely packed ,walled medieval city dating the Berber Empire since the 12th
century . Marrakech where the jewish community increased in 1603. The saadian
dynasty , made marrakech thier capital  and converted the El badii palace as a Mellah
wich became a home of thriving community of native spanish jews ,famed for its
rabbinical schools and scholars . The local guide will ensure that you see most of the
sites with historical and cultural interest , including  visit of the Rabbi Hanania
Hacohen  Cemetery  wich is also the burial  place of Rabbi Mordekhai Ben Attar and
Rabbi Pinhas Hacohen Azough known as the ‘’patron of marrakech’’ .  the saadian
Tombs ,The Bahia Palace ,Ben youssef coranic School,Koutoubia Mosque ,and of
cours the famous Jemaa El fna Square .  lunch  will be around the area in one of the
recomanded restaurants , before driving to the new city to visit the beautiful gardens
of Majorelle , including a short drive through the new city . after then driving back to
your hotel . overnight accommodation in a hotel or riad BB .

After Break fast in your hotel riad ,then you r driver will pick you up to head the road
to one of the charming towns in morocco  Essaouira ,  the drive going to take us 3
houres , including several stops . during your  drive you will take a chance while you
are crossing the argan forest to see and visit one of the hundreds of the women s co-
operatives of argan oil  and this is for cosmetic , medical and culinary use.   After
arriving Essaouira our local  informative  guide will meet you to start a beautiful
journey in Essaouira, the ancient mogador is the ‘’ Bird of the Atlantic’’ , including the
highlights of the town . Essaouira was established in mid eighteenth century by
Alaouit  Sultan Sidi Mohamed ben abedellah on the site of a sixteenth –century 
portuguese  fortress . it quickly became a major trading post between africa and
Europe . during that period , the jewish Quarter Called Mellah , was established  to
Extend the sultans protection to the jewish inhabitants . making with jews and
Muslims coexisting in peaceful community .our guided jewish heritage tour
continuse by exploring  the jewish Quarter , the Mellah , the dynamic , boming jewish
community  was an integral part of moroccan society and had a significiant role in
essaouiras economic devlopment . Discover the recently opend synagugues Bet Ha
Knesset simon  Attias ,as you will visit also  the jewish cemeteries . then continue to
 visit the skala fortress where you  walk from where you can see the purpuraires
island , falcons, gulls and seagulls hovering above this nature reserve,on the other
side surfers,windsurfers and kitesurfers are taming the waves.  watching the thuya 

carved by artisans, walk to the fishing port  where the sailors are active , then  getting
to the fish market where to taste the fish and sea food caught during the night . the
town ranked as the most beautiful cities in morocco by UNESCO, wich is an
unmissable place  to have peaceful moments ,as well as the beaches of the
surroundings labeled bleu flag , are living proofs to this ambition. Late afternoon
head the road back to marrakech  .  overnight accommodation in a hotel or riad BB.

Break fast in your hotel  riad,  and depending on your flight departure time ,we will
drive you to the airport where the tour ends .