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The organizing committee has planned two excursions :
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Half day excursion, Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 14h to 19h
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IMOUZZER : 280 MAD/ person Imouzzer is a small village, 60 Kms from Agadir in the Middle Atlas at height of 1200 m where the grandiose views come as a surprise after Agadir. Uppon arrival at Imouzzer, you will visit the weekly market. A morning visit to Imouzzer. The drive passes through some lovely scenery. High mountains, palm groves, green valleys and narrow gorges - before reaching the village a couple of miles beyond are the pretty waterfalls following down the rock face into a small lake surrounded by olive groves. |
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One day excursion, Thursday, April 26, 2012
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TAFRAOUT : 490 MAD/person Discover some of the true beauty of the Souss region as you passes through some of the most varied scenery in Morocco. As you climb to the village of Tafraout you will have the most incredible view of the valleys below, and of the small Berber hamlets perched on the sides of the mountains. Tafraout is a small but fascinating and delightful Berber village perched precariously 3.500 ft in the Anti-Atlas mountain range. In pink-tinged rocky outcrops which have been sculpted by erosion. Surrounded by palm trees, the town is famed for its almonds. You will also be able to see Tiznit - an old foreign legion town famous for its silvers Berber jewellery. This day will leave you with a memory that you will not forget, a day of Mother Nature’s perfection at its spectacular best!!! |
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TIOUT - TAROUDANT : 440 MAD/person A trip which takes you right off the beaten track to the small village of Tiout, nestling at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, in the Souss valley. Upon arrival in Tiout, transport is changed to that of a donkey, and a hilarious trip is made by donkey into the palm tree oasis and up old the Kasbah. Lunch is taken in the head of the village's house. After lunch, we carrey on to Taroudant, where a full tour of this wonderful old town is included, plus a visit to the hotel Salam, which used to be the Pacha's palace. |
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ESSAOUIRA (ex Mogador) : 490 MAD/person You will be able to admire beautiful scenery on the way to one the most endearing cities along the Atlantic coast, known in the 14th century by the name of Mogador. An important port where you can still admire ramparts and bronze canons. Very varied crafts: objects in thuya wood incrusted with lemon wood and ebony, silver threads and mother of pearl. The Essaouira bay has a 3 km-long beach with fine sand. You are free to choose where you have lunch. |
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MARRAKECH : 740 MAD/person Marrakech is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco. For a lot people Marrakech has an historical legacy but for many other Marrakech is fun, entertainment and a real insight to typically Moroccan souks. For our guests interested in this one day trip, we will start in the early morning crossing the Argan trees regions - a tree that the goats love to graze on. As the sun is rising, we will be admiring the beauty and majesty of the High Atlas Mountains as well as the humble Berber villages all along. After a coffee stop the scenery changes into plains till Marrakech. Getting there, we will take you to visit one of Marrakech best gardens called Menara - a big snow water reservoir used to irrigate a large olive grove. Immediately we will already be crossing the old ramparts of Marrakech and stop by the Koutoubia Mosque and Minaret - the latter being the land mark of the city. Taking few shots of the Minaret we explore the Mellah - jewish quarter - where we will have the chance of visiting the Bahia Palace - a very good example of the Hispano-Moorish architecture: cedar wood ceilings carved and painted, a genius work on chiselled plaster and mosaics. Then we find ourselves in a mixture of different smells and colourful stalls while we are visiting the famous souks, which are an endless labyrinth we will go to a huge sectioned area where craftsmen are relying on their hands to make all the different goods. We go back in time. From this hectic place we will go to the palm grove of Marrakech where we will take our lunch in one of Marrakech's biggest restaurants. The meal will be typically Moroccan and the setting is very hard to describe. The afternoon is scheduled for visiting the Saadien Tombs, a 16th century necropolis used as a burial place of the Saadian dynasty. History owes a lot to this dynasty. A visit of a carpet place is included. The rest of the afternoon will be spent on Jamaa El Fna square, the first and major tourist attraction of the city, : dancers, musicians, fortune tellers, water sellers, dentists, boxers, snake charmers and many others consider the square as their daily stage of performance. |
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