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“Fulbright Alumni:  Expressions in Civil Society”
29th Annual Conference of the Fulbright Association, Nov. 3-5, 2006
Co-Sponsored by
The American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS)
The Lauder Institute at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Michigan State University
The Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange
Penn State International Programs
&
“Morocco in Western Art”
Conference of the Moroccan Fulbright Alumni Association, Nov. 6-7, 2006

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Please contact Lahsen at Oussaden Tours for details and to make arrangements. 
   +1 (800) 206-5049

Tour Option 1:  Southern Cities
Day 1 (Nov. 8):  Ouarzazate
Day 2 (Nov. 9):  Bivouak/Zagora
Day 3 (Nov. 10):  Ouarzazate
Day 4 (Nov. 11):  Fly home

Package includes:

  • 2 nights at the Berber Palace Hotel

  • 1 night at the Bivouak Hotel

  • All transfers by private bus

  • English speaking guide

  • Excursion into the Sahara by 4x4 (night in Berber tent)

  • Dinner in the Sahara with Sahraoui Group

  • Camel ride

Day 1 (Nov. 8):  Marrakech > Ouarzazate
A long drive over the magnificent Tichka pass to arrive to Ouarzazate.  Experience the intriguing Kasbahs.  You will visit the Kasbahs of Tifeltout and then Taourirt, one of Morocco’s most impressive Kasbahs built by Glaoui.  Continue on to one of Morocco’s most spectacular fortressed cities—Ait Ben Haddou.  Then travel to Dades Gorge, considered Morocco’s prettiest, with varied plots guarded by ancient fortresses.  Next, visit Todra Gorges with its
spectacular 1,800 feet deep gorge.  Dinner at your hotel.

Day 2 (Nov. 9):  Ourzazate > Zagora > Dunes > Bivouac
Drive along the road through Tagounite and stop in Tamegroute, home of the famous Koran Library with many rare books and documents dating back to the 14th century.  Then visit the Tinfou Dunes (.5 km from Tamegroute).  Continue to M’hamid for an evening full of adventure.  Travel by 4x4 to the Sahara, dine with a Sahraoui group, and spend the night in traditional Berber tents.

Day 3 (Nov. 10):  Zagora > Ouarzazate
Begin the day with a short camel ride into the Sahara to watch the sun rise over the Sahara.  Then spend the day exploring the gateway to the Moroccan desert as you travel
through the lowlands and then through the mountains on the way back to Ouarzazate.

Day 4 (Nov. 11):  Ouarzazate > Casablanca > Home
Fly from Ouarzazate to Casablanca.  Depart after breakfast.  You will be transferred
to the airport and assisted with customs for your return flight home.

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This page was updated June 29, 2006