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A Moorish Realm the Artistic and Cultural Heritage of MOROCCO March 19 – 31, 2011 Piotr Kostrzewski Study Leader Program Highlights: Learn in-depth insights into the traditional ways of life of the native Berber culture as 123 Reynolds Alumni Center you penetrate their hinterland Columbia, MO 65211 in the Atlas mountains Phone: (800) 372-6822 / (573) 882-6611 www.mizzou.com Explore hidden treasures E-mail: [email protected] unknown to mass tourism. Among them Sijilmassa, once Africa’s greatest city, its ruins now scattered amid the sands of the Sahara See 5 World Heritage Sites Savor the very finest that Morocco’s renowned cuisine has to offer at select eateries, plus a private wine cellar tour Experience the true essence of Morocco’s architecture, social life, historical achievements, politics and more from an “insider’s” point of view Cover all facets of this Land of Contrast, from the sands of the Sahara Desert to snow-capped mountains, fields covered by wildflowers, vast cedar forests and their Barbary macaques. A Moorish Realm The Artistic and Cultural Heritage of MOROCCO March 19 – 31, 2011 Piotr Kostrzewski Study Leader The 9th-century Medina (old city) of Fes Dear Mizzou Alumni, I invite you on an exciting journey to exotic Morocco, a thousand-year-old Kingdom steeped in lore and mystery, yet but 8 miles south of Europe. It is a land of ancient medinas girdled by massive ramparts; of pristine mountain hamlets and lush desert oases; of adobe casbahs and astounding sultans’ palaces; of colorful, bustling markets and delectable cuisine. In springtime, it is also a land bursting with wildflowers. Morocco’s varied charms have seduced travelers for centuries, from Maimonides to Henri Matisse and Winston Churchill. The Kingdom is that enchanting hybrid born of spectacular topography and the millennia-old lore of its multi-hued cultures. From severe contrast to pure beauty, from stark reality to a rich history intertwined with legend, Morocco exudes strong emo- tions, enchanting colors and wonders to surprise all. Yet, beyond the well-beaten paths, lies an immensely rich culture, astounding architecture, stark tribal crafts and the timeless ways of life of the indigenous Berber settlers, veiled to all but true insiders. For this journey we are partnering with Piotr Kos- trzewski, who has researched the Berber culture since the 1970s and has designed specialized travel programs for dozens of U.S. alumni associations and museums. You will experience the true heritage of Morocco in all its variety and riches through his eyes, on a special program designed exclusively for Mizzou Alumni. We will cover the land from the glories of the millennium-old northern Imperial Cities, across the majestic Atlas mountains, their 13,000-ft peaks cowled in snow, and into the deep South, a realm of oases, adobe citadels and lively markets on the edge of the Sahara. Accommodations are among the best available throughout, selected for their character, service and location. Nearly all meals are covered, at select Moroccan or Continental eateries. Come sip mint tea with us in the Moors’ Cradle, one of the world’s most unique, rewarding and generously hospitable destinations. Caroline Lanham, BS ‘76 Senior Director Mizzou Alumni Association Itinerary gardens and intricate 14th-C. necropolis of the Merinids. After a March 19, Saturday — US Gateway/Casablanca seafood lunch on the dramatic coastline we stop at the archaeo- Departures from US gateways, suggested via New York JFK airport logical museum, rich in pre-historic and Roman treasures. Then it’s for the direct overnight Royal Air Maroc flight to Morocco. Meals 2½ hrs East to religious and intellectual capital Fes. Moroccan are served aloft. dinner in the hotel’s original palace wing. HOTEL: Palais Jamaï(5*), built upon a former vizier’s palace and the sole hotel within March 20, Sunday — Casablanca/Rabat the old city, in deluxe Medina-view rooms (3 nights). After an early morning arrival at Casablanca airport, we stop by the Hassan II mosque, Africa’s largest, and then proceed 1½ hr to stately March 22, Tuesday — Fes capital city Rabat. The remainder of the morning is free to relax, A morning walk through 9th-C. “Old” Fes, considered by scholars with lunch on your own. An afternoon orientation of the city to be the last true example of a typical medieval Arab town. We see includes the mausoleum to modern Morocco’s “father” Mohamed the mausoleum to city founder Idriss II, the restored Nejjarine caravan- V, the adjoining ruins of the Hassan mosque, meant to have been sary, now an exquisite museum of wood arts, and the area of the the world’s largest in the 12th C., world’s oldest university, the and the whitewashed Oudaïa Qaraouine, with its famed casbah, a former lair of Barbary colorful leather tanneries, Coast corsairs, with an Andalusian specialty bazaars and craft garden. A welcome feast of Mo- workshops. Typical Fesi lunch roccan specialties at Dinarjat, the during the walk at a converted city‘s finest traditional eatery, in home in the heart of the city. the medina. HOTEL: Downtown’s Following the walk we take a renovated Golden Tulip Farah(5*), driving tour of the ramparts overlooking the Bou Regreg river. and see parts of 14th-C. “New” Fes, with its beautiful 700-year- March 21, Monday — Rabat/ old Bou Inania school. Dinner Salé/Fes on your own. We start the day with a walk through the neighboring city of March 23, Wednesday — Salé, which, largely spared by Fes/Volubilis/Meknes/Fes tourism, presents a true aspect of An excursion takes us West, a traditional medina. We follow first to the ruins of Volubilis, its spice, cloth and food bazaars Rome’s capital for north- until the seldom visited 14th-C. western Africa until the 3rd C., seminary, a jewel of Merinid dy- with well-preserved mosaics nasty art. From there, back to that are still in situ. Next is Rabat and the Chellah fortress, Imperial City Meknes, which its Roman vestiges, exquisite 17th-C. sultan Moulay Ismaïl In the Middle Atlas March 27, Sunday — Ouarzazate/Aït ben Haddou/Marrakech First today we view the Aït ben Haddou casbah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and oft-used film background (e.g., “Gladiator”). Then North on the spectacular road of the Tichka pass, with sweeping views over deep green dales and their hamlets below snow-capped peaks. Reach legendary Marrakech in mid-afternoon, with the remainder of the day free. Dinner awaits in the 1001-nights fantasy of a Moroccan palace. HOTEL: The Jardins de la Koutoubia, the sole 5-star hotel inside the old city, in its Superior Patio-view rooms (4 nights). March 28, Monday — Marrakech We penetrate the reed-shaded bazaars, Morocco’s largest, exploring quarters where varied crafts are still fashioned by hand (and foot!). There we stop at the Ben Youssef school, a gem of Moorish art. Seafood lunch in the new city of Gueliz. The afternoon is for the exotic gardens established by French Orientalist Jacques Majorelle in the 1920s, and Yves St. Laurent’s Museum of Islamic Arts within. The day is capped by a walk through the infamous Jemaa el Fna square, where the circus-like activityis at its height around sunset. Dinner with lively entertainment at the trendy Comptoir, Morocco’s No 1 “in” spot. Casbah in the Dades Valley March 29, Tuesday — “Berber Day” A departure by minivans into the remote realms at the foot of 14,000-ft built as his capital. There we see his mausoleum, the immense granary Mt. Toubkal, North Africa’s highest peak, where Berber ways of life and he built to feed the city’s population and his 12,000(!) horses for up thought have remained truest to their ancient traditions, continuing to a year-long siege, and the Jamaï museum of the city’s crafts, set in to flourish well beyond mass tourism tracks. We begin this exclusive a former palace. Lunch at the grand Hotel TransAtlantique, over- program for Mizzou Alumni with a mule ride through ancient walnut looking the Meknes medina. Late afternoon return to Fes, with groves and terraced fields until Amred hamlet, crowning a hilltop. We free time for personal pursuits or a visit of the workshops for pottery explore Berber culture there and then follow the track to the Kasbah and mosaic tile, a Fesi specialty. For dinner we head to the Maison du Toubkal, a former fortress converted to an award-winning eco-lodge, Bleue, for northern Morocco’s finest traditional cuisine. where lunch awaits. Afternoon return to Marrakech. A day of learning and adventure, to witness life-styles lost in time. Dinner is on your March 24, Thursday — Fes/Atlas Mountains/Arfoud own, to sample among the vast array of the city’s excellent eateries. A long day of fascinating, ever-changing landscapes as we cross the March 30, Wednesday — Marrakech Atlas ranges South all the way to the Sahara. We begin with the Our program winds down with a visit of the private collection of Bert Middle Atlas and its last forests of the giant Mediterranean cedars Flint, Morocco’s pre-eminent craft expert. We then stop at the Bahia (amid which we may spot a band of the Barbary macaques), passing palace of vizier Ba Ahmed, a prime example of Moorish-Andalusian mountain station Ifrane, site of a new international university. Lunch art spread over 20 acres. Lunch and the remainder of the day free for is in Berber enclave Midelt and then down the Ziz gorges, through personal pursuits — additional sightseeing, relaxing and packing! A ever starker scenery, until Arfoud. Buffet dinner at the hotel. farewell feast awaits in a Moroccan eatery nestled in the medina. HOTEL: Xaluca(4*), boutique hotel in local adobe style (2 nights).
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