Highlights
• Go on foot at eye level to explore Fès’ labyrinthine 9th-century Medina.
• Savor the cuisine influenced by French, Portuguese, Arabic and Berber peoples at a variety of exceptional meals, including La Maison Bleue, one of Morocco’s finest restaurants.
• Walk through olive groves outside of Fès’ to visit the countryside home of friends who welcome you in for a memorable lunch.
• Cross the Middle Atlas Mountains where walks lead you through cedar forests and alongside shepherds moving their sheep and goats up and down the cinematic hillsides.
• Walk with a Berber tribesman through verdant countryside to an ancient village for a visit with local school children.
• Climb on to your own camel for a cinematic ride to the 1,000-foot-high sand dunes of Merzouga.
• Time the arrival to your private luxury encampment in the Saharan desert for sunset.
• Marvel at the otherworldly setting of your gourmet dinner under the star-filled skies.
• Follow the desert’s edge to a spectacular oasis where your footpaths are the same as the local women who walk to market in colorful dresses that match the vibrant bougainvillea that flourishes here.
• Channel your inner Indiana Jones as you visit a remarkable clay city on the caravan trail to Timbuktu.
• Walk among and between countryside villages in the Ourika Valley, following scenic paths that crisscross rivers and lead to tea with a family in their home.
• Explore Marrakesh like a native, following in the footsteps of Ives Saint Laurent at his home and gardens, and shopping in the world-famous souks for carpets, tribal jewelry and Moroccan crafts.
• Celebrate your final evening with cocktails and dinner in an elegant private residence.