Day 1
Late arrival in Marrakech, where you all will be picked up and brought to the Riad – which will be your home while staying in Marrakech.
We will sleep in the beautiful Riad dar Palm, in the middle of the Medina – the old and authentic part of the city – which is filled with its uniques narrow streets. In the Medina you will experience what is hidden behind the closed doors and high walls. A riad is a big house built around an inner courtyard. Which means all the windows are inwards facing, to the courtyard – not to the streets. The Riad has space for 9 people and we will have shared bedrooms – 2 people per room and one room is dedicated to 3 people. All the bedrooms have their own bathrooms and toilets.
During your stay in Riad dar Palm, you will start your days with a delicious fresh breakfast. All the lunches are included in this trip (besides the lunch on your free afternoon on day 4). The same goes for all the dinners – which you will enjoy either in one of the many restaurants the city has to offer, or back home at the Riad. One thing is for sure – food in Morocco is fresh and tastes delicious!

Day 2
Today will be a busy day. After breakfast at the Riad, we will go out and explore Marrakech by tuk-tuk – an adventure on its own! Using a tuk-tuk is a very handy way of moving around the narrow streets while also going a bit further into the city. We will visit artisans and makers in their studios, wander through the lush gardens of The Jardin Majorelle (which was owned by Yves Saint Laurent), wander through the souk and visit speciality shops. One special stop will be made, where we will be welcomed at a souk filled with handmade carpets and where we will hear the stories behind them. Jalil is our professional guide who will translate all your wishes or questions. At the end of this day we will have dinner in a very authentic Moroccan way.

Day 3
After another special breakfast at home, we will make our way through the Medina to our Creative workshop (the topic is a surprise). Afterwards you can bring your creation home as a special souvenir, handmade by you.
For lunch we will be eating at the famous El Fenn – which you might recognize from Instagram. Afterwards we are invited for a guided tour in this beautiful hotel with its restaurant and specialty shop. Another beautiful place for you to be inspired! After making our way back home to the Riad, we will be having a special treatment at the local Hammam. A perfect way to end the day and feel completely refreshed. If this will be your first time going to the Hammam, you don’t have to worry at all. You may wear swimwear (a bikini or swimsuit). Any questions at all about treatments at a Hammam, we are here to answer them. After another full day, we will have a relaxed dinner at our roof terrace in the Riad. This night you will sleep well!

Day 4
After another delicious breakfast made by our chef, you can enjoy half of this day freely as you like. Perhaps you would like to go back to that special shop? Or you want to visit a museum? Jalil and Caroline are here to guide you to wherever you would like to go. This day is the only day that you need to take care of your own lunch. A perfect way to explore the many restaurants Marrakech has to offer. In the afternoon at 3pm we meet again at the Riad to change our clothes, for a special dinner with candlelights and life guitar music – in the desert!
A wonderful experience to end our stay in Marrakech.

Day 5
After breakfast and having packed our bags and suitcases, we will begin our journey to the Berber village in the Atlas mountains. We will drive in Toyota jeeps, together with our own chefs and guides. During the ride we will stop for coffee and a lunch, while enjoying the magical views this part of the country has to offer. After we arrive in the village, we will explore where we are, while our chefs prepare our dinners for the evening. In the house – where we all will be staying – we will sleep together in one big room, just as the locals do as well. This is another way of creating an open mind and experiencing the other side of Morocco in a pure and authentic way. Here we will sleep on thick carpets and in a sleeping bag. In the house there is a big bathroom and toilet for us to share. If you like camping, you will know this as a luxurious way of Glamping – Moroccan style! Since we are the only people who are visiting this village, it makes this a special experience. For them, as well as for us. Connecting with each other and being invited into their lives and homes is truly kind and special.

Day 6
After our breakfast, we will explore the village together. The friendly villagers have allowed us to peek behind their (normally closed) doors. We will experience how life is in this village, how the villagers have a simple and basic way of being self sufficient. We also are invited to see how the women create their handmade carpets together. This is one of the many places in Morocco where all the beautiful carpets you see in Marrakech (and around the world), are being made. All carefully created by hand, thread by thread, by these talented women. Remember, an average carpet can measure 2×3 meter, so seeing the process behind these carpets being made, is truly a work of art. It’s something we hardly can imagine, all created by hand.
We also will be invited to drink some tea – a Moroccan speciality. Another part of their daily life is making bread by hand, which we also may experience.
All this is done with love. To share with us how they life their lives. We are grateful to be able to experience it all.

*If we have time, we might drive to another village which lays a bit higher up the mountains, to view the landscape from up there. In the evening we will have a relaxed joyful evening at the house, where our chefs will have prepared another delicious meal for us. We will do everything a bit more slower while being up in the mountains, since the village is much higher than the city (more than 2000 meter), which will make us a bit more tired than usual. Especially after all our adventures in the city.

Day 7
After our breakfast in the village we will pack our bags and head to another location. The villagers will probably come to say goodbye and this is partly why we want you to experience visiting them.
To experience another culture and another way of living life. A place that is not open to everyone. But with so much kindness (and some help from Jalil) we will understand each other. Love is a universal language. We can’t wait for you to experience this part of the trip for yourself.
During our drive down the mountains, we will enjoy our lunch.

Our next location will also feel special. We will stay in kasbah Ben ait Haddou – another magical place. To keep a little bit of a surprise element, you will see and experience this all for yourself once there. One thing we can share is that this kasbah has been used in many movies as a background decoration. We will be climbing the kasbah – which is on the Unesco World Heritage list.
After we have our dinner there it is time to relax. This is yet another experience – a great way to end this part of the trip.

Day 8
After a good nigh sleep it is time to drive back to Marrakech and to the airport. We hope that on this day you will feel fulfilled with joy and inspiration.
That you have experienced a part of Morocco that you did not know, but have come to love as well. Thanks to the great efforts and know-how of Jalil, Caroline and Maureen, we hope you will have enjoyed this adventure. On this last day, we wish you safe travels back home and many more adventures in your hearts!