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THE UNC RESERVATION FORM: MOROCCAN DISCOVERY
Enclosed is my/our deposit for $______($500 per person) for ____ person(s) on Moroccan Discovery departing October 10, 2015. I/we understand the final payment is due at least 95 days prior to departure. Payment may be made by American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or VISA or by personal check. Please make check payable to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. and send check (with completed reservation form) to: General Alumni Association, University of North Carolina, PO Box 660, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-0660. For more information, please call UNC GAA toll-free at 1-877-962-3980, or call Odysseys Unlimited toll-free at 1-888-370-6765.
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Please Note: The undersigned has read the schedule of activities for Moroccan Discovery, October 10-23, 2015, and agrees that their signature below represents their acceptance of the General Terms & Conditions.
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Dear Carolina Alumni and Friends,
Join fellow Tar Heels and friends on a comprehensive and exciting 14-day exploration of Morocco. Discover this land of age-old traditions and witness its striking natural beauty. Your tour will highlight Morocco’s unique history and culture as you travel from the imperial cities of Rabat, Fez, and Marrakech, to the imposing High Atlas and the vast Sahara.
Visit five UNESCO World Heritage sites including Meknes, Morocco’s youngest imperial city; Volubilis, with its ancient Roman ruins; and Fez, Morocco’s oldest imperial city prized for its cultural, religious, and educational institutions. Follow a fabled ancient caravan route in the snow-topped High Atlas Mountains, see spectacular Todra Gorge, and travel to Ait ben-Haddou, another UNESCO World Heritage site. Along the way, experience lush desert oases, precipitous mountain canyons, dozens of kasbahs and souks (markets), and villages where life proceeds much as it has for centuries. A tour highlight is a sunset excursion by four-wheel-drive vehicles to towering sand dunes at the edge of the Sahara, followed by a camel ride. Then spend three nights in alluring Marrakech before concluding in cosmopolitan Casablanca.
We are pleased to share this departure with alumni from the University of Iowa. Tour partici-pation is limited to 24 guests total, so please call today to register!
Yours in Carolina,
Douglas S. Dibbert ’70 President, UNC General Alumni Association
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Final invoicing will be sent by the tour operator, Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. The balance of the program price must be paid to Odysseys Unlimited, Inc. Final payment is due 95 days prior to departure, and is payable by check or credit card.
Membership Requirements: Tour participants who are not members of the General Alumni Association must join the Association ($45 for singles; $55 for couples) or pay a $45 surcharge to participate. Please pay by separate check made payable to the General Alumni Association and mail with this reservation form.
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14 days from $4,958 total price from New York($4,495 air & land inclusive plus $463 airline taxes and departure fees)
A Small Group Tour for Alumni and Friends of
The University of North Carolina
This tour is provided by Odysseys Unlimited,
six-time honoree Travel & Leisure’s World’s Best Tour Operators award.
MOROCCAN DISCOVERYFrom the Imperial Cities to the Sahara
October 10-23, 2015
The University of North Carolina General Alumni Association presents
Day 1: Depart U.S. for Casablanca, Morocco This evening, you depart the U.S. for Morocco with a connecting flight to Casablanca.
Day 2: Arrive Casablanca/Rabat We arrive this afternoon in Casablanca, Morocco’s chief port, eco- nomic capital, and largest city. You’ll meet your Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director at the airport then transfer by coach to Rabat. After checking in at our elegant, well-located hotel near famed Hassan Tower, we have a short time to rest and refresh ourselves before this evening’s activities. Tonight you’ll meet your fellow travelers over a welcome dinner at Dinarjat, an acclaimed res-taurant in Rabat’s Old Town serving traditional Moroccan fare. D
Day 3: Rabat One of Morocco’s four ancient capitals, or imperial cities, Rabat is again the country’s capital, at once historic and contemporary as we discover on today’s tour. We visit the fortified Kasbah of the Oudaias, the peaceful Andalusian Gardens, and the necropolis of Chellah, built on ancient Roman ruins. Then we cross the river to Sale for lunch in a private home followed by a visit to Rabat’s newly opened Museum of Contemporary Art and a walk through the medina. Late afternoon we return to our hotel, where we enjoy dinner tonight. B,L,D
Day 4: Rabat/Meknes/Volubilis/Fez This morning we depart Rabat for Fez, stopping along the way in Meknes, Morocco’s youngest imperial city (and UNESCO World Heritage site). We visit the Bab el Mansour gateway and the ruins of the imperial stables before lunch in a local restau-rant. Then we continue on to the ancient Roman ruins at the UNESCO site of Volubilis, known for its intricate and colorful mosaics. Late afternoon we reach Fez and our elegant hotel overlooking the medina, another UNESCO World Heritage site. B,L,D
Day 5: Fez Today we explore Morocco’s oldest imperial city, considered the “Athens of Africa”
Tour membership limited to 24 alumni and friends from UNC
MOROCCAN DISCOVERYFrom the Imperial Cities to the Sahara14 days from $4,958 total price from New York($4,495 air & land inclusive plus $463 airline taxes and departure fees)
Avg. High (°F) Oct NovRabat 77 70Marrakech 81 73
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Rabat Fez
Erfoud/Sahara Desert
Ouarzazate
Marrakech
Casablanca
DestinationMotorcoachEntry/Departure
Your Small Group Tour Highlights
Private Sahara sunset excursion and camel ride on the dunes ... Visits to five UNESCO World Heritage sites ... Imperial cities of Rabat, Meknes, Fez, Marrakech ... Ancient ruins of Volubilis ... Dramatic Todra Gorge ... Kasbah of Ait ben-Haddou ... Museum of Contemporary Art ... Marrakech’s medina and Djemaa el Fna Square ... Storied Casablanca and Hassan II mosque ... Spectacular Atlas Mountain scenery
Day Itinerary Hotel Rating
1 Depart U.S. for Casablanca
2-3 Rabat La Tour Hassan Sup. First Class
4-6 Fez Hotel Sahrai Deluxe
7-8 Erfoud Le Palais
Sup. First Class du Desért
9 Ouarzazate Le Berbere Palace First Class
10-12 Marrakech Sofitel Marrakech Deluxe
13 Casablanca Hyatt Regency
Deluxe
Casablanca
14 Depart Casablanca for U.S.
Ratings are based on the Hotel & Travel Index, the travel industry standard reference.
T his land of dramatic contrasts invites you to encounter its ancient ruins and sacred mosques, endless desert and storied mountains, imposing kasbahs and
spirited souks. Travel from the imperial cities of Rabat, Fez, and Marrakech to the High Atlas and vast Sahara, to experience a truly foreign land, an age-old culture, and genuinely hospitable people.
Cover photo: See the beautifully proportioned Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech.
A typical kasbah, as we see along the “Route of a Thousand Kasbahs” on Days 9 & 10.
for its wealth of cultural, educational, and religious institutions. We begin with a walking tour of Fez’s fascinating medina, a UNESCO World Heritage site, focusing on the artisans’ quarters, the 14th-century Koranic schools, and Al Karaouine, the medieval theological university. We return to the hotel for lunch and some time at leisure then mid- afternoon tour the old mellah (Jewish quarter) and its 17th-century synagogue, the royal gates, and the Museum of Fez. Tonight we enjoy a private dinner at an intimate family-run riad in Fez. B,L,D
Day 6: Fez This morning we return to Fez’s medina to see the picturesque Blue Gate and a visit to a medieval school dating back to the 14th century. We also stop at the renowned pottery factories. The remainder of the afternoon is free for inde-pendent exploration. B,D
Day 7: Fez/Midelt/Erfoud Traveling inland today, we cross the fertile plains beyond Fez and continue through the Middle Atlas mountain range. We stop in the small town of Midelt for lunch. Continuing on we cross the Ziz River, passing rows of sky-scraping palm trees and fortified villages before reaching our kasbah-style hotel in Erfoud late in the day. Dinner tonight is at our hotel. B,L,D
Day 8: Erfoud/Rissani/Merzouga This morning we visit the city of Rissani on the edge of the Sahara and formerly the last staging post on the southern caravan route. Once the seat of the Alawite dynasty, Rissani boasts some striking architecture with its 18th-century ksar, a virtually impenetrable warren of alleys. We enjoy a tour highlight this afternoon as we set out on a sunset excursion to the breath-takingly beautiful sand dunes at Merzouga on the
edge of the Sahara. In the enormous silence we watch the sun set over the desert as we take a camel ride along the erg, Morocco’s only Saharan dunes. Following this experience we return to our hotel, where we dine together tonight. B,L,D
Day 9: Erfoud/Tinehir/Todra Gorges/Ouarzazate Our destination today is in the snow-topped High Atlas. The day features one beautiful scene after another, including the village of Tinehir, a stunning mountain oasis rising on a series of riverside terraces lush with palm trees; and the spectacular 984-foot Todra Gorge. Following lunch here we visit El Kelaa des Mgouna, known for its roses, then set out on the fabled “Route of a Thousand Kasbahs” ancient caravan route, a region of fortresses with elabo-rately decorated façades. Late afternoon we reach the town of Ouarzazate (the “door of the desert”) where we spend the night. B,L,D
Day 10: Ouarzazate/Ait Ben-Haddou/Marrakech En route to Marrakech today, we stop first at uninhabited Ait Ben-Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of southern Morocco’s most scenic villages that is often used as a location for fashion and film shoots. Its old section consists of deep red kasbahs packed together so tightly they appear to be a single unit. Then as we begin our descent from the High Atlas, we pass through typical villages with fortified walls and stone houses with earthen roofs. In Tizi N’Tichka, we traverse the Pass of the Pastures (alt. 7,415 feet), where life is much as it was centuries ago: shep-herds bring their flocks to the high pastures every summer, then return with them to their villages in autumn. We arrive in Marrakech late this afternoon and dine tonight at our hotel. B,L,D
Tour Departs: October 10, 2015
Prices include international airfare and all taxes, surcharges, and fees.
New York $4,958
Baltimore, Boston, Miami $5,258
Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Orlando, Raleigh-Durham, $5,358 Tampa, Washington, DC
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Minneapolis, Phoenix $5,458
Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Seattle
$5,558
Land Only (transfers not included) $4,095
Please call if your city is not listed. Prices are per person based on double occupancy and include airline taxes, fuel surcharges, and departure fees of $463, which are subject to change until final payment is made.
Single travelers please add $1,395.
All tour prices above (excluding airline taxes, fuel surcharges, and departure fees) are guaranteed.
Please note: This trip involves full days of sightsee-ing and significant amounts of walking. You should be in good physical condition to enjoy the tour to the fullest.
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Your Tour Price Includes
• Round-trip air transportation from listed cities• 12 nights’ accommodations in Deluxe, Superior
First Class, and First Class hotels • 31 meals: 12 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 11 dinners• Extensive sightseeing as described, including
all entrance fees• Services of an Odysseys Unlimited Tour Director• Private motorcoach transportation throughout
your trip• Luggage handling for one bag per person• Gratuities for local guides, dining room servers,
airport and hotel porters, and all drivers
Day 11: Marrakech Once the capital of southern Morocco, the imperial city of Marrakech is an alluring oasis with a temperate climate, distinct charm, and fascinating sights. Our day-long tour includes the beautifully proportioned Koutoubia Mosque with its distinctive 282-foot minaret visible from miles away; the lovely Andalusian-style El Bahia Palace (part of which is still used by the royal family); and the ruins of 16th-century Palais El Badii. After lunch at our hotel, mid-afternoon we embark on a walking tour of the medina, ending at Djemaa el Fna Square, a UNESCO site and the heart of Marrakech, crowded with snake charmers, enter-tainers, storytellers, musicians, barbers, and sellers of fruit, water, and spices. Dinner tonight is on our own in this exotic city. B,L
Day 12: Marrakech This morning we travel by horse-drawn carriage from Menara Park to Majorelle Gardens, a private botanical garden with some 15 species of birds native to North Africa and known for its cobalt blue accents. Following a tour of the gardens we visit the newly renovated Berber Museum there, with art and
artifacts reflect-ing Berber culture in Morocco. The afternoon is at leisure before dinner tonight at a local restaurant in the city’s Old Town. B,D
Day 13: Marrakech/ Casablanca We leave Marrakech this morning by coach for storied Casablanca, Morocco’s largest and most cosmopolitan city. After a brief ori-
entation tour of the city, we visit the magnificent Hassan II Mosque, Morocco’s only functioning mosque open to non-Muslims. Tonight we cele-brate our Moroccan adventure at a farewell dinner at a local restaurant. B,D
Day 14: Depart for U.S. After breakfast this morning we transfer to the airport for our return flight to the U.S. B
We watch the sun set over the dunes at Merzouga on Day 8.
Traditional Moroccan tile work