Moroccan Discovery – From the Imperial Cities to the Sahara

Dates: September 22 – October 5, 2008

Description: This unique tour features visits to five UNESCO World Heritage sites, including Meknes, Morocco's youngest imperial city; Volubulis, with its ancient Roman ruins; and Fez, Morocco's oldest imperial city, prized for its cultural, religious, and educational institutions. A tour highlight is a sunset excursion by four-wheel drive vehicles to towering sand dunes at the edge of the Sahara. We'll follow a fabled ancient caravan route in the snow-topped High Atlas Mountains and see spectacular Todra Gorge; we'll also travel to Ait ben-Haddou, another UNESCO World Heritage Site. Along the way we'll experience lush desert oases, precipitous mountain canyons, dozens of kasbahs and souks (markets), and villages where life proceeds much as it has for centuries. We'll spend five nights in alluring Marrakech, taking time to enjoy mint tea in the home of a local Berber family, before concluding our tour in storied Casablanca.

Cost: From approximately $3,995 per person, plus taxes, including airfare from New York City.

Contact: For more information, contact Usha Sellers, Program Director, in the Office of Alumni Relations at usha.sellers@tufts.edu or 1-800-THE-ALUM (1-800-843-2586) or 617-627-5323.

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