Date
Mar 11, 2025 - Mar 24, 2025
Trip Type
By Land

Group Size: 12 -24
Price: Starting from $6,995 per person double occupancy
Harvard Exclusive

Sold out - waitlist only!

Activity Level
3

Trip Overview

Encounter ancient ruins and sacred mosques, endless desert and storied mountains, and imposing kasbahs and spirited souks as you travel from the imperial cities of Rabat, Fez, and Marrakech to the High Atlas and vast Sahara.

Schedule by Day

  • Mar 11: Depart the U.S. for Morocco with a connecting flight to Casablanca
  • Mar 12: Casablanca / Rabat
  • Mar 13: Rabat
  • Mar 14: Rabat / Volubilis / Meknes / Fez
  • Mar 15: Fez
  • Mar 16: Fez
  • Mar 17: Fez / Midelt / Erfoud
  • Mar 18: Erfoud / Rissani / Merzouga
  • Mar 19: Erfoud / Tinehir / Dades or Todra Gorge / Ouarzazate
  • Mar 20: Quarzazate / Ait Ben-Haddou / Marrakech
  • Mar 21: Marrakech
  • Mar 22: Marrakech
  • Mar 23: Marrakech / Casablanca
  • Mar 24: Transfer to the Casablanca airport for return flight to the U.S.

Pricing

Air Inclusive:

  • Double occupancy per person: $7,879
  • Single occupancy: $9,674

Land Only:

  • Double occupancy per person: $6,995
  • Single occupancy: $8,790

Accommodations

  • 2 nights at La Tour Hassan Palace
  • 3 nights at the Hotel Sahrai
  • 2 nights at Le Palais du Desert Hotel & Spa
  • 1 night at Le Berbere Palace
  • 3 nights at the Sofitel Marrakech
  • 1 night at Le Casablanca Hotel

What to Expect

Activity Level 3
  • 2-5 miles of walking per day, sometimes during the heat of the day
  • Ability to keep pace with the group in the narrow environment of the medina and souks
  • Walking up hills or stairs (without handrails), walking along large sand dunes
  • Mounting and riding on camelback for up to 1 hour
  • Long days of motorcoach travel and sightseeing
  • Ability to get on/off the motorcoach several times a day without assistance
  • Moderate hikes on uneven terrain
  • This program would not be suitable for guests with mobility issues or guests who use walkers, scooters, or rollators.

Study Leader(s)

Professor of Early Christian Thought; Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions

For More Information

Please email haatravels@harvard.edu or call our office at 800-422-1636 or 617-496-0806.