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Take me to the CasbahMorocco by Rail
The trick is to have good friends in Morocco to help you find your way around and to give helpful advice on what to see, where to eat, and where to stay. With the "Friends Abroad" program offered by Travel In Style, you have such friends. "Morocco By Rail" is a 7 days/6 nights program priced from an affordable $595 per person (based on double occupancy). It provides accommodations in carefully selected hotels (suggested stay 1 night Casablanca, 3 nights Marrakech, 2 nights Fez) and it includes continental or buffet breakfast daily and takes care of tax and service charges. Your adventure also comes with a copy of Lonely Planet Publications' full-color Morocco Travel Guide, a tape cassette, and the Lonely Planet Moroccan Phrasebook.
Included are all rail tickets within Morocco (Marrakech/Casablanca/Fez) and all airport and railway station transfers. You can plan arrival any day of the week. However, passengers departing New York on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays can take advantage of special deals on Royal Air Maroc (including free domestic airfare within Morocco-- Casablanca/Marrakech and Fez/Casablanca). "In cooperation with Royal Air Maroc," notes Omar Zahar, president of Travel In Style, "we offer non-stop jet flights direct from New York to Casablanca. It takes only six-and-a-half hours, which means that in flying time this exotic destination actually is closer than Europe. And this way, you'll even get a taste of Morocco before you arrive."
This flexible "Morocco By Rail" adventure takes you into a county that is a mere nine miles from Europe across the Straits of Gibraltar, yet, with its ancient heritage and exotic culture, is a millennium away. The Kingdom of Morocco is an enchanting land where travelers step back in time to teeming casbahs and romantic oases on the fringe of the awesome, sweeping Sahara. Ancient Fez, dubbed the "Versailles of Morocco," is the cradle of Moroccan culture. There, you can explore mile-long souks, visit tanners' quarters, and enjoy a luncheon of traditional Moroccan dishes in an old Arab/Andalousian palace. The Imperial city of Marrakech is where the desert and the mountains meet, a city where the famed central square, Jemaa el-Fna, offers amazing street theater with colorful musicians, dancers, and storytellers. On a visit to Casablanca, you can shop for carpets, perfume, or traditional Moroccan jewelry the heavy silver favored by the mountain Berbers, nomads, and country people, and the delicate, intricate gold preferred by Arabs in cities and towns. Travel In Style is one of the most experienced tour operators serving Eastern Mediterranean destinations. It employs only the most respected historians and the most reliable professional guides. With North American headquarters in San Francisco, it also is in tune with the needs of travelers from this continent. Travel In Style Edited by Dave Shultz |
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Casablanca, Marrakech, Fez. The names conjure images of romance and intrigue. Yet these exotic
destinations also are highly accessible on your own and at your own speed, without being tied to a tour itinerary.
Best of all, Travel In Style puts you in touch with those good friends. Whenever during your stay you may need
help or have questions, simply call a local representative at numbers provided and an English-speaking rep will help
with answers and assistance. At the end of your stay, a rep will escort you back to the airport for the flight home.
The tastes and the scents of cuisine of Morocco are an intriguing adventure of themselves. Dishes include thick
soups made with lentils, beans, or chickpeas, salads with tomatoes, cucumbers, and aromatic herbs, chicken stuffed
with raisins and honey, grilled prawns, curried sardines, and the ubiquitous couscous. The scents of Morocco include
the heady blend of saffron, cumin, cinnamon, and ginger that envelope the visitor stepping into a spice merchant's shop.