Academic Two Week Program

Brief itinerary Example

(Activities will be custom-tailored to the specific needs of each educational institution.)

Day 1 Flight – Granada, Spain

• Arrival in Granada
• Cultural visits in Granada: Arabic and Jewish neighborhoods

Day 2 Granada

• Study: “800 years of Muslim presence in Spain”
• Cultural visit: Arabic palace Alhambra
• Relaxing visit of an Arabic bath

Day 3 Granada – Córdoba

• Transfer to Córdoba
• Study: “Coexistence of the three cultures during the caliphate of Cordoba”
• Cultural visits in Córdoba: mosque and Jewish center in old town

Day 4 Córdoba - Tarifa

• Córdoba - Tarifa
• Study: “Historic and cultural links between Africa and Europe.”
• Cultural visits: Moorish castle in Tarifa and Roman ruins Baleo Claudia (with view of the African coastline)

Day 5 Tarifa – Tangier – Rabat

• Boat trip across the Mediterranean Sea
• Visit of DARNA women’s center
• Study “Introduction to Morocco: cultural diversity, education, and gender issues.”
• Nights in Rabat with Moroccan host families in the medina (old town)

Day 6 Rabat

• Study: “The Muslim and the Western worlds: Images about each other.”
• Cultural visit of the Mausoleum of King Mohammed V
• Exploration of Rabat’s street life in small groups with Moroccan students

Day 7 Rabat

• Study: “The role of media for the formation of preconceptions.”
• Visit of the youth project Masal in Salé
• Relaxing Hammam visit

Day 8 Rabat – Sefrou

• Study: “Centuries of coexistence of cultures in Morocco.”
• Cultural visits of Sefrou which had once a Jewish population of nearly 40%
• Afternoon hike to Berber village in the Middle Atlas mountains
• Night with Moroccan host families in Sefrou

Day 9 Sefrou - Fez - Rabat

• Study: “Islam in Morocco.”
• Cultural visits: medresa and souqs in the medieval medina of Fez (old town)
• Transfer to Rabat

Day 10 Rabat – Marrakech

• Transfer to Marrakech (3,5 hrs)
• Study: “The impact of tourism in Marrakech and its implications for issues of globalization.”
• Cultural visit of the palace, mellah and souq with Moroccan students

Day 11 Marrakech – Amzamiz

• Transfer to Amzamiz (1 hr)
• Study: “Rural realities in Morocco.”
• Afternoon activities with Moroccan students (ex. mountain hike and bread making, etc.)

Day 12 Amzamiz

• Visit of an international development project; meeting local Peace Corps volunteers
• Study: “Sustainable volunteer work and the impact on local communities.”
• Afternoon activities with Moroccan students (ex. mountain hike and bread making, etc.)

Day 13 Amzamiz - Imlil

• Transfer to Imlil (1,5 hrs)
• Study: “Self reflections. Processing the experiences through journaling and group discussions.”
• Afternoon hike to a Berber village

Day 14 Marrakech - Flight

• Transfer to Marrakech airport
• Return flight