Day 1 - Saturday - D
Guests will be picked up at the Marrakech airport or train station and transferred to the luxurious La Maison Arabe. After checking in, we’ll enjoy a welcoming dinner before settling in for our first night (www.lamaisonarabe.com)

Day 2 - Sunday – B/L/D
After breakfast at hotel we’ll transfer to the Palmerie for our 1st cooking session. After lunch we’ll return to the medina for a guided tour of the souks. Early evening will be spent in the exotic Djemaa el Fna watching the musicians, the snake charmers, the storytellers and the acrobats and jugglers.
Perhaps the more daring of us will try a snack of steamed snails. Dinner tonight will be in the medina in a restaurant overlooking the Djemaa el Fna.
Overnight at La Maison Arabe

Day 3 - Monday – B/L/D
After breakfast at the hotel we’ll again transfer to the Palmerie for our 2nd cooking session and lunch. In the afternoon we’ll take a guided historical bus tour of Marrakech. Among the sites we’ll visit are the Koutoubia Mosque, Almosravid koubba, the Bahia Palace, the Ben Youssef Medersa and the Mellah (the Jewish Quarter). Dinner tonight will be at the Fassia Restaurant.
Overnight at La Maison Arabe

Day 4 - Tuesday – B/L/D
After breakfast we’ll return to the Palmerie for our 3rd cooking session and lunch. After lunch we’ll spend several hours relaxing at the swimming pool before returning to the city for demonstrations of the making of both couscous and of warka. (the traditional pastry used in bastilla) Dinner tonight at a small local restaurant.
Overnight La Maison Arabe

Day 5 - Wednesday – B/D
This morning you’ll have the morning at leisure and lunch on your own. We’ll meet back at the hotel mid afternoon for the transfer to the Palmerie for our 4th cooking session. Tonight we’ll share our final dinner at the Palmerie and weather permitting, we’ll enjoy it poolside.
Overnight La Maison Arabe

Day 6 - Thursday – B/L/D
This morning we’ll have our 5th and final cooking session, once again followed by lunch. From here, we’ll leave by private coach directly for Essaouira. We’ll check into the 5 star Riad Mimouna (www.riad-mimouna.com), and relax a bit before heading out for dinner at restaurant by the pier.
Overnight – Riad Mimouna

Day 7 - Friday – B/L/D
After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll have a guided tour of Essaouira – including the souks, the Mellah and the port. We'll stop along the way for lunch.The afternoon will be at leisure. We’ll meet again in the evening for our farewell dinner. Overnight – Riad Mimouna

Day 8 - Saturday - B
After breakfast at the hotel, we’ll transfer to Marrakech airport or train station for the trip home.

Program Includes:

• Five night accommodation twin occupancy at 5 star
  La Maison Arabe, Marrakech 
• Two nights accommodation twin occupancy at 5 star
  Riad Mimouna, Essaouira 
• Transfer to and from airport or railway station.  
• Meals as outlined on itinerary. Local wines included with dinner. (includes 3 special dinners) 
• 5 hands-on cooking lessons. 
• All tours and excursions with English speaking guides
• Entrance fees to all museums and attractions
• $100 of the cost will be donated to the Fondation Mohammed V.

Cost per person:
Cooking participant: $3050 US (not including airfare)
Non-cooking participant: $2750 US
Single supplement: $660 US
Tour leader: Lindan Toole
Group limited to 8 cooking participants and 2 non-cooking participants.

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