Depart Madrid, Arrive Marrakesh (½ Day Marrakech)

Accomo:
 Hotel Essaouira?
Activities:
 Find hostel (possibilities LP, p.310 = Hotel Essaouira, Hotel Central Palace)
 Confirm trip with Sahara Services – call to make sure they purchased overnight bus tickets, then
go and pick them up, pay for desert trip if necessary. If not, go to Bab Doukkala Bus Station to
buy 19:00/20:00 departure bus for M’Hamid for 19-Sep
 Transport from Airport (ideally Sahara Services for free but with tip) or taxi – remember to say
“tourne le conteur” to turn on the meter or haggle for price beforehead
 Depending on time: Bahia Palace (LP p. 299, 8:30 – 11:45, 2:30 -5:45, Dh10); and later evening
cheap food and entertainment at Djema el-Fna (p298)
Eating:
 ______________
Cost/day/person:
11-Sep  Hotel (Dh140 for double = $18 = $9 per person) + activities ($5) + food ( $10) + transport ($16 = $8
1
Friday per person) = $39 + cost of 13-Sep bus tickets (Dh140 = $18) + cost of trip ($208)

Marrakesh
Accomo:
 Hotel Essaouira
Activities:
 Walking Tour LP 306: Bahia Palace (LP p. 299, 8:30 – 11:45, 2:30 -5:45, Dh10); Bab Fteuh Fondouq,
9:00 – 7); shopping detour – Al-Kawtar (LP p. 321, 10:00-6), Assouss Cooperative d’Argane (LP p.
322); Souq Sebbaghine (LP p. 307); Cooperative Artisanale Femmes de Marrakesh (LP p. 32, 9:30
– 12:30, 2:30 – 6:30), Ali ben Youssef Medersa (LP p298, 9:00-6, DH40), Musee de Marrakech (LP
p301, 9:00-6:30, Dh30), The Souks (DK 228)
Eating:
 _____________________
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($9) + activities ($9) + food ($15) = $33

12-Sep
2
Sat

13-Sep ¾ Day Marrakesh/Overnight Bus to M’Hamid

3 Accomo:
Sunday  Overnight bus to M’Hamid
 Activities:
 Menara Garden (LP p. 304, 5:30-6:30, free), hammams if time/interested (LP p.305, Dh10-30),
Saadian Tombs (LP p.300, 8:30-11:45, 2:30-5:45, Dh10)
 Bus Marrakech - M'hamid: bus station Bab Doukkala in Marrakech, MUST CATCH the bus at
19.00 (arrives in the morning at 8.30) ~ Dh140, 11 to 13 hours)
 Take taxi from Djemaa el-Fna to Bab Doukkala bus station for Dh5 – 10. REMEMBER: Buy bus
tickets from Marrakech to Fez for 19 – Sept.
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($0) + activities ($5) + food ($15) + transport ($22) = $42

M’Hamid/Desert Tour (2 nights) with Sahara Services

Activities: Sahara Services - Tour 2 B – Camel and 4x4, 2 nights
Departure: 8:30 h from M’hamid
Distance: app. 140 km
Transportation: Camel + 4x4
Price per person: 145,- EUR (for 2 persons) = $208

Included in the price: 1 camel per person, travel in the jeep, overnight accommodationunder the stars
and in tents, lunch, dinner, breakfast.

First day: We cross the Oued Draa, ride on the back of the Camel over 10 km (about 3 hours) through
14-Sep wonderful desert landscape, with some luck we can see Nomades with their animals. We will have
4 lunch at a beautiful place in the midst of the desert with dunes and large Tamarisk trees. In the
Monday
afternoon we continue to the Oued Naam, a meeting place of the Nomades with a well. Night under
the starlit sky, dinner.

5 15-Sep Desert Tour (Continued)

 Tuesday
At 10 o'clock you are picked up there from the 4x4 and you will travel through a beautiful desert
landscape to Oasis Sacrée (holy oasis) for lunch break. The Oasis Sacrée consists of a small group of
palm trees around a source in the midst of the desert, which running water the whole year. The Nomads
comes with their herds for soaking. At 16o'clock departure. After further 15 km we reach the dunes of
Chegaga. This largest group of dunes of the region reaches a height of 300 m on a length of 40 km. We
spend the night directly in nomad tents at the dunes. Dinner with entertainment.

Desert Completion/Leave M’Hamid, Arrive Ouarzazate

Accomo:
 Hotel Royal or Hotel Nadia
Activities:
 Bus from M’Hamid to Ouarzazate (Dh70, 7 hours)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($13) + activities ($0) + food ($15) + transport ($9) = $37

16-Sep
6
Wed

Taourirt Kasbah, Ouarzazate

Accomo:
Activities:
 UNESCO World Heritage Site = Taourirt Kasbah. If time/desire, Altas Film Corporation Studio?
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($13) + activities ($5) + food ($15) + transport ($0) = $33

17-Sep
7
Thursday

Depart Ouarzazate; Arrive Marrakesh

18-Sep Accomo:
8
Friday  Hotel Essaouira, Hotel Central Palace,
Activities:
  Bus from Ouarzazate to Marrakesh (5 hours, 65 Dh, 3 daily)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($9) + activities ($5) + food ($15) + transport ($9) = $38

Depart Marrakesh, Arrive Fez

Accomo:
 P.242
Activities:
 Bus to Fez (Dh130, 8.5 hours, 6 daily)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($13) + activities ($0) + food ($15) + transport ($17) = $45

19-Sep
9
Sat

Fez; EID Celebration

In Morocco, Eid El Fitr is celebrated by getting up early in the morning. Men go to the mosque for the prayers of that day. As for women,
they prepare the special breakfast for Eid El Fitr which is constituted of typical Moroccan pancakes such as Baghrir and Melwi. After the
prayers, the family gathers around the table to indulge in a copious breakfast. It is also a time when families visit each other and chat
around cookies and mint tea. Children are dressed in new clothes and adults in traditional outfits. The holiday of Eid El Fitr lasts only one
day. And, most shops and restaurants are closed. So, if you are in Morocco during this day, be prepared to do your shopping the night
before or expect to do them the next day.

Accomo:

Activities:

20-Sep
10 Cost/day/person:
Sunday  Hotel ($13) + activities ($5) + food ($15) + transport ($2) = $35
 Fez
Accomo:

Activities:
 Buy bus ticket to Chefchaouen for tomorrow.
 2 – 3 hour “Walking Tour” (p240) – Place an-Nejjarine, Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and
Crafts, Souq an-Nejjarine (Capenters’ Souq), Zawiya Moulay Idriss II, Medersa el-Attrarine,
Patisserie Kortouba, Kairaouine Mosque and University, Place as-Seffarine (Brass-makers’
Square), Medersa as-Seffarine, Funduq Tastawniyine, Sofitel Palais Jami
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($13) + activities ($10) + food ($15) + transport ($2) = $40

21-Sep
11
Monday

Fez
Accomo:

Activities:
 Buy bus ticket to Chefchaouen for tomorrow.
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($13) + activities ($10) + food ($15) + transport ($2) = $40

22-Sep
12
Tuesday

Depart Fez, Arrive Chefchaouen

Accomo:
23-Sep Activities:
13
Wed  Bus to Chefchaouen (Dh70, 4 hours, 3 daily)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($13) + activities ($5) + food ($15) + transport ($9) = $38
 Chefchaouen
Accomo:
Activities:
 Medina = Plaza Uta el-Hammam, Grande Mosquee, kasbah, Ethnographic Museum
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($9) + activities ($5) + food ($15) + transport ($9) = $38

24-Sep
14
Thursday

Chefchaouen, Climb Jebel El-Kelaa

Accomo:
Activities:
 Page 204
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($13) + activities ($5) + food ($15) + transport ($2) = 35

25-Sep
15
Friday

26-Sep Depart Chefchaouen, Arrive Tangier

16 Accomo: Stay in Airport or
Sat Activities:
  Bus to Tangier (Dh40, 3 hours) from bus station (1.5 km southwest from town centre at far end of
Ave. Mohammed V – use petit taxi from Place el-Majzen – Dh10)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($0 or $19) + activities ($5) + food ($15) + transport ($7) = $46

Depart Tangier, Arrive Madrid

11:45 TNG to MAD, 18:00 MAD to IST
$15 for airport transport (total guess)
Elle = Depart Madrid, Arrive Istanbul Eliz. = Madrid
Accomo: Airport (~5.5 hours)
27-Sep Accomo:
17 Activities:
Sunday  Exchange money, review metro/tram Activities:
schedule  Find hotel, sleep
Cost/day/person: Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($0) + activities ($0) + food ($15) +  Hotel ( ) + activities ( ) + food ( ) +
transport ($6) = $31 transport ( )

Elle = Istanbul Eliz. = Depart Madrid,

Accomo: Mavi Guesthouse Arrive/Depart Greece, Arrive
(http://maviguesthouse.com/index.htm)
Activities: Istanbul (20:15)
 Take metro/tram to hostel, Cemberlitas Baths Accomo:
28-Sep Activities:
18 Cost/day/person:
Monday  Hotel ($12) + activities ($40) + food ($15) +  Find hotel and Elle, sleep
transport ($0) = $69 Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($12) + activities ($0) + food ($7)
+ transport ($15) = $36

Istanbul
Accomo:
Activities:
 Blue Mosque p100; Aya Sofya p.98; Basilica Cistern p101; Grand Bazaar p 109; Sefa Cafe p135
or Havuzlu p.136 or Fez Cafe p 137; Spice Bazaar p 111; Hamdi Et Lokantasi p136 or Zinhan
Kebap House at Storks p137; Café Mesale p.149
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($12) + activities ($34) + food ($15) + transport ($0) = $63

29-Sep
19
Tuesday
 Istanbul
Accomo:
Activities:
 Buy bus ticket to Safranbolu (TL30, 7 hours)
 Topkapi Palace p103; Istanbul Archaelogical Museums p.108; Caferage Medresesi p136; Istiklal
Caddesi p115
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($12) + activities ($34) + food ($15) + transport ($0) = $63

30-Sep
20
Wed

Depart Istanbul/Arrive Safranbolu

Accomo:
Activities:
 Bus (TL35, 7 hours)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($14) + activities ($3) + food ($15) + transport ($24) = $57

1-Oct
21
Thursday

Safranbolu
Accomo:
2-Oct Activities:
22
Friday Carsi district = Ottoman houses (p457) – Kaymakamlar Muze Evi, Kent Tarihi Muzesi, Izzet Pasa Camii
(p458)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($15) + activities ($5) + food ($15) + transport ($3) = $38
 Depart Safranbolu/Arrive Goreme via Ankara & Nevsehir
Accomo:
Activities:
 Safranbolu to Ankara (TL20, 3 hours); Ankara to Neveshir/Goreme* (TL25, 5 hours, 7 daily),
Neveshir to Goreme (short ride) (*MAKE SURE GET TICKET IN ANKARA w/ legitimate companies –
Goreme, Metro, Neveshir, Oncu, Kapadokya – AND MAKE SURE TICKET SAYS GOREME – not
Neveshir, Cappadocia)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($8) + activities ($0) + food ($15) + transport ($32) = $55

3-Oct
23
Sat

Goreme
Accomo:
Activities:
4-Oct  Goreme Open Air Museum (p499, TL15, 8am-5pm) – Aziz Basil Sapeli, Elmali Kilise, Azize Barbara
24
Sunday Sapeli, Yilanli Kilise, Karanlik Kilise, Azize Katerina Sapeli, Carikli Kilise, Rahibeler Manastiri, Toali
Kilise
 Goreme Village (p500) – Fairy Chimneys
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($8) + activities ($10) + food ($15) + transport ($0) = $33
 Goreme Day Excursion to Underground Cities
Accomo:
Activities:
 P.524
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($8) + activities ($10) + food ($15) + transport ($6) = $39

5-Oct
25
Monday

Goreme Day Hike

Accomo:
Activities:
 P.502
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($8) + activities ($0) + food ($15) + transport ($2) = $25

6-Oct
26
Tuesday

Depart Goreme, Arrive Sanliurfa via Adana

7-Oct Accomo:
27 Activities:
Wed  Bus to Adana (TL30, 5 hours, 3 daily), Bus from Adana to Sanliurfa (TL25, 6 hours, several daily)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($14) + activities ($0) + food ($15) + transport ($37) = $66
 Sanliurfa
Accomo:
Activities:
 B
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($14) + activities ($4) + food ($15) + transport ($0) = $33

8-Oct
28
Thursday

Sanliurfa Day Trip to Harran

Accomo:
Activities:
 B

Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($14) + activities ($0) + food ($15) + transport ($7) = $36

9-Oct
29
Friday

30 10-Oct Depart Sanliurfa, Arrive Antalya via Adana

 Sat
Accomo:
Activities:
 Bus to Adana (25TL, 6 hours, frequent), Adana to Antalya (TL45, 10 hours, 2 or 3 daily)

Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($20) + activities ($0) + food ($15) + transport ($47) = $82

Antalya
Accomo:
Activities:
 Ottoman houses, Antalya Museum, Hidirlik Kalesi, Hadriyanus Kapisi, Karaalioglu
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($20) + activities ($10) + food ($15) + transport ($0) = $45

11-Oct
31
Sunday

Day Trip from Antalya to Termessos or Olympos

Accomo:
Activities:

Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($20) + activities ($6) + food ($15) + transport ($15 or $6) = $56 or $47

12-Oct
32
Monday

Depart Antalya, Arrive Secuk via Denizli

13-Oct
33
Tuesday Accomo:
Activities:
  Bus to Secuk (18TL, 3 hours) via Denizli (TL20, 4.5 hours, several day)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($9) + activities ($2) + food ($15) + transport ($26) = $52

Ephesus
Accomo:
Activities:
 Buy bus ticket
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($9) + activities ($14) + food ($15) + transport ($8) = $46

14-Oct
34
Wed

Secuk, Depart Ephesus for Istanbul

Accomo:
15-Oct Activities:
35
Thursday  Overnight bus from Selcuk to Istanbul via Bursa (TL45, 11 hours)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($0) + activities ($0) + food ($15) + transport ($30) = $45
 Istanbul
Accomo:
Activities:

Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($14) + activities ($15) + food ($15) + transport ($0) = $44

16-Oct
36
Friday

Istanbul
Accomo: Elle = Stay at airport,
Activities:
 Whirling Dervish (p116)
Cost/day/person:
 Hotel ($0; 14) + activities ($20) + food ($15) + transport ($0) = $49

17-Oct
37
Sat

18-Oct Elle = 6:55 IST to MAD, 13:40 MAD to BOS

38 $15 for transport to airport (total guess)
Sunday
39 19-Oct Eliz. = 14:00 to Mumbai
 Monday $15 for transport to airport (total guess)

BUDGET
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Average money needed per day
Total money needed per country