Itinerary
A Moroccan Culinary Adventure.
Prices $1,905 (6-Nights) CAD*

7 days in Harhoura - a food lover’s paradise. Unpack and relax, you stay here for a week. And we have a wide range of cultural explorations; your experience will be a journey of tastes. We feature a ‘Sample Itinerary’ which offers a suggested culinary program. Modifications to the program are easy enough as we’re flexible. Each outing is of course subject to weather, availability and whether or not it compliments your interests. Rest assured that an exceptional week is planned to highlight the very best of the region. You will enjoy a fabulous wine tasting, informative guided tours, markets and delicious gourmet food.

Day 1 (overnight)
Saturday

You’ll be met at the Mohammed V International Airport near Casablanca & provided with a 1 hour transfer from the airport to Villa Bourdoud in Harhoura, where you’ll be warmly greeted by your hosts, the El Harchali family. Or if you prefer to arrive into Rabat, you can also be met at the Rabat International Airport or at the Rabatville Train Station. Welcome tea and delicious snacks will be served and/or lunch is upon request depending on your arrival time.  After a refreshing glass of Moroccan mint tea, you will have free time to unpack, settle in & rest.   After lunch, you will be guided around the community and it’s neighbouring beaches or, if you prefer, discover the area on your own.  You can ask for dinner to be provided or venture out to one of several restaurants in the area.

(Welcome Tea & Snacks Upon Arrival

Lunch on request)

Please note that car rental is highly recommended for this program, you will be staying in a small community and taxis are not always readily available to give you the flexibility that you want to explore freely. Please inquire if you would like to arrange car rental, we will happily make the arrangements.  Or if you really want the true cultural experience, local transportation is also available.    

Day 2 (overnight)
Sunday

Wake up to a scrumptious Moroccan family breakfast consisting of Moroccan crepes, coffee, tea, fresh squeezed orange juice, eggs and the famous Moroccan semolina bread (harcha).

A morning trip to a local market to purchase the ingredients of tonight’s dinner, mornings are the best time to go to the market.   You will have lunch in the village before coming back to Villa Bourdoud for an afternoon of trying your hand at Moroccan cuisine.  We’ll start simple today and work up to an exciting final dinner at the end of your week!

You'll create a wonderful Moroccan meal of appetizers, salad, a main dish and a dessert, which you will then enjoy together for dinner, accompanied by wine from area producers. Moroccans eat late, so we’ll have a typical afternoon coffee and tea break before dinner.

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Day 3 (overnight)

Monday
Breakfast

You will be away from Villa Bourdoud all day, visiting a winery near Meknes, as well as the famous city of Meknes and the incredible Roman ruins of Volubilis.  You’ll have lunch in the nearby holy city of Moulay Idriss and dinner in the medina of Meknes.

More than any other Moroccan town, Meknes is associated with a single figure, the Sultan Moulay Ismail, during his 55-year reign (1672-1721) the city was built up from a provincial centre to a spectacular capital with twenty gates, over fifty palaces and some 45 km of exterior walls. 

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Day 4 (overnight)
Tuesday

Another delectable Moroccan breakfast

Our morning will be spent in the medina souq in Rabat shopping for the evening meal.  The medina is the old walled city of Rabat and the souq is the shopping area.  We will have lunch in town before heading back to Villa Bourdoud for some free time before delving into a few more hours of culinary creativity.

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Day 5 (overnight)
Wednesday

Breakfast

Back to Rabat again, but this time for a day of site seeing, and/or shopping.  Some of the most interesting places to visit are the ruins of Chellah, the Hassan Mosque and the Kasbah des Oudaias.  It is in Oudaias where we will sit and enjoy a glass of mint tea and sweets while overlooking the Oued (river) Bou Regreg as it meets the Atlantic Ocean.  We can remain in Rabat for dinner or ask for dinner to be ready for us by the time we get back to Villa Bourdoud.

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Day 6 (overnight)
Thursday

Breakfast

Back to the kitchen…

After breakfast it’s back to the kitchen to start prepping today’s dinner menu. That leaves another afternoon available to rest or go out for lunch.

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Day 7
Friday

Breakfast

Salama(goodbye)

Check Out and a transfer to Mohammed V International Airport near Casablanca for your return flight. 

Safe travels.

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