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Artists from around the world flock to Morocco's spiritual
capital during the annual Fez Sacred Music Festival. The
event features performances in a variety, from local
Sufi chants...(Private Tour)
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Moroccan Sacred Music Festival & Tour
June 6 - 14, 2008 - Fez
"Exact Festival dates would be posted in February / March"
Artists from around the world flock to Morocco's spiritual capital during the annual Fez Sacred Music Festival. The event features performances in a variety of styles, ranging from local Sufi chants to haunting gypsy songs from Spain - a romantic setting for a fine selection of devotional music.
The spread of the gypsy-inspired style is such that musicians from France to Rajasthan can find common ground - and they certainly do over the course of this event, with double bills and collaborative performances forming the majority of the program.
To satisfy even the most demanding customer, organizers add annual spectaculars to each year's program. This has included Whirling Dervishes from Iran. There are also concerts on the Bab Boujloud Square, children's educational activities and the famous Sufi nights at Dar Tazi......and much more.
The 14th annual - Programme
Fes Festival of World Sacred Music
June 6 - 14, 2008
Friday, June 6th
Bab Makina 20:30
Jessye Norman (USA), with the Regional Lyric Orchestra Avignon Provence (France). Conducting:
Rachael Worby (USA)
Saturday, June 7th
Batha Museum 16:30
Ghada Shbéïr (Lebanon) Songs of the Eastern Christian Churches
Bab Makina 20:30
“Sacred African American and Sufi Songs Night”
Spiritual / Hymns / Qawwali / Gospel
Faiz Ali Faiz (Pakistan) ensemble with and Bernice Johnson Reagon and the Sacred Sound
Ensemble (USA)
Sunday, June 8th
Batha Museum 16:30
Mari Boine (Norway) - Sacred Songs of Sami Scandinavian Far North
Bab Makina 20:30
Stabat Mater Dolorosa "Christian and Muslim Homage to Mary"
Al Kindi ensemble with Sheikh Hamza Shakour, the Munshid of the Great Umayyad Mosque and
the Choir of Greece - Dir. JJ Weiss (Syria - Greece - France)
Monday, June 9th
Batha Museum 16:30
Thanh Huong (Vietnam): Traditional and sacred songs
Bab Makina 20:30
Belen Maya Company (Spain) "Dibujos" Flamenco dance
Tuesday, June 10th
Batha Museum 16:30
Tartit Women's Ensemble (Mali) folk and sacred songs of the Tuareg
Bab MaKina 20H30
"Panti Pusaka Budaya" Ensemble: Sacred Traditional Dances of Bali / Indonesia
Wednesday, June 11th
Batha Museum 16:30
Ysaÿe Quartet (France): the Last 7 Words of Christ (J. Haydn) / Text: Michel Serres – Narrator:
Michael Lonsdale
Thursday, June 12th
Batha Museum 16:30
The Roza Enflorese (Belgium) - Sephardic sacred and traditional songs
Bab Makina 20:30
Abdelwahab Doukali (Morocco)
Friday, June 13th
Batha Museum 16:30
Cantus Colln (Germany): Around JS Bach / Spiritual Paths (Buxtehude - J. Rosenmüller - JS Bach)
- Dir Konrad Junghanel
Bab Makina 20:30
Mohamed Abdou (Saudi Arabia)
Saturday, June 14th
Batha Museum 16:30
Madhup Mudghal (India): The Bakhti devotional songs
Bab Makina 20:30
Ismael Lô (Senegal) with the Brotherhood Hamadcha of Fez (Morocco)
"From Dakar to Fez: from heart to soul"
I T I N E R A R Y - 10 Days
We can customize your trip for 10 days including the number of days that you would like to join the Festival in addition to exploring the rest of Morocco according to your interest for USD 2250 per person and minimum 2 people .
If you don't have any specific activities or areas of interest, and would prefer that we suggest some to you, please let us know.
Sample Itinerary:
I T I N E R A R Y
After your arrival to Casablanca or Marrakech airport, your expert driver would escort you to your hotel or riad in Marrakech.
Day 1 - Marrakech
An enchanting palm oasis set against the snow-capped peaks of the High Atlas Mountains, Marrakesh is Morocco's second oldest majestic imperial city and retains the splendor of its ancient past. Buildings are blushed in hues of rosy earth, and horse-drawn carriages clip along broad avenues lined with palm, lime and orange trees. Donkeys carrying carts trawl past fragrant gardens of roses, honeysuckle and jasmine.
Explore the ancient Bahia Palace from the days of the harem, now populated by a sentry of nesting storks, enter the ancient royal Saadian Tombs, explore the vibrant and historic Jewish mellah where some of the best jewelry is found in Morocco, and view the majestic Koutoubia Mosque before entry into the 9th century walled medina.
Dinner and overnight at your luxury riad at the old city of Marrakech.
Day 2 - Marrakech
You’ll explore the rest of Marrakech... including the Eve Saint Laurent garden, the ancient Menara pool ... followed by a tour around the ancient Medina wall and the palmeraie ride.
The night beats in the heart of the old city's famed square, Djemaa el-Fna, where delectable fare is grilled over coals in the bustling torch-lit open-air markets. Mystical snake charmers, hustlers and
mischievous monkeys are part of the nightly drama unfolding as Berber acrobats, fortune tellers, musicians and engaging storytellers seduce rapt crowds. Wind your way through the serpentine labyrinth of the spice-filled air of the bustling souk, unchanged for over 1000 years, where you'll discover the best of traditional Moroccan craftsmanship.
You'll cap off your evening at the spectacular dinner event, Fantasia, where we’ll bear witness to a splendid dramatic display of Arabian Nights, belly dancing, folkloric troupes, and stately Arabian steeds charging in dynastic battles as of yore.
Overnight stay at your riad at the old city of in Marrakech.
Day 3 - Ourika Valley
You will explore one of the most beautiful and unspoiled valleys of the High Atlas Valley of Ourika rises gently up to the preliminary hills of the High Atlas where small typical villages have nested. It is a pure and magnificent place where silence is only " disturbed " by birds singing, water streams and wagtails. Ourika is famous for its pottery, minerals and crystal.
If it is Monday, Thursday or Friday, you will visit the bustling weekly souk of the Valley.
A couple of hours trekking to explore one of the hidden water falls.
A cup of tea within a Berber family to have a taste of the Berber life style.
Dinner and overnight at your luxury Kasbah Omar at Anrar Mountain of Ourika.
Day 4 - 5 hours trekking to explore the hidden water villages of the high atlas
From our Berber village Anrar at Douar Tafza until we reach the Berber hamlet of Oualmes (1150m) to start our 5 hour hike across the river and up along a narrow winding hillside path surrounded by fields of corn towards Anins and the through the col (1670m) where you have lunch at the Berber village of Tizin-Oucheg. From here You you'll continue your Berber adventure to explore the hidden village of Agard then to Anamer villlage followed by a short trek that would bring you back to Tazintoute village at 1148m) where you shall cross the Assif Ourika to get to your vehicle for your return to your Anrar village around 7.00 in the evening.
Dinner and overnight at the luxury Berber Kasbah Omar at Anrar village in Ourika.
Traditional Moroccan bath & massage is available at Kasbah Omar with extra cost and by reservation only....... if you are interested, please let us know! ($100pp)
Day 5 - Rabat - Meknes - Fez
A couple of hours drive for some of Rabat's highlights... the capital of the kingdom of Morocco......... the Kasbah des Oudaias, situated on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, you’ll find magnificent views. Inside the gates discover artisan galleries, an ornate 17th century palace now part of the Musée des Oudaia (Museum of Moroccan Arts), and the beautiful Andalusian Gardens near the famous Tour Hassan, a 12th century minaret intended to be the highest and the largest in the Muslim world. And not to be missed in the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and King Hassan’s stately official palace.
After, you travel past centuries-old olive groves and vineyards we near Meknes, the Ismalian capital, famous for its 25-mile-long walls - and, not to mention excellent wine - where ......... Heading to port Bab El Mansour and Bab El Khamis, journey back thousands of years including some of Meknes highlights.
MUSIC FESTIVAL IN FEZ
Dinner and lodging at your luxury riad o hotel in Fez.
Day 6 - Fez
Fez is the holiest city in the Islamic world after Mecca and Medina. Founded at the beginning of the 9th century by Moulay Idriss II, and barely unchanged, this enchanting city has been a seat of government, philosophy, medicine and most notably religion since then. Fez, the best surviving example of an ancient Arab city, is comprised of the "new" city, established in the 12th century, and the 2,000-year-old medina, where donkeys and mules laden with goods still trawl alongside buyers through the ancient market, itself a fascinating maze of lanes, blind alleys and bustling souks assaulting the senses with spices and exotic delicacies. Fez is the perfect place to hone your bargaining skills in buying souvenirs, brightly colored hand-loomed carpets or fine crafted artisan goods. Visit the famous leather tanneries, a honeycomb of vats erupting in an explosion of brilliant color. Then, climb to the venerated Merenid Tombs for a spectacular panoramic view of Fez.
MUSIC FESTIVAL IN FEZ
Dinner at the famous La maison Bleu.
Accommodation at your luxury riad or hotel in Fez.
Day 7 & 8 - Fez
MUSIC FESTIVAL IN FEZ
Dinner in Fez
Accommodation at your luxury riad or hotel in Fez.
Day 9 - Casablanca
Discover the charm and decadent languor of Casablanca. Like a dreamy mirage, the shimmering city of white appears against the azure of the surrounding sea. Steeped in romantic mystique and intrigue, Casablanca’s whitewashed dramatic Hispano-Moorish homes lay scattered amid Art Deco jewels and an elegant city center. Its ancient Arab quarter and new medina, with undeniably French influence, mark the passage from past to present. Casablanca’s modern attitude and big-city edge makes it today the most cosmopolitan of all Moroccan cities, a vibrant economic hub with the largest port found anywhere in the Maghreb. Some of the highlights we’ll explore include the majestic Hassan II Mosque (the only mosque non-Muslims are permitted to enter in Morocco), the lively squares of Place des Nations Unies and Mohammed V— hosting some of the city’s most impressive architecture —. Dinner and overnight at your luxury hotel in Casablanca.
Day 10 - Casablanca
–Transfer to the airport for your return home with plenty of Arabian nights and days.
Note:
If you wish to modify or change the entire itinerary according to your interest and desire, please let us know!
"2 people with a private car and English speaking Guide"
"3 people or more with a private luxury van and English speaking guide"
2 years and under are free of charge
2 – 6 years old 75% off
7-11 years old 50% off
12 years old & up full cost
What's Included:
Breakfast and dinner daily
Four-star hotel and riad lodging and all transportation
Transfers to and from airport
Knowledgeable certified guides
Festival Fee
Private car, gas & driver for the entire trip
All taxes
Not included in package price:
Internatinal Airfare
Lunch
Drinks
Travel Insurance
Note
Private guided tour---Not a group tour.
If it is over your budget-----Hotels can be changed for lower budgets.
Upgrade to 5* or 5* deluxe accommodation is available.
Group Discounts Available.
We can't make the sun shine, or the rain fall, but we can promise to do everything in our power to ensure an unforgettable and exceptional visit to Morocco. I hope you'll join us.
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