Arrive in Morocco

Arrive in Morocco, where your Tour Leader will meet you at Fes Sais Airport.  

Start with an orientation tour of Fes, including a panoramic view from Borj North overlooking the sprawling Fes Medina. 

After dinner, dive into the ancient sounds of Morocco with a Hassanie music lesson in French, where students will learn about its Sub-Saharan African and Arabic roots.

Curriculum links: 

• GCSE: Role-play language (shopping, food, descriptions), “Identity & culture”
• A Level: Francophone cultural diversity, “Artistic & cultural heritage”  

Language Workshop, Fes walking tour and Volublis

Start with a workshop at a language school and learn about the changes to the language in the city after the French rule ended. Your students will also learn key vocabulary for the day’s upcoming activities and a few Arabic terms, too.  

Discover the UNESCO-Listed Medina of Fes, one of the oldest and largest medinas in the world. Stroll through its lively streets and marvel at the intricate architecture.

Continue to the Bou Inania Madrasa, the sense-provoking Chouara Tannery, Al Quaraouiyine (the world’s oldest operating university) and the famed souks.  

Travel to Volublis for a guided tour of this Roman city that was a centre for agriculture and trade in North Africa. Wander through the remains of temples, baths and villas and see well-preserved mosaics, and learn about how the Romans brought advanced building techniques to this part of the world.  

Next, you’ll visit the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss I, the founder of the first Islamic dynasty in Morocco, and a highly revered figure in the country’s history. Unsurprisingly, this is one of Morocco’s most important pilgrimage sites, and its stunning location on the hillside offers panoramic views of the surrounding olive groves and mountains.

Travel to Meknès. 

Curriculum links: 

• GCSE: Numbers, prices, shopping role-play, opinions
• A Level: Colonial history & language change (“Aspects of French-speaking society”), gastronomy as cultural heritage

Language Workshop, Tagine Cooking Class and Meknès Walking Tour

Start with a workshop at a language school to learn terms that will be helpful for today’s cooking class. 

There’s the opportunity to visit the Dar El Jamai Music Museum before heading to a cooking class to learn about traditional Moroccan cuisine. Local chefs will teach students in French to make the perfect tagine bursting with local spices. While their dishes are cooking, students can learn to make authentic Moroccan mint tea to enjoy with their delicious meal. 

This afternoon, you’ll take a medina walking tour to see the Grand Mosque, Bab el Mansour, and Meknès Medina at Place el-Hedim, where you’ll learn more about the city’s story in French and experience its sights, sounds and smells. 

Curriculum links:

• GCSE: Food & drink, imperatives, transactional vocabulary
• A Level: “Positive features of a diverse society,” interpreting authentic spoken French, and intercultural exchange

Language workshop and Rabat Walking Tour

Travel to the last of the imperial cities on this tour, which is also Morocco’s modern-day capital, Rabat. 

Walk to a Language School in Rabat for a French Language Workshop before heading into the city for a walking tour, guided in French, of the Kasbah of the Oudayas, Chellah Necropolis, and see the Mausoleum of Mohammed V. You’ll have the option during the tour of visiting inside the Mohamed VI Museum and Oudaya Museum. 

Curriculum links:

• GCSE: Describing towns/monuments, tourism vocabulary
• A Level: Political life in Francophone countries, heritage & identity, regional varieties of French