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From:
Yong Lee Min [mailto:yo...@streamyx.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 26,
2007 12:39 PM
To: 'Yong Lee Min'
Subject: Update 26 SEP 07 - Yongo
to Morocco
Nov 30 for 17 days.
Good morning all
I forgot to include my website www.yongo.biz in my last email to the group. If you forget the URL, simply google Yongo Travel Malaysia.
I will be off to Lake Kanas for 10 days with 7 members follow by another 18 days with 12 members for the Urumqi to Xian silkroad trip from 28 Sep, back 24 oct.
Leekeng is planning this Morocco trip and Rachel will help out administratively. Please contact them while I am away.
I reproduce the itinerary here. It’s the same as on the website. Do contact us quickly is you are on. There are 3 “interested”.
Thanks and happy traveling (not touring J)
Leemin
30 NOV - 16
DEC 2007 17-days Morocco
Meanderings
Rm5300 per pax for group of 8-10 pax, Rm5100 per pax for 12 pax group and above
Update 26 Sep 07 - Leemin is off from 28 Sep to 24 Oct leading a group to Lake Kanas and Silk Road trip. Pleas direct all enquires on Morocco to Yong Lee Keng mobile 012 313 8353 yongl...@yahoo.com or Rachel 012 352 0868 rachel...@gmail.com. Sorry unable to complete this page with the usual pictures coz got bogged down with planning for my other trips. Note that this will be another of Yongo's pure backpacking trips using trains and public buses. Meals and entrances are on your own account as usual. Please read the terms and conditions carefully. We want to make full use of the weekends for this trip. So early flight bookings is critical. As of now, flights are available on these dates i.e. start early morning Friday ends Sun afternoon.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is meant to be a "free and easy" budget trip. Participants should be relatively fit, with a good sense of humour, and above all, have the right attitude for close travel with others through possibly some trying times. Most definitely, this is not a trip for prudes, whiners, fuss-pots, and other similiarly assorted types! Although every effort will be made to stick to the given itinerary, ground conditions may change and cause some disruption and/or deviation from the norm. Otherwise, have fun!
This will be a backpack experience using public buses/trains from town to town. In Poprad and from Prague to Brno , we hire local vans. We stay in pensions and hostels in rooms with private bath ranging from 2 to 3 pax sharing room. Its quite important participants are able to manage their own luggage and backpacks are a must. As usual, you pay for your own meals unless stated below, entrance fees, within-the-town taxis and other activities. Leekeng, the one with the writer's flair is responsible for this itinerary.
Welcome to one of the greatest shows on Earth! Morocco is sensory overload at its most intoxicating, from the sights, scents and sounds that permeate medieval Fes and magical Marrakesh, to the coastal charm of its Atlantic Coast . From the highs of the Atlas range and its abundance of mountains, Kasbahs, and friendly Berbers, to the stunning sculpted sands of the Sahara . Yongo…Just Go!
Day 1 30 Nov Fri KLIA: Depart KLIA at 0030hr arriving in Dubai at 345AM on Emirates Airlines. Depart Dubai at 750AM arriving in Casablanca at 1250PM. After shaking off the jet lag, a good Moroccan lunch and coffee, we take in the 3 rd largest mosque in the world, the grand Hassan II Mosque, and witness what USD550million has achieved here! Rest of day free. Overnight (O/n) Casablanca.
Day 2 Moulay Bousselham: Proceed to Moulay Bousselham(2-3h via train, taxis etc), and rest of day free to explore this sleepy but charming and friendly seaside fishing village. O/n MoB.
Day 3 Mek: AM-Ornithologist paradise—we take in a blue lagoon cruise around the Merdja Zerga NP, winter home to thousands of migrant birds with one of the best viewing season being…yes December! PM-After a bellyful of birds, its to Meknes, and free and easy to explore this often bypassed third imperial city of Morocco. O/n Mek.
Day 4 Mek: Hail Caesar—today we have a day-trip to Morocco 's main Roman ruins of Volubilis, and a UNESCO Heritage Site. O/n Mek.
Day 5 Fes: A short 1h train ride to Fes , Morocco 's oldest imperial city, and another UNESCO Heritage Site. Be prepared for a labyrinthe of alleys and a riot of sights and smells, many of which has remained pretty much the same since centuries ago! Run riot on your own then! O/n Fes .
Day 6 Fes: We will do a 3km walking tour of the old medina, taking about 3hours or so, and rest of day free to continue your own explorations of Fes . O/n Fes .
Day 7 Tinehir: It's a long bus ride into the High Atlas today, as we take in a 10hr trip to Tinehir. However, the change of scenery as we start our uphill ascend will surely keep all awake, at least some of the time. O/n Tinehir.
Day 8 Tinehir: Morocco 's answer to the Grand Canyon , Todra Gorge awaits us today. With 300m cliff walls at its narrowest point, and quaint Berber villages abounding, today will be a day of natural and cultural appreciation. O/n Tin.
Day 9 Ouarzazate: AM-Another mountain bus ride day today as we travel on to Ouarzazate(5h). PM-Suspend belief as we visit Atlas Film Studios, and see set reproductions from movies like “Gladiator”, Alexander the Great”, Lawrence of Arabia” etc. O/n Ouz.
Day 10 Ouarzazate: AM-Morning visit to Ait Benhaddou, one of the most exotic and best –reserved Kasbahs in Morrocco, and yet another UNESCO Heritage Site! PM-Back to Ouarzazate, and maybe try a desert Quad Bike or just relax with a shisha. O/n Ouz.
Day 11 Mhamid: AM-Bus to Mhamid(5h), to the last village before the Algerian border, and the beginnings of the Western Sahara . PM-Wander this village with its small but impressive Kasbah, and wait for the spectacular desert sunset. O/n Mha.
Day 12 Berber Camp: Its sand-bashing time with 4WD deep into the Western Sahara, to Erg Chigaga and its 150m sand dunes. In the evening, try your charm on the cantankerous camels around the Berber camp and oasis where we will stay the night. We sleep in large Berber tents, but nothing like a sleeping bag on soft sands under a thousand stars!
Day 13 Mhamid: Another day of 4WD and camels, before we end up in Mhamid again for cold drinks, showers, and a soft bed. O/n Mha.
Day 14 Marrakesh: Rest day…I mean a restful day on a 15h bus journey to Marrakesh ! O/n Mar.
Day 15 Marrakesh: The epicenter of Morocco tourism, Marrakesh is meanderer's heaven. We take in the city sights, smells, and sounds in a walking tour, and end the day at the Djemaa el-Fna, a huge square in central Marrakesh , and a backdrop of one the world's greatest spectacle of food, fun, fools, etc in a kaleidoscope of Moroccan vibrancy! O/n Mar.
Day 16 Casablanca: AM-A 3hr train to Casablanca , and we proceed straight to airport to catch our flights home after 17 days of Moroccan meanderings! Depart Casablanca at 215PM arriving Dubai 130AM and so on.
Day 17 Home 16 Dec Sun: Arrive KLIA at 205PM, and get ready for your next Yongo trip…Can you hear Romania , the Silk Road , Peru etc calling your names!!?
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Cost cover airfares, accommodation and traveling to sites mentioned above.
- Accommodations will be in budget to mid-range hotels or guesthouses..
- Not covered are airport taxes & fuel surcharges (about Rm700), meals say Rm30 a day, entrance fees and optional activities.
- In town taxis are not covered except for transfers to and from train/bus stations to our place of stay.
- Cost is subject to change depending on fluctuations in exchange rates and/or airfares
- Cost is based on the prevailing airfares and exchange rates and subject to review the event of any significant changes.
- A deposit of Rm1011 is payable to confirm your place. Another Rm2500 will be collected by end Oct 07 to pay for the flight tickets. The final balance is due by 15 Nov.
Contact Lee Min mobile 016-220 9033 office 603-4023
8210 yo...@streamyx.com
Contact Lee Keng mobile: 012 315 8353 yongl...@yahoo.com
Contact Rachel 012 352 0868 rachel...@gmail.com
Address: No 19 Lrg Air Bersih Tiga, Air Panas, 53200 Kuala Lumpur
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