Still Traveling: Marvelous Marrakech  

Would you like to still travel? Now you can without leaving your home – just stay still!

Let the JCC in Marin County, CA, whisk you away for an “armchair adventure” on an interesting, educational, fun & live, guided group tour in a destination beyond your front door…even beyond the grocery store!

Forget the long, masked airplane ride, we take you across the time zones by Zoom where a local professional guide from a distant destination will take us to explore sites or topics. Live Q&A, photos, graphics & video clips (when available) will transport us to the destination!

Your ticket purchase helps support the professional guides – who are mostly or completely out of work.

Marvelous Marrakech

Four Mondays, December 7-28   2:00-3:15pm (EST)

on Zoom

Pour yourself a cup of mint tea (click here for a recipe) and join Trip Leader James Sokol on our virtual trips to this magical North African country. Morocco has its own unique, fascinating culture – a blend of indigenous Berber, Arabian, Sub-Saharan African & European (Christian & Jewish) influences. In this first series on Morocco, join our wonderful, local guide for visits around his diverse, vibrant, 1000-year-old city to discover wonders that await!

Visits Include:

Morocco Overview & Marrakech’s Medina (Dec 7)

Get an overview of Morocco before exploring this emblematic metropolis starting at the main square of its old city. Learn about its history, how the city was built and more. Then, follow our guide as he winds our way through the dizzying maze of alleyways to visit an array of souks (re: shops) to see the exciting and diverse products for sale, learning about local specialties along the way.

The Gardens of Marrakech (Dec 14)

Nicknamed, “The Rose Among the Palms,” this bustling city has beautiful, hidden retreats nestled throughout. “Stroll” with our guide into these urban oases for a refreshing visual promenade to soak in their colors and textures as he explains their histories.

Moroccan-Jewish Life (Dec 21)

With a rich history in Morocco extending over 2500 years, Jews have had a vibrant presence, peaceful & productive relations with Muslims, Berbers, and others, and lucrative careers. Join our guide for a stroll through the city’s mellah (“Jewish Quarter”) to learn more about its history and how it is today. Along the way, stop at a synagogue and the Jewish cemetery to enrich the journey.

Koutoubia Mosque & Local Muslim Life (Dec 28)

Starting with a visit to the city’s largest mosque, explore – with our guide – the sites and practices of spirituality in Morocco. Learn how local traditions differ so vastly from those in other Muslim countries.

Tickets & Notes:

Series Tickets ($50): Series of 4-visits (equals $12.50/visit).

Give-Us-A-Try Tickets ($15): Single visit for Dec 7 only. Check us out by giving our first visit a try. Single tickets are not available to subsequent sessions; unfortunately, single tickets cannot be credited toward series purchase.

All Tickets: are 1) are per device, not per person on Zoom, and 2) are non-refundable & non-exchangeable.

The Fine Print:

Fortunately, we’ve had very few issues, but just to be clear…

Getting Your Zoom “Event Link”: The Zoom event link will be sent to all registrants 24-hours prior to the event. Registrants are requested to make sure the email with the link has arrived and even test to make sure the link launches zoom. If the email does not arrive, please see “Troubleshooting” below. The link will be (re)sent to all registrants 2-hours prior to the event.

Troubleshooting: We will do our best to remedy any issues. Ticket buyers who have completed Zoom event registration, but NOT received the Zoom event link should contact James (see below) before 4:00pm (PST) on the day prior to the event to allow proper time to find a solution.

Late Troubleshooting: We will try our best to – but cannot guarantee – help with Zoom event registration/links to guests contacting James after 4:00pm (PST) on the day prior to the event.

Live Only: In agreement with our guides, artists, instructors, special guests, etc., events are not recorded. Make-up sessions are unavailable. Credit/refund is not given for missed events.

Liability: While we will do our best to remedy any issues, The Osher Marin JCC & its Program Partners cannot be held responsible for 1) issues related to Eventbrite or Zoom, 2) ticket buyers not following the instructions above, nor 3) packing, shipping, or deliver services of food/beverages not received in time for tasting events.

Don’t ya just hate “the fine print?!!”

Questions? Email James at jsokol@marinjcc.org.

Still Traveling is created by the Osher Marin JCC (San Rafael, CA) and offered by the National JCC Adult & Senior Alliance. See below for a full list of Alliance Partners.