Morocco Roundtrip Yoga Retreat Nov 2019

Day 1: Arrival + Introduction / No Yoga
Arrival in Marrakech throughout the day & Transfer from the airport to the Riad
(Transfer will be arranged individually according to your arrival time)
19.30: Introduction & welcome dinner in the Riad

Day 2: PIKALA City Tour on bicycles / 2 Yoga Sessions
07.30-09.99: Morning Yoga, incl. Pranayama + Meditation
09.30: Breakfast
11.00: PIKALA bike tour to all the must sees of Marrakech
15.00-17.30: Free time
17.30: Sunset Yoga 
19.30: Dinner in the Riad

Day 3: Off to Essaouira / 1 Yoga Session
07.30-09.00: Morning Yoga, incl. Pranayama + Meditation
09.30: Breakfast
11.00: Departure from Marrakech to Essaouira
15.30: Arrival in Essaouira
19.00: Dinner in the Riad

Day 4: Explore Essaouira / 1 Yoga Session
07.30-09.00: Morning Yoga, incl. Pranayama + Meditation
09.30: Breakfast
11.00-16.00: Guided Essaouira tour with a professional guide
19.30: Dinner outside in a nice & popular restaurant

Day 5:  Off to Drâa-Valley / 1 Yoga Session
06.30: Early breakfast
07.30: Departure from Essaouira to Agdz
16.30: Arrival in Agdz
17.30: Evening Yoga
19.30: Dinner in the Ecolodge

Day 6:  Enjoy the Ecolodge / 2 Yoga Sessions
07.30-09.00: Morning Yoga, incl. Pranayama + Meditation
09.30: Breakfast & Free time to relax at the pool or explore Agdz
17.30: Evening Yoga
19.30: Dinner in the Ecolodge

Day 7: Off to Merzouga / 1 Yoga Session
07.30-09.00: Morning Yoga incl. Pranayama + Meditation
09.30: Breakfast & Chill out at the pool
12.00: Departure from Agdz to Merzouga
(Departure depends on the season)
17.00: Arrival in Merzouga
17.30: Off to the Desert Camp with pack camels during the sunset
19.30: Dinner in the Desert Camp

Day 8-9: Exploring the Desert / 2 Yoga Sessions
07.30-09.00: Morning Yoga, incl. Pranayama + Meditation
09.30: Breakfast & Optional desert hiking / visit a nomad family
14.00: Lunch
17.30: Evening Yoga in the Desert Camp
19.30: Dinner in the Desert Camp

Day 10: Back to Merzouga / 2 Yoga Sessions
07.30-09.00: Morning Yoga, incl. Pranayama + Meditation
09.30: Breakfast
11.00: Transport back to Merzouga with the Jeep
13.00: Optional Family Lunch + free time
17.30: Evening Yoga in the Kasbah
19.30: Dinner in the Kasbah

Day 11: Transfer back to Marrakech / No Yoga
06.30: Early breakfast
07.30: Departure from Merzouga to Marrakech
13.00: Lunch stop in Aït Ben Haddou
19.00: Arrival in Marrakech
19.30: Dinner in the Riad

Day 12: Departure / No Yoga
Breakfast & Departure
(Transfer will be arranged individually according to your departure time)

*Yoga lessons are usually taught in English.

Please note:
Entrance fees have to be paid separately. Time schedules may vary depending on weather & season.
You are welcome to book additional private yoga sessions with the teacher or additional tours – upon request,  availability & with subject to surcharges. Please talk to us.

Jens Simon Petersen

In his chosen home town Berlin Jens Simon teaches for various studios such as ‘Yoga für Dich’ in Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain and Schöneberg. Jens also teaches occasionally in big companies such as Mercedes, Lufthansa and Deloitte.

Originally raised in Hamburg, his base was first martial arts and dance, followed by the invigorating Vinyasa Yoga. The sense of well-being, ‘wring out stress’, strengthening the body and clearing one’s mind is what keeps him attracted to Yoga as a whole. ‘How can one preserve this ease in everyday life? What would need to change? How could my needs find more fulfillment?’ were questions that Jens gradually found answers to.

Jens Simon was trained and mostly influenced in the beautiful East Village of New York on ‘Yoga to the people’, a fund-based studio – usually filled with people of all nations, professions and worldviews. Similar to his personal practice, Jens Simon offers Vinyasa Yoga in the morning, activating and invigorating, while in the evening Yin Yoga and meditation are in the foreground – slowing down and calming – to gradually leave the day behind, to activate self-healing powers and to process impressions.

Marrakech: 

You are accommodated right in the middle of the Medina, Marrakech’s old part of the city, in a carefully chosen, familar Riad. Cool and comfortable, beautiful and absolutely quiet though right in the center, the chosen Partner Riad provides you with the fitting environment to dust off, relax, enjoy the sun and a glas of Moroccan tea any time of the day. And of course serves us comfortably for our daily yoga practice.

Essaouira:
Your Essaouira experience starts at Riad Kafila – a traditional Moroccan home, which borders the sea wall and overlooks the rocky beachscape of the northwest corner of this fortress city. Riad Kafila is one of the best located Riads in the medina of Essaouira with an amazing ocean view. The team welcomes you with a blend of desert simplicity, modern comfort and warmhearted hospitality.
It is comprised of three floors and a stunning rooftop terrace with views up and down Essaouira’s scenic coast. The Riad is an oasis of calm only a few minutes from the many restaurants, souks, cafes and shops in the medina, and only five minutes walking from both the harbor and the kilometers of endless sandy beach.

Agdz, Drâa Valley:

You will be accommodated in the beautiful Bab el Oued Ecolodge deep inside  the heart of the Draa Valley. Right in the middle of a huge palm grove in a 5000 sqm wide oasis, where many species of flowers and fruits perfume the air day & night, Bab el Oued guarantees an enchanting surrounding during your stay.
Bab el Oued Morocco Ecolodge proposes you 6 independant unique bedrooms. Each bedroom offers full comfort and a mixture of traditional materials for your senses delight.

Merzouga:

You are accommodated in a traditional Kasbah (Hotel) on the only hill there overlooking the Sahara before we are heading inside the desert and once we returned from the desert. The Kasbah is family-run, welcoming and has exceptionally nice rooms with terraces facing the dunes.

Desert Camp:

Traditional Berber tents equipped with comfortable beds with mattresses will serve as our housing right in the middle of the desert. The camp furthermore holds a kitchen, a restaurant and toilets. And for sure enough space for serving us comfortably for our daily yoga practice.

Marrakech holds an international Airport Marrakech Menara. Transportation from and to the airport is arranged by NOSADE once you submitted your flight details.

Please note: Flights are not included in the quoted price.

Any transportation within the country is arranged.

Accept what is. Escape daily routines, find inner peace, inner balance, and inner tranquility. Morocco will challenge you to do so – with all its sounds, smells & (for us Westerners) sometimes unusual manners. We encourage you to open up for all those impressions.

Two daily Yoga and meditation sessions in Morocco’s mystical surroundings will be accompanying and supporting this experience.

The most common questions we tried to answer for you in our FAQ.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us personally if your specific question is not listed yet.

Prices for this retreat start from EUR 1,399,- per traveler and include:

• Shared triple accommodation (same gender, separated beds, ensuite bathroom, free wifi access)*
• Half board (breakfast & dinner, incl. water during dishes)
• 1 guided PIKALA bike tour to all the cultural must sees in Marrakech
• 1 guided city tour through Essaouira
• 14 yoga sessions / meditation
• Transfer from and to the airport & transfers during the trip

*Single, twin or double bedrooms and additional activities are subject to surcharges.
Your journey to and home from Marrakesh is not included.

To make a booking request, select the dates you require, and fill in the form as prompted.

Once received your booking request, NOSADE will contact you within 48 hours and together we create your very individual trip.
Should you have questions upfront, don’t hesitate to call +49 30 68075494, send us an Email via info@nosade.com or just use our contact form.

By sending the booking request you agree on our Terms & Conditions.

Once we have created your individual trip package together, we will send you an official booking confirmation. By then a contract comes into force. In addition to the booking confirmation you’ll get a travel insurance certificate submitted.
With the arrival of these two documents a deposit payment of 20% of the tour price will be due immediately. 28 days before the beginning of the trip, the remaining 80% of the tour price will be due.

Payment by installments is possible as well. Please talk to us, if necessary.