Bayan’s vice president and professor Munir Shaikh will be the faculty escort for the tour. He holds an M.A. in Islamic Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a specialization in the history of Islamic Iberia (Al-Andalus), and certificates from academic programs in Morocco, Egypt and Spain. He has lived in Morocco and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on Middle Eastern history, Islam, and world history.

Bayan’s tours are focused on providing a well-rounded experience featuring academic knowledge, historical site visits, cultural exposure, recreational activities, and free time. The itinerary includes visits to mosques and other sites of prayer. By participating in a tour, you are helping sustain and advance Bayan’s mission as a non-profit educational institution. Our group size tends to be in the range of 20-30 participants. This enables participants to get to know one another and develop bonds of friendship and camaraderie that can last a lifetime.

We are accepting registrations for the tour until capacity is reached before June 1, 2025 in order to secure sufficient hotel rooms, pre-purchase entrance tickets to monuments, and finalize other details. You must pay a refundable deposit of $750 per traveler. The deposit LESS $100 per person is refundable until June 1 (after which it may be applied to a future Bayan tour, but not refunded). After payment of the deposit, you will receive an invoice for the remaining balance for your party. The balance payment is due no later than August 1, 2025.

Deposits are refundable through June 1, 2025, less a $100 cancellation charge per traveler. There will be no refunds after this date, but deposits can be applied instead to a future Bayan tour within one year.

The balance associated with your reservation will be invoiced right away, and will be due no later than August 1, 2025. Balance payments are non-refundable due to commitments made to local partners based on the initial reservation, and cannot be applied to a future tour. However, your payment can be converted to a donation to Bayan Islamic Graduate School (and can be tax-deductible). Bayan's Tax ID # is 46-2431099.

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Bayan’s tours are open to participants who wish to join from anywhere in the world. However, the majority of participants tend to be from the United States. US passport holders do NOT need to obtain a visa to enter Morocco. We are unable to facilitate the acquisition of a visa for any participants from other nations, and non-US passport holders are encouraged to obtain a visa if required.

Our group will be transported from site to site in a luxury air-conditioned tourist bus. In different cities and historical sites, there will be a fair amount of walking on level ground, and in some cases walking uphill and downhill (for example, in the Fes medina). However, the distances involved at any given time should be short, or rest points will be specified. The director will aim to take into account the differing abilities and health conditions of group members and regulate the pace and intensity of the tour accordingly.

Morocco’s food is a mix of Mediterranean and local traditions. Its unique cuisine includes couscous and tagines (stews of various types), as well as kebabs and cooked vegetables. During the tour, we will dine at restaurants that serve zabiha halal foods, and at places that offer seafood and vegetarian options. We will sample street foods as well, and be sure to enjoy plenty of Moroccan mint tea.

Yes, all participants who have completed their full payment will receive a detailed information packet that includes descriptions of the cities and sites to be visited, the daily schedule, currency exchange, local prayer times, electrical adapters, weather, what to pack, and more.

We encourage participants to be fully vaccinated with at least one booster shot for all who are eligible to receive these shots.

Restrictions pertaining to Covid-19 were lifted in Morocco in July, 2022. Therefore, travelers do not need to present evidence of their vaccination status or PCR test results.

We do not expect to mandate masking during the tour, but we encourage masking whenever possible and according to each individual’s comfort level. For example, when shopping in crowded areas, it would be best to wear a mask. General sanitary practices should be maintained at all times, such as washing hands with soap, using sanitizing gels and wipes, and maintaining a reasonable distance between individuals.

If a participant feels ill during the tour and tests positive with a rapid test, they will be required to maintain isolation and distance from other travelers in the group. The costs of additional testing and treatment, if required, shall be the responsibility of the participant. Alternative transport along the tour itinerary may be arranged and expenses for such shall be the responsibility of the participant. Additional hotel nights, if necessary prior to return travel, shall be the responsibility of the participant.