November 15 – 27, 2018 · 13 days · Chandra & Astami Bekti · Swiss Air via Geneva
🗺️ The shape of the trip: Fly into Marrakech via Geneva, spend two nights in the ancient Medina, catch the SupraTours bus to the windswept Atlantic port of Essaouira for three nights (cooking class, market, mussels at Le Resto Du Belge), back to Marrakech for four more days at Riad Pachavana including a Berber village trek at AmizAmiz — and one legendary night at La Mamounia to close it all out. Then Geneva overnight and home. Morocco delivered in full.
| Dates | November 15 – 27, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 13 days |
| Travelers | Chandra & Astami Bekti (party of 2) |
| Airline | Swiss Air (LX) — all flights |
| Confirmation | SMPGHQ (all 4 flights) |
| Countries | Morocco 🇲🇦 · Switzerland 🇨🇭 (transit) |
| Cities | Marrakech · Essaouira · Marrakech · Geneva |
| Known Spend | $2,644 (flights + hotels + transport) |
JFK → 🇨🇭 Geneva → 🕌 Marrakech → 🚌 → 🌊 Essaouira → 🚌 → 🕌 Marrakech → 👑 La Mamounia → 🇨🇭 Geneva → JFK
| Flight | Route | Date | Time | Terminal / Gate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LX 23 | JFK → GVA | Nov 15 | 19:45 EST → 09:20 GMT+1 (Nov 16) | Terminal 4 |
| LX 2200 | GVA → RAK | Nov 16 | 10:20 → 12:25 GMT+1 | Terminal 1, Gate C56 |
| LX 2201 | RAK → GVA | Nov 26 | 14:30 → 17:20 GMT+1 | Terminal 1 |
| LX 22 | GVA → JFK | Nov 27 | 11:30 GMT+1 → 14:40 EST | Terminal 1, Gate C56 |
🎫 All 4 flights: confirmation SMPGHQ (Swiss Air) · Total flights cost: $1,005 (party of 2)
| Hotel | City | Dates | Nights | Cost | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riad Amira Victoria | Marrakech 🕌 | Nov 16–18 | 2 | $162 | 12 Derb El Baroud, Hart Soura Bab Kechich, Medina 40000 |
| Villa Maroc | Essaouira 🌊 | Nov 18–21 | 3 | $567 | 10 Rue Abdellah Ben Yassine, Kasbah 44000 |
| Riad Pachavana | Marrakech 🕌 | Nov 21–25 | 4 | $481 | Marrakech, Morocco |
| La Mamounia | Marrakech 👑 | Nov 25–26 | 1 | $221 | Avenue Bab-Jdid, Marrakech 40 040 |
| Nash Airport Hotel | Geneva 🇨🇭 | Nov 26–27 | 1 | $148 | chemin de la Violette 11, Geneva 1216 |