Culture, Exploration & Camel Trekking - A Moroccan Adventure
Dec 26, 2007 - Jan 06. 2008
Elaine Kerrigan/Pete Fraunholtz
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
Title of trip
Culture, Exploration & Camel Trekking - A Moroccan Adventure
Leader Elaine Kerrigan
Co-leader Pete Fraunholtz
Fes, Erfoud, Azrou, Meknes, Fes - Morocco
Dec 26, 2007 - Jan 06. 2008
Total # of days 12
Hiking
Downhill skiing
Kayaking
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Backpacking
Cultural
Road biking
Nordic ski
Mountain biking
Snorkeling
Other – please describe
Camel Trekking
Max 12
$ 1795-1883
$ 950-1100
Number of participants
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
Min 10
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Leader name
Leader address
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Elaine Kerrigan
30 Sea St. Unit 6 Weymouth MA 02191
gowithinyoga@aol.com
Home 781-335-5464
Work
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: Mat 2007
CPR
BLS
Expiration:
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Feel free to list additional
trips you have led, particularly if they demonstrate experience related to the trip you
are proposing.
Thailand, Jan 19-Feb 4, 2007. Tekking and cultural. I am the CL, 22 participants
Nantucket June, 2005 AMC Leader, 15 participants
Thailand, Jan , 2005. Tekking and cultural. L, 9 participants Outside New England s
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
Pete Fraunholtz
109 Williams St. #4 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
fraunholtz@hudce7.harvard.edu
Work
Home 617-983-2351
Wilderness first aid training*
CPR training*
Prior leading experience
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: Nov 2007
CPR
BLS
Expiration:
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be a major excursions
leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application.

To lead a major excursion you must have current CPR and WFA at the time of your trip (or AWFA for all backcountry
trips). If you do not have the required level of certification at the time you submit your proposal or it will expire before
the date of your trip, you will need to make arrangements to recertify in a timely manner.
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Scouting
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
Have either of you led this trip Pete was in Morocco for a month last June. Trekked with the Outfitter for 10 days.
before or traveled to this
Spent time in Erg Chebbi, Fes, Azrou, Meknes. Did an overnight Camel trek in Erg
area?
Chebbi.
Languages
Co-leader: Yes
No
Does either the co-leader or
Leader: Yes
No
leader speak the local
Not applicable:
language?
Couples
Yes
No
If yes, please list who has agreed to be your back-up in case one or
Do the leader and co-leader
both of you need to drop out. This is required for approval!
have a significant personal
relationship?
Private trips
Yes
No
If yes, please note that you cannot advertise AMC and private trips
Do either of you lead trips that together unless there is a clear distinction between the two in any marketing
are private - not sponsored by materials you send out.
the AMC?
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
Executive summary
Please provide a brief
description of the trip and the
activities planned.
Accommodations
Please describe your plan for
accommodation(s)
Meals
Please describe your plan for
providing meals
Permits or permissions
Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special
skills on the part of the
participant?
Pre-trip activities
Do you plan to get your group
together before the trip for an
activity or social event?
Conservation, education and
recreation
How will this major excursion
meet the mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/
mission.cfm
Fly to Fes, tour of Fes medina, travel by bus to Western Sahara, multi-day Camel trek in
the Erg Chebbi dunes areas. Travel by bus to Azrou, spend a free day shopping and
touring, return to Fes via Meknes and Volubolis, sightseeing one day in Fes, return to
US.
Hotels in Fes (3 nights), Azrou (2 nights), Erfoud (2 nights), Berber tents in Erg Chebbi
(3 nights).
We'll be eating lunches and dinners out in Fes, Azrou, Meknes, Erfoud; Breakfasts
included throughout; Guides provide all meals on trek.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
Generally good conditioning - no fears of crowded urban areas or deserts. Some French
would help
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
A day (maybe a weekend) of hiking in the Whites.
We will explore: the history of Arab and Berber culture as well as Islam and French
influence in Fes, Erfoud, andAzrou; the local flora and fauna; local cuisine; local
customs and festivals. Fes is full of historic, artistic and cultural opportiunities.
TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
Will this trip require a tour
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Yes
No
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operator or guide service
Please describe their services. If you are using a tour operator for the entire trip,
during part, or the entire
please describe why you will be using them rather than doing this trip on your own:
trip?
They have contacts and logistical support throughout the country including access
to local Berber guides, camels, and crews. Pete was on one of their trek's in June
and found them to be very effective and reasonably priced. They were willing to
build a customized tour for this trip.
Name of tour operator/guide Imaginative Traveler
service
http://www.imaginative-traveller.com/
Tour operator website
Imaginative Traveler guides take safety very seriously - all of their leaders are fully
Safety record
Please provide information
trained and carry first aid kits in the event of emergency, and they've not lost anyone in
about their safety record.
the desert! They would be accompanied by a Berber crew who know the desert well.
They always have a good concern for safety and can think on their feet.
Insurance
Liability? Yes
No
Maximum amt: $ 20 million
Do they have liability
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
No
insurance?
additional insured?
The procedure in case of emergency depends on what the emergency is, and each would
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’
have a different response. In some areas of the desert there would be no mobile phone
response plan in the case of an reception and so they are travelling in remote places where help isn't easily at hand.
emergency.
Though in a 3 night trek, clients wouldn't be very far from the edge of the dunes. They
do take the safety of clients very seriously though and their agent in Morocco is on hand
to provide assistance should this be necessary. They have also carried out risk
assessments on all activities included in our tours - as a camel trek is included in one of
our other tours, this has been covered.
RISK ASSESSMENT
Please assess the risks and hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip.
Devise a plan to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary. Please be very specific for each section
if applicable.
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Climate/terrain
Potential hazards
Dry climate - dehydration
Response
From day 1 we will constantly encourage participants to hydrate frequently. Bottled
water is ubiquitous and we'll make frequent stops to reload.
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
Morocco is politically stable
Response
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
Chartered buses will be utilized. Weather could be a factor
Response
Flexible schedule to allow for leisurely pace along the roads
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
Less than adequate skills or conditioning
Response
Careful screening; pace monitoring & adjustment
Conditions unique to this type of trip
Other
Potential hazards
Response
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Use as much detail as possible, and list any special
communications equipment you may need to ensure the safety of your participants. DO NOT LEAVE THIS SECTION
BLANK
We will make use of the AMC-ME satellite phone. Imaginative Traveler guides always
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
travel with 2 cell phones and Morocco is well covered. They and we will carry first aid
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documentation, distance from
kits. We will have exclsive use of guide-provided mini bus. We'll carry emerg contact
emergency services
info
See above.
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
aid or communication
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
Leader/coleader will cary standard emergency equip per AWFA training. Local
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
emergency contacts will be available
evacuation from the
backcountry location if
applicable?
Fully staffed hospitals throughout Morocco.
Medical care
Please describe the medical
care available in the area(s)
where you will be traveling
and list names and telephone
numbers for these facilities.
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
Deposits
What deposits will be required
by airlines, hotels, tour
operators, etc., and when?
Refunds
What is the latest date you can
cancel and still receive a full
refund?
Participant deposit
What are the initial deposit
and your schedule of
payments?
Cancellation policy
What will your cancellation
policy be for the participants?
Minimum numbers
Will you still run the trip if you
do not get the minimum
number?
Reference web links:
MEC Home Page:
Forms:
Deadlines:
Club House:
Airlines-none; Ground costs 30% due Sept 26 2007
Less than 30 days prior to the trip
$500
$500 by July 1
$795 by Sept 1
Cancellation must be writing - Postmarked date below:
If a participant cancels after being accepted on the trip, $250 is non-refundable. Any
moneys paid out to vendors and money necessary to keep the trip cost from increasing causing an increase for other trip members. You should purchase travel insurance soon
after registering for the trip.
60-31 days prior to departure 50% of trip costs non-refundable, subject to finding a
replacement.
30 days and less prior to departure 100% non-refundable for any reason, including
accident, illness, or any other type of emergency
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
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E-Mail Addresses:
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Club House:
amcexcursions@outdoors.org
MEC Chair:
mecchair@amcboston.org
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