Manifesting Magic in Morocco
A Ladies Cultural Adventure
MARRAKECH · SAHARA · ESSAOUIRA
October 19 - 26, 2026
An exclusive journey for women through Morocco's most enchanting destinations, blending luxury, authentic experiences, and anthropology, unforgettable adventures and a reconnection to self.
It's Your Time:
Introducing Your Dream Morocco Journey
Discover a once-in-a-lifetime adventure through the vibrant souks of Marrakech, the golden dunes of the Sahara, and the breezy coastal charm of Essaouira.
Thoughtfully curated for modern women, this all-inclusive experience blends luxury, culture, and camaraderie in one unforgettable journey.
Exclusive small group experience (max 14 women
Handpicked luxury accommodations
Authentic cultural experiences with local women
Expertly guided adventures in iconic locations
Morocco is a country where the splendor of the past meets modern luxury. It's where every corner tells a story!
Enjoy the Stunningly Beautiful Atlas Mountains
Amazing World Shopping and People Watching
Learn to Prepare One of the World’s Most Exquisite Cuisines
Luxury Accommodations & Signature Stays
Experience Morocco in style with our carefully selected signature accommodations, each offering unique charm and authentic luxury in stunning settings.
Boutique Riads in Marrakech
Stay in traditional Moroccan homes with stunning courtyard gardens, rooftop terraces, and personalized service in the heart of the ancient medina.
Luxury Desert Camp in the Sahara
Experience glamorous camping with plush bedding, private ensuite bathrooms, gourmet dining under the stars, and unparalleled desert vistas.
Coastal Retreat in Essaouira
Relax in our chic seaside haven with ocean views, Moroccan-inspired décor, and refreshing coastal breezes in this artistic UNESCO-protected town.
All accommodations chosen for their exceptional amenities, authentic character, and women-friendly atmosphere.
Unforgettable Cultural & Wellness Experiences
Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Moroccan traditions with experiences designed to connect you with local culture and nurture your wellbeing.
Each experience is thoughtfully curated to foster authentic connections with local women while celebrating Morocco's timeless traditions.
Moroccan cooking classes with local women chefs
Rejuvenating traditional hammam spa rituals
Artisan workshops: pottery, textiles & aromatherapy
Desert stargazing and traditional music gatherings
Argan oil cooperative visits led by Berber women
"The true essence of Morocco is found in the warmth of its people and the richness of its traditions."
Adventure & Connection
Ride camels over golden dunes, toast to new friendships around a desert bonfire, and explore historic medinas with expert local guides.
Activities are designed to encourage both solo enrichment and group camaraderie in a safe, supportive environment exclusively for women travelers.
Sunset camel rides across the Sahara's golden dunes
Evening bonfire with traditional music and stargazing
Guided souk shopping with artisan introductions
Atlantic beach walks and coastal exploration
Women's circle sessions and shared storytelling
"The desert is a natural extension of the inner silence of the body." — Jean Baudrillard
Your 8-Day Moroccan Itinerary
October 19-26, 2025 | A journey through Morocco's most enchanting destinations
Marrakech Arrival (Oct 19)
Airport pickup & private transfer
Check in to luxury riad in Marrakech
Welcome dinner with Moroccan cuisine
Magical Marrakech (Oct 20)
Guided medina walking tour
Traditional hammam spa experience
Rooftop dinner with sunset views
Atlas Mountains (Oct 21)
Day trip to High Atlas Mountains
Visit traditional Berber villages
Tea ceremony with local family
Sahara Desert Journey (Oct 22)
Scenic drive to Sahara Desert
Sunset camel trek over golden dunes
Luxury glamping under the stars
Desert Magic (Oct 23)
Sunrise yoga on the dunes
Cultural workshops with locals
Evening music around the campfire
To Essaouira (Oct 24)
Scenic transfer to coastal Essaouira
Check in to boutique coastal hotel
Evening exploration of Essaouira medina
Coastal Bliss (Oct 25)
Beachside relaxation & morning yoga
Artisan workshops and markets
Farewell dinner celebration
Departure (Oct 26)
Leisurely breakfast
Private transfers to airport
Departure with memories to last forever
All transfers, accommodations, and listed experiences included. Itinerary subject to minor adjustments based on seasonal considerations and local events.
Is your soul calling out for more?
1) Is this a phase of life where you are feeling called to focus on YOU?
You’ve done the work. You’ve shown up for everyone else. But now, your soul is whispering that it’s time for you. Not just for a break—but for a full-body, full-heart, soul-level reset. This journey was created to give you exactly that.
2) Are you craving more—abundance, joy, beauty, and ease?
You want a life that feels expansive and aligned. A life that allows you to be soft, radiant, and deeply nourished. This retreat is a portal: to joy, to fun, to laughter, to sisterhood, to receiving without needing to do it all yourself.
3) Are you ready to try new things and new experiences?
This experience has been carefully curated for women who are curious about the world and their place in it. Come with an open mind and curious heart and let's see where the world leads you.
All you have to do is show up. We’ve taken care of every detail. Morocco is ready for you.
Develop Your cultural mind.
Meet the Amazigh
Known to many as Berber (a term I do not use due to its origin meaning Barbarian from the Greek), the Amazigh or free people of Morocco are the original inhabitants.
You'll be traveling with Amazigh guides and drivers who know this country in and out.
We'll be able to spend time with some Amazigh families, learn some of the language and just see what it feels like to live in the Atlas Mountains!
Our Service Project
Chances are if you're called to this experience, you have a giving heart.
I can't travel without making an effort to do SOMETHING of good in the place that gives to us.
Therefore, every Enliven Your Soul experience includes service.
Why? Because we have been given so much!
In Morocco, we'll support the Tagadirt n´Ait Ali village where our group began a walnut tree economic program a few years ago. Climate change has been affecting most of the world causing villagers to find new ways to survive and protect their natural habitat and an earthquake a few years ago did major damage. We'll work to support this region through a water project to provide relief to their animals to come.
Hi love, I’m Zarinah El-Amin—a cultural anthropologist and global experience curator.
I grew up like many girls from the inner city, raised to believe the key to happiness was school, a good job, and benefits. But by college, I realized: something was missing. The soul of it all. The joy. The freedom.
So I took a leap. I turned down a traditional career and moved to Egypt instead. That "crazy" decision changed my life. I fell in love with travel, with culture, and with this beautiful world.
Since then, I’ve lived, worked, and led programs across Africa and beyond—eventually earning my Master’s in Anthropology and founding Enliven Your Soul. We’ve now taken over 40 women on deeply curated experiences in Morocco, Senegal, Turkey, Indonesia, and Japan.
If you're feeling called to reconnect—to your spirit, to beauty, to this big world—this trip is for you. Let’s make magic together in Morocco.
The world has so much to teach us..
ENJOY MENTORSHIP & TRAVEL WITH
ANTHROPOLOGIST ZARINAH EL-AMIN NAEEM
It's something in the air, calling us to a greater human experience. One that speaks to our soul and allows us to make the world a better place.
If you've been feeling the same, this year of exploration is built to provide you with the space to explore. Explore world cultures, identity, leadership and development. Explore different ways of doing, living and being.
If you are a woman entrepreneur or professional who is ready to dive deep into a journey of transformative travel, self-discovery and giving, I invite you to apply for Luminary.
Looking for just a fun trip?
This isn't it.
We’re going to say this with love and clarity:
If you’re just looking for a vacation, this probably isn’t for you.
Yes, we’ll take beautiful photos.
Yes, you’ll eat amazing food, visit iconic places, and experience the magic of Morocco.
But this journey is not just about sightseeing.
It’s about soul-seeing.
This is for women who are ready to expand how they see the world and how they see themselves.
It’s for women who want to be stretched—in the best way possible. Stretched in how they connect, how they receive, how they listen, how they move through life.
We’re not going to Morocco to escape life.
We’re going to Morocco to step into it fully.
If you want curated beauty, powerful conversations, cross-cultural connection, spiritual awakening, and real transformation—this is for you.
If you just want to chill and party with no intention behind it—this probably isn’t your vibe (and that’s okay).
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July 1 - 10, 2019
Want to see some images of our previous Moroccan Experiences?
Choose Your Plan
Full Pay Discount
$4200
Save $700 of payment plan option
Includes FREE Pay-in-full bonus of transformative travel coaching session with Zarinah
Solo room option + $425
You may also CASHAPP, ZELLE or VENMO to 1-313-377-2857
Payment Plan
$4900
$500 Deposit (non-refundable).
Payments must be completed by July 15, 2026
Solo room option + $425
You may also CASHAPP, ZELLE or VENMO to 1-313-377-2857
$500 Deposit is non-refundable
Please read this page and submit any questions to us at [email protected] before securing your space.
Your Investment Includes
7 nights of accommodations (in Marrakech, Sahara Desert, and Essaouira)
Daily breakfast + select lunches and dinners
All internal travel (private driver, 4x4 to desert camp, etc.)
Entry to all scheduled experiences
Pre-trip support + packing guide
Zarinah and her team’s full guidance and facilitation
Connection with a powerful circle of like-minded women
Cultural tours, guided sessions, and daily soulwork prompts
Doesn't Include
SINGLE OCCUPANCY ACCOMMODATIONS
Our experience will take place at various beautiful and comfortable riads.
Double occupancy.
If you will be traveling with a friend, you are welcome to room with them – otherwise, we will happily partner you with a roommate for the double occupancy price.
Single occupancy is available for additional cost.
Traveler's Insurance
Traveler's insurance is MANDATORY. Please check with Allianz travel insurance,
https://www.squaremouth.com/ or www.travelguard.com or your private credit cards.
other expenses not included
Tips, Personal expenses & extra meals, Optional spa or add-on activities
CANCELLATION POLICY
Non-Refundable Deposit
Please note, we begin to prepare for your amazing experience LONG before you join and it continues when you say Yes to yourself.
Any cancellation will result in a total loss of the $500 USD deposit.
Any cancellation received in writing before April 15, 2026 will result in a loss of 50% of the trip price.
Any cancellation made after June 1, 2026 will result in a total loss of funds.
You may transfer your spot to someone else in the case of your cancellation.
We reserve the right to cancel the trip if it is not meeting the trip minimum (if we do so your deposit is refunded in full).
FLIGHTS
Flights are NOT included.
Fly into Marrakech on October 19th, 2026. Aim to arrive early in the day. This means you will probably leave your home on October 18th.
AIRPORT PICKUP - We will have one group pick-up times which will be given prior to booking your flight.
Flight assistance. If you would like someone to help you book your flight, please let us know.
Early Arrival: if you would like ANY travel assistance on where to stay the night before if you come in early. We can help you coordinate any travel arrangements as well to make sure you feel safe and comfortable.
A valid passport with at least one blank page and 6 months before expiring is required to enter and exit Morocco.
Visas are not required for US citizens.
7 nights of accommodations (in Marrakech, Sahara Desert, and Essaouira)
Daily breakfast + select lunches and dinners
All internal travel (private driver, 4x4 to desert camp, etc.)
Entry to all scheduled experiences
Your Investment Includes
Pre-trip support + packing guide
Zarinah and her team’s full guidance and facilitation
Connection with a powerful circle of like-minded women
Cultural tours, guided sessions, and daily soulwork prompts
Doesn't Include
SINGLE OCCUPANCY ACCOMMODATIONS
Our experience will take place at various beautiful and comfortable riads.
Double occupancy.
If you will be traveling with a friend, you are welcome to room with them – otherwise, we will happily partner you with a roommate for the double occupancy price.
Single occupancy is available for additional cost.
Traveler's Insurance
Traveler's insurance is MANDATORY. Please check with Allianz travel insurance,
https://www.squaremouth.com/ or www.travelguard.com or your private credit cards.
other expenses not included
Tips, Personal expenses & extra meals, Optional spa or add-on activities
CANCELLATION POLICY
Non-Refundable Deposit
Please note, we begin to prepare for your amazing experience LONG before you join and it continues when you say Yes to yourself.
Any cancellation will result in a total loss of the $500 USD deposit.
Any cancellation received in writing before April 15, 2026 will result in a loss of 50% of the trip price.
Any cancellation made after June 1, 2026 will result in a total loss of funds.
You may transfer your spot to someone else in the case of your cancellation.
We reserve the right to cancel the trip if it is not meeting the trip minimum (if we do so your deposit is refunded in full).
FLIGHTS
Flights are NOT included.
Fly into Marrakech on October 19th, 2026. Aim to arrive early in the day. This means you will probably leave your home on October 18th.
AIRPORT PICKUP - We will have one group pick-up times which will be given prior to booking your flight.
Flight assistance. If you would like someone to help you book your flight, please let us know.
Early Arrival: if you would like ANY travel assistance on where to stay the night before if you come in early. We can help you coordinate any travel arrangements as well to make sure you feel safe and comfortable.
A valid passport with at least one blank page and 6 months before expiring is required to enter and exit Morocco.
Visas are not required for US citizens.
Registration Closes November 15
Hold your space now.
Beginning December 2025, you'll receive regular communication and prep materials from us.
Save your space before registration closes November 15, 2025
For payment plans, a non-refundable deposit of $500 USD is due immediately to hold your place. If you have ANY questions, please reach out BEFORE paying your deposit.
This experience is only for 8-16 women.
One more thing.
You never know where this may lead...
At the end, you'll walk away a new person with a deep understanding of world cultures and your self; and through your travel, you never know where you will end up. Did you know Richard Branson founded Virgin Airlines after getting stuck in Puerto Rico? And Phil Knight founded Blue Ribbon Sports which became the $25 billion empire Nike after a trip to Japan?
The best thing is be open to all types of possibilities.
A Celebration of Individuality And A Tribute to Love
Why headwraps? We use the colorful, multi-cultural art of headwrapping – think turbans, scarves and more – to serve as a unifier and a way to enlighten and brighten the moods of our guests. Love people watching? Interested in the spiritual and cultural side of dress? Looking for a unique item to wear or adorn your home? Love fashion? If you answered YES to any of these, then you’ll love the Headwrap Expo.
Founded by anthropologist Zarinah El-Amin Naeem in 2013, The Headwrap Expo has grown into an eclectic space where people feel free to be themselves, while learning about others.
Building Community
THE ENLIVEN YOUR SOUL FOUNDATION FOR GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT, a 501c3 organization and sister of Enliven Your Soul has as it’s mission to use art, culture and education to help women across the globe. Our current project is the Girls African Scholarship Fund in Sierra Leone. Since 2003, we’ve given over $15,000 to young girls. Our next goal is to build a school for entrepreneurship. Each entrepreneur who births a business through our trainings pledges to give back in some way.
Do you need additional clarity on which way to go? Start here.
LIVE EVENTS
How can you create a community movement around a subject you are passionate about? How can you rally the troops? How can you meet new supportive friends? You can have the best idea ever but if you don’t know who to bring people together to support it, it won’t get off the ground. We use our annual signature event, The Headwrap Expo, to not only fulfill our ultimate goal of building a global culture of love, but as a wonderful teaching tool for those who want to learn how to pull a community together in their own area.
TRAVEL
Have you ever wanted to travel? How did Zarinah, a regular city girl from Detroit, end up a world traveler? How does travel affect your position as a business owner and how can travel be your new normal? As travel is one of the best ways to not only learn more about the world, but learn about yourself, we infuse global excursions and retreats into our repertoire of offerings to accelerate our client’s growth.
ONLINE COURSES
How can you build a business you love without burnout? How can you become more confident on your entrepreneurial path and make quantum leaps? How can you ultimately get the support you need to make it happen! Learn these topics and more in Zarinah’s online courses and high-level trainings.
PRIVATE COACHING
When was the last time you put yourself in a position where you had expert attention and focus on you and your growth? Business runs in a spiral, not a straight line and if you are someone who wants to make an impact in big way, giving yourself the support you deserve is key. This is your opportunity to get unstuck and create strong momentum in your business by having Zarinah’s attention.
GOLD MINE WOMEN'S BUSINESS CIRCLE
Do you know you need long-term accountability to make this work? Have you started and stopped several times and want to be a part of a system designed to accelerate your business AND build the skills you need for sustainable success? Zarinah’s year-long GOLD MINE WOMEN’S BUSINESS CIRCLE could be the perfect tool for you.
Giving back
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Frequently Asked Questions
While further details, including check-in/check-out times, complete retreat schedule & packing list will be sent closer to the date, please feel free to contact us with any questions at [email protected]
Is this a regular tour of Morocco?
Nope. This is not a group tour where you hop on a bus, snap some photos, and check boxes. This is a deeply curated, spiritually-rooted experience designed for women who want to explore the beauty of Morocco and the beauty within themselves. We go beyond the surface—connecting with local communities, having meaningful conversations, and creating space for rest, reflection, and reconnection.
What’s included in the price?
Your retreat includes:
7 nights of accommodations (in Marrakech, Sahara Desert, and Essaouira)
All internal travel (private driver, 4x4 to desert camp, etc.)
Daily breakfast + select lunches and dinners
Entry to all scheduled experiences
Cultural tours, guided sessions, and daily soulwork prompts
Pre-trip support + packing guide
Zarinah and her team’s full guidance and facilitation
Connection with a powerful circle of like-minded women
Flights and travel insurance are not included.
Who is this retreat for?
This experience is for ADULT women who want to travel with purpose and depth—women who are craving more joy, more clarity, and more connection to the world and to themselves. It’s ideal if you’ve been feeling burnt out, in transition, or just ready to feel alive again.
If you’re just looking for a turn-up, party, or spa-only trip—this probably isn’t the one for you (and that’s okay!).
How physical is this trip? Will I be okay if I’m not super active?
You need to be able to walk at least a mile or so. We move at a soulful, spacious pace. You’ll walk through markets, villages, uneven streets and sandy areas, but we’re not doing any strenuous hiking or high-adventure excursions. You can skip the camel ride if you prefer a 4x4 transfer. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended, but this is not a high-exertion trip.
Can I come alone? I don’t have a travel buddy.
Absolutely. Many women come solo—and by the end, you’ll feel like you’ve gained a circle of sisters. We create a safe, supportive space from day one, and we’ll help pair you with a roommate unless you prefer a private room (based on availability).
What airport do I fly into?
You’ll fly into Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK). Detailed arrival instructions will be sent once you're confirmed. We’ll also provide a pre-trip group call and travel guide to make your journey smooth.
What’s the refund or cancellation policy?
Your $500 deposit is non-refundable. Because we reserve accommodations and experiences in advance, all payments are non-refundable once submitted. However, we recommend you purchase travel insurance to protect your investment in case of emergencies.
How do I hold my spot?
Click the “Apply Now” or “Reserve My Spot” button on this page. You’ll complete a short form, submit your deposit, and receive a welcome email with next steps!
Will there be free time?
Yes! While we’ll have curated cultural and soulful experiences each day, you’ll also have space to relax, journal, shop, or just take it all in. This isn’t a packed-to-the-minute itinerary—it’s spacious, intentional, and nourishing.
Do I need to know Arabic or French?
Nope! Our team and guides will be with you every step of the way, and many locals speak English in the areas we visit. You’ll also learn a few Moroccan Arabic phrases for fun!
Choose to live BOLD....
THIS IS YOUR TIME.
YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
YOUR LIFE!
Enliven YOUR soul and let's enliven the world!
Enliven Your Soul Journeys are built around engaging with people, not just getting a passport stamp.
Our all-inclusive, multi-city experiences are meticulously orchestrated and led by regional experts and local guides with insider knowledge to add a new perspective to your journey. We link unique cultures, historic sites and natural wonders rarely experienced together for a journey of mind, body, and spirit...rich in self-discovery.