The radio station Kiss FM in association with Lagos-based PDM travel organized a four day trip in October to Morocco with all profits going to Madrugada. 
With a full coach of 57 and more than 20 people on standby the trip was a sellout. First stop after leaving the Algarve was Cadiz followed by a night in Algeciras and a ferry over to the Spanish Ceuta the following morning. Travelling along the coast the party visited the souk in Tetouan and entered a world of crowded narrow streets crammed with shops
and stalls selling everything imaginable.
Lunch in an ornately tiled restaurant, came complete with belly dancing, musicians in traditional clothing and piled dishes of chicken tagine.
An overnight stop in Tangiers and the party were invited by their local guide to come with him to the Kasbah (a network of souks) and enter the labyrinth of this world famous location. A thousand different sounds, images and scents made this an experience that truly lived up to its reputation. Snake charmers, carpet sellers, spice emporiums plus tailors, bakers and many other aspects of daily Moroccan life crammed side by side made this a day to remember.
The trip included many other sightseeing opportunities including stopping in the fascinating town of Arzilah which is more like an open air art gallery with wall murals, galleries and decorated buildings at every turn through its medina. On the final day the party took the hydrofoil to Tarifa on the Spanish mainland and then onto Gibraltar for an afternoon’s shopping and home. Altogether the four day trip covered 1700km yet still had everyone back by late evening.
Future Madrugada benefit trips are being planned, showing how easy it is to take a short break out of Europe.
For details please contact Alison Ribeiro at PDM travel. e-mail: alison@pdm-travel.com
Freephone: 800 206 375.