DISCOVER MOROCCO
11
DAYS
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 11 day tour of Morocco to include
Casablanca
– Rabat – Meknes – Fez – Marrakesh and Casablanca to name a few.
DAY 1: Saturday -
CASABLANCA - Welcome at Mohamed V airport.
Assistance & transfer to Casablanca. Check in at the hotel, dinner
and overnight.
DAY 2: SUNDAY –
CASABLANCA-RABAT (95 km) - Breakfast at the
hotel. Meeting with your tour escort. Visit of the economic capital of
Morocco: Mohammed V square, central market, the Habbous
District, residential district of Anfa & Ain Diab. Fish lunch at
one of the seafront restaurants during which the guide will brief you
about your tour. Continuation to Rabat, the white imperial city and the
administrative capital of the kingdom. The sightseeing includes the
Mechouar (ramparts and walls surrounding the Royal Palace), the Oudaya
Kasbah, the splendid Mohamed V mausoleum, the Hassan tower. Dinner and
accommodation at the hotel.
DAY 3: MONDAY –
RABAT- FEZ (220 km) - Departure to Meknes, the
old medina is surrounded by a triple thickness of 40 km walls and
preserves the most beautiful gate of Morocco: the Bab Mansour. Also
visit of the Royal stables of Moulay Ismael, the Medina and the Jewish
quarter. After lunch, continuation to Fez via the holy city of Moulay
Idriss, where the founder of the Islam in Morocco is buried, and visit
of the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis. Dinner and
accommodation at the hotel.
DAY 4: TUESDAY
– FEZ - After breakfast, the whole day
will be devoted to the sightseeing of Fez, the most ancient of the
Imperial cities founded in the 8th century by Moulay Idridd II. Visit
of the medieval Medina with its Attarine and Bou Anania Medersas
(religious Islamic universities), the Nejjarine fountain, the Moulay
Idriss mausoleum, and the Karaouine Mosque. Moroccan lunch at a
traditional restaurant in the Medina. Afternoon, visit of Fez Jdid,
return back to Fes. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
DAY 5: WEDNESDAY -
MEKNES/MIDELT/ ERFOUD (450 km) -
Departure to Erfoud via the mountains and the cedar woods of the middle
Atlas passing by Ifrane, a charming ski resort and Azrou, an
important handicraft centre. Stop in Midelt for lunch. Continuation to
Erfoud via Errachidia and the Ziz valley dotted with palm trees, which
are the source for the yearly date Festival in Erfoud. Dinner and
accommodation in Erfoud.
DAY 6: THURSDAY –
ERFOUD/RISSANI/TINGHIR/OUARZAZATE (390 km) - Early morning, an
optional jeep excursion to see the
sunrise
over the sands-dunes of Merzouga. Back to the hotel for breakfast and
continuation to Rissani, the holy city where Moulay Ali Cherif,
ancestor of the Alaouite dynasty is buried. Visit of the kasbah
of the 17th century and the Ksar Abbar ruins, and continuation to
Tinghir via the Tinjdad road. Visit of the magnificent Todgha
canyons which rocks reach and altitude of 250 meters. Lunch at a
restaurant situated at the feet of the canyons and departure to the
Dades canyons for a visit and then continuation to
Ouarzazate via the road of the thousand kasbahs and the Dades
valley famous for its roses and the yearly Moussem (rose
Feztival). Visit of the kasbah of Taourirt. Dinner and
accommodation in Ouarzazate.
DAY 7: FRIDAY -
OUARZAZATE / AIT BENHADDOU/MARRAKESH (230 km) - Visit of the
kasbahs of Taouirt
Tiffeltout and Ait Benhaddou, the most spectacular
fortress in the south of Morocco, which has served as decor for many
films like "Laurence of Arabia". Lunch at the terrace of the restaurant
facing the kasbah. Departure to Marrakech via the Tichka pass offering
an impressive landscape in the heart of the Atlas mountain
chain. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
DAY 8: SATURDAY –
MARRAKESH - The entire day will be devoted to
the visit of Marrakech, the second oldest Imperial city, known as the
pearl of the South. The city was founded by the Almoravides at the end
of the 11th century. The historical sightseeing includes the Menara
garden, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia palace, the Koutoubia and the Dar
Si Saïd museum. Lunch at the hotel. Afternoon, visit of the souks
and handicraft quarters displaying a
variety of items and the famous place Djemâa El Fna with its non
stop entertainment. Dinner with fantasia. Accommodation at the hotel.
DAY 9: SUNDAY -
MARRAKESH/ESSAOUIRA (160 km) - Morning at leisure and at 11.00
am departure
to
Essaouira. Fish lunch at a local restaurant. Visit of this idyllic
fishermen town known as the former Mogador and Portuguese stronghold
and famous for its woodcarving handicraft. Dinner and
accommodation at the hotel.
DAY 10: MONDAY –
ESSAOUIRA/SAFI/EL JADIDA/CASABLANCA (270 km) - Departure to
Safi, also a former Portuguese fortress and famous for its pottery.
Sightseeing of
the town. Continuation To Oualidia via the picturesque coastal
road, lunch at a local restaurant in Oualidia with view on its superb
bay. Continuation to El Jadida, sight seeing of this town including the
famous citadel, a reminder of the Portuguese occupation of the 16th
century. Continuation to Casablanca. Dinner and accommodation at the
hotel
DAY 11: TUESDAY –
CASABLANCA - Departure. Transfer to the
airport of Casablanca, assistance from our staff with check in and
departure formalities.
NOTES:
If you are arriving on Sunday,
the following arrangements are made:
For arrivals at airport till
12:00: direct transfer to the restaurant in Casablanca to join
the group.
For arrivals after 12:00:
direct transfer to the hotel in Rabat. In this case sight
seeing of Rabat takes place early the next day before leaving to Fez.
Price per pax for special
transfer to Rabat is 360 DH, minimum 4 persons.
The sightseeing of
Casablanca will take place upon return on Saturday morning. Saturday
afternoon is at leisure, HB at the hotel. Sunday: transfer to the
airport.
Hotels used or Similar
City
4
star
5 star
5
star Deluxe
Casablanca
Farah or Idou Anfa Royal Mansour
Royal Mansour
Rabat
Chellah
Farah
Hilton
Fes
Zalagh
I
Crown Palace Jnan Palace
Marrakech
Atlas
Royal Mirage Royal Mirage de luxe
Inclusions
• Tour based
on full board according to described program, including dinner with
fantasia show in Marrakech.
•
Transportation with an adequate car According to number of participants,
• Local
guides in the cities for 4/5 participants,
•
Multilingual tour escort/guide throughout, starting 6 participants,
• Entrance
fees to the monuments indicated in the program,
• Portage of
luggage, Tips at the hotels and restaurants,
• Our
assistance.
• Excursion
to Merzouga by 4x4: 360 DH
• For any
trip extension or arrival prior to the tour, the
transfers will be added to the above costs
Departures:
January to December
Prices – Land only:
Available upon request
Many other tours of
Morocco and combinations of Morocco, Spain and Portugal available -
contact us for more information.
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