Imperial cities

Travel through the Siroua Mountains, standing upwards of 11000ft, to walk around the extinct volcanoes. Continue on to Agdez and drive along the Draa valley with thousands of Kssours. elite mud houses found in Oases and groves of palm trees. In ancient time, the Draa was a permanent river, the longest in Morocco. Today it rises near Ouarzazate and travels for 156 miles to disappear into the sands of the Sahara.

Imperial Cities & Jewish Heritage  

Drive to Moulay Idriss. Here lies the Mausoleum of the founder the first Arab Dynasty that ruled Morocco Then on to the Roman city of Volubilis. Travel to Meknes, visit to  Bab Mansour decorated in green and white ceramic tiles. Continue to Fez . Visit the Synagogues dating back to the 17th Century. Optional participation in morning Sabbath services at a local synagogue. Tour ages-old Fez, considered the world's best example of a living medieval city. The most ancient of the imperial capitals, and the most complete medieval city of the Arab world.

History stops in Rabat and does not leave. It appears on the corner of an alley, in a stall of oriental slippers and poufs fragrant with the scent of leather, in a carpet auction.

Cities the most visited in Morocco

• Casablanca
• Rabat
• Meknes
• Fes
• Erfoud/Marzouga
• Ouarzazate
• Marrakech 
• Asni 
• Essaouira
• Agadir
• Tangier
• Taroudant

• Exotic Morocco  

• Morocco Imperial Cities

   It impregnates every stone of the Oudaya Kasbah, fortress of indomitable Andalous Corsairs of XVII century. Nothing is more pleasurable than imagining their exciting lives, delightfully installed at the Moorish coffee, savoring gazelle horns (Moroccan cake) with a mint tea, looking at the boats which dance in the Bou Regreg river at the bottom of the Sale city ramparts.
  Here, everything is luxury and sophistication. The traditional Moroccan art is put on exhibit : under a gilt cupola made of mahogany and Lebanon cedar, arises the Royal sarcophagus of Pakistani white onyx (marble).
   

 History has left its mark upon Rabat, and Rabat honors those who made it. As Yacob el-Mansour is honored with the Hassan tower, dominating what should have been one of the greatest mosques in the Muslim world,

Exotic Morocco  

Marrakech. Historic visit of Marrakech will include the Menara, a magnificent pool surrounded by flowers, reflecting the image of a beautiful Moorish construction built in 1866 for the dignitaries. See glorious sunsets with the Atlas mountains as a backdrop. Also, the pool is a functional irrigation system to the surrounding areas. The tour will see several impressive sights: The Koutoubia Minaret (the twin tower of la Giralda in Sevilla, Spain), the Saadian tombs demonstrating Moorish architecture in its perfection. The tombs, consisting of splendid mausoleums built in the sixteenth century, were walled for some time, not to be discovered until 1917. Other sites include: the museum of Dar Si Said with the best display of Berber arts and crafts to be found; the remains of the Badii Palace, a historical monument chosen to host the annual National Festival of Popular Art, beginning the second Friday in June. The Bahia Palace still hosts dignitaries in the heart of the Mellah (Jewish quarter) 

mperial Cities & Sahara

An early wake up call for sunrise excursion to  Dunes.  An experience not to be missed is to watch the sun as it  rises from the top of the golden dunes,  a spectacular view of the Sahara which no words can describe. Back to the tent for special Breakfast with the Touargees people, then continue on to explore the holy ancient city of Rissani by your 4X4 Land Rover. Early afternoon depart to Tinghir ,The highest and the narrowest gorges in the region are Todra's, only 15 km from Tinghir. Traveling through the Dades valley in spring you will find the bloom of thousands of Persian roses - cultivated as hedgerows dividing the plots. Thousands of Kasbahs scattered along the Dades river through El Kalaa Del Mgouna and Boumaine