DAY 01 : Saturday
- CASABLANCA
Welcome at Mohamed V
airport. Assistance & transfer to Casablanca. Check in at the hotel,
dinner and overnight.
DAY 02 : SUNDAY –
CASABLANCA-RABAT (95 km)
Breakfast at the
hotel. Meeting with your tourescort. 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
03 : MONDAY – RABAT / MEKNES (160 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 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 04 : TUESDAY –
MEKNES - FEZ – MEKNES (60 km)
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 Meekness. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
DAY 05 : 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 Feztival in
Erfoud. Dinner and accommodation in Erfoud.
DAY 06 : 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 07 : 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
08 : 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 09 : 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.
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