Luxurious Vip Service SPECIAL Morocco VIP GRAND TOUR 12 Day Day1 : Casablanca airport– Casablanca Open arrival Casablanca International airport Welcome and assistance with our ( English speaking guide )and transfer directly to Casablanca . Stop for photos at the Hassan II Mosque Remainder of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Casablanca Day 2: Casablanca Rabat We set out on a 1½ hours’ drive to the administrative Imperial capital since 1912 of the Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat (R’bat al Fat’h) – one of the four Imperial Cities, general the administrative Imperial capital since 1912 of the Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat (R’bat al Fat’h) –Sightseeing you visit the Royal Palace and the Kasbah of the Oudayas in this beautiful coastal city. Overnight in Rabat Day 3: Rabat – Chefchaouen After breakfast, you will depart for Chefchaouen, the famous blue city of Morocco in the Rif Mountains. You will stop for luch at one of the local small town to a kefta barbecue than continue the drive ; Upon arrival in Chefchaouen, you will check into your Riad and have some time to settle in, relax, and explore! Day 4: Chefchaouen – Fes After breakfast we will start out tour in the bleu city and at your convenience , you will set out for the ancient Roman ruins of Volubilis. You will spend the morning exploring the 2000-year-old ruins and getting a picture of life during the Roman Empire. Lunch will be taken in Meknes one of Morocco’s Imperial cities. After lunch, your driver will take you to visit the King’s Stables and the Granary, and then you will head off to Fes, the cultural and spiritual capital of Morocco BV ABDELLAH BEN YASSINE CASABLANCA, MOROCCO Luxurious Vip Service Day 5:Fes 0930 Depart for sightseeing of Fez. The oldest of the imperial cities, FEZ is arguably the symbolic heart of Morocco. The Medina of Fez el-Bali (Old Fez) is the largest living medieval cities in the world and the most interesting in Morocco. With the exception of Marrakech, Cairo and Damascus, there is nothing remotely comparable anywhere else in the Arab world. The narrow winding alleys and covered bazaars are crammed with every conceivable sort of craft workshop, restaurant, meat, fruit and vegetable market, mosque and medersas, as well as extensive dye pits and tanneries – a veritable assault on the senses as you squeeze past recalcitrant donkeys and submit to the sounds and smells of this jostling city. During the tour, you will see the impressive Dar el Makhzen and a 15 minute stop at the Royal Palace with its magnificent seven bronze gates. From here we walk to and through the Mellah with its intense atmosphere and fine examples of Mauro-Hispanic architecture in the Escheresque labyrinth of alleyways (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) to make for some workshops to witness the continuing ancient art of making the distinctive Fassi pottery and zellige(terra cotta tile work in the form of geometrical mosaics chips covered with enamel in the form of chips and set into plaster - one of the main characteristics of Moroccan architecture, used mainly as an ornament for walls, ceilings, fountains, floors, pools, tables, etc.). On to the Bou Inania Mosque and the Maimonides’ clock; the impressive al-Quarawiyyin Mosque and University (exterior only) and the el-Atterine Medersa (exterior only), passing the aromas of the Souq el-Atterine area of spices and groceries, the, perfumes and beauty products at the Souq el- Henna; to the workshops of silk brocade weavers, silversmiths, brass and copperware artisans at es-Saffarine and the colorful es-Sabbaghine with its Street of the Dyers, a grass mat workshop and antique shops to the delightful el- Nejjarine Square with its fountain and caravanserai, now a Museum of Woodworkers Art, stopping nearby for a light lunch at the Palais Medina Restaurant, then suitably refreshed, we continue to the renowned Tanneries on the bank of the Oued Fes and thence on from the magnificent Bab Boujloud to proceed alongside the magnificent ramparts with its beautiful ‘Babs’ to the 16th century Saâdien watchtower at the North Borj and the Dar Batha Museum with its collection of carpets, woodwork to arrive back at your hotel or riad after a day full of contrasting culture and journey into some 1,200 years of history. Return to the hotel or Riad . Day 6: Fez Azrou – Midelt – Ziz Gorges – Er Rachidia – Erfoud : BV ABDELLAH BEN YASSINE CASABLANCA, MOROCCO Luxurious Vip Service After breakfast we now set off south to the Sahara, This will be all of a 6½ hour drive, with “comfort stops” and many photo-opportunities. Down now through a bleak plain of scrub and desert to the Berber mountain town of Midelt, where we may stop for a light lunch (optional) .your first impression of the over-powering proximity of the Sahara . Late afternoon arrive Erfoud which will give you your first impression of the over-powering proximity of the Sahara. We now change our vehicle for an air-conditioned Land Cruiser for our final stretch for a dinner and overnight accommodation in a deluxe l tent set amid the sands of Merzouga, the highest dunes of the Erg Chebbi to witness an awesome sunset of Nature’s incredible light show of sunset over ever-changing colours of dunes. BD. Day 7: Tinerhir - Dades Gorge - Q’laat des M’gouna – Skoura After breakfast you will Leave for the small town of Tinerhrir, located at the mouth of the fabulous Todra Gorges, overlooked by a Glaoua Kasbah. Now we set out up the Oued Todra for some 15km into to the deepest, narrowest and most spectacular part of these further wonders of Mother Nature. Returning back to Tinehrir we stop at the French- owned Restaurant Chez Michel for a light lunch ( optional ). Now ever-further west along the Route of 1000 Kasbahs. Late afternoon arrive Ouarzazate - which was, in the late 1980s, a bit of a tourist boom town - for overnight accommodation at your hotel. Day 8: skoura – Ksar ait Ben haddou – Marrakech: We now set forth towards the north alongside the Oued Ouarzazate via the Assif Ounila Valley to the Kasbah at Tiffoultoute and the magnificently exotic Kasbah and Ksour of Aït Ben Haddou, declared, and rightly so, a World Heritage Site. BV ABDELLAH BEN YASSINE CASABLANCA, MOROCCO Luxurious Vip Service From here set off up into the High Atlas Mountains and the exhilarating hairpin bends to alight at the top of the Tizi n’Tichka (2260m) where we stop for a light lunch (optional) .Late afternoon arrive Marrakech for three nights at Hotel or Riad. Day 9: Marrakech 0845 Meet at the lobby. 0900 Depart for Marrakech sightseeing Marrakech, the second of the four Imperial Cities of Morocco, is at the crossroads of Arab, Berber and Sudanese civilizations. One of the world’s most mysterious and Fascinating cities, Marrakech has a memorable beauty, with its palm-lined streets and red earth walls surrounding a huge medina of flat-roofed, red houses. Marrakech was founded in 1062. Situated in the Tensift Valley, the location of this city is particularly impressive with the snow-covered peaks of the High Atlas Mountain range appearing to rise from just behind the city. Walking tour of 1000 years of Moroccan architecture, including: Koutoubia Mosque, Koubba El-Badiyiin, Medersa Ben Youssef. Inside visit of Marjorelle and Menara the lush Majorelle Botanical Gardens, privately owned by Yves St. Laurent, is a small tropical garden where you will stop for a stroll, visit also the museum inside the garden .. The Menara Gardens are in an olive grove with a rectangular pool and green-tiled pavilion built in 1866. The small Saadian Pavilion, mirrored in the still water with the mountains and olive groves in the background, was used by the Sultans for romantic interludes. Marrakech is an oasis whose palmeraie (palm groves) stretch into the desert from the city walls ;The Muse de Marrakech housed in a 19th-century palace and devoted to both modern and traditional Moroccan art, including fine examples of historical books, coins and pottery of Moroccan Jewish, Berber and Arab cultures. After lunch, take a stroll in the famous Djamaa El F’na Square. Twilight is the magical hour, when all of Marrakech seems to descend on the city's central plaza, creating a tableau vivant straight out of "1001 Nights." This is arguably the world's most exotic locales – a tumult of acrobats, boxers, story-tellers, snake charmers, water carriers, juice-squeezers, henna-painters . unforgettable street BV ABDELLAH BEN YASSINE CASABLANCA, MOROCCO Luxurious Vip Service Day 10: Marrakech – Atlas Mountains 09:00 Leave for an excursion to the Atlas Mountains to see a vast array of vegetation, colored rock cliffs, mountains streams, Berber villages, and local mountain people. This secret and harmonious countryside will revitalize you with its pure air and rustic traditions. Nature lovers and all those who needs to escape from the fast pace of urban life Take the opportunity to stop and visit the inside of a Berber home for a cup of tea and homemade Berber bread (Tanourt). Optional lunch the famous Kasbah Tamadout of Virgin (Sir Richard Bronson’s). The Kasbah Tamadot is a magical walled construction set on the side of the rolling hills of the High Atlas Mountains. Day 11 Marrakech Free Day OR Excursion to Essaouira After breakfast you may enjoy a free day in Marrakech to explore and relax; OR you could choose to do a day excursion to Essaouira. Optional Excursion: After breakfast, you will set off to the coastal city of Essaouira, a picturesque fishing town, lying on the southwest coast of Morocco.