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Imperial Impressions - A Majestic City Tour

 Tour Overview

Itinerary Overview: This private tour includes:

Day 1:  All breakfasts & dinners where indicated Welcome to ! (excluding beverages) Day 2:  Private transport in a new vehicle with Head to the calm capital. air conditioning  English-speaking driver Day 3: Meknes  Airport pick-up and drop-off The lesser-known Imperial City.  Local, English-speaking guides Day 4-5: / Fez  Private guided visit of Fez with lunch Roman ruins and medinas.  Optional guided visit of with Day 6-7: Fez to Marrakesh lunch Venture to the "Red City."  Village visits & local meals Day 8: High / Marrakesh  Optional cooking workshop in Fez A day trip into Berber country.  Generous tips to all guides & driver Day 9: Marrakesh to Casablanca  This tour does not include entrance fees into monuments. This allows you to Back to the big city. enter those you in which you are most Day 10: Depart Casablanca interested

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 Full Itinerary and Hotels

AT = Airport transfer included Accommodations: (T) = Transport time in hours L or D = Lunch or dinner included 3-Star (All Standard Rooms): * = Private transport Casablanca – Hotel Maamoura Rabat - Art Riad Day 1: Arrive Casablanca (AT) Meknes - Riad D'Or Upon arriving into the Casablanca Airport Fez - Riad Tafilalet (CMN), you'll be picked up and taken to your Marrakesh - Dar Silisla hotel. Following, you may wish to see some of the sights of the city, the best being the Hassan 3/4-Star: II Mosque. Casablanca – Hotel Barcelo (Deluxe) Rabat - Riad Kalaa (Saharan Suite) Day 2*: Rabat (D) (1.5hrs) Meknes - Riad D'Or (Suite) The capital of Morocco, Rabat is the first Fez - Riad Laaroussa (Regular Room)

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Imperial city you will be visiting. With a laid- Marrakesh - Dar Silsila (Ensuite) back medina worthy of exploration and a nice vibe to boot, you can visit the Oudayas , Hassan Tower & Mohammed V Mausoleum, 4-Star Deluxe: along with the Chellah Gardens & Necropolis. Casablanca - Mansour Meridien (Superior) You will be spending the night in a lovely riad Rabat - Riad Kalaa ( Suite) (traditional Moroccan home) inside the Rabat Meknes - Riad D'Or (Suite) medina. Fez - Riad Laaroussa (Suite) Marrakesh - Riad Siwan (Suite) Day 3*: Meknes (D) (2hrs) Today, you'll travel onward to Meknes, one of Tour Variations: Morocco's lesser-visited Imperial Cities. Located This Morocco city tour route can also begin in here is one of Morocco's most impressive Rabat, Fez, or Marrakesh. Please contact us if gateways, Bab Mansour. you'd like to re-arrange this route to fit your needs. Day 4*: Volubilis / Fez (D) (2hrs) Today can be devoted to a half-day guided visit of Meknes before continuing onward through the impressive Roman ruins of Volubilis and the town of Moulay Idriss before heading to Fez.

Day 5: Fez (Private Guided Tour) In Fez, you will be able to explore the UNESCO protected Fez medina with a private guide, included today since Fez is made up of 9,000 roads and alleyways that are best explored with a local expert.

Day 6*: Fez to Marrakesh (D) (7hrs) Today, you'll travel from Fez to Marrakesh. While you can take the train, some of our tour prices include private transport. If you decide to go via the backroads through Beni Mellal, then add on two hours of travel time to today's journey.

Day 7: Marrakesh Guided Visit (optional) In Marrakesh, today will be devoted to an optional private guided visit (with lunch) of the Marrakesh Medina .

Day 8: Marrakesh / High Atlas (optional) You'll have a free day in Marrakesh to continue exploring the sights, souks, and smells. If you'd like to use this free day to take a guided visit of the Berber villages of the High Atlas Mountains with lunch and transport included, we have this

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available as an itinerary extra. The roundtrip to the mountains and back to Marrakesh is three hours.

Day 9*: Marrakesh to Casablanca (3hrs) Depending upon your flight time tomorrow, you can stay in Marrakesh or travel to Casablanca this afternoon. If you opt to stay in Marrakesh, travel time to the airport tomorrow is three hours. You might also find flights departing from the Marrakesh (RAK) airport.

Day 10: Depart Casablanca (AT) You'll be departing Morocco today, so we hope you enjoyed your journey!