11 Day Discovery of Morocco

11 DAY DISCOVERY OF MOROCCO

Departs From: Casablanca Meeting Point: Airport pick-up Duration: 11 days / 10 nights Available on Saturdays

ITINERARY

Day 01 CASABLANCA Day 05 FES / MIDELT / ERFOUD Departure to Erfoud via the mountains and the Dar Si Said Museum. Have lunch at Arrive and be welcomed at Mohamed V and the cedar woods of the middle Atlas the hotel. Airport. You will be assisted by our passing by Ifrane, a charming ski resort In the afternoon, visit the souks and handi- representative for your transfer to and Azrou, an important handicraft craft quarters displaying a variety of items Casablanca and hotel check-in. Dinner center. Stop in Midelt for lunch. Con- and the famous place Djemaa El Fna with its and overnight at the hotel. tinue to Erfoud via Errachidia and the Ziz non-stop entertainment. Dinner with Fanta- valley dotted with palm trees, which are sia Show (optional, not included in tour price). Overnight at the hotel. CASABLANCA - RABAT the source for the yearly Date Festival in Day 02 Erfoud. Dinner and overnight in Erfoud. Breakfast at the hotel. Meet with your Day 09 MARRAKECH / ESSAOUIRA tour guide. Visit the economic capital Day 06 ERFOUD / RISSANI / TINGHIR / of Morocco - Mohammed V Square, OUARZAZATE Morning at leisure. Depart for Essaouira at Central Market, the Habbous District, 10:00. Have lunch at a local restaurant. the residential district of Anfa and Ain Early morning, take a jeep excursion to Visit this idyllic fishermen town known as Diab. Have lunch at one of the seafront see the sun rise over the sand dunes of the former Mogador and Portuguese strong- restaurants during which time, your Merzouga. Go back to the hotel for hold. The town is also famous for its wood- guide will brief you about your tour. breakfast and continue to Rissani, the carving handicrafts. Dinner and overnight After lunch, continue to Rabat, the holy city where Moulay Ali Cherif, ances- at the hotel. white imperial city and the administra- tor of the Alaouite dynasty is buried. tivecapital of the kingdom. Your sight- Visit the kasbah of the 17th century and Day 10 ESSAOUIRA / SAFI / EL JADIDA / seeing tour includes the Mechouar the Ksar Abbar ruins and continue to CASABLANCA (ramparts and walls surrounding the Tinghir via the Tinjdad road. Royal Palace), the Oudaya Kasbah, the Visit the magnificent Todgha Canyons Depart for Safi, also a former Portuguese splendid Mohamed V Mausoleum and which rocks reach the altitude of 250 fortress and famous for its pottery. Enjoy the Hassan Tower. Dinner and over- meters. Have lunch at a restaurant situ- sightseeing of the town before continuing night at the hotel. ated at the feet of the canyons before on to Oualidia via the picturesque coastal departing for the Dades Canyons for a road. Have lunch at a local restaurant in Day 03 RABAT / MEKNES / FES visit. Then continue to Ouarzazate via Oualidia with a view of its superb bay. Con- the road of the thousand kasbahs and tinue to El Jadida and see its famous citadel, Depart for Meknes. The old medina is the Dades valley famous for its roses a reminder of the Portuguese occupation of surrounded by 40-kilometer walls and and the yearly Moussem (Rose Festival). the 16th century. Journey back to Casa- preserves the most beautiful gate of Visit the kasbah of Taourirt. blanca for dinner and overnight. Morocco - the Bab Mansour. Also visit of the Royal stables of Moulay Ismael, Day 07 OUARZAZATE / AIT BENHAD- Day 11 CASABLANCA the Medina and the Jewish Quarter. DOU / MARRAKECH Transfer to the airport in Casablanca fully After lunch, continue to the holy city of assisted by our staff with check-in and Moulay Idriss, where the founder of Visit the kasbahs of Taouirt Tiffeltout departure formalities. End of service. Islam in Morocco is buried. Then visit and Ait Benhaddou, the most spectacu- the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis lar fortress in the south of Morocco, before departing for Fes. Dinner and which has served as the set for many overnight at the hotel. films, one of which is the movie "Laurence of Arabia." Have lunch at the Day 04 FES terrace of the restaurant facing the kasbah. Depart for Marrakech via the The whole day will be devoted to the Tichka Pass offering an impressive land- sightseeing of Fes, the most ancient of scape in the heart of the Atlas mountain the Imperial Cities, founded back in the chain. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. 8th century by Moulay Idridd II. Visit the medieval Medina with its Attarine Day 08 MARRAKECH and Bou Anania Medersas (religious The entire day will be devoted to explor- Islamic universities), the Nejjarine Foun- ing the sights of Marrakech, the second tain, the Moulay Idriss Mausoleum and oldest Imperial City, known as the pearl the Karaouine Mosque. Have a Moroc- of the South. The city was founded by can lunch at a traditional restaurant in the Almoravides at the end of the 11th the Medina. In the afternoon, visit Me- century. The historical sightseeing in- dina Fes. Dinner and overnight at the cludes the Menara Garden, the Saadian hotel. Tombs, the Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia

 Meet and greet at Mohamed V Airport  Accommodation in 4-star  Half board basis*  Transportation on adequate deluxe vehicle (according to number of participants)  Local guides in the cities** / Multilingual guide throughout the tour  Excursion to see the sun rise over the sand dunes of Merzouga  Entrance fees to the monuments (as per itinerary)  Porterage  Tips at the hotels and restaurants  Our assistance  Taxes

Excludes

 Dinner with Fantasia Show at Ali Restaurant (Day 08)  Entrance fee to Hassan II Mosque  Meals and drinks unless specified  Personal expenses  Optional activity costs  Domestic/International flights  Visas

Please Note  **Only when tour operates with only 4 to 6 participants. For 7 participants up, a multilingual tour guide is provided.  The Dinner with Fantasia Show at Ali Restaurant is 35 EUR per person.  The entrance fee to Hassan II Mosque is 12 EUR per person. The guided tour is or- ganized daily (except Fridays and religious holidays) at 09:00, 10:00, 11:00 and 14:00.