BEST TRIPADVISOR GRAND DISCOVERY OF MOROCCO TOUR – 14 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS

Day 1 : Casablanca-Rabat (100Km).

After breakfast, start the Grand discovery of Morocco tour by the visit of Casablanca, the business capital of the kingdom seeing, visit Mohammed V square, the United Nations square, the  Central Market, the Habbous quarter, the Royal Palace, the residential area of Anfa and the outside view of the magnificent Hassan II Mosque and the AinDiab Corniche lined with

swimming pools and gastronomic restaurants.

After Lunch departure to Rabat, the administrative capital of Morocco. Discover the “Imperial Garden City” with its main monuments: Oudayas garden, Hassan Tower and Mausoleum. You’ll also see the ramparts and walls of the Mechouar which surround the Royal Palace.

Dinner & overnight at your hotel in Rabat.

Day 2 : Rabat-Moulay Idriss-Volubilis-Meknes-Fes (200Km)

Breakfast in the hotel, sightseeing of the “Imperial garden city” begins with the Kasbah of Oudayas, Hassan Tower and walls of the Mechouar surrounding the Royal Palace.

Lunch in restaurant in Meknes. 

Sightseeing of Meknes “Moroccan Versailles” : Town founded in the 17th century by king Moulay Ismael. Visit of Volubilis ruins.

Dinner & Overnight stay in Fes

Day 3 : Fes

Visit of the medieval Medina of Fes and explore the famous souks where craftsmen still labor in the age-old oriental tradition.

Ø  The Mellah (Jewish quarter) walk there on pm end of the visit

Ø  The Medina interesting walk there and possibility to make shopping

Ø  Medersa Bou Inania interior visit

Ø  Nejjarine Square

Ø The tanneries

Ø  The Palaces of Fes El Bali

Ø  The modern city drive by

Dinner & overnight at the hotel in Fes.

Day 4 : Fes – Erfoud ; (462 Km)

Departure via the Middle-Atlas Mountains, passing by Ifrane and Azrou : an important handicraft centre. Stop at Midelt for optional lunch. Continuation to Erfoud . Visit of the Blue Meski. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Erfoud.

Day 5 : Erfoud :

Morning at leisure. PM excursion to Rissani : The capital of the Tafilalet where the Alaouites dynasty ancestors are buried. Visit of the 17th century Kasbah and the imposing ruins of Ksar Abbar. Optional excursions to Merzouga for sunset or bivouac & Mehari (see options)

4 OPTIONS : (see details or next page)

1) Sunset and return to the hotel.
Arrival in Land-Rover at the sand dunes, attending the sunset and drinking tea. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight.
2) 1 night Bivouac
Arrival at Merzouga dunes in Land-Rovers, attending sunset. Dinner and overnight under nomadic tents (according to the Bedouin way of life)
3) Camel riding (Mehari)
One night in the sand dunes and Camel riding (according to the Bedouin way of life).
4) Stay and dinner at hotel

Day 6 : Erfoud-Tinghir-El Kelaa-Ouarzazate(370Km)

Morning departure to Tinghir via Tinejdad road with its magnificent Kasbahs. Optional lunch. Visit of the Todra canyons. Continuation to El Kelaa through the Dades Valey. Short sightseeing of El Kelaa (roses Festival in May). departure to Ouarzazate through the road of thousands Kasbahs. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 7 : Ouarzazate

Optional excursion to Zagora – M’Hamid & sunset at Tinfou (Without supplement). Day at leisure or whole day excursion to Zagora, Draa Valey and the village of Amzrou (an old jewish village). Visit of M’hamid, the last settlement before the Sahara. Return to Ouarzazate with a stop at Tinfou for relaxing and walk on the sand dunes attending the sunset. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 8 : Ouarzazate-Marrakech (210)

Visit of Ouarzazate including Tiffeltout and Taourirt Kasbahs. Departure to the fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou, the most spectacular fortress in the south of Morocco. Optional lunch. Continuation to Marrakech through the Tichka pass (2260m). Dinner and ovrenight.

Day 9 : Marrakech.

After breakfast, the entire day will be devoted to sightseeing of Marrakech, founded by the Almoravides at the end of the 11th century; Marrakech sits in a lush oasis nestling at the foot of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. You will visit the famous Majorelle gardens, a garden that is the result of 40 years of passion and dedication French painter Jacques Majorelle. The garden is surprisingly colorful, with several “Majorelle blue” painted elements that perfectly match the soil, the weather and the plants. We will have the possibility to walk through its bubbling canals and fountains with water lilies and lotus flowers as we hear the birds singing through the trees, a true sense of relaxation amid the bustle of Marrakech.

Then the Menara Gardens, one of the oldest in Marrakesh and in which we will find a huge olive grove and many cypress trees. the Koutoubia mosque and Minaret, one of the most spectacular monuments of the city and one of the most beautiful Muslim mosques in West., and the Bahia Palace a masterpiece of Moroccan architecture, built in the nineteenth century.

Lunch at typical restaurant.

Continue the sightseeing of the souks and the Jamaa el Fna square.

Day 10 : Marrakech

Day at leisure in Marrakech. Optional excursions in the region of this city. Dinner and overnight.

Day 11 : Marrakech

Day at leisure in Marrakech. Dinner and overnight.

Day 12 : Marrakech-Essaouira (175 Km)

Breakfast. Departure to Essaouira, famously called “Mogador”. Optional lunch. PM : Visit of the “Scala”, the sea-port and the Medina. Dinner and overnight.

Day 13 : Essaouira-Safi-El Jadida-Casablanca (350 Km)

Breakfast. Departure to Safi. Visit of the Portuguese Sea-Castle, the Pottery’s hill and continuation to Oualidia. Optional lunch in Oualidia (Seaside resort) famous with its Oyster-Farming. PM : continuation to El Jadida, once called “Mazagan” by the Portuguese. Short visit and drive to Casablanca. Dinner and overnight.

Day 14 : Casablanca

Breakfast. Transfer to the Airport. Assistance and back home Flight.

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