Day 1: Airport – MARRAKECH
Welcome and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and night in Marrakech.
Day 2: MARRAKECH – FES (490 KM)
Departure to Beni-Mellal, located between the Middle Atlas and the plain of Tadla, on the road axis of the imperial cities. Following the Middle Atlas, continuation to Azrou (1 300 m), crossroads between the Middle and High Atlas, and Ifrane (1 700 m), pearl of the Middle Atlas. Lunch at the inhabitant’s in Beni Mellal. Road to Fez or Meknes. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Fez or Meknes.
Day 3: FES
Day dedicated to the visit of Fez, spiritual, intellectual and cultural capital of Morocco. In the morning, Fez el Bali with the medina and its souks, Moulay Idriss’s zaouia, Nejjarine square with its beautiful fountain, Nejjarine museum of arts and crafts of wood, Fassi handicraft workshops. Stop on a terrace with a panoramic view on the famous district of the tanners of Fez. Fassi lunch then Fez el Jedid: mellah, entrance to the royal palace, potters’ complex and ramparts tower. Panorama on the city. Return to the hotel in Fez or Meknes. Optional Moroccan evening (including 1/4 wine and 1/2 water) to be paid on the spot: 380 MAD approximately.
Day 4: VOLUBILIS – MEKNÈS (150 KM APPROXIMATELY)
Departure for Volubilis, one of the best preserved Moroccan sites, and visit of the Roman city with its magnificent mosaics.
Road to Meknes, imperial city. Moroccan lunch. Visit: doors of Bab Mansour, famous in the whole world, Bab El-Khemiss, main entrance of the old mellah, grain storehouse. Return to the hotel.
Day 5: RABAT (210 KM approx.)
Departure for Khémisset, capital of the Zemmour country, and Tiflet, on the edge of the Gharb plain.
Arrival in Rabat, political and administrative capital, on the Atlantic coast. Lunch and visit: esplanade of the Mechouar, entrance to the Royal Palace, Mohamed V mausoleum (white marble pavilion crowned with green tiles), Hassan Tower (12th century) and Kasbah des Oudayas (first royal residence) with its Hispano-Moorish style gardens. Dinner and overnight in Rabat or Casablanca.
Day 6: CASABLANCA – MARRAKECH (250 KM APPROXIMATELY)
Orientation tour of Casablanca, the largest city and economic capital of Morocco: Mohamed V Square, Arab League Park, stop in front of the great Hassan II mosque (optional visit except on religious holidays: about 130 MAD to be paid on the spot), walk along the cornice where restaurants, hotels, stores and cafes follow one another.
Lunch based on fish. Then departure to Marrakech. Optional: Fantasia evening (excluding drinks) 40€ to be paid at registration or 480 dhs on site.
Day 7 : MARRAKECH
Visit of the outside of Marrakech, a tourist mecca and the 3rd largest city in Morocco: Menara garden planted with olive trees, the ramparts tower and Majorelle garden (botanical garden of the French painter Jacques Majorelle). Lunch then historical visit: gardens of the Koutoubia whose building is representative of the art of the Almohads, Bahia Palace, masterpiece of Moroccan architecture with its gardens and patios. Crossing of the Djemaa El Fna square, a high tourist place. Discovery of a traditional oven in the medina, stop in front of a traditional Hammam. Dinner Moroccan evening.
Day 8: MARRAKECH – Airport
According to departure time, transfer to the airport.
What’s Included :
Transportation with driver/guide
Air-conditioned and comfortable vehicle, 4×4 or minibus.
Transport insurance
Professional liability insurance
Quality service and reliability
All taxes
What is not included :
Lunch (On request)
Local Guide
Tips
