DAY : 1 : CASABLANCA

Arrival at Casablanca International Airport, meet & great by your driver and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and Overnight at hotel. According to arrival time proceed with Casablanca City Tour including:

Start with Parc de La Ligue Arabe, a huge garden with avenues lined with tall palm trees, ficus, arcades, pergolas and flower beds. On its edge is situated the Cathedrale du Sacré Coeur, which is disused, but is a splendid example of Mauresque architecture. Moving north, work your way up to the old medina as you move through Place Mohammed V and the Place des Nations Unions, the main focal points of Ville Nouvelle, Casa’s new town. See French architecture complemented with Moorish design in Place Mohammed V, the protectorate square.

Then enjoy the visit the Mosque of Hassan II, designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau. It is an enormous architectural masterpiece and the second largest religious building in the world.

End the tour with visit of Anfa District and Ain Diab Sea Resort. If arrival late in the day the city tour will take place on the morning of the following day.

DAY 2 : CASABLANCA – RABAT – MEKNES – FES

After breakfast depart to Rabat. Rabat has a population 2 million, is a main university town and the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Bou Regreg River.

Your tour will start by the Hassan tower, which stands on the hill overlooking the Wadi Bou Regreg. It is a gigantic mosque, emblematic of Rabat and famous for its unfinished minaret where storks nest. Next door, visit the beautiful Mausoleum of Mohammed V decorated with stained glass windows, white marble and a wrought-iron entryway with a stairway leading to an impressive dome. Also on the list is Ville Nouvelle. The new town has wide boulevards, open green spaces and avenues lined with residential blocks, a railroad, the Bank of Morocco, Musée de la Poste and the cathédrale Saint -Pierre.

Next, your guide will escort you on a walk around the picturesque Almohad northern walls of the Oudaïa Kasbah. The kasbah was built by Moulay Ismaïl from 1672-1727 to protect the city and is enclosed by ramparts dating from the Almohad period. Visit Bab Oudaïa, a monumental gate and example of Almohad military architecture. Before moving on to city medina, relax in the Moorish style Andalusian garden.

Continue to Volubilis

Explore the breathtaking archaeological site of Volubilis (Walili). Once occupied by the Romans, Volubilis has been recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site and gained international acclaim when Martin Scorsese made it a feature location for his film, The Last Temptation of Christ.

Continue to Meknes

Arrive in Meknes and begin your tour of Meknes at Bab Mansour. First we will pass through the triumphal arch. Standing at sixteen meters high with an eight meter long arch, the intricately patterned triumphal arch is argued to be the most beautiful in Morocco. Enter Place El-Hedime (Square of Ruins) which links the medina and the kasbah. The square is lined with modern residential buildings and a covered food souk (market).

We will stop and visit the Musée Dar Jamaï, a museum showing modern Moroccan arts, woodwork, ceramics, carpets, costumes, jewelry and metalwork. The sophisticated building was once a palace incorporating a mosque, menzah (pavilion), courtyard, kitchen and hammam.

Next we will visit the Bou Inania Medersa to explore the beautiful Koranic school established by the Merinids in the 14th century. Opposite of the Medersa, see the Grand Mosque.

Browse Rue de Souks, a street filled with hardware merchants (akarir), corn chandlers (bezzazine) and metalsmiths (haddadin). Next visit the En-Nejjarine Mosque, a 12th century Almohad built structure. Before moving on to see the square towers and zellij tilework of the Bab el-Berdaïne gateway, catch the action of Ed-Dlala Kissaria.

Drive to Fes where you will settle in your hotel. 

Dinner & Overnight.

DAY 3 : FES

Breakfast at the hotel than proceed with a full day tour of Fes.

Start with the Fès el- Bali through the symmetrical horse shoe arches at Bab Boujeloud (The Blue Gate). Fès -el Bali, best characterized as a sea of rooftops embellished with minarets and domes, is too narrow for cars. Aside from walking, donkeys and mules are still the best way to travel within the cities old walls.

Upon entering Rue Talaa Kebira, the main street in the medina, you will see lines of shops covered by canopies. Make your way to the Karaouiyine Mosque. Located in the Karaouiyine quarter, the Mosque is one of the oldest in the world and functioned as the first university in Morocco. After your visit, continue along the streets which will lead you to some of Fes’ most important buildings including Dar el- Magana, a fourteenth century water clock and Zaouia el Tijaniya, containing the tomb of Ahmed el Tijani, who spread his infamous doctrine Tariqq el- Tijaniya (The Way) throughout Morocco.

We will also stop to visit the Ech Cherabliyine Mosque (Mosque of the Slipper makers) then browse the souks selling henna, slippers, caftans, silks, jewelry and spices.

After lunch (at leisure) we will visit the Musée Dar el- Batha to view the great collection of pottery, leather-work, wood, books and manuscripts from the nineteenth century.

Next, enter Bab el Ftouh, the “Gateway of the Aperture” to explore the Andalusian quarter, a residential part of the medina laced with monuments. Our last part of the tour will take you into the Fès el Jedid, a kasbah which functioned as Morocco’s administrative center until 1912. Explore the royal palace and many interesting quarters including the Moulay Abdalllah Quarter, the Mellah (Jewish Quarter) and a little farther down south lies Ville Nouvelle (The New Quarter).

Dinner & Overnight.

DAY 4 : FES – IFRANE – MIDELT – ERRACHIDIA – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA DUNES

Breakfast at the hotel

Drive to Erfoud via Midelt and the Ziz canyons a spectacular route offering wonderful scenery of the Atlas. Lunch at leisure in Midelt After lunch, continuation to Erfoud then Merzouga Merzouga: called Erg Chebbi is a strikingly strange natural formation of sand dunes. On the top of the flattest area you could imagine, suddenly a long mountain of sand rises. This mountain is surrounded by flat and desolate nature on all sides, and you could end up wondering if it really is real. But so it is, even if its existence is so weird that it has given rise to legends and myths among the inhabitants. One legend tells us that the dunes of Erg Chebbi were created by God as a punishment to the locals of nearby Merzouga after they refused to give shelter to a woman and her child during a local festival. A sandstorm came, and buried the village of Merzouga is it was then. Overnight under Bedouin tents. 

The camp is in the heart of the dunes. Enjoy your special night under the stars at this beautiful oasis in a tent camp. On this journey you will experience a camel ride at sunset and sunrise from the top of the dunes. Your desert experience includes an authentic Moroccan dinner under the stars and breakfast in the morning.

DAY 5 : MERZOUGA – TINEGHIR – KELAA MGOUNA - OUARZAZATE

Early wake-up to witness the sun rise. Breakfast in the Camp, then departure to Rissani the holy city where Moulay Ali Cherif, ancestor of the Alaouite dynasty is buried. Visit of the Kasbah built in the 17th century and the Ksar Abbar ruins. Continuation to Tineghir with numerous stops to take pictures of the wonderful and unique landscapes. Lunch at leisure on the spot Visit of the Todra canyons which rocks reach 250m of altitude. The Todrha Canyons just near Tinerhir 14 km The road through the Todrha Gorges follows the right bank of the river, which is covered with palm trees. Farther east is the narrowest and most spectacular section of the gorges, where for a distance of 110 yards the narrow corridor between the sheer, towering walls of rock (985 feet high) is only 65 feet wide. After lunch departure back to Ouarzazate via Boumalne and El Kelaa M’gouna famous for its Festival of Roses. This route is called the road of the “Thousand Kasbahs”. It is worth stopping there to take some pictures of great panorama of Oases and Kasbahs over the valley. Arrive at Ouarzazate for lunch at leisure at a local restaurant Settling at hotel, P.M. at leisure to relax Dinner and accommodation hotel in Ouarzazate.

DAY 6 : OUARZAZATE - MARRAKECH

After breakfast, sightseeing tour of the main Kasbahs: Tifoultoute and Taourirt The Kasbah of Tifoultoute just at the outskirts of the city The Kasbah of Tifoultoute lies about 3 miles north of Ouarzazate. This beautiful structure; built about 250 years ago, used to belong to the Pasha Glaoui. It has been very tastefully converted into an inn and its rooms offer travellers a splendid view across the valley of the Oued Ouarzazate and the Jebel Sarhro. Kasbah Taourirt in the city This former Glaoui residence, situated on the edge of the town, on the road to Er Rachidia, is considered to be one of the most beautiful kasbahs of Morocco. It consists of a maze of luxury apartments, simple clay houses and crenelated towers which are lavishly decorated with geometric motifs. Part of the fortified village is open to the public. Then continuation to Ait Benhadou Kasbah 30 km far from Ouarzazate. It is the most spectacular fortress in the south of Morocco, used as decors for many films like the “Lawrence of Arabia”. Aït Benhaddou The fortified village of Aït Benhaddou has been classified by UNESCO as one of the world’s cultural treasures. It is studded with crenelated towers and its buildings decorated with geometrical motifs and considered to be one of the most beautiful villages of this kind in Morocco. A program of restoration work is currently under way to encourage the repopulation of the village which is at present inhabited by just five families. Then Drive to Marrakesh via Tizin Tichka Pass the highest pass in Morocco Mountain a spectacular route offering wonderful scenery of the Atlas and the Taddert.

Check in at hotel dinner and overnight.

DAY 7 : MARRAKECH

Breakfast at the hotel. Full day devoted to Marrakech city tour

Your introduction to Marrakech will begin in the Medina, the old quarter of the Marrakech. From here we will explore this historically charming area by foot. In Djemma el Fna, you will visit the famous 12th century Koutouba Mosque and its influential minaret.

Marrakech is a city of underground channels built by the architects from Cordoba, Spain to provide water for the town and Palmery. We will drive to the Lower Medina to explore more of Marrakesh’s secrets: the sixteenth century Saadian Tombs with its stark towers, the ruined 16th century El Badhi palace, and the Mellah and the Jewish quarter. Lunch at Leisure

Your guide will lead you through the labyrinth streets and alleys of the Djemma. Enjoy aromatic smells, taste fresh squeezed orange juice and venture into the souks specializing in Berber carpets, silver jewelry, artisan workshops, handmade shoes and tanneries.

Dinner & Overnight at hotel.

DAY 8 : MARRAKECH

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Full day at Leisure.

Lunch at the hotel.

In the evening departure for dinner in a Moroccan restaurant.

Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 9 : MARRAKECH – CASABLANCA

Breakfast at the Hotel.

Morning at leisure.

Depart to Casablanca. Free time

Lunch at the hotel.

In the evening departure for dinner at an international restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 10 : DÉPART

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer to Casablanca International Airport in time for your departure flight.

This ends your Morocco Travel experience.