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Tour: 15 Days
Departs: On request for private and small groups from Casablanca
Day 1 (CASABLANCA )
Arrival at Casablanca Airport. Welcome and transfer to hotel by your chauffeur. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight.
Day 2 (CASABLANCA – RABAT (95km) )
Breakfast. City tour of this legendary and cosmopolitan city, the financial capital of Morocco including a visit to the United Nations Square, the central Market, the Habous quarter, the Mechouar of the Royal Palace, the Hassan II Mosque, the residential district of Anfa and 'La Corniche Boulevard. Departure to Rabat. City tour of the political capital of the Kingdom including a visit to the Mechouar of the Royal Palace, the ruins of Chellah, the Mohammed V Mausoleum and the Hassan tower – an historic minaret which is the city's landmark. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 3 (RABAT-VOLUBILIS-MOULAY IDRISS-MEKNES-FES (220km) )
Breakfast. Departure to Meknes via Volubilis, the Roman ruins (optional visit), and Moulay Idriss, the holy town and important place of pilgrimage where the founder of Morocco's first dynasty is buried. Continue on to Meknes. City tour of Meknes including El Hdim square, Bab El Mansour, the massive gate which is the entrance to the old city and the Jewish quarter, the Royal Granaries and the city ramparts. In the afternoon departure for Fes. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 4 (FES )
Breakfast. Full day tour of Fes, the religious, artistic and intellectual centre of Morocco. Visit the Medina, the Cherratine and El-Attarine Medersas (beautifully decorated buildings dedicated to religious study), the Karaouiyne University and the Nejjarine Fountain. After lunch there is a tour of the many souks, the dyers and tanners quarter and the Mechouar of the Royal Palace. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 5 (FES – MIDELT – ERFOUD (421km) )
Breakfast. Travel via the mountains of the Middle Atlas Ranges passing Ifrane and Azrou, an important Berber handicraft centre, arriving at Midelt. Continue through Errachidia through the valley of the Oued Ziz, passing many fortified villages. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 6 (ERFOUD-TINERHIR (218km) )
Early morning excursion by 4WD to see the spectacular sunrise over the dunes. Breakfast. Departure for Tinerhir along the Tinejdad road with its spectacular Kasbahs. Afternoon visit of the famous Todra Canyons. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7 (TINERHIR – OUARZAZATE (169km) )
Breakfast. Departure for Ouarzazate via El-Kelaa, famous for its May festival which celebrates the harvest of the roses. Continue through the Dades Valley along the road of a Thousand Kasbahs finally arriving in Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight.
Day 8 (OUARZAZATE-ZAGORA-OUARZAZATE (330km))
Breakfast. Day trip to Zagora via the mountains of the Atlas and the Draa Valley with its numerous Kasbahs. Visit of the famous library of Tamegroute which contains several ancient Koranic Scriptures dating from the 12th century. Return to Ouarzazate for dinner and accommodation.
Day 9 (OUARZAZATE )
Breakfast. Morning at leisure for shopping or sightseeing. In the afternoon, visit the old town and the Kasbahs of Tiffeltout and Taourirt in and around Ouarzazate. Continue on to the wonderful fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou, the most spectacular fortress village in the south of Morocco. Return to Ouarzazate. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 10 (OUARZAZATE-TALIOUINE-TAROUDANNT (297km) )
Breakfast. Morning departure for the beautiful oasis town of Taliouine and Taroudannt, the latter surrounded by old, fortified city walls and towers. Once a former regional capital, Taroudannt is famous for its stone cutters. Visit the remarkably picturesque souks. Afternoon at leisure. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 11 (TAROUDANNT-AGADIR – ESSAOUIRA (262km) )
Breakfast. Morning city visit of Taroudannt then departure for Agadir. Afternoon panoramic tour of Agadir and its beautiful beaches, souks and kasbah. Set on a crescent of sand, the wide shallow beach of Agadir stretches as far as the eye can see. Departure from Agadir and head north towards Essaouira. Tour of the city. Formerly known as Mogador, an historic Portuguese port, Essaouira is also on the Atlantic coast. Essaouira boasts a beautiful Medina and very fine local crafts. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 12 (ESSAOUIRA-MARRAKESH (176km) )
Breakfast. Depart Essaouira via the inland road to Marrakesh. Afternoon visit of the Menara Gardens and orchards and the city ramparts. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 13 (MARRAKESH )
Breakfast. Full day sightseeing of the historical sites of this impressive southern capital, called the 'pearl of the South'. The tour visits the Koutoubia Mosque, the Saadian Tombs, the Bahia Palace and the famous Djema El Fna Square. Dinner is under caidal tents and is combined with a folkloric 'Fantasia' show. Accommodation.
Day 14 (MARRAKESH – CASABLANCA (250km) )
Breakfast. Morning at leisure for browsing and shopping. Afternoon departure for Casablanca. Dinner and accommodation.
Day 15 (CASABLANCA )
Breakfast and transfer to Casablanca Airport for your flight out of Morocco. End of Tour services.
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