14 Days / 15 Nights - Casablanca - Rabat - Fes-Erfoud - Ouarzazate - Marrakesh - Essaouira
DAY 01: CASABLANCA / RABAT (60 Miles)
Arrival at Casablanca Mohammed V airport. You’ll be welcomed, and assisted by our staff, and then we’ll begin a sightseeing tour of Casablanca the economic capital of Morocco. The tour will include a visit of the Hassan II Mosque, the second biggest mosque in the world; a visit of the Place Mohammed V, the United Nations Square, and the Ain Diab Corniche. After an independent lunch, we will proceed to a visit of the Habbous quarter . In the evening check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.
DAY 02: RABAT
After breakfast, we’ll get ready for departure to Rabat, the administrative capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. At arrival , we’ll kick off our sightseeing tour with a visit to the sumptuous Mohamed V Mausoleum and the Hassan Tower and des Ouadayas Kasbah. Have an independant lunch and continue Rabat’s visit in the old medina. In the evening, check in at the hotel, have dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 03: MEKNES / FES (150 MILES)
After breakfast, we’ll be off to Fes with stops at the Roman ruins of Volubilis and Meknes where you’ll have independent lunch and visit "the Moroccan Versailles" which was founded at the end of the 17th Century by Moulay Ismail. Meknes tour will include "Bab Mansour", the Hedim Square, the tomb of Moulay Ismail, and the stables.Continue to Fes and check-in at your hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 04: FES
After breakfast ,we’ll kick off our sightseeing of the oldest cultural and spiritual imperial city of Morocco, founded in 790 B.C by Moulay Idriss II. The tour will include a visit to the Kairouine Mosque, the Medieval Medina and the Medersas (an Islamic teaching university). After your independent lunch, you’ll continue your visit to the spice market, tanneries and leather market, pottery quarter, henna market, woodcrafters and metal workers. You’ll observe the craftsmen work reminiscent of ancient practices. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 5: Fes
Continue the visit
DAY 06: FES / MIDELT / ERFOUD (275 Miles)
Departure to Erfoud after breakfast. The scenic drive will take you through the Mid-Atlas Mountains region,: Ifrane and Azrou where we’ll be having an independent lunch .We’ll continue to Midelt and to the Ziz River, you’ll discover many fortified villages with fascinating berber architecture. Arrival in Erfoud and check-in at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 07: ERFOUD/ TINEGHIR / OUARZAZATE (227 Miles)
This part of morning is optional, as you’ll need to get ready for a very early wake-up, to head over the beautiful Merzouga Dunes to enjoy a 1-hr Camel Ride on the gorgeous sand dunes . Get back to the hotel for breakfast and then depart to Tineghir via the holy city of Rissani, a site where the ancestors of the Alaouite Dynasty are buried in the Mausoleum of Moulay Ali Sherif. The road offers a scenic view of sumptuous Kasbahs and palm groves.After an independent lunch you’ll explore the Todra Gorges,and then continue to Ouarzazate via El Kella M'Gouna and the Dades Valley. Upon arrival at Ouarzate, check in at the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 08: OUARZAZATE / MARRAKESH (126 Miles)
After breakfast, we kick off our visit with the Tifoultout and Taourirt Kasbahs, then off to the Ait Ben Haddou village. After your independent lunch, we will visit the ruins of the ancient Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, then we’ll go over the Tiz-In-Tichka pass (7,1410ft / 2,260m of altitude) to Marrakesh. Upon arrival , check in at hotel dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 9: MARRAKESH
On the first day of this two day Marrakech visit, you’ll visit the Saadian tombs, the Koutoubia Mosque, the Bahia Palace and the Menara Garden. Back to the hotel for lunch. In the afternoon, visit the souk and visit the world's famous Djemaa El Fna place home to various entertainments (story tellers, acrobats, snake-charmers, magicians, etc.).Have an independent dinner at the many food stalls with different Moroccan delicacies.
DAY 10: MARRAKESH
After breakfast, experience the red city on your own, you can visit , the Koubba Baadiyn, the Museum of Moroccan Handicrafts, the Majorelle gardens or head to the souk and try your hand at bargaining. In the eveningget ready for a diffa Fantasia dinner under caidal tents at the famed "Chez Ali" restaurant. Enjoy the fantasia spectacle featuring camel and horse shows, folkloric troops and belly dancers. Head back to the hotel for overnight stay
DAY 11: MARRAKESH/ ESSAOUIRA (110 Miles)
After breakfast, we depart for Essaouira. At Arrival, we’ll have an independent lunch then we’ll start off our sightseeing tour of the city including its typical Portuguese harbor , the fishing harbor and the Skala (the Battery) left by the pirates. Check-in, at hotel,dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 12: ESSAOUIRA / CASABLANCA (110 Miles)
After breakfast, get ready to head back to Casablanca via El Jadida with a stop at El Oualidia, famous for its seafood restaurants. Have an independent lunch. Then we’ll continue along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean to Casablanca for check-in, dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 13: CASABLANCA / NEW YORK
After breakfast, departure to Mohammed V International airport and assistance with all the boarding formalities. Have a nice trip back home!