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Sights Visited |
ÜCasablanca
including United Nations Square,
Anfa Residential Quarter, Mosque
of Hassan II
ÜRabat
including Royal Palace, Chellah
Ruins, Hassan Tower, Mohamed V
Mausoleum, Oudayas Gardens
ÜFes
including Bab Boujloud Gate, Bou
Inania Medersa, Moulay Idriss
Mausoleum, Andalusian and
Quaraouiyine Mosque, Najjarine
Square, Spice Market, Atarine
Medersa, the surroundings of
Karaouine Medina and Mellah
ÜMidelt
ÜCanyon
of Ziz
ÜAddakhil
ÜErfoud
ÜTineghir
ÜTodra
Gorges
ÜOuarzazate
ÜKasbah
Ait Ben Haddou
ÜMarrakech
including Djemaa el Fna Square,
Menara Gardens, Koutoubia Mosque,
Saadian
Tumbs, Bahia Palace, Dar Si Said
Museum
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8 Days from £199 + Local payment £90 |
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Brief Itinerary |
Day 1 Casablanca
Day 2 Casablanca, Rabat, Fes United Nations Square,
Anfa Residential Quarter, Mosque of Hassan II, Royal Palace,
Chellah Ruins, Hassan Tower, Mohamed V Mausoleum, Oudayas
Gardens
Day 3 Fes Bab Boujloud Gate, Bou Inania Medersa,
Moulay Idriss Mausoleum, Andalusian, Quaraouiyine Mosque,
Najjarine Square, Spices Market, Atarine Medersa, the
surroundings of Karaouine Medina and Mellah
Day 4 Fes, Midelt, Erfoud
Day 5 Erfoud, Tineghir, Todra Gorges, Ouarzazate
Day 6 Ouarzazate, Marrakech Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou,
Djemaa el Fna Square
Day 7 Marrakech Menara Gardens, Koutoubia Mosque,
Saadian Tumbs, Bahia Palace, Dar Si Said Museum
Day 8 Marrakech, Casablanca |
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Detailed Itinerary |
Day 1 Casablanca Welcome to Casablanca, the
most colourful and cosmopolitan metropolis in the Northern
Africa. This evening you will meet your fellow travellers
and tour leader, who will brief you on the next few days of
your journey. We remain in Casablanca overnight.
Day 2 Casablanca, Rabat, Fes After breakfast we begin
to explore this unique city. We visit the United Nations
Square, the Anfa Residential Quarter and the impressive
Mosque of Hassan II. We then make our way to Rabat, set in a
rich, amber-coloured landscape combining ancient history
with modern Moroccon culture. After visiting the Royal
Palace, Chellah Ruins, Hassan Tower, Mohamed V Mausoleum and
the Oudayas Gardens, we depart for Fes, where we stay
overnight.
Day 3 Fes Today we stroll through the oldest imperial
city of Morrocco with more than 10.000 tiny streets offering
the largest “medina” (old city) and souks in the world. The
Bab Boujloud Gate, Bou Inania Medersa, Moulay Idriss
Mausoleum, Andalusian and Quaraouiyine Mosque, Najjarine
Square and the Spices Market, Atarine Medersa, the
surroundings of Karaouine Medina and Mellah are the sites
visited today. We remain in Fes overnight.
Day 4 Fes, Midelt, Erfoud This morning we travel to
Midelt passing through the Atlas mountains. Midelt is an
impressive mountain city at 1488 meters above sea level,
remarkably situated down the jbel Ayachi (3737 m). In the
afternoon we continue to Erfoud via the canyon of Ziz and
the lake of the Hassan Addakhil reservoir. We arrive in
Erfoud, the city situated at the gates of Tafilalet for an
overnight stay.
Day 5 Erfoud, Tineghir, Todra Gorges, Ouarzazate You
have the option of an early morning excursion to the sand
dunes of Merzouga before departing for Ouarzazate. After
breakfast we leave for Tineghir by passing through the
breathtaking desert landscape and Oasis with its fantastic
palmgroves. We then travel to Todra Gorges, the narrow
canyon where 300 meters high cliffs drop to the riverbed
below. In the afternoon we arrive in Ouarzazate, the city
famous for its handicrafts, nature, narrow streets and the
marvellous surrounding kasbahs.
Day 6 Ouarzazate, Marrakech Today we visit Kasbah Ait
Ben Haddou, one of the most authentic and well maintained
villages in the region of Atlas, then proceed to Marrakech
via the High Atlas mountain and 2700 meters high Tizi n
Tichka pass - offering magnificent views and a unique
landscape. We arrive in Marrakech in the afternoon and begin
to explore this fascinating city. Marrakech is the point
where the Arab culture of the cities meets the Berber
culture of the mountain villages; where the weary sub-Saharan
traders (carrying gold, salt and slaves) would ply their
wares to the merchants who then took them to Europe. We
wander through the Djemaa el Fna Square filled with story
tellers, snake charmers, acrobats, musicians, folklore
dancers and remain in Marrakech overnight.
Day 7 Marrakech Framed by the snowy heights of the
Atlas, with rose-coloured ramparts and a thousand year old
palm grove, Marrakech casts a magic spell and after
breakfast we fall under it as we visit Menara Gardens,
Koutoubia Mosque, Saadian Tumbs, Bahia Palace and Dar Si
Said Museum. You have the afternoon free to lose yourself in
the city’s mystique.
Day 8 Marrakech, Casablanca We depart for Casablanca
early in the morning where our journey concludes at around
12:00 noon. |
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