Discovery Of Morocco

Arrival at Mohamed V Casablanca airport.
You will be welcomed & assisted by our staff to be transferred to your hotel.
Afternoon sightseeing of the economic capital of Morocco.
Visit of Mohammed V square, Royal palace and Habous district, the residential area of Anfa, the United Nations Square, visit Hassan II mosque, largest Mosque in Africa, decorated with beautiful tiling of the upmost Craftsmanship, then Ain Diab Corniche.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Casablanca.

After breakfast at Hotel.
Departure to Rabat, the administrative capital of Morocco, was founded in 1146 by the Almohads, as a fortress from where to launch attacks on Spain.
A few years after the capital of the Empire was moved there by Yaqub al Mansour, under whose reign the Koutoubia in Marrakech had been built.
Sightseeing tour with a visit to the Mohamed V Mausoleum, the Hassan Tower, Ouadayas garden, the Mechouer, ramparts and walls surrounding the Royal palace.
Continue to Meknes the capital city under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672-1727).
This city is famous for its 40 km long city walls that preserve the most beautiful gate of Morocco, Bab Al Mansour.
Continuation to Fes via the countryside and the foothills of the Rif Mountains.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Fes.

Breakfast at Hotel.
Full day tour of the oldest imperial cities, founded around 790 by Idriss Ier.
Fez, who was for many centuries a political and intellectual capital of Morocco, had become a center for meetings and exchanges.
It is reported that Pope Sylvester II 999-1003 stayed in his youth to study there after which he introduced Arabic numerals to Europe.
Sightseeing tour will include the following:- The Medersa, Bab Boujloud, The Mellah, Souks, New Medina.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Fes.

Breakfast at Hotel.
Departure via the Middle-Atlas Mountains, passing by Ifrane and Azrou, an important handicraft center.
Drive south and inland through a variety of spectacular scenery – fertile valleys and forests contrasted with barren, rocky landscapes.
The area is populated with wandering nomadic shepherds attending to their flocks.
Pass through cedar forests which are home to Barbary apes, North Africa's monkeys. Midelt is a market town, originally built as a base for mining in the area and surrounded by farmland and orchards.
Continuation to Erfoud, a city located in southeast Morocco, was built up by the French troops after the victory at Tafilalet that ended years of battle in 1932.
While it is a modern Moroccan desert town, it still preserves the authenticity of a true Arab city with an impressively wild market and gorgeous surrounding landscapes filled with oases, dunes, and Rocky Mountains.
Take the 4-wheel drive cars to the gigantic Merzouga dunes Erg Chebbi.
Upon arrival, a welcoming mint tea will be presented.
Take the camels and enjoy an outstanding ride along the dunes to attend one of the most magnificent sun set in the world.

Breakfast at Hotel.
If you wake up early enough, you can watch the sunrise, when the colour of the dunes and the game of shadows are an impressive sight.
Take 4-wheel car back to Erfoud, depart to Tinghir via Tinejdad road with its magnificent Kasbahs.
Visit the Todra canyons situated on the east side of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco.
The Todra Gorge is recognized around the world as one of the most spectacular canyons.
Here, both the Todra and Dades Rivers have carved out cliff-sided canyons on their final 25-mile stretch through the mountains, leaving behind this series of reliefs and etches in the rock.
Continue to El Kelaa through the Dades Valley with a short sightseeing of El Kelaa M'Gouna is most known for the "Roses Festival" which takes place in the city every year. The so-called Roses Festival organized in May each year and is becoming more and more known throughout the world.
Continue to Ouarzazate through the road of thousands of Kasbahs.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Ouarzazate.

After breakfast, visit of Ouarzazate, was once crossing point for African traders seeking to reach northern cities in Morocco and Europe.
Spend some time exploring the sights.
Visit the UNESCO –listed fortified village of Ait Benhaddou in the High Atlas Mountains.
This is the most spectacular fortress in the South of Morocco.
It is built on the left side of the salty valley on a hill, its unique location and natural decor make the village the main shooting location for famous films such as Lawrence of Arabia and Jesus of Nazareth.
Each door, each courtyard holds its architectural treasure and terraces on top of buildings offer beautiful views of the village and the river below.
Continue through the Tizi-nTichka Pass to Marrakesh – the “Red City”.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Marrakech.

After breakfast, your guide will meet you at the hotel for full day guided tour of Marrakech.
Marrakech was founded in 1062 by one of the chieftains of the Almoravid king Youssuf Ibn Tashfin.
The Almoravids were desert warriors, very much attached to their Islamic religion; the original garrison developed very quickly into a city where numerous mosques and madrasas (Koranic schools) were built.
Andalousian craftsmen built and decorated several palaces, merging their style with the Saharan and African traditions, which gave the city a distinctive architectural flavour.
Nowadays, Marrakech is a vibrant city which exhibits a curious blend of the ancient and the modern, allowing travelers the chance to experience the genuine medieval atmosphere of the old medina, and visit the trendiest bars, art galleries and restaurants in the French Quarter, Guéliz, built at the beginning of the 20th Century, all in one day.
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Marrakech.

After breakfast departure to Essaouira, a magical fortified coastal town on the Atlantic Ocean.
Built by the Portuguese in the 17th C.
In total contrast to Marrakech, the pace of life here is relaxed and slow.
Essaouira was made famous by Orson Wells, who filmed Othello here and more recently, by residents like Jimmy Hendrix and the Rolling Stones.
Unlike Marrakech and Fes, there are no single places of major historical note to visit but Essaouira in itself becomes an historic location and is not to be missed.
Explore the town, its ramparts, and its lovely street of thuya craftsmen, the lively port, the colorful souk, the medina and the Squala. Departure to Casablanca
Dinner and overnight at hotel in Casablanca.