BEST OF MOROCCO (8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS)

Check out after breakfast and drive to the 4th Imperial city, Meknes, whose medina has been classed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.  The  tour of  this 17th century city viewing its fine Sultan's Stables, Tomb of Moulay Ismail, Koubba El Khayatine and the majestic gate of Bab Mansour. After lunch, take a step back in time as you walk in the footsteps of the ancient Romans to see the ruins and mosaics of Volubilis, another World Heritage Site.

Accommodation

• Riad or Hotel at Fez (01 night)

Included Activities

• Meknes – Visit of the Sultan’s Stables
• Meknes – Visit of Moulay Ismail’s Mausoleum
• Meknes – Visit of Koubba El Khayatine
• Meknes – Visit of the majestic Bab Mansour
• Visit of  Volubilis

Optional Activities

• Meknes – Lunch  at a restaurant
• Fes  - Dinner  at a local restaurant

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Dinner(optinal)

Breakfast at your hotel then set out for a city tour of Fez, the spiritual and intellectual capital of ancient Morocco. Fez was the first Imperial City, founded in the 9th century. Among the sites you will see the impressive medina with its different gates, Mosques, tanneries, Attarine Medersa, Nejjarine Fountain and its Fondouk, the latter is housing a museum devoted to wood crafts in a beautifully restored 18th century building. After lunch in a typical Moroccan restaurant in the Medina, visit Dar Batha Museum, the Mellah or Jewish Quarter, the King's palace (from outside) and Bab Boujloud.

Accommodation

• Hotel or Riad at Fez (01 night)

Included Activities

• Fez – visit of the Karaoiuyine Mosque,
• Fez - Visit of El-Attarine Medersa
• Fez - visit of Fondouk el-Nejjarine
• Fez - visit of The Dar Batha Museum
• Fez - visit of the Jewish Quarter
• Fez - visit of the King's Palace (from outside) and Bab Boujeloud.
• Fez – visit of the Medina with a walking tour

Optional Activities

• Fes – Lunch  at a local restaurant
• Fes - Dinner  at a local restaurant

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Dinner(optinal)

Arise early for the drive to Erfoud with a stop in Ifrane, an alpine city known for its beautiful park and its famous ski resort. Continue your drive to Midelt, a town located between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas Mountains. Stop for lunch. After lunch, start to cross the beautiful fertile valleys of Ziz and Tafilalet. Stop in Erfoud, visit a marble center where 500 million year old fossils are extracted, polished and exported around the globe. Drive into the Sahara Desert to Merzouga, the site of the Merzouga Dunes, the highest in Africa and one of the filming sites for Lawrence of Arabia. Take an optional camel trek to watch the sun set behind the Sahara dunes. Camp over night in a nomad tent, furnished inside with a comfortable clean cot, fresh linens and blankets set on colourful Moroccan carpets.

Accommodation

• Camp at Merzouga(01 night)

Included Activities

• Ifrane- Short stop
• Midelt  – Short stop
• Erfoud- Visit of Fossils
• Merzouga – enjoy the dunes

Optional Activities

• Lunch at a Local Restaurant at Midelt

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Dinner

After breakfast, drive to Todra Gorge, passing through the old town of Tinerhir with a stop to visit the ruined Glaoui Kasbah. Sheer cliffs rise up dramatically on each side of the narrow corridor that forms the Todra Gorge. Mountain goats and eagles are sometimes seen on the high cliffs. Then drive through the Dades Valley, a spectacularly beautiful area of contrasting colours and terrains, also known as the valley of a thousand Kasbahs. The Dades Gorge is a beautiful example of the intricate and effective irrigation systems needed in this area. The lush green willows, plants and trees sway in the breezes at the bottom of the valley while the sides of the gorge are a barren, stark shade of brick red. The Dades and Todra Gorges provide some of the best seasonal bird watching sites in Morocco, with many types of lark, sand grouse, buzzards, falcon, warblers, finches, and others.

Accommodation

• Hotel at Ouarzazate(01 night)

Included Activities

• Tinghir- Visit of the Glaoui Kasbah
• Todra Gorges – Short break
• Enjoy the Dades Valley

Optional Activities

• Lunch at a Local Restaurant at Boumalne Dades or Kalaat Mgouna
• Dinner at a typical Restaurant at Marrakech

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Dinner

After breakfast, drive to Marrakech. En route, stop to visit   the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, an exceptionally well-preserved site which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987. Ouarzazate is the base for film studios where many famous films were made, such as, Gladiator, the Four Feathers, Romancing the Stone, Cleopatra, the Sheltering Sky, Jewel of the Nile and Lawrence of Arabia. Stop for a mint tea glass with a Berber family in their home.

Accommodation

• Hotel at Marrakech (01 night)

Included Activities

• Ouarzazate – Short break
• Visit of Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou

Optional Activities

• Ait Benhaddou - Henna Tattoo
• Ouarazate - Atlas Movie Studios
• Ouarzazate - Kasbah Taourirt

Meals Included

• Breakfast

After a leisurely breakfast, begin your tour of the Red Pearl of Morocco. Among the sites are the Koutoubia Mosque, Saadian’s Tombs, and Bahia Palace. Stop for lunch, and then learn about Moroccan crafts from workers at a craft co-operative inside the medina. Later, have a tour inside the souk (market) beginning and ending at Jamaa El Fna Square, a World Heritage Site. Here you will see a medieval scene, complete with jugglers, fortune tellers, snake charmers, dancers, herbalists, food and juice vendors. Experience all of the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and contrasts of this exotic place.

Accommodation

• Riad or Hotel at Marrakech (1 night)

Included Activities

• Marrakech - craft co-operative
• Marrakech- Koutoubia Mosque
• Marrakech- entrance Saadian Tombs & Bahia Palace
• Marrakech- Medersa Ben Youssef
• Marrakech – Walking Tour
• Marrakech - Djemma el Fna square

Optional Activities

• Lunch at a Typical restaurant
• Dinner at a Typical restaurant

Meals Included

• Breakfast

After check out, you will be transported to the airport for your return flight home.