DAY 1: Sun - Apr 14, 2024 - Depart from USA
- Board your international flight from the USA to reach Morocco in the next day. 2 Meals will be served on board of the flight.
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DAY 2: Mon - Apr 15, 2024 - Casablanca, Rabat, Fez (-+3h40min)
- 08:30 AM arrival at CMN airport
- 09:30 AM Transfer to Rabat, enjoy a short tour of Rabat. Take a short walk of the Mohammed V Mausoleum where Mosaics rise from the marble floor to a ceiling of gold leaf and hand-carved cedar wood, where the three ground-floor tombs are carved from white onyx.
- 11:00 AM Next to the Mausoleum is Le Tour Hassan (the Hassan Tower), which is the towering minaret of the Hassan Mosque, which began construction in 1195.
- 11:30 AM The morning ends with a visit to the Kasbah of the Udayas, Rabat`s medina. This is the fortification constructed on a mountain, overlooking the ocean. The Kasbah was constructed during the realm of the Almohads. Inside the Kasbah one can come across Andalusian gardens full of orange trees, flowers and palms.
- 01:00 PM Lunch at Le Dhow restaurant
- 02:00 PM Depart for drive to Fes
- 07:00 PM Dinner at our hotel
- Overnight in Fes.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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DAY 3: Tue - Apr 16, 2024 - Fes, City Tour
- 08:30 AM Breakfast at our hotel
- 09:30 AM Board our motor coach for City tour of Fes which is the most monumental of the Imperial Cities. The medina of Fes el-Bali (Old Fez), a World Heritage site, is the city`s great draw card. It`s an assault on the senses, a warren of narrow lanes and covered bazaars bursting with aromatic food stands, craft workshops, mosques and an endless parade of people. In the souks of its famed medina, experience a cornucopia of sights, sounds and smells. We will walk along narrow, uneven alleyways, with daylight filtering down from above high gray walls, flanked by tables heaped with spices, dried fruits, fresh fish or silk and leather garments. They`ve been selling goods and working metal by hand in the medina since medieval times, and today`s generation works in the same stalls their ancestors once did. And everywhere, there are cats, scrounging, prowling and sleeping - the mascots of the medina. Here, in the heart of Fez, the old and the new constantly collide & clash with the man driving the donkeys and mules is likely to be chatting on his mobile phone, while the ancient skyline is punctuated equally with satellite dishes and minarets.
- 12:30 PM Lunch at local restaurant.
- 01:30 PM The City tour will include Bab Boujloud, Mellah, Jamaa Al-Karaouine the oldest continually operating university in the world. Founded in 859, virtually every surface of its quiet inner courtyard is decorated with highly detailed, delicately carved geometric patterns. Entering this graceful place hidden in the medina, lifts a veil on an ancient culture that once kept outsiders at arm`s length. The Medersa Bouanania complex is the spiritual heart of Fez & Morocco. The Chaouwara tanneries are the city`s most iconic sights (and smells), offering a unique window into the pungent, natural process of producing world-class leather by methods that have changed little since medieval times.
- 03:00 PM Time permitting, we will also visit clay workshops, artisan quarters, the souks of largest and oldest medina in Morocco and Batha Museum (a former Royal Palace converted into a museum in 1916 with over 6,000 collections).
- 07:00 PM Dinner at our hotel.
- Overnight in Fes.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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DAY 4: Wed - Apr 17, 2024 - Fes, Volubilis, Meknes, Fes
- 08:30 AM Breakfast at our hotel
- 09:30 AM depart hotel via motor coach for drive to the ancient Roman city of Volubilis to explore its stunning ruins. Impressive stone arches and columns, some tumbled down and others still standing tall against the vivid blue sky, inviting you to take a step back in time. Only about half of the 40-hectare UNESCO site at Volubilis has been excavated. The better known monuments are in the northern part of the site, farthest from the entrance in the south: The Capitol, dedicated to the Triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, dates to 218AD the Basilica and 1300 sq. meter Forum are nearby. Here, floors of what were once family dwellings are still covered with decorative tile mosaics depicting mythological beings, such as Orpheus charming animals with his lyre and Hercules performing his legendary 12 labors. Many of these tiles are still in place and exhibiting their colors after centuries of exposure to the elements, is astonishing.
- 11:00 AM We will visit the whitewashed town of Moulay Idriss, about 2 miles from Volubilis. It sits astride two green hills in a cradle of mountains, where Morocco`s first Arab conquerors settled.
- 12:30 PM Lunch at local restaurant
- 01:30 PM Proceed to the Imperial city of Meknes, the one-time home of the Moroccan sultanate with its all-winding narrow streets in the medina and grand buildings that warrant it as an imperial city. Remnants of three sets of fortifications, ingeniously incorporated into the city`s road networks, emphasize its past importance & glory. The king`s tomb sits at the heart of what remains of the original imperial city, flanked by the magnificent Bab el-Mansour.
- 03:00 PM Drive back to Fes
- 07:00 PM Dinner at the hotel.
- Overnight in Fes.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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DAY 5: Thu - Apr 18, 2024 - Fes, Casablanca (-+3H10 min)
- Breakfast at the hotel. Leave Fez and drive to Casablanca via highway.
- Upon arrival, start discovering Morocco`s largest city and economic capital, Casablanca is the best representation of the modern nation.
- A brief highlight tour will cover, Place Mohammed V, and new public buildings include the Grand Theatre de Casablanca. The city`s handsome Moresque buildings, which meld French-colonial design and traditional Moroccan style, seen best downtown area, the Quartier Habous and the beachside Suburb of Ain Diab, and the flamboyant building of Hassan II Mosque (exterior).
- Continue to your hotel to freshen up. The remainder of the day is at leisure to relax.
- Late in the evening, head to Rick`s café restaurant for dinner.
- Overnight in Casablanca.
- Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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DAY 6: Fri - Apr 19, 2024 - Casablanca, Marrakech (-+2H15 min), City Tour
- 08:30 AM Breakfast at the hotel
- 09:00 AM Leave Casablanca for Marrakech where you will unearth the secrets of, Marrakech beginning in the medina, the old walled section of town and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This thousand-year-old city was long a political, economic and cultural center. Marvel at its architectural jewels, including the soaring Koutoubia minaret. Continue to the Bahia Palace, an exemplary specimen of privileged life in the 19th century.
- 11:00 AM Your next stop is at the Tiskiwin Museum (Maison Tiskiwin), which houses an impressive collection of North African arts and crafts. The museum, which was founded by a Dutch anthropologist, is organized into geographically themed exhibits, with each room focusing on artifacts from different towns and regions along the ancient trade route from Marrakech to Timbuktu. The works on display include exquisite hand-woven carpets and textiles, traditional Berber clothing and jewelry, intricate basket works and tribal handicrafts.
- 12:30 PM Lunch at local restaurant.
- 01:30 PM Later you will visit Djemaa el-Fna, Marrakech`s main square, which is filled with orange juice stalls and vendors, along with fire-eaters, mime artists, snake-charmers and street musicians performing at every turn. You may also take the opportunity to explore the city`s fabled, labyrinthine souks, their bustling alleyways brimming with all manner of wares.
- 04:30 PM Following your visit, return to your hotel. The remainder of the day is at leisure, a perfect opportunity to freshen up and get ready for the night out.
- 07:00 PM Transfer for a dinner in a local restaurant
- 09:00 PM Return to your hotel and overnight
- Overnight in Marrakech
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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DAY 7: Sat - Apr 20, 2024 - Free Day in Marrakech
- Today is free at your leisure to enjoy exploring the city on your own, go shopping, or rest at your hotel
- Dinner at our hotel
- Overnight in Marrakech
- Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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DAY 8: Sun - Apr 21, 2024 - Full Day Marrakech
- 08:30 AM Head to a local Argan cooperative 20 min from Marrakech where you`ll observe the extraction of argan oil. The demand for this product has increased significantly due to its use in both cosmetics and cuisine. Get to know the different tages of Argan oil making with local ladies that are keeping this ancestral practice into the modern world. You will earn all the techniques starting from harvesting good quality fruits to the extraction and making of Argan oil products.
- 10:30 AM Transfer to Marrakech market for free shopping time.
- 02:00 PM transfer back to our hotel for Lunch
- After Lunch, departure to discover Marrakech`s green oasis from the top of a camel through the Palm grove. After a safety briefing, wear your Nomad dress with the shish (turban) and climb into the saddle on the back of a camel and relax as you enjoy a ride through the verdant palms, after 30 min ride you will stop for a break in a berber tent to enjoy snack and mint tea in the open air, after that you will take your camel again to continue the ride, take your camera out to snap some photos of the beautiful sunset as the sky changes colors through the trees. When your ride is complete, you will travel back to your hotel in Marrakech.
- 07:00 PM dinner in a local restaurant
- 09:00 PM Return to hotel
- Overnight in Marrakech
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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DAY 9: Mon - Apr 22, 2024 - Marrakech
- Factory Visit today
- Overnight in Marrakech
- Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
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DAY 10: Tue - Apr 23, 2024 - Departure
- After breakfast check out from our hotel.
- Transfer to Casablanca airport.
- Meal: Breakfast
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