Casablanca :: Rabat :: Fez :: Erfoud :: Ouarzazate :: Marrakesh :: Essaouira :: Casablanca

Day 01: Casablanca – Airport
Arrival at Casablanca airport. Welcome, assistance and transfer to the hotel check-in, dinner and overnight.

Day 02: Casablanca – Rabat
Breakfast and meeting with the tour guide from 9h30am for the sightseeing of Casablanca, the business capital of Morocco with the external visit of Hassan ll great mosque before strolling along the Ain Diab corniche. Independent lunch (1) and departure to Rabat. Visit of the administrative capital of Morocco with the splendid Mohamed V Mausoleum. Late in the afternoon, check-in at the hotel. Dinner and overnight.

Day 03: Rabat – Meknes - Fez
After breakfast, departure to Fez with a stop at the Roman ruins of Volubilis and the sacred town of Moulay Idriss 1st. Independent lunch (1) and departure to Meknes or "the Moroccan Versailles" which was founded at the end of the 17th century by Moulay Ismail. The sightseeing of this city will include Bab Mansour, Hari Souani and the old medina. Arrival to Fez, dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 04: Fez
The whole day is devoted to the sightseeing of Fez; the oldest cultural and spiritual city of Morocco. The clients will see the craftsmen working in the old-age way with a possibility to buy one of these items. Independent lunch (1) and continuation of the city visit in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 05: Fez – Midelt – Erfoud
Earlier departure to Midelt via Azrou; a Berber village known for its handicraft cooperative. Independent lunch (1) and continuation through Midelt, Ziz River and series of fortified villages.
Optional: excursion by Land Rover to Merzouga dunes.

Day 06: Erfoud – Tineghir – Ouarzazate
Breakfast and departure to Tineghir via Rissani. Visit of the ruins of Ksar Abbar and trough the Tinjdad road, arrival at Todra Gorges known with their impressive bare of escarpments. Independent lunch (1) and continuation to Ouarzazate via El Kelaa M’gouna and the Dades valley. Arrival to Ouarzazate, dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 07: Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – Marrakesh
After breakfast, visit of Ouarzazate with Tifoultout and Taourirt Kasbahs, then departure to Ait Ben Haddou village. Independent lunch (1) and visit of the ruins of this ancient Kasbah. Continuation via the Tiz-In-Tichka pass (2260m of altitude) and Taddert to Marrakesh. Check-I at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 08: Marrakesh
The day will be devoted to discover Marrakesh; the second oldest imperial city known as the "Pearl of the South" with the Saadian tombs, the Koutoubia, the Bahia Palace and the Menara garden. Independent lunch (1). In the afternoon, exploration of the souks and the Djemaa El Fna place with its various entertainments. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 09: Marrakesh – Essaouira
Breakfast and departure to Essaouira, ex. Mogador via Chichaoua. Independent lunch (1) and visit of this city which is a typical Portuguese harbour with fine examples of both Moorish and Portuguese art. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Optional: one hour sea tour by boat from Essaouira.

Day 10: Essaouira – Casablanca or Essaouira – Marrakesh (2)
After breakfast, departure to Casablanca via El Jadida with a stop at El Qualidia. Independent lunch (1) and continuation along the Atlantic coast to reach El Jadida for an orientation tour. Arrival to Casablanca, check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Casablanca or Marrakesh airport
After breakfast, departure transfer to airport for return flight and assistance to the boarding formalities.