MARRAKECH - OUARZAZATE - ERFOUD - ERRACHIDIA - IFRANE – FES - MEKNES -CHEFCHAOUEN- TANGER - RABAT - CASABLANCA
GRAND TOUR OF MOROCCO: PROGRAM N° 2
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10 ans
MARRAKECH - OUARZAZATE - ERFOUD - ERRACHIDIA - IFRANE – FES - MEKNES -CHEFCHAOUEN- TANGER - RABAT - CASABLANCA
MARRAKECH:
Arrival in Marrakech and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
After breakfast, we will spend the whole day visiting Marrakech. Among other sights, we will see the Koutoubia Mosque, the symbol of Marrakech, and the El Bahia Palace. We continue to the famous Jemaa El Fna Square, the “Square of Miracles.”
Jemaa El Fna is the emblem of Marrakech, where a magical daily spectacle takes place, featuring makeshift open-air stalls, snake charmers, storytellers, fortune tellers, all combined with the hundreds of shops that make up the souks.
We will also visit the magnificent Majorelle Gardens and the Yves Saint Laurent Museum.
Return to our hotel. Dinner (optional): For the evening, we recommend the folkloric show at Chez Ali or dinner at the hotel, followed by an overnight stay at the hotel.
MARRAKECH (ESSAOUIRA):
Free time for visits to the local market or an optional full-day excursion to the seaside town of Essaouira.
Here grow the argan trees from which the precious argan oil is produced.
Dressed in blue, with its Portuguese fortress, the city overlooks the Atlantic Ocean — a hub of Moroccan art, home to many painters and artists.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
MARRAKECH – OUARZAZATE:
Breakfast and departure for Ouarzazate, the “Gateway to the Desert,” once a fortress of the French Foreign Legion.
Crossing the magical High Atlas Mountains and the famous, impressive Tizi n’Tichka Pass at 2,260 meters, we will travel through mountain valleys and landscapes filled with huts and traditional Berber houses, known as ksour.
We will visit the city, which features two of the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco. The Kasbah of Taourirt (exterior visit), the former residence of Pasha Glaoui, with its towers rising from traditional houses, will captivate you.
The second kasbah, Ait Benhaddou, located 30 km from Ouarzazate, is truly unique and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Arrival at the hotel, dinner, and overnight stay.
OUARZAZAT - (MERZOUGA) – ERFOUD:
After breakfast, along the “road of a thousand kasbahs,” passing through impressive oases such as Tinghir, we arrive at Skoura and the town of El Kelaa M’Gouna, also known as the City of Roses.
We continue to the Todra Gorges and end the day in Erfoud. Arrival at the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay.
ERFOUD - ERRACHIDIA - MEDELT - IFRANE – FES:
Optional excursion to the Merzouga dunes in specially designed 4x4 jeeps, to enjoy the sunrise in the desert.
Breakfast and farewell to Erfoud. Taking a panoramic route through the villages of the Central Atlas, such as Errachidia, Midelt, and Ifrane, we arrive in Fez.
Check-in at the hotel, dinner, and overnight stay.
FES TOUR:
Breakfast and guided tour of this sacred city. The visit includes the first Muslim medina in the Arab world, with 9,202 alleys — one of the largest in the world — and its souks. There, we will see the Bou Inania Quranic school and the Jewish quarter of Mellah.
We continue to see the exterior of the Marinid Palace, the oldest in Morocco, the exterior of the Qarawiyyin Mosque (once one of the greatest universities in the Arab world), the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss, and the ruins of the Marinid necropolis.
If time allows, we will also visit the Tanneries. Free afternoon to discover the secrets of Fez.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
FES - MEKNES - CHEFCHAOUEN - TANGER:
Early morning departure to the former imperial capital, Meknes. Next, we will visit the famous “blue jewel” city of Chefchaouen.
We then head to the coast, to legendary Tangier, once inhabited by Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Arabs, as well as Portuguese, Spaniards, British, and French.
Today, it is a cosmopolitan city that fascinates and evokes scenes from films and novels. Arrival and visit of Tangier’s castle and souks.
Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
TANGER - RABAT - CASABLANCA:
Breakfast and departure for the capital, Rabat.
We will visit the Royal Palace of King Hassan II, the Mausoleum of Muhammad V, the Hassan Tower, and the mosque.
We then continue to Morocco’s largest city, Casablanca.
There, we will visit the Central Market, Mohamed V Square, the United Nations Square, and the beachfront Corniche Boulevard, where there will be time for a coffee. We will also see the Hassan II Mosque (exterior) and the affluent Anfa district, with its racecourse and golf courses.
Transfer to our hotel, accommodation, dinner, and overnight stay.
Casablanca – AÉROPORT:
Free time and transfer to the airport.
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