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Tangier – Tetouan – Chefchaouen – Meknès – Volubilis – Fez – Rabat – Tangier
The Andalusian Morocco Tours takes you into a region that is, still relatively, unknown of the Moroccan kingdom, where Andalusian influences are still pacing the life of small villages in occidental Rif Mountains. The mysterious Tangier, the blue Chefchaouen, but also the Royal Fes, Meknes and the capital Rabat are all waiting just for you.
Tangier has been at the center of Moroccan culture since the 5th century and remains one of the must cities to visit when you come to Morocco, it is the gate to Africa from Europe, as it is only 14km by Ferry from the south of Spain, make ideal for people who would like to combine Sapin to Morocco, or the south of Spain to the North of Morocco which have a lot of similarity and both have the Andalusian influences.
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- Private air-conditioned vehicle with English speaking licensed driver.
- Local tour guides as specified in the itinerary: in Tangier, Chefchaouen, Meknes, Fez
- 07 nights’ accommodation with daily breakfast in 4 star Hotel or Riad
- Entrance fees of Monuments as listed in the itinerary
- Bottled water (2btl per person per day)
- Departure & Return Location: Tangier
- Departure Time: 3 Hours Before Flight Time
- Flight
- Travel insurance
- personal expenses
- Lunches & Drinks
- Gratuities & tips to guides, drivers, bellboys,
Tour Plan
Day 01
Arrival to Tangier
Overnight in: Tangier.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Arrival Fast Track.
Upon your arrival to the port/airport of Tangier you will be met by your English-speaking driver.
You will then be transferred to your hotel to check in and rest.
Day 02
Tangier City Tour
Day 03
Tangier –Tetouan - Chefchaouen
Overnight in: Chefchaouen.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Lunch
After having breakfast in the hotel, departure to Chefchaouen through Tetouan. A stop is planned in the city of Tetouan the last is considered to be the most Andalusian city of the kingdom of Morocco. All the neighborhoods of Tetouan belong to three different architectural styles: The Andalusian style (Medina), the Spanish style of the early and mid-twentieth century (Ensanche) and the after-independence style (peripheral neighborhoods). Each style includes variations more or less important in relation to the evolution of styles and materials.
In the afternoon you will drive towards the blue City. Cut into the sides of two mountains, Chefchaouen is a city with blue and white lime-washed houses. A powerful charm that you really can feel in the Outa-el-Hammam square, in the cobblestone medina. Sat on the terrace of a cafe, you can enjoy the attractive view of the grand Tarik-Ben-Ziad mosque whose octagonal minaret is inspired by that of the Torre de Oro in Seville. This Andalousian architecture can be found in the Kasbah and its gardens, at the center of the medina. Its walls and its 11 crenellated towers, of which one used to be a dungeon, house an interesting ethnographic museum.
Day 04
Chefchaouen – Volubilis - Meknes - Fès
Overnight in: Fez.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Lunch
Your English-speaking driver will meet you after breakfast to start your tour to Fez via Volubilis and Meknes.
Meknes is an Imperial capital founded in the 17th century by the Alaouite sultan Moulay Ismaël who decided to make Meknes one of the most beautiful and powerful Imperial cities in Morocco. And still today, protected by around 40km of walls. Its medina and the remains of the royal palace earned Meknès a place on Unesco’s world heritage list.
Considered to be one of the most beautiful gates in the world, Bab Mansour was constructed at the beginning of the 18th century. It is the entrance to the Imperial city proper, where a visit to the sultan’s mausoleum is still of interest.
Meknes has one of the busiest medinas in Morocco. The Place El-Hedime, located exactly between the old town and the Imperial part of the city, houses the covered market and becomes busy at dusk: fire-swallowers, storytellers, animal trainers and jugglers create an atmosphere different from anything you are used to.
The largest Roman archeological site in Morocco lies 31km north of Meknes: Volubilis. Triumphal arch, capitol building, house of Bacchus – everything testifies to the city’s splendor and its economical and political weight. Not to mention the moving delicacy of the mosaics. Allow at least two hours to discover this open-air treasure.
Moulay Idriss Zerhoun is the most important pilgrimage town in Morocco. Here lies the tomb of Moulay Idriss I, the founder of the Idrissid Dynasty and great-grandson of the prophetMohammed.
The town has a spectacular setting, with its whitewashed houses straddled over (and between) two green hilltops.
Arrival to Fez,
Day 05
Fez City Tour
Overnight in: Fez.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Lunch
After breakfast at your hotel, enjoy your Fez Full day City tour.
The imperial city of Fes is the city that most reflects the ancestral past of the Moroccan kingdom and its ancient civilization. It was and still remains the core of the intellectual and spiritual creativity, not only in Morocco, but also in the Islamic world. Fes houses the oldest university in the world, Al Quaraouiyyne and its ancient medina was classified as Universal Heritage by UNESCO in 1981.
The medina: Traditionally your exploration of the medina should start at the Bab Boujlloud Gate. The first monument to visit is the vast Bou Inania medersa. As you continue along Talaa Kebira Street (big climb), you will particularly admire the Tijani zaouïa (zaouïa, sanctuary of a religious brotherhood) and the instrument makers’ souk before arriving at the mzara (shrine) of the ancient sovereign Moulay Idriss situated at the place where he took the decision to build the town. Once you have passed the babouche vendors, you arrive in En-Nejjarine Square and the cabinetmakers’ souk. The magnificent carved foundouk (caravanserai) on the square houses the Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts. The kissaria (covered market), where jewellery and fine fabrics are on sold, is nearby (it is shut at night). Next to it, you can admire the most visited and revered attraction in Fès: the zaouïa of Moulay Idriss, founder of the town. Your walk continues on to Es-Seffarine Square, the coppersmith square, and then to the tanners’ quarter situated just before the Andalusian quarter with its mosque and the Es-Sahrij medersa.
Medresas: A Medersa is a school where the Koran is taught along with all the classic subject of learning: mathematics, grammar, history, astronomy, medicine… In Morocco, and especially in Fès, medersas have the important role of integrating students from other regions. Generally they are built around a central courtyard with a fountain.
El-Attarine : The Merenids built this masterpiece between 1323 and 1325. Its central courtyard is magnificently decorated. Its walls are covered with sura engraved in wood or plaster. The fountain and marble columns are embellished with zellige (tiled mosaic).
Bou Inania : This Medersa, built between 1350 and 1357, is the biggest in Fès . Pass through the magnificent entrance with its heavy copper work doors, and then be impressed by the abundance of earthenware, the refinement of the sculptured wood and plaster and the chiselled stalactites called mukarnas, the hallmark of Merenid architecture. A canopy of typical Fès green tiles surmounts the onyx and marble courtyard.
Day 06
Fez – Rabat
Overnight in: Rabat
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Lunch
After having breakfast at your hotel, departure via the Highway to Rabat, the Capital of Morocco.
Rabat is one of the four imperial cities of Morooco. A set of sites in this city is inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO : the “new town” (built at the beginning of the French protectorate in Morocco), the Kasbah Oudayas, the Testing garden, the medina ramparts and Almohad gates, site of Chellah Hassan mosque (Hassan Tower), the Mohammed V mausoleum and habous neighborhood near Diour Jamaa. ( Visite of all this of all this places and the Oudayas museum.
Day 07
Rabat - Asilah - Tangier
Overnight in: Tangier
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Lunch
After having breakfast at your hotel, departure via the Highway to Tangier, in the way stop in Asliah.
Asilah is one of the favorite spots of tourists, is a town located on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, south of Tangier. Its old town, or medina, is surrounded by well-preserved ramparts and gates, built in the 15th century by Portuguese settlers. The medina is an artistic center renowned for its murals and for Moussem, an annual international cultural festival. In the city also stands the Center of Hassan II.
We will then continue our way to Tangier.
Day 8
Tangier - Departure
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Depart Fast Track.
Breakfast at your hotel and transfer to the airport of Tangier according to your flight schedule.
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