Day 1
Arrival to Marrakech
Overnight in: Marrakech.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Arrival Fast Track.
As you land in Marrakech, your Morocco Travels and Trips driver guide will welcome you and drive you to your hotel to check in and rest.
Day 2
Marrakech Exploration day
Overnight in: Marrakech.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Kotchi Experience (Carriage tour) – Lunch – Cooking Class – Hammam.
After breakfast at your hotel, your driver guide will pick you up to start your guided tour. Today you will get the chance to wake up and live Marrakech, a dream of many, so be sure to make the best of it. After your breakfast our local guide and driver guide will be waiting for you to start this full day tour of the “Ochre City”. We will visit first in the morning the Majorelle Garden which was named after the French painter, Jacques Majorelle who dedicated a lot of effort and passion to this art piece. After Majorelle let’s continue after it to Menara and though the name in Arabic translates to “lighthouse”, it is actually a pavilion with a basin and a garden of orchards and olives trees. We will be heading afterwards to the Koutobia Mosque and through the Jewish quarter called Mallah, continue to with the visit of Bahia Palace.
The more you know: Marrakesh is known for being holy, Moroccans call it “the land of the seven
men” who were huge religion and Sufi scholars that gave their lives for knowledge and worship
Day 3
Marrakech-Casablanca
Overnight in: Casablanca
Meals: Breakfast
Optional (s): Lunche
Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel before heading to Casablanca the economic capital of Morocco.
Upon your arrival, join your tour guide for a guided city tour including the exterior visit of the Hassan
II Mosque, the Habous quarter and its local Souks, the Place des Nations, admire the art deco of
Casablanca through its crowded streets, and finish the tour at la Corniche Ain Diab before to transfer
to your hotel for check-in and relax.
Day 4
Casablanaca - Rabat
Overnight in: Rabat
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Mint Tea Break at Café overlooking the Abourgerag River
After breakfast at your hotel, drive to Rabat and join your tour guide for a tour of the capital city of
Morocco. Rabat was founded by Abd Al-Mu’min, a ruler of the Almohad dynasty for military reasons.
It was built to serve as a fortress, hence its original name Ribatu l-Fath, meaning “stronghold of
victory”. Our guided tour in Rabat will then revolve around uncovering the history of Rabat. The tour includes a visit to the Royal Palace, Chellah, Hassan Tower, and Kasbah Ouddaya. Free time
afterwards to stroll around the souks and bazaars in the old medina of Rabat which are full or all type
of merchandise as well as leather made traditional and modern shoes alongside Moroccan styles
bags with some authentic Berber style and old jewelry shops. Then, continue to Cafe on the bank of river Bouregrag, to enjoy the Moroccan mint tea alongside some Moroccan goodies.
Mint Tea are symbols of Moroccan hospitality.
Day 5
Rabat - Volubilis -Meknes – Fez
Overnight in: Fez
Meals: Breakfast
Optional(s): Lunch
After breakfast meet you driver guide to get transferred to Fez. En route, we will be making a stop by
Volubilis and Meknes. The archeological site of Volubilis is listed by the UNESCO as a worldwide
heritage, and it is a witness of multi-cultural Morocco. You will walk around the remains of the
Roman outpost, through the arcs of Triumphal arches, the Capitoline Temple and large captivating
Orpheus mosaics which tells tales of roman life.
Afterwards, the trip will continue to the Imperial City of Meknes, one of Morocco’s lesser-visited. It
was built by Moulay Ismail and was conceived to be the ‘Versailles of Morocco’, you’ll be able to visit
the famed gate of Bab El Mansour, and Lhri. These sites are the main beating veins of the city. We
will then continue our way to Fez.
Day 6
Fez Exploration day
Overnight in: Fes.
Meals: Breakfast
Optional (s): Lunch – Cooking Class.
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 7
Fez - Chefchaouen
Overnight in: Chefchaouen
Meals: Breakfast
Optional (s): Lunch
After Breakfast, prepare for a drive to Chefchaouen via Ouazzane and through the Rif Mountains
which are located in the northern region of the country. When you arrive to Chefchouan the first
captivating feature will be the blue color all around. Chefchaouen is Morocco’s “Blue Pearl”. It has
come to be known as such due to a distinctive blue color all the inhabitants use to paint their houses.
This tradition trace back to the Jewish traditions and beliefs that the color blue represents the sky
which in turn reminds people of heaven and God. This color covering the city gives it and amazing
charm as well as a sense and an atmosphere of relaxation, comfort and peace. Have you heard of
healing pearls and gems? Well this one really works.
In Road to Ras El Maa you will encounter a group of Granada-styled houses before enjoying tea in the
midst of the fresh water. You will be able to visit the Kasbah Ali Ben Rachid and Plaza Uta el-
Hammam and explore this beautiful city.
Day 8
Chefchaouen -Tangier
Overnight in: Tangier
Meals: Breakfast
Optional (s): Lunch
After your breakfast, travel to Tangier the bride of the north. This city is located on the southern
passage of the Strait of Gibraltar, few miles from the Spanish shores. Tangier, has been a strategic gateway between Africa and Europe since Phoenician times. Its whitewashed hillside medina is home
to the Dar el Makhzen, a palace of the sultans that’s now a museum of Moroccan artifacts
Starting your tour at the Kasbah Museum of Mediterranean culture move to the souks "Petit Socco” and “Grand Socco” and enjoy some of the local product and street food (optional) before heading to
the American Legation Museum and find between the arts works there the Moroccan Mona Lisa.
One of the most interesting places is the St. Andrew Anglican Church wich built with a Moroccan
style and with the lord’s prayers in Arabic over the altar.
Day 9
Tangier Departure:
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast at your hotel and transfer to the airport of Tangier according to your flight schedule.
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