Best of Morocco

Day 1 (Door to Door)

Arrive Casablanca

Enjoy your luxury private car door to door transfer to your departure airport before your scheduled flight to Casablanca, where a transfer is provided to your first hotel. Your Tour Director is at your hotel this afternoon to greet you and answer any questions over a Welcome Drink. (WD)
Hotel: Sheraton Casablanca (D)

Day 2

Casablanca - Fez

After a sightseeing tour of Casablanca we depart for the capital, Rabat, to see the mausoleum of King Mohammed V and the Royal Palace. We continue to one of the kingdom's imperial cities, Meknes, dating back to the 11th century, its surroundings remaining unchanged for centuries. We make a rare highlight visit inside the Mosque and see Bab el-Mansour gateway before continuing to Fez. (BB, D)
Hotel: Crown Palace (D)

Day 3

Fez

A day packed with fantastic sights and smells as we tour this carefully preserved university city, which had its golden age in the fourteenth century, during the reign of the Merinides dynasty. Visit the medina of Fez and walk through its old streets and see one of the oldest universities in the world, taking time to haggle in the Bazaar and see Moroccan pottery. Oriental rugs are an attraction for bargain hunters and we witness this most important handicraft of Fez. (BB, HD)
Hotel: Crown Palace (D)
Dining Highlights: Enjoy a superb Moroccan Dinner and a Folklore Show with drums and belly dancing.

Day 4

Fez - Erfoud

We leave the bustle of the city behind and head for the spectacular snow-capped High Atlas Mountains passing through Ifrane before reaching the great cedar forests of Azrou. We travel up through the magnificent Ziz Gorges, past palm fringed towns to Er Rachidia, built by the French at an important crossroads arriving at Erfoud, on the edge of the Sahara Desert. (BB, L, D)
Hotel: Belere (SFC)

Day 5

Erfoud - Ouarzazate

This morning there is the option of mounting camels, 'the ships of the desert', to witness the glorious daybreak in the Sahara. Later, we venture towards the oasis of Tinehir, noted for its silver and jewellery workshops. We take a detour to explore the Todra Gorge - the Grand Canyon of the Sahara before arriving at Boumalne-du-Dades, to encounter the dry rugged Dades Valley, dotted with oases of figs, olives, date palms and with castellated mud houses hugging the slopes. The route concludes at Ouarzazate, film capital of Morocco, with everything from Lawrence of Arabia to Star Wars being filmed here. (BB, L, D)
Hotel: Le Berbere Palace (SFC)

Day 6

Ouarzazate - Marrakesh

Get your cameras ready as you stop at the village of Aït Benhaddou, boasting one of Morocco's finest kasbahs. We continue via the spectacular Tizi n'Tichka Pass before descending past charming mountain villages, dense woods and green fields to the ochre coloured city of Marrakesh. (BB, D)
Hotel: Atlas Medina and Spa (FC)

Day 7

Marrakesh

Sightseeing includes an exploration of the fascinating Medina (old town), the Koutoubia Mosque, whose minaret dominates the Marrakesh skyline, and a visit to the secluded tombs of the Saadi dynasty, hidden behind high walls. After some time to watch the dancers, storytellers and acrobats at the bustling Djemaa El Fna Square, we take a scenic drive south of Marrakesh to the beautiful Ourika Valley. Visit a Moroccan family home to witness a traditional mint tea preparation ceremony before returning to your hotel. Tonight, maybe consider an optional horse and buggy ride to the magical Jemaa el Fna Square to enjoy the sights and sounds by night, followed by dinner in a typical Moroccan restaurant? (BB)
Hotel: Atlas Medina and Spa (FC)

Day 8

Marrakesh - Casablanca

Heading towards the Atlantic coast, we say goodbye to the snake charmers of Marrakesh and drive back to Casablanca to spend your last afternoon of the tour at leisure enjoying this vibrant modern city at your own pace. (BB, D)
Hotel: Sheraton Casablanca (D)

Day 9 (Door to Door)

Depart Casablanca

Sadly, your Moroccan adventure comes to an end today. There are complimentary transfers to the airport for your return scheduled flight back to the UK. On arrival at your UK airport, your driver will greet you and escort you to your waiting luxury private car for your door to door transfer to your home. (B)

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