Highlights: Marrakech - Casablanca - Rabat - Meknes - Volubilis - Fes - Ifrane - Azrou - Marrakech
Hotels:
Marrakech - Hôtel Nassim or similar 4*
Rabat - Rive Hôtel or similar 4*
Fes - Hôtel Menzeh Zalagh or similar 4*
Other departures: Manchester - £1249, Gatwick - £1239
Itinerary:
Day 1: Marrakech
Arrive at Marrakech Int'l airport and transfer to the city hotel for overnight stay.
Meal: Dinner
Day 2: Marrakech - Casablanca - Rabat
Meet your driver/guide for orientation tour of Casablanca habbous and corniche then visit of interiors of the Hassan II Mosque built by the late King Hassan II, which has the tallest minaret in the world. Continuing on to Rabat the Imperial capital, where we visit the exteriors of the Royal Palace, the Mellah, the Mohamed V mausoleum, Hassan Tower and the Oudayas. Check-in for dinner and overnight stay Rabat.
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 3: Rabat - Meknes - Volubilis - Fes
Leaving Rabat to Meknes the old capital of the Sultan Moulay Idriss – his stables there once housed 12,000 horses – stopping at the famous Bab Mansour before continuing to the Roman city of Volubilis renowned for its remarkably preserved mosaics. The evening finds us in our Fez hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 4: Fes
A full day to visit the oldest Imperial city in Morocco with the oldest university in the world. See the old Medina - Fez El Bali - the Andalusian and the Karaouine quarter with its dyers and tanners and artisans working in the style of their forefathers. As the day progresses take in the Mellah - the Jewish quarter - with its old cemetery and the Royal Palace. A fascinating day finishing back in the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 5: Fes - Ifrane - Azrou - Marrakech
A day of contrast, leaving behind Fez and its Medina stopping at Ifrane with its Alpine type scenery and the Cedar Forests of Azrou. Continuing on through the Middle Atlas to arrive in the city of Marrakech for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 6: Marrakech
Full day introduction to this Garden City, visit the dramatic Almohad Koutoubia Minaret and the lavishlydecorated Saadien Tombs – some dating from the middle 1550s. Spend some time in the tranquil Menara Gardens and the Bahia Palace before walking through the labyrinth of narrow alleyways making up the renowned cool, colourful and aromatic
Souks of Marrakech. The Dyers’ Souk being the last to be visited you emerge into the famous Djemâa el Fna Square
(which translates as ‘Assembly of the Dead’), where, until the 19th century, the severed heads of criminals were
traditionally displayed. Now we see stalls of goods, from fruit to alarm clocks; snake charmers and water sellers; fortune tellers and public scribes; tumblers and nakkachat - women with syringes full of henna – soothsayers and gnaoua musicians. The perfect start to any stay in Marrakech for, without a doubt, you’ll be back in the souks for more. Dinner and overnight in our Marrakech hotel.
Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Day 7: Marrakech - Home
In keeping with your flight schedule transfer to Marrakech Menara Airport for your departure flight or extension of your stay in Morocco.
Meal: Breakfast
Offer Includes
- Flights from London Heathrow with TAP Air Portugal
- Airport taxes
- 6 nights accommodation as per itinerary
- Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle
- With English speaking driver
- With licensed National English- speaking guide
- Private arrival / departure transfers from/to Marrakech Airport / Marrakech Hotel
- Sightseeing tours and all related entrance fees as listed in the itinerary
- Local guides where appropriate
Meal Plans
- As per Itinerary