7 DAYS – IMPERIAL CITIES TOUR
Day 1: Casablanca – Rabat
Arrive at Casablanca Mohammed V Airport. After welcoming formalities, enjoy a brief sightseeing tour of fabled Casablanca, Africa’s second largest city .Visit Hassan 2 mosque then on to Rabat. Sightseeing includes the Medina (old city), with its stone-and-whitewashed buildings boasting great, dark-wood studded doors; the Hassan Tower, whose intricate stone-work dominates the skyline; the Mohammed V Mausoleum housing the onyx tomb of the late king, and the ramparts of Mechouar encircling the Royal Palace.
Day 2: Rabat -Meknes-Volubilis-Moulay Idriss-Fes
After breakfast, depart for Meknes, chosen by Sultan Moulay Ismail as his imperial capital at the end of the 17th century. The city was built with 20 gates, more than 50 palaces and 15 miles of surrounding walls. Following lunch , stop at the remarkable Roman ruins of Volubilis, with its mosaics and temples. From there it’s on to Moulay Idriss, the cliff-high holy city of Islam. Finally, arrive in Fes for check-in at your hotel.
Day 3: Fes Sightseeing
Explore dramatically beautiful Fes, the oldest Imperial City, founded in 790 A.D. Seeming to exist somewhere between the Middle Ages and today, the Soul of Morocco stimulates the senses with its visual details, haunting sounds and rich aromas. Fes’s medieval Medina, Karaouiyne Mosque, Attarine and Abou Inania Medersas (Islamic Universities) and the elaborately tiled Nejjarine Fountain intrigue and dazzle travelers.
Day 4: Fes -Ifrane -BeniMellal -Marrakech
Depart after breakfast for Marrakech across the Middle Atlas Mountains, stopping in Beni-Mellal, the largest town in the Middle Atlas, for lunch. Giant cedar forests, volcanic mountains, strings of lakes and plains producing oranges, olives and sugar cane line the road. Along the way, visit Ifrane, a ski resort full of Alpine chalets with red-tiled roofs.
Day 5: Marrakech
Your tour of Marrakech – the “Jewel of Morocco” and the “Pearl of the South” – includes the Koutoubia Mosque, reaching nearly 230 feet in height; the lavishly decorated tombs of the Saadien Dynasty; the Bahia and Badii Palaces; and the Dar Si Said Museum. After lunch, continue your tour with visits to the Djema El Fna Square, famous for its unique outdoor entertainment, and to the lively Medina with its colorful souks, or markets.
Day 6: Day trip to Essaouira
Essaouira is around 2.5 hours’ due west of Marrakech and is one of Morocco’s most charming coastal fishing towns. Essaouira is known as Mogador. It is a city that reminds us of the time in which Spain, Portugal and England were beaten to keep control of their coasts.
The city has many things to offer ; the typical port with lively examples of Moorish art and art Portuguese. Essaouira is known as artists working with the Thuya, the Distress of money, the port, the islands and the meusems of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abd Allah. In the evening back to Marrakech .
Day 7 : Marrakech – Casablanca Airport
Transfer to the Casablanca airport and End of services