Imperial treasures & desert wonders XM25-13

Day 1: Casablanca

Welcom at Mohammed V airport by ATLAS VOYAGES staff. Brief review of the tour during your transfer to the hotel. Check-in, dinner and accommodation. (PS. The hotel’s restaurant closes at 10:30 PM. No possibility dinner served in the room)

Day 2: Casablanca Rabat

Soft awakening before heading up to the monuments of Morocco’s economic capital, Casablanca: The Mohamed V square, the exterior of the impressive Hassan II Mosque,the residential area of Anfa, the unique Habous district and the exterior of the Royal Palace. Optional (FB Basis): Fish lunch in local restaurant. Continuation to Rabat the Administrative capital of the country for a City tour: the Royal Palace, (Mechouar), the Oudaya Kasbah, the Mohamed V mausoleum, the Hassan Tower. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel

Day 3: Rabat Meknes Fez

Departure to Meknes and visit of the Ismalian capital, famous for its 40 km long walls, visit of the Bab Mansour, and the Jewish quarter. Optional (FB Basis): Lunch at a typical Moroccan Restaurant. Continuation to visit the impressive ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis with a stop in the holy city of Moulay Idriss. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Fez.

Day 4: Fez

The whole day is devoted to the city- sightseeing of Fez, the spiritualcapital of Morocco: the medieval Medinaand the Bou Anania Medersa, the Nejjarine fountain, the Foundouq Nejjarine: Museum of woods, Moulay Idriss mausoleum, and the outside of Karaouine mosque. Optional (FB Basis): Moroccan lunch at a traditional restaurant in the Medina. Afternoon: visit of the esplanade of the Royal Palace with its sumptuous golden door and then sightseeing of Fez Jdid. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 5: Fez Beni Mellal Marrakech

Departure to Marrakesh passing by the Berber village of Immouzer of Kandar and Ifrane (In case of bad wheather in winter time, itinerary can be modified via Meknes, Adaroch passing by farms and of husbandry cows, Mrirert, Khenifra). Optional (FB Basis): Lunch and a moment of relaxation in Beni Mellal, one of the agricultural centres of Morocco. Dinner and accommodation at the host.

Day 6: Marrakech

Visit of historical Marrakesh famous by its beautiful palaces and monuments: the Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia Minaret and Menara Gardens. Optional lunch in Local restaurant inside the Medina (FB Basis). Afternoon: Explore Secret Garden; Rebuilt in the mid-19th century by an influential Caïd of Atlas. Complete our sightseeing with a stop at the famous Jamaa El Fna Square with its surrounding souks and handicraft quarters Dinner and Accommodation at the hotel.

Day 7: Marrakech

Free day at leisure Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. ** The today’s lunch in not included in the FB supl. **

Day 8: Marrakech Kasbah Telouet Kasbah Ait Benhaddou Ouarzazate

Breakfast and early departure to Ouarzazate by the main road that crosses the Tizi-n- Tichka pass (2260) with a parade of varied and enchanting landscapes and small villages. Visit the sublime Kasbah of Telouet which is on the old caravan route to the Sahara, between Ait Benhaddou and Marraksh. Free time to have lunch. Departure for Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, is considered one of the best preserved Ksars of all of southrn Morocco. Arrival at Ouarzazate, panoramic visit of the city with stop in front ofthe Kasbah of Taourirt. Dinner and accomodation at the hotel.

Day 9: Ouarzazate Zagora

After breakfast departure to Taznakth, famous for its Berber carpets. Then continuation southwards to Agdz where we join again the road Ouarzazate-Zagora. From Agdz to Zagora is dotted with palm groves and numerous Kasbahs, most of them falling in ruins, but some are still worth a visit. Free lunch on the way. Dinner and accommodation in Tizi desert (12Km far from Zagora), under desert tents.

Day 10: Zagora Marrakech

Breakfast and then back to Ouarzazate following the same road till Agdz and then through the mountains of the Anti Atlas. Stop at noon in Ouarzazate for lunch. Heading on to Marrakech via the national road crossing the TiznTichka Pass. Arrival in Marrakesh, Dinner and accommodation.

Day 11: Marrakech Departure

Transfer to the airport of Marrakesh, assistance with departure formalities