Tour Jewels of
Morocco
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Starts in
Casablanca
Ends in Casablanca |
USA departure
Thursdays
From Jan 25 to Nov 29
and Dec 20
2007
From Jan 24 to Mar 13
2008
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10 days
11 days incl. air
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Tour price land only- - - - -
from $ 640 to $ 756
Airline tickets from your home city also available
Your Travel Package Includes:
SIGHTSEEING:
Visits to Fez, Erfoud, Rissani, Ouarzazate, Ait Bannaddou Kasbah, Ifrane
SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS:
Atlas Mountains, Ziz Gorges and Oasis, Road of 1000 Kasbahs, Du Dades Valley, Todra Gorge
Inside visits are shown in UPPERCASE in the tour description, including admission charges when applicable
GUIDES:
Local Guides for city sightseeing in Rabat, Meknes, Marrakesh, Casablanca. Services of a professional Tour Director while touring
TRANSPORTATION:
Scheduled transatlantic flights and airport transfers in London if
Tour Operator issues the tickets. Touring by private first-class air-conditioned
motorcoach.
MEALS:
9 buffet breakfasts (B); 6 dinners (D)
AIRPORT TRANSFERS:
Airport transfers may be included when you make your flight
arrangements with Tour Operator.
OPTIONALS:
Choice of optional excursions at reasonable prices to customize your
own experience. Please find a detailed list in your travel documents
Itinerary - Tour Jewels
of Morocco
Day 1 Thu. BOARD YOUR OVERNIGHT TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT.
Day 2 Fri. ARRIVAL IN CASABLANCA, MOROCCO. Check into your hotel. Later, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers.
Day 3 Sat. CASABLANCA-RABAT-MEKNES-FEZ. A short ride along the coast to Rabat, once a lair of the corsairs and now the country’s capital. Sightseeing includes the Royal Palace, Hassan Tower, and the Casbah of
Ouidais. You are reminded of the time when Morocco was the Roman province of Mauretania as you visit the fine Roman Relics of Chellah and its gardens. Next stop Meknes—see its monumental gates, mosques, palaces and miles of protective walls. Travel eastward heading towards Fez, Morocco’s most enchanting city.
(B,D)
Day 4 Sun. FEZ. At leisure in ancient Fez, which occupies a position of outstanding scenic beauty and is blessed with an ample supply of water. Visit the Medina on the optional sightseeing tour and watch the crowds of Berbers in their flowing robes as they buy and sell their goods, accompanied by veiled women. (B)
Day 5 Mon. FEZ-ERFOUD. Travel today into the very heart of Morocco. Morning break in the quiet, French-built alpine resort of
Ifrane. Verdant cedar forests give way to volcanic mountains and wind-swept plains as you motor across the Middle Atlas range to
Midelt. Pass fortified mud-and-straw villages. Descend into the spectacular Ziz Gorges and arrive in
Er-Rachidia, an important crossroad once controlled by the French Foreign Legion. Afterwards, the landscape becomes progressively more arid, and you enter a stony desert. On your last stretch to
Erfoud, an unexpected and breathtaking surprise: the miraculous and peaceful oasis of Ziz Valley.
(B,D)
Day 6 Tue. ERFOUD. The best choice today is an included excursion to Rissani to see the Mausoleum of Moulay Ali
Sharif, the first ruler of the Alawite dynasty. (B,D)
Day 7 Wed. ERFOUD-THE ROAD OF A THOUSAND KASBAHS-OUARZAZATE. Enjoy the drive through the eastern slopes of the Atlas Mountains and arrive at Tinerhir oasis with its green valley of palms and local villages. Drive north to the impressive Todra Gorge, then west along the Du Dades Valley to the film capital of Morocco,
Ouarzazate, for an overnight stay. (B,D)
Day 8 Thu. OUARZAZATE-AIT BANNADDOU-TIZI-N-TICHKA PASS-MARRAKESH. Enjoy an orientation drive this morning in
Ouarzazate, famous for its film studios and a visit of the Kasbah de Taorirt. Next to Ait
Bannaddou, a Kasbah famous as a film location. Pass through picturesque villages surrounded by craggy mountains while motoring towards the 7,414-foot-high Tizi-n-Tichka Pass in the heart of the High Atlas Mountains. Each new twist in the road leads to a different, more dramatic landscape. Leaving the pass behind, the landscape gradually changes to a green mantle. Afternoon arrival in the red-colored imperial city of
Marrakesh, justly reputed the most fascinating of all Moroccan cities. (B,D)
Day 9 Fri. MARRAKESH. The highlight this morning is the included city sightseeing. You’ll really feel as if you’ve stopped the march of time. Marrakesh has always been a meeting place, first just a group of nomad tents, now a bustling city. An optional evening excursion will be a fitting choice to end the day. (B)
Day 10 Sat. MARRAKESH-CASABLANCA. Leave Morocco’s magical city of Marrakesh for the journey northwest back to Casablanca. In the afternoon see the sights in the company of a Local Guide.
(B,D)
Day 11 Sun. YOUR HOMEBOUND FLIGHT ARRIVES THE SAME DAY. (B)
Quality Hotels:
Rooms with private bath or shower, hotel taxes, porterage, tips, and service charges
CASABLANCA Ramada Les Almohades (ST), FEZ Menzeh (ST), ERFOUD Kasbah Tizimi (ST), OUARZAZATE Ibis (ST), MARRAKESH El Andalous (F)
Hotel Rating Abbreviations:
F = First Class
ST = Superior Tourist Class
T = Tourist Class
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