Discover Morocco's imperial cities on an 8-day tour from Casablanca, Experience the very best of Morocco through expert tour guides, an exciting culture...
8 days Morocco Imperial Cities Tour from Casablanca
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A ctivities: Transfer from Casablanca Airport to Hotel (Rabat)
Stay the night in Rabat.
Optional (s): Arrival Priority Track
Our local driver guide will meet you at gate 2 outside the airport as soon as you arrive in Casablanca. After making your way to Rabat, the capital of Morocco, via car, you will be shown to your hotel, where you will spend the night.
Spend the night in Fez, breakfast
Bonus: Mint tea break at Café Maure with a view of the "Abouregrag" River Get ready for a guided tour of Rabat that will focus on learning about the city's history after breakfast.
A visit to Chellah and Kasbah Ouddaya is part of the program. Thereafter, spend some free time exploring Rabat's historic medina's souks and bazaars. After that, proceed to "Café Maure" on the banks of the Bouregrag River to savor delicious Moroccan pastries like "Kaab Ghazal" and "Ghariba" while sipping mint tea.
After that, we're going to Fez. We will be stopping at Volubilis and Meknes along the way. UNESCO has designated the Volubilis archeological site as a global cultural treasure. The remnants of the Roman and Berber cultures that previously called it home will be explored on foot. Subsequently, the journey will proceed to the Imperial City of Meknes, which is among the less-explored cities in Morocco. It was designed to be the "Versailles of Morocco" and was constructed by Moulay Ismail.
After meeting your local guide, you'll be able to see Lhri and the renowned Bab El Mansour gate. These locations serve as the city's principal arteries. After then, we'll keep traveling to Fez.
The greater your knowledge Arabic for "the hoof of the dear," Kaab Ghazal is a symbol of Moroccan hospitality, along with Ghariba and Mint Tea.
Spend the night in Fez
Breakfast is the meal.
Workshops on pottery are optional. Lunch Experience
Begin your guided city tour of Fez, which was the kingdom's capital until 1912, after breakfast. The main focus of your journey today will be touring Fez's Medina, which was established in the ninth century and is home to the oldest university in the world. It is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The main attractions, including Bou-Inania and Attarin Medersa, the tanners, Ess-Seffarine Square, the tomb of Moulay Driss, El-Nejjarine Square, the cabinet makers' souk, and the Hebrew neighborhood "Mellah," will be guided by your local guide. To ensure you fully experience Moroccan culture, you will have the chance to participate in an optional pottery session led by a proficient potter. You can choose to wander about the ancient town's winding alleys or return to your hotel after your optional lunch at a nearby restaurant.
The more you know: Fez hosted one of the biggest and most renowned Sufi festivals every October, attracting artists from all over the world.
Staying the night in Marrakech
Breakfast is the meal.
You will be collected up after breakfast and taken to the imperial city of Marrakech. You will travel through little communities like Imouzar and Ifrane along the way. A little later in the day, when you arrive to Beni Melal, one of Morocco's most well-known agricultural hubs. You'll carry on traveling to Marrakech. You will be taken to check into the hotel where you will be staying the night when you arrive in Marrakech.
Spend the night in Marrakech.
Lunches: Kotchi Experience (Horse Carriage Tour) - Lunch is an optional breakfast option.
Make the most of your chance to wake up and experience Marrakech today—it's a dream come true for many. Our driver guide and local guide will be waiting for you to begin your guided city tour of "Ochre City" after breakfast. The Majorelle Garden, named for the French painter Jacques Majorelle, who put a great deal of love and effort into creating this work of art, will be our first stop in the morning. Let's proceed to Menara after Majorelle. Although the word means "lighthouse" in Arabic, Menara is actually a pavilion with a basin and a garden full of olive groves and orchards. After that, we're going to the Koutobia Mosque and through Mallah, the Jewish neighborhood. Complete your tour with a carriage ride, or "Koutchi," to Jamaa El Fnaa after lunch at a nearby restaurant.
The more you know: Marrakesh is revered as a sacred place; Moroccans refer to it as "the land of the seven men," who were influential Sufi academics who dedicated their lives to learning and worship.
Staying the night in Marrakech
Lunches: Optional breakfast: Fantasia Moroccan Lunch at Berbere Atlas Mountains House - Dinner at Chez Ali - Cooking Class Enjoy a free day to explore Marrakech at your own leisure following breakfast at your accommodation. Experience Marrakech for yourself; interact with the people there, adopt a "Marrakechi" way of life; locate the storytellers and snake charmers; and allow Marrakech enchant you as well.
Morning breakfast
Spend the night at Casablanca
Optional (s): Visit the inside of the Hassan II Mosque, the Jewish Museum After having a delicious breakfast at your hotel, get up and go to Casablanca. Once in Casablanca, you will go to the Hassan II Mosque, a masterwork of architecture that overlooks the city's Atlantic coast, with your local guide. After that, proceed for a tour of the city, stopping at the Habous quarters, the Royal Palace (external visit), and the corniche.
Breakfast Meals
Have a free morning before making your way to the Casablanca airport to catch your trip home.