CHARMING MOROCCO: THE AWAKENING OF IMPERIAL DREAMS.

IMPERIAL DREAM

The allure of Morocco mixed with imperial aspirations—every moment is a brushstroke on the canvas of dreams—let the magic of Morocco Imperial Dreams awaken your senses.

DAY 1: MARRAKECH

MARRAKECH

 Arrival at the Menara airport. Cordial is welcome by the guide. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and night at hotel.

DAY 2 : MARRAKECH / CASABLANCA / RABAT

CASABLANCA

 After breakfast depart for Casablanca. Visit the city, the modern economic capital of the country. The United Nations Square, the city’s administrative center, the Anfa Quarter, the elegant residential quarter, the corniche, and the great Hassan II mosque (external visit).

 In the afternoon, depart to Rabat the capital of Morocco, and visit the uncompleted minaret, the prestigious mausoleum of Mohamed V, beautifully decorated with marble, gold leaves, and onyx. The Royal Palace was built between the 18th and 20th Centuries.

 Dinner and night at the hotel.

DAY 3: RABAT / VOLUBILIS / MOULAY IDRIS / MEKNES

VOLUBILIS

 After breakfast depart for Meknes, and visit the Roman remains of Volubilis. Continuation by Moulay Idriss, strikingly astonishing by its holy status and magnificent situation, built on two rock spurs. Magnificently positioned on a hill. Meknes’ minarets can be perceived from all directions. It knew its apogee under the reign of Moulay Ismail.

 Visit the town, the monumental gates, Bab Mansour, and Bab El Khemis. The Hedime square is situated between the ancient town and the imperial city. The Moulay Ismail granaries, Dar El Ma, which was used to store the hay and grain, needed to feed the sultan’s twelve thousand horses.

 Dinner and night at the hotel.

 DAY 4: FEZ 

FEZ

 Breakfast, depart for a visit to the city. The important religious and intellectual center of Morocco.

 First, we visit the ancient town "Of Fez El Bali", the Medersa Attarine, a magnificent example of Marinid art, the Karaouine Mosque, one of the oldest religious teaching centers with a university tradition dating to the 14th Century, the Najjarine fountain with its extravagant zelliges decorations and finally the souks. In the afternoon, we continue our visit to the "New City " or " Fez El Jedid” and its monumental gate.

 Dinner and night at the hotel.

 DAY 5: FEZ / BENI MELLAL / MARRAKECH

BENI MELLAL

 After breakfast depart for Marrakesh via Ifrane, a health resort station created in 1930, its pink tiled roofs and tiny gardens, give the town a distinctly European appearance.

 The road continues by the mid-Atlas Mountains and the fertile cereal plain of Tadla. Stop in BeniMelal An agricultural town, created from the presence of water, and visit the spring Ain Aserdoune.

 Continuation to Marrakech. Dinner upon arrival, night in the hotel.

DAY 6: MARRAKESH

MARRAKESH

 After breakfast, visit the capital of the south, which once gave its name to the country. The Koutoubia mosque is a strikingly beautiful example of the combination of apparent simplicity and superb craftsmanship of the HispanoMoresque art. The Saâdien Tombs, an outstandingly beautiful feature of architecture of the 16th Century. The Bahia Palace, with its luxurious apartments, opens into an inner courtyard. The Menara Gardens were planted with olive trees and disposing of a great system of irrigation.

 Lunch at the hotel. In the afternoon, continue your way with a panoramic tour of the ocher-red ramparts built in the 12th century. Then on to the famous Jamaâ El Fna Square, the traditional meeting place of astonishing characters, storytellers, acrobats, and snake charmers: a spectacle that defies belief.

 From there reaching the souks with its various quarters of craftsmanship in the central area of the Medina.

 In the evening, depart for a farewell dinner in an ancient palace in the medina, belly dance, and Moroccan folklore. Night at hotel.

DAY 7: MARRAKECH

MARRAKESH

Free day, relax by the pool, shopping, etc. Full board at the hotel.

DAY 8: MARRAKECH

MARRAKECH

After breakfast, and according to flight hours, free time then transfer to the airport. Assistance for the registration formalities.

Note: The 3rd and 4th nights may be either at Meknes / Fez or surrounding towns, this is due to the limited capacity of the hotels of these cities.

 The tour may be reversed according to the availability at the time of the accommodation.