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The ideas and itineraries contained within the following pages are just a few suggestions, to give you an idea of what we can show you in our country for your brochure. These are just the starting point. The next stage is to chat to a member of our team, who will be able to share their experience and insight to help create a journey that is exactly what you are looking for. Tell us what you want, and we will make it happen. Anything is possible.
I....................................Why Morocco
II..........................Regions in Morocco
III.................HIGHLIGHTS of Morocco
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I WHY MOROCCO Morocco is blessed with a unique culture shaped by native Berbers, indelible Arabic, African & European influences. Discover a varied and exotic landscape of undulating sand dunes, soaring mountains and vibrant cities.
Morocco is intensely exotic, with a variety of experiences on offer. It is a kaleidoscope of intricate architecture, vibrant colors, incredible flavors and buzzing markets at every turn. While away the hours wandering around souks, relaxing in a hammam, or sipping traditional mint tea in a street-side cafe. Cities hold plenty of sites of interest, such as Marrakech’s Museum of Modern Art, Casablanca’s Hassan II Mosque – the largest religious monument in the Muslim world after Mecca – Mohammed V’s Mausoleum in Rabat, and Fes’ rambling médina – now one of the country’s several UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Travel just a few miles from the city, however, and you’ll find an entirely different face to Morocco: Berber tribes inhabit the golden Sahara sands and traditional farming communities subsist on produce grown in the plains of the Atlas Mountains, rearing cattle in some of the most dramatic scenery imaginable. Around Essaouira, and elsewhere on the Atlantic coast, clear blue waves lap miles of largely undeveloped coastline creating a surprising surfer’s paradise. Morocco is well known for its hospitality and knows how to do luxury, whether you prefer to stay in a plush new hotel or a riad full of character, you can experience all the country has to offer without compromising on comfort and relaxation.
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WHY TRAVEL WITH US Our team in Morocco has a wealth of experience and contacts. A VIP arrival service will meet you on arrival and whisk you straight to your hotel. Our team can often make a reservation for the busiest restaurants and our guides will happily introduce you to skilled and charming craftspeople or provide you with priority access to sights. Our flexible private camping service enables you to experience the desert in perfect solitude.
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Regions in Morocco
• Atlantic Coast • Atlas Mountains • Casablanca • Fès • Marrakech • Rabat • Sahara Dessert Camping • The South
ATLANTIC COAST MOROCCO'S COASTLINE IS BEAUTIFUL AND STRETCHES FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES AND IS FOR THE MOST PART TOTALLY UNDEVELOPED. AGADIR IN THE SOUTH COUPLED WITH THE BEACHES AT ESSAOUIRA AND OUALIDIA ARE LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE. BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED ON THE ATLANTIC COAST ABOUT A TWO AND HALF HOUR DRIVE FROM MARRAKECH, WITH MILES OF UNSPOILED BEACHES, THE HARBOR TOWN OF ESSAOUIRA IS A HOT SPOT AMONGST WATER SPORTS FANS. THE MEDINA IS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND A FINE EXAMPLE OF A LATE 18TH CENTURY FORTIFIED TOWN. EXPLORE THE NARROW PATHS OF THE CHARMING OLD QUARTER WITH ITS BLUE DOORS AND WHITEWASHED HOUSES. OFF THE BEATEN TRACK LOCATED BETWEEN ESSAOUIRA AND CASABLANCA, OUALIDIA IS ONE OF MOROCCO'S MOST STUNNING LAGOONS WITH A DRAMATIC NATURAL LANDSCAPE AS A BACKDROP, THIS CHARMING COASTAL TOWN, OFFERS MANY SEA ACTIVITIES AND HAS A GREAT REPUTATION FOR GASTRONOMY. WE HAVE HANDPICKED L'HEURE BLEUE PALAIS AND LA SULTANA OUALIDIA AS OUR SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATION FOR YOUR STAY ON THIS COAST. THE CITIES OF RABAT AND CASABLANCA ARE ALSO COASTAL BUT ARE MORE SUITABLE AS INCLUSION IN A JOURNEY OF MOROCCO.
ATLAS MOUNTAINS HOLIDAYS TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED TO BE BERBER TERRITORY, AN ATLAS MOUNTAINS TREKKING HOLIDAY, PROVIDES MILES OF BREATHTAKING SCENERY BETWEEN THE COAST AND THE SAHARA DESERT. DOMINATED BY MOUNT TOUBKAL THE SLOPES HAVE DENSE FORESTS CONTAINING CEDAR, PINE, CORK AND OAK TREES AND THERE ARE FERTILE VALLEYS AND TRACTS OF PASTURE WHERE LIVESTOCK CAN FEED. LESS THAN AN HOUR'S DRIVE FROM MARRAKECH, THE BREATHTAKING ATLAS MOUNTAINS STRETCH ACROSS MOROCCO. DISCOVER THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, AMAZING COLORS AND THE INCREDIBLE BERBER VILLAGES OF THE HIGH ATLAS RANGE. ACTIVE TRAVELERS MAY ENJOY A HALF DAY TREK IN THE MOUNTAINS ON FOOT OR ON HORSEBACK. YOUR TREK ENDS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE AMAZING VIEW FROM THE TADAWT PLATEAU FOLLOWED BY A REFRESHING MINT TEA IN A BERBER HOME. WE HAVE HANDPICKED KASBAH TAMADOT AND KASBAH BAB OURIKA AS OUR SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATION FOR YOUR STAY. THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS ARE IDEAL TO COUPLE WITH A STAY IN MARRAKECH FOLLOWED BY RELAXATION ON THE ATLANTIC COAST.
CASABLANCA HOLIDAYS COSMOPOLITAN CASABLANCA IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM. THE LARGEST AND MOST POPULATED CITY IN MOROCCO, CASA, AS THE LOCALS CALL IT, IS ALSO HOME TO THE LARGEST RELIGIOUS MONUMENT IN THE ARAB WORLD AFTER MECCA, THE HASSAN II MOSQUE WHICH IS A MUST SEE ON ANY VISIT TO CASABLANCA. THE ANCIENT MEDINA, STILL PARTIALLY ENCLOSED BY RAMPARTS, BECAME THE FIRST DISTRICT OF CASABLANCA. YOU WILL FIND AN ATMOSPHERE OF TRADITIONS AND A THOUSAND SMALL CRAFTS AND TRADES IN THE MAZE OF ALLEYS AND WORKSHOPS. THE ART DECO QUARTER TO THE EAST OF THE MEDINA IS ECHOED IN SOME OF THE ACCOMMODATION ON OFFER IN THIS CITY. WITH OUR CASABLANCA HOLIDAYS WE HAVE HANDPICKED HOTEL & SPA LE DOGE AND THE HYATT REGENCY CASABLANCA AS OUR SUGGESTED ACCOMMODATION FOR YOUR STAY. WHY NOT START YOUR JOURNEY HERE AND TAKE IN THE IMPERIAL CITIES, MEDIEVAL FES AND THE WONDERS OF MARRAKECH IN OUR CLASSIC MOROCCO SUGGESTED JOURNEY?
LUXURY & PRIVATE FES HOLIDAYS & TOURS 2016
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CONSIDERED AS THE CULTURAL HEARTLAND OF MOROCCO, FES' HERITAGE HAS BEEN PRESERVED IN THE SPRAWLING ALLEYWAYS OF THE MEDINA WHICH RADIATE ANCIENT HISTORY. STILL HEARD THE CALL OF "BALAK!" WARNING OF AN ONCOMING DONKEY, STILL THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORT IN THE OLD CITY. THE LABYRINTHINE SOUKS FAN OUT FROM OLD FES, A WARREN OF AROMATIC FOOD STALLS, BUZZING CRAFT WORKSHOPS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS. GARDENS. FAST PACED, CHARMING AND UTTERLY ROMANTIC, FES ECLECTICALLY MIXES OLD AND NEW WHERE SATELLITE DISHES ARE AS LIKELY TO PUNCTURE THE SKY AS MINARETS. THE SOUKS OF OLD FES CAN SOMETIMES BE OVERWHELMING IN THEIR SCALE, BUT YOUR GUIDE WILL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WONDERFUL CRAFTSMEN MANY ARE OLD FRIENDS OR CLASSMATES WHO CAN GIVE YOU A FANTASTIC INSIGHT INTO THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE BAZAAR. HERE KNOWLEDGE IS PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS, FROM THE INTRICATE CARVING OF DARK CEDAR TO THE PAINSTAKING PAINTING OF ZELLIJ TILES. THE BOU INANIA MEDERSA, A THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, IS ONE OF THE FEW RELIGIOUS PLACES IN MOROCCO ACCESSIBLE TO NONISLAMIC VISITORS; FINISHED IN 1357, IT HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY YET SYMPATHETICALLY RESTORED. WE RECOMMEND LOSING YOURSELF FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE SOUKS; AMBLING DOWN TINY ALLEYWAYS IS THE BEST WAY TO STUMBLE UPON HIDDEN TREASURES.
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LUXURY & PRIVATE MARRAKECH HOLIDAYS & TOURS 2016 MARRAKECH IS A FRANTIC CIRCUS OF ACTIVITY IN THE ARID FOOTHILLS OF THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS; PREPARE TO LOSE YOUR INHIBITIONS AND SENSE OF DIRECTION AND EMBRACE THE LOUD, COLORFUL CITY AND ITS HURRIED POPULATION. TRY TO WALK TEN PACES IN ANY DIRECTION AND YOU'LL COME UP AGAINST TOWERING PILES OF SPICES, TRUNDLING DONKEY CARTS, PILES OF VIBRANT LEATHER POUFFES OR STALLS SELLING FRAGRANT SLOWCOOKED DISHES TO MAKE YOUR MOUTH WATER. HERE YOU CAN LOUNGE LIKE A SOVEREIGN IN A PALATIAL RIAD, GRAZE THE STALLS AT DJEMAA ELFNAA OR LOSE YOURSELF IN THE TINY SWITCHBACK ALLEYWAYS OF THE MEDINA, PERUSING THE MANY SOUKS AS YOU GO. IF IT ALL GETS TOO MUCH ESCAPE TO THE VILLE NOUVELLE FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ART, RESTAURANTS AND BOUTIQUES OF THE NEW TOWN. DJEMAA ELFNAA IS A BRILLIANT CULTURE SHOCK AND IMMERSING YOURSELF IN THE UNFAMILIAR IS THE BEST WAY TO GET YOUR BEARINGS. BASK IN THE COLORS AT JARDINS MAJORELLE WITH ITS FAMOUS ELECTRIC BLUE WALLS, CACTUS GARDENS AND BAMBOO PASSAGE; ONCE OWNED BY THE FRENCH DESIGNER YVES SAINT LAURENT, HIS ASHES WERE SCATTERED HERE AFTER HIS DEATH IN 2008. IN THE EVENING STOP IN AT CAFÉ FRANCE AT DUSK TO WATCH DJEMAA ELFNAA'S TRANSFORMATION, AS THE SNAKE CHARMERS MAKE WAY FOR STEAMING STREET FOOD OUTLETS. HERE YOU CAN SIP A MINT TEA WITH THE CALL OF THE MUEZZIN AS YOUR SOUNDTRACK. ADVENTURERS CAN GET OFF THE BEATEN TRACK ON A TRIP TO THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS, JUST AN HOUR FROM THE CITY.
SITTING ON THE ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN MOROCCO'S CAPITAL, RABAT IS A MODERN CITY WITH WIDE BOULEVARDS, GARDENS AND WHITE BUILDINGS. A FAR CRY FROM THE HECTIC WARRENS OF THE OTHER IMPERIAL CITIES OF MARRAKECH AND FES, BUT NO LESS STEEPED IN HISTORY WITH ITS ORIGINS GOING BACK TO THE 7TH CENTURY. THE ENCHANTED CITY IS HOME TO MANY HISTORIC MONUMENTS AND HAS SOME SUPERBLY PRESERVED RELICS OF ITS MOORISH PAST. A MUSTSEE IS THE MAUSOLEUM OF MOHAMMED V, WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN 1971 AND CONTAINS THE TOMBS OF THE LATE MOROCCAN KING AND HIS TWO SONS. GET A TASTE OF A MOROCCAN MEDINA WITH A VISIT TO THE OUDAYA KASBAH, BUILT IN THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES ON ANCIENT FOUNDATIONS AND RELAX IN THE GARDENS. TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE CITY WALLS TO SEE THE ANCIENT CITY OF SALA, THE FIRST CITY IN MOROCCO TO BE BUILT BY THE BERBERS. WE HAVE HANDPICKED VILLA MANDARINE WITH ITS STUNNING GARDENS AND SOFITEL RABAT JARDINS DES ROSES FOR OUR RABAT HOLIDAYS. THIS IS A GREAT DESTINATION TO TWIN WITH FES SO THAT VISITS TO VOLUBILIS AND MEKNES CAN BE ENJOYED.
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RABAT HOLIDAYS
SAHARA DESERT CAMPING
ERFOUD, THE GATEWAY TO THE SAHARA IS A SMALL TOWN ON THE EDGE OF THE DESERT. A HOLLYWOOD FILMMAKER'S DREAM AND INDEED MANY MOVIES WERE FILMED HERE AMIDST THE DORMANT VOLCANOES AND ENDLESS DUNES AT ERG CHEBBI NEAR MERZOUGA. UNIQUE DESERT CAMPS AWAIT YOU. POSITIONED BETWEEN THE DUNES AND WITH NOBODY AROUND FOR MILES, EXPERIENCE THE COMPLETE SOLITUDE OF AN EXCLUSIVE DESERT CAMP AND ENJOY THE SUNSET BEHIND THE VAST DESERT PLAINS. WE HAVE OUR OWN SAHARA DESERT CAMPING ENVIRONMENT OR YOU CAN CHOOSE A MORE RUSTIC OPTION A LOCAL BEDOUIN CAMP WITH GOAT HAIR TENTS. AN EXPERIENCE THAT YOU WILL NEVER FORGET. DUE TO THE REMOTE LOCATION A STAY IN OUARZAZATE OR ERFOUD BEFOREHAND IS NECESSARY.
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MOROCCO'S SOUTHERN REGION IS ONE OF DIVERSE LANDSCAPES. NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU FOR THE PANORAMA OF SEMIARID, SNOWTOPPED MOUNTAINS AND SERRATED CLIFFS AS YOU DESCEND FROM THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS. THE SOUTHERN REGIONS ARE JEWELS IN THE LITERAL ROUGH OF THE MOUNTAINS AND CLIFFS. OUARZAZATE IS ONE OF THE MAIN GATEWAYS FOR CARAVANNERS, TO GET A MAGNIFICENT INTRODUCTION TO BERBER ARCHITECTURE VISIT THE KASBAH TAOURIRT. THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE OF AIT BENHADDOU, AN ANCIENT VILLAGE THAT LIES ALONG THE OUARZAZATE RIVER IS HOME TO FILM SETS SUCH AS GLADIATOR AND LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. THE SKOURA PALM GROVE, WHERE MANY OTHER FRUIT TREES GROW IS SITUATED 25 MILES FROM OUARZAZATE. IT ALSO HOUSES SEVERAL KASBAHS THAT BECOME MORE AND MORE IMPRESSIVE AS YOU PENETRATE DEEPER AND DEEPER INTO THE PALM GROVE. TAROUDANT IS A MARKET TOWN WHERE THE BUSY SOUKS SELL THE PRODUCT OF THE RICH AND FERTILE SOUSS VALLEY. TOUR THE OLD KASBAH QUARTER, WHERE THE SAADIANS HAD THEIR PALACES. WE BRING TO YOU DAR AHLAM IN SKOURA AND LE BERBÈRE PALACE IN OUARZAZATE AMONGST OUR HANDPICKED PROPERTIES.
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THE SOUTH
III HIGHLIGHTS OF MOROCCO A RECOMMENDED JOURNEY OF 13 NIGHTS / 14 DAYS FROM 2569.60 EUROS I 2791.22 US DOLLARS PER PERSON INCLUDING B&B DOUBLE ROOM ACCOMMODATION, PRIVATE GUIDE, DRIVER & AIRPORT TRANSFERS. 10 PAX GROUP OPTIONAL: LUNCH, DINNERS & MONUMENTS ENTRANCE FEES. RABAT 1NT • TANGIER 2NTS • FES 3NTS • ERFOUD 1NT • SAHARA DESERT 1NT • OUARZAZATE 1NT • MARRAKECH 3NTS • CASABLANCA 1NT CALL: +212 524 44 68 55 / 58 I +212 661 950 702 TO TALK TO OUR EXPERTS YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE
DAY 1 CASA – RABAT Fly to the city of Casablanca where a member of The Tailormade will meet you and escort you at the airport upon your arrival. Transfer to start Casablanca visit and the vast Hassan II Mosque, which accommodates up to 25,000 worshippers; its minaret stands as the tallest religious structure in the world. The Mohamed V square. Spend the rest of the day at leisure in this romantic city, forever associated with the eponymous 1942 Humphrey Bogart film. Lunch at leisure Transfer to your hotel for dinner & overnight in Rabat. Hotel: Sofitel Jardin des Roses or Villa Mandarine.
DAY 3 TANGIER – TETOUAN Enjoy your breakfast then start discovering Tangier, a Moroccan port city on the Strait of Gibraltar, has been a strategic gateway between Africa and Europe since Phoenician times. Its whitewashed hillside medina is home to the Dar el Makhzen, a palace of the sultans turned museum of Moroccan artifacts. Head to Tétouan, the city is situated about 60 km east of the city of Tangier and 40 km south of the Spanish exclave of Ceuta (Sebta) and the Strait of Gibraltar. It is in the far north of the Rif Mountains. Tetuan is situated in the middle of a belt of orchards that contain orange, almond, pomegranate and cypress trees. Lunch at leisure Back to Tangier for dinner & overnight.
DAY 2 RABAT ASSILA TANGIER WHY THIS ITINERARY ?
Discover the north and cross the Rif mountains. Get inspired by old Fes then immerse yourself in the Sahara dessert. Enjoy the history and exotic atmosphere of Marrakech after crossing the beautiful Atlas Mountains Then head to the attractive and historic Atlantic coast side
After breakfast start the tour of the capital of Morocco by visiting the opulent Mohammed V Mausoleum, dedicated to the founder of modern Morocco and grandfather of the current king, then on to see the stunning Moresque-style Hassan Tower and Oudaya Kasbah and its scenic Andalusian garden. Head to the relaxing Chellah gardens to enjoy the vestiges of a roman site “ Sala Colonia” with a stunning view of Bouregrag river & the city of Sale. Lunch at leisure. Head to Tangier on the high way and mark a stop at Assila for a café break. Transfer to your hotel for dinner & overnight in Tangier. Hotel: Movenpick Malabata..
DAY 4 TANGIER – CHAOUEN FES After breakfast our journey will start to the city of Fes. On the way, we will definitely not miss Chefchaouen Chefchaouen is situated in the Rif Mountains it was founded in 1471 as a small fortress which still exists to this day, by Moulay Ali Ben Moussa Ben Rached El Alami, to fight the Portuguese invasions of northern Morocco, before absorption in the 1920s into the Spanish Protectorate Lunch at leisure Continue the spectacular route to Fes Overnight at the hotel or Riad Hotel: Sahrai
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DAY 6 MEKNES – VOLUBILIS Drive to Meknes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the DAY 5 FES
imperial cities of Morocco. Its impressive monuments recall the splendor of a city, first built in the 17th century to rival the court of
Step back in time to explore Fez el-Bali (Old Fez), the cultural heart
Louis XIV of France. You'll see the monumental Bab Mansour gateway,
of Morocco. The imperial capital was a renowned centre of
considered one of the finest great gates of Morocco, and the Granaries
medieval learning; at its heart still remains one of the oldest
and the Royal Stables built to accommodate 1,200 horses. Pause at
functioning universities in the world. Your guide will escort you
Moulay Ismail's Mausoleum, one of the few shrines in Morocco that can
amongst the 9,000 narrow lanes, alleys and souks of the
be visited by non-Muslims, before continuing to the Roman ruins of
labyrinthine old quarter then take you to see the Hispano-Moorish
Volubilis, another UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to some of the
Attarine Medersa i bou inaniya medersa (Koranic college) and at
best-preserved Roman ruins in North Africa.
Nejjarine Square, famed for its decorated mosaic wall fountain.
Lunch at leisure
You'll also see the Royal Palace, madrasas and mellah (Jewish
Back to fes for overnight at the hotel
quarter) in Fez el-Jadid. lunch at leisure back at the hotel for dinner
DAY 8 MERZOUGA Explore the fortified desert town of Rissani before setting off for the
DAY 7 FES – ERFOUD
desert dunes of Erg Chebbi in 4x4s, where, on arrival at A&K's luxurious nomadic tented camp, you'll be welcomed with refreshing mint
Drive to the small, desert-fringed oasis of Erfoud, passing through
tea and pastries. Erg Chebbi's dunes can reach up to 152 meters high,
Berber villages and palm plantations set against the majestic Atlas
creating a dramatic, other-worldly landscape. Climb aboard a camel and
Mountain vista and stopping for lunch in Midelt en route. In Erfoud,
ride through the desert, a fantastic way to absorb the scenery and
your luxurious hotel, complete with swimming pool and spa, is set
atmosphere. Return to camp for a traditional Moroccan meal around the
amid dunes and lush vegetation. Spend the afternoon relaxing and
campfire before retiring to your tent, as the soothing sounds of the
enjoying the facilities before joining the rest of the group for dinner.
Sahara lull you to sleep.
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DAY 9 MERZOUGA – OUARZAZATE
DAY 10 OUARZAZATE MARRAKECH
Drive on to Ouarzazate, once a stopping point for African traders
Set off from Ouarzazate for the fascinating 'Red City' of Marrakech,
travelling to the cities of Morocco and Europe, amid views of the
visit the kasbah ait ben haddou on the way, where during dinner at the
southern slopes of the High Atlas Mountains, intersecting the
luxurious Four Seasons, the chef will share his insight into the true
Dades Valley's flourishing crops, irrigation canals and palm trees.
history of Moroccan cuisine.
Travelling along the "Road of a Thousand Kasbahs," stop to visit a
Hotel: La Mamounia Marrakech / Selman Marrakech
small private museum that showcases local art, culture and history. On arrival in Ouarzazate, check into your delightful desert-oasis hotel. DAY 12 MARRAKECH
or before at skoura luxury Dar Ahlam
Explore the beauty of the 12th-century Ménara Gardens set against the backdrop of the Atlas Mountains, olive groves, orchards and DAY 11 MARRAKECH Start the day exploring Marrakech's famous medina, the old walled section of town and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This thousandyear-old city was long a political, economic and cultural centre and is home to numerous architectural jewels which you'll see during the day, including the soaring Koutoubia minaret and Dar Si Said
reflecting pools. Continue by horse drawn carriage to Jardins Majorelle, the famous garden created by French painter Jacques Majorelle who painted the walls and features a striking ultramarine blue. Spend the rest of the day as you wish, relaxing at the hotel, shopping in the souk – In the evening there is a special farewell dinner with entertainment by a local gnaoua band.
Museum; housed in a palace, it is among the most beautiful of its kind in the world. Visit the Bahia Palace, a classic example of privileged life in the 19th century, then Djemaa el-Fna, Marrakech's atmospheric main square, which is filled with hundreds of food stalls, fire-eaters, mime artists, snake-charmers and street musicians performing at every corner. Feast your senses further exploring the souk, the bustling maze of alleyways brimming with all manner of wares from spices to shoes.
DAY 13 MARRAKECH CASABLANCA After breakfast, head to the beautiful Oualidia to enjoy your seafood lunch by Safi, Continue to El Jadida for a quick stop then resume your trip to Casablanca. Dinner at the Rick’s Café overnight at the Hotel: Sofitel Casablanca.
DAY 14 DEPARTURE CASABLANCA AIRPORT You will be driven to the airport to board your international flight home.
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