Escape To Morocco A Twelve… (trip)

Escape To Morocco A Twelve Day Private Tour

  • Casablanca, Morocco
  • Active & Adventure
Morocco, Mediterranean

Contact provider for price12 DaysYear-round
Boutique accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: Mountain Voyage Morocco 12 people max

Mountain Voyage Morocco

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Morocco, Mediterranean

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Special information

  • This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive at Casablanca airport to be met by your personal driver and SUV. Transfer to Fes and your hotel/Riad.
Dinner at your leisure

Day 2 After breakfast your guide will meet
you and take you on a tour of the
medieval world of Fes, whose narrow and cobbled streets
are filled with ancient mosques and towering green-glazed
minarets. Places of interest to visit
in Fes include the Medersa (koranic
university) Attarine, Foundouk
Nejjarine, the shrine of Moulay Idriss
II, countless souks and the famous
tanneries. Explore the Dar Batha
Museum, the recently restored Ibn
Danan synagogue and the stunning
gates of the Royal Palace.
Night in Fes. For dinner you are free to choose a recommended
restaurant that we can reserve for you.

Day 3 After breakfast your driver will collect
you and take you to to the extensive
Roman ruins at Volubulis, nearby
Moulay Idriss and Imperial Meknes.
On your return to Fes you will have
the late afternoon to revisit the Souk
at your leisure for any shopping you
may wish to make. Night in Fes.
For dinner you are free to chose a
recommended restaurant that we
can reserve for you.

Day 4 Transfer to Marrakech with your
chauffeur driven car. You pass
through the middle Atlas where there are many
photographic opportunities. On your arrival in Marrakech
you will be taken to your 5* accommodation. Dine at your
hotel/Riad.

Day 5 After breakfast you will be met by your
driver and guide for a tour of the
Imperial city of Marrakech. The most dominant landmark
in Marrakech is the 12th century tiled minaret of the
Koutoubia mosque and there is no better place to begin
your venture into this entrancing city. Explore the colorful
souks (marketplace) of Marrakech and visit shops
displaying spices, carpets, jewelry, enamel, copper, brass
and cedar. In the early evening, head towards the frenetic
Djemaa el Fnaa the most famous square in all of Africa.
Spend the night in your 5* accommodation. For dinner you
are free to dine at a recommended restaurant that we can
reserve for you. Al Fassia is perhaps the finest Moroccan
restaurant in Marrakech.

Day 6 After breakfast you will be met by your driver and guide to continue your tour of Marrakech visiting
the Majorelle Gardens, the Saadien Tombs, the medieval Medersa (Koranic university) Ben Youssef,
the Musée de Marrakech and the Dar Bellarj cultural foundation. After lunch your driver will take you outside of Marrakech to
visit the area of the Ourika valley in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains where the snow melt waters descend creating a lush
and verdant farming landscape. Spend the night in Marrakech at your 5* accommodation. For dinner you are free to dine
at a recommended restaurant that we can reserve for you.

Day 7 After breakfast your driver will collect
you and drive you to the Atlas
Mountains and lunch at the World renowned Kasbah
du Toubkal. Here you are at 1800m surrounded by the
lush valley with the stunning backdrop of Mount Toubkal
that rises to 4300m. Here you will see a way of life hardly
changes in centuries. During your stay at the Kasbah
all meals are included.

Day 8 You remain at the Kasbah and can
enjoy taking a guided walk around the
area and villages. All your meals are included.

Day 9 After breakfast your driver will collect
you and take you to the coastal city
of Essaouira, 165 miles from the Kasbah. This
magical fortified coastal
town is a total contrast
to Marrakech & offers many
photographic opportunities.
Your accommodation will b
in a 5* Riad within the walls
of the Medina. For dinner
we suggest dining at Sams'
a World famous fish restaurant
on the port.

Day 10 After breakfast a guide will meet
you and take you round the
Port, Souk and Medina of Essaouira. For lunch try eating
at one of the many fish stalls on
the port where the morning's
catch is on display and is
cooked in front of you. In the
afternoon your driver will take
you out of town to the
surrounding countryside. On
your return to your Riad you will
free to dine out and we suggest
the excellent Sofitel beach restaurant.
After dinner return to
the Medina and take a drink on
the roof bar of Taros where local
musicians play relaxed blues
and jazz. Night at your Riad.

Day 11 After breakfast your driver will
collect you and take you to
Casablanca where you will spend your last night at a 5*
hotel in the city centre. We suggest dining at your hotel.
The drive is about 5 hours so you may wish to have lunch
in Eassaouira and arrive in Casablanca at around 1600 hrs

Day 12 Your driver will take you to
Casablanca airport for your
onward journey.

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