IMPERIAL CITIES & ANDALUSIAN TOUR

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7400

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7

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/ 8

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Your Holiday Voucher includes:

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  Accommodation on Bed & Breakfast for 8 nights/9 days in the hotels 4 & 5 stars & Riads, as mentioned below or similar

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  1 farewell dinner in Moroccan restaurant

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  Transportation

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  Sight-seeing by local guides English, French or Spanish

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  Escort of English, Spanish or French speaking guide


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Tour Program Timeline

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    DAY 1
    Day 1: Mohammed V airport – Casablanca (31Km/00h30 drive) Arrival at Mohammed V Airport of Casablanca and transfer to your hotel. Your PM Driver Guide will meet you at airport and drives you to your Hotel in Casablanca. Overnight in Casablanca
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    DAY 2
    Day 2: Casablanca – Rabat (100Km/1h00 drive) After having breakfast, your drive guide will lead for a Panoramic or Guided tour of Casablabca before to travel to Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Rabat is one of the four imperial cities of Morooco. A set of sites in this city is inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO : the "new town" (built at the beginning of the French protectorate in Morocco), the Kasbah Oudayas, the Testing garden, the medina ramparts and Almohad gates, site of Chellah Hassan mosque (Hassan Tower), the Mohammed V mausoleum and habous neighborhood near Diour Jamaa. ( Visite of all this of all this places and the Oudayas museum. After the visit of Casablanca, you will travel to Rabat,and join your guided tour of Rabat in the afternoon. (Optional Dinner)* and overnight in Rabat. Meals: Breakfast
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    DAY 3
    Day 3: Rabat – Tangier (220Km/3h30 drive) After having Breakfast, departure to Tangier through Kenitra . On the road, we can plan one stop in the archaeological site of Lixus which is an ancient city established by the Moors towards 1000 B.C. It is situated near the present town of Larache, on the right bank of the river Loukkos. Another stop is planned in the city of Assilah with its Portuguese ramparts and its blue and white houses. Arrival at Tangier and transfer to your hotel, time to rest. In the afternoon you will have the chance to visit Tangier with all of its main touristic features. Tangier has been dubbed the "city of strangers" because of its many settlements (Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Arabs, Portuguese, British, French and Spanish). This city is still a melting pot in which we enjoy different things from different cultures. The guided visit will take you along the beach to enjoy what the city is famed for. Like the Kasbah, the tomb of Ibn Battouta, a 14th century famous traveller who was born in Tangier, Teatro Cervantes, the Grand Socco. the American Legation, the Tangier American Legation Museum with its Paul Bowles Wing dedicated to the writer and composer who lived most of his adult life in Tangier, and the Kasbah Museum, the former Sultan's palace deserves to be seen not only for its collection of artifacts from the Phoenician to modern times, but also for the building and garden. (Optional Dinner) and overnight in Tangier. Meals: Breakfast
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    DAY 4
    Day 4: Tangier – Tetouan – Chefchaouen (120Km/2h30) After breakfast in the hotel, departure to Chefchaouen through Tetouan. A stop is planned in the city of Tetouan the last is considered to be the most Andalusian city of the kingdom of Morocco. All the neighborhoods of Tetouan belong to three different architectural styles: The Andalusian style (Medina), the Spanish style of the early and mid- twentieth century (Ensanche) and the after independence style (peripheral neighborhoods). Each style includes variations more or less important in relation to the evolution of styles and materials. City tours with optional lunch. In the afternoon you will drive back and this time destination is the blue Chefchaouen. The Visit of the main touristic features of the city. (Optional Dinner at Casa Hassan)* & Overnight in Chefchaouen. Meals: Breakfast
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    DAY 5
    Day 4: Tangier – Tetouan – Chefchaouen (120Km/2h30) After breakfast in the hotel, departure to Chefchaouen through Tetouan. A stop is planned in the city of Tetouan the last is considered to be the most Andalusian city of the kingdom of Morocco. All the neighborhoods of Tetouan belong to three different architectural styles: The Andalusian style (Medina), the Spanish style of the early and mid- twentieth century (Ensanche) and the after independence style (peripheral neighborhoods). Each style includes variations more or less important in relation to the evolution of styles and materials. City tours with optional lunch. In the afternoon you will drive back and this time destination is the blue Chefchaouen. The Visit of the main touristic features of the city. (Optional Dinner at Casa Hassan)* & Overnight in Chefchaouen. Meals: Breakfast Day 5: Chefchaouen – Meknes - Fès (230 Km/4h00) Breakfat and departure to Fès via Meknes. Tours of Volubilis and Meknes: Meknes is an Imperial capital founded in the 17th century by the Alaouite sultan Moulay Ismaël who decided to make Meknes one of the most beautiful and powerful Imperial cities in Morocco. And still today, protected by around 40km of walls. Its medina and the remains of the royal palace earned Meknès a place on Unesco's world heritage list. Considered to be one of the most beautiful gates in the world, Bab Mansour was constructed at the beginning of the 18th century. It is the entrance to the Imperial city proper, where a visit to the sultan's mausoleum is still of interest. Meknes has one of the busiest medinas in Morocco. The Place El-Hedime, located exactly between the old town and the Imperial part of the city, houses the covered market and becomes busy at dusk: fire-swallowers, storytellers, animal trainers and jugglers create an atmosphere different from anything you are used to. The largest Roman archeological site in Morocco lies 31km north of Meknes: Volubilis. Triumphal arch, capitol building, and house of Bacchus – everything testifies to the city's splendor and its economical and political weight. Not to mention the moving delicacy of the mosaics. Allow at least two hours to discover this open-air treasure. Moulay Idriss Zerhoun is the most important pilgrimage town in Morocco. Here lies the tomb of Moulay Idriss I, the founder of the Idrissid Dynasty and great- grandson of the prophetMohammed. The town has a spectacular setting, with its whitewashed houses straddled over (and between) two green hilltops. Arrival to Fès, (Optional dinner)* and overnight in Fez. Meals: Breakfast
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    DAY 6
    Day 5: Chefchaouen – Meknes - Fès (230 Km/4h00) Breakfat and departure to Fès via Meknes. Tours of Volubilis and Meknes: Meknes is an Imperial capital founded in the 17th century by the Alaouite sultan Moulay Ismaël who decided to make Meknes one of the most beautiful and powerful Imperial cities in Morocco. And still today, protected by around 40km of walls. Its medina and the remains of the royal palace earned Meknès a place on Unesco's world heritage list. Considered to be one of the most beautiful gates in the world, Bab Mansour was constructed at the beginning of the 18th century. It is the entrance to the Imperial city proper, where a visit to the sultan's mausoleum is still of interest. Meknes has one of the busiest medinas in Morocco. The Place El-Hedime, located exactly between the old town and the Imperial part of the city, houses the covered market and becomes busy at dusk: fire-swallowers, storytellers, animal trainers and jugglers create an atmosphere different from anything you are used to. The largest Roman archeological site in Morocco lies 31km north of Meknes: Volubilis. Triumphal arch, capitol building, and house of Bacchus – everything testifies to the city's splendor and its economical and political weight. Not to mention the moving delicacy of the mosaics. Allow at least two hours to discover this open-air treasure. Moulay Idriss Zerhoun is the most important pilgrimage town in Morocco. Here lies the tomb of Moulay Idriss I, the founder of the Idrissid Dynasty and great- grandson of the prophetMohammed. The town has a spectacular setting, with its whitewashed houses straddled over (and between) two green hilltops. Arrival to Fès, (Optional dinner)* and overnight in Fez. Meals: Breakfast Day 6: FES exploration day Breakfast at your hotel. Full day guided tour. The imperial city of Fes is the city that most reflects the ancestral past of the Moroccan kingdom and its ancient civilization. It was and still remains the core of the intellectual and spiritual creativity, not only in Morocco, but also in the Islamic world. Fes houses the oldest university in the world, Al Quaraouiyyne and its ancient medina was classified as Universal Heritage by UNESCO in 1981. Traditionally your exploration of the medina should start at the Bab Boujlloud Gate. The first monument to visit is the vast Bou Inania medersa. As you continue along Talaa Kebira Street (big climb), you will particularly admire the Tijani Zaouïa (zaouïa, sanctuary of a religious brotherhood) and the instrument makers' souk before arriving at the mzara (shrine) of the ancient sovereign Moulay Idriss situated at the place where he took the decision to build the town. Once you have passed the babouche vendors, you arrive in En-Nejjarine Square and the cabinetmakers' souk. The magnificent carved foundouk (caravanserai) on the square houses the Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts. The kissaria (covered market), where jewellery and fine fabrics are on sold, is nearby (it is shut at night). Next to it, you can admire the most visited and revered attraction in Fès: the “Zaouïa” of Moulay Idriss, founder of the town. Your walk continues on to “Es-Seffarine” Square, the coppersmith square, and then to the tanners' quarter situated just before the Andalusian quarter with its mosque and the Es-Sahrij medersa. Medresas: A Medersa is a school where the Koran is taught along with all the classic subject of learning: mathematics, grammar, history, astronomy, medicine… In Morocco, and especially in Fès, medersas have the important role of integrating students from other regions. Generally they are built around a central courtyard with a fountain. El-Attarine : The Merenids built this masterpiece between 1323 and 1325. Its central courtyard is magnificently decorated. Its walls are covered with sura engraved in wood or plaster. The fountain and marble columns are embellished with zellige (tiled mosaic). Bou Inania : This Medersa, built between 1350 and 1357, is the biggest in Fès . Pass through the magnificent entrance with its heavy copper work doors, and then be impressed by the abundance of earthenware, the refinement of the sculptured wood and plaster and the chiselled stalactites called mukarnas, the hallmark of Merenid architecture. A canopy of typical Fès green tiles surmounts the onyx and marble courtyard. (Optional Dinner)* and overnight in Fez. Meals: Breakfast
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    DAY 7
    Day 7: FES - Marrakech (500km/6H30 drive) After Breakfast, departure to Marrakech via Beni Mellal & Middle Atlas Mountains, Drive towards Marrakech through the middle & high Atlas Mountains and passing several small and medium towns of the area such as Immouzer Kandar, Ifrane and Khénifra. Stop at Beni Mellal (for optional lunch) Beni Mellal is located between the middle Atlas and the plain of Tadla. The Kasbah of Bel-Koush built in the XVII century by the sultan Moulay Ismaël is overlooking the city. Arrival to Marrakech, & Check in. (Optional Dinner)* and overnight in Marrakech. Meals: Breakfast
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    DAY 8
    Day 8: Marrakech Breakfast at hotel. Full day guided tour of Marrakech. Start with the defining landmark of Marrakech its 12th-century tiled minaret of the Koutoubia mosque. Palais Bahia: A 19th century palace boasts a large courtyard, beautiful fountains, tiles, ornate wallcarvings, gardens, and is an excellent spot to find tranquility and marvel at traditional Moroccan craftsmanship. Continue to the intriguing Saadien Tombs. After their amazing discovery in 1917, this breathtaking site has been carefully restored and well cared for as it has become one the most popular attractions in Morocco. You’ll also visit the the Koutoubia. In the afternoon, explore the colorful souks (market places) of Marrakech. Each trade - spices, carpets, jewelry, enamel, copper, brass, and cedar - is situated in its unique quarter. End of the tour at the frenetic Djemaa el Fnaa square. It provides ever-changing entertainment, reaching its climax at sunset when the square is alive with storytellers, healers, snake charmers, acrobats, and countless food stalls. Optional: Farewell Dinner at Moroccan Restaurant with Show. Transfer to your Hotel after dinner & overnight in Marrakech. Meals: Breakfast
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    DAY 9
    Day 9: Marrakech - Departure Breakfast at your hotel Transfer to the Menara Airport of Marrakech according to your flight schedule. Meals: Breakfast
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