October 7, 2015

Discover Morocco

Written By Admin

Day 1: Casablanca Airport / Casablanca

Arrival at Casablanca Mohamed V airport Welcome, assistance and transfer to your hotel

Afternoon, visit of the economic capital of Morocco: the central market, the Habous district, the Royal Palace, the Mohamed V square, the residential area of Anfa and the the mosque Hassan II.

Dinner & Overnight at the hotel Golden Tulip Farah

 

Day 2: Casablanca / Fez

After breakfast, departure to Fez with a stop at the Roman ruins of Volubilis and the sacred town of Moulay Idriss 01st. lunch and departure to Meknes or « Moroccan versailles » which was founded at the end of the 17th Century by Moulay Ismail. The sightseeing of this city will include Bab Mansour, Hari Souani and the old medina. Arrival to Fez, dinner & overnight at the at the hotel Pickalbatros Fes

 

Day 3: Fez

The whole day is devoted to the sightseeing of Fez, the oldest cultural and spiritual city of Morocco. The clients will see the craftsmen working in the old-age way with a possibility to buy one of these items, lunch and continuation of the city visit in the afternoon. Dinner & Overnight at the hotel Pickalbatros Fes

 

Day 4: Fez / Ifrane / Errachidia / Erfoud / MERZOUGA

Departure to Erfoud via the mountains and the cedar wood of the middle Atlas passing by Ifrane, a charming ski resort and Azrou, an important handicraft centre Stop in Midelt for lunch Continuation to Erfoud via Errachidia and the ZIZ Vallez dotted with palm trees, which are the source for the yearly date Festival in Erfoud, dinner & overnight in Erg Chebbi at the Tombouctou hotel (www.xaluca.com)

 

 

 

Day 5: Merzouga

Early breakfast, then you will be taken on a camel ride on the dunes to see the sunrise, then excursion by the 4X4 wheel drive to explore the region, afternoon free for relax dinner & overnight under the nomad tents (www.xaluca.com)

 

Day 6: Merzouga / Khamlia / Taouz / Ouzina / Ramlia / Mharch (185 km off- road)

Early in the morning in order to admire the sunrise, then return on camels to the bottom of the dunes. After breakfast, departure for the village of Khamlia (village of Gnaoua which make music in the desert) with a stop for a tea with mint at the Gnaoua house, then departure for Taouz and engravings repistres then descent the ziz wadi by the track of Paris-Dakar passing by small village lost in the desert of Ouzina (lunch in the place) and Ramlia, after Ramlia crossed very sandy of the wadi Rheris and track which follows the mountain that leads to M’harch. Dinner & overnight in hotel

 

Day 7: M’harch / Zagora (170 km off-road)

Breakfast, departure for Zagora by the track of Paris-Dakar while crossing desert plates, hamadas and nomads under the tents. Dinner & overnight at the hotel Palais Asma (www.asmaa-zagora.com)

 

Day 8: Zagora / Tamgroute / M’Hamid / Chegaga (155 km —65 off road)

Breakfast, departure to Tamegroute and visit of the Zaouia, the old koranic library, the crafsmen of pottery and a Kasbah underground, then one continues towards M’Hamid and lunch in the premises. Afternoon, we will take a track which carries outwards the dunes of Cheguaga to see the sun set and spend the night in the bivouac. Dinner & overnight under the nomad tents (www.asmaa-zagora.com)

 

Day 9: Chegaga / Foum Zguit / Taznakhte / Ouarzazate (270 km —90 off-road)

Wake early in the morning to see the sunrise on the dunes, after breakfast, departure to Foum Zquit passing by nomads who lives in tents, the dry lake of Iriqui and desert plates full of akassia palnts (picnic for lunch in the place). Continuation to Ouarzazate via Taznakhte

Dinner & overnight at the hotel

 

 

Day 10: Ouarzazate / Kasbah Ait Benhaddou / Tizin’Tichka pass / Marrakech (210 km)

After breakfast, short visit of the Kasbah Aït Benhaddou, this Kasbah is the most famous one in Morocco and has served as décor for many great movies. The Kasbah is actually under UNESCO protection.

Continuation to Marrakech via the Tizi-n – Tichka pass, lunch in the Moroccan restaurant in the medina, afternoon visit of the Marrakech Gardens (Majorelle & Menara Gardens)

            Dinner & overnight at the Pickalbatros hotel Marrakech (www.pickalbatros-morocco.com)

 

Day 11: Marrakech

Breakfast, full day will be devoted to the visit of Marrakech, the second oldest imperial city known as the “Pearl of the South” with the Saadian tombs, the koutoubia, the Bahia Palace and then exploration of the souks and the Djemaa El Fna Square

 

Dinner at the Fantasia Chez Ali

08h00 pm: Departure for a dinner within Fantasia Show with its small lamb barbecue and traditional couscous under caïdal tents, personalized welcoming, riders acrobats show, fire spitting, folk troops, belly dancer and flying carpet worthy of thousand and one nights.

 

Menu:

Moroccan soup

Lamb barbecue

Royal couscous with Chicken and vegetables

Pastilla Milk and Almonds and perfumed with orange flowers

Moroccan pastries

 

Overnight at the hotel

 

Day 12: Marrakech/ Casablanca airport (210 km)

After breakfast, departure transfers to Casablanca airport for return flight and assistance to boarding formalities.

 

 

 

Prices are per person & in euro (€)

 

PAX	4 – 8	8 – 10	10 – 12	13 – 20	21 – 26
Half double on full board	1180	1071	1010	990	920
Single supplement	280	280	280	280	280

 

 

The cost includes:

• Accommodation at the 4 star hotels on half board
• Transportation by an air conditioned 4×4 wheel drive
• An English Speaking guide throughout the trip
• Entrance fees to the monuments
• Camel trek in Merzouga
• Lunches

 

The cost doesn’t include:

• Airfare
• Personal expenses
• Travel insurance

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