Authentic Morocco 11 days

This tour is significantly authentic for our visitors who would like to experience awesomely a visit to great Moroccan cities Casa, Rabat, Meknes, Volubilis, Fez, Erfoud, Ouarzazate, Marrakech and Essaouira, then back to Casablanca.
This tour will be an authentic opportunity to learn more and more about the countless characteristics of Moroccan history as well as its culture and customs.

A private driver will be waiting for our cosy arrivals at the airport to be comfortably driven in an air-conditioning car to their booked accommodation.

Our first well worth place to see is Hassan 2nd Mosque one of the most gigantic and robust buildings in all over the kingdom and Africa.

For more information, this Statue is located in the headland of a looking out point to the Atlantic ocean.

It is the seventh biggest mosque in the world with a tower of 210 meters. The minaret is 60 stories high topped by a laser light directed towards Mecca.

Next, we will do a visit to the “Parc de la Ligue Arab”: a huge garden with a various types of trees and plants such as ficus , arcades , pergolas and so forth.

Afterwards, we will wind to the Place Mohammed V and the celebrated “Palace des nations Unis”, a very active space of Casablanca town centre.

All long Mohammed V Palace we are going to march uncovering blocks of buildings depcting the French architecture touches.

Around the place you can enjoy a brief shopping activity.

By the surrounding modern inns and hotels have been built besides some former administrations, grouping both of Hispano-Mauresque and Art Deco styles .

Throughout “Fares Royal” avenue we will head to the old medina, for a guided visit.

If we aren’t short of time, we would visit the celebrated Restaurant Rick’s café where the CASABLANCA had been Filmed.

You will settle comfortably in the stately home erected against the walls of the ancient Medina.

By the end of today’s visit, You will be transmitted to your hotel for the overnight.

The next morning you will enjoy almost a whole day familiarizing yourself with Rabat city, the epoch-making and ultramodern capital of Morocco.

The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean coastline.

During our internal visit, we will uncover both of the history of the city’s towers and castles, and the up-to-date town as well.

The starting point will be Hassan Mosque and the Almohad gates and rampart, the only outliving part of the great Almohad dynasty.

Your private guide will lead you to an outing through the Almohads walls of the Udayays Kasabah.

Next, you will come round Bab Oudaïa as is an authentic image of Almohad martial style, a majestic gate of Almohad dynasty.

Following this, the guide will conduct you to see the Udayays museum before moving ahead to the medina .

After lunch, we go on walking to Hassan Tower, which forms an important historical and tourist area of Rabat. The mosque is pinpointed on the hill overlooking of the Wadi Bou Regreg.

Alongside, we will drop on in Mohammed V mausoleum, garnished with stained glass windows, white marble and a wrought-iron gateway with a staircase leading to an astonishing dome.

The Necropolis site “Chella” is another well-worth visit location.

From Chella to the Majestic Royal Palace where you will enjoy uncovering the eye-catching Islamic architecture.

Our guests are authorized to visit Al Mechoaur, where the king led the religious feast prayers.

Its erection dates back to 1864, surrounded by a wall with three gates well shielded access.

As far as the modern city is concerned, we will do a visit to the large avenues of the new town centre.

On both sides lies a series of building blocks, the huge construction of the Bank of Morocco, “Musée de la Poste” and the cathedral Saint-Pierre.

At the end of the day you will be transmitted to Chefchaouen city.

After breakfast, a guided expedition will make your visit more interesting.

The museum of the kasabah which was set up in 1471 is going to be our first stop by.

Currently, the kasabah has been categorized as a momentous building reflecting the immense bulwark of that time.

The museum’s roof remains an appropriate location for taking pictures of the Hispanic flavored town with its white and blue houses, little balconies, tiled roofs and porches garnished with citrus trees.

Plaza Uta el-Hammam is a historical site known by the impressive 15^th century Grand Mosque is also a must-see place.

As soon as the visit is finished, you will be taken to your hotel /guest house for a delicious dinner and night.

After the morning meal, we will leave for Volubilis and Meknes then we terminate our day trip in Fez.

You will be driven via a beautiful landscape pass way to discover the archaeological remains of the Roman civilization of Volubilis.

A city established in the 3rd century BC.

The site was fundamentally recognized as that of old city of Volubilis until the end of the 19th century.

After we will stop by the amazing view of Oulad Shaker basin.

At the time of French colonization over Morocco, about half of the site was excavated, bringing to light fine mosaics. Simultaneously, some of its high-status buildings were restored.

It has become among the most ratified World Heritage of UNISCO.

Now we are moving to Moulay Driss Zerhoune city, where the Tomb of Moulay Driss the first( the father of Idriss the second, the Fez city establisher) was founded

After a short drive, we are going to call in Meknes city.

Our first scheduled station is Bab Lekhmiss which is the main pass way to El Mellah (Jewish quarter).

Secondly, we will shift to Hri Souani : One of Meknes memorials, pinpointed about 500 m south of the Royal Palace and the place Mechouar.

It depicts Moulay Ismail epoch in the early eighteenth century.

The unshakable walls were well-built to keep the constant temperature that guarantee the food freshness .

Afterwards, we will see the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail.

For more information, non-Muslim visitors are allowed to call in the mausoleum.

This mausoleum was constructed in 1703, demonstrating a cedar painted ceiling mosaics with figment Koranic scriptures.

Place EL Hidem (square of Ruins) which adjoins the medina and the Kasabah will be our following place.

The square is lined with modern residential buildings and a covered food souk (market).

Not to mention the city’s grand gate, named after the designer El- Mansour, a Christain apostate who adapted Islam.

By the end of the day we will arrive in Fez for the overnight.

Just after breakfast, you will start the day’s expedition with your guide.

The first station is going to be the Royal Palace besides some nearby worth-visiting quarters among which Moulay Abedallah Quarter , the Mellah(Jewish Quarter).

onward you will go to see Fez el –jadid, a monumental Kasabah which was considered as a governmental centre until 1912.

moving in the direction of the southern Tower to have a look at including The “Musée des Armes”, a fortress that used to shelter Fez city .

From Fez el-Jadid to Fez el-Bali, marked as a sequenced blocks of rooftops with minarets and domes. Cars can not go through its streets because of their narrowness. The reason why merchants and porters use donkeys and mules.

Upon along with your guide, you will enter Rue Talaa Kebira, the main street leading to the old legendary medina.

Reaching the old medina, you will see the Karaouiyne mosque. One of the oldish mosques in the world which had operated as a great university of the kingdom.

Dar el-Magana is another site deserving a stop by. It is a fourteenth century water clock. Around the area you can see the tomb of Ahmed el Tijani in the interior of Zeouia Tijaniya. He is the establisher of the doctrine “Tariqqa el-Tijaniya (The Way) throughout Morocco.

Following this, you will also stop by the Ech Cherabliyine Mosque (Mosque of the Slipper makers) then have a short visit to the souks presenting a great deal of products as: henna, slippers, caftans, silks, spices and jewelries .

Next, we will stop by Fondouk El Najjarine identified as a UNISCO locality.

To watch a large assortment of pottery leather-products, wood arts we recommend visiting visit Dar el-Batha Musée. Just after breakfast, you will start the day’s expedition with your guide.

The first station is going to be the Royal Palace besides some nearby worth-visiting quarters among which Moulay Abedallah Quarter , the Mellah(Jewish Quarter).

onward you will go to see Fez el –jadid, a monumental Kasabah which was considered as a governmental centre until 1912.

moving in the direction of the southern Tower to have a look at including The “Musée des Armes”, a fortress that is used to shelter Fez city .

From Fez el-Jadid to Fez el-Bali, marked as a sequenced blocks of rooftops with minarets and domes. Cars can not go through its streets because of their narrowness. The reason why merchants and porters use donkeys and mules.

Upon along with your guide, you will enter Rue Talaa Kebira, the main street leading to the old legendary medina.

Reaching the old medina, you will see the Karaouiyne mosque. One of the oldish mosques in the world which had operated as a great university of the kingdom.

Dar el-Magana is another site deserving a stop by. It is a fourteenth century water clock. Around the area you can see the tomb of Ahmed el Tijani in the interior of Zeouia Tijaniya. He is the establisher of the doctrine “Tariqqa el-Tijaniya (The Way) throughout Morocco.

Following this, you will also stop by the Ech Cherabliyine Mosque (Mosque of the Slipper makers) then have a short visit to the souks presenting a great deal of products as: henna, slippers, caftans, silks, spices and jewelries .

Next, we will stop by Fondouk El Najjarine identified as a UNISCO locality.

To watch a large assortment of pottery leather-products, wood arts we recommend visiting visit Dar el-Batha Musée.

Today feel free to do any wished activity.

We may for example recommend a cooking class service in which you will enjoy experiencing some of the most widespread dishes of Moroccan cuisine.

Just a few miles from Fez, you can see Bhalil- a miniature village at the entrance

of Sefrou

Primordially speaking, This village contains a great deal of cave dwellings which were built in the mountain sides. The reason why its inhabitants are a denotation of troglodyte dwellers. the village depicts the pre-Islamic epoch.

Sefrou:

it is a small town situated at the base of the Atlas mountains. It was traversed by Oeud Agay river.

It was known as a favorite Jewish living quarter who used to gather in EL mellah neighborhood. The area stands for the Jewish architecture. as far as the old medina is concerned, it always guards its outstanding touches particularly while marching through .

Sefrou locality makes it to an agricultural area where the Cherry Festival takes place every June.

Returning back to Fez for the overnight.

Just after an early breakfast, your private driver will take you in a run through the mountainous chain of the Middle Atlas.

we will run to Ifrane, the “Switzerland of Morocco” throughout the Oak forest.

Thanks to its acclivity the altitude of this town makes her snowy over the winter season.

The National Park is distinguished by the persistence of a huge number of apes living around cedar trees that cover the whole area.

One of the most miraculous cities which deserves a call in the Middle Atlas is Azrou.

In terminology the word ‘Azrou’ means rock in Tamazight and in the midst of the town next to the new mosque is the nominative rock.

Azrou has a particular unstressed climate for hikers in the large cedar wooded areas..

Its market is famous for abundant handcrafted items.

Moving to Midelt a small centre for a lunch meal along with a brief break before carrying on to Ziz river as well as the Efous oasis.

On our way we will certainly pass by several Saharan villages that have a variety of southern desgin in common .

These are mysterious sites for a photography scene.

Late in the afternoon, we will move to Arfoud for the overnight.

Today it is scheduled to wake up a little earlier for profiting from the watching scene of sun rise on the top of Merzouga sandy hills.

To make our activity more amazing, we will enjoy a camel ride there. Then likewise we will come back to the hotel for breakfast.

then departure to Tineghir via the holy city of Rissani, a site where the ancestors of the Alaouite Dynasty are buried in the Mausoleum of Moulay Ali Sherif.

Visit of the ruins of Ksar Abbar, a Kasbah that dates from the 17th century.

Continuation through the Tinjdad road full of sumptuous Kasbahs and palm groves. Independent lunch followed by a visit to the Todra Gorges with their impressive bare escarpments.

We then continue to Ouarzazate via El Kella M’Gouna and the Dades Valley.

Dinner and overnight stay.

In the morning you will be driven comfortably on a full option (4x4) car towards Ait Ben haddou without missing the stop by Telouet.

Arriving in Ouarzazate, our first visit is going to concern the international Studio of Atlas.

We will move to Ait Benhaddou – a world Heritage village by UNISCO.

Back in the past Ait Benhadou used to be a traditional interjection of caravans linking Marrakech with the southern Sahara.

Traders used to do business not only in goods but also in slaves.

About an hour drive from Ait Ben Haddou village we will stop by Telouet Kasabah.

Telouet is a kasabah all the way along the former route of the caravans from the Sahara desert through the high Atlas Mountains to Marrakech.

This monumental site is worth-visiting. Five years ago, this kasabah knew a restoration process.

Making our way across Tichka pass of the High Mountains where the submerged mountain hillsides are assembled with muddy-made houses of Berber families.

Once ending up in Marrakech, you will be transferred to your hotel where you will get your dinner and spend the night.

Just after breakfast, we will start uncovering the comeliness of this international imperial city including its most attractive memorials.

Firstly, we will call in the twelfth-century Koutoubia Mosque.

Then your local guide is going to escort you throughout the Djemma Lfna paths, the very celebrated public quarter in the south west of the medina.

This area appeals to visitors of Morocco-about A million visitors a year. Here you will take pleasure from the aromatic smell of Marrakechy food .

By getting into the souks, you will find a huge number of Berber carpets, silver

jewelry, artisan workshops, handmade shoes and tanneries are displayed.

Heading for the Lower Medina you will find out the extremely amazing mosque Al Mansour, the sixteenth century Saadian Tombs with its basic towers. Besides, we will stop by El Badhi palace as well as the Mellah (the Jewish quarter).

Now by moving to the northern part of the Mellah, we will be the guest of 19th century Bahia palace, originally built for Si Moussa, a previous slave who became King Moulay Hassan’s chamberlain.

The palace contains Riads garnished with sculptured stuccowork , reflecting Arabic architecture.

Once our visit ends up, we will transmit you to your accommodation for dinner and overnight.

Today after you get your breakfast, our driver will be waiting for you in the hotel parking lot to pick you up to the airport.