Gateway To Morocco

Day 1 - Meknes - Volubilis - Fes

Transfers are available from Casablanca, Rabat or Fes Airport to get you started on your Moroccan journey.

Lush rolling hills studded with the fertile plains of ancient olive groves and vineyards await you in the Ismalian capital of Meknes. Meknes is on Unesco's world heritage list. After a pleasant lunch at the holy city of Moulay Idriss, explore the port of Bab El Mansour and Bab El Khamis. And then you will go on to the ancient Roman ruins of Volubulis, sprawled amid a hillside, where the remains of palaces, baths, soaring arches and magnificent mosaics await exploration.

You'll also travel through lush rolling hills studded with the fertile plains of ancient olive groves and vineyards. And then the tour is on to the ancient Roman ruins of Volubulis, which are sprawled amid a hillside and filled with the remains of palaces, baths, soaring arches and magnificent mosaics.

Dinner and accommodation are at your charming riad in Fes.

Day 2 - Fes

Enjoy a traditional Moroccan breakfast. Then the tour is off to explore the ancient white city of Fes, one of the best examples of a preserved medieval city. Fes, founded in the 9th century, has been little unchanged since then. A certified guide is available to help you navigate the serpentine souks, where you'll find fine artisanal goods, rich carpets, pyramids of succulent olives and fruits and other delights and treasures. Visit the much photographed, colorful honeycomb vats of the tanneries or climb the Merenid Tombs, which open onto a stunning panorama of Fes.

The visit includes the following:


* Jewish quarter

* Synagogue

* The ramparts of Fes

* The gates of the Palace

* The panoramic view of Fes

* The pottery cooperative

* Tanneries

* Berber Carpet Demonstration

* Dyers Market

* Wood Museum / Najjarine

* Museum Batha

* Al-Qayrawan mosque

* Medersa Bou Inania

* Weavers Cooperative

* Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss II

* Antiquitites' gallery

* Medersa Cherratine

Choose a dining destination at one of the area's restaurants.

Accommodation is at your charming riad in Fes.

Day 3 Ifrane - Middle Atlas - Errachidia - Erfoud - Merzouga (Camel ride and overnight in the desert)

The Middle Atlas region offers many hidden delights. Experience a fragrant cedar forest filled with chatty Barbary apes. Enjoy the crystal air of the mountains while you discover rustic Berber villages. You'll stop in Erfoud to transfer to a jeep that will take you to Merzouga, where you'll delight in the sugar-fine sands of the Sahara. A camel will bring you through the desert just like travelers of old. As the red sun slithers down, listen for the hypnotic beat of Berber drums and music. Enjoy mint tea and a sumptuous feast of hairira soup, tantalizing tagines or couscous.

Sleep like a nomad under the twinkling stars in the stillness of the Sahara. (Lodging is also available at a nearby kasbah at the edge of the dunes.)

Day 4 - Todra Gorges - Tinghir

Following a special breakfast in the desert, a camel will bring you through the desert to your jeep, which will transport you to Erfoud. There will also be a stop in a local fossil factory.
Travel through the High Atlas Mountains toward the famous Todra Gorges. Passing lush valleys and winding rivers, you'll travel onward toward Tinghir for dinner and an overnight stay at a charming kasbah.

Day 5 - Kalat Megouna - Skoura - Ouarzazate - High Atlas Mountains

After touring Tinghir, travel as the nomads did along the rugged Road of a Thousand Kasbahs, which lies along fertile river valleys and palmeries. The spectacular, exotic beauty of the region has long been a draw for Hollywood filmmakers.

Following that, you'll stop in the Rose valley of Kalat Megouna, and then go onward to Kasbah ait Ben Haddou for a local lunch. The following is a private tour of the Kasbah. You'll continue on through the High Atlas Mountains, which past the rich rolling hills and valleys and mountains of Tizi n'Tichka's. You'll stop at a Berber village on your way to Ourika. Along the way, you'll pass fragrant pine and cedar forests filled with chatty Barbary apes as you head toward the Berber village of Anrar.

Dinner and an overnight stay will be at your charming Kasbah Omar riad.

Day 6 - Ourika Valley / High Atlas Mountains

After breakfast, enjoy a private visit at a Berber family home where you'll experience the ritual pouring of mint tea. And then it's on to the lovely garden of the valley near the souk Lathinie.
You will make a visit to one of the Jewish shrine of the high Atlas Mountains, and you will meet with the last Berber at the Ourika valley.

Discover the hidden Berber villages of the valley or hike through the wildflower-dotted hillside to one of the waterfalls of the High Atlas.

Dinner and an overnight stay will be at your luxury Berber Kasbah Omar in the village of Anrar.
A traditional Moroccan Hammam (steam bath) and massage are available at the Kasbah Omar for extra costs. (Please let them know in advance if you would like to make an appointment.)

Day 7 - Marrakech

After an early breakfast, you'll be whisked to the magical Pink City of Marrakech.

Marrakech, a name offers up mystery and magic. It's a pink city rising out of the desert and against a backdrop of the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. Marrakech is also a city of contradictions where camels are tethered at the roadside and ancient souks exist with modern rose-petal-strewn bistros and reverberating music nightclubs in the medina. Veiled women move languorously along the avenues and young women in miniskirts zoom by on mopeds.

A certified guide is available to help you explore the ancient Bahia Palace from the days of the harem, which is now populated by a sentry of nesting storks, or ancient royal Saadian Tombs. Or, you may wish to enter the historic Jewish mellah where some of the best handcrafted jewelries of Morocco are sold. Another site is the majestic Koutoubia Mosque.
Enjoy dinner at one of the many area restaurants.

Accommodation is served at your charming riad in the ancient city of Marrakech.

Day 8 - Marrakech

It's a morning visit to the glorious Majorelle Gardens that are owned by international designer Yves St. Laurent. Stroll along the ancient Menara pool, and then tour the ancient city wall and Palmerie.

In the afternoon, take time to explore the hidden treasures of Marrakech, and at the end of the day, be seduced by the world-famous Djemaa el-Fna open air market, where you'll find exotic snake charmers, Berber musicians, spinning acrobats and fortune tellers. The air is filled with curls of smoke rising from delectable kebobs grilled over coals.

Enjoy dinner in Djemma el-Fna, or at one of the many restaurants in the area.

Evening accommodations are at your charming riad in the ancient city of Marrakech.

Day 9 - Airport transfer is available to either Marrakech or Casablanca Airport for your home return trip.

Note:

- If you wish to modify the itinerary according to specific dates, interests or cities of arrival or departure, please advise them.

- Pick up from any airport, port or train station in Morocco is available.

- This tour can be extended or modified to end wherever guests wish.

- Children 2 years of age and below can stay free of charge.
- Children from 2 to 6 years of age get a 75% discount.
- Children between the ages of 7 to 11 years get a 50% discount.
- Children 12 years of age and above - Full cost.

We must receive a document in writing to inform us about your cancellation.

• Cancellation more than 60 days prior to your arrival date to Morocco: we keep 30% of the trip cost.
• Cancellation more than 30 days prior to your arrival date to Morocco: we keep 50% of the trip cost.
• Cancellation less than 30 days prior to your arrival date to Morocco: we keep 75% of the trip cost.
• Cancellation less than 15 days prior to your arrival date to Morocco: we keep 100% of the trip cost.

Our pricing policy is designed to protect both you and Marrakesh Voyage in the event something unforeseen prevents you from traveling with us.