8-Day Imperial Morocco From Casablanca

Upon your arrival at the Casablanca Airport, an official English speaker assistant will join you to share all the information for your stay in this city and accompany you in the transfer to the Hotel in one of our private vehicles and help you with the check-in. The rest of the day you can relax and enjoy the city at your own pace.

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Casablanca is the biggest city in Marocco, the main industrial area and commercial of the Region, it has one of the largest artificial ports in the world and the biggest one in Northern Africa. It serves as a primary base of the Real Marroqui Navy. This city has an important architectural heritage, due to the architectural diversity experienced during the 20th century.

After a delicious breakfast we will visit the City of Casablanca, starting with the Mohamed V Square, one of the most important places of the city, nerve center considered the heart of this town. The exterior of the Big Hassan II Mosque, a monumental and modern work (sliding roof and earthquake resistant), and the 3th largest mosque of the world, only after Mecca and Medina (optionally you can visit the interior of the mosque). It is the most representative Monument of the 20th Century, Anfa, the residential zone (old neighborhoods of the historical city), here stands the luxury houses, the Habous district, known as the new Medina and an interesting option to shopping and discover the city essence. Design for the French during the French Colony era, with the purpose of giving a new air to the Traditional Medina but with a French style without missing its own essence. At last you will walk the Royal Palace exterior, built during the 20s and have grand celebrities as the Pope John Paul II.

You will continue with the Panoramic Tour to the Imperial city of Rabat, kingdom capital and the second most populated cities of the country. The visit starts in the Royal Palace which is the seat of the government, "Dar el Makhzen" where lives more than two thousand people. The next visit is the Kasbah of the Oudaya, fortified space of Bereber origin dating back to the 12th century, Humanity Heritage, after that we will see the Mohamed V Mausoleum (ten years of work and collaboration of more than 400 artists), the unfinished Mosque and the Hassan Tower, monuments of the Bereber dynasty of the 12th century.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Rabat.

After an exquisite breakfast at the hotel we will leave through fertile valleys until we reach the city of Meknes, a World Heritage Site and one of the four imperial cities along with Marrakesh, Fez and Rabat, capital of Morocco. You will visit this fortified city starting with its walls and the magnificent doors. Bab el Mansur, the biggest door of the country and th north of Africa, The Bab Lahdim Square, epicenter of the city´s activity and which connects the jewish quarter or mellah with the medina, it is the third largest in Morocco and at the time housed a population of more than 30,000 Jews.

The next visit will be to Volubilis, The ancient Roman city, 20 kilometers away. We will visit this archaeological site, perhaps the best preserved in North Africa and a World Heritage Site. We will also make a photo stop in the holy city of Moulay Idriss.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Fez.

After a fabulous breakfast we will get to know Fez, the 3th most populated city of the country and the islamic capital of Morocco, because its University is famous for the study of Arabics languaje and Muslim Theology. It also has the largest pedestrian medina in the world declared a World Heritage Site.

You will visit the Medina (old quarter) with its Bou Inania Madrasa (madrasas are Islamic schools), the Nejjarine Fountain, one of the most beautiful in the medina and the oldest in Fez, the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss, the most revered saint of Morocco, the exterior of the Karaouine Mosque that houses one of the main cultural centers of Islam and a library with more than 30,000 copies, as well as being the headquarters of the University of Fez and the Forest Museum, which is nothing less than the Art Museum and Wood trades, a World Heritage museum covering the themes of domestic, architectural and liturgical wood.

In the afternoon we will visit the esplanade of the Royal Palace with its golden doors and the seven bronze doors of different sizes represent the seven days of the week and the seven levels of the monarchy. Then we will make a tourist visit to the Jewish quarter located in the medina of Fez-Jadid, the walled area that surrounds the palace. We will observe the Jewish footprint in the neighborhood, for example in its wrought iron balconies.

Dinner and overnight at the Fez hotel.

After a wonderful breakfast at the hotel, we will leave to Infran, a mountainous city located in the Middle Atlas, with a cold climate, which has influenced its European-style urbanism reminiscent of Switzerland. It is a winter tourist destination for Moroccans who come here to ski.

We will take a short walk and continue to Beni Mellal, one of the largest cities in central Morocco, an important administrative and university center. It stands out for being an agricultural and livestock city and for the food industry. At a tourist level, you should not miss its craft Medina and the surrounding landscapes. To finish, We will go to Marrakech to stay and have dinner.

After a delicious breakfast, we will begin your visit to the city of Marrakech, you will start with the Menara Gardens, on the outskirts of the city. It´s a 14-hectare park in the center of which is an immense 12th-century pond. Later you will go to the city center to see the majestic Koutoubia minaret, twin tower of the Giralda in Seville. You will also visit the Bahia Palace built in the 19th century.

In the afternoon you will continue with a visit to the Majorelle Garden, designed in 1924 on behalf of the French painter Jacques Majorelle, who fell in love with the city and built a chalet and a botanical garden in which he planted a wide variety of trees and plants from multiple sources. In 1980 the designer Yves Saint Laurent and his friend Pierre Bergé bought the estate and restored the chalet and garden. To complete your tour you will make a stop at the Yemaa el Fna Square (Assembly of the People), declared a World Heritage Site. In the morning we will find sellers of orange juice and other fruit, wicker baskets, souvenirs, sweets, jewelry, dentists, healers, commissioned writers. This universe becomes particularly fascinating at nightfall, when the square is lit up with a thousand lights.

Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Marrakech.

After a fabulous breakfast we will enjoy the morning at leisure. You can walk at your own pace and enjoy the magic that the city of Marrakech offers you and take the opportunity to make your last purchases.

After lunch time you will leave for Casablanca.

Upon arrival in Casablanca you will have dinner and stay overnight.

After an exquisite breakfast and at the agreed time, we will be transferred to Casablanca's Airport.

Have a good trip! Or, as you will say yourself, "Rihlat saeida!"