Morocco Uncovered: The Imperial Cities Experience

After breakfast, be prepared for a guided tour of Rabat, which will revolve around uncovering the history of Rabat. The tour includes a visit to Chellah and Kasbah Ouddaya. Free time afterward to stroll around the souks and bazaars in the old medina of Rabat. Then, continue to “Café Maure”, on the bank of the Bouregreg River, to enjoy a Moroccan Tea time with mint tea alongside some Moroccan goodies like “Kaab Ghazal” and “Ghariba”.

Then we will head to Fez. En route, we will be making a stop at Volubilis and Meknes. The archeological site of Volubilis is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage. A specialized guide will walk you around the remains of the Roman and Berber cultures that once occupied it. Afterward, the trip will continue to the Imperial City of Meknes, one of Morocco’s lesser-visited cities. It was built by Moulay Ismail and was conceived to be the ‘Versailles of Morocco’. Once you meet your local guide, you’ll be able to visit the famed gate of Bab El Mansour and Lhri. These sites are the main beating veins of the city. We will then continue our way to Fez. The more you know: Kaab Ghazal means in Arabic the hoof of the dear, and along with Ghariba and Mint Tea are symbols of Moroccan hospitality.

Overnight in Fez.
Meals: Breakfast, Tea break.
Local experience: Café Maure overlooking the “Abouregrag” River.

After breakfast, start your guided city tour of Fez, once the capital of the kingdom before 1912. Your visit today will revolve around exploring Fez, the Medina, which is a World Heritage Site, according to UNESCO, and it was founded in the 9th century. and it is home to the world's oldest university.

Your local guide will show you around the major sites like Bou-Inania and Attarin Medersa, the tanners, Ess-Seffarine Square, Moulay Driss tomb, El-Nejjarine square, and the cabinet makers’ souk, the Hebrew district ‘Mellah’. In your schedule, you will have a pottery workshop with a pottery master so that you get to have a full Moroccan experience. After lunch at a local restaurant, you are free to either choose to go back to your hotel or stroll in the narrow alley of the old town on your own.

The more you know: each October, Fez holds one of the largest and well-known Sufi festivals with performers from around the world.

Overnight in: Fez
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Local Experience: Pottery workshops

After breakfast, you will be picked up and then travel to the imperial city of Marrakech. Along the way, you will pass through small villages such as Imouzar and Ifrane. A bit later in the day, when you reach one of Morocco’s best-known agricultural centers, called Beni Melal. You will continue on your journey to Marrakech. On arrival in Marrakech, you will be taken to check in at your hotel, where you will be spending the night.

Overnight in Marrakech.
Meals: Breakfast.

Today, you will get the chance to wake up and live in Marrakech, a dream of many, so be sure to make the best of it. After your breakfast, our local guide and driver will be waiting for you to start a guided city tour of the “Ochre City”. We will first visit the Majorelle Garden in the morning, named after the French painter Jacques Majorelle, who devoted great effort and passion to this work. After Majorelle, let’s continue to Menara. Though the name in Arabic translates to “lighthouse”, it is actually a pavilion with a basin and a garden of orchards and olive groves. We will be heading afterward to the Koutobia Mosque and through the Jewish quarter called Mallah. After lunch at a local restaurant, finish your visit with a carriage ride or “Koutchi” to Jamaa El Fnaa.

The more you know: Marrakesh is known for being holy, Moroccans call it “the land of the seven men” who were huge religious and Sufi scholars that gave their lives for knowledge and worship

Overnight in Marrakech.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch.
Local experience: Kotchi (Horse Carriage Tour).

After Breakfast at your hotel, enjoy a free day to discover Marrakech at your own pace. Have your own Marrakech experience, meet the locals, engage in the “Marrakechi” lifestyle, find the storytellers, the snake charmers, and let Marrakech charm you as well.

Overnight in Marrakech.
Meals: Breakfast.

Wake up and enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel before heading to Casablanca. Once in Casablanca, you will be joined with your local guide for a visit to the Hassan II mosque, an Architectural master peace overlooking the Atlantic coast of Casablanca. Continue afterward for a tour of the city and its corniche, the Habous quarters, Royal Palace (exterior visit).

Meals: Breakfast.
Overnight in Casablanca.

Enjoy a free morning before heading to the airport in Casablanca for a homebound flight.

Meals: Breakfast.