Moroccan Panorama

Imperial Cities and South Morocco
From October 18 to October 30, 2019
* Exclusive Group Departure
13 days / 11 nights

Day 1:  Montreal – Casablanca (October 18)
Departure from P.E. Trudeau Airport to Casablanca on a Royal Air Maroc flight

Day 2:  Casablanca
Arrival at Casablanca airport. Arrival, assistance and transfer to your hotel.   B/D

Day 3:  Casablanca 
Free day.  B/D

Day 4:  Casablanca – Rabat 
Transport to Rabat. Check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.    Approx 88 km   B/D

Day 5: Rabat 
After breakfast, visit the charming administrative capital that begins with the bustling Medina, the Oudayas Kasbah, the Mosque, the Hassan Tower and the splendid Mausoleum of Mohamed V and ends with a tour of the ramparts and monuments. walls of the Mechouar, encircling the Royal Palace. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.   Approx . 88 km   B/D

Day 6: Rabat – Meknes – Fes
After breakfast, departure for Meknes, via Moulay Idriss, holy city where is buried the founder of Islam in Morocco. After lunch, visit the beautiful city of Meknes nicknamed “the Versailles of Morocco” or “little Paris” and considered the most beautiful imperial city of the Kingdom. Locked in a triple wall of 40 km of walls and bastions, Meknes is famous for its Medina which contains the most beautiful gate of Morocco, Bab El Mansour and is a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Arrival in Fez, check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.   Approx. 216 km   B/D

Day 7: Fes 
Full day dedicated to the ancient city of Fez, the oldest Imperial city and the first eastern city in Morocco. Become spiritual capital and know-how, Fez is known for its vast and splendid Medina, the historic heart of the city which is classified World Heritage by UNESCO. Its labyrinthine streets lead to a multitude of historical wonders and souks including ” El Attarine ”, the souk of grocers, the most colorful of Fez. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.   B/D

Day 8:   Fes – Beni Mellal – Marrakech
Breakfast and departure for Marrakech. Successively, crossing the region of the Middle Atlas through Immouzzer Kandar, a small Berber town and Lake Ait Aoua offering a wonderful setting for rest. Discover Ifrane, a charming ski resort in the heart of a magnificent cedar forest. Stop in Beni-Mellal for lunch, then continue to Marrakech. Gradually, the red soil of the country that marries so well with the clear blue of the sky and the eternal green of the palm trees appears at the approach of Marrakesh. Check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.    Approx . 506 km  B/D

Day 9:  Marrakech 
Day dedicated to the visit of the imperial city of Marrakech, nicknamed the “red city” or “the pearl of the south”, and which testifies to the historical and cultural richness of the whole country. Visit of the Saadian Tombs, the Dar Si Said Museum, the Agdal Gardens, the Menara, the Koutoubia, the Bahia Palace, the Tanners Quarter and the Dyers. In the afternoon, discover its medina, the most populated of North Africa, its colorful souks and the Djemaa El-Fna square, known for its hammams and riads, traditional houses built around a patio, and daily invaded and animated by a myriad of merchants, acrobats, snake charmers and storytellers. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.   B/D

Day 10:  Marrakech
Free day to rediscover at your own pace Marrakech, one of the most attractive and vibrant cities of the Kingdom.   B/D

Day 11:  Marrakech – Ouarzazate
This excursion allows to cross completely the chain of the High Atlas by the road of the neck of Tizi n’Tichka (called the pass of the pastures) which marks the border between Marrakech and Ouarzazate; it is the highest road crossing in Africa. You will see the peaks of the chain and beautiful traditional Berber villages. You can note the difference between the two sides of the chain: the North retains a well-marked Mediterranean character, while the South is much more arid and Saharan. Ouarzazate is also a city of the 7th art and who hosted the filming including the famous movie ‘Gladiators’. Installation at your hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.  Approx. 309 km   B/D

Day 12:  Ouarzazate – Marrakech
Departure for Marrakech. Installation, rest of the day free, dinner and overnight at your hotel.   Approx. 309 km  B/D

Day 13:  Marrakech – Casablanca – Montreal
Transfer to the airport for the return flight to Montreal with correspondence.

B: Breakfast   D: Dinner