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Morocco Luxury Tour
Cost based on
4* accommodation:
$3350 per person based on double occupancy
$6700 for 2Pax
Cost based on
4* & 5* accommodation combo:
$4250 per person based on double occupancy
$8500 for 2Pax
"2 Travelers minimum"
I T I N E R
A R Y:
After your arrival to Casablanca, you will be escorted to your luxury
riad Mimouna in Essaouira.
Day 1 & 2 – Essaouira
Nestled along the southwestern Atlantic coast of Morocco, Essaouira is a beautiful, white and quite coastal town, founded in the 16th century as a trading post for the Portuguese. It is located amidst some of the most spectacular seashore; virtually untouched beaches lie only a few miles away from the heart of the town.
Now home to 50,000, Essaouira is one of the most beautiful cities in Morocco. There are few things in Morocco more pleasurable than a stroll along its whitewashed streets and crenellated ramparts, looking out over the Atlantic ocean. And given its location, it boasts some of the very best seafood in the country.
This is where you can take a camel ride or horse riding at the beach of Morocco.
This is also a good place for wood
work and painters specialty and nothing else........... other craft and
art works for
Marakech Fez and the high atlas.
Dinner chez Sam on first night
Dinner at your riad on second night
B&B at your luxury riad Mimouna in Essaouira
Day 3 - Marrakech
An enchanting palm oasis set against the snow-capped peaks of the High
Atlas Mountains, Marrakech is Morocco's second oldest majestic imperial
city and retains the splendor of its ancient past. Buildings are blushed
in hues of rosy earth, and horse-drawn carriages clip along broad
avenues lined with palm, lime and orange trees. Donkeys carrying carts
trawl past fragrant gardens of roses, honeysuckle and jasmine.
Explore with your certified guide the ancient Bahia Palace from the days
of the harem, now populated by a sentry of nesting storks, enter the
ancient royal Saadian Tombs, explore the vibrant and historic Jewish
mellah where some of the best jewelry is found in Morocco, and view the
majestic Koutoubia Mosque before entry into the 9th century walled
medina.
Dinner at Stylia Palace from the 15th century
B&B at your Luxury Riad La Maison
Arabe at the ancient city (Medina) of Marrakech .
Day 4 - Marrakech
Explore the rest of Marrakech for the second day by visiting the Eve
Saint Laurent garden, the ancient Menara pool, the palmerai ride
followed by a tur arund the ancient Medina wall.
The night beats in the heart of the old city's famed square, Djemaa el-Fna,
where delectable fare is grilled over coals in the bustling torch-lit
open-air markets. Mystical snake charmers, hustlers and mischievous
monkeys are part of the nightly drama unfolding as Berber acrobats,
fortune tellers, musicians and engaging storytellers seduce rapt crowds.
Wind your way through the serpentine labyrinth of the spice-filled air
of the bustling souk, unchanged for over 1000 years, where you'll
discover the best of traditional Moroccan craftsmanship.
Dinner event at Borj Bladi at the
desert of Marrakech
B&B at your luxury Riad La Maison Arabe in Marrakech.
Day 5 - Marrakech
A free day to explore more of Marrakech and to explore more of the artisans / artists etc...... all around the city with the help of your driver.
Dinner at the famous square of Jamaa El-Fna to have a taste of the local life style.......... and it is good way to say good by to Marrakech.
B&B at your luxury Riad La Maison Arabe in Marrakech.
Day 6 - Marrakech – Ouirgane – Ourika / High Atlas Mountains
Ouirgane is a lovely small town nestled in the Atlas mountains. It’s a wonderful place to stop before driving the terrifying but spectacular hairpins in the Atlas mountains called the Tizi n Test. It is a pleasant base for walking, mountain-biking and horse riding.
Lunch at Le singulier qui fume.
An afternoon, you’ll travel past a pageantry of fragrant, dense pine and cedar forests, terraced farms and sienna mud-brick Berber villages en route to Ourika valley, to visit the Berber village of Anrar and to have a taste of the Berber life style......... a special visit to the local pottery / craft artists at the same village.
Dinner and overnight at your luxury Kasbah Omar at Anrar Mountain of
Ourika.
Day 7 - Ourika
You will explore one of the most beautiful and unspoiled valleys of the
High Atlas Valley of Ourika rises gently up to the preliminary hills of
the High Atlas where small typical villages have nested. It is a pure
and magnificent place where silence is only " disturbed " by birds
singing, water streams and wagtails. Ourika is famous for its pottery,
minerals and crystal.
Since it is Monday, you will visit the bustling weekly souk of at the
Valley.
A cup of tea within a Berber family to have a taste of the Berber life
style.
Cooking class at Kasbah Omar
Dinner and overnight at your luxury Kasbah Omar at Anrar Mountain of
Ourika.
Day 8 - High Atlas Mountains - Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate
You continue our adventure along the majestic beauty of the High Atlas
Mountains, through the scenic route of Tizi n’Tichka’s lush oasis
valleys, mountainous areas highly popular with trekkers. You’ll stop for
lunch at a Berber village near Kasbah Ait Benhaddou .. followed by a
couple hours visit to the kasbah ............ and then a short drive to
Ouarzazate........ was built by the French in the 1920s, and has since
been a frequent location for Hollywood film shoots.
Afternoon special visit to Kasbah Tifoultoute, used as a hotel for the cast of Lawrence of Arabia in the 1960s. Although it was once protected by a powerful dynasty, now its only guards are a sentry of large storks nesting atop its towers.
Dinner at Restaurant Kasbah.
B&B at
your Luxury riad Dar Kamar in Ouarzazate.
Day 9 - Boumalne du Dades - Tinghir - Camel ride /overnight in Merzouga
After a special Berber breakfast, You’ll depart for Tinghir, traveling
the rugged Road of a Thousand Kasbahs that rise up like turreted sand
castles along this ancient caravan trading route. This area has long
been a popular location for Hollywood films such as The Last Temptation
of Christ, Jewel of the Nile, and most recently Hideous Kinky. The
central region is one of the most exciting and romantic destinations of
Morocco nestled along rich river valleys, palmeries and burnished
mud-brick homes ablaze in vibrant color under the shelter of the blue
desert sky.
You'll travel through the Dadès Valley past dramatic escarpments and
plunging gorges via Tinhgir to Erfoud..........then you will switch to a
4x4 drive to your luxury riad at the edge of Merzouga dunes for the
sunset by the dunes an dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at L’etoile des dunes.
Day 10 - Erfoud - Midelt - Fez
You'll travel past a pageantry of fragrant, dense pine and cedar
forests, terraced farms and sienna mud-brick Berber villages in Azrou,
known for its wood-carved handicrafts and expert carpet weaving. You'll
lunch in Midelt, a sleepy village flanked by the verdant beauty of both
the Middle and the snow-covered High Atlas Mountains, bursting with
colorful minerals that mottle the mountainside in a blaze of ruby,
emerald and topaz.
Dinner and overnight stay at your luxury riad Yacout in Fez.
Day
11 - Fez
Fez is the holiest city in the Islamic world after Mecca and Medina.
Founded at the beginning of the 9th century by Moulay Idriss II, and
barely unchanged, this enchanting city has been a seat of government,
philosophy, medicine and most notably religion since then. Fez, the best
surviving example of an ancient Arab city, is comprised of the "new"
city, established in the 12th century, and the 2,000-year-old medina,
where donkeys and mules laden with goods still trawl alongside buyers
through the ancient market, itself a fascinating maze of lanes, blind
alleys and bustling souqs assaulting the senses with spices and exotic
delicacies. Fez is the perfect place to hone your bargaining skills in
buying souvenirs, brightly colored hand-loomed carpets or fine crafted
artisan goods. Visit the famous leather tanneries, a honeycomb of vats
erupting in an explosion of brilliant color. Then, climb to the
venerated Merenid Tombs for a spectacular panoramic
view of Fez.
Dinner at la maison blue on the 11
Dinner at restaurant Medina on the 12
B&B at your luxury riad Yacout in Fez.
Day 12 - Meknes - Volubilis - Rabat
You travel past centuries-old olive groves and vineyards we near Meknes,
the Ismalian capital, famous
for its 25-mile-long walls - and, not to mention excellent wine - where
we'll stop for a sumptuous
lunch in a grand palace. Heading to port Bab El Mansour and Bab El
Khamis, journey back thousands of years and explore the ancient Roman
ruins of Volubulis sprawled over a wildflower-dotted hillside, where a
magnificent triumphal arch presides over the awesome remains of palaces
and mansions, Roman baths and basilicas, and stunning mosaics.
Dinner and overnight at your luxury Riad Loudaya in Rabat.
Day 13 – Rabat – Casablanca
1st half day in Rabat’s enormous Almoahad Gate to the
Kasbah des Oudaias, situated on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean,
you’ll find magnificent views. Inside the gates discover artisan
galleries, an ornate 17th century palace now part of the Musée des
Oudaia (Museum of Moroccan Arts), and the
beautiful Andalusian Gardens near the famous Tour Hassan, a 12th century
minaret intended to be the highest and the largest in the Muslim world.
And not to be missed in the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and King Hassan’s
stately official palace.
After lunch you will take a short drive for some of Casablanca’s highlights include the majestic Hassan II Mosque (the only mosque non-Muslims are permitted to enter in Morocco), the lively squares of Place des Nations Unies and Mohammed V...........hosting some of the city’s most impressive architecture.
Dinner at Rick's Cafe' Restaurant from the movie Casablanca.
Accommodation at your luxury hotel les Saison in Casablanca.
Day 14 - Casablanca
Morning transfer to Mohamed V airport for your return home with plenty
of tails of Arabian nights and days.
Cost based on
4* accommodation:
$3350 per person based on double occupancy
$6700 for 2Pax
Cost based on
4* & 5* accommodation combo:
$4250 per person based on double occupancy
$8500 for 2Pax
What's Included:
* Luxury Riad & hotel lodging
* Breakfast daily
* All dinners
* Cooking lesson at Kasbah Omar
* 4x4 in & out of Merzouga
* Overnight / Kasbah near the dunes
* Private Car, Gas, tolls & English speaking driver for the entire trip
* Transfers to and from airport
* Knowledgeable certified guides at the Imperial cities
* Mountain Guide
* Museums fee
* All taxes
Not included in package price:
* Airfare
* lunch
* Drinks
* Travel Insurance