Morocco Stopover - 5 days
Group
Tour / Guaranteed departures
Accommodation in Superior Hotels (4 star)
• Casablanca (1) • Fez (2) • Casablanca (1)
Category:
Escorted group, cultural tour, roundtrip, scenic land journey,
guaranteed departures
Day 1: Arrival in Casablanca
You will be greeted upon your arrival at
Mohammad V airport in Casablanca and will be escorted to your hotel. Our
tour guide will deliver your vouchers and will provide brief review of
your tour.
Overnight: Casablanca Hotel (1 night)
Day 2: Casablanca-Rabat – Meknes –
Volubilis – Fez (B) - 300 km
After breakfast we’ll follow the Barbary
Coast to the imperial city of Rabat; the administrative capital city of
the Kingdom. We will see Mechouar (ramparts and walls surrounding the
Royal Palace), the fortified Oudaya Kasbah, the marvelous Mohamed V
mausoleum and the Hassan Tower. After lunch break, we will depart to the
second imperial city, Meknes, which was the capital city under the reign
of Moulay Ismail (1672-1727). This city is famous for its 40 km long
city walls that preserve the most beautiful gate of Morocco, Bab Al
Mansour. We will also visit the Old Granaries and Royal Stables which
housed up to 12,000 horses of Sultan Moulay Ismail. Later we will
continue to Fes via the holy city of Moulay Idriss where the founder of
the Islam in Morocco is buried; this town is famous for its green
rooftops and offers one of the most picturesque views of Moroccan town
life. On our way to Fez, we will also visit the roman city of Volubilis.
Volubilis features best preserved excavations in this part of northern
Africa dating from the Roman Empire. In 1997 the site was listed on the
UNESCO World Heritage list. Later we will arrive to Fez and check-in to
our hotel.
Overnight: Fez Hotel (2 nights)
Day 3: Fez (B)
After breakfast, we will begin our full day
sightseeing tour of Fez, the most ancient city of the Imperials, founded
by Idris I (789) and his son Moulay Idris II (810). We will visit the
medieval Medina with its Medersas (religious Islamic universities)
Attarine and Bou Anania, the Nejjarine fountain, the Moulay Idriss
mausoleum, and the Karaouine Mosque. After lunch break we will continue
to Fez Jdid (new Fez), and return to our hotel.
Overnight: Fez Hotel
Day 4: Fez - Casablanca (B) 250km
Depart to Casablanca, the economic capital
of Morocco. Upon arrival we will visit Hassan II Mosque - the largest
mosque outside Mecca, the Mohammad V square, Royal Palace and Habous
district and the residential area of Anfa.
Overnight: Casablanca (1 night)
Day 5: Casablanca (B)
Transfer to Casablanca airport for flight
back home. Thank you for visiting Morocco!
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