Sunday, January 8, 2012

Imperial Cities Tour 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS


Day 1: Marrakech
Arrival at airport and transport to hotel. Dinner and overnight.


Day 2: Marrakech - Ouarzazate
Atlas Mountains
Half board in the hotel. Visit the city of Marrakech: The visit begins with the Menara Gardens, where the center is a pond in the twelfth century. The majestic Koutoubia minaret. Visit the Saadian Tombs. The tour ends at the Djemaa el Fna Square was declared "World Heritage Drive to the High Atlas Mountains to Col Tizi N'Tichka, until one of the highlights of the trip: the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, declared Heritage Site by UNESCO, is the Ksar (kasbah-fortress) most imposing of southern Morocco. Different shades of red, depending on time of day, numerous small turrets seem attached to the mountain. Very well maintained, has served as the backdrop for many films. Essential stroll through its streets, you can visit some houses, and upon reaching the tower of the old kasbah: Panoramic view of the High Atlas region in the background. Continue through terraced villages with fertile crops, up to Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight in Riyadh.
Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou




Day 3: Ouarzazate - Erfoud, Todra Gorge-desert
After breakfast at the hotel. going to the Mguna Kelaa famous village where they grow a kind of excellent aroma rose to go, "The route of the Kasbahs". a series of fortresses built of adobe with towers and battlements, give crude brick ornaments, sometimes fortified villages are authentic. If the old Kasbahs seduce you with its power of evocation, the landscape marvels at the strength of its contrasts, this route is one of the most attractive and sought after Morocco. We continue in one of the most beautiful natural scenery of the trip: "The Todra Gorges Departure to the desert. The road is becoming increasingly harder. Populations for which we are passing more and more authentic. We enter the realm of desert people. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.


The Todra Gorges



Day 4: Desert - Rissani - FES
Breakfast, we d'occasion optionally attend the beautiful spectacle of the sunrise over the sea of ​​dunes. After breakfast we head to Rissani. Located 22 km from Erfoud, in a palm grove, Rissani is attractive both for its setting and its history and has several interesting monuments. It is considered the heir of the legendary Sidjilmasa, ancient capital of Tafilalet. Continue to the country's scientific ciuadad across the Middle Atlas mountains. Dinner and overnight.


Rissani

Day 5: FES

Fez at night

We will devote the entire day to explore Fez, visit the golden gates of the Royal Palace, built by teachers in bronze. Visit the old Medina with its Medersa Bou Anania, the source Nejjarine one of the most beautiful of the medina, Karaouine Mosque which houses one of the main cultural centers of Islam and is home to the University of Fez, and the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss. We stop in the famous district of the tanners, unique in the world. Stop for lunch (not included). In the afternoon continue to visit Fez, with their neighborhoods divided by craft guilds. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.











Tanners' souk



Day 6: Fes - Meknes - Rabat
Breakfast. We going for fertile valleys filled with olive trees and vineyards to reach Meknes. Visit the city that reached its apogee under the reign of Moulay Ismail who made it his capital. The visit begins with the walls, with its magnificent gates such as Bab Mansour. Aghal the pond below, with an area of ​​four hectares. The tour ends at the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, Mosque, stucco, stone and fine porcelanay departure to visit the city of Rabat. Capital of the Kingdom of Morocco since 1912. The visit begins with the sites where work surveys the Royal Palace "Dar el Makhzen." Spectacular set of beautifully crafted buildings that houses a palace of modern construction, a large mosque built by the "Men of Fez" and various government buildings. Later we will visit the Kasbah of Oudaias. Beautiful panoramic view of the estuary of the Bouregreg from the platform of the old light. Continue to the Maus-read of Mohamed V. After transfer to your hotel, Dinner and overnight at the hotel.



Day 7: Rabat-Casablanca - Marrakesh
Breakfast. We headed for the city of Casablanca. Probably the most cinematic city, how not to evoke the legendary film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. City tour starting at the Boulevard de la Corniche, Boardwalk and then the coast road, where you get to Anfa residential quarter with superb villas. To finish on the outside of the Great Mosque of Hassan II. Alternatively you can visit the inside of it. The most representative monument of the twentieth century in the country. Depart via motorway to the city of Marrakech. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.


Mosque Hassan II

Day 8: Marrakech - AIRPORT
Breakfast at the hotel. And transport to Marrakech airport.





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