(11 Days - Departs Daily on a Private Basis)
Casablanca, Essaouira, Marrakesh, and Fez
This tour visits three of Morocco's most enticing cities, with accommodation
at luxurious -- and extremely stylish! --traditional "guesthouses"
(ryads).
Casablanca and Essaouira
- After an introductory tour of Casablanca, drive to the relaxed coastal town of Essaouira, with its Moroccan, Portuguese, and Berber architectural influences.
- Spend several days taking in the town's narrow streets lined with whitewashed buildings, cafes, and craft workshops.
Marrakesh
- Next, drive to Marrakesh, where you'll stay in the prestigious Palmery district at the Jnane Tamsna.
- Experience this festive city's unique landscape, dotted with groves of olive, orange, and palm trees, weathered pink adobe-style buildings, and public squares filled with artists and performers.
- Visit favorite Marrakesh souks, palaces, gardens, and monuments, whose elegant beauty comes from a careful combination of light, water, symmetry, and color.
- Take an excursion to the High Atlas Mountains for a morning market that attracts Berber nomads and local villagers from miles away, in search of livestock and general goods.
- Back in Marrakesh, browse the city's most stylish shops, galleries, and restaurants.
Fez
- Continue to Fez — the intellectual heart of Morocco.
- Spend several days exploring the ancient Medina, filled with mosques and universities, and fine restaurants.
- Make your way down narrow alleyways that have been devoted to the sale of leather goods, olives, spices, copper bowls, and musical instruments for centuries.
- Relax in your Fez accommodations: the intimate and luxurious La Maison Bleue, situated in the heart of the Medina and ideal for up-close examination of the Medina's blue mosaic tiles, finely carved cedar doors, stained glass windows, and wrought ironwork.
- At night, dine at La Maison Bleue's candlelit rooftop terrace.
- Enjoy aromatic traditional dishes such as cooked salads, succulent lamb tajines, pastilla with milk and almonds, oranges with cinnamon and orange flower water, and mint tea.
Itinerary Overview
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| Day 01 | Arrive
Casablanca - Essaouira
Arrival tour of Casablanca
and Hassan II Mosque. Private transfer to Essaouira for 3 nights
at Dar Mimosas. Begin touring this afternoon. |
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| Day 02 | Essaouira
Morning tour of Essaouira,
including artisans' quarters. Afternoon at leisure. (B) |
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| Day 03 | Essaouira
Morning flexible touring.
Afternoon at leisure. (B) |
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| Day 04 | Essaouira
- Marrakesh
Drive to Marrakesh with
touring en route. Accommodation at Jnane Tamsna for 4 nights. Begin
touring in Marrakesh this afternoon. (B) |
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| Day 05 | Marrakesh
Private touring, including
the Jardin Majorelle, the Medina and souks, the Koutoubia Mosque,
Ben Youssef Medersa, Saadian tombs, Dar Si Said Arts and Crafts
Museum, and Djemaa el Fna. Lunch is at Ryand Tamsna. (B,L) |
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| Day 06 | Marrakesh
and Atlas Mountains
Full-day private High
Atlas Mountains excursion to Ourika Market. (B,L) |
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| Day 07 | Marrakesh
Continue private Marrakesh
touring. Visit El Bahia Palace and the Mellah (Jewish Quarter).
Ride by caleche (horse-drawn cart) to Menara Park. Also browse the
galleries and shops of Gueliz (new town). Afternoon at leisure.
(B) |
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| Day 08 | Marrakesh
- Fez
Transfer and flight to
Fez to La Maison Bleue for 3 nights. Begin touring in Fez this afternoon.
(B) |
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| Day 09 | Fez
Private touring in Fez,
including Fez el-Bali (Old Fez) and New Fez. Visit the Mellah (Jewish
Quarter) and tanneries. Explore the ancient Medina and souks, the
Attarin Medersa, the Bou Inania Medersa, the Kairaouine Mosque,
the Medersa El Attarin, and the Museum of Moroccan Crafts. (B,L) |
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| Day 10 | Fez
Half-day of continued
touring in Fez. Afternoon at leisure. (B) |
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| Day 11 | Depart
Morocco
At leisure until transfer
to airport in Casablanca. (B) |
Accommodation
| Essaouira |
Dar Mimosas |
| Marrakesh |
Jnane Tamsna |
| Fez |
La Maison Bleue |
Cost
Per Person Cost (double occupancy): $6,870
To request the complete itinerary for the above tour, or to begin customizing
your own itinerary, please contact
an Artisans of Leisure travel expert.
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