IMPERIAL CITIES (RBA-CAS)

Welcome to morocco, the country of contrasts. arrival
in marrakech, you will have assistance and a transfer
from to the hotel. arrivals outside of schedule may incur
additional expenses for private transfer. dinner and
accomodation.

After breakfast visit of marrakech, one of the important
imperial cities. the visit starts from the koutouia mosque,
formerly used as a bookstore, it is the symbol of the city.
we will continue to the sumptuous bahia palace, built
in the 19th century by hundreds of artisans from fez.
continuation from the jewish quarter or mellah through
the kissaría square to the djmaa el fna square, a living
museum and intangible cultural heritage of humanity,
where storytellers, snake charmers, jugglers, dancers
and more, constitute an authentic court of miracles. we
continue through the souk and its alleys full of businesses,
workshops and terraces to meet the guilds of carpenters,
sharpeners and a berber pharmacy of remedies
and natural products mostly from argan and derivatives.
lunch in a typical restaurant. in the afternoon we recommend
doing extra activities to complete the experience in
this unique city. accommodation.

After breakfast we will leave for rabat, the administrative
capital of the country, another of the imperial cities and
official residence of the royal family. we will visit its key
points such as the tour hassan, an unfinished mosque
that rises dominating the esplanade with more than 200
columns and the mausoleum of mohamed v, built in
memory of the sultan who achieved the independence
of the country and in which the royal guard , in colorful
gala dress, they guard the entrance to the monument on
horseback. free afternoon to stroll through the medina,
kasbah of oudayas and its promenade on the banks of
the buregreg river. dinner and accommodation.

After breakfast, departure to tangier. upon arrival
panoramic tour to discover the surroundings of tangier,
grottos of hercules and cape spartel. rest of the afternoon
free. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and free day. we recommend visiting
chaouen, known as the blue town. without a doubt one
of the most beautiful places in the country. its streets
whitewashed in blue and its village life and mountain
people make it unique. do not miss it!. dinner and
accommodation.

Breakfast and departure, through the middle atlas, towards
fez. first stop in volubilis to visit its roman ruins,
the main road decumanus máximo, which begins at
the gate of tangier and ends at the arc de triomphe of
caracalla of 217 ad. it is paved and surrounded by spacious
and decorated houses. continuation to meknés,
one of the imperial cities that became the capital of
morocco under the reign of moulay ismail. we will visit
its medina, its el-hedim square and its famous bab al
mansour gate, probably the most beautiful in morocco.
in the afternoon arrival in fez. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and visit of the first of the imperial cities. fez
is the intellectual and religious capital of morocco. we will
start with a panoramic tour from the hotel to visit the royal
palace and its 7 gates or dar al-makhzen on the way
to the fascinating world of the medina of fez el bali, the
oldest and most extensive in morocco, a unesco world
heritage site with 785 mosques and more than 2,000
squares, streets and alleys that represent a labyrinthine
return in time. from bab boujloud to es-seffarine square
we will make a journey through the centuries starting in
the 9th century to the 19th century, along the walk we
will know how these alleys are structured, the different
constructions that make up the walls of the medina, in
addition from its artisan guilds and neighborhoods such
as leather tanners or seamstresses to see their old ways
of working. we will know a medersa and we will finish
to the sound of the hammer of the potters working the
copper as they did hundreds of years ago. lunch in a
typical restaurant. in the afternoon we recommend taking
an extra excursion to meknés, the last of the imperial cities
to enjoy its el-hedim square with a mint tea at sunset
in front of the bab al-mansour gate. accommodation.

Breakfast and departure to marrakech. today’s day is
quiet. first stop in casablanca, the economic capital of
the country, free time to walk along its famous corniche
and enjoy some time to visit the great hassan ii mosque,
which was built by more than 3,000 artisans. today’s
journey allows us to stay in casablanca or continue to
marrakech, depending on where we have our departure
flight. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and transfer to the airport. end of services.