Colourful Morocco

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€1699 per person

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12 days

Destination

Morocco

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Morocco Discover Morocco

Departure Location

Malta International Airport

Return Location

Marrakech Airport

COLOURFUL MOROCCO

Visiting Chefchaouen & Asialh, 5* hotel in Marrakesh

FROM €1,699

WHEN 12/09/24 – 23/09/24

VISITING

Volubilis, Meknes, Rabat, Asialh, Chefchaouen, Fez, Midelt, Ifrane, Azrou, Merzouga, Sahara Desert, Erfoud, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Ait Benhaddou, Marrakech, Ozoud Water Falls, Mogador & Essaouira

THURSDAY, 12TH SEPTEMBER

We meet at Malta International Airport at 12.45 for our Ryanair flight to Marseille departing at 3.15pm, arriving at 5.20 after will depart to Fez departing at 9.45pm arriving at 11pm. On arrival our coach will take us to our hotel in Fez for check-in and dinner.

FRIDAY, 13TH SEPTEMBER

Breakfast and today we go on an excursion that will take us to visit Volubilis and Meknes. Our first stop will be in Volubilis where we will visit the ruins of the Roman city. We then continue to Meknes where we will visit this Ismalian capital famous for its 40km long walls and then the Bab Mansour, the grandest of all imperial Moroccan gateways. This iconic gateway is known for its geometric ornamentation, devotional inscriptions, and marble columns. On our return to Fez passing by the holy city of Moulay Idriss, it was here that Moulay Idriss I brought with him the religion of Islam. Continuation to Rabat at the arrival visit of Rabat the capital city of Morocco. Here we will visit the Royal Palace (Mechouar), the Oudaya Kasbah, the peaceful Andalusian gardens that surrounds it and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V where there are the tombs of the former Moroccan king and his two sons. We will also see the Hassan Tower (extra), a minaret of an incomplete mosque. The tower and the mosque were intended to be the biggest in the world. It is now a famous emblem of Rabat and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Some free time before we make our way to our Hotel in Rabat. Check in dinner and overnight at hotel.

SATURDAY, 14TH SEPTEMBER

After breakfast we will depart to Tanger with one stop to Asialh the coloured town on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, south of Tangier. Its old town is enclosed by well-preserved ramparts and gates, built by colonial Portuguese. We will have a guided tour to visit the old medina. Later we will proceed to Chefchaouen, is set against a wide valley, and nestled between two peaks in the stunning Rif Mountains. There we will check-in, have dinner and overnight at hotel.

SUNDAY, 15TH SEPTEMBER

After breakfast, we will visit Chefchaouen, the blue painted city by Jewish community that painted walls, floors, steps as a religious practise to represent the colour of the sky and connect the city to heaven and God. This city does not only look EXACTLY the way it does in the pictures, but the atmosphere here is calmer compared to bigger places like, say, Marrakech We will visit, its monuments, experience the sounds and smells of the medina, and enjoy sample the delicious local specialities at a café in the Plaza Uta el-Hammam optional Lunch (extra). Later in the afternoon we will depart for Fez, where we will check-in, have dinner and overnight in hotel.

MONDAY, 16TH SEPTEMBER

After breakfast it’s an absolute must to enjoy a guided tour of Fez. The tour will take us to the Bab Boujeloud (The Blue Gate), best characterized as a sea of rooftops embellished with minarets and domes. We continue by visiting the Kairaouiyne Mosque. This Mosque is the oldest in the world and functioned as the first University in Morocco. The medina in Fez is a particular place. An altogether more earthy and secular surprise awaits us when we suddenly duck off the street and enter a shop selling leather goods. As much as we may fear we are about to be subject to a hard sell. This isn’t the reason for entering: you pass through the shop and out onto a terrace at the back, overlooking the tannery. It is one of the best photo opportunities in Fez, with the multitude of vats and dyes contrasting with whitewashed walls all around, draped in drying hides. In the afternoon, we visit a pottery factory, explore the Royal Palace and many interesting quarters including the Mullay Abdallah Quarter, the Mellah (Jewish Quarter) and the Ville Nouvelle (The New Quarter). We will have the opportunity also to admire Scarf making with Agave skills. We will then return to our hotel in Fez for dinner.

TUESDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER

After breakfast we check-out of our Hotel in Fez and we start our trip to Midelt a town in central Morocco, in the high plains between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas Mountain ranges. On the way via the mountains and cedar woods we will stop in Ifrane a charming ski resort and then Azrou, an important handcrafts centre. We will then proceed to Merzouga passing by Errachidia and the Ziz valley dotted by palm trees which are the source for the yearly date Festival in Erfoud. In Erfoud we visit a marble fossil factory after which we take a ride on 4×4 taking with us just overnight clothes. Today is an unforgettable experience for our Britannia Camel Caravan. After refreshing ourselves in the camp we mount the camels through the sand dunes and make a stop to admire the sunset in the desert. We later have a typical dinner followed by folk singing around a campfire under an array of stars.

WEDNESDAY, 18TH SEPTEMBER

We wake up early not to miss sunrise and then have a buffet breakfast. Time to take the 4x4s again to join the coach in Erfoud from where we start our drive to Ourzazate with a stop in Tinghir visiting the magnificent Todgha canyons with rocks that reach the altitude of 250 meters. We then proceed to the Dades canyons for a visit and then proceed to Ouarzazate via the road of the thousand Kasbahs and the Dades valley, famous for its roses and the yearly Moussem (rose festival). We will also visit the Kasbah of Taourirt. On arrival in Ouarzazate check-in at our hotel and dinner.

THURSDAY, 19TH SEPTEMBER | Breakfast and check-out from our hotel in Ouarzazate. Then we proceed with our tour leader by going to Marrakech via Tiffeltout and Ait Benhaddou, the most spectacular fortress in south Morocco, which has served as décor for many years for films like “Laurence of Arabia”. We will depart to Marrakech through Tzin’tichka pass where we will have the opportunity to admire the beautiful landscape and plenty berber villages on our way. On our arrival in Marrakesh, we will check-in and have dinner.

FRIDAY, 20TH SEPTEMBER

Today we go on a full-day excursion to admire the Ouzoud Falls, (Cascades d’Ouzoud), one of the most surprising attractions in Morocco. These falls are located approximately 90 miles (150 kilometers) northeast of the city, close to the Atlas Mountains village of Tanaghmeilt and take their name from the ‘grinding grain’. Upon arrival you will see the river plunge 300 feet (100 meters) into a complex network of waterfalls that cascade one into another through 3 major and several minor drops. The impressive roar soothes the soul like an old lullaby. We return to Marrakesh and after dinner we enjoy the evening in this impressive city.

SATURDAY, 21ST SEPTEMBER

Breakfast and today we start the day by visiting this favourite and fabulous city of Marrakesh. Our guide will take us to the Koutouba mosque, the largest mosque in Marrakech. We walk through the souks in the medina displaying lanterns, silver, brass, spices, and soft material. We later visit Bahia palace, and the Saadian tombs. These tombs are covered in flawless zellij patterns and lavish artwork. We will also tour the Souk, which is an Arab market where we will have the opportunity to admire carpet making. We will also can visit the Majorelle Gardens (ent. extra) We then return to hotel, dinner and overnight.

SUNDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER

After breakfast, we will start driving towards Essaouira. We will first reach the old port of Mogador, built by the Portuguese in a narrow peninsula near an immense crescent of fine sand. Perfectly protected by its impressive walls of French construction of the eighteenth century the town is pedestrianized and is easily divided into different quarters by its design shaped squared. Essaouira is also known by its fine craftsmanship especially objects interposed so delicious with lemon wood, ebony, mother of pearl or silver or copper wires. Afternoon we will return to Marrakech, have dinner and overnight at the hotel.

MONDAY, 23RD SEPTEMBER | After breakfast we will have some free time for last minute shopping and personal sightseeing, after which we will be transferred to Marrakech airport for our Ryanair flight to Valencia departing at 2.15pm and arriving at 5.10pm, then departing to Malta at 10.10pm arriving in Malta at 00:25am.

PRICE PER PERSON

Adult in Triple € 1,699

Adult in Twin € 1,743

Adult in Single € 1,999

NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

Majorelle Garden – Marrackech €15 per person

Double Quad in Merzouga for 2 persons per Quad €65

Single Quad in Merzouga for 1 person per Quad €45

PRICE INCLUDES

Ryanair flights to Fez Airport via Marseille & return from Marrakesh airport via Valencia including 20Kg luggage

Camel Ride in Merzouga dessert

3 nights in Fez Boutique hotel