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XMAS & NEW YEAR SPECIAL
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15 Days from £589 + Local payment £190
NEW YEAR GALA DINNER INCLUDED! |
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Brief Itinerary |
Day 1 Casablanca
Day 2 Casablanca, Rabat, Fes United Nations Square, Anfa Residential Quarter, Mosque of Hassan II, Royal Palace, Chellah Ruins, Hassan Tower, Mohamed V Mausoleum, Oudayas Gardens
Day 3 Fes Bab Boujloud Gate, Bou Inania Medersa, Moulay Idriss Mausoleum, Andalusian, Quaraouiyine Mosque, Najjarine Square, Spices Market, Atarine Medersa, the surroundings of Karaouine Medina and Mellah
Day 4 Fes, Midelt, Erfoud
Day 5 Erfoud, Tineghir, Todra Gorges, Ouarzazate
Day 6 Ouarzazate, Marrakech Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, Djemaa el Fna Square
Day 7 Marrakech Menara Gardens, Koutoubia Mosque, Saadian Tumbs, Bahia Palace, Dar Si Said Museum
XMAS EVE IN MARRAKECH!
Day 8 Marrakech
Day 9 Marrakech, M’hamid Discover Sahara, stay in sedentary tents
Day 10 M’hamid, Chigaga Jeep Safari Jeep safari through the sand dunes, visit a nomad family, lunch at the Oasis, Chigaga in 4x4 jeeps, stay in a nomad tent camp
Day 11 M’hamid Camel Trek Camel trek in the Sahara, stay in desert camp
Day 12 Chigaga, Jeep Safari, M’hamid, Taroundant, Agadir
Day 13 Agadir, Essaouira
Day 14 Essaouira, Marrakech Djemaa el Fna Square
NEW YEAR GALA DINNER IN MARRAKECH!
Day 15 Marrakech, Casablanca |
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Detailed Itinerary |
Day 1: Casablanca
At the terminal keep your eyes open for the Travel Talk sign, as we pick you up from the airport and take you to our hotel. Gather round in the hotel lobby at 6:00pm as we meet both the other tour members and the guide. Listen up for a fast and informal meeting with the leader including registration and a short brief about the adventures ahead and some country info. Optional dinner together is available to get to know your travel mates better
Day 2: Casablanca, Rabat, Fes.
After breakfast we’ll start to discover this unique city. We’ll visit the United Nations Square, the Anfa Residential Quarter and the impressive Mosque of Hassan II. Then we will head our way to Rabat, set in a rich, amber-coloured landscape combining the ancient history with the modern Moroccon culture. After visiting the Royal Palace, Chellah Ruins, Hassan Tower, Mohamed V Mausoleum and the Oudayas Gardens, we’ll depart for Fes, where we’ll stay overnight.
Day 3: Fes.
Today we’ll explore the oldest imperial city of Morrocco with more than 10.000 tiny streets offering the largest “medina” (old city) and souks in the world. The Bab Boujloud Gate, Bou Inania Medersa, Moulay Idriss Mausoleum, Andalusian and Quaraouiyine Mosque, Najjarine Square and the Spices Market, Atarine Medersa, the surroundings of Karaouine Medina and Mellah will be the sites visited today. Overnight stay in Fes.
Day 4: Fes, Midelt, Erfoud.
After breakfast we’ll depart for Midelt passing through the Atlas mountains. Midelt is an impressive mountain city at 1488 meters of altitude, remarkably situated down the jbel Ayachi (3737 m). In the afternoon we’ll continue to Erfoud via the canyon of Ziz and the lake of the retaining reservoir Hassan Addakhil. Later we’ll arrive in Erfoud, the city situated at the gates of Tafilalet. Overnight stay in Erfoud.
Day 5: Erfoud, Tineghir, Todra Gorges, Ouarzazate.
Early in the morning you can join the optional excursion to Merzouga before departing for Ouarzazate. After breakfast we’ll depart for Tineghir by passing through the breathtaking desert landscape and Oasis with its fantastic palmgroves. Then we’ll travel to Todra Gorges, the narrow canyon where 300 meters high cliffs drop to the riverbed below. In the afternoon we’ll arrive in Ouarzazate, the city famous for its handicrafts, nature, narrow streets and the marvellous surrounding kasbahs.
Day 6: Ouarzazate, Marrakech.
Today we’ll first discover Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, one of the most authentic and well maintained villages in the region of Atlas. Then we’ll proceed to Marrakech via the High Atlas mountain and 2700 meters high Tizi n Tichka pass offering magnificent views and a unique landscape. In the afternoon we’ll arrive in Marrakech and start to explore this fascinating city. Marrakech is the point where the Arab culture of the cities meets the Berber culture of the mountain villages; where the weary sub-Saharan traders (carrying gold, salt and slaves) would ply their wares to the merchants who would then bring them to Europe. Today we will visit Djemaa el Fna Square full with story tellers, snake charmers, acrobats, musicians, folklore dancers. Overnight stay in Marrakech.
Day 7: Marrakech.
Framed by the snowy heights of the Atlas, with rose-coloured ramparts and a thousand year old palm grove, Marrakech casts a magic spell. After breakfast we’ll start to discover the spell of Marrakech : Menara Gardens, Koutoubia Mosque, Saadian Tumbs, Bahia Palace and Dar Si Said Museum will be the sights visited. Afternoon free to explore additional sites of this unique city. XMAS EVE IN
MARRAKECH : This
evening we have the option to join the Xmas Eve Dinner with all the members of our group
in this impressive town.
Day 8: Marrakech.
Free day in Marrakech. This evening you will meet fellow travellers and tour leader, who will brief you on the adventure days of your journey.
Day 9: Marrakech, M’hamid.
After breakfast we depart for M’hamid, the desert village reflecting the traditional life of Morocco. The village is located at the edge of the Sahara and “52 days by camel to Tombouctou”. After sharing our experiences with our travel mates and dining under a starry sky, we stay in sedentary tents portraying the authentic local life of the Sahara.
Day 10: M´hamid, Chigaga Jeep Safari.
An amazing day at the Moroccon desert. In the morning we join a 4x4 jeep safari through the magnificent sand dunes. We may even have the opportunity to visit one of the nomad families who live in hand-woven goat hair tents. We have lunch at the Oasis and then continue to Chigaga in our 4x4 jeeps, a 40 km-long stretch of huge 300 m high saharian dunes, through the arid plains and sands. In the evening we check into our nomad tent camp, based at the largest dune called “ocean without water” and have dinner under the desert stars.
Day 11: M´hamid Camel Trek.
Another amazing day in the Moroccon desert ! Today we join a full day camel trek in the Sahara and enjoy the adventurous atmosphere of the desert life. We have lunch at the desert and we then make our way to our bivouac at an Oasis where an awesome experience awaits us : watching the desert change colour under the sunset, staring a billion stars in the night sky, or listening to the silence of the desert before the sun comes up...
Day 12: Chigaga, Jeep Safari, M´hamid, Taroundant, Agadir.
Today we safari back to M’hamid, then drive in our mini bus along the Oasis passing palm groves, Berber villages and kasbahs to Taroundant and continue through the High Atlas mountains until we reach Agadir, Morocco’s number one sea resort. With over 340 days of sunshine a year, situated on the southern part of Morocco’s Atlantic coastline, Agadir offers a lot for everyone : water sports, delicious Moroccon sea food, fantastic beaches and attractive
nightlife.
Day 13: Agadir, Essaouira.
After a scenic drive along the Atlantic coast through “Argane Trees Forests” and “Bananas Plantations”, we arrive in Essaouira, the most popular wind-surfing destination on the Atlantic Ocean. Essaouira is still serene, friendly and charming. Wander through tall white houses with yellow detail and blue doors, narrow streets and the ramparts that protect most of the town. Savouring grill sardines and fish at the Essaouira port is a spectacular way to spend the evening.
Day 14: Essaouira, Marrakech.
Today we depart for Marrakech. In the afternoon we will visit Djemaa el Fna Square - filled with story tellers, snake charmers, acrobats, musicians and folklore dancers. We remain in Marrakech overnight. NEW YEAR GALA DINNER
This evening we join the NEW YEAR GALA DINNER in this
fabulous town. We experience a fantastic "New Year Party"
with all the members of our group and spend an unforgetable
evening! New Year Gala Dinner is included in the tour cost.
Day 15: Marrakech, Casablanca.
Early in the morning we’ll depart for Casablanca where our journey will end at around 12:00 noon, after we say goodbye to our new friends and we bid you safe travels.
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