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1 Highlights Includes - Round trip Casablanca airport-hotel transfer - 9 Nights accommodation on twin share basis - Daily Breakfast; 2x Dinner - Tours are conducted in English. Private tour (2-To-Go) Stay in riads (traditional house with inner courtyard turned to boutique hotel) All 4 Imperial cities: Marrakech, Rabat, Meknes and Fes Unesco World Heritage site of Kasbah Aint Ben Haddou and Volubilis Alpine climate at Ifrane Overnight in a luxury camp in the Sahara Desert Dramatic Todra Gorge to Dades Scenic route of one thousand kasbahs through the Atlas Mountains Marrakech stay with tour Essaouira by the sea Excludes - Peak season and currency fluctuation charges - Air Ticket and Travel Insurance - Beverage and food items not part of the meal - Optional tours and rides - Personal expenses and tips/gratuities Itinerary NOTE: B = BREAKFAST. L = LUNCH D = DINNER PP = PER PERSON/PAX DAY 1 DAY 2 CASABLANCA AIRPORT RABAT (-) Arrive at Casablanca airport. Meet and greet by your driver/guide, then transfer to Rabat, the capital of Morocco and one of the imperial cities. Optional dinner (on own expenses). Overnight in Rabat. RABAT MEKNES VOLUBILIS FES (B) Begin the city tour of Rabat with the Kasbah of the Udayas. Continue the city tour with Mohammed V Mausoleum. This Mausoleum is home to the tombs of the current king's father and grandfather. Next to the Mausoleum, stop at Hassan Tower, which is the towering minaret of the Hassan Mosque. Continue to Meknes, the "Moroccan Versailles" and one of the oldest cities in the kingdom. Stop next at Hri Souani, which is a complex of three different buildings built for granaries and stables. Optional lunch at a local restaurant (on own expenses). Transfer to the UNESCO-sponsored Roman ruins in Volubilis, a Berber and Roman city partly excavated by the UNESCO. Arrive to Fes, the spiritual capital of Morocco. Optional dinner (on own expenses). Overnight in Fes. DAY 3 FES CITY TOUR (B Enjoy the guided city tour of Fes. Begin with the entrance to the largest royal palace in Morocco. Continue with a panoramic view of the ancient medina. Enjoy an authentic experience at the traditional ceramic crafts village of Fes after that. Your next stop is Fes El Bali, the ancient town or Medina, which is a medieval part of Fes that has not changed for centuries. Optional lunch at a local restaurant.

DAY 4 FES IFRANE MIDELT ERFOUD MERZOUGA/SAHARA DESERT (B,D) Transfer to the Sahara desert. The journey takes you through the Middle Atlas Mountains.

2 Visit the famous Al-Karaouine mosque, built by Fatima Al Fihria in 857. In the medina, visit also a Merdersa, which is a Coranic school. Complete the city tour of Fes with the leather Souq and the oldest Leather Tannery in the world. The tannery dates back at least nine centuries. Optional dinner in the hotel. Overnight in Fes. DAY 4 FES IFRANE MIDELT ERFOUD MERZOUGA/SAHARA DESERT (B,D) Transfer to the Sahara desert. The journey takes you through the Middle Atlas Mountains. Stop first in Ifrane, a charming town and ski resort. Ifrane is famous for its Alpine climate, European-style houses. The town experiences snow during winter months and a cool climate during summer. While in Ifrane, expect to find animals like the threatened Barbary Macaque and local tree species such as the native Atlas cedar, Scrub oak and the introduced London plane. Arrive at Midelt where you will stop for an optional lunch. Transfer through many Amazigh (Berber) villages and along the Ziz Valley to get to Erfoud. Transfer to Merzouga, which is the heart of the desert. And then, enjoy a sunset camel ride to your charming desert camp by the dune. Check into your luxury tent. Dinner under the nigh sky of the Sahara Desert. Overnight in Merzouga/Sahara Desert. DAY 5 MERZOUGA TINGHIR DADES (B,D) Enjoy an optional 4x4 desert tour (own expenses). The tour includes the famous village of Al Khamlia. Enjoy some Gnaoui music there. Visit also some nomad families before driving back to Merzouga. Drive to Tinghir via Rissani and Tinjdad. Stop at the famous Todra Gorge, a 300m wall, carved deep into the High Atlas Mountains. Todra Gorge is popular among rock climbers. Optional lunch at a local restaurant. Leave Tinghir heading to Dades. The drive is spectacular, winding through stunning desert landscapes, villages with the expansive Jebel Sarhro lunar-scape. Dades is known as valley of figs. Dinner is provided at the hotel. Overnight in Dades. DAY 6 DADES OUARZAZATE AIT BEN HADDOU MARRAKECH (B) Transfer to Ouarzazate. The drive is spectacular, with hundreds of Kasbahs lining the route. Stop first at Kelaat M Gouna, a big town which is famous for cultivating roses. Expect to find many fine, rose-infused products there. Arrive at Ouarzazate, also known as Morocco s Hollywood. Visit Taourirt Kasbah, which is considered one of the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco. Next, visit the film studios where some of the most famous desert landscapes were and are still being shot. Leave Ouarzazate to the spectacular fortress of Ait Ben Haddou. Optional lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to Marrakech crossing the High Atlas Mountains. Optional dinner in the hotel. Overnight in Marrakech.

3 DAY 7 MARRAKECH CITY TOUR (B) Stop first at the Koutoubia Mosque. This monument inspired other buildings such as the Giralda in Seville in Spain and the Hassan Tower in Rabat. Stop next at the Bahia Palace. This Palace was built in the late 19th century and was intended to capture the essence of the Islamic and Moroccan style. Visit Madrasa Ben Youssef after that. Stop next at the Saadian tombs Optional lunch at a local restaurant. Continue the tour with the world famous Jema El Fna Square where you will enjoy amazing performance of traditional activities by storytellers, snake charmers, peddlers of traditional medicines. Your last stop is the bustling souks in the old medina. Optional dinner. Overnight in Marrakech. DAY 8 MARRAKECH ESSAOUIRA (B) Transfer to Essaouira, which is another charming town in Morocco. Essaouira is a relatively small, easily navigable beach city. For the visitor, the mellow atmosphere, narrow winding streets lined with colourfulshops, whitewashed houses and heavy old wooden doors make it a wonderful place to stroll. Optional dinner in the hotel. Overnight in Essaouira. DAY 9 ESSAOUIRA CASABLANCA (B) Transfer to Casablanca, the economic capital of Morocco and its largest city. Optional lunch at a local restaurant. Enjoy an afternoon city tour. Begin with an outside visit of Hassan II mosque, the largest mosque in the country and one of the largest mosques in the world. Continue to Ain Diab Corniche for a pleasant stroll along the coast. Your next stop is Mohammed V Square in the city center. Optional dinner. Overnight in Casablanca. DAY 10 DEPART CASABLANCA (B) Transfer to Casablanca airport for your departure flight.

4 Hotel Class (CMN10D01TV) 1 August August November December January February June August 2019 Room Type Rate (RM/MYR) Per Person in Twin Share Room 1N RABAT: RIAD KALAA 2N FES: RIAD EL YACOUT 1N MERZOUGA DESERT: LUXURY CAMP 5* 1N DADES: LA PERLE HOTEL 2N MARRAKECH: RIAD DAR KARMA 1N ESSAOUIRA: RIAD WATIER 1N CASABLANCA: HOTEL VAL D ANFA ROH Min 2 Pax Min 4 Pax Min 6 Pax 4549

5 Hotel Class (CMN10D01TV) 16 August October December January March May August October 2019 Room Type Rate (RM/MYR) Per Person in Twin Share Room 1N RABAT: RIAD KALAA 2N FES: RIAD EL YACOUT 1N MERZOUGA DESERT: LUXURY CAMP 5* 1N DADES: LA PERLE HOTEL 2N MARRAKECH: RIAD DAR KARMA 1N ESSAOUIRA: RIAD WATIER 1N CASABLANCA: HOTEL VAL D ANFA ROH Min 2 Pax Min 4 Pax Min 6 Pax

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