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7 DAYS MOROCCO from COSTA DEL SOL - 7 days / 6 nights
DEPARTS COSTA DEL SOL / SUNDAYS 28 March - 31 October 2010
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Tour 23
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DAY 1 (Sunday): COSTA DEL SOL / ALGECIRAS / CEUTA / FES
Departure through the Costa del Sol (pick-up from selected hotels), to Algeciras to board the ferry to Ceuta.
Continue to the Imperial City of Fes for dinner at your hotel, your first night in exotic Morocco.
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DAY 2 (Monday): FES
The most ancient of the Imperial Cities and founded in the 8th century Fes has become the spiritual heart and cultural centre of Morocco.
Following breakfast, a morning sightseeing program includes the Kairouyine University and mosque, the Nejjarine fountain, the souk where craftsman in Arab, Jewish, and Andalucian quarters still work in ancient ways, visit the dyers & tanners quarters where sheep and goatskins are coloured and processed into fashionable garments.
An afternoon at leisure allows visitors to discover & explore Fes which can be achieved in hours or days, this is a wonderful city with a fabulous “World Heritage” Medieval medina. Dinner at selected hotel.
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DAY 3 (Tuesday): FES / MEKNES / MARRAKECH
Breakfast and depart for Meknes, the 1000year Imperial City, for a panoramic tour that includes the Royal stables (Hari Souani), the Granary, the old Medina, Palaces and historic buildings including the impressive 25kms of walls that still surround the city. Next is the fabled city of Marrakech, the Palm tree oasis at the threshold of the Sahara.
On arrival, dinner at your selected hotel.
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DAY 4 (Wednesday): MARRAKECH
Half-board at your hotel includes breakfast before a tour of "The Pearl of the South". The second oldest Imperial city Marrakech sightseeing includes the Saadian tombs, the Koutoubia tower, the Bahia palace, and the Menara Gardens. Afternoon at leisure provides a chance to discover for yourself more of this city’s treasures. Perhaps shopping or a local restaurant or revisit in the late afternoon iconic Djemaa El Fnaa Square and be entertained by monkeys, snake charmers, acrobats, jugglers, storytellers, watermen and even dentists, however perhaps most of all, in this wonderfully atmospheric location , colourful and lasting images of Morocco.
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DAY 5 (Thursday): MARRAKECH / CASABLANCA / RABAT
Breakfast and depart for Casablanca, the most famous of Moroccan cities, for a panoramic sightseeing tour of which includes the very impressive Hassan II Mosque, United Nations Square and the Anfa residential quarter.
Continue to Rabat for dinner at your selected hotel.
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DAY 6 (Friday): RABAT / TANGiER
Enjoy breakfast before a sightseeing tour of the national capital and a visit to the Royal Palace, Mohammed V Mausoleum and the Roman Ruins of Chellah. A stopover, for lunch ( optional ), in Larache, en-route to Tangier.
“The City of Hercules” has been an established port since attracting the Phoenicians and Carthaginians traders, a panoramic tour provides many insights into this historic destination. Dinner and overnight.
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DAY 7 (Saturday): TANGIER / CEUTA / ALGECIRAS / COSTA DEL SOL
Breakfast and departure to board the ferry at Ceuta for Algeciras. Arrival and drop-off at selected Hotels along the Costa del Sol.
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Cost Per Person
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4* Accomm
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4*/5* Accomm
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Supplement High Season Aug 1 & 8
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