Tour Morocco 8 days Imperial Cities and Chaouen

Departure from your riad in Marrakech at 9:30. You will meet your guide and begin the tour. The visit will include the most emblematic places of Marrakech such as:

• Bay Palace, with its shady courtyards and blue mosaic walls built by Ahmed Ben Moussa.
• Ben Youssef’s madrasa is the largest theological university in the Maghreb and an exceptional achievement of Moorish architecture.
• Saadi tombs recently discovered in 1917 and restored with a decoration of great beauty.
• Jemaa El Fnaa Square, the main square of the city, nobody knows how it came to be, but over the years it has become the heart of Marrakech. Walk through the most interesting crafts, visiting different parts of the souks, such as the leather auction, tinsmiths and tinsmiths.
• Koutoubia Mosque or Mosque of the Booksellers, started under the Almoravid Berber dynasty in 1120, but was significantly modified from 1162 under the caliph Almohade Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, and became one of the most characteristic buildings this style. Its name comes from the fact that it was an important library and there were more than 100 stalls selling books.

After lunch we drive you to visit the gardens of Majorelle (gardens of Yves Saint Laurent) and stroll in the new town so you can see the difference between the old town and the modern part of Marrakech. In the afternoon we will take you back to your accommodation or we will drop you back at Jemaa el Fnaa square.

After breakfast we leave Marrakech at 8 am towards Casablanca, the second largest city in Africa, where there is an elegant mix of Art Deco and Neo-Moscos style buildings that line wide avenues. Next we will visit the magnificent Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the world, then we will stop at Rick’s Café the place that appears in the movie Casablanca. This cafe never existed, as the film was shot entirely in Hollywood. We will have lunch and go for a walk in the Corniche to enjoy the sea breeze and views of the beautiful Hassan II Mosque.

We will have lunch and continue to Rabat, the fourth imperial city of Morocco and current capital of the country and administrative and political center. In Rabat we will visit the Mausoleum of Med V, the Hassan Tower, the Kasbah of the Oudaya where the blue colors predominate again, and the Kasbah of Challah. Dinner and overnight at the Riad/Hotel.

Kilometers of our stage: 345 km.
Journey time by car: 4.20 hours.

After breakfast, we leave but first we will stop in Asilah to visit its medina that is characterized by the brightness of its sky, the constant sound of the sea in its streets and the salinity of its environment. The streets are clean and silent, its street lighting is the original “Asilah lantern” and its pavement is the work of local artists.

We lunch and then cross the rif mountains towards our destination Chefchaouen, Chaouen known as the blue village of Morocco. This village is one of the most unique in Morocco. It welcomed Muslim refugees fleeing Granada in 1492 or after the expulsion from Spain in 1648, so it has many similarities with the Andalusian villages, white and blue houses, steep medina on the back of the mountain and Andalusian courtyards.

Hotel/riad accommodation with breakfast.

Kilometers of our stages: 200 km.
Journey time by car: 3.40 hours.

After breakfast departure to the Roman ruins of Volubilis where its mosaics and temples stand out that you can admire on our guided tour. From there we will pass to Moulay Idriss, the high holy-cliff city of Islam.

Next we head to Meknes, chosen by Sultan Moulay Ismail as its imperial capital at the end of the 17th century. The imperial city Meknes. Meknes was chosen by Sultan Moulay Ismail as its imperial capital in the late 17th century. The city was built with 20 gates, more than 50 palaces and 15 kilometers of walls surrounding it.

We will visit the entrance to the city through its great monumental gate: “Bab Mansour”, the square of “El Hedim” and the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail one of the most impressive buildings in the city.

Finally, we will arrive in Fez, accommodation in your hotel/riad with breakfast.