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Morocco at its Best
10 Days
This tour has a comfortable, balanced pace with two-night stays in Fes, Marrakesh and Casablanca. The southern Saharan towns of Erfoud and Ouarzazate are overnight stops. Travelling days are comfortable with frequent stops en route for rest and photos.
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Vacation Details
Duration: 10 Days
Accommodation: HOTELS
Meals: 8 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 2 Lunches (L), 4 three-course table d’hôte Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Tour Code: 234-E-118
Priced from (land only)
CAD$1,799pp/double occupancy (+ Taxes)
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Overview
Morocco is a colourful mix of Islamic, Arabic and African influences. Spain and France have left their mark too, making for a rich and unique travel experience.
Tour Pace: This tour has a comfortable, balanced pace with two-night stays in Fes, Marrakesh and Casablanca. The southern Saharan towns of Erfoud and Ouarzazate are overnight stops. Travelling days are comfortable with frequent stops en route for rest and photos.
Hotels: All hotels are modern and well equipped, ranging from the Sheraton Casablanca to the Ramada in Fes and the Chergui Kasbah in Erfoud, located on a site that brings together the largest and most spectacular dunes in Morocco.
Highlights
Included First Class Services
• Escorted by a professional Tour Director
• Headsets for all guided visits and walking tours
• Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight’s exclusive Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room
• Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
• Traveller Welcome pack
• Airport arrival and departure transfers at scheduled times on Day 2 and Day 10 (Should your flights not coincide with these arrival and departure transfers, please make your own way to/from the airport
Included Other Excursions And Sights
• Casablanca: See the Hassan II Mosque, the largest in the country, on your sightseeing tour.
• Rabat: View the Royal Palace, Mohammed V Mausoleum and Hassan Tower.
• Meknes: Visit one of the very few Islamic religious buildings open to non-Muslims. Admire the Bab el-Mansour Gate in the heart of the medina.
• Fes: Visit the Medina, shop for Moroccan carpets. See one of the world’s oldest universities and receive a gift of authentic handmade Moroccan pottery.
• Erfoud: Stay on the edge of the Sahara Desert.
• Tinehir: Witness the silver and jewelry workshops of this oasis.
• Todra Gorge: Experience ‘the Grand Canyon of the Sahara’.
• Dades Valley: See the castellated mud houses and oases. Enjoy Berber tea at the Imam house.
• Ait Benhaddou: View the Kasbah.
• Marrakesh: Horse and carriage ride to Jemaa el Fna Square. watch the performers. Explore the Medina. Visit the Bahia Palace and see the Koutobia Minaret. Visit a Moroccan family home to witness a traditional mint tea preparation ceremony.
• Scenic Drives: : Ziz Gorges. View the spectacular scenery of the High and Middle Atlas Mountains. Tizi n’ Tichka Pass.
Included Quality Dining
• A Welcome Reception with light informal meal (WR)
• Dinner and Folklore Show with belly dancing in Fes (HD)
• A Celebration Dinner 4 course meal with drinks at Rick’s Cafe, made famous by the 1942 film “Casablanca” (CD)
• 8 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 2 Lunches (L), 4 three-course table d’hôte Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 - DEPART CANADA
Board your overnight flight (not included)
Day 2 - CASABLANCA AT LEISURE
Welcome to Morocco, considered the ‘Jewel of North Africa’, a land so intrinsically beautiful and rich with heritage, it has attracted seekers of the exotic over the centuries. On arrival at Casablanca Airport, your airport transfers leave for the tour hotel at 09:00, 11:00, 13:00 & 15:00. Then relax and settle in. In the evening, join your fellow guests and Tour Director for a Welcome Reception and light informal meal.
Hotel: Sheraton
Meals: Welcome Reception
Day 3 - CASABLANCA - RABAT - MEKNES - FES
See the Hassan II Mosque, the largest in the country on your sightseeing tour of Casablanca. Then depart for the capital Rabat to see the mausoleum of King Mohammed V, Hassan Tower and the Royal Palace. Now on to one of the kingdom’s imperial cities, Meknes, dating back to the 11th century, its surroundings remaining unchanged for centuries. See the Bab Mansour gateway, monumental entrance to the imperial city and focal point of Place. El-Hedim. Make a rare highlight visit inside the mosque before continuing on to Fes.
Hotel: Palais Medina & Spa
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Dinner
Day 4 - FES SIGHTSEEING
A day packed with fantastic sights and smells as you tour this carefully preserved university city, which had its golden age in the fourteenth century, during the reign of the Merinides dynasty. Visit the medina of Fes and walk through its old streets. See one of the oldest universities in the world, taking time to haggle in the Bazaar and receive a gift of Moroccan pottery crafted and hand painted by traditional artisans. Oriental rugs are an attraction for bargain hunters – witness this most important handicraft of Fes. This evening enjoy a superb Moroccan dinner and a folklore show with drums and belly dancing.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Highlight Dinner
Day 5 - FES - ZIZ GORGES - ERFOUD
Leave the bustle of the city behind and head for the spectacular snow-capped High Atlas Mountains. Pass through Ifrane before reaching the great cedar forests of Azrou. Travel up through the magnificent Ziz Gorges, past palm fringed towns to Er Rachidia, built by the French at an important crossroads. Your destination is Erfoud, where the red sand buildings contrast against the surrounding desert.
Hotel: Chergui Kasbah
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 6 - ERFOUD - TODRA GORGE - DADES VALLEY - OUARZAZATE
Early risers have the chance to witness the glorious sunrise in the Sahara. Venture towards the oasis of Tinehir, noted for its silver and jewelry workshops. Take a detour to explore the Todra Gorge – the Grand Canyon of the Sahara. At Boumalne-du-Dades, encounter the dry rugged Dades Valley, dotted with oases of figs, olives, date palms and with castellated mud houses hugging the slopes. Stop in the desert for Berber tea at an Imam’s house at a traditional Kasbah. The route concludes at Ouarzazate, film capital of Morocco, with everything from Lawrence of Arabia to Star Wars being filmed here.
Hotel: La Berbere Palace
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Day 7 - OUARZAZATE - MARRAKESH
Get your cameras ready as you stop at the village of Aït Benhaddou, boasting one of Morocco’s finest kasbahs. Continue via the spectacular Tizi n’ Tichka Pass before descending past charming mountain villages, dense woods and green fields to the ochre coloured city of Marrakesh.
Hotel: Atlas Medina & Spa
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Dinner / 3-course table d' hote
Day 8 - MARRAKESH
Today’s sightseeing starts with a horse and carriage ride from your hotel to the bustling Djemaa El Fna Square. After some time to watch the dancers, storytellers and acrobats explore the Medina (old town), seeing the Koutoubia Mosque, whose minaret dominates the Marrakesh skyline. Also included is a visit to the Palais de la Bahia, built in the late 19th century, intended to be the greatest palace of its time. Then take a scenic drive south of Marrakesh to the beautiful Ourika Valley. Visit a Moroccan family home to witness a traditional mint tea preparation ceremony before returning to your hotel.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
Day 9 - MARRAKESH - CASABLANCA
Heading towards the Atlantic coast, say goodbye to the snake charmers of Marrakesh and drive back to Casablanca. Now you’ve experienced the traditional charms of the country, Casablanca is a fascinating place to return to, offering a unique insight into modern Morocco. In many ways, the economic capital represents the hopes and dreams of the country. Spend your last afternoon at leisure, enjoying this vibrant city at your own pace. Tonight, of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, there really is only one place to be. Please join your Tour Director at Rick’s Café, recreated from the famous movie. Enjoy a four course Celebration Dinner including drinks and, no doubt, a rendition of “As Time Goes By”...again. Here’s looking at you kid.
Hotel: Sheraton
Meals: Buffet Breakfast / Dinner
Day 10 - RETURN TO CANADA
Your Moroccan adventure comes to an end with departure transfers arriving at Casablanca Airport at 07:00, 10:00 & 12:00.
Meals: Buffet Breakfast
Map
Dates & Prices
| Departs On |
Returns On |
Twin Price |
| Fri, Apr 06, 2012 |
Sun, Apr 15, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, Apr 13, 2012 |
Sun, Apr 22, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, Apr 20, 2012 |
Sun, Apr 29, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, Apr 27, 2012 |
Sun, May 06, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, May 04, 2012 |
Sun, May 13, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, May 11, 2012 |
Sun, May 20, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, May 18, 2012 |
Sun, May 27, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, May 25, 2012 |
Sun, Jun 03, 2012 |
$1825.00 |
$2245.00 |
| Fri, Jun 01, 2012 |
Sun, Jun 10, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Jun 08, 2012 |
Sun, Jun 17, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Jun 15, 2012 |
Sun, Jun 24, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Jun 22, 2012 |
Sun, Jul 01, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Jul 06, 2012 |
Sun, Jul 15, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Jul 20, 2012 |
Sun, Jul 29, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Aug 03, 2012 |
Sun, Aug 12, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Aug 17, 2012 |
Sun, Aug 26, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Aug 31, 2012 |
Sun, Sep 09, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Sep 07, 2012 |
Sun, Sep 16, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Sep 14, 2012 |
Sun, Sep 23, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Sep 21, 2012 |
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 |
$1799.00 |
$2219.00 |
| Fri, Sep 28, 2012 |
Sun, Oct 07, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, Oct 05, 2012 |
Sun, Oct 14, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, Oct 12, 2012 |
Sun, Oct 21, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, Oct 19, 2012 |
Sun, Oct 28, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
| Fri, Oct 26, 2012 |
Sun, Nov 04, 2012 |
$1850.00 |
$2270.00 |
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