Eight days through the imperial cities of Morocco — Casablanca, the spiritual capital Fez with a medina of 9,000 lanes, Rabat, and Marrakesh, ‘the pearl of the south’.
Highlights
- The new Medina and Mohammed V Square in Casablanca
- The medina of Fez — the first Muslim city, with 9,202 lanes
- Rabat, the cosmopolitan capital, and the royal palace
- Marrakesh, ‘the red city’, a UNESCO World Heritage site
Itinerary
Athens – Casablanca
We depart from the airport and fly, via a connecting airport, to Casablanca, the largest city in Morocco. Transfer and check-in at the hotel.
🍽 Dinner
Casablanca – Meknes – Fez
A guided tour of the bustling central market, the Habous quarter — also known as the New Medina — the palace, and Mohammed V Square with its 1920s buildings. We leave for Meknes and arrive in Fez.
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner
Fez
The whole day belongs to Morocco's spiritual capital. We begin in the medina, the first Muslim city, with its 9,202 lanes and endless, colourful, labyrinthine open markets.
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner
Fez – Rabat – Marrakesh
We leave for Rabat, Morocco's cosmopolitan capital: a modern city of broad avenues, parks and pedestrian streets, home to parliament, the supreme court and the palace, which we visit. We continue to Marrakesh.
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner
Marrakesh
The whole day is given to Marrakesh, Morocco's second imperial city, known as ‘the pearl of the south’. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is also called ‘the red city’, after the colour of its walls.
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner
A free day in Marrakesh
The morning is yours, to enjoy captivating Marrakesh once more as you please. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
🍽 Breakfast, Dinner
Marrakesh – Casablanca
We travel to Casablanca, reaching the hotel in time for lunch. The rest of the day is free.
🍽 Breakfast, Lunch
Casablanca – Athens
Breakfast, then the transfer to the airport for the journey home via a connecting airport.
🍽 Breakfast
Included
- Economy-class flights with Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, from Athens and Thessaloniki
- Stay in 4* or 5* hotels (your choice)
- Half board
- Transfers, guided tours and excursions as listed in the programme
- A local English-speaking guide & local representative services
- Entrance fees (museums and the like)
- Porterage for one bag per person, and gratuities
- Local taxes
- Public liability insurance
- A travel pack with useful information
- VAT
Not included
- Airport taxes and fuel surcharges with Turkish Airlines: €290 per person
- Personal expenses
- Anything not listed under what is included, or listed as optional
Notes
- The order of the programme may change, though nothing is left out.