12-Night World Heritage Tour from Casablanca or Marrakesh

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech arrival

Stop At: Medina of Marrakesh, Marrakech 40000 Morocco
Arrival Casablanca airport or Marrakesh airport, meet & greet, transfer to hotel in Marrakesh
Duration: 45 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in 3* hotel or Riad

Day 2: Marrakech

Stop At: Medina of Marrakesh, Marrakech 40000 Morocco
Cultural visit of Marrakesh, a Unesco world heritage listed in 1985, then visit of Jemaa el Fna place, is one of the world’s greatest spectacles, classified, by UNESCO, Oral world heritage, only can be described as a medieval circus.. overnight
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Night in hotel or Riad

Day 3: Marrakesh - Ksar Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate

Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Departure via the High Atlas Mountains for Ksar Ait Ben Haddou is a fortified village of adobe buildings and is an interesting example of earthen architecture in North Africa, where many films shouted such as: Lawrence of Arabia (1962) The man who be king (1975) the Message (1976) Jesus of Nazareth (1977), The last Temptation of the Christ (1988) Kundun (1997) the Mommy (1999) Gladiator (2000) Alexander (2004) Babel (2006) Prince of Persia (2010) listed Unesco world heritage in 1987, guided visit, retour to Marrakesh, overnight
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Night in hotel or guest house

Day 4: Ouarzazate - Marrakesh

Stop At: Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech Morocco
Retour at Marrakesh chek in at hotel and time at your disposal for relaxing or shopping, night in hotel

Optional Morocco evening or Dinner live show
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Night in Marrakesh (riad or 3* hotel)

Day 5: Marrakesh - Essaouira Mogador

Stop At: Essaouira Beach, Essaouira Morocco
Essaouira’s walled medina was added to Unesco’s World Heritage list in 2001, guided visit: Scala, the ramparts, souks, Naïf art gallery, fishing port. Essaouira is an exceptional example of fortified city of the end of the XVIIIth century Overnight in Riad
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Night in Riad or hotel

Day 6: Essaouira - EL Jadida Mazagan

Stop At: Le Port d'El Jadida, Avenue de Suez, El Jadida 24000 Morocco
Visit to El Jadida (Mazagan) with his Portuguese fortification listed Unesco World heritage in 2004. Visit the cistern and the Church of the Assumption, built in the Manueline style of late Gothic architecture. The Portuguese City of Mazagan - one of the early settlements of the Portuguese explorers in West Africa on the route to India - is an outstanding example of the interchange of influences between European and Moroccan cultures, well reflected in architecture, technology, and town planning. Overnight
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Riad or hotel

Day 7: El Jadida - Rabat

Stop At: Hassan Tower, Boulevard Mohamed Lyazidi, Rabat 10030 Morocco
Arrival to Rabat, listed a Unesco world heritage in 2012: the site is the product of a fertile exchange between the Arabo-Muslim past and Western modernism. Visit: King Palace, Mohammed V mausoleum, Hassan Tower, Kasbah Oudaya, Modern Art museum. Overnight
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in hotel

Day 8: Rabat - Tetouan

Stop At: Medina of Tetouan, Tetouan Morocco
Tetouan is listed Unesco world heritage in 1997. Cultural visit: Tetouan it served as the main point of contact between Morocco and Andalusia. After the Reconquest, the town was rebuilt by Andalusian refugees who had been expelled by the Spanish. This is well illustrated by its art and architecture, which reveal clear Andalusian influence. Overnight
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Riad or hotel

Day 9: Tetouan - Chefchaouen (the blue city)

Stop At: Chefchaouen Medina, Chefchaouen Morocco
Chefchaouen is a known as the “blue” city situated in the Rif Mountains. The city was founded in 1471 by Moorish exiles from Spain. The Mediterranean diet of Chefchaouen listed by Unesco immaterial world heritage 2010. Overnight
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Riad

Day 10: Chefchaouen - Volubilis - Meknes

Stop At: Meknes Medina, Meknes Morocco
The Roman ruins of Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage site (1997), are the most well preserved ruins in Morocco. The Romans began building the city around 40 AD in order to keep control of this North African region. Guided visit then continue to Meknes listed by Unesco in 1996, one of Morocco’s most beautiful historical cities, 120km of town wall, dream palaces, stables for 15,000 horses, hanging gardens watered by a four-hectare pond and immense storage sheds. Overnight
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Hotel

Day 11: Meknes - Fez

Stop At: Medina of Fez, Fes 30000 Morocco
Guided visit the medieval Medina with its ramparts and narrow streets that was declared as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Visit the Bouanania and the Attarine Medersas constructed in the early 14th century, the Karaouine Mosque (The ancient educational centre of Islamic learning), and the Nejjarine Marble Fountain, King palace & souks. Overnight
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in Riad or hotel

Day 12: Casablanca or Marrakesh

Stop At: Hassan II Mosque, Blvd Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Casablanca 20450 Morocco
Departure for Casablanca via Rabat, arrival and visit the richly decorated Mosque Hassan II, panoramic city tour then hotel check-in for does arrived via Casablanca airport or route to Marrakesh for does arrived via Marrakesh airport

Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight in hotel

Day 13: Airport Transfer

Stop At: Medina of Marrakesh, Marrakech 40000 Morocco
After breakfast, according your time flight, airport transfer (Casablanca airport or Marrakesh airport)
Duration: 20 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Return home