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Details

Duration (with arrival/departure): 11
Tour Style: Regional
Destinations: Casablanca, Rabat, Meknes, Fez, Sijilmassa, Ouarzazate, Marrakesh

Itinerary

Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Casablanca.

Day 2 - Arrive Casablanca Welcome to Casablanca! Sightseeing includes the Grand Mosque which can accommodate 25,000 people inside! We enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director.

Hotel: Sheraton

Day 3 - Casblanca – Rabat – Meknes – Fez (2 nights) A Today our Tour Director will show us a Hidden Treasure! But first our orientation of the capital, Rabat, includes the royal palaces. Then we see the Bab Mansour gateway in Meknes before arriving in Fez. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Crown Palace (2 nights)

Day 4 - Fez sightseeing Our sightseeing tour includes the Medina, Royal Palace and tanneries. Time at leisure. Maybe shop for beautiful carpets? (Buffet breakfast)

Day 5 - Fez – Erfoud (2 nights) We drive along the old caravan trail south and stop at Midelt before crossing the high plateau of the Middle Atlas Mountains. Then an exciting drive along the palm-fringed Ziz Valley, famous for its dates, to the Tafilalt oasis on the edge of the Sahara. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: El Ati (2 nights)

Day 6 - Erfoud - Merzouga Dunes excursion (weather permitting) Early morning drive to the edge of the Sahara desert and to the Dunes of Merzouga to see the sun rise. Then on through date palm groves to the ruined medieval city of Sijilmassa. Tonight we enjoy a Highlight Dinner in a local restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / Highlight Dinner)

Day 7 - Erfoud – Ouarzazate Today we travel to Tinerhir to drive into the Todra Gorge. Then via the route of a thousand Kasbahs to Ourzazate! (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Le Berbere Palace

Day 8 - Ouarzazate - Marrrakesh (2 nights) After orientation, we travel via Ait Ben Haddou and the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass through the High Atlas Mountains to Marrakesh. (Buffet breakfast)

Hotel: Ryad Mogador Menara (2 nights)

Day 9 - Marrakesh sightseeing and at leisure Our sightseeing features the Bahia Palace and Djemma el Fna Square where we see palm readers and markets stalls. We also stop to enjoy a glass of mint tea, called ‘atai’. Tonight we enjoy an atmospheric dinner of delicious local specialities with traditional entertainment in a typical ‘rhiad’ restaurant. (Buffet breakfast / 'Be My Guest' Dinner)

Day 10 - Marrakesh – Casablanca After free time, return to Casablanca via Settat. Later, enjoy a Farewell Dinner with your traveling companions. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell Dinner)

Hotel: Sheraton

Day 11 - Depart Casablanca Time to bid farewell to our Tour Director and our new found-friends as you are transferred to the airport for your return flights home. (Buffet breakfast)

Free airport transfers: Transfers on Day 2 at Casablanca Airport will operate at 08.00, 10.00, 12.00 and 14.00. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers on the last touring day will arrive at Casablanca Airport at 07.00, 10.00 and 12.00.

Whats Included

Sightseeing Highlights

Casablanca: See the Grand Mosque of Hassan ll, the Corniche Road along the Atlantic coast and Rick’s Café.
Rabat: See the Kasbah of Ouddaïa, the 12th century mosque and the Necropolis of Chellah.
Meknes: Visit the walled city. See the Bab Mansour gateway.
Fez: Visit the Medina and see the Royal Palace, the Karaouiyne Mosque and the leather tanneries.
Tafilat oasis: Visit this haven on the edge of the Sahara.
Dunes of Merzouga: See the sunrise over North Africa’s highest sand dunes (weather permitting).
Sijilmassa: Visit the ruins of this ancient city. Visit the Todra Gorge.
Ouarzazate: Orientation of the ‘Hollywood’ of Morocco.
Ait Benhaddo: Visit this Kasbah village in the Atlas Mountains.
Marrakesh City: Sighteeing includes the Djemma el Fna Square and the Bahia Palace.

Dining Highlights

9 hot buffet breakfasts.
3 three-course dinners.
Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Erfoud.
‘Be My Guest’ speciality dinner with wine and entertainment in a rhiad.
Farewell Dinner with wine in Casablanca.

15 meals in total

First Class Travel HIghlights

All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
Stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors.
A qualified local city guide in Fez and Marrakesh.
Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 11.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.

Airport Transfers

London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London’s airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London’s Heathrow – Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London’s Heathr
Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
Heathrow Airport National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London’s Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar’s Land and Air packages arriving at London’s Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London’s Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
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Child Prices: Apply to children under the age of 16.