12D9N Highlights of Morocco + Blue City from Chan Brothers Travel

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Highlights
Marrakesh
- Koutoubia Mosque
- El-Bahia Palace
- Saadian Tombs
- Koranic School Medersa
Ouarzazate

- Todra Gorge
- Ksar of Ait Benhaddou
- Tizi n'Tichka
- Atlas Film Studio
Erfoud

- Merzouga Desert
- 4 x 4 Wheel Drive
- Camel Ride
- Sandboarding
Meknes

- Bab Mansour
- The Place El-Hedime
- Moulay Idriss Zerhoun
Fes

- Medina of Fes
- Attarine Medresa
- Qaraouiyine Mosque,
- Moulay Idriss Mausoleum
- Souk Nejiarine
- Mellah
Chefchaouen

- Walking Tour
- The Medina
Rabat

- Mechouar
- Royal Palace
- Hassan Tower
- Kasbah Ouddayas
- Mausoleum of Mohamed V
Casablanca

- Bab Marrakech
- Aïn Diab Corniche
- Central Market
- Habous Quarter
- Hassan II Mosque

12D9N Highlights of Morocco + Blue City

From $3888 SGD

SINGAPORE – MARRAKECH

Depart Singapore Changi Airport for your flight to Marrakech.

Meals: Meals On Board

MARRAKECH

Upon arrival, check-in to your hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure. After dinner, explore the lively Jemaa El Fna night market, located in Marrakech's main square.

Meals: Meals On Board, Dinner

MARRAKECH

Today, start your city tour of Marrakech at the 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque, the largest mosque in Marrakech. Its beautiful minaret dominates the skyline of Marrakech and can be seen from almost every approach to the city. Then, visit Bahia Palace, one of the masterpieces of Moroccan architecture. Next, view Saadian Tombs and El Badi Palace. Spend the rest of the day at leisure to discover the colourful souks of Marrakech. This evening, enjoy a welcome dinner.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/ Welcome Dinner

MARRAKECH – OUARZAZATE

After breakfast, visit the breathtaking Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where movies such as “Gladiator” and “Game of Thrones” were filmed, and the dramatic Tizi n'Tichka, a mountain pass in Morocco linking the southeast of Marrakech to the city of Ouarzazate through the High Atlas mountains. Visit one of the largest film studios in the world, Atlas Film Studios.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

OUARZAZATE – TINGHIR – GORGES OF TODRA – ERFOUD

Departure to Erfoud via Tinghir where you can visit the craft center or have a free time to explore the small city, then continue through the breath taking desert landscapes and oasis with fantastic palm groves. Visit Todra Gorges, the narrow canyon where 300 meter-high cliffs drop to the river bed below. Later we will arrive to the desert gate Erfou. Upon arrival, take a 4WD excursion to desert of Merzouga. Enjoy a camel ride and sandboarding to enjoy the sunset in the desert.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

ERFOUD – MERZIUGA – MIDELT – MEKENES – VOLUBILIS – FEZ

After breakfast continue towards Meknes, one of Morocco’s lesser-visited Imperial Cities. Built on the backs of tens of thousands of slaves by the tyrannical Moulay Ismail, it was conceived to be the ‘Versailles of Morocco’. Visit Volubilis one of the most impressive Roman ruins in Morocco, and one of the former Empire’s most remote outposts, as the tough legionnaires were held back from further expansion by the Berber Tribes. Once a thriving provincial city, it takes only a little imagination to see toga-clad senators and scurrying plebeians filling its streets.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

FEZ

Your city tour of Fez will include viewing the exterior of The Royal Palace though general public are barred from entering the Palace, but it is still an impressive sight even from outside. The Mosque of Bouanania built between 1350 and 1357, is the biggest in Fès, and the hallmark of Merenid architecture. The University of Quaraouiyne is one of the most imposing in Morocco. It houses a university which is thought to be the oldest in the world and which was founded in the middle of the 9th century at a time when theology, grammar and Koranic law were the basic subjects taught. The El-Attarine medersa, situated opposite it, is considered to be the most beautiful in the medina. Explore The Fez Medina with their typical bazaars which has been designated UNESCO World Heritage of Humanity Site. Wander through its souks and alleys which are unchanged since the Middle Ages. Old Fes is stereotypical exotic Morocco – narrow winding alleys, craft bazaars, food markets, mosques, madarsas (theological seminaries), dye-pits and tanneries. From a hill top one will be able to have a panoramic view of this old impressive city, and that what appeared to be a line of trees is actually a flourishing oasis.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

FEZ – CHEFCHAOUEN

Continue to Chefchaouen, one of the most beautiful towns in the massive Rif mountains, the last rampart before the Mediterranean and the Iberian Peninsula. It is famous for its shady valleys Medina, its white houses with blue doors and wrought iron windows and tile roofs hence also known as the “The Blue City”. On arrival, lunch at a local restaurant followed by free time to explore the city at your own pace or simply relax. Outa el Hammam is the main square, and the place to watch the world go by. Walk up the tiny higgledy-piggeldy alleys away from the more tourist orientated areas and you will find the every-day life of the town.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

CHEFCHAOUEN – RABAT

Head towards the imperial city of Rabat the administrative capital of the Kingdom. On arrival, embark on a visit to the Kasbah of the Udayas, a massive ancient fortress quarter built in the 12th century and its beautiful white and blue interior of Mediterranean flavour. Stop by the Mausoleum of Mohamed V and delight in the artistic design of the mosque, complete with detailed motifs and dazzling chandeliers. If time permit, you may wish to explore the surroundings at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

RABAT – CASABLANCA

From Rabat continue to Casablanca, the economical capital. On arrival, embark on city tour with visit the impressive King Hassan II Mosque, the largest in Morocco which has the tallest minaret on the planet, followed by visit the exterior of The Royal Palace, the Mohammed V Square, drive through the residential area of Anfa and the Habous district. Tonight enjoy dinner at Casablanca’s famous Rick’s Cafe which the movie “Casablanca “were shot in this restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner

CASABLANCA – SINGAPORE

After breakfast, free at leisure for some last minute shopping before you transfer to the airport for your flight home.

Meals: Breakfast

Arrive in Singapore

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Agency: Chan Brothers Travel

12D9N Highlights of Morocco + Blue City

From $3888 SGD

Agency: Chan Brothers Travel

12D9N Highlights of Morocco + Blue City

From $3888 SGD

Agency: Chan Brothers Travel