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Please contact Lahsen at Oussaden Tours for
details and to make arrangements.
+1 (800) 206-5049
Tour Option 2: Imperial Cities—Fez & Rabat
Day 1 (Nov. 8): Fez
Day 2 (Nov. 9): Fez
Day 3 (Nov. 10): Rabat
Day 4 (Nov. 11): Fly home
Package includes:
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2
nights at Merinides Hotel (Fez)
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1
night at the Tour Hassan Hotel (Rabat)
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All transfers by private bus
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An
English speaking guide
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Excursion Meknes and the Roman ruins at Volubulis
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Dinner in with a Moroccan family
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All monument entrance fees
Day
1 (Nov. 8): Marrakech > Ifrane > Fez
Depart early this morning and travel through the middle Atlas region to
reach
Fez. Traveling through wooded and mountainous terrain brings us to Beni
Mellal for an optional lunch. Continue through Berber villages to the
delightful ski resort of Ifrane. End your day in Fez, the first imperial
city which was built in 790 A.D. by Moulay Idris II.
Day 2 (Nov. 9): Fez
A full day to explore Morocco’s most fascinating city and the world’s
last surviving Medieval city. Begin the day by traveling downtown to visit
the King’s palace. On the way to the palace, you will walk through the
Jewish and Arab sections of the city. Continue along the river for a
panoramic view of the old town medina. Enter the city through one of the
main gates for a walking tour highlighting Karaouinine University, the
oldest in the world, the Meders sa attarine, Bouanania Religious School,
Najarine Fountain, and an optional lunch. Later visit Moulay Idriss
Mausoleum and a famous tannery where skins are cured and dyed in enormous
vats. There will also be time to shop for some of Fez’s famous handicrafts
Day
3 (Nov. 10): Fez > Rabat
Leave for Meknes, driving throughout the walls and numerous gates of the
city. Visit the famous Gate of Bab el Mansour, the Shrine Mosque, the tomb
of Moulay Ismail, Dar Jamai palace, and the Royal Stables, with a stop at
the City of Moulay Idriss where the founder of Islam is buried. Continue on
to the archaeological site of the Roman ruins at Volubilis. Lunch on the
road. Continue to Rabat, the present capital of Morocco. Check in to your
hotel. Afternoon tours
will include walking to the bustling Medina, followed by a visit the Kasbah
of the Oudays, the Great Mosque, the Hassan Tower, and the magnificent
Mohammed V Mausoleum. You will drive past the ramparts and the walls of
Mechouar that encompass the royal place. Dinner and overnight in Rabat.
Day 4 (Nov. 11): Rabat > Casablanca > Home
Following breakfast, you will be transferred the airport and assisted with
customs
for your return flight home.
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