Andalucia Morocco Tour

Upon your arrival at Tangier Airport or Port, you will be met by your English-speaking driver outside the airport or port. You will then be transferred to your hotel to check in and rest.

Overnight in Tangier

After breakfast, meet your local guide in the lobby of your hotel in order to start your guided tour of Tangier city, dubbed “The Bride of the north”. Tangier is an international port not far from the strait of Gilbraltar, it’s also a meeting spot, here the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean Sea, Africa meets Europe, Morocco meets Spain, Andalusia meets us. If you take a quick look at Tangier on the map you will find out that it is located on the northern region a few miles from Spain, it is on the Maghreb coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. Your guided visit will take you along the beach and continue to what the city is famed for like: the Kasbah, the petit Socco, the grand socco, the American Legation, The Saint Andrew Church, and to the mythical cave where Hercules Completed his Final labor. The evening is free to enjoy The Souks of the city and enjoy the view and a walk along “Terrasse des Paresseux and the antic Canons. Back to your hotel.

Overnight in Tangier.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, join your driver guide for a trip. We will be taking the coastal road to make a stop first at Assilah. This city had a long history of being a Spanish and Portuguese territory for a long time. Nowadays, however, it is Known for being the city of art as each year artists from all over make a Pilgrimage to it and paint the city's walls in all colors and stories. Visit Medina, a fortified city with big old walls and narrow inner streets, and the Borj. After lunch (Optional), we will continue to Tetouan; the most Andalusian city in the Kingdom. All the neighborhoods of the city belong to three different architectural styles: The Andalusia style (Medina), The Spanish style of the early and mid-twentieth century (Ensanche) and the after- independence style (peripheral neighborhoods). Each style includes variations more or less important to the evolution of styles and materials. While there we will visit the Archaeological Museum of Tetouan which exhibits a wide range of cultural and historical materials. It displays mosaics of Roman times telling the mythical story of Mars and Rhea Sylvia, as well as prehistoric tools and objects from the Acheulean, Mousterian, Azeri, Iberomusian and Neolithic.

Overnight: Tetouan
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, drive to Chefchaouen. Upon arrival, start your tour with the visit of the Kasbah Ali Ben Rachid, the Plaza Uta el- Hammam and continue discovering the secrets of the blue city by exploring the medina and itsnarrow streets on your own. Chefchaouen is Morocco’s “Blue Pearl”. It has come to be known as such due to a distinctive blue color all the inhabitants use to paint their houses .This tradition traces back to the Jewish traditions and beliefs that the color blue represents the sky which in turn reminds people of heaven and God. This color covering the city gives it an amazing charm as well as a sense and an atmosphere of relaxation, comfort and peace. Have you heard of healing pearls and gems? Well this one really works.

Overnight in: Chefchaouen
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast meet your driver guide to get transferred to Fez. En route, we will be making a stop by Volubilis and Meknes. The archeological site of Volubilis is listed by UNESCO as a worldwide heritage, and it is a witness of multicultural Morocco. You will walk around the remains of the Roman outpost, through the arcs of Triumphal arches, the Capitoline Temple, and large captivating Orpheus mosaics tell tales of Roman life. Afterward, the trip will continue to the Imperial City of Meknes, one of Morocco’s lesser- visited. It was built by Moulay Ismail was conceived to be the ‘Versailles of Morocco’; you’ll be able to visit the famous gate of Bab El Mansour, and Lhri. These sites are the main beating veins of the city. We will then continue our way to Fez.

Meals: Breakfast
Overnight: Fez

After breakfast, start your guided city tour of Fez, once the capital of the kingdom before 1912. Your visit today will revolve around exploring Fez the Medina which is a World Heritage Site, according to UNESCO, and it was founded in the 9th century and it is home to the world's oldest university. Your local guide will show you around the major sites like Bou-Inania and Attarin Medersa, the tanners, Ess-Seffarine Square, Moulay Driss tomb, El-Nejjarine square, and the cabinet makers’ souk, the Hebrew district ‘Mellah’. In your schedule, you will have a pottery workshop with a pottery master so that you get to have a full Moroccan experience. After lunch at a local restaurant, you are free to either choose to go back to your hotel or stroll in the narrow alley of the old town on your own. The more you know: each October Fez held one of the largest and most well-known Sufi festivals with performers from around the world.

Overnight in: Fez
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Local Experience: Pottery workshops

After breakfast at your hotel, your driver guide will take you to Rabat to join your tour guide for a tour of the capital city of Morocco. Rabat was founded by Abd Al-Mu’min, a ruler of the Almohad dynasty for military reasons. It was built to serve as a fortress, hence its original name Ribatu l-Fath, meaning stronghold of victory. Our guided tour
in Rabat will then revolve around uncovering the history of Rabat. The tour includes a visit to the Royal Palace, Chellah, Hassan Tower, and Kasbah Ouddaya. Free time afterward to stroll around the souks and bazaars in the old medina of Rabat which are full of all types of merchandise as well as leather-made traditional and modern shoes
alongside Moroccan styles bags with some authentic Berber style and old jewelry shops. Then, continue to “Café Maure “on the bank of river Bouregrag, to enjoy an optional Moroccan mint tea alongside some Moroccan goodies like Kaab Ghazal and Ghariba. The more you know: Kaab Ghazal, meaning the hoof of the deer in Arabic, alongside Ghariba and Mint Tea, are symbols of Moroccan hospitality.

Overnight in Rabat
Meals: Breakfast
Local Experience: Mint Tea Break at Café Maure overlooking the Abourgerag River

Enjoy a lovely breakfast at your hotel before heading to Casablanca the economic capital of Morocco. Upon your arrival, join your tour guide for a guided city tour including the exterior visit of the Hassan II Mosque, the Habous quarter and its local Souks, the Place des Nations, admire the art deco of Casablanca through its crowded streets, and finish the tour at la Corniche Ain Diab before to transfer to your hotel for check-in and relax. The more you know: If you are a fan of the Movie “ Casablanca “ thendon’t miss out on the famous Rick’s café found on Boulevard Sour Jdid

Overnight in Casablanca
Meals: Breakfast
Optional (s): Hassan II Mosque (interior visit) - Museum of Moroccan Judaism.

Wake up and enjoy a breakfast at your hotel before heading to the airport to catch a flight back home or to the port.

Meals: Breakfast