Cox and Kings Moroccan Explorer: Imperial Cities to Desert

• 4 & 5* accommodation
• International flights
• Transfers in air-conditioned vehicles
• Experienced local tour manager
• Selected meals: 10 breakfasts & 8 dinners
• Guided sightseeing & entrance fees
• Welcome & farewell dinners with group and tour manager

• Explore the atmospheric Roman ruins of Volubilis
• Dine in a riad in Rabat
• Drink mint tea with a local nomad family and see the sun set over the dunes
• Sample local food at the medina in Fez
• Walking tour of Chefchaouen’s medina

Day 1: Fly to Marrakech
Fly from London (regional connections available) to Marrakech. Transfer to your hotel.
(No meals)

Day 2:  Casablanca • Rabat
After breakfast, travel to Casablanca. Here, you’ll take a city tour, including a visit to the Hassan II Grand Mosque. In the afternoon, continue to Rabat. In the evening, enjoy a welcome dinner in the riad.
(Breakfast and dinner)

Day 3: Rabat
Take a morning tour of Rabat, seeing the Royal Palace and the Hassan Tower. Enjoy a mint tea in the Andalusian gardens before an afternoon at leisure.
(Breakfast)

Day 4: Chefchaouen
Travel by road to the blue-walled town of Chefchaouen, perched beneath the rugged Rif mountains. Take a walking tour to discover the kasbah with its charming garden then continue to the cobbled main square, Outa-el-Hammam and admire 15th-century Grand Mosque.
(Breakfast)

Day 5: Volubilis • Fez
Travel towards Fez, stopping on the way at the Roman ruins of Volubilis. Continue to Fez where you’ll stay for 2 nights.
(Breakfast and dinner)

Day 6: Fez
Explore the winding streets and alleys of the medieval medina, including the Attarine madrasa, souk and tanneries. Along the way, taste traditional local produce.
(Breakfast and dinner)

Day 7: Erfoud
Travel to Erfoud on the edge of the Sahara desert through the high plains between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas mountain ranges. Stop en route at Ifrane village, for a walking tour. Continue to Erfoud and check into your hotel.
(Breakfast and dinner)

Day 8: Erg Chebbi
Morning at leisure. This afternoon, visit the caravan town of Rissani, then journey into the Sahara in 4×4 vehicles. Stop for a refreshing mint drink with a local nomad family and see the sun set over the dunes before returning to your hotel this evening.
(Breakfast and dinner)

Day 9: Ouarzazate
Travel west to Ouarzazate with a photo stop at Todra Gorge, an impressive orange-coloured canyon. Take a panoramic tour of Ouarzazate and visit the Tifoultoute Casbah. Continue to the fortified village of Ait Benhaddou, a superb example of traditional Moroccan earthen architecture.
(Breakfast and dinner)

Day 10: Marrakech
Depart this morning to Marrakech. In the afternoon, visit the beautiful Jardin Majorelle to see the exotic plants and Berber Museum, before continuing to your hotel where you stay for 2 nights.
(Breakfast)

Day 11: Marrakech
Full-day city tour of Marrakech. Highlights include the lavish Moroccan architecture of Bahia Palace and the Ben Youssef Medersa, the Koutoubia mosque, and the bustling souks. Finish in Djemaa el Fna market square, a swirling carnival of musicians, fire eaters, storytellers and snake charmers. Attend a farewell meal at a local restaurant.
(Breakfast and dinner)

Day 12: Fly to London
Transfer to the airport and fly to London
(Breakfast)

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