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Our itinerary is designed carefully to bring the warmth and color of the Moroccan landscape and its people to life and illustrate the fresh regional produce from the market to the table, we will be combining our menu with the specialty of each region, but the intriguing thing in this trip is the possibility of cooking and dining with award winning chef Alain Bennouna.
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Itinerary Especially For Moroccan Culinary Experience Tour : |
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DAY 1: CASABLANCA.
Welcome at Mohamed V airport, assistance by our local Guide . Transfer to the hotel. Check in , dinner and accommodation. |
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DAY 2:CASABLANCA / RABAT (110 Km/1 hr).
Breakfast at hotel. Visit of the economic capital of Morocco : Mohammed V square, central market, the Habbous District, residential district of Anfa & Ain Diab. Fish lunch at restaurant. Continuation to Rabat, the white imperial city and the administrative capital of the kingdom. The sightseeing includes the Mechouar (ramparts and walls surrounding the Royal Palace), the Oudaya Kasbah, the splendid Mohamed V mausoleum, the Hassan tower. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel .
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DAY 3:RABAT / FES (220 Km/2.5 hrs).
Breakfast at hotel and departure to Meknes, the old medina is surrounded by a triple thickness of 40 km walls and preserves the most beautiful gate of Morocco : the Bab Mansour. Visit of the Royal stables of Moulay Ismael, the Medina and the Jewish quarter. After lunch, departure to visit an agricultural farm in the suburbs of Meknes which organises every year a huge international exposition of agriculture. Later visit a local Moroccan winery. Departure to Fez. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. |
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DAY 4 : FES.
The whole day is devoted to the city-sightseeing of Fez, the spiritual capital of Morocco; the medieval Medina with its old Medersas or schools Attarine and Bou Anania, the Nejjarine fountain, the Moulay Idriss mausoleum, and the Karaouine mosque and university . lunch. And continuation of the sightseeing with Fez Jdid and the royal palace. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
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DAY 5:FES / MIDELT / ERFOUD (520 km/5.5 hrs).
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Erfoud through the Atlas mountains and the cedar woods of the middle Atlas passing by Ifrane, a charming ski resort and Azrou, an important handicraft centre. Stop in Midelt for lunch. Continuation to Erfoud via Errachidia and the Ziz valley dotted with palm trees, which are the source for the yearly date Festival in Erfoud. Evening visit local Moroccoan family home for tea. Dinner and accommodation Hotel.
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DAY 6: ERFOUD / TINGHIR / OUARZAZATE (370 Km/4.5 hrs).
Early morning, 4x4 Excursion to see the sunrise over the sands-dunes of Merzouga.
After breakfast proceed to Tinghir via the Tinjdad road. Visit the magnificent Todgha canyons with rocks reaching an altitude of 250 meters. Lunch at a restaurant situated at the feet of the canyons. Later departure to Ouarzazate via the road of the thousand Kasbahs and the Dades valley famous for its roses and the yearly Moussem (rose Festival). Late evening arrival to Ouarzazate. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
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DAY 7:OUARZAZATE / MARRAKECH (210 Km /3 hrs)
Breakfast at the hotel and departure to visit of the Kasbahs of Taouirt Tiffeltout and Ait Benhaddou, the most spectacular fortress in the south of Morocco, which has served as decor for many films like "Laurence of Arabia". Lunch at the terrace of the restaurant facing the kasbah. Departure to Marrakech via the Tichka pass offering an impressive landscape in the heart of the Atlas mountain chain . Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. |
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DAY 8:MARRAKECH.
Breakfast the hotel, historical visit of Marrakech : the Menara garden, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia . Lunch at a Restaurant in the medina . Then continuation of the sightseeing of Marrakech and it's famous square Djemaa El Fna with its surrounding souks and handicraft quarters.
Dinner and accommodation at hotel
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DAY 9:MARRAKECH.
Breakfast at the hotel, the morning the group will be devoted to visit an agricultural farm in the "Haouz" of Marrakech. Back in Marrakech for lunch. In the afternoon, At 14H30 Transfer (the first part of the group) to the La Maison Arabe Riad for cooking demonstration. Dinner and accommodation at hotel. For the second part of the group visit the external city tours of Marrakech : ramparts , Agdal and Majorelles garden. Dinner with morocco an spectacle. Accommodation at hotel.
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DAY 10:MARRAKECH / ESSAOUIRA (175 Km /2 hrs).
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer (the second part of the group) to the Riad La Maison Arabe for cooking demonstration. Visit it the external city tours of Marrakech (the first part of the group) : ramparts , Agdal and Majorelles garden.
Departure to Essaouira after lunch. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
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DAY 11: ESSAOUIRA.
Breakfast at hotel. Rest of the day free to explore on your own or spend time at beach. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
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DAY 12:ESSAOUIRA / CASABLANCA (370 Kms /4.5 hrs).
Breakfast at hotel. Afternoon transfer to Casablanca. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
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DAY 13:CASABLANCA .
Breakfast at the hotel, and rest of the day free for last min. shopping. Overnight at hotel.
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DAY 14:CASABLANCA / DEPARTURE.
Breakfast at the hotel, and transfer to the airport, with departure assistance formalities.
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| TOUR PACKAGE INCLUDES: |
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9 nights double room accommodations in a comfortable Riad. |
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Deluxe Camps in the desert. |
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Breakfast basis at the Riad. |
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Deluxe A/C vehicle throughout. |
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Escorting Tour Manager. |
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Cooking classes with the Chef. |
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Culinary shopping. |
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Entrance fees to historical sights and monuments in Marrakech. |
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Porterage at airport and hotels. |
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All taxes. |
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| TOUR PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE: |
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Visa fee, international flights, tips and personal expenses. |
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Domestic flight from Ourzazate to Casablanca. |
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Early check in and late check out at hotels. |
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Things not mentioned in the itinerary. |
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Optional excursions. |
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