ITINERARY
Manila to Dubai 11:30pm 4:45am (9hrs flight) with 2.5 hrs layover
Dubai to Casablanca 7:25am 1:10pm (9hrs flight
Welcome to Morocco! Arrival at the airport and transfer to the
hotel. Our guide will contact you at the end of the day. Dinner included.
We will walk through its great avenues; we will walk through the beautiful square of
Mohamed V with its fountain Moorish buildings and palm trees and through the park
of the Arab league. We also visit little Medina. We include the entrance and visit to the
huge mosque of Hassan II (the only mosque in Morocco where non-Muslims are
allowed to enter), located next to the sea, with its 210-meter-high minaret with laser
lights on top pointing to Mecca.
After that a free time for lunch in the pleasant maritime area of "la corniche". After
lunch, we travel to EL JADIDA, its citadel (Mazagan) has been declared a World
Heritage Site. It was built by the Portuguese in the early sixteenth century. Its
powerful walls dominating the ocean, its picturesque streets that preserve numerous
traces of the Portuguese era -such as the church of the Assumption of Manueline
style, we will stroll and include the entrance to the old cistern of the sixteenth century.
We continue to SAFI, arrival in the late afternoon. Dinner included.
We will photograph the castle of the sea, the wall with its powerful fortress, we will
walk through its attractive Medina and we will visit the "hill of the ceramists" with its
many shops. We continue after that towards ESSAUIRA, its walled Medina, facing the
sea, has been declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. The magnificently
preserved city is chosen by artists and painters. Free time for lunch and stroll through
its narrow streets, whitewashed houses and powerful walls lashed by the waves. After
lunch we continue following the Atlantic coast, with magnificent landscapes in some
places. A brief stop in TAGHAZOUT, a picturesque small town that lives from fishing
and tourists who come to practice surfing. Continuation to AGADIR, arrival, dinner
included.
Free time during the morning in the most popular beach destination in the country. You
can enjoy its immense beaches, stroll along the promenade or go shopping in its many
shopping areas. After lunch we continue our route on a scenic highway which goes
through the Atlas Mountains. MARRAKECH. After arriving at the hotel, we will include a
walk by carriage (calash) to the famous, endlessly active square Jemaa El Fna. Dinner is
included.
We are in one of the most fascinating cities of the world. We will include a city tour to
admire its strong walls, the Kutubya tower, and the Jemaa square; we will also walk
around its colourful Medina. Entrance to Bahia Palace. Lunch is included. There will be
free time in the afternoon: you can take a rest in the pool and the garden of the hotel, or
walk around the Medina with its many shops, riads (small hotels), and restaurants
established in beautiful historical buildings which have been perfectly preserved. We
strongly recommend visiting the area where the “Secret Garden” and the Music Museum
are located.
A long journey awaits us: we will depart early towards the OUZOUD WATERFALLS, a
very peaceful place in Morocco that surprises with the highest waterfalls (110 meters) in
Northern Africa. They are located in the Middle Atlas, among spectacular gorges. We
include a short boat trip and lunch in the restaurant with a beautiful view of the waterfalls.
You will be able to have fun by watching the macaques (Moroccan monkeys) that inhabit
this area. We proceed with our route to the Southern Atlas. Arrival in FEZ; before we go
to the hotel, we will admire the view of the city from the Marinid tombs (depending on the
sunlight, the place may be visited in the following day, at the start of the visit). Dinner
included.
We include a visit to FEZ, we enter through the Bronze doors of the Royal Palace,
Jewish quarter, its lively souks, the tanners ́quarter. The cultural capital of the country
houses the oldest university in the world. The city of Fez was founded in the ninth
century and is known for its impressive Medina that preserves like no other the traditional
Arab atmosphere. At the end of the visit, lunch is included in an ancient palace of the
Medina. After lunch, we travel to the archaeological site of VOLUBILIS, declared a World
Heritage Site, founded in the third century BC, the city of Volubilis, capital of Mauritania
Tingitana, was an important military outpost of the Roman Empire in which multiple
monuments of great beauty were erected. Admission included. MULAY IDRIS is a holy
city and pilgrimage site for Muslims in Morocco because Mulay Idris, great-grandson of
Mohamed and founder of the first royal dynasty of Morocco, is buried there. The city is
very close to Volubilis and was closed to non-Muslims until 1912. Until 2005, non-
Muslims could not stay overnight there. We will continue to MEKNES, dinner included.
Visit of MEKNES, another fascinating city declared a World Heritage Site, founded for
military purposes in the eleventh century by the Almoravids, was the capital of the
kingdom in the time of Sultan Muley Ismaíl (1672-1727), founder of the Alaouite dynasty.
This sovereign built an impressive city of Spanish-Moorish style, surrounding it with high
walls, marked by monumental doors. We will be astonished by the immense gate of Bab
el Mansur, th activity in the square el Hedim (reminiscent of the D, Jemaa square of
Marrakesh). We include admission to the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail. After the visit,
you will have free time and then we will continue our journey by bus. Time for lunch in the
service area and arrival in RABAT, city tour of the capital of the Kingdom. We visit
the powerful fortress of the Oudaia, the Hassan tower where the mausoleum of King
Mohamed V is located, the walls of the Andalusians, the outer enclosure of the Royal
Palace and the modern quarters of embassies. After our visit, free time and continuation
of route.
After breakfast, free time. Hotel check-out then transfer to airport for return flight
Casablanca to Dubai 3:05pm 01:30am (7 hrs flight) with 7hrs layover
Dubai to Manila 9:25am 9:35pm (9 hrs flight)
