Imperial Cities & the History of Morocco

Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1

   Marrakech – Casablanca – Rabat

   • Morning Departure for Casablanca. Private skip-the-line visit of the majestic Hassan II Mosque.
   • Afternoon Seaside lunch on the Casablanca Corniche. Drive to Rabat, the political capital. Visit of the Hassan Tower and the Mohammed V Mausoleum.
   • Evening Dinner and overnight stay in a Relais & Châteaux riad at the heart of the Kasbah of the Oudayas.
2. 2

   Day 2

   Rabat – Meknes – Volubilis – Fès

   • Morning Drive to Meknes and a visit of the Bab Mansour gate. Then exploration of the Roman ruins of Volubilis with a private historian.
   • Afternoon Arrival in Fès, the spiritual capital of Morocco.
   • Evening Check-in, dinner and overnight stay in a 17th-century palace in the Medina of Fès.
3. 3

   Day 3

   Fès – exclusive tour of the Medina

   • Full day Guided exploration of the largest medieval medina in the world. Visit of the Chouara tanneries, the Al Quaraouiyine Mosque — the oldest university in the world — and the workshops of master craftsmen.
   • Evening Gourmet Fassi dinner and overnight stay in Fès.
4. 4

   Day 4

   Fès – Ifrane – Beni Mellal – Marrakech

   • Morning Drive through the Middle Atlas. Stop at Ifrane, nicknamed little Moroccan Switzerland, to see its cedar forests and Barbary macaques.
   • Afternoon Lunch in Beni Mellal among the olive groves, then across the farmland plains of the Haouz. Arrival in Marrakech at the end of the day.