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DEPARTURE
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Depart the U.S. on your flight to Rabat, Morocco.
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| Day 2 |
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ARRIVE RABAT - WELCOME DINNER
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Arrive at Rabat-Sale Airport, meet your guide and proceed to your hotel. Enjoy the Welcome Dinner. D
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| Day 3 |
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RABAT: OUDAYA KASBAH & ANDALUCIAN GARDENS
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Visit the ramparts surrounding the Royal Palace, and the Oudaya Kasbah. After lunch at a seafront restaurant, see more of the city’s highlights. B/L/D
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| Day 4 |
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MEKNES · MOULAY IDRISS · VOLUBILIS · ARRIVE IN FES
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Travel inland to Meknes,* where the old Medina features the most beautiful gate in Morocco. Visit the Royal Stables of Moulay Ismael as well as the Medina and the ancient Jewish Quarter. After lunch continue to Moulay Idriss and the Roman ruins at Volubilis;* then continue to Fes. B/L/D
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| Day 5 |
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FES: MEDINA & OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
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Discover medieval Fes (Fez), considered the spiritual capital of Morocco. In the morning visit the Medina and see the Nejjarine Fountain, Moulay Idriss II Mausoleum and Karaouine Mosque. After a traditional Moroccan lunch spend the afternoon at the Fes Medina.* B/L/D |
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| Day 6 |
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JOURNEY TO ERFOUD VIA MIDELT AND ZIZ VALLEY
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Today travel to Erfoud, passing through the cedar woods of the Middle Atlas Mountains. Stop in Midelt for lunch, and continue by way of the Ziz Valley, dotted with palms. Have dinner in Erfoud. B/L/D
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| Day 7 |
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SUNRISE EXCURSION - DESERT CAMEL RIDE
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Rise early to see sunrise over the sand dunes of Merzouga, followed by breakfast at a desert camp. Then ride a camel out on the dunes to view the sand formation known as Erg Chebbi. Explore Erfoud in the afternoon. B/L/D
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| Day 8 |
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RISSANI & TINGHIR · TODGHA CANYONS · OUARZAZATE
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Leave for Rissani, where you will visit the 17th-century Kasbah and the Ksar Abbar ruins. Then continue toward Tinghir. On the way, see the Todgha and Dades Canyons and the Dades Valley, famous for its roses. Reach Ouarzazate by dinnertime. B/L/D |
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| Day 9 |
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MARRAKESH
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Tour Ouarzazate and the famed Kasbah of Taourirt.* Then drive into the Atlas Mountains to Telouet, and have lunch before continuing via the Tich’N’tichka Pass to Marrakesh. B/L/D |
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| Day 10 |
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MARRAKESH: MENARA GARDENS, BAHIA PALACE, MEDINA
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Visit the Menara Gardens, Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs and the Koutoubia Mosque. After lunch experience the Marrakesh Medina* (Old City). Dinner tonight will feature a performance of regional song and dancing. B/L/D
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| Day 11 |
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COASTAL TOWN OF ESSAOUIRA
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Today visit the coastal town of Essaouira* and have lunch at one of the seafood restaurants. The French-influenced central Medina is filled with woodcarvings and other crafts. Return to Marrakesh for dinner and the night. B/L/D
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| Day 12 |
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EXCURSION TO BERBER VILLAGES IN THE OURIKA VALLEY
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Travel into the amazing landscapes and hidden Berber villages of the Ourika Valley. After lunch return to Marrakesh, with a stop at the mountain village of Ourika. B/L/D
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| Day 13 |
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TO CASABLANCA · CASABLANCA HIGHLIGHTS · FAREWELL DINNER
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Drive to Casablanca, the economic capital of Morocco, and have a short tour of the city’s highlights. If schedules permit, you may arrange an optional visit to the Hassan II Mosque. Tonight enjoy the Farewell Dinner. B/L/D
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| Day 14 |
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RETURN TO U.S.
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After breakfast leave for Casablanca Airport and your flight home. B
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