7 Days tour Imperial Cities & Northern Morocco

Welcome to Morocco! Arrive into Tangier either by boat or plane and transfer to your hotel in Tangier,dinner and overnight at the hotel

Leaving Tangier, you head west along the coast and the hilly road towards Ceuta (Sebta to the locals). There are good views to the sea and it’s possible to climb up Jebel Musa, opposite the rock of Gibraltar (Jebel Tarik). After lunch in Tetouan, continue your journey along the coast, passing the small fishing port of Cabo Negro and then heading into the mountains to Chefchaouen. This town, founded in 1471, was very isolated until the early 20th century. High up in the Rif mountains, Chefchaouen is painted in lovely shades of blue, legacy of the Jewish population that lived there, dinner and overnight at the hotel

Today you journey through the Rif mountains to Fes. The Rif mountains are still relatively unexplored by visitors, partly because they are quite remote, and partly because of the hashish that is grown in fields in the hidden valleys. However with your guide and driver, you will be able to relax and see the unspoilt Morocco, dinner and overnight at the hotel

After breakfast we travel to Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to housing the largest and best preserved Roman ruins in North Africa. Despite the damage caused by the 1755 earthquake, this important Roman town managed to retain some detailed and very beautiful mosaics. Our next destination is another city that was part of the Roman Empire – the Imperial city of Meknes, originally known as Miknasa after the Berber tribe who settled here in the 10th century. We delve further into this country’s amazing history as we journey from the old capital, Meknes, to the current capital of Morocco, Rabat. We visit the famous Mohammed V Mausoleum, Hassan Tower and enjoy a short break at the pretty walled Kasbah of Oudaias, dinner and overnight at the hotel

The visit of the capital will begin to discover its crenellated walls red ocher, long in total more than 5 km and built by order of Sultan Yacoub el-Mansour, giving the town a very special character that sets it apart. You will pass through the medina and its souks, more authentic than other stores because the products are for local customers and less touristy. Then we'll visit the kasbah of Oudaia, a terrible tribe of predators that erected in the twelfth century. We then visit the Tower of Hassan II, where the 4 facades are decorated differently from each other, in three shades of pink and one in the same gray as a result of the sea breeze, the remains of the old mosque and the mausoleum of Mohammed V, always next to the tower, a masterpiece of traditional Moroccan, full of valuable materials from around the world and beautiful decorations. From here we return to the new town to see the Royal Palace, official residence of King Mohamed VI and the adjacent necropolis of Chellah, built in 1339 to house the tombs of the dynasty Merinid, so we can walk in a green, bucolic, romantic and at the same time full of history. After the visit of political capital, Rabat, you will leave for the economic capital, Casablanca, where you dinner and spend the night in hotel

After breakfast we will visit the city from the center and the Rue Prince Moulay Abdellah, beating heart of the new city. We then dive into the medina to pass through the square and the Mohammed V Square United Nations to get to the mosque of Hassan II, the largest, the only visitors inside, across the Maghreb. Then you start to Marrakech, the most famous of the imperial cities. Upon arrival you will visit the exterior of the minaret of the Koutoubia, landmark visible from all over the city, built in the twelfth century, and reference model for the tower of the Giralda tower in Seville and the Hassan II in Rabat. Then we will settle into a quaint riad which is only 5 minutes walk from the pedestrianized main square Jemaa el-Fna, and after a relaxing soak in fact discover the heart of the city, the first center of tourist activity, dinner and overnight at the hotel

Morning, will accompany you to the airport depending on your flight time with the best memories of Morocco