From Marrakech
to the Nile
Explore the two gems of North Africa--Morocco and Egypt--on
this
An 11-day North Africa dream vacation , tour to Casablanca, Marrakech,
Cairo and Luxor. A bonus: journeys by train across the Moroccan countryside,
and up the Nile! Weekly year round
DAY 1 - OFF TO MOROCCO! - Monday . Weekly Departure - Year
Round
Weekly departure . Board a comfortable Air France, Swiss, Lufthansa
, British Airways or Royal Air Maroc jet at New York's John F. Kennedy
International Airport for your nonstop flight to Casablanca. Airfare
add-on is available from your major home town in the USA .
Day
2 - CASABLANCA & MARRAKECH - Tuesday (D)
Our international flight arrives in Casablanca ( or Marrakech) . After
completing customs and immigration formalities, we connect with our
domestic flight which takes us south to mystical Marrakech. Our staff
escorts us to our hotel, where we enjoy a Moroccan-style welcome dinner.
In case your flight arrives late after the restaurant closes, then pre-set
menu snacks /light dinner will be served in your room at no additional
charge.
DAY
3 - MARRAKECH - Wednesday (BL)
We board a horse-drawn carriage for a clip-clop tour of this ancient
royal capital, including the Kotoubia, a former royal palace,
and of course the labyrinthine souks (bazaars). Lunch is included
at a charming local restaurant.
Day
4 - MARRAKECH - Home Hosted Family Dinner - Thursday (BD)
Now that you've got your bearings, today is yours to explore the city
on your own. If you prefer, join one of our optional tours (for an additional
fee): one takes you to a nearby Berber village, another takes you into
the souks for a shopping spree.
This
evening we'll venture where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right
into the homes of some of the people of Marrakech ! You'll be invited
to a family dinner, and while you enjoy wholesome home-cooked specialties,
you'll learn about and appreciate the outlook, aspirations, and way
of life of your hosts. Be assured, as curious as you may be about your
new friends, they're sure to have questions about your own background.
Once the ice is broken, you'll enjoy a lively evening, and find that
you have more in common than you ever suspected. Of course, you may
enjoy dinner in a quiet restaurant with your travel companions, by letting
us know your preferences.
Day
5 - BY TRAIN TO CASABLANCA- Friday (BL)
"Getting there is half the fun!" We board the train for our return to
Casablanca, cruising through the lovely countryside past green
fields, fruit-laden orchards, traditional villages and modern towns,
with the lofty Atlas Mountains soaring in the distance.
Lunch
is included in Casablanca. Our tour escort points out interesting features,
and fills us in on Moroccan life and culture. After arriving in Casablanca,
we visit the majestic new Grand Mosque of King Hassan II, second
only to the Great Mosque at Mecca in size. We continue on a panoramic
tour of the city and its souks.
Day
6 - CASABLANCA / CAIRO EGYPT - Saturday (B)
After breakfast , we drive to the airport for
our Royal Air Maroc or Egyptair flight across North Africa to Egypt.
We
arrive in Cairo ,Complimentary visa issued upon arrival at Cairo Airport,
valid only for American, Australian, NZ, Canadian, Mexican & Japanese
citizens. Passports must be valid for 6 month at least at time of arrival.
Visa
will be issued upon arrival.
As you exit the gate, you will pass through a door or two , down some
stairs , then walk for 2-5 minutes , until you pass the duty free shops,
at the end of a wide corridor , you will see the security officers.
There you will be met by a local representative, who will be holding
a sign with the name you prefer to use for the sign .
Our local representative will then take your passport to obtain a stamp
from the cashier / bank window and escort you to speak with the passport
officer. He will escort you through another last check on your passport
as you exit the passport control, into customs area, he will assist
you in collecting your luggage and clearing customs . After exiting
the terminal, our local representative will escort you (private vehicle)
to the hotel.
Day
7 - CAIRO Sunday (BL)
Breakfast at the hotel , morning at leisure .Refreshed,
in the afternoon we visit the Citadel of Saladin and its Alabaster
Mosque, enjoying spectacular views of the city below. We descend from
the Citadel into Khan el-Khalili, the bazaar district, in search
of Egyptian treasures. The rest of the day is yours: lunch is included
at a local restaurant .
DAY
8 - CAIRO Monday (BL)
Today we visit Cairo's most famous monuments: the awesome pyramids of
Giza, the Valley Temple and the timeless Sphinx.
After lunch we drive to Dahshour, the newly opened pyramid field
south of Cairo, where we visit several ancient structures, including
the great pyramid built by Senfru, father of Cheops. Lunch is included
in a charming local restaurant.
DAY
9 - LUXOR Tuesday (BL)
Very early breakfast at the hotel. Then we head for our 6 AM flight
to Luxor , from the airport in this Ancient Egyptian capital we cross
the Nile to visit the Valley of the Kings and the Colossi
of Memnon. After lunch in Luxor, we tour the stupendous Great
Temple of Amon at Karnak, and visit the Sacred Lake and red
granite quarry with its huge unfinished obelisk. We take a quick look
at the great temple of Amon Ra at Luxor on our way to the airport
for our flight back to Cairo and your hotel
DAY
10 - CAIRO - Wednesday (BLD)
The world-famous Egyptian Museum, which holds the treasures of
Tutankhamon, is our first stop today, after which we wander the narrow
streets of Old Cairo (once a Roman fort). We go on to the Jewish
Quarter, then the Coptic Christian Quarter, stopping at the
churches of Abu Serghius and Al Molaka, the Coptic Museum, and the Ben
Ezra synagogue. After lunch at a typical local restaurant, we head back
to your hotel
Day
11 - DEPARTURE Thursday (aB)
After breakfast, our staff escorts you to the airport for your flight
back to the USA . This
tour departs from the USA weekly, year round.
RATES per
person in USD
|
|
Deluxe
Hotels |
First
Class
Hotels |
Tourist
Class Modest Hotels |
In
Triple
occupancy
|
US$
4550.00 |
US$
4090.00 |
US$
3560.00 |
Double
|
US$
4678.00 |
US$
4130.00 |
US$
3690.00 |
Single
|
US$
5760.00 |
US$
5220.00 |
US$
4180.00 |
Your
tour includes:
- Round-trip
international airfare from New York City (JFK) to Casablanca and Cairo
in economy class , including tax (Please contact us for add-on fares
from your nearest airport to New York).
- Air
fare note : May - Sep : Please add $ 350 high season supplement,
this doesn't apply when you handle your own air fare). Air tickets
tax is included.
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WITHOUT air fare from/to USA.
-
Domestic airfares within Morocco and Egypt in economy class , including
tax
-
First-class day train Marrakech-Casablanca , including tax and service
- All
airport and train station transfers in Morocco and Egypt as described
in the tour itinerary
-
Your hotel room at a carefully-selected deluxe, or first class hotel,
whichever you prefer, including tax & service
- B
= Breakfast, (or aB, American Buffet Breakfast),
L = Lunch, D = Dinner
and all Egyptian airport taxes.
- Guided
sightseeing as listed in the itinerary including all entrance fees.
- US,
Australian, NZ, EU , Canadian , Mexican and Japanese passport holders
need a visa to enter Egypt. You will obtain a visa at the airport
upon arrival in Cairo With our compliments, as long as your passport
valid for at least 6 month . Visas are not required of US and Canadian
passport holders for entry into Morocco.
- VERY
IMPORTANT NOTE ON LUGGAGE: When flying from JFK on Royal Air Maroc
all the way , then 2 pieces of luggage are allowed to be checked.
For West cost customers, who may fly British Airways into Casablanca,
they will be allowed one piece of luggage to be checked in on board
the ROYAL AIR MAROC flight between Casablanca & Cairo.
Deluxe
Hotels :
In
Morocco
Marrakech
Deluxe Standard 5 stars hotel :
KENZI
FARAH or similar www.kenzi-hotels.com/anglais
Deluxe
Standard 5 stars Riad - RIAD
TIWALINE - www.riadtiwaline.com
In
Egypt : Cairo : Sofitel / Hilton / Sheraton / Hyatt / Conrad/
Inter.Continental
Casablanca
: Royal Info Ada
Or
upgrade to Deluxe Superior ( 10 % supplement applies to the deluxe
rate listed above)
in Morocco :
Marrakech:
Deluxe Superior 5 stars Riad - RIAD KNIZA www.riadkniza.com
Deluxe five stars Superior hotel / Riad :
JARDINS DE LA KOUTOUBIA www.lesjardinsdelakoutoubia.com
Casablanca
: Royal Mansour
In
Egypt : Cairo : Four Seasons Hotel
General
Hotel Listing
| |
Deluxe
Hotel & Cruise |
First
Class Hotels
First Class Nile Cruise |
| Athens |
Divani
Palace
(Upgrade to King George or Grand Bretagne Supplement applies) |
Electra
Palace / Stanley |
| Cairo
|
Hilton
/ Sheraton/ Hyatt
Movenpick |
Shepheard's
/ Oases
Novotel |
| Istanbul
|
Hyatt
, Conrad , Divan |
Aygun
Plaza , Richmond, Arena |
| Aswan |
Mövenpick Aswan
(upgrade to Old Cataract : $ 110 per per person night Nile
View ) |
Basma
|
| Jerusalem
|
American
Colony Hotel |
Notre
Dame Hotel |
| Luxor
|
Sonesta
/ Hilton
Sheraton / Sofitel
(upgrade to Old Winter : $ 110 P. Person P. Night ) |
Novotel
|
| Nile
Cruise |
Monaco
/ Monte Carlo / TiYi / Nile Vision / Mojito |
Nile
Dream / Ruby /
Presidential Nile Cruise |
|
