Destination- Marrakech

A Private 5 -day Tour

Start any day in Marrakech - Meet the locals: Home hosted meal

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What's in a name-Marrakech ?

Romance , adventure, and sumptuous royal hospitality. Our destination is this great Moroccan city, where we accommodate you in Moroccan Mansions ( boutique hotels/Riads) , or palatial hotels, host you with fine cuisine, provide a full array of activities , and give you many opportunities to see the surrounding countryside.

This five-day/four night adventure to Marrakech allows you to tour Marrakech, meet the local villagers of Tafza, and enjoy a meal with a Moroccan family.

Marrakech ! Once the goal of camel caravans, Berber tribesmen and intrepid adventurers, Marrakech is now the destination of choice for many Europeans and other discerning travelers. What they seek is sun, beautiful country, traditional Moroccan cityscapes, excellent dining and lots to do, including golf, horseback riding, swimming, visit to nearby Berber villages. The great walled city of Marrakech provides days of fascination.

Come with us on a memorable journey to exotic sights, culinary pleasures and luxurious entertainment - Destination Marrakech . International airfare is not included in the rates, so feel free to use frequent flyer tickets, or ask us about our special fares.

Moroccan Sojourn :

DAY 1 - MARRAKECH
You arrive in the Kingdom of Morocco, landing at Marrakech, our local rep. greets you at the airport and escorts you to your hotel. Then, take your first plunge into this wonderful, exotic city.

DAY 2 - MARRAKECH (BD)
There is much to see in this great city which Winston Churchill called "the most beautiful place in the world at sunset." Grab your guidebook and explore with us ! Today your tour includes: The top sights include the stately Koutoubia Minaret, the hidden tombs of the Saadian dynasty, the Menara pavilion and gardens, the ruins of sprawling Badi Palace, the Bahia Palace Museum, the Ben Yousef Medersa, and the Koubba (chapel) of el-Ba'adiyn. Return to the hotel late afternoon, remainder of the day at leisure.
Your day concludes with a gastronomic Moroccan-style dinner at Dar Marjana ( or similar ) , a seventeenth-century house in the Medina. You'll be welcomed with a drink served in an open patio as a fountain trickles gently in the background, and ushered to dine at leisure while you are entertained by a lutenist, singers, and, yes, a belly dancer. Your wine and drinks for the evening have all been taken care of.

DAY 3 - MARRAKECH (BLD)
After breakfast we enjoy a horse drawn carriage ride before we dive into Marrakech's fabulous medieval souk (bazaar)? Penetrating the labyrinthine souk, you'll see some of the age-old guilds at work -- and bring your camera--for famous Djemaa el-Fna square with its circus atmosphere of itinerant dancers, jugglers, acrobats, storytellers, soothsayers, snake charmers, medicine men and public scribes. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Return to hotel for the siesta . Later, we'll call on you to take you for your sunset camel ride, in the 13,000 acres of palm groves around Marrakech.
You'll finish the day with a memorable experience of Moroccan hospitality : Complimentary Dinner is included at a local home: Meet the locals, you may wish to bring token gifts to exchange with the host family ( T shirt , small souvenirs of your home town) .This evening we'll venture where few ordinary visitors ever tread . . . right into the homes of some of the people of Marrakech l! 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 a quiet evening with your travel companions, by letting us know your preferences.

DAY 4- OURIKA VALLEY, THE POTTERS VILLAGE OF TAFZA (BLD)
This morning, we'll head 30 kilometers outside of Marrakech to the lush valley of the Ourika River, which winds down from the peaks of the High Atlas, through clusters of mud-walled houses. Our visit coincides with one of the regular market days, and we'll walk among the stands of butchers and vegetable-sellers, merchants of cereals and olive oil, itinerant blacksmiths and sellers of patent medicines and herbal remedies. A barber sets up shop with nothing more than a scissors, hand clipper, and stiff wooden chair, an open-air eatery offers hot food freshly prepared on a brazier. We'll continue to Tafza to see how vases and lamp bases are made in home workshops, and to view quartz and amethyst and other minerals of the region. We'll be received for tea in the customary local manner. We'll meet up with local villagers at a well, help to draw water, and join in preparing a Berber meal of soup, tanurt (bread), and tajine (meat and vegetables cooked in a clay pot). Our hosts are modest local persons who will appreciate offerings of useful small items, such as pencils or notebooks, or even small treats, such as candy. We'll return to Marrakech through the stunning scenery of the valley. Dinner at the hotel.

DAY 5- MARRAKECH (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Menara Airport for your flight home.

Your tour includes:

• Accommodation at a carefully selected hotel or "RIAD " , including tax and service charge.
• Two airport transfers between Marrakech Airport & hotel.
• Breakfast daily , plus pre-set menu meals as listed ( BLD) = Breakfast/lunch/dinner.
• Entrance fees, camel rides, transportation all as per itinerary.
• Private guided sightseeing as per itinerary ( please specify the language of your preference).

Rates per person in USD

	Ultra Deluxe La Mamounia Hotel Level Swimming Pool View Room	Deluxe	First Class	Tourist Class
Triple	US$ 3520.	US$ 1920.	US$ 1421 .	US$ 1220 .
Double	US$ 3650 .	US$ 2050 .	US$ 1550 .	US$ 1250 .
Single	US$ 5690 .	US$ 2590 .	US$ 2090 .	US$ 1815 .
For Dec 12- Jan 5, please add : 15% supplement

Not included:

• International airfare to or from Morocco.
• Domestic air fare if needed within Morocco.
• Tips.
• Any sort of travel insurance

Read Trip Review on Trip Advisor :
Arne_Werchick

reviews: 5“ Travel In Style tours (San Francisco) is fantastic ”
May 27, 4:56 PM
We just completed a month long deluxe trip to Morocco, Egypt and Jordan and used Travel In Style, San Francisco, for all three countries. Their services were extra-ordinary. They work closely with you to tailor the trip to your specifications and are very flexible. In each country we were met promptly at the airport -- in Egypt and Jordan even inside customs! -- by a tour representative and taken to our car for transport to our hotels. Guides and drivers were personable and knowledgeable. When a small glitch arose in Cairo and I e-mailed the local rep and Omar at Travel In Style in San Francisco, the local Cairo rep called me twenty minutes later! Omar had received the e-mail and immediately telephoned the local agency to make sure everything was handled promptly and to our complete satisfaction. We are experienced travelers, but I am still amazed at the level of service we received. Highest recommendations.

Honeymoon in Morocco and Egypt ( Posted on Frommer.com)

Hi Omar,

I wanted to post about my experience with Travel in Style.com. The company based in San Fran planned the most amazing trip for me and my new husband for our honeymoon. It was a trip that combined Morocco and Egypt into a 11 day trip. We signed up for a private tour and the only people with us during the trip were our guides and drivers (which was great for a intimate honeymoon vs. a tour bus with 20 plus people all waiting for each other to go places, etc).

First, we got to Morocco and already had a driver through the agency there to greet us to take us to Marrakesh (from the Casablanca airport). The drive was nice and the car clean. Our driver was really nice and was very professional. We got dropped off and brought to the cutest hotel named Riad Chergui (more like a bed and breakfast which was much more intimate and fun!) and shown to our rooms after we were greeted with tea and cookies from the staff there. They were just absolutely helpful in helping us get anything we needed throughout our stay there (i.e. dress ironed, a bag to carry home souvenirs, cigarettes, etc.). The hotel itself was clean and charming, and we had a very nice room with windows that opened to the courtyard below. The pool and chairs were spotless everyday and the breakfast was always tasty and served to us when we came to downstairs to eat. I absolutely recommend this place to everyone.

While in Marrakesh, we went to do activities pre-planned by Travel in Style and everything worked out exactly as described in our itinerary. We always had a guide and driver on time when we were going around the city and our guide even came with us to help us bargain with the stores to get the best souvenirs at the best prices. It was a relief to us, who were a little hesitant to visit some of these countries at first, to have a very knowledgeable guide and to have someone around when we wanted him and not around when we wanted to do our own discoveries. The trip was set up so that some days we only had plans in the morning and after our planned lunch, we would have the rest of the day to do our own things (perfectly planned in this way!). Our lunches and dinners planned in our itineraries were at beautifully decorated restaurants with the best service, and we really had a chance to experience Moroccan food. It was great.

While in Marrakesh we had a camel ride and a cooking class scheduled, which were great since we wanted to do some different types of activities while we were there. The camel ride was so fun and we got some great pictures. The cooking class was hands-on and we learned how to make a Moroccan meal with the recipe so we could take that home with us and be able to have a Moroccan dinner. We just loved it!

We continued on for the second half of the trip to Egypt which was planned just as nicely. We ate at the best restaurants and really got the feel for the country. Here we did a lot more site seeing of course, and we always had our guide and driver there to take us around and show us the sites. They took us to a pyramid that was the first successful one created and when we went, we were the only tourists there (of course we also went to see the ones in Giza) so we really got to enjoy the scenery and pictures without a ton of other tourists around. Also, while in Egypt, we had a planned dinner with an actual Egyptian family who opened up their home to us. It was great to see the country from that perspective and really get to know what the people are like.

In summary, these are just a few great things I could say about the Morocco/Egypt tour we took through Travel in Style and I HIGHLY recommend them for anyone looking to experience these countries without all the hassles of planning it all in detail (since they do this for you) and of trying to figure out how to get around while there (that is where the private drivers really came in). They really took out all our worry and we had an amazing experience.
THANKS!!

Tina and Vishal (NYC,NY)

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