Destination-
Marrakech
A
Private 7-day tour with a brief stop in Casablanca
and a Trek
in the High Atlas. Choose your own date. Daily Arrival . This is a Private
Tour
Start
in Marrakech or Casablanca - Meet the locals: Home hosted meal
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Marrakech
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with the Photograoher Dream Tour
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.
We'll
send you a copy of the Lonely Planet guide to Morocco, so you can read
up on this romantic destination.
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.
We
even include a train ride to fabled Casablanca to savor its fine
cuisine and the Grand Mosque of King Hassan.
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.
DAY 1 - MARRAKECH - Choose
your own date. Daily Arrival . This is a Private Tour
You arrive in the Kingdom of Morocco, landing at Marrakech, our
staff 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! 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.
Subject
to season and availability we may offer the show that 's a fascinating
view into Moroccan life, including a traditional
wedding ceremony.
DAY
3 - MARRAKECH- Home Hosted Meal
(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 (BL)
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.
DAY
5- Trek in the High Atlas
(BL)
After
breakfast in you hotel, leave to Amizmiz, 54 Kilometers from Marrakech.
On the way you will see the Oumnast Kasbah then the Lalla Takerkoust
Dam built between 1929 and 1935 with it man made lake. It will take
you about an hour to reach Amizmiz , a typical Berber village , we tour
the Kasbah and the "Mellah" (Jewish quarter). Every Tuesday an important
country market is held, where all the villagers from the area come for
their weekly shopping and gossiping... You can buy there interesting
Regragra potteries. Your guide will welcome you in his home for a traditional
Berber breakfast then you will start your hiking first through Sidi
Hossein valley to reach Tizi Oughourane. On the way you will see picturesque
landscapes of the Atlas mountains , Berber villages with their houses
built in stone and earth. After a typical lunch accompanied by mint
tea, you will come back to Amizimiz by a different itinerary and be
transferred back to busy Marrakech by late afternoon. Remainder of the
day at leisure .
DAY
6-BY
TRAIN TO CASABLANCA (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. 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. Lunch is included in a charming local restaurant, then
we drive to your hotel.
DAY
7 - DEPARTURE Wednesday - (B)
After breakfast, our staff escorts you to Casablanca airport Bon Voyage.
Your
tour includes:
-
Hotel accommodation at a carefully selected hotel in the class of
your choice (Deluxe, or special category "RIADS are available only
in Morocco) ," First Class, Tourist Class), including tax and service
charge.
- First
Class train ride Marrakech /
Casablanca, ticket issued & delivered in Morocco.
- All
transfers in Morocco
- Breakfast
daily , plus preset menu meals as listed ( BLD) = Breakfast/lunch/dinner,
as per itinerary.
- Lonely
Planet guidebooks to Morocco
- 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
|
Deluxe
|
First Class
|
Tourist Class
|
| Triple
|
US$
2120
|
US$
1851
|
US$
1560
|
|
Double |
US$
2250
|
US$
1970
|
US$
1640
|
| Single
|
US$
3240
|
US$
3020
|
US$ 2605
|
For
Dec 12- Jan 5, please add : 15% supplement |
What's
not included:
- International
airfare from/ to your home country.
- Domestic
air fare if needed within Morocco.
-
Tips.
-
Any sort of travel insurance
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Choices :
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