Day 1
Marrakech airport – Hotel
Flight… at ..:..am/pm
Arrive at Menara airport in Marrakech. Meet and greet by your English speaking driver/guide, then transfer to the hotel.
Check in at your hotel to relax.
Optional dinner.
Overnight in Marrakech.
Day 2
Marrakech (city tour) (B)
Breakfast in the hotel.
Enjoy the guided city tour of Marrakech, “Paris of the Sahara” as Winston Churchill once described it. Stop first at the Koutoubia Mosque, which is an old monument built under the reign of the Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (1184 to 1199). This monument inspired other buildings such as the Giralda in Seville in Spain and the Hassan Tower in Rabat. Stop next at the Bahia Palace. This Palace was built in the late 19th century and was intended to capture the essence of the Islamic and Moroccan style. Stop next at the Saadian tombs, which is a site that dates back to the time of the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (1578-1603). The tombs were discovered in 1917 and were restored by the Beaux-arts service.
Optional lunch at a local restaurant.
Continue the tour with the world famous Jema El Fna Square where you will enjoy amazing performance of traditional activities by storytellers, snake charmers, peddlers of traditional medicines. Your last stop is the bustling souks in the old medina.
Optional dinner.
Overnight in Marrakech.
Day 3
Marrakech – Essaouira – Marrakech (B)
Breakfast in the hotel.
Enjoy you a full day trip to Essaouira, a relatively small, easily navigable beach city. Essaouira is distinguished for its multicultural feel, resulting from the large Portuguese, French, and Jewish populations that once called it home. Its mild climate and expansive stretches of ocean sand also place it among Morocco’s top beach towns. The city was dded to UNESCO’s World Heritage list in 2001. For the visitor, the mellow atmosphere, narrow winding streets lined with colourful shops, whitewashed houses and heavy old wooden doors make it a wonderful place to stroll.
Optional lunch at a local restaurant.
Late in the afternoon, return transfer to Marrakech.
Optional dinner in the hotel.
Overnight in Marrakech.
Day 4
Departure transfer to Marrakech airport (B)
Flight… at ..:..am/pm
Breakfast in the hotel.
Transfer to Marrakech airport for your departure flight.
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