Morocco in Depth

Upon your arrival at Casablanca's Mohamed V Airport, you will be met and assisted by Goway's local representative and transferred to your hotel.

After breakfast explore Casablanca. You'll appreciate the beautiful Mauresque buildings, which combine French-colonial design and traditional Moroccan style. Visit the Quartier Habous with its European influences intertwined with traditional Moroccan Riads and hammams. Drive through the beach side suburb of Ain Diab, to the Hassan II Mosque, one of the most impressive sites in Casablanca. It can accommodate 25,000 worshippers and the main roof is retractable to create an open courtyard. It is one of the only religious sites open to non-worshippers. Your visit is included, unless the Mosque is closed for worship.
Drive onwards to Rabat, Morocco's political and administrative capital. Stop to briefly explore the picturesque walled quarter of the Oudaya Kasbah, see the Mohammed V Mausoleum and the Hassan Tower before continuing onto Fez.

After breakfast, today you explore the city of Fes with a local guide. Fes is the oldest and largest medieval city in the world. It's a beguiling place, parts of which haven't changed in centuries. It's a place for lovers of history, scholars and artisans. It is also considered the gastronomic capital of Morocco. Today you'll explore the city on foot and walk through its seemingly blind alleys which lead to squares with exquisite fountains, streets bursting with aromatic food stands, rooftops with a sea of minarets, and stooped doorways which reveal the workshops of tireless artisans. Your visit will include Jamaa Al-Karaouine, the world's first established university, the Medersa Bou Inania, the tanneries, clay workshops, artisan quarters and some of the labyrinthine souks.

After breakfast drive to the whitewashed town of Moulay Idriss, this holy town is one of the the country's most important pilgrimage sites. Drive onto the UNESCO listed Roman ruins of Volubilis, the best-preserved archaeological site in Morocco. Meknes is next to be visited. It's the onetime home of Moulay Ismail who turned Meknes into the impressive Imperial city that it was. The king's tomb sits at the heart of what remains of the original imperial city. Visit the Place-el Hedim and see the magnificent Bab el-Mansour, largest and most stunning of the city gates. Return to Fes for dinner and overnight.

Today your drive takes you toward the Middle Atlas Mountains through Imouzzer then Azrou, an authentic Berber village where the locals still live and work like their ancestors. Next, stop in Ifrane, a place that feels more like Switzerland than North Africa. Enjoy the flower-lined paths and the French-style architecture of this quaint little ski resort. Drive through the Holm oak and cedar forests and maybe see some of the Barbary apes leaping from the higher branches. Continue through the limestone area of the Middle Atlas then south west to Beni Mellal for a lunch break (own account). After lunch head to Marrakesh for overnight.

This morning you will be met at your hotel for your full day guided tour of Marrakech. The morning begins with a visit to the world-famous Jemaa el Fna Square, which houses an array of food, snake charmers, local musicians, and fortune-tellers. There's nowhere on Earth like the Jemaa el Fna, the square at the heart of old Marrakesh. Your next stop is a visit to the Koutoubia Minaret, Bahia Palace, and the Saadian Tombs. The Saadian tombs in Marrakech date back from the time of the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (1578-1603). The tombs were discovered in 1917 and were restored by the Beauxarts service. The mausoleum comprises the interments of about sixty members of the Saadi Dynasty that originated in the valley of the Draa River. Outside the building is a garden and the graves of soldiers and servants. You will then have time to wander through the bustling souks in the old medina. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, transfer to Ouarzazate along the magnificent Tizi n'Tichka pass through the High Atlas Mountains. Make a brief stop in the village of Skoura before taking the route of 1001 Kasbahs to Kelaat M'Gouna. This village is famous for its abundant roses and you can find many rose-infused products here. Continue to the village of Dades for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, enjoy the dramatic landscape at the famous Dades Gorges then continue to Tinghir, a gorgeous 40km oasis, which boasts one of the largest palm groves in the country. Enjoy a beautiful walk through the valley and the Todra Gorge, a 300m wall, carved deep into the High Atlas Mountains. Continue onto Merzouga for dinner and overnight, making stops enroute in Erfoud, and Rissani.

This morning enjoy an optional sunrise camel ride along the golden sand dunes in Merzouga. (Own account.) Return to your Riad for breakfast before transferring to Zagora via the Amazigh villages of Alnif and Tazarine. Stop by Tamegroute to visit the village's famous library, which houses ancient Koranic scripts dating back to the 12th century. Dinner and overnight in Zagora which is famous for its large date palm plantations.

After breakfast, enjoy a tour of Zagora and some of the oldest villages in Morocco. Visit the pottery section of Tamegroute then transfer to Ouarzazate along the Draa valley. There is an optional lunch stop at Agdez. Your journey continues to Ouarzazate for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, enjoy a city tour of Ouarzazate, including the Taourirt and Tifoultout Kasbahs, which are considered to be among the most beautiful Kasbahs in Morocco. Then, cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n'Tichka pass to Marrakech for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.