DISCOVER MOROCCO

Morocco is Afirca's most Norh-Western Country and jut opposite Spain. It has a rich cultural history and is renowned for its cuisine and architecture.

The port city of Casablanca was made famous by the movie 'Casablanca', with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Winston Churchill lived in Marrakech during the Second World War where he came up with the idea of D-Day.

We offer accommodation and tour packages.

1. IMPERIAL CITIES 7 nights / 8 days

Departure every Saturday with multilingual speaking guide
Choice between half board or full board basis

Saturday: Casablanca
Brief review of the tour during your transfer to the hotel. Check in, dinner and overnight.

Sunday: Casablanca - Rabat
Visit of the economic capital of Morocco: the central market, the Habous district, the Royal Palace, the Mohamed V Square, the residential area of Anfa and the outside of the mosque Hassan II. Fish lunch at one of the seafront restaurants. Continuation to Rabat for a city tour including the following highlights: the Royal Palace, (Mechouar), the Oudaya Kasbah, the Mohamed V mausoleum, the Hassan Tower. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Monday: Rtabat - Meknes - Fez
Departure to Meknes and visit of the Ismalian capital famous for its 40 km long walls, visit of the Bab Mansour, the Royal stables and the Jewish quarter. After lunch, continue to the holy city of Moulay Idriss, and via the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis, continuation to Fez. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Tuesday: Fez
The whole day is devoted to the city-sightseeing of Fez, the religious capital of Morocco : the medieval Medina with its Attarine and Bou Anania Medersas, the Nejjarine fountain, the Moulay Idriss mausoleum, and the Karaouine mosque. Moroccan lunch at a traditional restaurant in the Medina. Afternoon, visit of Fez Jdid.
Dinner and overnihgt at the hotel with a possibility to attend the magnificent "Sound and Light" show.

Wednesday: Fez - Beni Mellal - Marrakech
Departure to Marrakech passing by the Berber village of Immouzer du Kandar and Ifrane. Lunch and a moment of relaxation in Beni Mellal one of the agricultural centers of Morocco. Arrival in Marrakech in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

Thursday: Marrakech
Visit of historical Marrakech : the Menara garden, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia and the Dar Si Saïd Museum. Lunch at the hotel. Afternoon, visit of the famous Djemaa El Fna square with its surrounding souks and handicraft quarters. Dinner with fantasia show. Overnight at the hotel.

Friday: Marrakech - Casablanca
Morning at leisure. Lunch at the hotel, departure to Casablanca. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Saturday: Casablanca - Departure
Transfer to the airport, with departure assistance formalities.

Please Note:
For clients arriving on Sunday, the following arrangements are made:

* For arrivals at apt until 12.00: direct transfer to the restaurant in Casablanca to join the group.
* For arrivals after 12.00: direct transfer to the hotel in Rabat. In this case sight seeing of Rabat takes
place early the next day before leaving to Fez.
* The sightseeing of Casablanca will take place upon return on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon is at leisure, HB at the hotel Sunday: transfer to the airport.

The price includes:

* Welcome & assistance at Mohamed V airport.
* Hotel accommodation of your choice based on HB with meals in the respective hotels.
* The full board supplement includes meals in local restaurants and the dinner with fantasia show according to the described itinerary.
* Transportation with an adequate deluxe vehicle according to the number of participants.
* Multilingual tour escort /guide throughout, and local guides in the cities.
* Entrance fees to the monuments indicated in the program.
* Porterage of luggage
* Tips at the hotels and restaurants

Please contact (012) 460 8382 for rates and dates, or e-mail: info3@duto.co.za

2. DISCOVERY OF MOROCCO 10 Nights / 11 days

Saturday: Casablanca
Welcome at Mohamed V airport. Assistance & transfer to Casablanca. Check in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Sunday: Casablanca - Rabat
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Mohammed V Square, central market, the Habbous District, residential district of Anfa & Ain Diab.Fish lunch at one of the seafront restaurants during which the guide will brief you about your tour. Continue to Rabat, the white imperial city and the administrative capital of the kingdom. The sightseeing includes the Mechouar (ramparts and walls surrounding the Royal Palace), the Oudaya Kasbah, the splendid Mohamed V mausoleum, the Hassan tower. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Monday: Rabat - Meknes
Departure to Meknes, the old medina is surrounded by a triple thickness of 40 km walls and preserves the most beautiful gate of Morocco, the Bab Mansour. Also visit of the Royal stables of Moulay Ismael, the Medina and the Jewish quarter. After lunch, continue to the holy city of Moulay Idriss, where the founder of the Islam in Morocco is buried, and visit of the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Tuesday: Meknes - Fez - Meknes
After breakfast, The whole day will be devoted to the sightseeing of Fez, the most ancient of the Imperial cities founded in the 8th century by Moulay Idridd II. Visit of the medieval Medina with its Attarine and Bou Anania Medersas (religious Islamic universities), the Nejjarine fountain, the Moulay Idriss mausoleum, and the Karaouine Mosque. Moroccan lunch at a traditional restaurant in the Medina. Afternoon, visit of Fez Jdid, return back to Meekness. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Wednesday: Meknes - Midelt - Erfoud
Departure to Erfoud via the mountains and the cedar woods of the middle Atlas passing by Ifrane, a charming ski resort and Azrou, an important handicraft center. Stop in Midelt for lunch. Continue to Erfoud via Errachidia and the Ziz valley dotted with palm trees, which are the source for the yearly date Feztival in Erfoud. Dinner and overnight in Erfoud.

Thursday: Erfoud - Rissani - Tinghir - Ouarzazate
Early morning, an optional jeep excursion to see the sunrise over the sands-dunes of Merzouga. Back to the hotel for breakfast and continue to Rissani, the holy city where Moulay Ali Cherif, ancestor of the Alaouite dynasty is buried. Visit of the kasbah of the 17th century and the Ksar Abbar ruins, and continue to Tinghir via the Tinjdad road. Visit of the magnificent Todgha canyons whose rocks reach an altitude of 250 meters. Lunch at a restaurant situated at the feet of the canyons and departure to the Dades canyons for a visit and continue to Ouarzazate via the road of the thousand kasbahs and the Dades valley famous for its roses and the yearly Moussem (Rose Festival). Visit of the kasbah of Taourirt. Dinner and overnight in Ouarzazate

Friday: Ouarzazate - Ait - Benhaddou - Marrakesh
Visit of the kasbahs of Taouirt, Tiffeltout and Ait Benhaddou, the most spectacular fortress in the south of Morocco, which has served as decor for many films like "Laurence of Arabia". Lunch at the terrace of the restaurant facing the kasbah. Departure to Marrakech via the Tichka pass offering an impressive landscape in the heart of the Atlas mountain chain. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Saturday: Marrakesh
The entire day will be devoted to the visit of Marrakech, the second oldest Imperial city, known as the pearl of the South. The city was founded by the Almoravides at the end of the 11th century. The historical sightseeing includes the Menara garden, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia palace, the Koutoubia and the Dar Si Saïd museum. Lunch at the hotel. Afternoon, visit of the souks and handicraft quarters displaying a variety of items and the famous place Djemâa El Fna with its non-stop entertainment. Dinner with fantasia. Overnight at your hotel.

Sunday: Marrakesh - Essaouira
Morning at leisure and at 11.00 am departure to Essaouira. Fish lunch at a local restaurant. Visit of this idyllic fishermen town known as the former Mogador and Portuguese stronghold and famous for its woodcarving handicraft. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Monday: Essaouira - Safi - El Jadida - Casablanca
Departure to Safi, also a former Portuguese fortress and famous for its pottery. Sightseeing of the town. Continuation TO Oualidia via the picturesque coastal road, lunch at a local restaurant in Oualidia with view on its superb bay. Continue to El Jadida, sight seeing of this town including the famous citadel, a reminder of the Portuguese occupation of the 16th century.
Continue to Casablanca. Dinner and overnight at the hotel

Tuesday: Casablanca
Departure. Transfer to the airport of Casablanca, assistance from our staff with check in and departure formalities.

For clients arriving on Sunday, the following arrangements are made:

* For arrivals at airport until 12.00: direct transfer to the restaurant in Casablanca to join the group.
* For arrivals after 12.00: direct transfer to the hotel in Rabat. In this case sightseeing of Rabat takes place early the next day before leaving to Fez.
Price per pax for special transfer to Rabat is DH358 (minimum 2 persons)
* The sightseeing of Casablanca will take place upon return on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon is at leisure, HB at the hotel; Sunday: transfer to the airport.

Departure is guaranteed with a minimum of 4 participants.
Firm confirmation of the tour is being given one month before departure.

Please contact (012) 460 8382 for rates and dates, or e-mail: info3@duto.co.za

PRICE INCLUDES:

* Tour based on full board according to described program, including dinner with fantasia show in Marrakech.
* Transportation with an adequate car According to number of participants,
* Local guides in the cities from 6 - 7 participants,
* Multilingual tour escort/guide throughout, starting from 8 participants,
* Entrance fees to the monuments indicated in the program,
* Portage of luggage,
* Tips at the hotels and restaurants,
* Our assistance.
* For any trip extension or arrival prior to the tour, the transfers will be added to the above costs.

3. THE BIG SOUTH & KASBAHS by LAND ROVER

7 nights / 8 days
Departure every Saturday (guaranteed departure with minimum 4 participants)

Saturday: Marrakesh
Arrival at Marrakesh Menara airport. Assistance and transfer to your hotel.
Dinner and overnight.

Sunday: Marrakesh
Full day sightseeing of Marrakesh.. Attractions include the Menara Gardens, Bahia Palace, Saadian Tombs and the Koutoubia Mosque. Lunch at the hotel. In the afternoon, visit the famous Djemaa El Fna square with its surrounding souks and handicraft centres. Dinner with oriental show, overnight at the hotel.

Monday: Marrakesh - Ouarzazate - Zagora
Departure by land rover to Ouarzazate via the mountains of the high Atlas passing through the Tich'n'Tichka pass at an altitude of 2260 m. Lunch in Ouarzazate and continue to Zagora via the mountains of the Anti-Atlas. From Agdz, the track road is taken leading through numerous villages and palm groves along the Drâa river. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Tuesday: Zagora - Erfoud
Excursion to Tamegroute, visit the famous library containing old books and documents dating from the 12th century. Visit of the sand dunes of Tinfou. Departure to Erfoud, partly by track road and partly by normal road, through Tansikht and Nkob where splendid sceneries of pre-saharian desert dotted with Berber villages, and of the Sargho mountain massive follow each other perpetually. Stop at Tazzarine, a small Berber village, for lunch. In the afternoon, continue to Erfoud via the villages of Alnif and Rissani, birthplace of the present Alaouites Dynasty. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Wednesday: Erfoud - Tinghir
Early morning, excursion to see the sunrise over the sand-dunes of Merzouga, Back to the hotel for breakfast and continue to the Tinghir Oasis, famous for its magnificent Todghra canyons which rocks reach an altitude of 250 meters. Excursion to the canyons and the possibility for a short hike. Lunch at a restaurant situated at the feet of the canyons.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Tinghir.

Thursday: Tinghir - Ouarzazate
Departure to Boulmane where we enter the Dades canyons for a visit. Via the road of the thousand kasbahs, we continue to EL Kelâa from where we again take the track road to the village of Skoura. On the way, we pass the beautiful kasbah of Amerhidel. Lunch on the way. The track road continue until Ouarzazate following the feet of the Atlas mountains. Dinner and overnight in Ouarzazate.

Friday: Ouarzazate - Marrakesh
Short visit of Ouarzazate including the kasbah of Taourirt and continue to Aït Benhaddhou. This Kasbah is the most famous one in Morocco and has served as decor for many great movies. The Kasbah is actually under UNESCO protection. Continue to Telouet by a track road which is one of the most difficult parts of this tour. We are crossing two riverbeds and are climbing the Atlas Mountains. The scenery is stunning. Visit of the Kasbah of Telouet, former residence of the Glaoui family, one of the most influential families of this region, lunch on the way. Via the Tich'N'tichka pass, continue to Marrakesh. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Optional dinner fantasia show.

Saturday: Marrakesh
Transfer to the airport of Marrakesh, assistance with departure formalities.

PRICE INCLUDES:

* Hotel accommodation based on FB according to the described itinerary,
* Transportation by land rover and Arabic, French speaking driver during the tour.
* Arrival and departure transfer as well as sight seeing in Marrakech by motor coach.
* Multilingual speaking local guide in Marrakesh
* Entrance fees to the monuments indicated in the program,
* Porterage of luggage,
* Tips at the hotels and restaurants

Please contact (012) 460 8382 for rates and dates, or e-mail: info3@duto.co.za

4. VIP SERVICE: PRIVATE TOUR
6 Nights / 7 days or 7 nights / 8 days

For those clients who want to enjoy Morocco at their own pace, in the hotels of their choice, we can provide tailor made private tours.

Transportation Package in Moroccan Dirham

Please contact (012) 460 8382 for rates and dates, or e-mail: info3@duto.co.za

These prices include:

• From 1 to 3 pax: Air-conditioned taxi type Mercedes 300 with French/English-speaking driver
• From 4 to 8 pax: Air-conditioned minibus with French/English-speaking driver
• Local guides in the cities
• Entrance fees to the monuments including the Hassan II Mosque
• Porterage of luggage and tips at airport and hotels
• Assistance
• Supplement for tour escort guide throughout in most common languages:
  

Please contact (012) 460 8382 for rates, or e-mail: info3@duto.co.za

Updated: 2006