12D9N Charming Morocco Tour

Depart Singapore and get ready for a country where African, Arab, and European cultures intertwine. A land of tolerance, a blend of cultures and religions, a country known for its amazing hospitality. The fascinating mixture of history, art, food, music, and architecture make it an unforgettable destination. 

Dinner

• Transfer to hotel
• Special welcome dinner at 'The Ricks Café': Rick's Café Casablanca is a restaurant, bar, and café located in Casablanca, Morocco. It was designed to resemble the bar in Casablanca made famous by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in the movie classic, Casablanca!

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

• The Mosque Hassan II: A mosque located in Casablanca built partly on the sea. It is a religious and cultural complex built on 9 hectares and includes a prayer room, ablution room, baths, a Quranic school (madrasah), a library, and a museum. The prayer hall can accommodate 25,000 congregants, with a total area of 20,000 m². The esplanade can accommodate 80,000 - 105,000 congregants. The Mosque Hassan II is one of the largest mosques in the world, and has a minaret with a height of 210m, the highest in the world. 
  
  
• Quartier Habous: Is one of the most picturesque places in Casablanca. It is a neighbourhood of the city with a quiet marketplace. With no crowds, it is considered the new medina of the city.
  
  
• Kasbah Oudaya: Set in Morocco's capital on the mouth of the Bou Regreg river, the Udayas Kasbah (also known as Oudayas Kasbah) is one of the country's most unique sites, built in the 12th century. 
  
  
• Hassan Tower: Ordered by Sultan Yaqoub al Mansour to build the tower that was supposed to be the largest minaret in the world. His death in 1199 stopped construction on the mosque. Despite the incompleteness, the construction consists of several walls and 200 columns that were supposed to be a mosque and have an undeniable charm. 
  
  
• Mohamed V Mausoleum: King Hassan II commissioned the construction for his late father, Mohamed V, in the year 1962. Construction was completed in 1971. Sultan Mohamed V ruled over Morocco for two terms. He is remembered and noted for his efforts in the fight for Morocco's independence. Both his sons, King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah were buried alongside him. 

(Breakfast, Lunch)

• The Famous “Blue City”: A magical place that's known by many, especially Instagram and Pinterest users, as the Blue City. The Berber city was founded in 1471 with the construction of its walled kasbah and fortress (defense against the Portuguese). Chefchaouen translates to 'blue pearl', and it is indeed a rare, stunning gem. If you love Santorini and other Greek villages that defy gravity with their Lego-like stacked structures on cliffs and hillsides, you'll adore Chefchaouen!
  
  
• The Old Town 

• The Medina

• Visit famous Instagrammable stops

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• Meknes - A city in northern Morocco, is famed for its former imperial presence, and one of its most notable relics is Bab Mansour, a massive gate with arches and mosaic tiles. The gate serves as a gateway to the official imperial city. Sultan Moulay Ismail's mausoleum ruled as sultan here in the 17th century.

• Bab El Mansour -  the main gate of the Old Town of Meknes in Morocco. It is one of the largest and most impressive gates in the country. The gate structure was completed in 1732 by Mulay Abdullah who was the son of Sultan Mulay Ismail.  The gate marks the main entrance of the imperial palace built for Isa Mulay and the ancient city of Meknes. The gate structure has been part of the Meknes protected heritage since 1914 and since 1996 has been used as a World Heritage Site along with the Old Town of Meknes.

• Volubilis - One of the best-preserved Roman monuments in Morocco. Volubilis, a city in the extreme southwest of the Roman Empire, was founded before the Christian era when the region was a part of the kingdom of Mauretania. It was also one of the most remote cities in the Roman Empire.

• Moulay Idriss - a sacred Muslim city and the final resting place of Moulay Idris Al Akbar, the Prophet Muhammad's great-grandson. a town in northern Morocco that is situated across two hills at Mount Zerhoun's base.

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• The Medina of Fes - Founded in the 9th Century and home to the oldest university in the world, Fez reached its height in the 13th-14th centuries under the Marinids, when it replaced Marrakesh as the capital of the kingdom, enjoy some free time shopping before dinner.

• Attarine Medersa - Located on the edge of the spice and perfume market in the fascinating medina of Fez, Morocco. It's proximity to the spice and perfume market gave rise to Medersa el-Attarine's Arabic name. It was commissioned to be built by the Marinid Sultan Ya'qub Abu Said Uthman II and was completed in 1325.

• Nejjarine Square - In the heart of the Medina, close to the carpenter's souk, Nejjarine Square is one of Fez's most beautiful historic squares, best known for its distinctive centerpiece - the Nejjarine water fountain.

• Batha Museum - Before becoming a museum in 1915, the building was once a beautiful palace of Arab-Andalusian style, built by Moulay el Hassan in the late nineteenth century.

• Quaraouiyine Mosque - Morocco’s second-largest mosque, built in 857, is one of the world’s oldest universities located in the Moroccan city of Fez. Founded in AD 859, the University of al-Qarawiyyin has stood for centuries as a prestigious center of science and technology.

• Chouara Tannery - The largest tannery in the city, built in the 11th century. It is located in the Fes el Bali, the oldest medina quarter of the city. The tanning industry has been continually operating in the same fashion as it did in the early centuries, today, the tanning industry in the city is considered of the main tourist attractions. The tanneries are packed with the round stone vessels filled with dye or white liquids for softening the hides.

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

• Ifrane
• Erfoud
• Midelt
• Errachidia
• Glamping in Sahara - Enjoy modern home comforts in a traditional setting, you can enjoy an unforgettable evening, accompanied by traditional Berber music, under an incredible sky filled with stars, sunset and sunrise, a view not to be missed. It is a once-in-a-lifetime getaway opportunity from the crowds of the cities and be entertained by the beauty of the desert experience.

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• Camel Sunrise Tour - A trip to the Sahara Desert in Morocco is an experience everyone should grasp at least once in their lifetime. A journey worth the trip as you will embark on new fond memories that would last for a lifetime. Be entertained by its breathtaking cinematics and enjoy the beautiful sight of its soft sand, camels and the clear and vast sky in the day and the millions of bright and shining stars through the night. A peaceful experience one must not miss as it's often rarely known to most of the western world.

• Gorges of Todra

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

• Kasbah Taourirt - Built in the 19th century and reached the height of importance during the 1930s, when the el Glaoui powers were at their peak. The palace has close to 300 rooms and within the kasbah were more than 20 riads.

• Atlas Studio - Stretches across northern Africa, Atlas Film Studios is the largest film studio in the world. Covering more than 322,000 square feet of the desert, a definite popular tourist attraction and destination.

• Ait Benhaddou Kasbah - A fortified city full of towering kasbahs and crumbling walls took beatings from the brutal rains, its citizens defected into more modern digs on the other side of the Ounila River, except for a stubborn few that remain in the formerly majestic ksar. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, Ait Benhaddou was once a major stop along the caravan route between Marrakech and the Sahara.

(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

• Koutoubia

• The Bahia Palace

• The Souks - Located in the very heart of the Medina, the most famous of Morocco for their diversity and atmosphere the souks of Marrakech are unique in the world in their organization and size. Enjoy some free time shopping before dinner.

• Jamâa El Fna Square

• Chez Ali Shows with Dinner

(Breakfast)

• Transfer to the Marrakech Airport
  
  (Qatar Airways will be flying out from Casablanca.)

Arrive Singapore.