8-Day Morocco Imperial Cities Tour with Fez, Marrakech and Volubilis

• Upon your arrival, meet your tour representative at the airport and transfer to your hotel or riad, where you can rest and freshen up.

• After breakfast, visit the grand Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.
• Then head to Rabat to discover the Kasbah of Oudaya, built by Yaakoub Al Mansour, Hassan Tower, and the Mohammed V Mausoleum. Rabat is the fourth-largest city in Morocco and one of the country's four imperial cities. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean at the Bou Regreg River. The Moroccan capital was also awarded second place in CNN's "Top Travel Destinations of 2013."
• Explore Dar al-Makhzen, the King's Castle, an experience only permitted in Rabat.
• Drive to your hotel for an overnight stay.

• Today, after breakfast, continue to your next destination, Fez, one of the most important stops on the tour. It is the oldest of the imperial cities and is well known as the economic capital for the expertise of its artisans and merchants. Fez is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is believed to be one of the world's largest car-free urban areas.
• Once you arrive, you will be dropped off at your accommodation, where you will spend the night and have dinner.

• Meet your tour guide at the hotel or riad around 9:30 pm.
• Marvel at the magnificent gates of the Royal Palace in Morocco.
• Stroll through the Jewish Quarter (Mellah), near Fes Jdid.
• Drive to the southern fortress and enjoy panoramic views of Old Fez.
• Discover the pottery quarter during a short drive around the ramparts.
• Go to one of the entrances of Old Fez (the Medina), from where you can begin touring the medina.
• Visit Moulay Idriss Mausoleum and the UNESCO-listed old medina of Fez.
• Continue to Nejjarine Fountain, a traditional public fountain.
• Head on to discover Bou Inania Madrasa, as well as the Mosque and University of al-Qarawiyyin.
• See the Chouara Tannery, the largest and one of the oldest tanneries in the city.
• Continue through the alleyways, home to many merchants and artisans displaying their products.
• Drive back to your hotel or riad.

After breakfast, head toward Meknes. On the way, stop at Volubilis so you can discover more about the Roman Empire, then continue to Moulay Idriss and Meknes. The charm of Meknes lies in its setting, a beautiful area with trees at the foot of the mountains of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, and it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Get the chance to experience a typical Roman legacy left behind by the ancient Roman civilization, located on the banks of the Khoumane River on the outskirts of Meknes.

Dinner in your riad or hotel in Fez.

• After breakfast in your hotel or riad, drive to your final destination, Marrakech, passing through the Middle Atlas and the cities of Imouzzer, Ifrane - the "little Switzerland" of Morocco - and Azrou, the homeland of the monkeys. Continue via Meknes before taking the highway to Marrakech.
• Drop off at your riad or hotel.

Go on a private tour of the old medina of Marrakech. Your visit will include Jemaa el-Fna, El Koutoubia Mosque, Majorelle Gardens, and many other sights that this red pearl of Morocco has to offer.

Dine and enjoy an overnight stay in your hotel or riad.

• Drive either to Casablanca or Marrakech Airport, depending on the location of your departure.