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Overview
This 15-night journey is a vivid tapestry of cultures, customs, cuisines and enchanting cities. Enjoy guided visits in Madrid, Cordoba, Seville, Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, Fez and Granada. Savour tapas and enjoy an olive oil tasting, be entertained by exotic Flamenco Dancers and Immerse yourself in exotic Moroccan cities' full culture.
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Itinerary
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Landscapes of Spain & Morocco Journeys
Day 1 Madrid
A private transfer will meet you at the airport and transfer you to your hotel.
At 19:00, meet with your Tour Director (TD) at the hotel´s Reception Desk for a welcome meeting. You will also meet your fellow travellers. Your TD will give you all the relevant details of the city and will inform you of the schedule for the following day.
The rest of the day is at leisure.
Overnight stay in Madrid at the Barcelo Torre Madrid
Day 2 Madrid
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Set out for a morning city discovery tour and enjoy one of the most exciting cities in the world, Madrid. See the highlights and discover the passion of this amazing city.
Afternoon at leisure to continue exploring the wonders this city has to offer or join the optional excursion to Toledo (extra cost).
In the early evening, join your fellow travellers for an authentic Welcome Tapas Dinner at a local restaurant.
Overnight stay in Madrid at the Barcelo Torre Madrid
Day 3 Madrid Merida Seville
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Depart southwards to Merida, our first destination of the day. Mérida, the capital of Extremadura, in western Spain, was founded by the Romans in the 1st century BC. There are still remains of the ancient city, such as the spectacular Roman Theater (entrance included). Enjoy some time at leisure.
Overnight stay in Seville at the NH Collection
Day 4 Seville
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Today you’ll explore romantic Seville on a city tour. Visit the city’s Jewish Quarter, with its labyrinth of narrow streets dating to the time of Moorish rule. Afternoon is at leisure for you to enjoy the city of light.
Overnight stay in Seville at the NH Collection
Day 5 Seville Cordoba Granada
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Depart to Cordoba, a landmark of enormous heritage from a splendorous past. You´ll visit its impressive Mosque, now a Christian Cathedral, and its narrow Arabian-style streets. Bond for Granada, most magic city in Spain, driving through endless olive oil groves.
In the early evening, join your fellow travellers to experience the most authentic Gypsy Flamenco show in Spain, including dinner. An evening not to forget.
Overnight stay in Granada at the Occidental Granada
Day 6 Granada
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Today´s highlight will be the visit to Alhambra Palace, most special Spanish World Heritage Site. The ornately decorated domes and archways are a testament to the brilliance of Moorish craftsmen. Located on a hilltop on the west bank of the River Darro, it also offers views across the entire city.
Enjoy rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight stay in Granada at the Occidental Granada
Day 7 Granada Toledo Madrid
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Farewell Granada and venture for the impressive Imperial city of Toledo, World Heritage City, where the three cultures Christians, Moorish and Jewish, have lived together for centuries. Enjoy a guided city tour of this historical old town through its narrow streets.
Once back in our eternal and beloved in Madrid, join your fellow travellers for a final Farewell dinner.
Overnight stay in Madrid at the Barcelo Torre Madrid
Day 8 Madrid Casablanca
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Take a private transfer to the airport for your flight to Casablanca (flight not included). If you wish to add with us, please check out our optional extras.
A private transfer will meet you at the Casablanca airport and transfer you to your hotel.
At 19:00, meet with your Tour Director at the hotel´s Reception desk for a welcome meeting. You will also meet your journey’s fellow travellers. This evening you will enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Overnight stay in Casablanca at 5-star Le Palace D'Anfa
Day 9 Casablanca Rabat Fez
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Guided city tour through the most interesting sections of the city, Anfa Boulevard, Nations square, residential areas and visit from the outside of the Hassan II grand mosque.
We farewell Casablanca and depart to Rabat. City capital of the country, we will visit the exterior of the Royal Palace, the Mohamed V Mausoleum and the Hassan Tower.
We continue our journey towards Fez, where we will be staying for 3 nights. Join your fellow travellers for an authentic Moorish welcome dinner.
Overnight stay in Fez at 5-star Les Merinides
Day 10 Fez
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Enjoy a morning city tour of the most ancient and monumental of the Imperial Cities visiting the most interesting points: the 7 gates of the Royal Palace, Jewish Quarters or Mellah, gate of Bab Bou Jelous and a walking tour of the “Medina” (Old City), declared World Heritage Site.
Spend the remainder of the day at leisure exploring this amazing city.
Tonight you will enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Overnight stay in Fez at 5-star Les Merinides
Day 11 Fez Meknes Volubilis Fez
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Depart to the Imperial City of Meknes, where you will visit the Walls of Bab el Mansour and the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, the only mosque in all of Morocco where non-Muslims are allowed.
Stretching atop the Jebel Zerhoun plateau in Northern Morocco, the Roman ruins of Volubilis are a striking sight, especially in summer when its abloom with wildflower Some of the best-preserved ruins in Northern Africa, this UNESCO World Heritage site offers a glimpse into ancient Morocco.
Tonight you will enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Overnight stay in Fez at 5-star Les Merinides
Day 12 Fez Erfoud Merzouga (dunes of the Sahara Desert)
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Departure through the gentle mountains of the Middle Atlas. Continuation by a beautiful route of Berber life. Arrival in Erfoud at the limits of the great Sahara Desert. Change of transport from the bus to the 4 x 4 vehicles to cross the desert to the dunes where our camp is located.
Arrive at your luxury Desert Camp for a night among the Dunes. Enjoy a traditional Berber dinner at your luxury camp, under the stars, and right in the middle of the dunes.
Overnight stay in Merzouga at the Golden Camps Luxury Camp.
Day 13 Merzouga Kelaa M'Gouna Ouarzazate
Enjoy a full breakfast while you see the sun coming up through the dunes.
Departure to the city of Tinerhir. We will discover today one of the most beautiful natural sights of your journey, the Todra Gorges. Continuation to Kelaa M'Gouna, a small town where excellent roses are grown. Here begins the "Route of the Kasbahs". This name refers to the adobe constructions with crenellated towers and raw brick decorations. Sometimes authentic fortified towns. They are located in an spectacular landscape. If the ancient kasbahs seduce with their evocative power, the landscape moves you with the strength of its contrasts, its luminosity, and its silence. It is one of the most attractive and requested routes in Africa.
Continuation to Ouarzazate.
Tonight you will enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Overnight stay in Ouarzazate at Karam Palace
Day 14 Ouarzazate Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou Marrakech
Enjoy your daily breakfast at the hotel.
Departure to the Kasbah Taourirt. In other times residence of the pasha of Marrakech. Visit of the interior of this where the pacha's chambers and the places of the favorites stand out. We continue to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Built in adobe and sloping down the hill. This photogenic city has been used in celluloid masterpieces like Orson Welles' “Sodom and Gomorrah” and the blockbuster The Jewel of the Nile.
Depart towards Marrakech, Moroccan Southern Capital, and located within an extensive oasis between the Atlas Mountains and the pre-desert area.
Tonight you will enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Overnight stay in Marrakech at the 5-star Kenzi Rose
Day 15 Marrakech
Enjoy a full buffet breakfast at your hotel.
Join a city discovery tour visiting, the Koutoubia Tower, twin tower of the Giralda in Seville and Saadines Tombs. The Bay Palace, walk around the medina, souks and the magic Jma El Fna Square, which is packed with fortune tellers, snake charmers, acrobats, and dancers all of which makes the centre of the city an open-air theatre that requires the participation of the audience.
Tonight you will enjoy a farewell dinner .
Overnight stay in Marrakech at the 5-star Kenzi Rose
Day 16 Marrakech
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before a private transfer takes you to the airport. (flight not included)
Accommodation
Barceló Torre de Madrid
Madrid
The ideal accommodation to discover Madrid in the most comfortable way. This signature design hotel is located in the Plaza de España, a stone's throw from Gran Vía, a 10-minute walk from the Royal Palace of Madrid and a 15-minute walk from Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor.
It has 258 fully equipped rooms, perfectly combining modernity and sophistication. Designed to guarantee the highest quality standards , these rooms have everything necessary to satisfy the most demanding guests, whether traveling for business or pleasure.
It has first-class facilities typical of a 5-star hotel. Among them, a sophisticated bar on the ground floor, meeting rooms for holding all kinds of events, restaurants where you can savor exquisite dishes and a Wellness area with a gym for those who wish to keep fit.
Endowed with a singular and exclusive character, the spectacular building where the hotel resides represents a symbol for the city not only because of its magnificent location, but also because for several years it was considered the tallest concrete building in the world.
Hotel NH Collection Sevilla
Seville
Formerly known as NH Central Convenciones, hotel has a privileged position in Seville’s financial and business district. The historical area is a short walk away. And the public transport links are first-class so getting around the city couldn’t be easier.
Like the rest of the hotel, rooms are contemporary and comfortable, with deluxe touches including rain showers and pillow menus.
Occidental Granada
Granada
The Occidental Granada hotel (a member of the Barceló Hotel Group) is located in one of the best areas of the city, very close to Calle Recogidas, which connects the hotel with the center, and next to one of the stops of the new Granada metro. Both the Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions and the Science Park, one of Andalusia's cultural landmarks, are just a few steps away.
The Occidental Granada hotel is a place where you can feel the magic of Granada, enjoying both its privileged location and the services of a hotel that is a member of the Barceló Hotel Group.
Le Palace D'Anfa
Casablanca
Enjoying a unique location in the center of the golden triangle of Casablanca, near the department stores, Le Palace d'Anfa is located a 30 minute-drive from the Casablanca's Mohammed V airport, and five minutes from the historical monument that makes the pride of a whole nation, namely the Hassan II mosque.
As a worthy ambassador of the art of living, the Palace d’Anfa Hotel Casablanca is one of the most prestigious hotels in Morocco. Being a place where intimacy meets boldness, the hotel has always been for the business community the privileged place for meetings and events where they offer you in all circumstances a service characterized by excellence.
Hotel Les Merinides
Fes
Get the celebrity treatment with world-class service at Les Mérinides
Perched on the hills of Fez, Les Mérinides hotel invites you to explore the historical wonders of a city full of heritage. A Moroccan restaurant is located on the third floor, with views of the the Medina and offers a combination of Moroccan and international cuisine served in a refined atmosphere.
Golden Camps Luxury Camp
Merzouga
Golden Camp is a family-run camp and each of the team members are carefully chosen to guarantee the best service for our clients. All the staff is multilingual in Berber, Moroccan Arabic, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Italian languages.
All the team that forms the Golden Camp welcomes you to make your stay unforgettable.
Hotel Karam Palace
Ouarzazate
Built in 1985 in the style of the country, with noble materials and all the modern comfort. It is on a hill which offers an exceptional panorama on the valley of Ouarzazate wadi and the mountains of the Anti-Atlas. The Karam Palace Hotel opens the doors to the desert and adventure. Located only 600 m from the Kasbah of Taourirt and the Cinema Museum and 900 m from the city centre and Al Mouahidine Square. Karam Palace is the perfect choice for business and leisure travellers.
Kenzi Rose Hotel
Marrakech
Born from the magic of its mythical city "Marrakesh" and its location in the heart of the "L'Hivernage" district, one of the most popular areas of the city. KENZI ROSE GARDEN welcomes you to its majestic park, one of the first nurseries in Marrakech, and promises you an experience that you will be longing to renew.
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