Day 1 Thu. BOARD YOUR OVERNIGHT TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT

Day 2 Fri. ARRIVAL IN CASABLANCA, MOROCCO
Check into your hotel. Later, meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers.

Day 3 Sat. CASABLANCA-RABAT-MEKNES-FEZ
A short ride along the coast to Rabat, once a lair of the corsairs and now the country’s capital. Sightseeing includes the Royal Palace, Hassan Tower, and the Casbah of Ouidais. You are reminded of the time when Morocco was the Roman province of Mauretania as you visit the fine Roman Relics of Chellah and its gardens. Next stop, Meknes—see its monumental gates, mosques, palaces, and miles of protective walls. Travel east towards Fez, Morocco’s most enchanting city. (B,D)

Day 4 Sun. FEZ
At leisure in ancient Fez, which occupies a position of outstanding scenic beauty and is blessed with an ample supply of water. Visit the Medina on the optional sightseeing tour and watch the crowds of Berbers in their flowing robes as they buy and sell their goods, accompanied by veiled women. (B)

Day 5 Mon. FEZ-ERFOUD
Travel today into the very heart of Morocco. Morning break in the quiet, French-built alpine resort of Ifrane. Verdant cedar forests give way to volcanic mountains and wind-swept plains as you motor across the Middle Atlas range to Midelt. Pass fortified mud-and-straw villages. Descend into the spectacular Ziz Gorges and arrive in Er-Rachidia, an important crossroad once controlled by the French Foreign Legion. Afterwards, the landscape becomes progressively more arid, and you enter a stony desert. On your last stretch to Erfoud, an unexpected and breathtaking surprise: the miraculous and peaceful oasis of Ziz Valley. (B,D)

Day 6 Tue. ERFOUD
The best choice today is an included excursion to Rissani to see the Mausoleum of Moulay Ali Sharif, the first ruler of the Alawite Dynasty. (B,D)

Day 7 Wed. ERFOUD-THE ROAD OF A THOUSAND KASBAHS-OUARZAZATE
Enjoy the drive through the eastern slopes of the Atlas Mountains and arrive at the Tinerhir oasis with its green valley of palms and local villages. Drive north to the impressive Todra Gorge, then west along the Du Dades Valley to the film capital of Morocco, Ouarzazate, for an overnight stay. (B,D)

Day 8 Thu. OUARZAZATE-AIT BANNADDOU-TIZI-N-TICHKA PASS-MARRAKESH
Enjoy an orientation drive this morning in Ouarzazate, famous for its film studios and a visit of the Kasbah de Taorirt. Next to Ait Bannaddou, a Kasbah famous as a film location. Pass through picturesque villages surrounded by craggy mountains while motoring towards the 7,414-foot-high Tizin- Tichka Pass in the heart of the High Atlas Mountains. Each new twist in the road leads to a different, more dramatic landscape. Leaving the pass behind, the landscape gradually changes to a green mantle. Afternoon arrival in the red-colored imperial city of Marrakesh, justly reputed the most fascinating of all Moroccan cities. (B,D)

Day 9 Fri. MARRAKESH
The highlight this morning is the included city sightseeing. You’ll really feel as if you’ve stopped the march of time. Marrakesh has always been a meeting place—first just a group of nomad tents, now a bustling city. An optional evening excursion will be a fitting choice to end the day. (B)

Day 10 Sat. MARRAKESH-CASABLANCA
Leave Morocco’s magical city of Marrakesh for the journey northwest back to Casablanca. In the afternoon see the sights in the company of a Local Guide. (B,D)

Day 11 Sun. YOUR HOMEBOUND FLIGHT ARRIVES THE SAME DAY (B)