Grand Tour to Morocco. New year from Madrid with flights included.

GRAND TOUR - NEW YEAR 2019 FROM MADRID.

12/28/2019: MADRID - TÁNGER 

• 18:30 PM – Presentation at the Madrid airport, AirArabia counter and pick up round-trip boarding passes. 
• 21:05 PM – Flight departure to Tangier 
• 21:30 PM – Flight arrival in Tangier 
• Transfer to the hotel
• Dinner and lodging at the hotel

12/29/2019: TÁNGER - CHEFCHAOUEN – FEZ

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out
• Departure to Chefchaouen, located in the only Intercontinental natural park, declared a natural reserve of the biosphere.
• Chaouen is a village hung in the mountains, filled with white and blue, wise people who are friendly and respectful, and beautiful urban panoramas in decline, precious samples of local handicrafts and peace and serenity that is difficult to find today.
• From here, many often return ith a strong desire to stay longer, talk to friends and family, and find peace.
• Visit of Chefchaouen with local guide
• Free time for lunch at Chaouen
• Departure to Fez, the first of the imperial cities. Its origin dates back to the 8th century. It is also one of the first holy cities of Muslim worship in Morocco and has the pride of hosting on of the oldest universities in the world.
• Arrival to Fez
• Check-in at the hotel and Dinner

12/30/2019: FEZ

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Strolling through the labyrinthine streets of Fez transports us to past worlds where potters, blacksmiths, and craftsmen coexisted with foreign visitors. Smelling the many aromas that fill the atmosphere of the city.
• We will go out to make a visit with local guide of the city of Fez. Following that, will begin with a panoramic view of the city, including the Merinides tombs. Then, we will visit Fez the Jedid, including the Plaza de los Alhuitas, outside the royal palace and Dar el Makhzen.
• We will continue on the walking tour of Fez el Bali. We will visit the Attarin’s spices souk and Jenna’s souk. We will arrive at the square of Nejjarin, where the founduk of the same name is located, and pass by the madrasa of Bounania. We will continue to the square of Seffarin and finish the morning in the district of the Tanners and to see the Teneas.
• Mirrors, perfumes, hens, pigeons, silverware, gold, slippers, sandals, chadors, Djellabas, drums, vegetables, fruits, pottery, ceramics, slabs, spices, portraits of the King, cereals, books, glassware, and everything imaginable… it’s here.
• The constant chattering of the donkeys, loaded with goods from various backgrounds, transports you to another world only broken by the cry of “Balak” with which the owner of the animal warns passers-by of the donkey.
• Lunch at the hotel.
• Free evening
• Free time for dinner
• 20:00 hrs. Optional dinner with folkloric show

31/12/2019: FEZ – IFRANE - SAHARA

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out.
• Departure towards Sahara. On the way we will stop at the village of Ifrane, known as the Moroccan Switzerland, for its snowy mountains, high standard of living and ski slopes.
• Free time for lunch
• In the afternoon, we will continue our route to Erfoud, where we will leave our bus and ride a 4x4 car to our Hostel in Merzouga. Spend the night in tents, next to the dunes of Erg Chebbi at the door or the Sahara Desert from where we can view a spectacular starry sky.
• Dinner and accommodation in tents.

01/01/2020: SAHARA - GARGANTAS DEL TODRA – TINERGHIR - OUARZAZATE

• Sunrise in the Sahara. Its dunes extend to the horizon and some rise more than 150m. The experience of seeing the first rays of sunshine out in the Sahara is breathtaking. Today, it’s necessary to rise early to have an unforgettable date with the sunrise. We will go out at night as well, so we can admire from the dunes – the different shades that the sand is acquiring as the sun rises.
• After a good Berber breakfast we will leave for Ouarzazate, a former garrison of French troops, located in the southern part of the country, rich in agriculture and famous for the dates of its palm groves, the roses that grow on its banks and henna.
• It is also a favorite place of great film directors, which has economically boosted the area and has led to the creation of numerous companies related to the audiovisual world, and employment for many of its inhabitants.
• When we arrive in Tinerghir, we will detour towards the Todra Gorges. There we will be able to admire the wonderful palm groves that help support the heat of these places.
• Free time for lunch.
• Arrival at the hotel, check in and dinner at the hotel.

02/01/2020: OUARZAZATE – AIT BEN HADDOU – TIZNTICHKA - MARRAKECH

• Breakfast at the hotel and check out
• We left for Ait Ben Haddou, one of the geological wonders of this planet, which has been maintained for millennia as a separate universe. We will visit a great fortress that has served as the setting for such renowned films as "Lawrence of Arabia", "Gladiator" and "The Jewel of the Nile". It is made up of several buildings, the ochre of the adobe seems to mix with the dry land over which a large torrent once flowed and which has now become a cropland.
• After the visit of this emblematic place, we leave direction Marrakech, we continue our trip towards the great south of Morocco, for it we will cross the majestic mountains of the High Atlas and the port of Tzi n Tichka, door of entrance to the desert that is to 2.260 meters of height, where we will realize a stop to contemplate the spectacular views that from there are sighted.
• Arrival at the hotel, distribution of rooms and dinner at the hotel.

03/01/2020: MARRAKECH – CASABLANCA

• Guided tour of Marrakech. We begin with the external visit of the Kutubía, the twin tower sister of the Sevillian Giralda. We will visit the gardens of Menara, have a large pond of 30,000 square meters, which was built in the time of the Almohads, who designed a whole system of underground channels to take advantage of the thawing water of the Atlas and thus be able to use it for irrigation. This system is still used after almost 9 centuries of history. We will also visit the Bahia Palace, dedicated by the vizier to one of his favorites, at the end of the 19th century.
• We will finish the visit in Jmaa el Fna Square, the orange juice vendors take advantage of the abundance of this fruit in the region to do their business, while others wear the typical outfits of the old water vendors, although they often do not have a drop and only try to charge tourists for a photo. It really is an amazing place
• Free time for lunch.
• Departure to Casablanca.
• Arrival at the hotel, check in and dinner at the hotel.

04/01/2020: CASABLANCA – RABAT – TANGER – MADRID

• Breakfast at the Hotel and checkout.
• Panoramic visit of Casablanca. In it we will be able to admire the exteriors of the Great Mosque Hassan II. It is one of the few mosques in Morocco that allows the visit to non-Muslim tourists (entrance fee not included).
• Continue to Rabat, capital of the Kingdom of Morocco, located on the Atlantic coast, on the south bank of the river Bu Regreg, which separates it from the neighboring city of Salé. Its foundation dates back to the 2nd century B.C. of which archaeological remains are still preserved in a settlement known as Chellah.
• In 1195, during the Almohad dynasty, Yaqub al-Mansur planned the construction of a large city covering more than four hundred hectares, surrounded by imposing walls and fortifications with five large gates. A large mosque with four hundred columns was to be erected there to surpass the Giralda of Seville and the Koutoubia of Marrakech, but the works were stopped after his death in 1199. Only the 44-metre minaret called Torre Hasan survived, twenty fewer than initially planned.
• Free time for lunch.
• 13:00 Continuation to Tangier.
• 15:00 Arrival at Tangier Airport
• 18:00h. plane boarding direction to Madrid
• 21:30h. Arrival in Madrid
• End of our services.