4 nights, 5 days: North Morocco: Casablanca - Rabat - Fez - Mekness - Chaouen - Tangier

4 nights, 5 days: North Morocco: Casablanca - Rabat - Fez - Mekness - Chaouen - Tangier

541,00 € Half Board Option per person

All prices are listed as a sample orientation, for a minimum 10 pax, please ask for our professional or partner discounts if you are to bring your own ready formed group along.

Discover Morocco from it's capital today in Rabat, to it's Islamic origin and first city, Fez, through to the mountain aesthetic and indigenous berber traditions,  into today, all within 6 days, with one entire day for leisure & rest, planned in Fez.

Arrival Flight

Arrival in Casablanca, head to Rabat the capital of Morocco today.

Check in at our Hotel by the ancient medina in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.

Wake up in Rabat to Discover Morocco

During our morning in Rabat, present-day capital of Morocco, wel visit the Palace of Hassan II, King’s Mausoleum and the old fortress towns, Udaya and Chella. Afterwards enjoy snacks and a nice walk before transferring to Fes where we will spend the night.

Discover Rabat & Fes, Political vs Spiritual Capitals of Morocco

In the morning we will receive a formal introduction to Rabat , the capital of Morocco. Though brief, our time there will be valuable to highlight the capital of a culturally diverse and very rich country.

After this and depending on the time when we finish we may lunch on the way or at the main square at Mekness. Our intention is to move onto Fes and check-inn to our hotel there for more comfort, then leave to Fez for an afternoon and evening visit there including dinner before returning to our hotel in Fes to sleep. After a quick first contact with the Medina in Fez, will allow us for a jump-start into a more formal city tour the next morning, allowing us to enjoy the city at a more leisurely pace on the next day.

Check-in to our hotel in Fez

Second day at our hotel for a nice day in Fez

Leisurely Excursion to the Medina of Fez

Our day in Fez will be provided by a morning tour into the ancient Medina of Fez,  covering some of the most significant sites, mosques and mausoleums, to later provide lunch and free time for shopping. Please feel free to browse our city guide section below or ask us for further recommendations.

The City

Life in this sand-coloured city can seem provincial at times but this ancient feeingl only adds to its charm, and its sense of otherness: while donkeys still navigate the Medina as the main mode of transport for goods, you will see everything from cases of Coca-Cola to mattresses perched expertly and delicately atop the backs of docile beasts.

Fès is known for its handicrafts, and particularly for its famous blue and white tiles. Arabic is the main language in Morocco but French is widely spoken so it gets easier to get around compared to many other Arabic countries. People in Fès are exceptionally friendly and hospitable, and they love to talk to travellers and to proudly boast about their city. If you speak with locals for any length of time, be prepared to be invited to their house for tea – this is a genuine and innocent offer, so do not shy away from it, as it is a great way to get to know people and to get a feel for life here.

Do & See

As the third largest city in Morocco, Fès has a vast cultural heritage and a historic value for the region, and in the three districts Medina, Fès el Jedid and Ville Nouvelle, an ancient past meets the modern world: the decades of French rule in Morocco have left a unique influence that is visible in the infrastructure and cuisine. Be prepared that you can easily lose yourself in the many sights of the maze-like and car-free Old Town that, on the other hand, is absolutely worth the adventure. As the Medina is not for tourists only, due to its integral part in daily life, and in conducting business, you can here experience the traditional life.

Dining

Fès has a delightful dining scene with plenty of traditional Moroccan cuisine rounded out by chic European, an particularly French inspired eateries. Due to the temperate climate, many restaurants have outdoor gardens or patios, which add an enchanting element to the experience of traditional Moroccan food culture.

Cafes

No matter where you stop in Fès, you can always get Maghrebi mint tea, the traditional light sugared green tea with mint leaves that will refresh you throughout the whole day. Many of the cafés are delightfully French-inspired, with a delectable array of sweets and pastries. Note that most of the buildings in Fès shorter streets are not assigned numbers, so keep track of the streets' names only.

Shopping

Fès is a wonderland of shopping, with endless stalls in the medina, and quite a few there in particular. It is always expected that you will bargain over prices, and most shopkeepers give discounts for buying more than one item – also, the discount will grow with every additional item purchased.

Breakfast in Mekness

We will start the day out with a second breakfast and some shopping time in Mekness, before heading to visit the Mausoleum of Mulay Idriss, in the mountains nearby, and on our way North through them.

Mountain Route into Chaouen, then Tangier ready for Spain.

On this day, having seen the more important Imperial and spiritual capitals of Morocco, we will start to experience it's rural livelihood and the richness of it's natural landscapes and mountains. Here we will come to know other cultural pockets present in Morocco which are very popular and important, the 'Jibly' mountain cultures which belong to different ethnic backgrounds we may consider 'arabised' Berbers indigenous to Morocco nowadays, particularly to the North.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chefchaouen

Check in at Tangier Hotel - Ready for Spain!

Departure Arrangements to be detailed along with booking confirmation.

Historical Introduction

The scope and interest of Al-Andalus is immense since Al-Andalus was in fact the first monarchic democracy to be established in Europe, in the IXth Century. As a foundation stone of Europe and the modern world, we should try to come close to Al-Andalus, learn more about it. We might find clues about our world, how to live in it better and avoid falling into the same mistakes.

This is what Al-Andalus Experience is about, for you to get beyond the veils of your daily life and step into the true lands of Al-Andalus through it's generous heritage which can most be witnessed in Cordoba and Granada provinces.

Unfortunately there is a general miss culture which has lead to offering the worldwide public a'historicalpantomime' going as far as to bend history into a series of fables and chronicles which in many cases pay little tribute reality. This is well known to modern Spanish historians and researchers and we know exactly where the mistakes or'blackholes' are in both popular and official account of history. As an organization we are in touch with researchers and historians as well as publishers and editors, it is our intention to rediscover the true history of Al-Andalus and we’re working on several projects in this line. Through our tours we invite you to participate in the memory of Al-Andalus and also help you actively to discover it.

Al-Andalus Experience originally emerged partly due to the lack of a service that goes about solving logistic problems for Muslim travellers in Spain. A great part of our team and collaborators are of Muslim faith and religion, hence we appreciate the needs and interests of Muslim travellers.

It is evident that our world needs to go beyond the veils and prejudice of labels, to hold respect for the diverse nature of humanity, if we are to walk into a peaceful and blessed future.

RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA, ARIANS AND TRINITARIANS

Because of the size and geography of the Iberian Peninsula, there has always been many different'pockets'of population. These pockets where extended around the country in a very decentralized and disperse manner. As to religion, the Visigoths where Arian – followers of Ario – a form of Christianity which had extended throughout the Roman Empire during the 4th century and which negated trinity, considering it a form of polytheism. Though there weren't confrontations with the so called'orthodoxChristians', the majority of Hispano-Roman population was Catholic, defenders of the idea of three personalities of one same God.

The global picture of Europe until then had been very divided, religious views within Christianity not being an exception. In the peninsula, thousands of slaves, many of whom were Germanic, joined with their kin, who had become the real masters of Spain. In this equation we must not forget about the large population of Jews which spread out through Europe and the Iberian Peninsula. The further the aristocratic power changed from milder Arianism to Catholicism, which was completing itself by the 8th century, times got worse for the Jews.

The Catholics where an aristocratic minority of only around 12% including clerics who held much corruption and confusion at this time, weak knowledge and lack of a consensus or any religious criteria. Moreover, they where opposed by a mass of what they considered as'heretic'Christian movements throughout the entire peninsula. Within the Visigoths there weren't only Arian Christians but also Priscilian, following another old Unitarian Christian, Priscilio, with similar views to Ario.

Private Package Standards

Our ‘Private Tour’ offer has recently been re-designed towards an independent travel experience, so that now you may choose from a wider range of options including: general planning & advice, accommodation at the selected standard, tickets to the main highlight monuments listed in the itinerary; we provide options towards: meals, city and monument tours, transport and travel assistant guides from our organisation.

Please read on, or start a new trip by filling in this bookings & info form.

Accommodation and standard  choices are given and then confirmed for each individual plan, from hostels or tourist apartments, to 5 star hotels, you may have these revised during our planning process to match your budget or any alternative city order to our sample plans, we will append all of your booking vouchers here conveniently after confirmation.

Our standard price is offered per person sharing one double room at the standard selected with one person from your group; triple rooms receive a small discount yet cannot always be guaranteed. Single room upgrades are offered as a supplement upon the double room rate, according to the accommodation standard and type.

Meal options are offered at our favorite selection of Local Halal Restaurants, you will be able to choose your favorite establishment throughout your time in town. If you don’t want any meals to be booked, please tell us during the booking process.

The monuments included are listed in each plan. We usually include bookings for the main Islamic Heritage Sites at each city, plus a series of museums or expositions of a particular interest to the historical narration and understanding of each town. However these tours are all optional and you may plan your trip or event as a blank page from any city or natural location in Andalusia, Spain.

Our Guides are NOT included in our private tours unless chosen specifically within the booking confirmation process.

We have two distinct types of guide. You may like to hire a Local Travel Assisting Guide/Local Muslim Guide from our crew to assist you along with the tour. Official UNESCO World Heritage Guide for a detailed Monument Tour. Again these choices will be option provided throughout the booking process after you request information on any of our tours or holiday escape packages.

Transport & guidance options are offered during the booking process, to make sure you book the adequate service to your own desired standard.

The minimum group size in our private and independent packages start from 1 traveler and over, but will be specified in the ‘Price Terms’ of each offer according to the services included.

We can also offer competitive flight bookings, though third party collaborators, with ease at best standards for groups.We do not include travel insurance by default, but can also offer it as an optional extra.

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