7-Day Morocco the Imperial Cities from Costa del Sol (C-770)

About this experience

This seven-day guided tour from Costa del Sol explores Morocco’s imperial cities and cultural heritage. Starting with a ferry crossing to Tangier and a panoramic tour including Cape Spartel, the trip continues to Volubilis’ Roman ruins and Meknés’ stunning medina. The journey progresses to Fes, with an extensive tour of its UNESCO-listed medina and artisan neighborhoods. Stops also include Casablanca’s Hassan II Mosque and Marrakesh’s vibrant souks, palaces, and cultural squares. In Rabat, key monuments like the Mausoleum of Mohamed V and Kasbah Oudayas are visited. The tour concludes with a ferry crossing back to Costa del Sol.

Experience type

Multi day tour

Duration

7 days

Booking in advance

Book at least 3 weeks in advance.

Categories

Arts and culture · Bus or minivan tour · Bus tour · Multiday

What's included

• Accommodation and daily buffet breakfast. • 2 lunches, 4 dinners. • Fast-Ferry tickets. • Transportation by air conditioned coach with free WI-FI onboard. • Multi-lingual tour escort. • Sightseeing tour with local guide in Fes, Marrakesh and Rabat. • Travel Insurance. Accommodation (Selected Hotels or similar) • Tangier: Hilton Garden Inn (B) / Hilton City Center (A) • Fes: Zalagh Parc Palace / Heritage (B) / Zalagh Parc Palace (A) • Marrakesh: Zalagh Kasbah (B) / Palm Plaza (A) • Rabat: Rihab (B) / Le Diwan / Farah Rabat (A)

Please note

• A minimum of 12 passengers is required to operate the tour. In exceptional circumstances, if the number of registered passengers should fall below the required minimum and in order to maintain our commitment to guaranteed departures, the tour may proceed without a guide, accompanied instead by an expert driver/guide. • Not wheelchair accessible • Animals or Pets NOT allowed • Due to coach capacity limitations, each passenger is allowed one suitcase (maximum 20 kg) and one carry-on bag • Passengers are required to clear customs with their own luggage. • The itinerary can be modified without substantial variation of services.

Itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1

   (Sunday) COSTA DEL SOL-TANGIER (Ferry) (230 km)

   Departure from the Costa del Sol to embark for Tangier crossing the Strait of Gibraltar. Arrival in Morocco and guided panoramic tour to know the surroundings of Tangier, Grottos de Hercules (ticket not included) and Cape Spartel. Free time. Possibility of an extra excursion to Tetuan. Dinner and accommodation.

2. 2
   Day 2

   (Monday) TANGIER-VOLUBILIS-MEKNÉS-FES (350 km)

   Breakfast and departure, through the Middle Atlas, towards Fes. First stop in Volubilis to visit its Roman ruins, the main road Decumanus Máximo, which begins at the gate of Tangier and ends at the Arc de Triomphe of Caracalla of 217 AD. It is paved and surrounded by spacious and decorated houses. Continuation to Meknés, one of the Imperial cities that became the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail. We will visit its medina, its El-Hedim square and its famous Bab Al Mansour gate, probably the most beautiful in Morocco. In the afternoon arrival in Fes. Dinner and accommodation.

3. 3
   Day 3

   (Tuesday) FES

   Breakfast and visit of the first of the imperial cities, the intellectual and religious capital of Morocco. We will start with a panoramic tour from the hotel to visit the royal palace and its 7 gates or Dar Al-Makhzen on the way to the fascinating world of the medina of Fes El Bali, the oldest and most extensive in Morocco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 785 mosques and more than 2,000 squares, streets and alleys that represent a labyrinthine return in time. From Bab Boujloud to Es-Seffarine square we will make a journey through the centuries starting in the 9th to the 19th century, along the walk we will know how these alleys are structured, the different constructions that make up the walls of the medina, in addition from its artisan guilds and neighborhoods such as leather tanners or seamstresses to see their old ways of working. We will know a Medersa and we will finish to the sound of the hammer of the potters working the copper as they did hundreds of years ago. Lunch in a typical restaurant and free afternoon. Accommodation

4. 4
   Day 4

   (Wednesday) FES-CASABLANCA-MARRAKESH (545 km)

   Breakfast and departure to Casablanca, the economic capital of the country, to have a free lunch along its famous Corniche and enjoy some time to visit the Great Hassan II Mosque (outside), which was built by more than 3,000 artisans. Arrival in Marrakesh in the afternoon. Dinner and accommodation.

5. 5
   Day 5

   (Thursday) MARRAKESH

   After breakfast visit of Marrakesh, another of the important imperial cities. The visit starts from the Koutouia Mosque, 7 DAYS formerly used as a bookstore, it is the symbol of the city. We will continue to the sumptuous Bahia Palace, built in the 19th century by hundreds of artisans from Fes. Continuation from the Jewish quarter or Mellah through the kissaría square to the Djmaa El Fna square, a living museum and intangible cultural heritage of Humanity, where storytellers, snake charmers, jugglers, dancers and more, constitute an authentic court of miracles. We continue through the souk and its alleys full of businesses, workshops and terraces to meet the guilds of carpenters, sharpeners and a Berber pharmacy of remedies and natural products mostly from argan and derivatives. Back in the square, free time before lunch in a typical restaurant. In the afternoon we recommend doing extra activities to complete the experience in this unique city. Accommodation.

6. 6
   Day 6

   (Friday) MARRAKESH-RABAT (320 km)

   After breakfast we will leave for the administrative capital of the country, Rabat, another of the imperial cities and official residence of the royal family. Upon arrival we will visit its key points such as the Tour Hassan, an unfinished mosque that rises dominating the esplanade with more than 200 columns and the Mausoleum of Mohamed V, built in memory of the sultan who achieved the independence of the country and in which the royal guard, in colorful gala dress, they guard the entrance to the monument on horseback. At the end of the visit, we will take a walk through the Kasbah of Oudayas and its promenade on the banks of the Buregreg river. In the evening, a night tour of the city and dinner at a restaurant. Accommodation.

7. 7
   Day 7

   (Saturday) RABAT-TANGIER-COSTA DEL SOL (ferry) (480 km)

   After breakfast departure to Tangier to embark back to Spain. Upon arrival, assistance from our staff and transfers to the Costa del Sol. End of services.

Meeting point

Costa del Sol Occidental, Spain

Pick up

Pickup is not provided.

Cancellation policy · Twin Room (A Class)

VPT 2025 -27

• Cancellation 0–24 hours before departure: 100% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 24–48 hours before departure: 40% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 48–216 hours before departure: 35% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 216–336 hours before departure: 25% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 336–600 hours before departure: 15% cancellation fee.

Cancellation policy · Twin Room (B Class)

VPT 2025 -27

• Cancellation 0–24 hours before departure: 100% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 24–48 hours before departure: 40% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 48–216 hours before departure: 35% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 216–336 hours before departure: 25% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 336–600 hours before departure: 15% cancellation fee.

Cancellation policy · Single Room (A Class)

VPT 2025 -27

• Cancellation 0–24 hours before departure: 100% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 24–48 hours before departure: 40% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 48–216 hours before departure: 35% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 216–336 hours before departure: 25% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 336–600 hours before departure: 15% cancellation fee.

Cancellation policy · Single Room (B Class)

VPT 2025 -27

• Cancellation 0–24 hours before departure: 100% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 24–48 hours before departure: 40% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 48–216 hours before departure: 35% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 216–336 hours before departure: 25% cancellation fee.
• Cancellation 336–600 hours before departure: 15% cancellation fee.

Good to know

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