Otantik ve Mistik Şehirler Fas Turu ( Cmn- Tng)

ISTANBUL – CASABLANCA – MARRAKECH – MAJORELLE GARDENS – MARRAKECH

Meeting at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal. After ticket, passport and baggage procedures, we fly to Casablanca with Air Arabia's scheduled flight and arrive. After meeting our bus waiting at the airport and our local guide, we head to Marrakech. After breakfast, we begin our tours of Marrakech. Yves Saint Laurent's secret garden Jardin Majorelle is one of the best examples of Moroccan architecture. There will be unique plants in the garden that you can see and photograph. The monumental Koutoubia Mosque, Bahia Palace adorned with Moroccan-style mosaics and wooden decorations, Saadian Tombs and Menara Gardens surrounded by olive trees are among the places to visit. After our tour, transfer to the hotel and free time to rest. Dinner and overnight stay at our Marrakech hotel.
 

MARRAKECH – ESSAOUIRA – MARRAKECH

After breakfast at our hotel, we head to Essaouira. In this tour, this small fishing town located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean is Morocco's most romantic place. Essaouira, which reminds us a bit of old Bodrum, has been an inspiration for many artists such as Orson Welles. As an old Portuguese port, the city preserved its fortress and historic harbor during Arab rule, and also became a truly cosmopolitan structure with Muslims joining the Christian Portuguese and Jewish population. Its medina, consisting of streets and avenues intersecting at right angles, is an example of period urban planning. The kilometer-long sandy beach hosts international wave surfing competitions every year. We will visit important and diverse areas such as the fortress, Medina, market, and harbor in the city we reach by observing natural beauties along the way, and we will give free time for lunch and shopping at the harbor. Meeting at the time determined by the guide and return to Marrakech. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.
 

MARRAKECH – CASABLANCA

After breakfast at the hotel, we leave the hotel with our belongings. First, you will explore all traditional corners of the Marrakech bazaar, which resembles a traditional giant labyrinth in Marrakech. During this tour, you will encounter many examples of crafts available in the country, such as fabric merchants, blacksmiths, leather tanneries (dabakhane), and woodworkers. It will end with Jamaa El Fna Square, the most active city square in Africa. This square, which we can call a "courtyard of miracles," is one of the rare squares on the UNESCO World Heritage List. For Jamaa El Fna, enlivened by storytellers, snake charmers, tattooists, magicians, and acrobats, we can simply say "open-air theater." After our tours in Marrakech, we head to Casablanca. Places to see in Casablanca: Anfa & Ain Diab, Mohammed V Square, United Nations Square, Hassan II Mosque built between 1980–1993 is among the world's largest three mosques. Up to 25,000 people can pray simultaneously inside, up to 80,000 people can gather in the courtyard, and the laser lamp on the 200-meter minaret announces prayer times up to 35 km away. The structure built on an area of 20,000 square meters will be the most impressive tour of the day. In our historical Casablanca city tour, Mohammed V Square, Medina, and Corniche Boulevard will be seen. After seeing the King's palace, now used as a museum, the old historic district called Medina and its markets, dinner and overnight stay at our Casablanca hotel.
 

CASABLANCA - RABAT – MEKNES - FES

After breakfast at the hotel, we head to Rabat. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage List (as a combination of modern capital and historic city). Due to being the location of the royal family and all embassies, it holds a political and diplomatic center position. Additionally, Rabat city is located on the banks of the Bou Regreg River, surrounded by eucalyptus and Portuguese mushroom tree forests. In the panoramic city tour we will do in Rabat, Hassan Tower, Mohammed V Mausoleum, and Royal Palace are among the places we will see. Afterwards, we continue towards Meknes, which is also on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Declared the capital by Sultan Moulay Ismail in the 17th century, Meknes is among Morocco's "four imperial cities" and stands out with its architectural simplicity. The city is a unique example where Islamic elegance meets European engineering. Among the places to visit, Bab el-Mansour, one of the most magnificent city gates of Morocco, is the symbol of Meknes with its complex mosaics and majestic structure. Lahdim Square offers a colorful atmosphere with street artists and open-air markets. Afterwards, we head to Fes, which is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List and is the religious and cultural capital of Morocco. Dinner and overnight stay at our Fes hotel.
 

FES - CHEFCHAOUEN - TANGIER

After breakfast at the hotel, we leave the hotel with our belongings and head to Chefchaouen. Located at the foot of the Rif Mountains, it is a city that looks like it came out of fairy tales with its houses, walls, doors, and windows reflecting various shades of blue. You will feel like you are in a blue dream in the famous "Blue City," known for its narrow streets and houses painted in sky blue, whose fame has spread beyond Morocco. In our panoramic city tour of Chefchaouen, which you won't get tired of photographing or admiring, after visiting Kasbah, Medina, and V. Mohammed Square, we visit Jemaa Bouzafar Mosque. After the panoramic tour in the city famous for its houses painted in sky blue, we visit Kasbah, Medina, V. Mohammed Square, and then Jemaa Bouzafar Mosque before heading to Tangier. Dinner and overnight stay at our hotel.
 

TANGIER – ISTANBUL

After early breakfast at the hotel, we leave the hotel with our belongings. Tangier, the pearl of northern Morocco, is located at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and has a strategic position overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. Tangier is known for its intellectual and literary history. Art galleries, bookstores, and cultural events are very common. It is also a multilingual city; Arabic, French, Spanish, and English are widely spoken. The Tomb (Makam) of Ibn Battuta, one of the greatest Muslim travelers and explorers in world history, is located in a modest street within the Medina. His work "Rihla" (Travelogue - Journeys) is not just a geographical journey; it also presents a cultural, social, and political panorama of the 14th-century Islamic world. After seeing the point where the Atlantic and Mediterranean meet and the view of the Strait of Gibraltar stretching from Africa to Europe, we head to Tangier Airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, we fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport with Air Arabia and arrive. Welcome...