Gnawa tour : From Agadir

 

DAY 01

Arrival at Agadir al Massira airoport. Welcome and transfer to the hotel . Dinner & accommodation in Agadir .

 

DAY 02

Breakfast and visit of Agadir city , with its harbour , Kasbah , residential area and the souk ( Closed on Monday ) . Departure to Marrakech passing by Chichaoua.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Marrakech .

 

DAY 03

Breakfast and visit of the historical Marrakech : the Menara garden , the Saadian tombs , the Bahia palace and the Koutoubia . 

Afternoon , visit of the famous Djemaa el Fna square with its surrounding souks and handcraft quarters.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Marrakech .

 

DAY 04

Breakfast and  departure to Essaouira city  :   Essaouira is a 70,000 inhabitants fishing harbour, 150 km west to Marrakech. It is one of the "must see" in Morocco.
Carthagenian sailor Hannon anchored in its well sheltered mooring. Carthagenian used it for centuries as the last continental harbour on the way to the Green-cape islands and to the equator. The Romans took it in 146 BC and put
Juba II, the king of Mauretania as their vassal to rule the town. He developped the production of salt fish and of purple. Noble Romans used extensively purple for their clothes and thus the production of purple was very important for them. Purple gave their name to the islands that protects the harbour : "Îles Purpuraires".Later, the Portuguese took control of the place and called it Mogador. In 1764, Sultan Mohammed Ben Abdallah hired Théodore Cornut, a French architect that worked for the English in Gibraltar. He drew the plans and built up the harbour and the kasbah as they are now. The name of Es-Saouira means "the well drawn" and refers to the very regular plan of the city.

 

Visit of Essaouira wit its old medina and monuments .

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel at Essaouira .

 

DAY 05

Breakfast & free day for enjoying the serenity of this small town..

Dinner and accommodation at Essaouira .

 

DAY 06

Breakfast & Free day for a moments of calm which are following  the rhythm of the waves that caress a quiet beach.
Dinner and accommodation at Essaouira .

 

DAY 07

Breakfast and departure to Agadir  . The afternoon is devoted to the personal exploration .

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Agadir  .

 

DAY 08

Breakfast and transfer to the airport for return flight , with our full assistance.

 

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