Gnawa Tour

 

 

DAY 01.

Arrival at Marrakech Menara airport. Welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Dinner & accommodation in Marrakech .

 

DAY 02.

Breakfast and visit of the historical Marrakech with its 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 03.

Breakfast and excursion to Imlil , for spending the day there . A hike on the back of mules is programmed . At the end of the day , we return back to Marrakech .

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Marrakech .

 

DAY 04

Breakfast and  departure to Essaouira city (150 km west to Marrakech) . It is one of the "must see" in Morocco.
The Carthagenian sailor Hannon anchored in its well sheltered mooring. The Carthagenians 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 . 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 with 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 returning to Marrakech . Check in at the hotel .  The afternoon is devoted to the visit of the Majorelle garden .

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel in Marrakech .

 

DAY 08

Breakfast and transfer to the airport for the returning flight .