DAY 1 - JFK Thursday 
Board your comfortable Royal Air Maroc flight at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport for our nonstop 5-1/2-hour flight to Casablanca.

DAY 2 - CASABLANCA Friday (D) 
Our staff greets you at Casablanca's Mohamed V Airport and escorts you to your hotel. We'll drop our luggage, have a refreshing cup of tea or coffee, then head out for a panoramic tour of the city before returning to our hotel for dinner.

DAY 3 - MEKNES & VOLUBILIS Saturday (BD)
Start the day with a visit to Casablanca's majestic new Grand Mosque of King Hassan II, second only to the Great Mosque at Mecca in size. We'll drive on across the lush countryside to Rabat, Morocco's capital and our first Imperial City, to visit the magnificent Mausoleum of King Mohammed V, the historic Hassan Tower minaret, and the legendary Kasbah (fortress).

Driving through forests of cork oak trees, we continue on our way to Meknčs, the "youngest" of Morocco's four great imperial cities surrounded by towering medieval walls. We visit the monumental gateway of Bab el-Mansour in the city walls and the palace tombs of Moulay Ismail before continuing to Fez and our hotel for a welcome dinner and night's rest.

DAY 4 - FEZ Sunday (cBD)
 Oldest of the four Imperial Cities, Fez is endlessly fascinating. We tour its medina (Old City) and souk (bazaar), stopping at the gateway of the royal palace, the fortifications of the Kasbah, the 9th-century Karaouine Mosque and University, the medersa (theological college) of Bou Inania, the shrine of the city's founder Moulay Idris II, and the Nejjarine Fountain. On the way to our hotel, we enjoy panoramic city views from the heights overlooking this fabled city. In the evening we return to the historic medina for a memorable Sound and Light show.

DAY 5 - AZROU, BENI-MELLAL & MARRAKECH Monday (BD)
Out for mountain scenery, we take a leisurely drive along the flanks of the mighty Atlas range via the charming mountain town of Azrou before descending to the Kasbah Tadla plain and the fertile region surrounding Beni-Mellal. In the late afternoon we arrive at the palm groves of Marrakech, the fourth of Morocco's great Imperial Cities, to settle in at our hotel.

DAY 6 - MARRAKECH Tuesday (BD) 
There is much to see in this great city which Winston Churchill called "the most beautiful place in the world at sunset." We tour the stately Koutoubia Minaret, the hidden tombs of the Saadian dynasty, and Bahia Palace. In the afternoon, during our tour of the souk (market), we see some of the age-old guild artisans at work. Finally, we end up in famous Djemaa el-Fna square with its circus atmosphere of itinerant dancers, jugglers, acrobats, storytellers, soothsayers, snake charmers, medicine men and public scribes.

DAY 7 - MARRAKECH Wednesday (BD) 
Now that you've got your bearings, Marrakech is yours to explore as you wish, Lonely Planet guidebook in hand. In the afternoon we enjoy a leisurely horse-drawn carriage tour of this great and historic city.

DAY 8 - DEPARTURE Thursday (B) 
Our staff escorts you to the airport for your Royal Air Maroc flight to Casablanca, connecting to your nonstop flight to New York.

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