Day 1: CASABLANCA : Upon arrival, and after you check into your hotel, there is time to rest or start exploring Morocco's pulsating business capital of Casablanca, the country's modern seaport with a strong French accent, recalling scenes from the film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Sightseeing focuses on the magnificent United Nations and Mohammed V squares, the Arab League Park, Anfa's residential quarters, the SYNAGOGUE, the church of Our LADIES of LOURDES, and to top it off, the imposing HASSAN II Mosque, built in a breathtaking setting on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.    Day 2 : CASABLANCA - FEZ : Follow the infamous Barbary Coast to the Imperial city of Rabat, once Lair of the corsairs and now the country's Capital. Sightseeing focuses on the Royal Palace and residence of King Mohammed VI, Mohammed V MAUSOLEUM, Hassan Tower, and the fortified KASBAH of OUDAIAS. Today's second Imperial city is Meknes, with its monumental gates and city walls, known as the unfinished dream of Sultan Moulay Ismail. Visit the impressive OLD GRANARIES and STABLES, which housed up to 12,000 horses, and stop at the Market Square to admire Bab el-Mansour, the finest gateway in North Africa. Continue your journey to Fez.
Day 3 : FEZ : Full-day sightseeing of the most Imperial of the Imperial cities. Snap pictures of the magnificent entrance to the Royal Palace, drive through the Mellah, the old Jewish quarter, and travel on to beautifully ornate Bab Bou Jeloud, the traditional entrance to old Fez. Today's highlight is a visit to labyrinthine Fez-El-Bali, Morocco's largest medina: you walk to exquisite ATTARINE MEDERSA, admire NEJJARINE Square and its fountain, the Karaouiyne Mosque and University, and the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss. Enjoy few miles drive along the panoramic Route de Fez, stopping at its best vantage point. Tonight, you may be suggested a folklore dinner at a typical Moroccan restaurant.
Day 4 : FEZ - ERFOUD : An unforgettable scenic journey through ever-changing landscapes on your way to the mystical deep south. Morning break in the Quiet SWISS-style village of Ifrane. Verdant cedar forests give way to volcanic mountains and wind-swept plains as you drive across the Middle Atlas range to Midelt. Pass fortified mud-and-straw villages, and spot young shepherds driving their flocks to scant pastures. Descent into the spectacular Ziz Gorges, and arrive in Er-Rachidia, an important crossroad once controlled by the French Foreign Legion. Afterwards, the landscape becomes progressively more arid, and you enter a stony desert. On your last stretch to Erfoud, an unexpected and breathtaking surprise: the miraculous and peaceful Oasis of Ziz Valley, dotted with palm-fringed towns, fortified strongholds, and scenes of timeless rural life. Erfoud is the gate to the 450 foot-high Erg Chebbi sand dunes, about one hour drive by Land Rover. Thus, you have the choice either to spend the night in Erfoud, and very early the next day, you will be offered an exciting four-wheel-drive safari tour for a close-up encounter with the Sahara Desert. Or, as soon as you arrive to Erfoud, you are offered a Land Rover drive to the sand dunes of Merzouga and overnight in a Berber tent.    Day 5 : ERFOUD - OUARZAZATE : Drive along the eastern slopes of the High Atlas mountains to the enchanting oasis of Tinerhir. Follow its lush valley, where crops grow in the shade of date palms, hemmed in by mud-brick villages and barren mountains, to one of Morocco's most impressive natural sights: the Todra Gorge, or the " Grand Canyon of the Sahara ". Explore its narrowest point, just 33 feet wide, but some 950 feet high, with a crystal-clear river running through it. Drive further west through the Dadès Valley, called " Valley of the thousand and one kasbahs " for its superb and noble fortresses, and " Rose Valley " for the intense scent from the local cultivation of roses. Arrive at the resort town of Ouarzazate, famous for its film studios.    Day 6 : OUARZAZATE - MARRAKECH : A short drive takes you to the walled Berber village of Ait-Ben-Haddou designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Pass through picturesque villages surrounded by craggy mountains while driving towards the 7,414-foot-high Tizi-n-Tichka Pass in the heart of the High Atlas mountains. Each new twist in the road leads to a different, more dramatic landscape. Leaving the pass behind, the landscape gradually changes to a green mantle. Arrival in the red-colored Imperial city of Marrakech, situated in an oasis of more than half a million palm trees and surrounded by deep walls. In the late afternoon, enjoy a leisurely carriage ride and a stroll through the exquisite YVES SAINT LAURENT GARDENS.    Day 7 : MARRAKECH : Sightseeing of Marrakech includes MENARA PARK with its man-made lake and quaint pavilion, BAHIA PALACE, the elaborately decorated 16TH century SAADIAN TOMBS, and Djemaa EL-Fna, the palpitating town center dominated by the 222-foot-high Koutoubia Minaret. Tonight, an optional excursion not to be missed: the horse fantasia and Moroccan feast " CHEZ ALI ".    Day 8 : - MARRAKECH - CASABLANCA : After breakfast, departure transfer to the airport for return flight. Arriving by ferry from Spain ? Compare with 8 days version.