For travelers, modern and cosmopolitan Casablanca never fails to surprise. The veil is rarely seen there,
and the mixing of men and women is the most open of anywhere in Morocco. The teeming city is the
country’s largest.
Rabat, second largest city and administrative Capital, is a low-profile yet cosmopolitan city offering a well-
proportioned package of sights, restaurants, and history within the walls of its easily negotiated and largely
hassle-free centre ville, medina and Kasbah.

What To Expect

departure at 7h:00 a.m

A.- CASABLANCA VISITS

 1 Hassan II Mosque : Built on the sea, translation of the Coran verse that proclaims God’s throne was
built upon water. The mosque is a truly marvelous piece of architecture. Huge monument, it can
accomodate 25.000 worshipers inside and 80.000 more outside. The founder, King Hassan II, desired for
the city to be endowed with a large, fine building of which it can be proud until the end of time. The
mosque’s most exquisite examples of Moroccan craftsmanship are the blankets of zellij, some designs more
than 10m high. The mosque is one of the world’s largest. 
2 Casablanca  Rick’s Café : the spirit of the movie Casablanca is alive and well in downtown. Madam
Rick, an American woman who had lived in Morocco, had restored a multilevel former medina residence to
resemble the era depicted in the movie, dominated by a central courtyard with its authentic 1930’s Pleyel
piano. 
3 Place des Nations Unies : administrative center of Casablanca with very beautiful buildings designed in
the 1920’s by a french architect. The square is bordered by the Wilaya ( main government office ) flanked
by a tower with clock; the courthouse; a beautiful musical and luminous fountain (at night) around which
hundreds of pigeons come to eat the grains offered by the visitors and drink the fountain water.

B.- RABAT VISITS

4 Chellah necropolis : it is both a Roman ruin and Islamic burial place. As the roman city of Sala Colonia,
it was a bustling trading post of the empire’s southernmost colony from A.D 40 onward, and was one of the
lst to eventually sever links with the empire.
 5 Mausoleum of Mohammad V : The Hassan tower & mausoleum of Mohammed V : Hassan Tower or
Sawm’at Hassan in Arabic, referring to the significant minaret shaft following the special Moroccan and
Spanish style of architecture of the same time. The minaret was projected to be the largest of its type of all
time around the world, yet – unfortunately – the construction processes stopped suddenly following the
sudden death of al-Mansur in 1199.
 6 Kasbah of Oudayas : The Oudaya Kasbah is a haven of tranquility, with its flower-filled little streets,
Andalusian garden, and Moorish café. Referred to also as Kasbah of the Udayas, the Oudaya Kasbah is one
of the most unique sites in Morocco and is the first milestone of the city of Rabat. It’s located at the mouth
of the Bou Regreg River, opposite the city of Salé, in Rabat, Morocco. UNESCO recognized the significance
of the Oudaya Kasbah and added it to the World Heritage Tentative List in 2006.

Pick up : at 7h00 a.m
Drop off : around 7h00p.m
All Inclusive
– pick-up and drop off from and to anywhere in Marrakech city or region
– transportation in a minivan with A/C
– Driver/guide speaking English
– Hassan 2 and Chellah necropolis admission ticket
– Lunch : a choice of sea food , vegan or traditional local
– ½ liter mineral water each
Observations
– possibility to start the tour from Casablanca or Rabat with dropp off in Marrakech