5-Day Imperial Cities Tour from Casablanca
Casablanca → Rabat → Meknes → Volubilis → Fez → Casablanca
All four imperial cities and Morocco's best Roman ruins, in a loop that starts and ends where most international flights land: no desert, no coast further south, just the historic core of the country.
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Highlights
- The Hassan II Mosque, seen properly rather than rushed
- The Kasbah of the Udayas and Chellah necropolis in Rabat
- Bab Mansour and the granaries of Meknes
- A half-day among the mosaics and columns of Volubilis
- A full day in the Fez medina before heading back
Day by day
A working draft: the order and pace are ours to adjust once we know what matters most to you.
Casablanca
The Hassan II Mosque, its 210-metre minaret the world's second-tallest, opened in 1993 after King Hassan II laid the foundation stone in 1986, and a walk along the Corniche, with an easy first day to settle in.
No driving today
Hotel, Casablanca
Casablanca to Rabat
An hour up the coast, with the afternoon free for the whitewashed Kasbah of the Udayas, built by the Almohad caliph Yaqub al-Mansur above the mouth of the Bou Regreg.
About 1 hour on the road, roughly 90 km
Riad, Rabat
Meknes to Fez
A short drive to Fez, with a full guided medina day through the tanneries and the carved Bou Inania madrasa.
About 1 hour on the road, roughly 60 km
Riad, Fez medina
Fez to Casablanca
A longer drive back over the Sais plain to Casablanca for your onward flight.
About 4 hours on the road, roughly 300 km
Included
- ✓Private car and driver for the full route
- ✓4 nights' accommodation, breakfast included
- ✓Local guides in Rabat, Meknes, and Fez
- ✓Entry to Volubilis
Not included
- —International flights
- —Lunches and most dinners
- —Entry fees not listed above
- —Tips for driver and guides
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Tour at a glance
- Duration
- 5 days · 4 nights
- Transport
- Private car/4x4
- Languages
- English, French
- Availability
- Year-round
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