BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Gateway2Morocco//Itinerary//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-trip@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:Majestic Morocco — 15 Days · Gateway2Morocco LOCATION:Rabat DESCRIPTION:Your Morocco journey with Gateway2Morocco. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d1@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:Day 1 · Rabat — Arrival to Casablanca - Stay in Rabat LOCATION:Rabat DESCRIPTION:Your private driver meets you at Casablanca Mohammed V Intern ational Airport and transfers you the short distance into the city. Befo re continuing north\, you visit the magnificent Hassan II Mosque — one o f the largest mosques in the world\, dramatically perched at the edge of the Atlantic\, with the world's second-tallest minaret rising 210 metre s above the water. After a guided tour inside (one of the few mosques in Morocco open to non-Muslims) and a suggested lunch nearby\, your driver takes you ninety minutes north to Rabat. Check in to your hotel and enj oy a quiet evening in Morocco's elegant capital. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d2@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003 SUMMARY:Day 2 · Rabat — Two Royal Capitals on Day One LOCATION:Rabat DESCRIPTION:A full guided day through Rabat's imperial monuments and medi na — one of Morocco's most underrated cities\, calm and walkable without the crowds of Fes or Marrakech. Visit the Hassan Tower\, the unfinished 12th-century minaret intended to be the world's largest\, and across fr om it the elegant white Mausoleum of Mohammed V\, where the current King 's father and grandfather rest beneath a cedar ceiling carved by 800 cra ftsmen. Walk the blue-and-white lanes of the Kasbah des Oudayas with its Andalusian gardens overlooking the river\, then close the day at the Ch ellah Necropolis — a hauntingly beautiful site where Roman ruins\, Meren id tombs\, and storks nesting on ancient columns share the same gardens. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d3@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004 SUMMARY:Day 3 · Tangier — The Tip of Africa — Morocco's Northern Gateway LOCATION:Tangier DESCRIPTION:Drive north along the Atlantic coast to Tangier — arguably Mo rocco's most internationally storied city. Hemingway drank here. Matisse painted here. Paul Bowles lived here for 52 years. Visit the Kasbah and medina\, walk the Grand Socco market square\, and drive to Cap Spartel lighthouse at the precise point where the Atlantic becomes the Mediterra nean. The view across the Strait of Gibraltar — with Spain clearly visib le 14 km away — is one of North Africa's most exhilarating moments. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d4@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005 SUMMARY:Day 4 · Chefchaouen — The Blue Pearl of the Rif Mountains LOCATION:Chefchaouen DESCRIPTION:Drive through the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen — a mountain c ity founded by Moorish refugees from Spain in 1471\, its blue-washed med ina a visual wonder unlike anything else in the Mediterranean world. Arr ive by early afternoon to explore at leisure: through Plaza Uta el-Hamma m (with its 15th-century kasbah and great mosque)\, along the washing fo untain alley\, up to the Spanish mosque hill for panoramic views over bl ue rooftops and Rif ridges. Stay for the golden hour — when the blue wal ls glow amber and the mountains go purple behind. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d5@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261006 SUMMARY:Day 5 · Fes — Imperial Gates & Roman Splendour LOCATION:Fes DESCRIPTION:Drive south to Meknes — the imperial city Sultan Moulay Ismai l built to rival Versailles. Stand before Bab el-Mansour\, the most orna te gateway in North Africa. Continue to Volubilis\, a UNESCO Roman city covering 40 hectares\, where 2\,000-year-old mosaic floors depicting Orp heus and Bacchus still lie exactly where Roman families once walked. Arr ive in Fes — Morocco's most rewarding city — at sunset. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d6@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261007 SUMMARY:Day 6 · Fes — Inside the World's Most Complete Medieval City LOCATION:Fes DESCRIPTION:Fes el-Bali was founded in 789 AD and has barely changed. You r licensed local guide — born in the medina — takes you through the Atta rine Medersa (a 14th-century theological school whose courtyard is one o f the most beautiful enclosed spaces in the Islamic world)\, the Chouara Tanneries (leather processed in the same stone vats since the 11th cent ury)\, the Mellah\, and the Royal Palace gates. Lunch on a rooftop with panoramic medina views. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d7@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 SUMMARY:Day 7 · Erfoud — Through Little Switzerland to the Saharan Gatewa y LOCATION:Erfoud DESCRIPTION:Drive south through Ifrane — the alpine Swiss-style town buil t by the French Protectorate\, with stone chalets and a famous snow-cove red lion sculpture. Continue through cedar forests where Barbary macaque s roam free\, then descend through the Ziz Valley — a river gorge with t housands of date palms creating a green canopy above the arid landscape. Arrive in Erfoud\, gateway to the Sahara\, at sunset. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d8@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261009 SUMMARY:Day 8 · Merzouga — Into the Golden Sahara LOCATION:Merzouga DESCRIPTION:Explore Rissani — birthplace of the Alaouite dynasty and once the great terminus of the trans-Saharan trade route. Detour to Khamlia village for a deeply moving Gnawa music performance under a goatskin ten t. Then arrive at the edge of Erg Chebbi: 50 kilometres of the most spec tacular sand dunes in the world. Mount your camel as the sun begins its descent — the slow rhythm\, the dunes turning gold and amber and red. Lu xury desert camp awaits: dinner\, drumming\, ten million stars. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d9@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 SUMMARY:Day 9 · Dades Gorge — Sahara Sunrise & the Canyon Roads LOCATION:Dades Gorge DESCRIPTION:Rise at 5:30am. Climb the dune. Watch the world turn gold. Th en travel west through the Berber heartland — past Tinghir's vast date p alm oasis to Todra Gorge\, where sheer 300-metre limestone cliffs create a slot canyon dramatic enough to stop your breath. Continue to the Dade s Gorge\, a wider valley of sculpted red rock formations. Spend the nigh t in a lodge perched above the valley floor. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d10@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011 SUMMARY:Day 10 · Marrakech — Hollywood Kasbahs & the Atlas Crossing LOCATION:Marrakech DESCRIPTION:Travel the legendary caravan route through Skoura's palm oasi s and Ouarzazate's film studios to Aït Ben Haddou — the UNESCO mud-brick fortress filmed by Ridley Scott\, Iñárritu\, and dozens of others. Walk its thousand-year-old alleys with your guide\, past grain stores still in use and craftspeople still making pottery and jewellery. Cross the Ti zi n'Tichka Pass (2\,260 m) and descend to Marrakech as the evening ligh ts begin to sparkle below. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d11@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012 SUMMARY:Day 11 · Marrakech — The Red City — Palaces\, Souks & the Great S quare LOCATION:Marrakech DESCRIPTION:Full-day guided discovery of Marrakech with your licensed loc al expert. The Saadian Tombs — discovered behind a sealed doorway in 191 7. El Badi Palace — stripped of its 360 carved marble columns by a later sultan\, its empty ruins now haunted by storks. The opulent Bahia Palac e. The dyer's souk. The lantern market. As dusk falls: Djemaa el-Fna — s torytellers\, Gnawa musicians\, acrobats\, and the rising smoke of a hun dred food stalls. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d12@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013 SUMMARY:Day 12 · Marrakech — Marrakech on Your Own Terms LOCATION:Marrakech DESCRIPTION:A wholly free day. Sleep in\, revisit a souk you loved yester day\, find a new rooftop terrace\, or choose one of the optional experie nces. Your driver and guide remain on call. Many travellers choose this day for their cooking class or hot-air balloon at sunrise — but there's no wrong answer. This is your Marrakech. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d13@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261014 SUMMARY:Day 13 · Essaouira — The Atlantic — Wind\, Waves & Argan Oil LOCATION:Essaouira DESCRIPTION:Drive west through argan tree forests (keep an eye out for go ats climbing in the branches — not a legend\, entirely real) to Essaouir a on the Atlantic coast. This UNESCO-listed fortified port is a complete change of atmosphere — cooler\, windswept\, bohemian\, deeply beautiful . Blue fishing boats in the ancient harbour. Sea ramparts battered by At lantic swells. Artisan workshops\, a Berber women's argan oil cooperativ e\, fresh seafood grilling at the port as the sun dips below the Atlanti c. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d14@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261015 SUMMARY:Day 14 · Casablanca — The Atlantic Coast — Pottery\, History & Oy sters LOCATION:Casablanca DESCRIPTION:Drive the Atlantic coast road north past Safi — a working pot tery town whose hillside workshops produce the distinctive blue-and-whit e ceramics found all over Morocco — to El Jadida\, a UNESCO-listed Portu guese coastal fort whose 16th-century underground cistern is one of Moro cco's most hauntingly beautiful spaces (a vaulted Gothic chamber with a shallow reflecting pool that makes the stone arches seem to float). Lunc h at El Oualidia\, a sheltered Atlantic lagoon where the freshest oyster s in Africa are harvested and served simply on ice. Back to Casablanca f or a final evening. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:MajesticMorocco15Days-d15@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T211157Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261016 SUMMARY:Day 15 · Departure — Morocco — Majestic\, Complete\, Unforgettabl e LOCATION:Departure DESCRIPTION:A final Moroccan breakfast\, then your private driver takes y ou to Mohammed V International Airport. In 14 days you have seen Morocco from its northern tip at the Strait of Gibraltar to the Sahara\, and fr om the Atlas Mountains to the Atlantic coast. You've walked cities that were old when Europe was still building its first cathedrals\, slept in the silence of the desert\, and eaten oysters at a lagoon nobody talks a bout at home. You've seen Morocco — all of it. This is what majestic tra vel looks like. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR