BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Gateway2Morocco//Itinerary//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-trip@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 SUMMARY:Imperial Cities — 9 Days · Gateway2Morocco LOCATION:Casablanca DESCRIPTION:Your Morocco journey with Gateway2Morocco. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-d1@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:Day 1 · Casablanca — Arrival in Casablanca LOCATION:Casablanca DESCRIPTION:Your private driver meets you at Mohammed V International Air port with a name sign and whisks you to your hotel in Casablanca. After a long flight\, the afternoon is yours to rest\, explore the chic Maarif neighbourhood\, or take a gentle walk along the Ain Diab corniche with the Atlantic at your side. Tonight\, you're in Morocco. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-d2@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003 SUMMARY:Day 2 · Rabat — Two Capitals in One Day - Casablanca & Rabat LOCATION:Rabat DESCRIPTION:Begin with an awe-inspiring guided tour inside Hassan II Mosq ue — one of the few mosques in Morocco open to non-Muslims. Your guide e xplains the extraordinary craftsmanship: 30\,000 artisans spent six year s creating the hand-carved cedar ceilings\, zellige tile floors and intr icate stucco walls. Stroll through Place Mohammed V and visit Beth-El Sy nagogue\, a reminder of Morocco's layered religious heritage. In the aft ernoon\, drive north to Rabat — Morocco's elegant tree-lined capital. Vi sit the Mohammed V Mausoleum (white Carrara marble and hand-painted ceda r)\, the unfinished Hassan Tower\, and the blue-and-white Udayas Kasbah overlooking the Bou Regreg river. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-d3@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004 SUMMARY:Day 3 · Fes — Roman Volubilis & the Gates of Meknes LOCATION:Fes DESCRIPTION:Drive to Meknes — the imperial city built by Sultan Moulay Is mail in the 17th century to rival Versailles. Stand before the colossal Bab el-Mansour gate\, widely considered the most beautiful gateway in Mo rocco\, and explore the sprawling royal grounds. Continue to Moulay Idri ss\, the hillside holy town where Morocco's founder is buried beneath a gleaming green-tiled shrine. Then comes the day's centrepiece: Volubilis \, a UNESCO Roman city dating from the 3rd century BC. Walk wide stone-p aved streets past triumphal arches and remarkably preserved mosaic floor s still vivid in blues and ochres. Arrive in Fes — Morocco's spiritual a nd cultural capital — by evening. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-d4@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005 SUMMARY:Day 4 · Fes — Fes el-Bali — The World's Largest Living Medina LOCATION:Fes DESCRIPTION:Fes el-Bali was founded in 789 AD and has barely changed sinc e. Today your licensed local guide — born in the medina — takes you deep into its 9\,000-alley labyrinth. Visit the Attarine Medersa\, a 14th-ce ntury theological college whose courtyard is among the most beautiful en closed spaces in the Islamic world. See the Nejjarine Fountain and its o rnate cedar-wood museum. Peer down from a leather merchant's terrace ont o the Chouara Tanneries\, a rainbow of dye vats unchanged since the 11th century. Walk through the Mellah\, admire the gates of the Royal Palace \, and finish at the Moulay Idriss II mausoleum. As evening approaches\, find a rooftop café in the medina\, order mint tea\, and watch the anci ent city glow gold in the setting sun. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-d5@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261006 SUMMARY:Day 5 · Bin el Ouidane — Into the High Atlas — The Turquoise Lake LOCATION:Bin el Ouidane DESCRIPTION:Leave Fes behind and climb into the Middle Atlas\, Morocco's cool\, forested highland. Near the alpine town of Azrou\, stop in a ceda r forest to meet the Barbary macaques — the only wild monkeys in Africa north of the Sahara — who move freely through the ancient trees. Continu e through Khenifra to the sapphire-blue Ben El Ouidane Lake\, a stunning reservoir cradled by mountains where you'll spend the night in a lakesi de hotel with spa facilities. Sunset over the lake is one of the quiet p leasures of this tour. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-d6@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261007 SUMMARY:Day 6 · Marrakech — Ouzoud Falls & On to the Red City LOCATION:Marrakech DESCRIPTION:A short morning drive brings you to Ouzoud\, where three sepa rate cataracts plunge 110 metres into a natural gorge lush with olive tr ees\, fig palms and the constant mist of falling water. Hike the well-ma intained trail to the base of the falls — a favourite picnic spot for lo cal Berber families — and keep an eye out for Barbary macaques swinging through the trees overhead. A permanent rainbow hangs in the spray. Afte r this refreshing morning\, continue south to Marrakech\, the Red City\, arriving in the late afternoon to settle into your riad. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-d7@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 SUMMARY:Day 7 · Marrakech — The Red City — Palaces\, Gardens & the Great Square LOCATION:Marrakech DESCRIPTION:Your licensed Marrakech guide takes you through a city that d efies easy description. Begin at the Saadian Tombs — rediscovered in 191 7 after centuries of deliberate concealment — where intricately carved m arble chambers hold the remains of 16th-century sultans. Continue to the ruins of El Badi Palace\, once so opulent it was stripped of its gold a nd marble by a later sultan. Visit the Bahia Palace\, with its 8 hectare s of sculpted gardens and tiled halls\, and wander the colour-coded souk s of the medina. As evening falls\, head to Djemaa el-Fna — UNESCO's fir st Intangible Cultural Heritage site — where the square erupts into a fe stival of storytellers\, musicians\, acrobats and sizzling food stalls. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-d8@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261009 SUMMARY:Day 8 · Marrakech — Your Marrakech\, Your Way LOCATION:Marrakech DESCRIPTION:Today is entirely yours. Sleep in at your riad\, sip coffee o n a rooftop terrace with views of the Koutoubia minaret\, or dive into o ne of the optional experiences below — a sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the palm groves\, a hands-on cooking class with a local chef\, a re storative hammam at a historic bathhouse\, or a quiet morning at the cob alt-blue Majorelle Gardens. Your guide and driver remain on call for any thing you need. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ImperialCities9Days-d9@gateway2morocco.com DTSTAMP:20261002T210120Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 SUMMARY:Day 9 · Departure — Departure LOCATION:Departure DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a final Moroccan breakfast — fresh msemen flatbread\, a rgan oil\, honey and strong coffee — before your private driver takes yo u to Marrakech Menara Airport for your flight home. You leave having exp erienced four imperial cities\, ancient Roman ruins\, the cedar highland s\, the tallest waterfalls in North Africa\, and the most magical square in the Islamic world. TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR