Elegant Spain & Morocco Tour with Pegasus Airlines for 7 Nights (SVQ-CMN)
Tour Detail
Day 1 ISTANBUL – SEVILLE
We meet three hours before the flight at the international departures terminal of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage, ticket, and boarding procedures, we transfer to our private bus waiting for us at the airport after our flight to Seville on Pegasus Airlines scheduled service, and set off for our panoramic city tour. Among the places we will see are Spain Square and the Golden Tower. After our city tour, we spend enjoyable time in the streets and squares of this beautiful Andalusian city during free time to be determined by our guide. After our free time, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Seville.
Day 2 SEVILLE– CORDOBA – GRANADA
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Cordoba and take a panoramic city tour of Cordoba. With its astonishing architecture, magnificent history, whitewashed walls, and winding streets, Cordoba, located in the Andalusia region of Southern Spain, was one of the most populous cities in the world in the 10th and 11th centuries. At that time, when Jews, Christians, and Muslims lived in peace, this city became one of Europe’s most important cultural centers thanks to the contributions of its important philosophers, scientists, and artists. During the Cordoba city tour, which is included among UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites, the world’s third largest mosque/cathedral, the Cordoba Mosque, Mezquita, the Alcazar Palace, and the Jewish Quarter, a Renaissance work, are among the places we will see panoramically. After the tour, we depart for Granada, and upon arrival we visit the Alhambra tour (subject to palace availability). (except harem entrance). After our tour, transfer to our hotel. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Granada.
Day 3 GRANADA – MALAGA – PORT OF TARIFA – TANGIER
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for our Granada city tour. In the historic streets of Granada, among works from the Umayyad and Abbasid periods, Grand Via, La Rambla Square, the Arab Bazaar, and City Hall Square are among the places to be seen. After our tour, we depart for Malaga, and upon arrival we take our city tour. In our Malaga city tour, where Pablo Picasso was born, Paseo de Parque (Park Street), Plaza de la Merced, Cervantes Theater, Puerto Marina (Harbor), La Alcazaba, and Gibralfaro Castle are among the places we will see. Then we head to Tarifa Port to board the ferry that will take us to Morocco. After a journey of approximately 3 hours by ferry, arrival in Tangier, the port city of Morocco, and transfer to our hotel and free time. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Tangier.
Day 4 TANGIER – CHEFCHAOUEN (BLUE CITY) – FEZ
After breakfast at the hotel, we take our panoramic Tangier city tour and then head to the Blue City of Chefchaouen, whose fame has long surpassed Morocco’s borders. After a walk through its maze-like sky-blue streets, there will be free time for shopping for our guests who wish. After meeting at the time specified by our guide, we leave Chefchaouen and head to Fez. In Fez, after walking through the monumental gate of the royal palace, Bab-el Makhzen, and the surrounding Jewish quarter Mellah, during our Medina tour we will see panoramically the Attarine Madrasa, Karaouine University, Nejarine Square, the bazaar where Moroccan jewelry and copperware are sold, the workshops where the world’s best ceramic craftsmanship is produced, and the tannery established near the Fez River, where traditional leather processing continues today. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Fez.
Day 5 FEZ – RABAT – CASABLANCA
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for our city tour of Rabat, the administrative capital of the country. The city of Rabat is located on the banks of the Rabat Bou Regreg River, surrounded by eucalyptus and cork oak forests. Since the exiled king announced his return from this city, Rabat has been the capital of the country; among the places we will see are the Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V. Then we depart for our Casablanca city tour. Casablanca owes its fame to the famous Hollywood film Casablanca, which tells the story of the era and is remembered with the line “Play it again, Sam,” and which hosted negotiations between the parties and very intense espionage activities during World War II. Today, in Casablanca, an industrial city with one of Africa’s and the country’s largest ports, Mohammed V Square, the Hassan II Mosque panoramically, and the lively Corniche promenade are among the places to be seen. After our tour, transfer to our Casablanca hotel and free time. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Casablanca.
Day 6 CASABLANCA – MARRAKECH
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Marrakech and take a city tour upon arrival. We take our panoramic city tour where we will see the Koutoubia minaret and Jmaa el Fna, the largest square in Africa, lively with street performances, snake charmers, and open-air restaurants, bringing together all the colors of Africa. In addition to being an important center for African trade, Marrakech, which once also shaped Islamic art and philosophy, still continues the medieval way of life in its medina (old city); we receive information about argan oil and exotic spices, visit the Bahia Palace decorated with the country’s signature zellij tilework, and then have free time in its colorful bazaars. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Marrakech.
Day 7 MARRAKECH – ESSAOURIA - MARRAKECH
After breakfast at the hotel, our day begins with our Atlas Mountains excursion, surrounding Marrakech and including many Berber villages as well as the famous Ourika Valley. After a photo break in the Ourika Valley, we begin our Marrakech city tour, a favorite destination since the early 1900s for many European, especially French, fashion designers, artists, musicians, and adventurers. Then we head to Essaouira, listed as a UNESCO “World Heritage” site. Established on the Atlantic Ocean coast, Essaouira is a Portuguese port city where art and ancient culture intertwine, also known by its Portuguese name Mogador. It has been the setting for many productions such as Orson Welles’s Othello and the recently very popular series Game of Thrones. In this extraordinary city where art and culture intertwine, after visiting the Jewish quarter Mellah, the Portuguese fortress, the fishing harbor famous for its blue boats, and the old city center with its perfectly perpendicular streets, we transfer to our hotel and have free time. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel in Marrakech.
Day 8 MARRAKECH – CASABLANCA - ISTANBUL
After breakfast at the hotel, we check out of the rooms. Then we visit the Majorelle Garden, one of the most beautiful places in Marrakech. Founded by French furniture designer and painter Jaques Majorelle and brought to its current form by the famous fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, we continue our visit and then head to Casablanca Airport. After baggage, ticket, and boarding procedures, our flight to Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines scheduled service begins. After our pleasant flight, arrival at Sabiha Gökçen Airport and the end of our tour.
Local Guide + Museum Entrance (Al Hambra, Fez Madrasa, Majorelle Gardens, Bahia Palace) + Tourist City Taxes + Headphones
Per person 200€
***Payment to our guide during the tour is mandatory***
What's Included
— Economy class airline ticket with scheduled Pegasus Airlines flights from Istanbul (SAW) to Seville (SVQ) and from Casablanca (CMN) to Istanbul (SAW)
— Airport taxes
— 7 nights half-board accommodation at semi-central hotels in Morocco and out-of-city hotels in Spain in the selected hotel category
— Airport-hotel-airport transfers
— All city transfers by our private buses
— Malaga City Tour
— Ferry journey between Tarifa and Tangier
— Seville City Tour
— Cordoba City Tour
— Granada City Tour
— Malaga City Tour
— Tangier City Tour
— Chefchaouen City Tour
— Fez City Tour
— Rabat City Tour
— Casablanca City Tour
— Marrakech City Tour
— Essaouira City Tour
— Professional Turkish-speaking guide and assistance services
— TURSAB professional liability insurance
Not Included
— Tourist city taxes
— Visa fee, service charge
— Travel health insurance
— Lunches
— All beverages taken with dinner, including water
— All kinds of personal expenses and hotel extras
— Exit tax fee
— Museum and archaeological site entrance fees (200 Euro)
— Driver tips 5 Euro/person (optional)