MOROCCO 07th – 14th OCTOBER 2018

TOUR Nº 1

THE IMPERIAL CITIES

RABAT – MEKNES - FEZ

MARRAKECH

8th Day – 14 October – FUNCHAL Breakfast at hotel.

Departure at 19:15 p.m. on a regular Tap flight to Funchal. Arrival in Funchal at 21:00 p.m. Transfer in private bus to Pestana Casino Park Hotel 5* . Check in and room

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Package Cost: 950,00 Euros per person TWIN/DBLB sharing

200,00 Euros single supplement

Due limited seats for this Pre-tour first to came first to be confirmed.

Full payment till 1 July 2018

Package includes: Firm TAP air ticket LISCMN / RAKLIS / LISFNC (1 bag in cabin with 8 Kgs and 1 bag in hold with 23Kgs) Transfer APT/HTL on arrival Casablanca airport All tours in exclusive autopullman, accompanied by local guides speaking English All visits mentioned accompanied by local guides speaking English 7 nights accommodation in 5* hotels with buffet breakfast 5 lunches in local restaurants 5 dinners at hotel 1 dinner with typical show Transfer on arrival Funchal airport to the Casino Park Hotel 5* Travel insurance

Not included: WACA fee of 20,00 USD . Single room suplement of 150,00 euros. Any services not mentioned in the program or any extras that may occur during the stay, such as entrance fees, phone calls, laundry services, guides and bus driver gratuities, etc. Expenses of personal nature. All itens not included in the program

Visa to Marocco and Visa to Portugal

Deposit & Payments: A deposit of 250,00 euros per participant is required for the registration to be confirmed Total payment must be do till 1 July 2018. Not accept credit cards or Traveller checks. For interested parties, please register with:

Mr. Victor Carvalho - Interline Clube Portugal

waca2018funchal@gmail.com copy to waca2018funchal@interline.pt For additional information contact:

Mrs. Rita Godinho- Interline Clube Portugal

waca2018funchal@interline.pt copy to waca2018funchal@gmail.com All payment orders in Euros must be payable to the INTERLINE CLUBE DE PORTUGAL, and along with the filled-in Registration Form sent by e-mail or by fax to (351) 21 8146798.

INTERLINE CLUBE PORTUGAL bank account info as follows: Bank Address: Novo Banco

Av. Rio de Janeiro 48 A NOTE: Transfer charges to be borne by particiants 100-337 LISBOA-PORTUGAL and ICP reserves the right to collect from Account name: Interline Clube de Portugal participants the shortfall due to service Account number (NIB): 0007 0000 00313496435 23 charges. IBAN : PT 50 0007 0000 0031 3496 4352 3 Swift code (BIC): BESCPTPL

Cancellation Policy: A service charge of 200,00 euros shall be imposed for cancellation between 1 June and 1 July 2018 No refund after 1 July 2018.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Passport valid for at least 6 months on the date of departure

Casablanca

CASABLANCA is the largest city in Morocco, on the Atlantic coast of the country. It has about 3.7 million inhabitants. It is the largest port and the largest industrial and commercial center of Morocco. The city has a main square, from which radiates all the avenues. In general, the buildings constitute a French version of the Arab-Andalusian architecture, white with simple lines, of special interest being the area of the United Nations Plaza, where the largest infrastructure is located. Casablanca is in the place of the old Anfa, locality destroyed in 1468 by the Portuguese. In 1515 these founded the present city with the name White House. Destroyed by the earthquake of 1755, it was rebuilt by the Sultan of Morocco in 1757. At that time many Spanish merchants settled in the city passing White House to be known as Casablanca. It was occupied in 1907 by the French who promoted its development. During World War II, in January 1943, it hosted a conference between US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Casablanca has one of the largest artificial ports in the world, being an important business and commerce site. The main industries are fishing, glassware, furniture, building materials and tobacco. There are several areas of commerce, where various types of products are sold, namely handicrafts.

MOVENPICK CASABLANCA 5*****

http://www.movenpick.com/en/africa/morocco/casablanca/hotel-casablanca/overview/

Mövenpick Hotel Casablanca is located in Casablanca business area, near the Medina in Casablanca City Centre. It offers a gourmet restaurant and air-conditioned guest rooms equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The closest tram stop is just opposite the hotel.

Each contemporary room at the Mövenpick Hotel Casablanca is soundproofed. They are equipped with tea and coffee making facilities and a private bathroom with bathrobe and slippers. Casablanca Café restaurant serves Mediterranean and International cuisine while Seven offers Moroccan gastronomy. Also available is a Sushibar and a snack bar with panoramic views of the city. Overlooking Casablanca city, guests can enjoy drinks at 16ème bar with live DJ.

A wellness centre is also available, with an outdoor swimming pool and fitness centre. The spa provides a sauna, hammam, massages and beauty treatments. Mövenpick Hotel Casablanca offers a 24-hour front desk with concierge and VIP services. It features a terrace for guests to enjoy the sun, and free Wi-Fi is available.

Meknes

Meknes Meknès is a Moroccan Imperial cities and is situated about 70 km away from Fez. With several monuments, the historical centre of Meknes is on UNESCO's list of world heritage. One of the reasons for this distinction is the simplicity of the original constructions maintained over the centuries. It was in the 17th century that the Sultan Moulay Ismail decided to transform Meknes in one of the most beautiful and powerful imperial cities of Morocco. The impressive 40 km of walls protected the monuments to this day. There are plenty of mosques in Meknes, which earned him the name of "city of a hundred minarets". The whole city is extremely pleasant to dive completely into everyday life in Morocco. But there are some highlights of places to see and visit in Meknes. The great mosque, founded probably in the 12th century, has fantastic carved gates. The medina of Meknes deserves a lengthy tour to get to know the streets and find the ruins of the Royal Palace. In the medina all happens. El-Hedime square, between the old city and the imperial area of Meknès, is the maximum exponent of agitation, with fire-eaters, storytellers, animal trainers and jugglers entertain Moroccans and tourists. Not to be missed even in Meknes Bab Mansour gate at the entrance of the city proper, built in the early 18TH century. Some say it's the most beautiful gate of the world. Very close is the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail, whose Mosque is open to non-Muslims. The regional Ethnographic Museum in Meknès, in the Palace Dar Jamaï, has a fabulous Andalusian garden and show pieces that are testimony to the cultural wealth of the Kingdom of Morocco. Just 30 km from Meknes is the impressive Roman archaeological site of Volubilis, also world heritage UNESCO. The trip is done through the prosperous fertile fields that produce cereals, olives and grapes.

Fez FEZ (in Arabic: Fas) is a city of Morocco. It is located in the central-north of the country and has about 950 thousand inhabitants (census of 2004). It was founded in 808 AD by Idrís II, having been the capital of Morocco for several periods. It is the city where the University of Karueein is located, the oldest university in the world still in operation, created in the early days of the city (859). Fez is the third largest city in Morocco, after Casablanca and Rabat. It lies in a valley at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. Fez was one of the most important cities in the world, located on caravan routes linking Saharan empires such as Timbuktu with the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It is probably the most fantastic and ancient imperial city (Fez, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat are known as imperial cities, because they have all been, in some part of the country's history, its capital). Today it is an important cultural and spiritual center, and the third holy city of Islam, after Mecca and Medina. One of the most comprehensive and comprehensive works on the city's history, its architectural and artistic treasures, its numerous sages and saints, is Titus Burckhardt's Fez City. The city was portrayed in the telenovela The Clone, first broadcast in 2001/2002 and resubmitted in 2011. In 810 was built the Mosque of Qarawiyyin or Karueein, and remains to this day the largest and oldest mosque in Africa. It has since been that the city was mainly occupied by Muslims. From 1170 to 1180, Fez was the largest city in Morocco and the main city of the Kingdom of Fez. It was the religious and scientific center of the Western world, where Christians and Muslims from all over Europe and Morocco came to study. After the Reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula in 1492 there was an exodus of Muslims and it was from that time that the population of the city increased. It was in 1548 that Fez became part of the Moroccan empire and in 1579 the conquests of the Moroccan empire, which had been initiated by Suleiman the Magnificent, ended. During the Alawite dynasty in 1649, Fez became a major trading center in Berber. Fez was also the capital of Morocco at various times, but in 1912 much of Morocco fell into French influence and Rabat was chosen as the nation's Capital.

HOTEL PALAIS MEDINA & SPA 5***** http://palais-medina-fes-spa.hotel-rn.com/index_pt.htm

Located in Fes, the Palais is beside the Fez Borj shopping centre and it has an outdoor pool with a snack bar and panoramic views of the Jbel Zallagh Hill and the Old Medina. It features a luxury spa centre. The Palais Medina & Spa Hotel is set in a 5-hectare Andalusian garden and offers spacious and air-conditioned rooms and suites with unrestricted views of the Medina or the gardens. They are each equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a private bathroom. Guests can enjoy international and Moroccan cuisine at any one of the Palais Medina Hotel’s 3 restaurants. There is also a piano bar and a night club. The hotel’s Thalion Spa offers a heated indoor swimming pool and a range of beauty treatments. Guests can relax on the Palais Medina’s large garden terrace. The hotel’s 3 restaurants serve a variety of International and Italian cuisine, as well as Moroccan specialities. Guests can also enjoy a range of tea, coffee and cocktails in the hotel bars.

Marrakech MARRAKECH is a city in southwestern Morocco, close to the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. It is known as the "red city", the "pearl of the south" or the "door of the south". The city has the country's largest souk, as well as one of Africa's busiest squares, Djemaa el Fna, home to acrobats, water vendors, dancers, musicians and food stalls. Like many North African cities and the Middle East, Marrakech has a fortified city (the Almedina or Medina) and an adjacent modern city (called Gueliz). It is served by Ménara International Airport (RAK) and by rail link with Casablanca and the north of the country. One possible source pointed to the place name is the Berber expression mur (n) akuch, which means "Land of God". The name of the city is the origin of the toponym "Morocco". Marrakech is the second largest city in Morocco, after Casablanca, and was known by the old travelers as "City of Morocco". Before the arrival of the Almoravids in the 11th century, the region was ruled from the city of Aghmat. When he decided to erect a new capital, the Almoravid chief, Abu Becre ibn Omar, chose to build it on the plain, in a neutral place between the territory of two tribes that competed for the honor of receiving the new city. The work began in May 1070, but Abu Becre was called to extinguish a revolt in the Sahara in January 1071, so that Marrakech was terminated by his replacement and future successor, Iuçufe ibn Tachfin. The heyday of the city was under the direction of Abu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur, third Almohad Sultan, who initiated the construction of the mosque of Kutubia and of a new Kasbah. Before the reign of Moulay Ismail, Marrakech was the capital of Morocco. For centuries, Marrakech was known for its "seven saints". When Sufism was at the height of its popularity in the reign of Moulay Ismail, the festival of the seven saints was founded. The tombs of several well-known people were transferred to the city in order to attract pilgrims. The "seven saints" include Sidi Bel Abbas (patron of the city), Sidi Muhammad al-Jazuli, Sidi Abu al-Qasim Al-Suhayli, Cadi Ayyad ben Moussa and Abdallah al-Ghazwani. At the end of century XVII, the current Alauíta dynasty happened to the Saadians. The throne was successively transferred to Fez and Meknes. In the first half of the twentieth century, the city was controlled by Thami El Glaoui, lord of the Atlas and Pasha of Marrakech. The establishment of the French protectorate in Morocco in 1912 put an end to a period of civil wars. The city has many monuments considered a World Heritage Site, which makes it the main tourist attraction in the country.

HOTEL ATLAS ASNI MARRAKECH 4****

http://www.hotelsatlas.com/en/cities/marrakech/atlas-asni-marrakech Set in a garden lined with palm trees, this 4-star hotel is 3 km from Jamaâ El Fna Square. It offers an outdoor pool, a fitness centre and a spa. The air-conditioned guest rooms are equipped with a TV and have views of the garden or the swimming pool. Each spacious room features Moroccan decorations. All rooms have a marble bathroom. A buffet breakfast is served every morning at Atlas Asni. Guests can enjoy a drink in the hotel bar or use the free Wi-Fi access in the lounge. The spa at the 4-star hotel Atlas Asni includes a sauna and hammam. Massages are available upon request.