Day 3: Marrakech
 After
breakfast at your accommodations, your guide will meet you for a
private walking tour of the city.
 While Fez was the center of learning
and culture, Marrakech to the south was more of a Berber camp behind high
walls. It was transient, colorful, and exciting, a sprawling country
market set in the middle of a palm-fringed plain. As time passed,
focus shifted from Fez to Marrakech filling the city with palaces,
monuments, gardens, and tourists. But through it all, the city stays
true to its colorful roots.
Your guided walking tour of the city will include admissions and guided tour
of the significant sights in Marrakech. Starting when the guide meets
you at your accommodations, you'll see the Saadian Tombs and the
Bahai Palace, the Koutoubia mosque, the famous souks and the historic
medersas, ending at the Djema el Fna square by lunch. From there you can
continue to explore and discover Marrakech on your own. Armed with a feel
for the city, you'll find Marrakech a much
easier city to navigate than Fez. If you want to escape the rush, the Garden
Menara is the place with its tranquil basin and olive groves set against the Atlas
Mountains. You'll be on your own for dinner. You'll find many restaurants
with fine meals, or another venture into the Djemaa el Fna where dining is
more than a meal, it's an adventure. (Breakfast)
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