Itinerary

Wed Mar 28

OGDX6R

Norwegian Air Fl DY7132 Depart Seattle  @ 1.45 PM, Arrive London Gatwick 7:00 AM

 

Thursday March 29-Sunday April 1

Citizen M London Bankside

20 Lavington St, London SE1 ONZ

+44 20 3519 1680

 

Fri Mar 30

Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria St, London, SW1E 5EA

Stalls Q 43,44; 7:30 PM

 

Sat March 31

Long Day’s Journey Into Night; Booking ref # 9966312

Wyndham’s Theatre, Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H ODA

Stalls F12,13; 7:30 PM

 

Sunday April 1

CheapoAir 1-800-525-0400;

ETDWKBT

Dep London Stansted EasyJet Fl 3225 @ 1:15 PM, Arr Bilbao, Spain 4:15 PM

 

Sun April 1-Sat April 7

Rentalcars.com-526-825-353

VW Golf; Avis 06562484US5

 

Sun April 1-Monday April 2

NH Collection Ria de Bilbao

Campo Volantin, 28

34 94 4051100

 

Monday April 2-Sat April 7

Hotel Leku Eder (Booking.com 1303846650)

Paseo Cristobal Balenciaga, 2

20008 San Sebastian

34 94 3219791

 

Sat April 7

CheapOAir 47662037

Iberia Airlines-Conf # LXIWA7

Dep Bilbao Iberia Fl 447 @ 1:20 PM, Arr Madrid 2:30 PM; Dep Madrid Fl 3342 @ 3:45 PM, Arr Marrakech 4:40 PM

 

Sat April 7-Tues April 10

RIAD ABACA BADRA-Gilles Ployart and Dominique
203 Arset Aouzal, Bab Doukkala
40000 Marrakech Médina
tél 00 212 524 386 893
Gsm 00 212 656 648 107
www.riad-abaca.com

 

Tues April 10-Thurs Aporil 12

Tour through Atlas Marrakech to Meknes

Trip 3 days 2 nights Marrakech to Meknes :

Day 1, April 13: Marrakech/Ouzoud/ Demnat/ Ait Bougemaz.

8:30 am, Your private driver will meet you at Riad Abaca Badra. After leaving Marrakech medina you will drive through the rich agricultural planes before you get to the foothills of the high Atlas mountains on your way to the famous Moroccan water falls “Ouzoud” after enjoying a short hike in the area, you may like to eat a Berber tagine close to the water falls before continuing to Demnat a small Berber town, in the past well known for its Jewish community and admire the natural bridge of iminfri before you arrive to Ait Bougemaz (overnight at Mountain cottage : Bed, Dinner & Breakfast)

Day 2, April 14: Ait Bouguemaz/ Bin Elouidane/ Beni Mellal.

After Breakfast, Explore Ait Bougemaz one of the best High Atlas Valleys with its ceanery and typical Berber villages then drive by Azilal town and Binelouidane big dam on your way to Beni Mellal , one of the agricultural riches regions of Morocco. Lunch at leisure. Visit Ain asserdoune natural spring. Overnight at Hotel in Beni Mellal : Bed, Dinner & Breakfast)

Day 3, April 15: Beni Mellal , Azrou, Ifrane , Bhalil to Fes.

8:30 am leave Beni Mellal and reach the middle Atlas Mountains where you will drive most of the day enjoying the beautiful scenery and stopping at any interning Berber village having a weekly local market or special traditional event. April is the most appropriate time of year to admire different kind of birds at the Moroccan mountains. Drive by the Berber town of Azrou and the swiis looking small town of Ifrane before you arrive to the Berber village of Bhalil where you will enjoy a mint tea with one of the local families having home in caves like their ancestors used to live centuries ago.

Late afternoon arrive to Fes.

 

Thursday April 12-Fri April 13

Collier de la Colombe

67 Rue Driba, Meknes

Booking.com conf # 1953.686.410, PIN 6019

 

Friday April 13-Sat April 14

Riad Mabrouka-Fes

No 25 Derb el Miter

 

Sat April 14

Vueling Conf # VBQYVM

Dep Fez Vueling Fl 7353 @ 12:50, Arr Barcelona 3:40; Dep Barcelona Vueling Fl 7824 @ 5:25 PM, Arr London Gatwick 6:45

 

Sunday April 15

OGDX6R

Norwegian Air Fl DY7131 Depart London Gatwick @ 9:50 AM, Arrive Sea 11:45 AM

 

Norwegian flight to London

Norwegian uses Boeing Dreamliners (787’s) and they are very comfortable. We lucked out and got exit seats, and with the plane leaving around 1:30 PM, we arrived at 7 AM, only 11 PM Seattle time, so still not really exhausted. Did I mention the fares were only around $750 roundtrip? We had upgraded (I recommend it) to get free bags and a couple decent meals (just edible, really). These planes are apparently designed to be more comfy and less exhausting-see this article:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/hobica/2016/04/12/boeing-787-dreamliner/82896388/

Examples include pressurization at about 6000 ft rather than 8000 ft, and more humidity (less dry passageways). And the lighting is COOL!