Description
Day 01: Arrive at Marrakech.
Receiving you at Marrakech Menara airport and transfer to hotel en medina. Overnight in riad.
Day 02: Guided tour of Marrakech.
Experience the colours, monuments and the culture of the « red » city with local guide. Take the advantage of this day to visit the famous sights closed to the Medina; Madrassa Ben Youssef, the Saadian Tombs, Palace of Bahia and El Badi, souks and Djemaa El Fna Square.
In the afternoon visit the Menara garden Majorelle garden. Overnight in riad.
Day 03: Marrakech – Atlas Mountains- Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah – Dades Valley.
After breakfast in the hotel we start travelling to the Dades Valley via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass and over the High Atlas Mountains. Today you will enjoy travelling through the dramatic pass and the fascinating views of the Berber villages and the amazing landscape changing as the day progresses. Your first stop will be at the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, the largest Kasbah in Morocco. Built by the last Berber chieftain El Glaoui Et-Hami in the late 19th century, it is now a UNESCO matrimonial historical site, which today still houses many Glaoui family members. Lunch by the Kasbah and continue to the Dades Gorge through the road of “the Thousand Kasbahs”, which offers many fine photo opportunities of nature and people. Your first stop will be at Skoura in the birds valley to see the standing 18th century Kasbah of Ameridhil, we’ll get to Kalaat Mgouna – famous for roses and its annual festival during the roses harvest in May . On to the Dades Valley where you will enjoy seeing the amazing rock formation famous as “the monkey toes”. Overnight at Dades valley.
Day 04: Dades Valley – Todra Gorge – Rissani – Merzouga – Area and the Camel trek.
After breakfast in the hotel, leave the Dades valley towards Tinrghir and the Todra valley. Watch the panoramic views of the old mud Berber villages overlooking the valley. Get to the Gorge and walk under the 300m high red cliff, where many Rock-climbers come to enjoy their preferred sport. You will enjoy a 2 hours hike within the valley; meet locals in their fields and learn about the local culture and geography. After lunch, your journey continues to Merzouga via Erfoud through the oasis of Tafilalet, the largest date palm grove in Morocco. You will have the opportunity to walk the authentic souk of Rissani, and learn about the trading caravans travelling as far as Timbuctu in Mali. Get to Merzouga in the afternoon and check in to your riad. After RELAX, you will mount your camel, guided by an experienced camel man, to explore within the mysterious sand-sea of the Erg-Chebbi. You will enjoy the beauty of the Sahara desert and the sunset over the golden dunes. After the sunset you will enjoy your dinner in camp where you will spend the night in Berber tents.
Day 05: Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midlet – Azrou – Fes.
Early in the morning, your camel man will wake you up to watch what well may be the best sunrise of your life. You’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. Over the dunes, you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses. After breakfast we start travelling to Fes via the Ziz Valley and Azrou. You will enjoy the fascinating landscape along the magnificent Ziz Gorges carved through volcanic rock, and through the Tizi n’ Talghamt Pass to Midelt. After lunch, you will continue through the Midlle Atlas Mountains and the Cedar Forest, where you will see the Barbarian apes in the wild. Continue to Fes, where the tour ends. Overnight in riad.
Day 06: Exploring Fes – Volubilis – Rabat.
Most of the morning will be spent visiting the medina (the old city) and its alleys. You will start with a walking tour within the narrow labyrinth streets, visiting the famous old Tanneries, and then the Quaraouine Mosque and University, the Attarin Medersa and the Najjarin Fountain.
After lunch in a traditional Moroccan restaurant in the Medina, we will pick you up and drive to Rabat. Overnight in riad.
Day 07: Rabat – Casablanca.
After breakfast, we explore Rabat, visiting the most important of Rabat, visit the Mausoleum of Hassan II and Mohamed V, walk the Kasbah Oudaya and see the Hassan Tower. Then we drive to Casablanca if we have time we can visit the Mosque of Hassan II, and then transfer to Casablanca airport.
