We will start this tour to desert and imperial cities from Fes the old imperial city of Morocco, visit Fes with local guide, Royal palace. Driving to Volubilis or Walili, the berber Ruman ruins in Meknes. We will be heading toward the middle Atlas mountains via Ifrane the Moroccan Switzeland, then Azrou where we will explore the Cedar Forest, Midelt and Merzouga desert, tour around dunes of Erg Chebbi. Camel trekkin and overnight in the berber tent , Rissani markt, oasis of palms. We will explore also Dades gorges, Dades Valley or Asif N’dades in Berber, Roses valley, Skoura, ouarzazat and the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, Tizi N tichka pass. Marrakech we have one day trip to Essaouira, we will back to Marrakech for to explore Marrakech with local guide, Casablanca we will visit the second-largest Mosque in the world , Visit Kasbah ouadaya. The Hassan tower in the Rabat the capital of Morocco, visit Meknes. The Moulay ismail tomp and we will visit the berber Roman City known as Volubilis or Walili in the berber language, we will back to Fes.
1st Day : Full day to explore Fes with local guide
After picking you up at the airport or your hotel, You will visit Fes medina with local guide, from there you will go to the city. Fes is one of the oldest imperial cities in Moroccan history, founded on the 8th century. The medina is from the 13th century, with its craftsmen grouping the streets. After the visit we will come back to spend the night in your hotel or riad
2nd Day : Fes – Ifrane – Azrou – Midelt – Merzouga -Erg Chebbi
After breakfast. Departure to the middle Atlas via Ifrane the Moroccan Switzerland” then Azrou where. We will have a stop at the famous cedar forest the largest in Morocco for to see and play with Barbary apes. From here we drive further south passing by several towns and you will get the opportunity to view nomads living in tents on the you will arrive in midelt for lunch. We will continue through the large open high desert, and notice how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert. Your journey continues along the luxuriant Ziz Valley and the Tafilalet date palm grove, famous for date cultivation. This area is the foundation of the Alaouite dynasty, the current ruling royal family in Morocco. You’ll arrive TO Merzouga at the end of the afternoon to be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before you check in to your riad.
3rd Day : 4×4 Tour around the dunes of Erg Chebbi – Camel Trekking
After breakfast we will take a look around the dunes. And we will visit the nomads family, the village of Khamlia (black people village), Mifiss mines, the desert plate. Later we will ride on the camels to see sunset on the dunes. We will then spend the night in a wild oasis two hours from our position, in the heart of the dunes. We will sleep in “Bivouacs”… a magical night.
4th Day : Merzouga – Tineghir –Todra Gorges – Dades Valley
After leaving the mesmerizing dunes behind, we will journey towards Erfoud and then make our way to Tineghir, where we will explore the ancient ‘fougartas’—a 15th-century sewer system. We will also take a stroll through the lush Tineghir palm grove. Continuing our adventure, we will reach the awe-inspiring Todra Gorges, where we will pause to relax and enjoy a delicious meal. Later, we’ll have the opportunity to explore the charming city and the scenic Boulmane Dades Valley before arriving at the magnificent Dades Gorges. Here, the river has carved stunning rock formations, creating a truly captivating landscape. We will end our day with a sumptuous dinner and a restful night at hotel.
5th Day : Dades valley – Boutaghrart – Skoura – Ouarzazate
After Breakfast. We will start in the morning driving by the track that leads to the rose valley and the magnificent berber village of Boutghrart where we will drink tea with a local family. We will go onon long the thousand kasbahs route, along this route we will stop to observe some kasbahs, landscapes, valleys, nomads living in caves. And we will arrive to Skoura and then head towards Ait Benhaddou kasbah, where many movies were filmed (Obelix, Gladiator, Sahara…). Dinner and Breakfast a hotel.
6th Day : Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – Telouet – Marrakech
Breakfast and we will go to the marvelous kasbah of Ait Benhaddou. Then visit another Kasbah called Telouet, at the end of the afternoon we will be back in Marrakech crossing the pass of Tizi-N-Tichka (2260 meters). With its beautiful landscapes, we will spend the night in a Riad in Marrakech.
7th Day : Visit Marrakech with local guide
Today, we will walk around Marrakech and its main historical monuments. Including the ancient medina, tombs and mosques, the kasbahs or the famous square Jemaa El Fna. We will understand why it is said that Morocco is a tourist capital. Spend the night at the same Riad.
8th Day : Marrakech – Essaouira – Marrakech
Start in the morning travelling from Marrakech to Essaouira, which is approx 2 and half hours journey. There we will enter the wooden crafts museum, located in an ancient palace. There is a sentry tower and the harbor’s Skala. From this harbor we will gaze onto the coast, the isles and the city. The Marina’s gate is used to merge the city and the harbor. And there are auctions to buy fresh fish. The narrow streets of the medina show a lot of craftsmen working with jewels and wood. They are installed below the bastions of the city. We will return to Marrakech to spend the night in the same riad as the two previous nights.
9th Day : Marrakech – Casablanca
In the morning after breakfast. We will depart from Marrakech towards Casablanca. We will visit the Hassan II mosque is the second largest mosque in the world. The medina and the new parts of the city, we spend the night in hotel.
10th Day : Casablanca – Rabat – Meknes
After breakfast, we will depart towards Rabat to visit Hassan Tower and ouadaya Kasbah. After visiting Rabat we drive to city of Meknes which has reached its golden age to the sultan Mulay Ismail. And visit the Berber Roman city, known as Volubilis or Walili in the berber, 27 kms from Meknes. We will walk around the Berber Roman city after this visit. We will arrive to Meknes. There we will take a walk around the city, we will go to Moulay Ismail tomb, El Hedime square and Bab Mansour, we will spend the night in a hotel or riad.
11th Day : Meknes – Fes
We will drive you back to Fes to your accommodation or to the airport to catch your flights.
What’s included :
- Private Transport/air-conditioned vehicles
- Driver/Guide
- Car fuel
- 9 Nights in Hotel or Riad (breakfast)
- 1 Night in desert Camp (Dinner & breakfast )
- Camel Ride in desert
- Dinners in The Desert, Dades and Ouarzazate
- Sandboarding in Dunes
What’s Not Included:
- Drinks and Lunches
- Flight Tichets
- Entrances to Monuments
- Dinnes
- Hotel in Fes
In case you want to modify any of these tours. Just be in contact with us beforehand and we will make it happen.