12-Day Tour of Morocco's Imperial Cities, the Sahara Desert and Atlas Mountains
Highlights
Casablanca, Essaouira, Fez, Marrakech, Meknes, Merzouga, Ouarzazate, Rabat
Locations Covered
Casablanca, Essaouira, Fez, Marrakech, Meknes, Merzouga, Ouarzazate, Rabat
historical, sightseeing, Desert
Private Tour
12 Days
Medium
English
Description
Morocco is home to snow-capped Atlas Mountain, endless sands, medieval towns and exquisite architecture that chronicle the bye-gone era. Come, discover the mysteries and walk through the medieval towns, which are changing daily, just like the ever-changing landscape.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Casablanca – Rabat
Meet the guide at the airport.
Departure for the visit to the Hassan II Mosque.
After continuation to Rabat to visit the administrative and political capital.
Dinner and overnight.
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Day 2: Casablanca – Rabat – Chefchaouen
After breakfast, depart to Fez via Moulay Idriss -the holy city and visit the Roman ruins of Volubilis.
Have lunch or visit Volubilis Meknes, known as “The Versailles of Morocco”.
Visit the monuments of Meknes.
Arrival in Fez.
Dinner and overnight at the Riad.
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Day 3: Fez – Historical Tour
After breakfast, the day is dedicated to the discovery of Fez, the oldest imperial city and Medina, founded by Idriss II, the radiation center of the Arab-Muslim culture.
See the Mosque of the Andalusians, Tanneries, District Potters, and Medina.
Have lunch in a palace in Medina.
In the afternoon, we continue to visit the Hispano-Moorish buildings and Medersas Nejjarine.
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Day 4: Fez – Midelt – Ziz Valley – Erfoud – Merzouga Dunes
Wake up early in the morning and have breakfast.
Starting from Midelt, go through the Middle Atlas.
Stop for lunch.
Continuation to Erfoud along the Ziz valley by a successive series of fortified villages whose architecture announcement that pre-Saharan oases.
Check the dunes of Merzouga (Erg Chebbi), housing the Kasbah or in a nomad tent.
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Day 5: Merzouga – Erg chebbi – Merzouga
After breakfast, you make the grand tour through the dunes: 2 oases of Merzouga-the wandering deposit, the village of Khamlia (village of the blacks), mines MIFISS the desert plateau to meet the Berber nomads the oasis Tisserdmin.
Back at the hostel, around 15 hours for the start of your caravan camels to attend the sunset in the dunes (about one thirty camels).
You will spend the night under nomad tents in the dunes to enjoy the silence of the desert sky full of stars.
Dinner and overnight in a private tent.
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Day 6: Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges
After sunrise, go back to the hotel for breakfast and a shower.
Then depart to Tineghir via Rissani, Erfoud, Tinejdad arrival at Todra Gorge.
Dinner and overnight.
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Day 7: Gorge Todgha – Boumalne Dades – Valley of Roses – Skoura – Ouarzazate
After breakfast, depart to Ouarzazate via Kelâa Gouna city, where the festival of roses takes place every year.
Lunch and continuation to Ouarzazate through the Dades Valley, the Valley of Roses, Skoura stop in to visit the Kasbah Ameridil.
Then continue to Ouarzazate.
Dinner and overnight at the riad.
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Day 8: Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
Visit the city of Ouarzazate founded in 1928, which became a very cinematographic center known.
Stop en route to visit the Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou Continuation to Marrakech.
Arrive in Marrakech in the late afternoon.
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Day 9: Marrakech – Cultural Tour
After breakfast, the whole day will be devoted to the visit of Marrakech, “The Pearl of the South”, founded in the eleventh century.
In the morning, visit the Koutoubia, the Saadian Tombs, the Menara Garden and the Bahia Palace.
Back to the hotel for lunch.
In the afternoon, visit the souks of the old Medina and Jemaa El Fna.
Have dinner in a Moroccan restaurant.
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Day 10: Marrakech – Essaouira
After breakfast, depart to Essaouira.
Upon arrival, have fish in lunch.
In the afternoon, the city tour and rules of the Medina of Essaouira, formerly known for its handicrafts, Portuguese fortification, silver jewellery and inlaid wood of Thuja.
Dinner and overnight.
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Day 11: Essaouira – El Jadida – Casablanca
Breakfast and departure to Casablanca via El Jadida El Oualidia with breakfast (possibility of eating fish specialities).
Continuation to El Jadida is along the Atlantic coast.
Arrival in Casablanca.
Dinner and overnight.
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Day 12: Casablanca – Airoport Med V
After breakfast, transfer to Casablanca Mohammed V Airport.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a private tour |
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