8-Day Tour from Casablanca to Marrakech via Fes & Merzouga
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Embark on an 8-day, 7-night desert tour from Casablanca and explore the best of Morocco. Stops include imperial cities, the cultural center of Fes, the Middle Atlas Mountains with Berber villages, gorges, the Grand Canyon, palm groves, and the most important archaeological site in Morocco, Volubilis. You’ll also see monkeys climbing in a cedar forest and Ifran, the Moroccan Switzerland. In the middle of the desert, drink tea with Berber nomads, go camel trekking, and spend the night in a desert camp under the starry sky. Afterwards, visit Marrakech, with its famous square and medina, and take in the breathtaking views of the High Atlas.
Explore our tour
- Day 1: Casablanca airport, Rabat (114 KM)
Day 2: Rabat, Ouezzane, Chefchaouen (251 KM)
Day 3: Chefchaouen, Fes (201 KM)
Day 4: Fes, Ifrane, Merzouga (459 KM)
Day 5: Merzouga, Todgha Gorges, Dades valley (252 KM)
Day 6: Dades valley, Rose Valley, Ait-ben-Haddou Ksar, Marrakech (340 KM)
Day 7: Exploring Marrakech with local guide
Day 8: Marrakech , Casablanca airport (240 KM)
Day 1: Casablanca airport, Rabat
An associate of ours will be waiting for you at the Casablanca airport when you arrive. If there is time, we will stop at the world’s biggest mosque, the Hassan second Mosque, before we depart Casablanca for Rabat. The next stop is Rabat, Morocco’s capital, where we’ll have the opportunity to see the Oudaya Kasbah, the Mausoleum of Mohamed five, and the Hassan Tower, the unfinished mosque’s tower, among other important historical monuments. Spend the night in Rabat, complete with breakfast and a bed.
Day 2: Rabat, Ouezzane, Chefchaouen
We will leave your riad after breakfast and travel to Chefchaouen via the Rif Mountains, a wide plateau cut across by several valleys and ravines. Once we reach Chefchaouen, you will be amazed by the stunning beauty of the city, which is situated spectacularly above the mountains. Get your cameras ready! A blue jewel from Morocco, it is. Staying the night in Chefchaouen, complete with breakfast included.
Day 3: Chefchaouen, Fes
Our journey to Fes will begin after breakfast at your riad, and at around 8 in the morning, you will be escorted by a knowledgeable local guide to see the country’s most ancient Medina, which has been a site of worship since the eighth century. The Medina’s narrow, twisting cobblestone alleyways are best explored on foot, although donkeys are also available for hire. You will visit the world’s oldest university, the University of Al Karaouine, the tomb of Moulay Idriss, the Nejjarine fountains, the world-renown tanneries, the King’s Palace, the Jewish quarter, and a ceramics cooperative to observe traditional Moroccan crafts during your tour of the Medina’s historical sites. The tour wraps up at sunset. Bed and breakfast in Fes for one night.
Day 4: Fes, Ifrane, Merzouga
We will begin our journey into the Sahara Desert in the morning, stopping first in Ifrane, also called Little Switzerland. The next leg of our journey will take us into the Cedar Forest, where we may perhaps see some monkeys. After that, we’ll go to Midelt so you may have lunch. Keep on driving across the Middle Atlas Mountains as you see the nomadic people. We keep on driving through the picturesque Ziz Valley, which is bordered by palm palms, making pit stops at picturesque viewpoints. Next, we’ll make our way to the Sahara Desert, our last destination. Dinner and breakfast are included in the overnight stay in Merzouga.
Day 5: Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges
Your camel guide will wake you up in the morning so you can see the breathtaking sunrise over the sand dunes. Many people think this was the best part of the vacation. Return to Merzouga on camelback after breakfast in the midst of the Saharan dunes. Next, we’ll hit the road to the Dades Valley, taking in the sights along the way at the Todghra Valley and Gorges, where we may snap some photos of the Jewish kasbahs. Before continuing on to the Dades Valley, you will have the opportunity to stroll through the breathtaking Todghra Gorges. Dinner and breakfast are included in the overnight stay in Dades Valley.
Day 6: Dades valley- Ait-ben-Haddou - Marrakech
Returning to the Dades Valley for another round of jaw-dropping rock formations and old kasbahs after breakfast at your accommodation, we will continue on to the Rose Valley, famed for its April harvest of damask roses, and finally arrive in Marrakech. As we continue our trip, we will stop at Ouarzazate, often called African Hollywood, a city famous for its film studios and Taourirt kasbah. Ait ben Haddou Ksar, Morocco’s biggest ksar and a UNESCO Heritage site, was the setting for several films, including Lawrence of Arabia, The Jewel of the Nile, The Gladiator, and many more. After crossing one of Morocco’s highest passes, the Tichka, we continue on to Marrakech. We should reach Marrakech around midday. Staying the night in Marrakech, complete with breakfast included.
Day 7: Exploring Marrakech with local guide
Returning to the Dades Valley for another round of jaw-dropping rock formations and old kasbahs after breakfast at your accommodation, we will continue on to the Rose Valley, famed for its April harvest of damask roses, and finally arrive in Marrakech. As we continue our trip, we will stop at Ouarzazate, often called African Hollywood, a city famous for its film studios and Taourirt kasbah. Ait ben Haddou Ksar, Morocco’s biggest ksar and a UNESCO Heritage site, was the setting for several films, including Lawrence of Arabia, The Jewel of the Nile, The Gladiator, and many more. After crossing one of Morocco’s highest passes, the Tichka, we continue on to Marrakech. We should reach Marrakech around midday. Staying the night in Marrakech, complete with breakfast included.
Day 8: Marrakech -Casablanca airport
When it is time for your flight, we will take you to the airport after you have breakfast at your hotel. We will visit Hassan’s second mosque today before taking you to the airport, if time allows, since we missed it on the first day.
Included
- Pick up from the airport, lodging in Marrakech
- Transportation AC car 4×4, Mini-van…
- Multilingual driver/guide
- Fuel and anything linked to the car and driver
- 1 night in Hotel/Riad in Dades Valley
- Camel rides to desert camp in Sahara Desert
- HB accommodations (Dinner, room and breakfast)
- Drop off in your Hotel/Riad in Fes
Excluded
- Flight tickets
- Lunches
- Drinks
- Entrance fees
- Personnel expenses…
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