12 Days Tour From Marrakech To Chefchaouen, Fes and Sahara Desert

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Day 1: Marrakech Airport.

We will greet you at the airport and transfer you to your riad/hotel.

Day 2: Marrakech.

After breakfast, you will meet a local guide in your Hotel/Riad and start exploring the history and the magic of Marrakech, including Bahia Palace, Saadien Tombs, Ben Youssef Madrasa, Jamaa El fnaa square, kotoubia Mosque and Majorelle gardens. Free afternoon and the night in Marrakech.

Day 3: Marrakech- Essaouira Beach.

After breakfast, we will depart to Essaouira, which is a coastal town. On the way, we will stop to see goats climbing argan trees, which are rare trees that grow naturally in Morocco and see the process that Berber Women use in order to abstract oil from Argan nuts. Afterwards, we will drive to Essaouira, which was controlled by Portuguese so many years ago. There where you will have free time to explore its magnificent Medina, which is full of handicrafts. Also, its harbor and beach. The night will be in a hotel.

Day 4: Essaouira- El Jadida- Casablanca.

After breakfast, we will drive alongside the coast till we arrive Al Jadida, which is another coastal city, there where we will visit the old Portuguese water tank (cistern) and then end the day in Casablanca, which is the biggest city in Morocco and the third in Africa.

Day 5: Casablanca-Rabat- Fes- Meknes.

After breakfast, we will visit one of the Largest Mosques in the world which is “Hassan second Mosque” . Then Continue to Rabat, which is the capital of morocco. In this city you will visit the Hassan tower, the royal palace, the Oudaya Kasbah. Then continue to Meknes, which was founded in 15th century By Molay Ismail, there where you will see Bab Mansour , EL hdim square, Royal palace and Sehrij tank. Finally, we will head to Fes where you’ll spend the night.

Day 6: Fes.

Private guided tour to discover the cultural capital of morocco. You’ll start your journey with a local guide who will show to you all the historical monuments including the royal palace gate, Madrasas ( Quranic schools ), chahrij , Bounania attarin , souks , the Quarawayne university which is the first university in the world. Also, you will see Mosaic place and the whole Medina from Borj South.

Day 7 : Fes to Merzouga Desert Via Midelt.

After breakfast, we will pick you up from your Riad and drive toward middle Atlas Mountains, passing by Ifrane, where you will see different architecture from other Moroccan cities. Afterward, we will continue to the biggest cedar forest in Africa, where you will see Barbary apes. After having lunch in Midelt, we will drive to Erfoud via Errachidia and the Ziz valley dotted with palm trees. Finally, we will arrive Merzouga, where you will ride camels to the camp and spend the night under a starry sky.

Day 8: Merzouga Erg Chebbi Tour.

After waking up to enjoy the sunrise on the top of a dune nearby the camp, you’ll go back to the hotel on camels and have breakfast and shower. Then, we will drive all the way round the dunes via the oasis of Merzouga, the nomadic depository (where we will discover how the nomads live and share a cup of tea with them) and then leave to Rissani. Once called Sijilmassa, this was the meeting place for the salt caravans, coming from timbuktou in Mali. As it is surrounded by more than one hundred villages, everyone goes there for shopping. After visiting that local market, we will drive back to Merzouga, especially to Khamlia village originally inhabited by black people, there where we will have lunch and listen to their music. The night in the hotel.

Day 9: Merzouga –Todra Gorge- Dades Valley- Ouarzazate.

After breakfast, we will drive to Erfoud, which is the capital of fossils. There where you will visit a fossil cooperative to discover different fossils that are founded in that area such as Trilobites, Amounites… Afterward, we will head to Todra valley and Todra gorge which is a national park for rock climbing, there where you will have a free time to walk inside that gorge before we depart to Dades Valley and Rose’s Valley where they organize a big festival celebrating roses. Finally, we will head to Ouarzazate where we will spend the night.

Day 10: Ouarzazate-Ait Ben Haddou- Marrakech.

Leaving the hotel in the morning, we may visit cinema studios where many films shot. Afterwards, we will drive to one of the oldest Kasbahs in Morocco which is Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, where so many international films have been shot such as Gladiator, the mummy, Kingdom of heaven… After visiting that UNESCO world heritage, we’ll Cross the High Atlas Mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco Tizni N’Tichka 2260m high offering impressive views of valleys, mountains and many Berber villages nearby. arrive in the evening, End of Our Services .

Day 11: Marrakech City Tour.

Free day in Marrakech.

Day 12: Marrakech Airport Transfer.

Transfer to the airport. End of our services.

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