17 days from Marrakech Morocco desert tour. Journey from Marrakech to the desert and imperial city of Morocco. Visit Fes.
Day 1: Arrival in Marrakech
Welcome and transfer to your hotel. Dinner and night.
Day 2: Marrakech – Aït Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Gorges
We pick you up at your hotel and leave for Ouarzazate. We will cross the High Atlas mountains, we will have photo stops on the High Atlas. Then we continue to Ait ben haddou via Telouet. Visit the famous kasbah declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Then continue to Dades gorges via Oasis Skoura and Valley of Roses. Dinner and night in a hotel in Dades.
Day 3: Dades Gorges – Todra Gorges – Merzouga
After your breakfast at the hotel, we continue our journey to the dunes of Erg Chebbi. We stop in Tinghir to visit the old Jewish quarter, then we visit the Todra Gorge before continuing to Merzouga.
You will be invited for a camel ride to see the sunset. Spend a wonderful night at the camp in the Sahara at Erg Chebbi.
Day 4: Merzouga Excursion
Wake up early to discover the charm of sunrise in the dunes. After your breakfast, we go to visit the nomads in their tents, discover how they live the nomads of the desert. Then we leave for Taouz to discover the rock carvings. From there, we return to Merzouga, have lunch, before continuing our adventure to the bivouac. Camel ride, enjoy the tranquility of the Sahara, also enjoy a lively evening with Berber music. Dinner around the campfire. Sleep in a Berber tent.
Day 5: Merzouga – Tazarine – Nkob – Agdz – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
Breakfast, camel ride to reach the foot of the dunes, then we return to Marrakech. We stop at Rissani to see the traditional market of Tafilalt. Then we go to Tazarine to visit the palm grove, from there we continue to Nkob, have lunch in a kasbah and continue to Agdz, crossing the Draa Valley. Visit the Kasbah of Tamnougalt and continue to Ouarzazate, where we will take a short break. We will cross the High Atlas mountains to arrive at the end of the day in Marrakech.
Day 6: Guided tour of Marrakech
After breakfast, you will take a guided tour with a local guide. Visit the historical sites of the medina. The Badi Palace and Bahia. The Ben Youssef school, La koutoubia, the Menara and MAjorelle gardens. Jacques Majorelle, is a French orientalist painter. The garden of his villa in Marrakech will become the Majorelle garden… Dinner and night in your riad.
Day 7: Excursion in the High Atlas Valley to Imlil
In the morning after your breakfast we leave for the Imlil valley to spend a beautiful day in the High Atlas mountains. Imlil is a village where you can rent equipment and mules for a hike in the High Atlas. You can enjoy a hike with a local guide to discover the charm of the High Atlas. Lunch in a restaurant in the village of Imlil, then return to Marrakech. Dinner and night in your riad.
Day 8: Marrakech – Essaouira
After your breakfast we leave for Essaouira. Along the way we stop to visit an Argan oil cooperative, admire and photograph the goats on the argan trees. Continue to Essaouira. Visit of the port and the medina. Lunch in a fish restaurant near the beach. Then you relax in your riad.
Day 9: Essaouira – Casablanca
We will leave Essaouira towards Casablanca, via Safi known by these magnificent potteries. Then we continue to El Oualidia for a mother fruit lunch. Continue to Casablanca. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 10: Guided tour of Casablanca
After your breakfast, your local guide accompanies you to discover the medina and its attractions. You will visit the Hassan II Mosque. the Jewish quarter, the central market, the royal palace, the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes church. Dinner and an overnight stay at your hotel.
Day 11: Casablanca – Rabat – Chefchaouen
We will travel to Rabat to visit the Kasbah of the Oudays and the Hassan Tower, continue to Chefchaouen via the beautiful Rif mountains. Dinner and night in a magnificent riad.
Day 12: Guided tour of Chefchaouen
You will spend the day exploring its white and blue medina and its kasbah This majestic Kasbah was built in the 15th century, more precisely during the year 1471, by Rachid Ben Ali. Discover the stories of this charming town with your local guide. Dinner and night in your riad.
Day 13: Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Meknes – Fes
We leave for Volubilis to discover the Roman ruins, Then the trip will continue to Meknes, visit the great door of the medina and the place L’hdim. Visit of the Moulay Ismail mausoleum. Continuation to Fes. Dinner and night in a riad in the medina.
Day 14: Guided tour of Fes
The guided tour of Fes will start after your breakfast at your hotel. Your local guide will accompany you to explore the historical sites of the medina. Visit the old Koranic school, the first Jewish quarter in Morocco, the gate of the royal palace. At the end of the visit we will take panoramic photos of the medina. Dinner and night in your riad.
Day 15: Fes – Azrou – Khnifra – Beni Melal – Ouzoud
We will leave the cultural capital of Morocco towards Azrou, where we will see the monkeys in the cedar forest. continue to Khnifra, a town known for weaving handmade carpets. Then our journey will take us to Beni Mellal, Lunch visit of Lake Bin El Ouidane. Continuation to the Ouzoud waterfalls. Visit the waterfalls. Take great pictures. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 16: Ouzoud – Marrakech
After your breakfast we leave for Marrakech, you take advantage of the free afternoon to do your shopping and visit the souks of the medina. Dinner and night in your Riad.
Day 17: Departure
After your breakfast we transfer you to Marrakech airport.
