11 Days Tour from Marrakech to the Desert

 After breakfast we’ll explore Marrakech “the red city of Morocco”. We will ensure you see the most important historical and cultural sites, including the Majorelle Gardens, the Koutoubia Tower, the Saadian tombs, and the Bahia Palace. After lunch at a restaurant near the square we’ll take a walk through the souks and the rest of the day will be at your leisure. 

Departure early in the morning, we will cross the high Atlas and reach the Tizin'Tichka pass, 2260 meters high, we will visit Ait benhaddou before we continue toward city of Ouarzazate, we will visit the cinema studios and kasbah Taourirt before heading to Dades gorge via road of  1000 kasbahs Skoura and rose valley before we arrive to our hotel in Todra gorge. 

Departure in the morning to the dunes of Merzouga, we visit the palm grove and then foray into the gorges of Todra ... passing by Tinjdad and Erfoud then lunch in Rissani or we will visit the Mausoleum Moulay Ali Cherif (the 1st King of the Alaouite dynasty). Merzouga for a dromedary ride through the fascinating dunes of Erg CHEBBI and to admire the sunset which constitutes the great curiosity of the corner ... Night in nomad tents between the dunes in a climate of atmosphere... 

After breakfast, departure towards Fez via Er-Rachidia, Azrou, Ifran ... we cross the middle Atlas of multicolored landscapes where the greenery is more dominant. We will arrive in Fez in the evening where we will dine and spend the night. 

After breakfast we will devote the whole day to the visits of Fez (formerly the spiritual and scientific capital of the Idrissids) founded by Idris I (789) and his son Moulay Idris II (809). You can visit the medieval medina with its medersa Attarine and Bou Iania, the fountain Nejjarine, the mausoleum Moulay Idriss, the mosque Karaouine, the palace and museum Dar Batha, souks (tannery and ceramics). After lunch. After lunch, we will continue our visit to Fes Jdid (Fez new). 

Departure in the morning for Volubilis and the Roman ruins, and afterwards we will continue towards Meknes, stronghold of the Ishmaelites and capital during the reign of Moulay Ismail. Like the other imperial cities, the city of Meknes encompasses a medina surrounded by ramparts: Mansour (Gate) is certainly the most famous gate of the city. After lunch, we will continue our route to arrive in. Late afternoon in Chefchaouen where we will spend the night. 

Chefchaouen, known as a holy city and where there are more than twenty mosques or sanctuaries, was for a long time forbidden to Christians even though the Jews were numerous there. Founded in 1471 by Moulay Ali Ben Rachid to serve his attacks against the Portuguese. With its tiled roofs, its windows protected by wrought iron grilles, Chefchaouen is the simplicity where one will take pleasure to stroll through the avenue Hassan II, the Place Uta el Hammam, the Kasbah, the Medina ... Dinner and return to the accommodation in the evening. 

Early departure to Rabat, the administrative capital of the Kingdom, where we will arrive during the day. After lunch, we will discover the Mechouar (ramparts and walls surrounding the Royal Palace), the Kasbah of the Oudayas, not to mention the wonderful mausoleum Mohamed V and the Hassan Tower. After lunch, we will take the road to arrive in Casablanca in the evening. 

Casablanca, is the economic capital of the kingdom, we will make a half-day visit and we will discover the Hassan II Mosque, the largest mosque in Morocco and the 2nd highest minaret in the world, Mohammed V square, Habous, Rik's café (or we shot a few sequences of the famous Casablanca film) ... then departure to Marrakech in the late afternoon. 

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It is always possible to organize your stay according to your needs and the planned city for your departure. 

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