13 Days Tour from Casablanca
Overview
Explore Essaouira’s most important monuments (such as the old fish market and seaport). Watch silver craftsmen and wood carvers at work in the old medina where the labyrinth of streets is lined with heavy wooden doors and whitewashed houses.Â
See the 16th-century ramparts of Essaouira from where you’ll be able to see astonishing views of the Atlantic Ocean, either with a local guide or on your own.
After the visit of the city, have lunch in one of the local restaurants serving delicious fish and seafood… Return to Marrakech at the end of the afternoon, arriving back to the “Red City” at around 19:00.Â
Duration: 13 Days & 12 nights
Starting: From Casablanca
Ending: Tanger
Included/Excluded
- Pick up in & drop off in your accommodation or airport.
- Comfortable with air-conditioned vehicle + Fuel.
- English speaking Driver during the tour.
- Local tour guide in Fes, Todra Gorge and Marrakech.
- Overnight in desert camp, Riads and hotels.
- Breakfast.
- Dinner in Ouarzazate, Todra Gorge and Merzouga.
- Visit Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah with local guide.
- Camel ride.
- Water & Drinks.
- Lunches.
- Entrance fees.
Tour Plan
After check in to your hotel and relax for while before leaving to have dinner in outside also possible to have souper in your hotel.Â
We will pick you up from your hotel, In Casablanca you will see the Hassan II Mosque, the largest one outside of Mecca and experience the coastal Cornish seaside. Afterwards, we will leave to Marrakech.Â
 Overnight in MarrakechÂ
Breakfast. Beginning of the visit to Marrakech, starting with the outside of the Koutoubia Mosque. Later, we arrive at the semi-old part of the city. We visit the Bahia Palace, built by the vizier Si Moussa for personal use with its more than eight-hectare estate.Then we take a walking tour through the medina, the old part of the city. We see first-hand the different neighborhoods of artisans, as well as the souks and markets that the medina houses. We also visit the Jemaa el-Fnaa square, the main focus of the city and where acrobats, storytellers, juice vendors, musicians and other merchants and artists transform this space into a living spectacle.Â
Overnight in MarrakechÂ
Leave the busy city behind and head east toward the desert, ascending the High Atlas Mountains. See if you can spot Mount Toubkal, the highest peak at 13,671 feet (4,167 m). Along the way, you will pass many Berber villages, Follow the winding road to the Tizi n'Tichka pass and stop to appreciate the panoramic view. Continue east to the desert hub and filming location of Ait benhaddou, Ouarzazate. Join a movie studio tour and discover which of your favorite movies were filmed in the nearby desert regions. Movie buffs may appreciate a visit to the Musée du Cinema, and continue to our kasbah hotel on Ouarzazate.Â
Overnight in OuarzazateÂ
After breakfast ou driver will pick you up and start Travelling along the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs towardTodra gorge, passing many small towns where you will see traditional farming methods in use. Be on the lookout for nomads tending to their animals as you make your way through fragrant Kelâat M'Gouna, the "Valley of the Roses". Dades gorge and we continue our way after visiting dades, we drive via Tinghir to our destination where we will spend night, we will stop long the way for very nice views of Todra valley.Â
Overnight in Todra gorge.Â
In the morning before leaving for Merzouga our local guide will take your for walk in the gorge and and visit old town of Todra gorge. After our visit outing to the desert of Erg Chebbi. On the way we pass by the ruggedly beautiful landscapes of Palmeral and kasbahs of Todra gorge, a favorite of rock climbers. Continue to the desert town of Erfoud. Known for its figs and fossils, visit a craft workshop and discover how the fossil-rich rocks are skilfully transformed into practical and decorative objects. As you near Merzouga—the town closest to the Sahara—behind, you will start to see the beginnings of the massive dunes of Erg Chebbi, looming on the horizon. Upon reaching Merzouga, switch gears and transfer to your personal camel to begin your trek over the sand dunes and to your camp. Hike to the top of a nearby dune to watch the setting sun, before enjoying a warm meal by the fire, and listening to traditional music.Â
Overnight in the camp.Â
Next day in the morning we recommend you to wake up to see sunrise over the dunes! Have breakfast and ride camel back or we take you with 4WD to meet your driver, and then you will head to the hotel where you will spend second night, after you check in our driver will wait for to go explore around Merzouga.Â
Overnight in MerzougaÂ
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 nightÂ
Overnight in FezÂ
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).Â
Overnight in FezÂ
Free day to go to hamam and spa or you can also do cooking class.Â
Overnights in FesÂ
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.Â
Overnight in ChefchaouenÂ
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 Instead of accommodation in the evening.Â
Overnight in Chefchaouen.Â
After breakfast in blue city, we will pick you up and leave to Tangier airport or your hotel.Â
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