Morocco Imperial cities 12 Days Morocco Imperial Cities and Desert tour
Day 1: Casablanca :
Arrive at Casablanca Airport where you will be welcomed by your driver guide who will drive you to your accommodation booked by your self. Our first night is booked at Park Suites Hotel & Spa.
Day 2: Casablanca – Rabat :
After breakfast drive to visit one of the best highlights of Casablanca the Hassan II mosque and departure to the Imperial city of Rabat, the administrative capital of the Kingdom. Visit Méchouar (ramparts and walls surrounding the Royal Palace), the Oudayas Kasbah, the magnificent Mausoleum Mohamed V and the Hassan II.
Morocco Imperial cities
12 Days Morocco Imperial Cities and Desert tour
Day 3: Rabat – Fes :
After breakfast visit Rabat Zoo and departure towards the Romain Ruins ,Volubilis was a Roman settlement, located close to Meknes and 4 kilometres from the Islamic city of Moulay Idriss, dating from the 3rd century BC. Volubilis was a central administrative city for this part of Roman Africa, responsible for grain production and exports to Rome. It was also responsible for contact with Berber tribes who were never suppressed but cooperated for mutual benefit, then we continue to Meknes. Visite of the Medina, surrounded also by ramparts. Visit the Jewish quarter. Then we drive to Fez. Accommodation at the hotel/Riad in Fez.
Morocco Imperial cities
12 Days Morocco Imperial Cities and Desert tour
Day 4: Fez guided city tour :
We will dedicate a whole day visiting the spiritual and cultural capital of the kingdom. You will have the chance of seeing the religious, artistic and intellectual centre of Morocco. Also, you will take a route through the most ancient Medina, the Medersas of Cherratine and of El-Attarine (construction dedicated to religious studies and profusely decorated in Arabic style), the Karaouiynes University and the Fountain of Nejjarine. After lunch, we will visit the souks differentiated by the different handicrafts, such as, for instance, the famous districts of the tanners or the Mechouar of the Real Palace. Night in hotel.
Morocco Imperial cities
12 Days Morocco Imperial Cities and Desert tour
Day 5:Fez – Midelt – Erfoud – Rissani – Merzouga :
We will leave Fez after breakfast. We will cross the Middle Atlas through the village of Ifran, known as the Switzerland of Africa due to its combination of western architecture with cedar forests. We will stop to see the monkeys that live in the region of Azrou and Midelt. Then we will arrive to Ziz Valley and go to the palm grove of Tafilalet. We will continue our route towards the famous dunes of Erg Chebbi (the great dune), in Merzouga. Arrival and afterwards, mounted on dromedaries, we will go towards the dunes to see the sunset and sleep in the wild oases located 2 km away, in the middle of the desert. Yo will spend the night under the stars in a Berber camp haima.
Day 6: Merzouga desert :
After breakfast, we will leave towards the dunes and see the two oases of Merzouga, the nomadic soils, the town of Khamlia (town of the black), the mines of Mifiss, the desert plateaus, the Berber nomads and the oasis Tissardmine. We will return to the hotel around 3 p.m. Free time to enjoy the swiming pool. Night in desert hotel.
Morocco Imperial cities
12 Days Morocco Imperial Cities and Desert tour
Day 7: Merzouga desert :
On the 7th day of our pivate Morocco tour we will visit the city of Rissani , its souk. Then we will follow the track of the Paris-Dakar Rally until the palms of Ouzina start to appear. We will enjoy a Berber tea sheltered by the hospitality a family. Later, we will overnight in desert hotel.
Day 8: Merzouga desert – Todra gorges :
We will go through an Erg, which is a stony desert that has a true lunar landscape with immense expanses of dark stones, until we lose sight on the horizon, giving a mineral touch to the desert. We will visit several Berber villages (where authentic nomads live in tents) and oases and we will pass through the Maider Lake as well. In Mharech, we will take the road via Mcissi and Tizi-n-Tichka and arrive at the Todra Gorge. We stay overnight in local riad.
Day 9: Todra gorges – Dades gorges – Ouarzazatte – Ait Benhaddou :
After Breakfast,we drive to the Dades Valley, Berber village known for its towering gorges and views of the Atlas. We will cross the Dades Valley and the Valley of Roses to Ouarzazate, where we will take the road through the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO and the scene of major motion pictures such as Oscar-winning “Lawrence of Arabia”, “The Sheltering Sky” or “Babel”. Night in charming riad.
Morocco Imperial cities
12 Days Morocco Imperial Cities and Desert tour
Day 10: Ait Benhaddou – Tizi n Tichka – Marrakech :
We will depart after having breakfast to the High Atlas range towards Marrakech. We will arrive to the “Red City” about 1pm. You will have free program to discover medina by yourself.
Day 11: Marrakech guided city tour :
In the morning we will visit the medina of Marrakech and some more interesting places, such as, the Saadian Tombs, the museum of Marrakech, the Madrassa, the Bahia and Badia Palaces and the Majorelle Gardens. In the afternoon, we will visit the square of Djemaa el Fna. This is the best time to go as, in the afternoon, the square is filled with jugglers, story-tellers, fortune-tellers, tooth-pullers, dancers, juice salesmen and snake charmers among other picturesque characters. As the night falls, small food stands begin to be set up with outdoor illumination. Here, you will be able of trying a bite of the most typical and traditional local food. Overnight in Hotel/riad.
Day 12: Marrakech – Casablanca :
Toyda we departure from Marrakech and transfer you to the airport.That will be end of our private Morocco tour.
TOUR INCLUDES:
Pick up and drop off from Marrakech hotel
Private transport in 4×4 A/C vehicle
Dinners and breakfast
Hotels / riads during tour
Camel trek in desert / desert tent
NOT INCLUDES:
Lunches
Plane ticket to and from Morocco
Personal expenses
Entrance fees to museums , monuments
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