11 Days Morocco tour from Casablanca

DAY 1: CASABLANCA

You will be welcomed by your driver /guide in the airport of Mohamed 5 in Casablanca and take you to your hotel in Casablanca. first night in a hotel.

DAY 2: CASABLANCA – RABAT

At 8:00 in the morning, you will start your trip from the visit of the biggest mosque in Casablanca, Hassan 2 mosque. Also, you can see sights of other places in the city and after that, you will go to the capital of Morocco, Rabat. We will start with the Bad challah, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, one of the main gates of the royal palace, and the oudaya kasbah. Lunch in a local restaurant then the drop off in your riad in the medina for the overnight.

DAY 3: RABAT – CHEFCHAOUEN

In the morning of the third day, around 8 am you will drive straight to the blue city of Chefchaouen .of course on the way you will pass through many small towns and stop for breaks to get to Chefchaouen a bit early to have time to walk inside the bleu alleys of the medina and take pictures also experience the local food of the little city. overnight in a riad.

DAY 4: CHEFCHAOUEN-FES

In the morning at 9 am you will drive to Fes. Before you get Fes you will visit the historical site of Volubilis. After a tour with the local guide you will head to Meknes to a sightseeing . First,you will start with the beautiful gate of Bad Mansour, the Moulay Ismail Mausoleum,sahrij,the Jewish quarter.lunch in a local restaurant inside the old medina of Meknes. After lucnh you will drive to Meknes .over night in a riad in the medina.

DAY 5:TOUR GUIDE IN FES

The tour guide in Fes includes the old medina and the new medina. with a local guide in Fes you will dedicate the day to discover the oldest, intellectual medina in morocco. you will start with the royal palace, the Jewish quarter, the up hill view from the south Bourj,the ceramic-pottery-store-and-factory. and after all these places you will go for a long walk inside the medina to discover the very different life of it and its cultural and historical interest including the famous Al Qaraouine University – the oldest in the region, the Tanneries, the Attarine museum, and Mulay Idriss mausoleum. After lunch, you’ll visit the tiles cooperative and then experience a wonderful panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes. In the afternoon, we’ll visit the new city “La ville nouvelle” for a drink.overnight in the same riad.

DAY 6: FES- AZROU- MIDELT- MERZOUGA

After breakfast we will travel to the desert via the Middle atlas, our first stop will be  the city of Ifrane, the Moroccan switzeland. after we will pass through Azrou and you will have a stop in the forest for a break and to see to wild monkies ,the barbary macaquee ,living among in the cedar forst –the largest in morocco. after our journey continues to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas, travelling through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the Ziz Gorges, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau.

You’ll notice how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the city of Errachidia, where you will have lunch and enjoy some Berber hospitality.  Afterwards, you will travel along the luxuriant Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani, arriving at Merzouga in the late afternoon, where you’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before you check in to your riad. Overnight in a hotel on the edge of the golden sand dunes of erg Chebbi.over night in a hotel

DAY 7: MERZOUGA DESERT TOUR

After breakfast we can start exploring the area, visiting the village of the Gnawi people, originally slaves from Sudan to experience their music and lifestyle. Not far away there is  the lake of Merzouga, with  flamingos. You may also like to visit the nomad wire house where many Berber handicrafts are priced lower than in the big cities. in the afternoon you’ll be ready for your camel ride.  Guided by an experienced camel driver, you’ll explore within the mysterious sand dunes of the Erg-Chebbi for 2-3 hrs before spending your first night under the stars, or if you prefer, in a  Berber nomad tent. Dinner will be served in the tent where you will spend the night.

DAY 8: MERZOUGA DESERT – DADES

early in the morning,it would be nice to get up around 6 am for the sunrise.and after you watch it you will come back to your hotel for breakfast and shower.than after that you will travel to the Dades valley through Rissani ,Erfoud ,also through many Berber towns and villages.but on the way you will go the Todra Gorges.its one of the most breathtaking place in morocco.Todra Gorges is also a good place for hiking for few hours and see the nomads coming down the montain to pick water from the Gorges.than you will have lunch in a local restaurant in or outside the Gorges so as to leave to the Dades valley.over night in a hotel in the Dades Gorges or in the rose valley.over night in a hotel

DAY 9:DADES GORGES – MARRAKECH

After breakfast,you will go to Marrakech via the rose valley . Continue your trip via the “Road of one Thousand Kasbahs”. You will pass by the Skoura palm oasis just before arriving in Ouarzazate. Here, you will visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kasbah Ait Benhaddou the typical Moroccan fashion, the true treasures must be searched out and discovered… usually off the beaten path. Actuality, this setting has been used for more films than any other location in Morocco, among them  Lawrence of Arabia, Jesus of Nazareth, and  The Gladiator. LATE  afternoon, you will arrive Marrakech .Overnight in riad.

DAY 10: MARRAKECH GUIDED TOUR

This day is for the exploration of Marrakech. First you will start with the famous and the UNESCO heritage site of Jamma Lfna,Alkotoubia mosque,than walk to visit the oldest places in the city,the bahia and baddi palaces.also you will visit an old medrassa called Iben yossef. Marrakech also is know with its tradtional souks that look like a web.lunch in a local restaurant .after lunch you will see the botanical garden ,the majorelle garden .and after that it will be a free time for you to wander by yourself.over night in the same riad

DAY 11: TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT,MARRAKECH OR CASABLANCA.

it depends on where your departure is.