07 Days Tour to Sahara Desert and Imperial Cities from Marrakech

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN MARRAKECH
1 stop
1
Marrakech
Transfer to your accommodation from the airport according to your arrival, and these possible to visit the city of Marrakech.
1 day • Admission ticket free
Day 2
MARRAKECH - AIT BEN HADDOU - OUARZAZATE
2 stops
2
Ouarzazate
After breakfast in your riad, leave from Marrakech towards Ouarzazate by the Tizi n Tichka, along the beautiful hills and mountains of the Atlas. There will be breaks for the photos, then we will take a path from Telouet to visit its magnificent Kasbah called Glaoui. After visiting the Kasbah, you will have the opportunity to walk in the beautiful villages of the hills and cultures of the Atlas. Then we will continue our route to Ait ben Haddou Kasbah; which is marked as a World Heritage Site by UNISCO. After lunch, we will continue our route to Ouarzazate "or" Hollywood of Africa ", whose geography and beautiful landscapes have attracted many world-class film producers. Here you can visit the studios, containing props used in movies, such as The Mummy, Gladiator and the Last Temptation of Christ. Then we will visit the Kasbah Taourirt, another Kasbah of the Glaoui family who served as governor of Ouarzazate, before registering at your Riad .
16 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Aït Benhaddou is a historic ighrem or ksar along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. It is considered a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
OUARZAZATE - DADES VALLEY - TODRA GORGE - ERFOUD - ERG CHEBBI
2 stops
4
Vallee Des Roses
There is a factory for the distillery of roses, and production of rose water (l'eau de rose) and essential oils, and cosmetic products. One example of distillation units of roses in Kelaat M'gouna is named sté Florose. The city is also known for its dancers who perform a dance called "Ahidouss", and its beautiful roses, hence its second name (The valley of the roses).
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Tinghir
The Todgha Gorges are a series of limestone river canyons, or wadi, in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir. Both the Todgha and neighbouring Dades Rivers are responsible for carving out these deep cliff-sided canyons, on their final 40 kilometres through the mountains.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 4
ERG CHEBBI - ZIZ VALLEY - MIDELT - AZROU - IFRAN - FEZ
1 stop
6
Fez
After breakfast, we will leave through the vast valley of Ziz which contains millions of palm trees until Errachidia. We drive through the gorges of Ziz and then the Middle Atlas with its beautiful views. We stop at Midelt for lunch. After lunch, we will drive to Fez crossing the cedar forest of Azrou; the largest in Morocco; stop for photos with Barbary's monkeys. Then continue to Ifrane called "Little Switzerland of Morocco" because of its European form of buildings. We arrive in Fez in the afternoon. Housing the riad.
16 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
VISIT OF FEZ: GUIDED CITY TOUR OF FES
1 stop
7
Fez
In the morning we start to visit its main monuments and historical sites; as Medersa Bouaananiya, University of Karaouiyine, labeled the oldest university. Visit of the king palace, the beautiful panoramic view of fes, walk in the old berber markets in old Fes. Overnight in the Riad
1 day • Admission ticket free
Day 6
FES - MEKNES - VOLUBILIS - RABAT
2 stops
8
Meknes is a city in northern Morocco. It’s known for its imperial past, with remnants including Bab Mansour, a huge gate with arches and mosaic tiling. The gate leads into the former imperial city. The Mausoleum of Sultan Moulay Ismail, who made the city his capital in the 17th century, has courtyards and fountains. To the south, ruined Heri es-Souani is a vast structure once used as stables and for food storage.
3 hours • Admission ticket not included
9
Volubilis
Visible from the nearby holy town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoune, and from higher points throughout the valley, Volubilis is one of Morocco's best-preserved Roman ruins located between the Imperial Cities of Fez and Meknes on a fertile plain surrounded by wheat fields.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 7
RABAT – CASABLANCA - MARRAKECH
4 stops
10
Rabat Old Town
In the 10th century the Umayyads of Cordoba, or their Zenata Berber allies in the region, founded a ribat or fortified monastery/outpost in this area, to defend against the Barghawata Berbers who had established a Kharijite state to the south. This ribat was most likely on the same site as the current Kasbah of the Udayas but its location has not been confirmed by historians.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
11
Hassan II Mosque
The building was commissioned by King Hassan II to be the most ambitious structure ever built in Morocco.[9] It was designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau who had lived in Morocco, and was constructed by the civil engineering group Bouygues.[9] Work commenced on July 12, 1986,[13] and was conducted over a seven-year period. Construction was scheduled to be completed in 1989 ready for Hassan II's 60th birthday. During the most intense period of construction, 1400 men worked during the day and another 1100 during the night. 10,000 artists and craftsmen participated in building and beautifying the mosque.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
12
Marrakech
After breakfast, day dedicated to the visit of the city of Rabat, you will make a guided tour and you we will visit the Kasbah oudayas, erected by a terrible tribe of predators in the twelfth century. Then we visit the tower Hassan, where 4 facades are decorated differently from each other, 3 in pink stones and 1 in the gray because of the sea breeze, the remains of the old mosque and the mausoleum Mohamed 5 next door of the tower. After the visit of Rabat we will drive through the highway to reach Casablanca, once in Casablanca we will visit the Hassan II mosque the largest mosque after Mecca with its wonderful architecture after the visit we will stop for lunch in a local restaurant on the Cornish before continue our journey to Marrakech. The end of the tour
16 hours • Admission ticket free
13
Jardin Majorelle
The gardens and buildings form a complex, where specific buildings are dedicated to various museums and exhibits of interest to visitors. The gardens, which cover two and half acres, are open to the public daily and house an important collection of cacti and sculpture. Majorelle's former studio workshop previously housed the Islamic Art Museum of Marrakech, featuring a collection of North African textiles from Saint-Laurent's personal collection as well as ceramics and jewelry. Since 2011, however, the villa is now home to the Berber Museum (Musée Pierre Bergé des Arts Berbères), exhibiting objects of Amazigh (Berber) culture.The villa also holds a collection of Majorelle's paintings.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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