8 Days Tour from Casablanca Imperial cites and Desert

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Casablanca arrival (CMN airport)
1 stop
1
Casablanca
Our driver will pick you up from Casablanca airport up to your flight time and transfer you to your hotel overnight in your hotel.
14 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Casablanca - Rabat - Fez
6 stops
2
Hassan II Mosque
After breakfast in your hotel, we will start the trip to Fez via Rabat. Our first stop will be in the impressive Mosque of Hassan II, built-in 1993 by a team of over 6000 craftsmen. Located on the shores of the city it is an imposing edifice and one of the few mosques in Morocco that foreigners are allowed to enter.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
3
Rabat
after we will continue to Rabat the capital of the kingdom
2 hours • Admission ticket free
4
Hassan Tower
Here, you will see the Hassan Tower
25 minutes • Admission ticket not included
5
Mausoleum of Mohammad V
visit the Mausolem of Mohamed 5
25 minutes • Admission ticket not included
6
Kasbah des Oudaias
visit the kasbah des Oudaias
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
7
Fez
overnight in Fes
14 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Fez Sightseeing
7 stops
8
Medina of Fez
After breakfast in your Riad, you will start exploring the oldest city in Morocco, walking in its alleys and small streets. Our visit starts by visiting the Royal Palace gate, the Jewish headquarter, the first Mellah ever built in Morocco, built during the 16th century. We will ensure that you visit all sites with 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 will visit the tiles cooperative and then experience a wonderful panoramic view over
4 hours • Admission ticket not included
9
Al Quaraouiyine, built in 859BCE by Fatima al-Fihri, is believed to be one of the oldest universities in the world. It now operates as a mosque and cannot be entered by non-Muslims. However, its library, renovated in 2016, is open to the public, and you can get a glimpse of the impressive, handmade tilework dating back to the 9th century. You can also get a perfect view of the mosque courtyard from the rooftops of nearby restaurants in the medina.
Admission ticket free
10
his is the most iconic place in Fez, and the oldest tannery in the world, where they still operate as they did in medieval times. Here, men make leather in a massive tannery surrounded by houses and shops. The smell of the dyeing process can get rather intense, so take a scarf to cover your nose (or they will give you mint leaves to rub under it). This is a great place to buy your leather souvenirs.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
11
Right at the entrance of the old medina lies the former theological college for Muslim intellectuals. Built by Sultan Bou Inan in the 14th century, it has been beautifully restored, featuring incredible mosaics, carved plaster, cedar mashrabiyas (lattice screens) and impressively large doors. The inside is splendid, with a fountain in the courtyard and endless, handcarved walls and zellij(mosaic) tilework. It also has rooms on two floors, where classes used to be taught.
15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
12
These tombs house the skeletal remains of sultans and other royals of the Merenid dynasty. Although not intact, and most of the decorations and engravings have faded throughout the years, you can still see the authenticity of the architecture. The climb up the hill is definitely worth it for the view over the 1,200-year-old medina, especially at sunset. Just don’t stay too long after nightfall, as the descent can get difficult in the dark
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
13
Mellah became a Jewish quarter in the 14th century and Fes el-Jdid became a refuge for the Jewish community and was originally home to 250,000 Jews. Since the creation of the state of Israel, however, only a handful now remain – and they are in the Ville Nouvelle. Mellah is full of history and Jewish-style architecture, such as the Ibn Danan synagogue located in the heart of the Mellah, where some buildings housed people up until the late 20th century.
20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
14
the ceramic factory hand made stuffs
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Fez - Ifrane - Azrou - Midelt - Ziz Valley - Merzouga- Camel Trekking and overnight in a desert camp
6 stops
15
Ifrane
Pick up from your hotel in Fez at 8 am and depart for the South of Morocco. You will have a stop in Ifrane, known as the Switzerland of Morocco to enjoy its beauty and to have some memorable photos
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Azrou
After that, you will head toward Azrou to see the monkeys in the cedar forest
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
17
Midelt
ontinuing to Midelt for a lunch meal in a restaurant. In the afternoon, we will cross the pass of Tizi N Talghamt to reach Errachidia while admiring the views of Ziz Gorges.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
18
Errachidia
Later you will have a stop for a panoramic view of Ziz valley.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
19
The drive continues to Erg Chebbi Dunes passing by Aoufous and Erfoud (the last is famous with fossils and dates) where you may want to visit a local fossil craft workshop.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
20
Merzouga Desert
After that, you will continue to the captivating dunes of Erg Chebbi. These dunes are called also Merzouga Dunes. On the arrival, you will get ready for a camel trek for an hour and a half to enjoy the sunset. While on the back of your dromedary, you will continue to the camp for an overnight in a desert camp. Dinner and spend the night in a bivouac in the middle of the dunes with the spectacle of Sahara music.
14 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Erg Chebbi Dunes - Erfoud - Tinejdad - Todra Gorges - Boumalne Dades
3 stops
21
tinjdad
Admission ticket free
22
Discover Todra Gorge with Locals - Tourist Information & Experience Center
Wake up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise on the top of the dune in the Sahara Desert and then have your breakfast. After these beautiful moments, you will ride your camel back to Merzouga. We depart towards Tineghir passing by Erfoud and Tinejdad. Have a break for lunch. In the afternoon, we will continue to Todra gorges via Tineghir. Stopping along the way for photos and admiring the views. Arrival to Todra Gorges to enjoy its marvelous Canyon views while hiking on foot.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
23
Boumalne Dades
Later on, we drive to Boumalne du Dades and stopping for a panoramic view of Dades Valley. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
14 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Boumalne Du Dades - Kelaa M’gouna - Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou - Tizi N'Tichka Pass - Marrakech
5 stops
24
Vallee Des Roses
This morning after breakfast in the hotel, we depart to Marrakech. The next site to visit is the Rose Valley going through the big Skoura palm grove, a beautiful place to contemplate more than 700.000 palms and numerous kasbahs that are built in the surrounding area. In this Valley damascenes, roses are raised for cosmetic use such as the valued rosewater
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
25
Ouarzazate
The next stop is in Ouarzazate, also known as “The gate of the desert” that in the Berber language means “noiseless or without confusion”. Here we´ll see the Taourirt Kasbah, one of the most spectacular ksars in Morocco. Stopping for a panoramic view of the kasbah of Taourirt then another photo stop near the Atlas studio
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
26
Ait Ben Haddou
we continue to the ksar (fortified village) of Aït Ben Haddou where we will visit the famous Kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot in this spectacular stage, including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, and Sahara with Penélope Cruz…etc.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
27
High Atlas Mountains
we will drive to Marrakech over the mountains of high Atlas passing through the Tizi N’tichka pass (2260 m in altitude).
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
28
Marrakech
Arrival in Marrakech and check into your hotel
15 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Full day to visit Marrakech
7 stops
29
Medina of Marrakesh
After breakfast in the hotel, you will have a private guided tour of Marrakech Medina with an official guide from Marrakech. You will see the famous Mosque of Koutoubia, the Medina, and its souks, and explore some more of Marrakech’s secrets: Ali Ben Youssef Koranic school, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia Palace and Majorelle Gardens. In the afternoon the best option is to explore the medina on your own, approaching the square that in the evening is full of narrators, jugglers, diviners. snake charmers and music. Overnight in your accommodation
14 hours • Admission ticket not included
30
Koutoubia Mosque
koutoubia mosque
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
31
Bahia palace
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
32
El Badi Palace
15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
33
Jemaa el-Fnaa
Jemaa el Fnaa
Admission ticket free
34
Jardin Majorelle
Jardin Majoerelle
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
35
Musee Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech
saint laurent
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 8
Marrakech – Casablanca airport (CMN)
1 stop
36
Casablanca
The driver will drop you off in the airport up to your flight time and the end of our services
3 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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