Morocco tour start from Casablanca 8 days

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival at Casablanca airport
1 stop
1
Casablanca
You will be met at Casablanca's Mohamed 5 Airport by one of our professional drivers/guides and then transferred to your hotel/accommodation in the centre of Morocco's economic capital, Casablanca! Overnight stay at the hotel.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Casablanca – Rabat – Chefchaouen
4 stops
2
Hassan II Mosque
After breakfast at the hotel in Casablanca, we start the day with a visit to the imposing Hassan II Mosque, which is the third largest mosque in the world with its tallest minaret and can accommodate 25,000 worshippers at once.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
3
Kasbah des Oudaias
Then we go straight to Rabat: the country's capital and therefore the administrative, political and financial centre of Morocco, where we can stroll through its well-defined neighbourhoods and visit several important monuments such as the Alcazaba Oudayas
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
4
Hassan Tower
is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco.[1] It was commissioned by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, the third Caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, near the end of the 12th century. afterwards we will visit the quietest of Moroccan markets, because the medina is another place to get lost in this city where all kinds of products and flavours mingle: handicrafts, spices, food, Overnight stay and dinner in a riad.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
5
Chefchaouen
You will then travel to Chefchaouen, a picturesque town in the Reef Mountains, and check into a hotel or riad for an overnight stay with dinner.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Chefchaouen
1 stop
6
Chefchaouen Medina
After breakfast, take in the scenic sights of the blue city of Chefchaouen, a picturesque town in the Rif Mountains, on a guided walking tour. You'll stroll through the medina, whose streets, gates and buildings are painted bright blue. This town has a special charm, which can be felt in the main square of the cobbled medina. Take a seat on the terrace of a café and enjoy the view of the great mosque, with its octagonal minaret inspired by the Torre de Oro in Seville. This Andalusian architecture is reflected in the Qasbah and its gardens in the centre of the medina. Its walls and 11 crenellated towers, one of which used to be a prison, house an interesting ethnographic museum. The colourful bazaars are decorated by their inhabitants traditionally dressed in straw hats. Overnight and dinner at the hotel.
16 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Chefchaouen - Fes
1 stop
7
Fez
Today we leave Chefchaouen and arrive in Meknes for a visit to the impressive Roman ruins of Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the best preserved Roman ruins in this part of North Africa. Listen to a certified local guide explain life in the Roman Empire as you enter the ancient baths, admire the preserved mosaic floors and gaze at the imposing marble columns. We will then continue to the imperial city of Meknes. We will visit the majestic 18th century Bab Mansour Gate, the ornamental gate of the imperial city of Meknes, built by Sultan Moulay Ismail. We continue our visit to the small but impressive mausoleum of Moulay Ismail. We then pass through the entrance to the Royal Palace of Meknes and finally arrive at Moulay Ismail's impressive Kheri-es-Suani. This was his personal stable and barn for his 12,000 horses. We leave Meknes, the Versailles of Morocco, and head for Fez. Overnight in a riad or hotel.
5 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Fes
1 stop
8
Fez
After breakfast in the riad, spend the day exploring Morocco's oldest city, Fez, founded in the 8th century by Sultan Moulay Driss II. The tour begins with the help of a professional local guide who will first show you Fez el Bali, located outside the medina. Interesting monuments to visit include the royal palace gate, the Jewish seat (built in the 16th century and believed to be the first mela in Morocco) and a visit to a ceramics school to admire traditional Arabic art. The second part of the tour takes you to the fascinating medina of Fez, where you will visit the world's oldest university, Al-Karawin, the tanneries and the mausoleum of Moulay Driss. Before returning to the riad, enjoy the breathtaking panoramic view of the entire medina by car and watch the enchanting sunset. Overnight stay and dinner in the riad.
14 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
FEZ - IFRAIN - CEDAR FOREST - ZIZ VALLEY - MERZUGA DESERT
1 stop
9
Merzouga
We leave the medieval town of Fez and start crossing the mountains of the Middle Atlas, with a short stop in Ifran, the town of Morocco's first ski resort. We will be surrounded by stunning scenery, mountains and plains. We may have the opportunity to see the endemic species of monkeys living in the Azrou cedar forest. We will stop for lunch in Midelt, a town that celebrates its annual apple festival in early October. From Midelt we reach Errachidia, named after Prince Moulay Rachid, before crossing the Ziz Valley to reach the Sahara Gate, Erfoud. We arrive in Merzouga, where we have some time to relax before embarking on our desert adventure by camel. We drive across the sand as the sun sets and, when we reach the magnificent dunes of Erg Chebbi, we see their magnificent red colour. As night falls, listen to the beat of Berber drums and enjoy a homemade Moroccan feast before sleeping in a private tent with its own bathroom and hot shower.
14 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
MERZUGA DESERT - TONTRA CANYONS - DANTES CANYONS
1 stop
10
Dades Gorges
The day starts early with a scenic sunrise before breakfast. Riding a camel you will arrive in the town of Merzouga, where you will meet your guide and depart for the Ziz Oasis, where you can admire the ancient irrigation system. The tour continues to the Tontra Gorge, where you can walk between the rocks and the river in this beautiful valley of date palms, which ends in a spectacular gorge used mainly for climbing and picnicking. After lunch we head to the Dades Valley, with its incredible rock formations created by erosion over millions of years. Overnight with dinner at a hotel.
14 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
DADES GORGES - OUARZAZATE - AITBENHDAOU - MARRAKECH
1 stop
11
Marrakech
After breakfast we leave the Dades Gorge for the Valley of the Roses, the only place in Morocco where the plum rose is harvested. Water and oil are extracted from the plum rose and used to make beauty treatments. In the town of roses, Kalaa Mgouna, we stop to buy rose water that will perfume your clothes even after the trip is over. We continue through Skoura to Ouarzazat with an optional visit to Kasbah Ameridil. Arrive in Warzazat, the "Hollywood of Africa", whose geography and scenic beauty have attracted many world-class film producers. Here you can visit the studios where some of the most famous films such as "The Mummy" and "Gladiator" were shot. We pass through the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO heritage site. We then cross the high Atlas Mountains with numerous panoramic views and attractive Berber villages to arrive in Marrakech around 18:00 end of our service .
16 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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