15-Days Private Tour Highlights of Morocco from Tangier

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival in Tangier
1 stop
1
Tangier
Pick up at the airport of Tangier or at Tangier port and transfer to your Hotel or Riad in the Medina of Tangier. Free time for the Rest of the day.
Admission ticket free
Day 2
City tour of Tangier
6 stops
2
Medina of Tangier
After breakfast in your Riad we'll meet the local city guide for your walking tour in Tangier Medina and Kasbah.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Tangier Casbah
A complex of castles on top of the hill overlooking the city built by Sultan Moulay Ismail. The gardens are part of his 17th century palace called Dar el Makhzen.
45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
4
Musee de la Kasbah
Museum about the historical role played by Tangier in linking Africa and Europe due to its strategic geographical location
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
5
Place du Grand 9 Avril 1947
The Place du 9 Avril 1947 is named after the momentous speech of independence of King Mohamed V
Admission ticket free
6
Moshe Nahon Synagogue
Constructed by Moise Nahon from an important bankers family
20 minutes • Admission ticket not included
7
Petit Socco
Petit Socco was once one of the greatest souks of Morocco, home to many artists, businessmen, diplomats and bankers. Located around the square are cafes, hotels and casinos.
Admission ticket free
Day 3
Tangier - Tetouan - Chefchaouen
3 stops
8
Caves of Hercules
After Breakfast we'll have time to visit the fantastic Hercules caves before we drive to Tetouan and further to Chefchaouen. This popular tourist attraction is situated 14 km west of Tangier, just next to the King's Palace. The cave is part natural and part man-made, and the entrance to the sea has the shape of the continent Africa.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
9
Tetouan
We'll continue our drive along the Mediterranean Ocean for about 2 h until we reach Tetouan, where we'll stop for lunch. Before the city's foundation in the late 13th century, small fortifications existed here with the name Tittawin. You can have a short stroll around the city centre before we continue in direction Chefchaouen.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
10
Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen, the "blue city" in the Rif mountains, is famous for its photogenique Medina with the houses in all shades of blue. Stroll around the small alleys and discover this little jewel.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Chefchaouen - Volubilis - Meknes - Fes
3 stops
11
Volubilis
After breakfast in your Riad we head in direction of the Roman Ruins of Volubilis. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is the largest of its kind in North Africa and very well preserved. It lies in a strategic position about 33 km north of Meknès and is famous for its mosaics. The best time for a visit is in springtime, when the wild flowers are in full bloom among the old stones. The roman city is over 2'000 years old and was destroyed in 1755 by an earthquake. You can explore this fascinating site by your own or with a local guide (not included). There is also a museum on site.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
12
Meknes
After the visit of Volubilis we continue about 30 min to Meknes, which is famous for its luxurious palaces and beautiful mosques as well as one of the most important souks of Morocco. Enjoy a guided tour here together with a local city guide. Meknès, once capital of Morocco is a historic city full of life. The souks are spacious and ideal to explore. See the beautiful gate of Bab el-Mansour at the Place el Hedim, maybe the most beautiful of all the gates of the imperial cities. Visit the mausoleum of Mulay Ismail and his corn attics and stables that are called Heri es-Souani, which once accommodated up to 12,000 horses.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
13
Fez
After the city tour in Meknes, we continue our trip to Fes, where we'll stay for the next 2 nights.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Full Day City Tour of Fes
5 stops
14
Today we'll spend the whole day exploring the impressive city of Fez with its huge Medina «Fes el-Bali» together with a local guide. Outside the medina lies the Royal Palace with its large plaza lined with palm trees.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
15
Bab Boujloud is one of the gates which leads into the Medina. Here, we'll start our walking tour together with the city guide.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
16
Visit the Nejjarine Museum of Wooden Arts and Crafts and discover traditional tools, carpets, furniture and musical instruments in a beautifully restaurated caravanserai.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
17
After lunchbreak in one of the hunderts of restaurants in the medina, we continue our tour to the famous tanneries, where the leather is processed still the same as hunderts of years ago. You can observe the workers from a lookout and they will be glad to explain you the different workings steps if you are willing to bargain for a bag or new belt afterwards. But be aware of the bad smelling of the furs and coloring goods!
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
18
Medina of Fez
Last but not least we will drive up a hill to the cementary where we'll enjoy the panoramic view over the white sea of houses of the Medina.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Fes - Ifrane - Midelt - Erfoud - Merzouga
5 stops
19
Ifrane
We start our journey in the morning and head for the Middle Atlas Mountains. Stop for a coffee in Ifrane, also known as «Switzerland of Morocco» with its chalet like houses.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
20
From here we are heading south through several typical villages and you will have the opportunity to spot nomad families living in their tents along the road.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
21
Midelt
After lunch in Midelt we continue our drive and enjoy panoramic views crossing the Tizi N' Talghoumt pass.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
22
Erfoud
In Erfoud, you can enjoy a fantastic view of the valley of the river Ziz lined with thousands of date palms.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
23
Hassilabied
Now we’re almost at the dunes! After arriving in Merzouga, we will enjoy dinner in the desert lodge where we'll spend the night.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Merzouga - Erg Chebbi 4x4 Dunes Tour
3 stops
24
Erg Chebbi
Today will be devoted entirely to enjoy the desert. We'll cross the dunes with our 4x4, visit nomads for tea in their tents, explore an oasis and ride through the dunes of Erg Chebbi.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
25
Khamlia
We'll continue with a visit to the village of Khamlia. Here, you'll enjoy the inhabitants' music and dance, and have the opportunity to try their instruments and learn to play some desert music of your own!
1 hour • Admission ticket free
26
Erg Chebbi
After arriving back in Merzouga in the late afternoon, you will experience a one hour camel ride to reach the desert camp while the sun sinks down behind the dunes. Enjoy your evening dining in a berber tent, look for shooting stars at the camp fire and sleep in a nomad tent!
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 8
Merzouga - Todra Gorges - Dades Gorges
4 stops
27
Erg Chebbi
Wake up by the first strays of light to watch the sunrise over the Sahara before you enjoy your typical breakfast. We return on the camel's back or 4x4 to the village of Merzouga.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
28
Rissani
In Rissani we will have the opportunity to visit the local market with the «donkey parking» and have a look at some fossils outside the city.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
29
Discover Todra Gorge with Locals - Tourist Information & Experience Center
After lunch break, we will follow the road along the river to reach the gorges of Todra, where you can take a short but spectacular hike between the up to 300 m high rock walls.
45 minutes • Admission ticket free
30
Boumalne Dades
Before arriving at our Riad for the night in the Dades valley, we head to Boumalne Dades where you can make some nice pictures of the special rock formations which look like monkey hands.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 9
Dades Gorges - Saghro Mountains - Nkob - Draa Valley - Zagora
3 stops
31
Today, you will leave the Dades valley and take a secluded way through the Saghro-Mountains, a region secluded from the "big tourism". You can explore beautiful landscapes and maybe even visit a Nomad family to have some tea and see how they live with their kettle.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
32
Nkob
Have lunch in Nkob, overlooking the impressive Draa Valley with its huge palm groves.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
33
Zagora
After, we’ll continue our way through the Draa valley in direction of the "desert capitol" Zagora, where we'll spend the night.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 10
Zagora - Tamegroute - Mhamid / Erg Chegaga Desert
3 stops
34
Zagora
Today, we’ll continue our way through the Draa valley in direction desert. We’ll have enough time to visit the surroundings of Zagora like the Jewish quarter in Amzrou and have a look at the huge palm groves. Afterwards, we’ll continue our trip towards the desert to M'hamid.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
35
Along the way, we stop at a Saadian town of the 16th century which is called Tamegroute. There, we are able to visit an old coran library and a subterranean Kasbah together with a local guide. Tamegroute is also famous for its traditional pottery shops. After the visit, we'll make a stop at a panoramic view point over the Bani mountains.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
36
M'hamid is the end of the Draa valley as well as the end of civilization. We’ll have our Pic Nic-lunch in the desert and continue in direction Erg Chegaga, passing through Ouled Driss with its old Kasbah and then taking the 4x4 piste through the desert. We’ll arrive in your desert camp before sunset. Hop on a camel and walk at the desert pace along the dunes with its diverse colors. We’ll arrive at the desert camp where you’ll pass the night in a nomad tent or under the shining stars in the middle of impressive sand dunes. A traditional dinner is served and you can spend the night watching for shooting stars or dance around the camp fire to the beat of the desert drums.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 11
Erg Chegaga Dunes – Iriki – Foum Zguid – La Fayja Desert – Zagora
4 stops
37
After enjoying the sunrise at the top of the sand dunes, you’ll have your breakfast in the desert camp before the journey with the 4x4 car starts.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
38
Discover the the old Paris-Dakar road to Foum Zguid and cross the Iriki lake, which is a temporary wet land during rain periods. In this national park you’ll have the chance to spot some wild animals like lizards, snakes, gazelles and even hyenas with a little luck.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
39
Lunch will be served in the berber village Amzrou after Foum Zguid. This small town is famous for its berber carpet cooperations. You are welcome to attend a detailed demonstration of how the women of the area are producing the colorfully masterpieces which can also bring some oriental flair to your house.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
40
Zagora
In the afternoon, we'll continue to your Riad in Zagora, where we'll stay overnight.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 12
Zagora - Draa Valley - Agdz - Anti Atlas - Ouarzazate
3 stops
41
Today we will see a lot of different landscapes on our way back to Marrakech. Admire the views of the Valley of a thousand Kasbahs and the famous movie city in Morocco and the berber Village along the road. We'll continue with the drive to the village Agdz, which means “resting place” and which is located on the old caravan route from Marrakech to Timbuktu. Check out the beautiful view over the date palm groves to the characteristic mountain Jbel Kissane.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
42
Ouarzazate
In the afternoon, we'll pass over the vast but impressive Anti Atlas Mountains to your Riad in Ouarzazate, where we'll stay overnight.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
43
The old town of Ouarzazate is named Taourirt. You'll have some time there to explore the narrow pedestrian streets on your own and visit the palace with its countless rooms which seem like a labyrinth.
30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 13
Ouarzazate - Oasis Fint - Ait Ben Haddou - High Atlas - Marrakech
4 stops
44
Ouarzazate
Today we will see a lot of different landscapes on our way back to Marrakech.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
45
Atlas Film Studio
Continue to the Atlas Corporation film studios, where you can discover the diverse sets and listen to the anecdotes of the multiple movies and actors. Several famous movies like Gladiator, Babel, Prince of Persia, and recently The Physician have been shot in those studios. Guided tour of the movie studios in a group - about 60 min duration.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
46
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
A little outside of Ouarzazate lies Aït Ben Haddou, the fortified clay city with its numerous ksars and kasbahs, where several famous movies such as Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven and Prince of Persia have been shot. This photogenic city is also listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Explore it together with a local guide.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
47
Continue through the breathtaking landscape to Telouet. This fortress was occupied by Thami el Glaoui before he was expelled by independence efforts. One section has unfortunately disintegrated into red sand, but you can still visit the beautiful rooms with mosaic tiles and wood carvings. Learn about the Kasbah life from a local guide.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 14
Full Day City Tour of Marrakech
6 stops
48
Marrakech
Today we’ll spend the hole day in the beautiful red city of Marrakech together with a guide.
7 hours • Admission ticket free
49
Bahia Palace
In the morning, you’ll visit the famous Palais de Bahia, with its fantastic courtyards and mosaic walls built for Bou Ahmed.
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
50
Mellah
Stroll through the Jewish Quarter and notice the difference in architecture in this district.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
51
Saadian Tombs
Visit the hidden Saadian tombs built during the reign of Sultan Ahmed El Mansour in 1557.
45 minutes • Admission ticket not included
52
Jemaa el-Fnaa
You’ll arrive at the Koutoubia mosque and the Djemaa el Fna-square, where you can drink some fresh pressed orange juice while observing the bustle of the snake charmers, henna tatoo artists and water sellers.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
53
After lunch in a restaurant overlooking Jemaa el Fna, you’ll visit the beautiful Majorelle Garden. This botanical garden is a quiet oasis and the former home of the famous french designer Yves Saint Laurent. Nowadays, the bright blue villa contains a Berber Museum.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 15
Marrakech - Marrakech Airport or Casablanca Airport or Casablanca Hotel
1 stop
54
Marrakech
Drive from Marrakech directly over the highway to Casablanca airport or to your hotel in the city of Casablanca, if you'll stay there another days. It is also possible to finish your tour in Marrakech with a transfer to Marrakech Airport.
Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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