09d / 08n Exposure Morocco From Casablanca Return

Itinerary

Day 1: casablanca - Marrakech

Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region
Our tour guide will pick you up at your location and drive to Marrakech through the high way ( 3 H ) .
visit the old medina with local guide , drop you to Riad , free evening
Duration: 7 minutes

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: overnight at Riad

Day 2: Marrakech – High Atlas – Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley :

Stop At: High Atlas Mountains, 40000 Morocco
Pick up from your accommodation in Marrakech, and depart to acrossing Atlas mountains,  going through Tizi N´Tichka pass 2260m altitude port with stops for panoramic views and taking pictures of the Berber small villages that camouflage in the landscape. Then we continue south to the ksar (fortified village) of Ait 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 games of thrones , The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Free time for lunch in town.

Then we continue to Ouarzazate berber name means ‘’quite city’’ it called also as ’’ Hollywood of morocco’’ or the ‘’door of the desert ‘’

Here we´ll see the Taourirt kasbah, one of the most spectacular ksars in Morocco.

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. The Rose harvest start on first april to the end of May , roses Festival is held here annually in May, it is an important moussem for Moroccan culture.

Finally we reach the Dades valley where we´ll spend the night.
Duration: 9 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at Kasbah/Riad

Day 3: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Merzouga – Camel Trek and overnight in luxury camp :

Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
After breakfast we´ll enjoy one of the most beautiful views of the Dadées Valley from one strategic lookout in the mountains, from there we can appreciate the great number of kasbahs and the scenic characteristics of each one. A very good asphalt road leads up the valley from the city of Tinerhir to the gorge and then to the desert.  After some stops on the way we´ll reach the Todra Gorges. The scenery is spectacular. Local people live in the area and can be seen in their adobe villages. Thanks to its rock sides with many uneven surfaces, these gorges are popular among rock climbers.

After a short walk in the Todra gorges you´l have free time for lunch in Tinejdad or Touroug and then we continue our way to the desert to reach the spectacular dunes of Merzouga.

We´ll take there a camel ride of one hour to our nomad camp located in the middle of a sea of dunes (Erg Chebbi). Dinner and nomad music and spend night in a luxury tent under the stars .
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: overnight at luxury camp

Day 4: Merzouga Desert – Ziz Valley – Cedar forests and monkey troupes of Azrou – Fes :

Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Boulemane Region
Very early in the morning we have a “Date with the sunrise”. In the middle of the desert, waking up early is a “must do” to contemplate the most spectacular sunrise you´ve ever seen at the top of a dune close to the camp.

Then we return to Merzouga on the camels where a delicious breakfast is waiting for us.  Once ready, we start our last day to the north through the Tafilalet palm grove, the biggest in the world. You´ll see thousands of palm trees along the 20km of road.  This way leads us to the Ziz valley, which river comes down from the high Atlas and feeds the palm grove. Here we make a stop and from this high viewpoint,  enjoy a magnificent  view of the valley and the town of Aoufous.

We make another stop in Midelt, just in the heart of the Atlas where you´ll have free time for lunch and rest for a while. In the afternoon we continue our way through the Cedar Woods where, if we are lucky, we´ll see some monkeys. The next place we´ll visit is the city of Ifrane, situated in the northwestern slope of the Middle Atlas at 1630 meters above the water level. Its broad avenues, its urban development with perfect cleanness, the gardens, the green areas and its architecture make this city look like a swiss town.  Ifrane feels misplaced in Morocco.  Thats why it´s named the moroccan Switzerland, and if that´s not enough it has an important ski resort, Michlifen,

About 6 pm we arrive at Fez , night over Riad
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight at Riad

Day 5: fez sightseeing :

Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Boulemane Region
After breakfast , we 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 panoramique view over the whole Medina of Fes , night at the riad .
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight at Riad

Day 6: Fes - Chefchaouen :

Stop At: Chefchaouen, Chefchaouen, Tangier-Tetouan Region
After breakfast, we will drive to the blue city Chefchaouen, in the northwest Morocco, built at 600m altitude, on the Rif chain. The name of the city mean "the horns", in Amazigh Rifain, because of the mountainous peaks that dominate and sorround the city. The province has significant and diversified potentialities in the tourism field, consisting of historical monuments, many sandy beaches and vast forests, with a variety of flora and fauna. for night .
free time afternoon .
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight at Riad

Day 7: Chefchaouen - Tetouen - cap spartel - Hercules cave - Tanger

Stop At: Tangier, Tangier, Tangier-Tetouan Region
we start our journey driving to the old medina of Tanger and beach for picture , passing through Tetouan city ,to The Strait of Gibraltar, which lies between the southern coast of Spain and the northern coast of Morocco, is the only place where water from the Atlantic Ocean mixes with water from the Mediterranean Sea , visit the Hercules cave ; the legendary hero collective imagination and myths , drop you at your hotel , free evening and dinner
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight at hotel

Day 8: Tanger - Rabat - Casablanca

Stop At: Casablanca, Casablanca, Grand Casablanca Region
after breakfast We leave the northern point of Morocco and travel south to Rabat , where we will visit hassan tower by the atlantic ocean , continue to casablanca for night and visit of the largest mosque of hassan 2 .
overnight at hotel
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: overnight at hotel

Day 9: airoport transfert

Stop At: Casablanca, Casablanca, Grand Casablanca Region
airport transfert
Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: last night not included