8 Days Tour Imperial Cities and Desert

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Pick up and transfer to your hotel⌄

   Pick up from the airport, the port and transfer ad depart to Casablanca.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Accommodation included in 4 stars hotel

2. 2Casablanca to Marrakech⌄

   After breakfast, visit of Casablanca , the economical capital and the most populous city of the country. We will tour the Anfa Boulevard, the Plaza de las Naciones and the residential areas. We will visit the Great Hassan II Mosque.

   Continue to Marrakech . Upon arrival and lunch at the hotel (optional). Afterwards, visit the Koutoubia , the Saadian tombs and the Bahia Palace . Walk through its Medina, its souks and its magical Jemaa El Fna square . Return to the hotel. Breakfast, dinner and accommodation included.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Accommodation in a Riad in the heart of Marrakech Medina

3. 3Marrakech⌄

   After breakfast, meet your guide to visit Marrakech main sights and hidden gems. In the afternoon, enjoy a Hammam and spa(Optional)

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Accommodation in a Riad, in the heart of Marrakech Medina

4. 4Desert Trip: Marrakech - Ait Benhadou - Ouarzazate⌄

   After breakfast, we will make the departure to begin the route to the great desert. We cross the winding road that crosses the Tizi n´Tichka, that connects Marrakech with the pre-Saharan oases and where we will have several stops to enjoy the wonderful panoramic view

   We continue towards Ouarzazate . First stop to see the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou , a fortress considered the most beautiful in the country and a world heritage site by UNESCO, being the place where famous films such as Lawrence of Arabia , Jesus of Nazareth , The Jewel of the Nile or Gladiator...

   Upon your arrival, to Ouarzazate, install in your hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Accommodation included in 4 stars hotel

5. 5Desert Trip: Ouarzazate - Dades Gorges⌄

   After breakfast, visit Ouarzazate, explore the film production studio and stroll around the Kasbah

   Continue the route that runs through valleys like the Kelaa M´Gouna, famous town for its roses and daggers; and the Boumalne de Dades, magnificent for walkers. Arrival to Tinghir, where we will see the Todra Gorges

   Upn your arrival to Merzouga, an after a welcoming tea, ride your camel through the golden dunes to the desert camp. After witnessing the magical sunset, dinner served under the glamours stars. Accommodation in tent, featuring private bathroom, and hot shower

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Accommodation in a desert tent, includes hot shower and private bathroom

6. 6Desert Trip: Merzouga to Fez⌄

   A breakfast between dunes at our last moment in the desert before leaving to Fez through the Middle Atlas. We will get up early to optionally contemplate one of the great events of a stay in the Sahara, the dawn.

   Cross the Middle Atlas and experience a new landscape change along the way. We leave the south to enter the North. We will stop at Ifrane. For a moment we will feel as if Switzerland had been located in Africa, hence its nickname "Little Switzerland". This city was built during the French protectorate in the 1930s.

   Upon your arrival to Fez, check in to your hotel, a riad located in the heart of the ancient Medina of Fez. Breakfast, dinner and accommodation included.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Accommodation in a Riad located in the heart of the ancient Medina of Fez

7. 7Full Day in Fez⌄

   After breakfast, meet your local expert. Explore 7 doors of the Royal Palace , the Jewish quarter or Mellah and the Bab Bou Jeloud door that gives access to the Medina or ancient city, one of the most impressive in Morocco. We will walk through its labyrinthine streets and souks. We will know the tanners' neighborhood and the Medersa, the oldest university in the world and its Al Karaouine Mosque. Return to the hotel for lunch (optional) and free afternoon to enjoy the tranquility of the Medina, where you will get lost among its magic. In the evening, possibility of dinner-show in a typical restaurant. Accommodation.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Accommodation in a Riad

8. 8Fez to Tangier⌄

   Breakfast and departure to Tangier. Our first stop will be Meknes , one of the imperial cities located in the heart of the Middle Atlas and surrounded by 40 km of walls. Panoramic tour. We will know the Bab El Mansour door , entrance to the old town and without a doubt the most beautiful door in Morocco.

   Arrival in Rabat , capital of the Kingdom of Morocco and residence of the king. During the visit we will know the Royal Palace from the outside, the mausoleum of Mohamed V, grandfather of the current king, and the Hassan tower, minaret and symbol of the city after being destroyed by the Lisbon earthquake in 1755.

   Upon arrival to Tangier, check in into your hotel.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Accommodation in a 4 stars hotel

9. 9Drop off at the airport or the port⌄

   Finnish the 8 days tour, by dropping you off in the airport or the port

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner