Grand Tour Casablanca to Fez & Merzouga – 9 days

After coming to Casablanca via the International Airport. you’ll stop at Hassan II Mosque, the huge mosque after Mecca and divert yourself in the Cornich beach before leaving to Rabat, the capital of Morocco.

Here you’ll visit the Mausoleum, the Hassan tower and the oudaya Kasbah. Overnight lodgings in Riad Kalaat. Bed and Breakfast. BB.

After breakfast in the hotel and after travelling around the city of Rabat we go to Fes via Meknes and Volubilis. In Meknes, the Ismaili capital of Morocco, you will notice the attractive door of Bab Mansour constructed by the sultan My Ismail; the stock of wheat and the Sahrij Souani exploited for watering and farming. In Volubilis, the well maitained Roman empire dating to 225BC, you will observe some varieties that are again in very fine form before going on to Fes through the rural areas and the cliffs of the Rif Mountains. Your overnight accommodation will be in a Riad.

After breakfast, you’ll embark in detecting the secrets of the spiritual capital of Morocco, marching in its lanes and narrow streets. Our tour begins by the Royal Palace, the Jewish corner, the earliest Mellah ever erected in Morocco. We’ll make sure that you come across all locations which have a cultural and historical dye comprising the renowned Al Qaraouine University, the most antique in the area and the Tanneries. After lunch, you will enjoy a look at the pottery factory and get a in a comprehensive vision of the Medina of Fes. In the afternoon, you’ll go to the new city for a beverage. Overnight accommodation is in your Riad.

After breakfast in your Riad, you’ll quit Fes to go to Ifrane,the so called “the Switzerland of Morocco” and then to Merzouga via Azrou and the Ziz Valley.along this trip you’ll have glances on the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains.a swift break in Azrou, a Berber village inside the illustrious cedar jungle – the greatest in Morocco – where you may see wild monkeys. You’ll remark how the landscape alters to disclose the smell of the desert as you approximate the city of Errachidia. Your excursion prolonged to Merzouga through the Tizi Ntalghamt pass and across the abundant Ziz Valley,passing by eye catching scenes along the road. getting to Merzouga at the evening, you’ll be received with a cup of mint tea before you resort to your Kasbah.

After breakfast in the Riad we’ll initiate our journey by discovering the region,meeting the Gnawa people,authentically serfs carried from Sudan, to embrace their music and way of life and the tarn of Merzouga, with its bird inhabitants. You may like again to watch the nomad wire dwelling where a lot of Berber manual crafts are costing lower in comparison with the big cities. In the afternoon you can take your camel,headed by an expert camel man to delve in the sand sea of Merzouga,distracting among a breathtaking sunset above the yellow dunes and an overnight break at the desert camp, afforded with flicker toilets.

marching early will recompensate you with the best sunrise you have ever seen.then, you’ll quietly camel-hike returning to Merzouga.on the way your eyes can not believe the distinguished prettiness of the fabulous Erg Chebbi sand dunes – switching with the light as the day elapsing. After breakfast in the Riad, you’ll be taken to Rissani, Tinghir and Todra gorges – the most elevated, tightest gorges in Morocco. After lunch in the centre of the defile we’ll steer through the Dades Valley, where you’ll view the imperial sand fortresses and the marvelous stone structures named as “monkey toes”. Overnight accommodation will be in an elegant hotel which have a view over the Dades valley.

After breakfast in the hotel we’ll go via the Dades to Kalaa M’gouna and Marrakech. The way along Dades Valley is the road of the thousand kasbahs – offering many occasions to have photos so as to memorize the moment. We’ll visit Kalaa Mgouna, “the rose city”, to buy the rosewater, which will keep your clothes have a nice aroma during the trip, before proceeding to the well known Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, the greatest Kasbah in Morocco. The Kasbah was established by Et Hami El Glaoui, one of the ultimate Berber tribal leader in the 18th century, now it is inhabited by the Glaoui family. Your voyage will go on across the superb Tizi n’tichka route (2260m) above the High Atlas Mountains, before concluding at your accommodation in Marrakech.

After breakfast in the Riad , you embark in knowing deeply Marrakech ” the red city of Morocco”. Your escort will guarantee that you glimpse the most charming sites of historical and cultural significance, containing the Saadien graves; the Palaces of El Bahia and El Badi and the Ben Youssef Coranique School. Lunch is in a restaurant in the vicinity of the square, then in the afternoon you’ll notice the gardens at Majorelle, Menara and the Koutoubia tower. After dinner you will be lucky to gain a stroll all over the ‘Square Jemaa El Fna ’tinged with magicians,narrators,snake players and food venders.

After Breakfast you’ll have the choice either you go discover more about Marrakech and its sites or have a day journey to the Ourika valley and to live there the Berber culture.

After breakfast you’ll go to the airport for your predicted flight.

Tour finishes at the airport..