12-Day Tour From Marrakech

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Overview:

in this 12-Day Tour From Marrakech to Imperial cities and Sahara Desert you’ll have the chance to search out complete round morocco from north to south and west to east you will have the probability to discover a lot of imperial cities and authentic villages and other sightseeing.

we’ll start our journey from Marrakech, we’ll go to magic sightseeing and wonderful cities. you’ll have 9 night time in each of these cities “1 Essaouira, 2 Agadir, 1 Ouarzazate, 2 fes, chefchaouen, Tanger, and Casablanca).

Furthermore you’ll 2 night time in the Merzouga desert , one in the lodge and the other in the  luxurious camp. 

we’ll go to well-known locations such as (kasbah ait ben haddou, cedar forest in azrou, Ifrane metropolis, todra gorge, Dades gorge, rose valley, Taghazout seashore, Tetouan, assilah, rabat) and plenty of others locations ………..

Highlights:

  • Traverse the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi N'tichka pass
  • The blue pearl chefchaouen
  • marrakech, fes, tangier, casablanca
  • Visit cedar forest in azrou
  • Visit todra gorge
  • Visit dades valley
  • Merzouga sahara desert
  • Ouarzazate, Ait ben haddou
  • Fes city

Informations:

  • Place to begin: your riad/hotel in marrakech
  • Place to end: your riad/hotel in casablanca
  • Period: 12 days/ 11 nights
  • Departure time: 8/9 am
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THIS IS THE ITINERARY OF THE 12-Day Tour From Marrakech to Imperial cities and Sahara Desert :

Day1: Marrakech – Essaouira

Our 12-Day Tour From Marrakech to Imperial cities and Sahara Desert, we’ll begin our tour from Marrakech, we’ll pick you up from your hotel or airport or train or bus in the morning from Marrakesh, you’ll start the tour around 8:00 a.m. 

We’ll journey in direction of  “Essaouira” or “Mogador” which is an old fort. on the best way we’ll take pleasure in fantastic argan trees the place we are able to go to a local ladies ‘cooperative’, we’ll attain to “Essaouira” and enjoy a full day exploring Essaouira is a port city and resort in morocco’s Atlantic coast. 

it is a medina (old town) protected by (18th – century)  seafront ramparts known as the “Skala de la Kasbah”, which have been designed by European engineers old brass cannons line the partitions, and there are ocean views strong “alizée” trade winds make the town‘s crescent seashore popular for surfing, windsurfing, and kitesurfing. 

We’ll discover the “Skala the port”  known as the “port of Timbuktu” because most African merchandise for export ended up there, including slaves  ( children of Bambara within the gnaoua mythology ). (sultan ben Abdellah) promoted free commerce policies by decreasing customs and encouraging the settlement of wealthy retailers and Jews to handle commerce with Christians.

We’ll see the stunning Essaouira artwork galleries scattered within the medina and we’ll visit Essaouira citadel by the harbor, built by Genoese engineers. also called ‘scala du port’, this fortress is likely one of the symbols of the city. 

It was additionally the setting for a number of scenes of the favored “Game of Thrones” collection. We’ll get pleasure from a delicious seafood lunch within the harbor stalls or at a local café terrace or within the restaurant’s .free program afternoon. Overnight in a local riad.

Day2: Essaouira – Taghazout – Agadir

On the second day of our 12-Day Tour From Marrakech to Imperial cities and the Sahara Desert today after breakfast in your riad.

We’ll take a drive to agadir via Taghazout, and on the way, you will see amazing views  On arrival at Taghazout beach, we’ll have lunch a take a break in a local restaurant at Taghazout beach. Afterward, we’ll have a  wonderful time to enjoy surfing and visiting the town of taghazout.

taghazout is a fishing village on morocco’s Atlantic coast, north of the city of Agadir. it’s known for its surf beaches to the south, the la source is named for the freshwater that bubbles up from the rocks .anchor point has barrel waves cafes and surf shops line the main street, it’s a similar fashion to Calangute beach in Goa India and Kuta on the island of Balli Indonesia.

After that we’ll continue our way to Agadir where you’ll spend your night .overnight in a traditional hotel in Agadir.

Day3: free day to visit Agadir sighseeing

On the third day of 12-Day Trip From Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert, after having a superior breakfast in your hotel. you’ll discover the main sights including the medina of Agadir. 

We’ll go to Agadir with area information on a full-day city tour. we’ll begin visiting with the medina of Agadir  a fascinating reconstruction of a typical Moroccan Berber village, it was constructed using traditional building techniques and native materials. 

We’ll stroll the alleys and store within the many small boutiques, all while taking within the colors, aromas, and bustle of the market .we’ll go to additionally Agadir birds valley is a (2.5 hectares) Zoo and e middle of town, which extends to the corniche. right here, you could find rare birds from South America and Asia, along with mammals (barbary sheep, barbary macaque…).

this zoo shelters many species, like magnolias, banana plants, bougainvillea, oleanders ..all surrounded by a cooling cascade. then, we’ll explore crocodile park is the primary crocodile park in morocco located within the heart of argan trees

An emblematic tree of the region, and blends in with a wide-ranging natural panorama, opening onto the atlas peaks behind the plane, on almost 4 hectares, the park hosts nearly 300 crocodiles, thaande-course e-course, over (600 meters) lengthy, is marked with information signs to learn extra about crocodiles

in addition about the different plant species discovered within the gardens crossed, and the nationwide park of “souss massa” is a national heritage that stretches over 33800 hectares in the south of Agadir, it’s residence to more than 300 plant species, together with the argan tree. 

The mammalian fauna has 30 pecies: fox, jackal, hare, deer, porcupine…, the park additionally has (250) species of birds, including the bald ibis, whose colony is the largest on the planet .we’ll cease to get pleasure from lunch and take a break in a local restaurant near the beach.

Afterward, we’ll enjoy an incredible time within the seaside of Agadir, the beach is a lovely golden soft sand with a gentle slope to the ocean, there are numerous seashore actions during the summer period and there are lifeguard stations dotted alongside the huge expanse of sand. in a single day in the identical traditional lodge in Agadir.

DAY4: Agadir – Taroudant– Taznakht – Taliouin – Ait ben haddou – ouarzazate

On the fourth day of 12-day tour from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert, after breakfast at your hotel, you’ll leave the city of Agadir. We’ll travel towards Ouarzazate city, passing by “Taroudant”.

We’ll discover Taroudant is usually referred to as “little Marrakesh”, however, that description doesn’t do the sous valley trading center justice hidden by magnificent red-mud walls. and with the snowcapped peaks of the high atlas beckoning beyond, then “taliouine” is the African middle of l’or rouge (red gold)-saffron. the world’s most expansive spice. 

The purple crocus sativus flower, from which the spice comes, grows only above (1200m). it flowers between mid-October and mid-November when you’ll be able to see locals choosing the flowers around villages (12km) east of “taliouine”, and “tazenakht”.afterward, we’ll proceed driving to kasbah ait ben haddou. 

We’ll attain within the afternoon and we’ll cease to enjoy lunch and take a break. we’ll explore kasbah ait ben haddou, a famous village designated a world heritage website by UNESCO and a setting for many Hollywood movies (Lawrence of Arabia, the kingdom of heaven, the mummy, gladiator..).

We’ll head to the town of Ouarzazate has stood on the edge of the Sahara desert for a whole lot of years, a city of palm trees, sandy streets, and blocky, fort-like building, that is the morocco seen in 100 movies, the name Ouarzazate comes from the Amazigh for” quiet place” and compared to many of its fellow morocco cities and cities

there’s a certain calm to be discovered right here, inside its walls you will find new hotels and complexes, plus film studios which have made essentially the most of their photogenic location, outside the town is the reason most people come to Ouarzazate: the stunning Sahara, we’ll take a trek out to the close by villages and kasbahs, Overnight in your native riad in Ouarzazate.

Day5: Ouarzazate – Rose valley – Dades gorge – Todra gorge – Erfoud – Merzouga

On the fifth day of 12-day trip from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert, after breakfast. we’ll begin from Ouarzazate driving to Merzouga passing by many great cities and villages and kasbahs. we’ll journey alongside to valley of roses known for its apricots, however especially for its roses, this valley is welwealthythy, of its traditions and its Berber tradition

We’ll discover “dades valley” theand n we’ll proceed in the direction of “todra gorges” gorge, a series of rugged wadi gorgorgesge carved out by the Dades river in morocco. the river originates within the high atlas vary of the Atlas mountains, following some (350 kilometers) southwest before joining the Draa river on the edge of the Sahara

the place we’ll deviate to a minor highway driving alongside the river to todra where you’ll cease for a stroll within the oasis underneath the shade of palm trees. We’ll Leave the Dades valley in direction of “tinghir” and the “todra and proceed in the direction of “todra gorges” gorge, a valley”.

We’ll watch the panoramic views of the mud Berber villages overlooking the valley, then we’ll head to the Erg Chebbi pass-through “tinjdad” and Erfoud. We’ll have a stop to take pleasure in lunch and break within the restaurant tinjdad. 

afterward, we’ll proceed early in the afternoon to Erfoud .we’ll cease to visit the fossils Kasbah is a manufacturer of artworks with fossils located in Erfoud. you will explore fossils dating again hundreds of millions of years, then we’ll travel to the Sahara desert of erg Chebbi. 

later we’ll arrive in the Merzouga desert and we’ll stay this night in a desert hotel simply at the entrance of the dunes. Your dinner and breakfast at your hotel.

day6: free day to explore sahara desert of erg chebbi merzouga & camel ride

the sixth day of our 12-day tour from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert shall be devoted to exploring the Merzouga Sahara desert by 4×4 vehicles. 

After breakfast in your hotel, we’ll discover the desert area and the marvel that’s Erg Chebbi desert dunes the place you should have the chance to see the nomad’s lifestyle and great changing contrasts of the desert. 

We’ll visit the lands nomadic stage within the village of “khamlia”, initially inhabitance by mail to experience their African music and lifestyle close to this village you possibly can see the lake of Merzouga (dayetsrji) is a seasonal salt lake that is usually dry in the summertime when full, it attracts a variety of migratory and desert birds and flamingos. 

we’ll have a traditional Berber pizza for lunch in the ancient capital of Rissani within the afternoon we are going to ride the camels to see the sunset over the dunes and spend the night time within the bivouac at Erg Chebbi dunes beneath nomadic tents or exterior underneath taking pictures stars. 

at night you will have a delicious Berber dinner and luxuriate in an amazing campfire celebration with drums and Berber songs.

Day7: Merzouga desert – Rissani – ziz valley – Medilt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes

On the seventh day of 12-day tour from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert, we will wake up early morning to enjoy the sunrise on the dunes then take a camel ride back to the lodge the place you will take bathe and luxuriate in your breakfast. after freshening up and having breakfast. 

we’ll depart to Fes by way of the palm groves to Rissani, to visit {the marketplace} is the principal market located within the homonymous town rissani is close to Merzouga Sahara. the market is very large and has a whole lot of completely different zones: clothes zone, sweets zone, date zone, spices zone, meat zone, and animal zone. you will see numerous issues in the marketplace ( open on Tuesday and Thursday, Sunday). 

Afterward, we’ll proceed to drive through “Erfoud” and “ziz valley”, we’ll cease to get pleasure from the shocking views of ziz valley, its craggy gorges behind the city of “Errachidia” and continues its southward journey for one more (100km) alongside the ziz valley to the Moroccan pre-Sahara (hamada). alongside the best way, the largely hidden river feeds a string of oases and brings life to what would otherwise be dust and stone.

We’ll go via the middle atlas mountains we’ll have stopped to get pleasure from lunch and break within the restaurant in “midelt” then we’ll head towards the cedar forest of “azrou” and cease to benefit from the view with the monkeys. we’ll continue by way of Ifrane, the (Switzerland of morocco) to reach early night to fez .in a single day in a local riad in Fes.

Day8: free day to exploring the fes sighseeing

On the eighth day of a 12-day trip from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert, after breakfast. we’ll go to the oldest imperial capitals fes with a  local guide within the full-day city tour.

We’ll begin the day by exploring the seven gates of the royal palace, the Jewish quarter ( mellah) is a spot the place the folks Sold the salt previously, it was the jews place the Jews made their commerce. 

We’ll go to “bab boujeloud” gate is an ornate metropolis gate and the main western entrance to fes “el-Bali”, the previous metropolis of Fes. and we’ll discover the “medersa”, “kairaouine” mosque is a university located in fes morocco. 

it’s the oldest existing, continually operating increased academic establishment on the planet based on UNESCO and Guinness world records and is often known as the oldest college by students, in a single day in the identical riad in Fes.

Day9: Fes – Chefchaouen

On the ninth day of 12-day tour from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert, after breakfast in your riad. We will journey by means of the “Rif mountains” in the direction of chefchaouen. we’ll attain chefchaouen in the early afternoon, we’ll cease to take pleasure in lunch and take a break in a local restaurant in chefchaoun

afterward we’ll discover the blue city of chefchaouen and we’ll go to the medina which offers many native handicrafts. chefchaouen is a small city within the” Rif mountains” in the northwest of Morocco. this quirky city might be one of many prettiest I’ve seen in Morocco due to its blue-washed streets and buildings. that’s why it received nicknames (the blue pearl of morocco ). 

it’s such a well-liked city in morocco that it’s usually thought about probably the greatest location to go to within the nation. Chefchaouen is a perfect place to hang around and calm down.  you should have a good time enjoying strolling across the stunning blue streets and seeing the well-known square of “outa hammam” and trekking as much as the Spanish mosque. overnight at your hotel within the chefchaouen.

Day10: Chefchaouen – Tetouan – Tanger

On the tenth day of 12-day tour from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert, after breakfast in chefchaouen at your hotel. we’ll take a drive to Tanger. we will cross via Tetouan(white city), and we’ll travel within the far north of morocco. On these shores ,the place the waters of the Mediterranean sea and the Atlantic meet

We’ll go to Tetouan with a local guide on a full-day city tour. Tetouan is known as the  (daughter of Granada), Tetouan is a jewel of a city in a striking location on the foot of the “Rif mountains”. and just a few kilometers from the sea. it’s a city of Berber origin in northern morocco

Its name means (water springs ) in Berber, owing to the abundance of springs all through town. it’s located on the foothills of mount “dersa”, which belongs to the “haouz” mountain vary, about (70 kilometers) from tangier and (40 kilometers)  from “Ceuta”. 

We will get pleasure from lunch in Tetouan. Afterward, on 12-day trip from Marrakech to Imperial cities and the Merzouga Sahara Desert you’ll have the ability to go to the “dar el makhzen” ( sultan’s place) a historic building and museum in tangier, morocco it was the seat of residence for the sultans of Morocco when staying within the metropolis, and “Plaza de Toros” ( arena) is often known as the bullring of tangier, it was inaugurated in (1950) by the Spanish

Will carry (13,013) seats. abandoned for a number of years, this place remains an essential piece of historic heritage “tangerois. then Tetuan road, “Mohammed VI” avenue, and the beach. we are going to take a drive to Tanger the place you’ll spend a single day. We’ll attain the town of Tanger in the early night. dinner and breakfast at your hotel in tanger.

Day11: Tanger – Assilah – Rabat

On the eleventh day of 12-day trip from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert, after breakfast in tanger at your hotel. we’ll journey to Casablanca the place your tour will finish. We’ll discover the mains sights together with the medina of Tanger

Tangier is a  Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar and has been a strategic gateway between Africa and Europe since Phoenician occasions. its whitewashed hillside medina is house to the “dar el makhzen”, a place of the sultans that’s now a museum of Moroccan artifacts the American legation museum, additionally within the medina, documents early diplomatic relations between the united states and Morocco in an (1821) Moorish-style former. 

On 12-day tour from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert you’ll have the opportunity to visit tenger and assilah and rabat with area information in a full day. we’ll begin the day by visiting the Hercules caves have quite a fascinating historical past. legends from Greek mythology claim that this cave was as soon as the dwelling place of Hercules. 

with a single blow of this sword, this god created the straight of “Gibraltar”  which stretches north beyond the caves. then we are going to visit “cape spartel lighthouse” which stands on the decrease a part of an excessive cliff some eight miles away from Tangier metropolis center. we will go to also the tangier American legation museum as constructed within the medina of Tangier Morocco. 

the primary American public property outdoors America, it commemorates the historic cultural and diplomatic relations between the united states and the kingdom of morocco .you’ll go to Kasbah and the brand new city. afterward, we’ll proceed to assilah.

We will get pleasure from lunch in assilah at a restaurant . after lunch we’ll discover assilah with a local guide. assilah stands on the (2nd-century bc). it’s thought to have been a Phoenician trading put up that fell underneath Roman control throughout the (1st-century bc). built by colonial Portuguese. the medina is an artwork hub, known for its murals and museum culture international d’assilah. 

we’ll cease within the old city and stroll across the city for about 1 hour. then continue to rabat passing by “larach” and “Moulay bousselham”, “kenitra”, we will attain rabat within the night the place you’ll spend your overnight in a local riad.

Day12: Rabat – Casablanca

On the last day of 12-day tour from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert . after breakfast, we’ll have a good time to take pleasure in visiting the capital of Morocco with a local guide in day city tour

we’ll begin the day by visiting  Hassan tower is the minaret of an incomplete mosque on rabat, morocco. Commissioned by (Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur), the third caliph of the Almohad Caliphate in (1195), the tower was meant to be the largest minaret in the world along with the mosque

additionally intended to be the world’s largest and the mausoleum of “Mohammed V” is a mausoleum located on the opposite side of the Hassan tower, on the “Yacoub al-Mansour” esplanade in rabat, morocco.

it contains the tombs of the Moroccan king and his two sons, lathe te king “Hassan II” and Prince Abdallah. we’ll discover “challah necropolis” and the “royal palace” of Rabat, and we’ll cease to enjoy lunch and take a break in a local restaurant, Afterwards, we’ll proceed on the journey to Casablanca

You’ll explore the main sights including the medina of Casablanca .we’ll visit the Hassan II mosque, this opulent mosque, constructed at enormous expense, inset on an outcrop jutting over the ocean with a (210m-tall) minaret that’s a metropolis landmark. 

it’s a showcase of the best Moroccan partisanship: “hand-carved stone and wooden, intricate marble flooring and inlay, gilded cedar ceilings and beautiful zellige” (geometric mosaic tilework) abound. we’ll additionally discover the outdated medina and the Cornich as a neighborhood on the Atlantic ocean and the “Shirin of Sidi Abderrahman”,

We’ll switch you to your lodging resort, and airport. any place lace you select where our 12-day trip from Marrakech to Imperial cities and Merzouga Sahara Desert ends.

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Includes:
  • pick up and drop-off at your hotel/riad
  • our A/C modern 4x4 or van/minivan.
  • drivers/guides speaking English....
  • clean vehicle A/C with air condition along the way
  • visit some interesting place along the way
  • fuel
  • 9 nights at p hotel/riad with "dinner&breakfast"
  • sunset camel ride in sahara desert erg chebbi
  • 2 overnight at private luxury tent on sahara desert erg chebbi camp
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  • entrance the monuments
  • personal expenses
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