12 Days From Casablanca Desert Tours
12 Days From Casablanca Desert Tours
overview :
Day 1 : Arrival in Casablanca airport – casablanca center (40 min drive)
Our teams will pick-up you from Casablanca Airport and transfers to your accommodation
Day 2 : visit Casablanca – (4 hours)
After the breakfast, you will explore Casablanca the commercial capital of Morocco—make it the Hassan II Mosque. Sitting in a picturesque location on the ocean, its 690 feet (210 m) minaret is the tallest minaret in the world. While the exterior and surrounding area are impressive, what makes this mosque even more unique is it is one of the few mosques in the country where non-Muslims are permitted to enter. Join a morning tour of the mosque and marvel at the fine artisanship: hand-carved stone and wood, intricate marble floor detailing, and gilded ceilings.
Day 3 : Casablanca – Marrakech – Majorel Garden (4hours drive )
After the breakfast, and After 3 hours driving from Casablanca to Marrakech you will have free time for lunch and free time to visit The Majorelle Garden is a one-hectare (two-acre) botanical garden and artist’s landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist Jacques Majorelle over almost forty years, starting in 1923, and features a Cubist villa designed by the French architect, Paul Sinoir in the 1930s. The property was the residence of the artist and his wife from 1923 until their divorce in the 1950s. In the 1980s, the property was purchased by the fashion designers, Yves Saint-Laurent and Pierre Bergé who worked to restore it. Today, the garden and villa complex is open to the public. The villa houses the Berber Museum and in 2017 the Yves Saint Laurent Museum opened nearby.and transfer you to your accomodation
Day 4 : Explore Marrakech Medina (4hours )
After the breakfast, you will explore Marrakech with your local guide; Marrakech became a natural center of commerce and the capital city during medieval times. Wealth poured in from Moorish Spain and the city you see today was built. Surrounded by almost intact medieval walls little has changed and in the central square Jemaa el Fna is one of the world’s greatest spectacles, which is classified by UNESCO as anoral heritage of humanity. Guided historical visit: Bahia Palace, Badii Palace, Saadian Tombs, the Koutoubia, , Souks… Overnight in medina .
Day 5 : Marrakech -Tizi-n-Tichka- Ait Ben Haddou -Ouarzazate(7 hours)
After breakfast you will meet your driver and drive south-eastwards via the fascinating landscapes of the Atlas Mountains :Tizi-n-Tishka Pass ( 2260 m Altitude) You will see Berber farmers working on their terraced farms, and herding sheep then to the impressive & well-known Kasbah AIT BEN HADDOU ( we stop for a visit) a Berber castle where many movies have been shot such as : Lawrence of Arabia , Tea in The SAHARA , Babel , The Mumy , Prince of Persia. After we continuous to Ouarzazate named “Hollywood of Morocco” here we will visit the town of Ouarzazate : the Kasbah of Taourirt and cinema studio. Check into your accommodation.
Day 6 : Ouarzazte – dades – Toudra Gorges – Merzouga (6 hours drive )
In the morning after breakfast departure to Skoura .Then, going towards through Kelaa Mgouna valley of roses passing through a spectacular sight made of mountains formed like Monkey-Fingers then set off to see the panoramic view of Dades gorges road. After we will drive back through the same way to join the road to Todra Gorges or the so called «the Grand Canyons of Morocco” it’s an ideal place for walking and exploring on your own,
After walk in the Gorges and afterwards departure to join Erfoud by Tinjdad Palm grove (lunch on the spot) and the one of Touroug. Break in Erfoud to visit the marble and fossil production workshop and then going by track of Paros Dakar towards the amazing dunes of Erg Chebbi in order to see the sunset and spend the night in the feet of the dunes in hotel with swimming pool.
Day 7 : Merzouga – khamlia – Erg Chebbi -Camel ride (5 hours )
After breakfast you’ll start the largest tour of the dunes through couple of Berber villages, you’ll stop in Khamlia village it’s a traditional home built of thick earthen bricks made from a mixture of clay to enjoy the live Gnaoua music which is played by the locals. Set off to another sights you’ll «live like a nomad” experience the simple life through visiting them in their tent.
Here, in the Erg Chebbi sand dunes, the largest in Morocco, enjoy the panoramic scene of black volcanic rock on the plains, the bright blue sky, the green palm trees, white salt beds, mirages of water, and golden shifting dunes. Arrive the stunning accommodation and spend the 2nd night in the lodge in a berber tent, and you will be playing drums with camel mens after dinner, overnight in berber camp.
Day 8 : Merzouga –ZIZ Valley – Ifran – Fes(8 hours drive )
Weak up early morning in order to see the sunrise, return by camels to the hotel after breakfast departure to Fes passing from Rissani in order to visit the big Souk in the south of Morocco Drive up Northwards Fes via the so exquisite views of the 1000 ZIZ-Palm trees, Then Lunch is in Midelt, “the apple capital”, at the foot of the Ayachi Mountain. Then have a pet stop to enjoy some time with Monkeys in Azrou Cedar Forest, afterwards visit the Moroccan Switzerland “” IFRAN” then up to Fes in the evening, check into your Accommodation.overnight in fes
Day 9 : Explore Fes Medina (4 hours )
After breakfast, the day will be dedicated to the discovery of Fez, the oldest of the imperial cities and old towns, founded by Idriss II, the centre of the Arab-Muslim culture: The Mosque of the Andalusians, tanners, the district potters, the Medina. Lunch at a palace in the Medina. Afternoon continues to visit: the Hispano-Moorish buildings, the Medersas, instead Nejjarine…after back to your accommodation.
Day 10 : Fes – volubilis – Chefchauen (5 hours drive )
After breakfast we will start our drive to Chefchauen via visit Volubilis ,Volubilis is a partly-excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II. Before Volubilis, the capital of the kingdom may have been at Gilda. more 1 hours driving to arrive town which is a Morocco popular tourist attraction and welcoming town situated in the Rif Mountains just south of the Mediterranean coastline in northwest Morocco. This nice bleu city is known for its traditional buildings. Enjoy a walk to explore the white and blue washed walls of the medina and the markets that offer some unique native handicrafts. overnight in medina
Day 11 : Chefchauen – Tetouan -Tanger – Rabat -(6hours drive )
Day 12 : Explore Rabat – Casablanca Airport (2 hours drive )
After breakfast we will start our visit in Rabat is a cultural city deep-rooted in history. Many masterpieces decorate its streets and squares. Visit the Kasbah des Oudayas which is a majestic and splendid architecture embellished by the surrounding gardens. Not far from the walls, stand the imposing walls of the Chellah ; a necropolis from the time of the Merinids. Crossing the walls is like entering another world ; walk among ancient vestiges, gardens and storks.after our exploring Rabat We will drive to Casablanca airport .
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