Discover Morocco, its cultural richness, and the splendor of its imperial cities, travel from coasts to imperial cities to mountains and deserts all in one authentic tour of Morocco. The whole history of Morocco is inscribed on the walls of the four cities of the circuit of the imperial cities: Marrakech and the Jemaa El Fna Square, Fez and the Nejjarine Fountain, Meknes and Bab El Mansour, Rabat and the Mohammed V Mausoleum, but also Volubilis and Casablanca with the Hassan II Mosque, all classified as World Heritage by Unesco. Wandering the labyrinthine Souks/Markets of Marrakesh or Fez, your senses are awakened by the sound of traders at work, the smell of orange blossom, and the kaleidoscope of rugs, scarves, and leather in tanneries. The Atlas Mountains, are dotted with tiny villages and the big dunes of the desert Sahara.
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Day 1: Marrakech - Ait ben haddou - Dades Valley
Day 2: Dades Valley - Todgha Gorge - Merzouga Desert
Day 3: Merzouga - Ziz Valley- Midelt- Ifrane- Fez
Day 4: Fez
Day 5: Fez - Chefchaouen
Day 6: Chefchaouen
Day 7: Chefchaouen - Rabat
Day 8: Rabat - Casablanca - Marrakech
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Departure from Marrakech at 7h am, 2 hours after we will be about to cross Tizi n Tichka pass, with some pauses to shoot nice pictures of a breathtaking natural landscapes and different views. We will take breakfast on the road and we will continue until the town of Tilouet to visit its fabulous Kasbahs.
Before reaching Ouarzazate, we will drive you to visit ksar ait ben haddou, a Kasbah which is inscribed on the list of the world inheritance of UNESCO where we’ll have our lunch. Then we will proceed to visit the different sites and studios where famous and known films were turned. Leaving Ouarzazate to the north east will drive us to Skoura, a beautiful oasis where marvelous Kasbahs are decorating the area. After that, we will continue toward Dades Valley. The night is in a Hotel in Dades Valley.
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Road to Todgha for discovering the Gorge of Todgha and going on a visit of the small town of Tinjdad. After lunch we’ll drive in direction of Erfoud, the capital of the East and the symbol of simplicity, we have also just nearby Rissani city, the cradle of Sijilmasa’s civilization and Alaoui Dynasty. We will arrive then to the fascinating and magic Merzouga and Erg Chebbi which is one of the tallest and biggest dunes areas of the Moroccan Sahara [Where the second is Erg Chabbi, in Mhamid El Ghizlane]. It’s time to take a rest after a Berber tea with nomads. At 5h30 pm, camels will take you from the hotel on a trip through dunes to watch the sunset and enjoy a tea with nomads in the camp under the golden sunlight of this southern queen. Different rhythms of southern music will be accompanying you all the way. Overnight in the tent.
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Before Sunrise, we’ll drive you to dunes by camels where you’ll enjoy the amazing view of the sun looming in the beautiful sky above. We’ll come back to the hotel to have breakfast and drive then toward Fez. On our way to Fez we’ll pass by a lot of beautiful places like Arfoud, Errachidia, Ziz Valley, One of the most amazing and fabulous oasis and valleys in the world, gathering the beauty of sand, the gold of palms and the blueness of the water. Heading north, we will cross the biggest cedar forest in Africa surrounding beautiful small cities like Azrou and Ifrane where we will have short pause. We will arrive to Fez in less than an hour, then we’ll drive you to the hotel or Riyad.
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Fez is the oldest Moroccan imperial city. On our fourth day, we will explore Fes and its city walls. We will also explore the ancient Medina (Fez El Bali) and the mosques, souks, madrasas or Islamic schools, the Jewish Quarted and the first university in the world ALQUARAWIYINE. Aside from those, we will also discover and see the exteriors of the Royal Palace. We will then have a delicious lunch at a traditional restaurant that is located at the center of Fez.
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After Breakfast we will head to Chefchaouen the pearl of the north and one of the best destinations in Morocco, the blue city founded in the late 15th century became the best destination for tourists around the world, once in the city, you will have free time to explore the small town by your own pace, the Kasbah, the Outa lahmam square and walking tour in the blue-washed streets of the city. Dinner and accommodation in Hotel or Riad.
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After breakfast in your riad in Chefchaouen, You will have a very great time exploring these waterfalls. Hiking requires 2 hour of hiking in the middle of unique nature, enjoying the river sound, and a cup of Moroccan Tea. Dinner and accommodation in Hotel or Riad.
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After Breakfast we’ll drive you to another imperial city, known as Ismaili capital, Meknes. Next step will take as to the ruins of an ancient roman city, Volubilis, before we explore a small beautiful and historic town called Moulay Drisd Zarhoun. In the end of our tour there, the road will drive us to Rabat where we’ll spend the last night. The night is in the Riyad.
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A tour in the capital of Morocco, where You’ll have the chance to visit the Royal Palace and the tower of Hassan, Kasbah Oudayas and then the Mausoleum of Mohammed 5 ,the grandfather of the Morrocan King. We’ll guide you then to Casablanca, to the archaic and new city, the metropolitan city of morocco and the most crowded one, where you’ll visit the most beautiful mosque in the world which is Mosque Hassan II, barely built on the sea, before driving back to Marrakech.
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