Morocco Imperial Cities & Desert Tour 10 Days

Imperial Cities and Desert Tour of Morocco. In the morning we travel to Rabat visiting some historical site like Chellah with its massive octagonal defensive gate, a Lovely spot In Rabat where you see a breathtaking combination of Roman and Merinid remains. You have the unfinished mosque fascinating Tower Hassan 12th and the piece of art mausoleum Mohamed V to visit. It was built by King Hassan II to his father Mohamed V for honoring him as the father of independence. We walk through Kasbah Oudaya 12th beautiful white and blue building with a fantastic view over the beach and river Bouragrage After the tour of Rabat we move to the next city Meknes. It was established by the Sultan Moulay Ismael in the 18th century, famous of beautiful gates, mosques, and madrasas. Overnight in Meknes.

Fes City tour. This morning at 09:00 am you meet our Local guide of Fes, you are going to expLore the old medieval Medina of Fes and the 1st Imperial City, a real labyrinthine of more than 9000 alleyways and deserves to be the intellectual and cultural capital of the kingdom. Mingled with fasi people in these streets full of articles, coLors, and donkeys carrying goods. You will see a Lot of handcrafted items, because Fes is number 1 in crafts, like old days using the same materials. The tanneries, famous in Fes, is one the highlights of the tour, watching Locals working on skins of goat, lamb, camel, and cow, in small pits. You also will indulge yourselves with some special dishes of Fes cuisine. You will enjoy a panoramic view at the southern tower of Fes, and visit the cooperative of pottery where they make tiles and Moroccan mosaic. Or maybe you go for an optional entertainment dinner show with belly dancers to end up your tour of Fes.

Fes to Merzouga desert tour. We are going to leave the medieval Fes and heading to another part of Morocco. Crossing the Middle Atlas Mountains. We stop for a short break in Ifran or small Switzerland where is the first ski resort in Morocco. We will be surrounded by amazing sceneries and landscapes of mountains and plains. A special species of native monkeys living in cedar woods, over 30 members of one family called Maggot Monkeys in Azrou. We will have a lunch break in Midelt, it celebrates the festival of apples every year. There is a big contrast of landscapes especially before we arrive Errachidia main city named after a prince Moulay Rachid around 1971. Then we drive through Ziz valley to get us to Arfoud, the gate of the Sahara or where we celebrate the festival of date, and to Merzouga overnight hotel at Erg Chebbi.

We will enjoy a relaxing day in the Sahara with a possibility to go around the dunes of Erg Chebbi on the camel or on 4X4. There is a gnaoua musical group to see, celebrating African rhythms in the desert. Possibility to order the Touareg pie called “Madfona” cooked in the sand. We visit the mausoleum of Moulay Ali chref the founder of the current dynasty in the oasis of Rissani. Going back to Merzouga to watch the sunset on the top of sand dunes some of them reaching up to 150 m high Camel ride and overnight in private tent in the Middle of sand dunes at Erg Chebbi near Merzouga.

After your breakfast, we leave the sand dunes Merzouga and head towards the old system of irrigation that is still used in the oasis of Eljerf. A break on the way in Tinjidad. We will have lunch in the valley of Toudra Gorges. It is considered as one of the oldest valleys in Morocco for caravan trading and silver jewelry. A beautiful valley of 15 km of date palms ends up with a spectacular Gorges, mainly used for rock climbing and picnics. We embark on Dades Valley which has an astonishing rock formation made by million years of erosion. We cross more Rose Valley, the only place in Morocco where we harvest Damascus rose in which we extract some products like rose water and rose oil best for skin treatment and anti-wrinkles. Overnight in Ouarzazate.

We have a nice drive to Ait Ben Haddou Berber village where we will go for a walk to visit this ancient village. An old village where a list of movie credits was made starting with the first movies “Lawrence of Arabia”, ”Jesus of Nazareth”, ”Gladiator” and the list is still going on. It is also listed in UNESCO as a site of the world and national culture in 1987. After that, we head to the north of High Atlas Mountains via Tizi-n-Tichka (2260m). A spectacular road of red mountains and Berber villages to Marrakech.

Marrakesh Guided City tour full day. You are going to expLore your trip with a guided tour of Marrakech. You are going with our Local guide. Visiting Bahia Palace, built by Bahmad Grand Visir of Marrakech with its incredible mosaics and stucco and hear some interesting stories about 4 wife and the 24 concubines!!. The extraordinary architecture of Saadian Tomb, Imperial necropolis of the 17th century. Spending some great time in the famous souks of Marrakech, you going to like different smells, coLors, items and how big are the souks of Marrakech. Jack Majorelle Garden, a peaceful spot in the Ville nouvelle, contains botanic and exotic plants brought from all over the world, with dominating indigo blue to paint the wall You will finish your tour at the square Jamaa Elfana. A bustling place where there are snake charmers, monkeys, food stalls and musicians, the most animated square in Marrakech!!

Our Tour is finished when you are transferred to the airport of Marrakech or Casablanca. We hope, you have enjoyed our tour.