8 days tour from Casablanca, Imperial Cities and Desert

Art Culture and Traditions Desert Adventure Gastronomy History and architecture Imperial Cities Nature and Landscapes Nightlife Relax and Leisure

Travel itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Casablanca

Welcome at Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport and meeting with your guide.

Visit of the exterior of the Hassan II Mosque, and optional tour of the interior. Then on to Rabat, the political/administrative capital, for a visit to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, the Hassan II Tower and the Kasbah Oudayas.

Free time to rest or continue enjoying the city.

Día 2 - Rabat - Meknès - Fez

We have breakfast. Departure for Meknes, free visit of the city, linked to the name of Moulay Ismail, the great sultan of the Alaouite dynasty. The city’s fortified medina, the Bab Mansour gate and el Hedim square.

Arrival in Fez, the country’s cultural and religious capital.

Free time to explore the city and its medina.

Day 3 - Fez - Visit with local guide

In the morning, at the indicated time, departure for a guided tour of Fez, the country’s oldest imperial city, approaching the gates of the Royal Palace and visiting the Jewish Quarter, the impressive Medina, with its typical stores and craftsmen’s quarters, the Dyers’ Quarter, the exterior of the Mosque, the Koranic School, Al Bouanania, and El Quaraouiyne University. Free time in the afternoon to continue enjoying the city.

Day 4 - Fez - Ifrane "Moroccan Switzerland" - Azrou cedar and monkey forests - Middle Atlas - Midalt - Er-Rachidia - Ziz Valley - Merzouga - Camel excursion - Overnight in Berber camp (Tents)

After breakfast, we begin our journey into the desert, passing through the university town of Ifrane, better known as “Moroccan Switzerland”, one of the King of Morocco’s favorite cities, the cedar and monkey forest of Azrou and the landscapes of the Atlas Mountains until we reach the Ziz valley, a vast palm grove.

We arrive in Merzouga and change our vehicle for camels to drive to the foot of the dunes, witness an unforgettable sunset and spend the night in a Berber camp. Typical dinner to the rhythm of the drums.

A magical night ahead!

Day 5 - Merzouga - Gargantas de Todra - Dades Valley

We’ll say goodbye to the dunes and head for Erfoud, from where we’ll head for Tineghir and Todra. We’ll make a stop to visit the gorges perched at an altitude of 1,350 m and surrounded by a palm grove, as far as the town of Boumalne, where the other gorges known as Dadès were formed. A beautiful journey through valleys, Berber villages, kabashs and a landscape of contrasts between palm trees and vegetation. Today we spend the night surrounded by mountains and valleys.

Day 6 - Dades Valley - Rose Valley - Palmeral de Skoura - Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou - Puerto de Tichka (2260m) - Marrakesh

After breakfast, passing through the Valley of the Roses and the town of Ouarzazate, situated on a large plateau, we enter the interior to visit one of the best preserved – if not the best – Ksour in Morocco: Ait Ben Haddou, a fortress village built in adobe, the scene of numerous films and declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. Continuing on through the High Atlas, crossing the Tichka Pass (2260 m) surrounded by impressive mountains. Arrival in Marrakech and transfer to the Riad. Time for a well-deserved rest or a first contact with the city. Free time to visit Place DJemaa el Fna and the medina, the heart of the city. A unique experience, where nightlife and activity are concentrated: dancers, storytellers, jugglers, craftsmen, shopkeepers and snake charmers. The terraces of some cafés offer a panoramic view of the city: mosques and minarets, palaces and gardens, souks and bazaars. Watch out for the monkeys!

PLACE DJEMAA EL-FNA
This is the city’s main square and, throughout the day, it attracts tourists and locals alike, who flock here when the sun is shining to visit the orange juice and water stalls, as well as the snake charmers, henna-painting women and monkey boys.

At night, the atmosphere changes and you can see dancers, musicians and minstrels, who fill the whole square and create an atmosphere of drumming and fun.
We recommend that you sit down in one of the surrounding cafés to enjoy the atmosphere, or dine at one of the more than 100 stalls that are set up at this time, offering different types of Moroccan dishes.

Day 7 - Marrakesh - Visit with local guide

In the morning, at the agreed time, the guide will pick you up from your accommodation and you’ll begin a cultural tour of the city’s most emblematic tourist attractions.

The tour of monuments and sights is on foot and accompanied by an official English-speaking city guide.

The guided tour includes a visit to :

LA KOUTOUBIA, one of the marvels of Almohad art in the center of the city, once home to a stone palace called “Ksar AL HAJJAR”.
BAHIA PALACE, built in the 19th century as the sultan’s residence. Bahia means brilliant, and in the 19th century Moroccans believed they had built the greatest palace of all time. To get there, we’ll pass through the Kasbah market, the Jewish quarter (El malah), the spice souk and Place Badia.
THE SAADI TOMBES, one of Marrakech’s most visited sites. Dating from the late 16th century, these tombs are set in an enclosed garden accessible via a small passageway. Once you’ve crossed the threshold, you’ll discover mausoleums of great beauty, decorated with mosaics, and various tombs housing the graves of the sultans, warriors and servants of the Saadian dynasty.

On this tour, we’ll enter the ZOCO and visit the MADRAZA DE BEN YOUSSEF, built in the 16th century as one of the most important Koranic schools. Here, students lived in austere cells while pursuing their religious studies. The most beautiful part of the visit is the inner courtyard with its architecture and mosaics, in harmony with the central pool used for ablutions before prayer. The visitor will find extreme tranquility here, after having passed through the hustle and bustle of the Medina streets.
JARDIN MAJORELLE, this garden was built by the painter Jacques Majorelle, and he created it as he would create a work of art. Curiously, today, the color “bleu Majorelle” is often referred to in honor of the blue color used on the garden’s walls and details. In the 1980s, the legendary couturier Yves Saint-Laurent bought it and increased the number of plant species to over 300. It became his favorite place, whose ashes he wanted scattered among the bamboos and water lilies.
And finally, the PLACE DJEMAA EL FNA, Marrakech’s central square and the most important in the medina. This is where Marrakech’s public life takes place, day and night. The best thing about Place DJemaa el Fna is the transformation it undergoes throughout the day.

Day 8 - Marrakesh - Airport

Depending on flight departure time, free time for final visits and shopping.

Jalah!!! Jalah at the airport !!!!

We wish you a safe journey home.

Inshallah, we’ll see you again in Morocco!

IMPERIAL CITIES

In all the imperial cities of Morocco, if you wish to visit them accompanied, it is compulsory to hire a local city guide, so we are obliged to respect this rule.

The visits included in this itinerary with a local guide are to the imperial city of Fez, a city we consider essential to visit accompanied by a local guide, and to Marrakech. The rest of the cities included in the program will be visited on your own and at your own pace, to give you more freedom. If you wish to visit the other cities detailed in the itinerary with a guide, this must be contracted separately as an optional activity.

Booking according to budget includes:

A local team guide in your language whose main function is to support and strengthen you throughout your stay and the tour.
Continuous attention and support before and during your trip for any doubts that may arise.
Transportation in an exclusive, modern, comfortable and fully-equipped vehicle for the duration of the tour.
Room and breakfast in Rabat, Fez, and Marrakech.
Half-board in Merzouga and the Dades Valley (bed, dinner, and breakfast).
Guided tour of Fez
Guided tour in Marrakech
Visits mentioned en route
Dromedary excursion
Overnight in jaima (traditional desert tent)

The booking does not include :

Return flights
Lunch
Dinners in Rabat, Fez and Marrakech
All drinks
Entrance fees to monuments and museums
Optional activities (visits with a local guide not included in the program, quad rental in the desert, wellness services: hammam, massages, etc.)
Tipping: tipping in Morocco is a custom that has become part of our country’s customs, and is a gesture of attention and courtesy by which service is voluntarily rewarded. There is no fixed rate, and the amount depends on your judgment.
Personal expenses
Anything not specified in the “included in price” section.