Discover Morocco: Nine-day Tour from Casablanca

  • Difficulty Level
    Easy
  • Duration Time
    9 Days
  • Number of Person
    1 - 8 Person

This tour from Casablanca allows you to discover Casablanca, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fez, Sahara Desert of Merzouga, Todra Gorges, Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou, and Marrakech.

What you’re going to do

A great chance for you to feel as a local in Morocco. With many cities to visit, different dishes to try out, and lots of new people to meet!

Sightseeing in Casablanca will be a good start for your tour; visiting the biggest mosque in the city is one experience you don't want to miss! A perfect tour has to include Rabat, the capital of Morocco, as well as the blue-washed city of Chefchaouen, a picturesque place where you will not be able to resist the urge to take photos. Your journey around the city of Fes will hold a special place in your heart as you gradually discover its historical importance by every place you go to.

Named the Switzerland of Morocco, Ifrane is a beautiful mountain village, where magnificent mountains and hills will line your way through. Many views await you along to the way to Erfoud and Rissani. When in Merzouga, make sure you have your relaxing glass of mint tea and participate in camel-riding. In Dades Valley, you will be astonished by the majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as "monkey toes". Enjoy your way towards Marrakech as you visit different interesting Kasbahs. Marrakech will definitely have a lot of culture and history to reveal to you!

Notes:

  • Our tour can start from Casablanca everyday.
  • Pick up and drop off at the airport of Casablanca services are available.
  • The tour starts in Casablanca following  your arrival flight time and ends in Casablanca prior to your departure

YOUR ITINERARY
Day 1: Casablanca Airport - Hotel in Casablanca:

You will be welcomed by your driver/guide at the airport of Mohamed V  in Casablanca who will take you to your hotel in Casablanca where you will stay for the night. If you have already arrived in Casablanca a few days before, then we will pick up you from your Hotel to start the tour.

Day 2: Casablanca - Rabat - Chefchaouen:

In the morning, you will start your trip by visiting the biggest mosque in Casablanca, Hassan II Mosque. Then you will go to the capital of Morocco "Rabat". We will start with the Bab Challah, Mausoleum of Mohammed V and one of the main gates of the royal palace and the Oudaya Kasbah. We will have lunch in a local restaurant and then drive straight to the bleu city of Chefchaouen. On your way, you will pass by many small towns and stop for breaks. Getting to Chefchaouen a bit early, you will have time to walk inside the blue alleys of the medina, take pictures and experience the local food of the little city. We will end the day's adventures by dropping you off at your hotel to have some rest before we carry on with the upcoming events!

Day 3: Chefchaouen – Fez:

In Chefchaouen, you will have your own free time to visit the blue city in the morning. It is a city located in the Rif Mountains, North-West of Morocco, famous for the remarkable buildings of different tones of faded blue of its old town. Leather and weaving workshops line its steep cobbled alleys. In the shaded central square of Outa el Hammam is the kasbah with red walls, fortress and fifteenth century ethnographic and artistic exhibitions. The octagonal minaret of the Great Mosque rises not far from there.

Day 4: Fez – Fez:

After breakfast in your riad (a large traditional house built around a central courtyard, converted into a hotel), you will start exploring the oldest city in Morocco, walking in its alleys and small streets. Our visit starts by visiting the Royal Palace gate, the Jewish quarter, the first Mellah ever built in Morocco, built during the 14th century. We will ensure that you visit all sites with cultural and historical significance including the famous Al Qaraouine University, the oldest one in the world as well as the Tanneries and Moulay Idriss Mausoleum. After lunch, you will visit the tiles cooperative and then experience a wonderful panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes. At the end of the day, you will spend your night at the same Riad.

Day 5: Fez – Ifran – Midlet – Sahara Desert of Merzouga:

After breakfast, you will leave Fes travelling towards Merzouga via Midelt and the Ziz valley. On this day, you will travel via the Ifrane city. Here, you will also stop at the Cedar Corest in the Middle Atlas Mountains. During this journey, you will experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas Mountains and stop at Azrou, a Berber village in the middle of the famous Cedar Forest – the largest one in Morocco – where you will have the opportunity to see the Barbary apes. After that, your journey continues to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas. After lunch in Midelt, you will be travelling through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the spectacular Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau and seeing how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the province of the south-east Errachidia city. Afterwards, you will travel along the fantastic Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani. Arriving in Merzouga in the afternoon, you will be welcomed with a glass of mint tea, then embark upon a camel-ride in the dunes of Sahara Desert of Merzouga to reach the camp where you will spend the night.

Day 6: Merzouga – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley:

Your camel guide will wake you up early in the morning to watch what may be the best sunrise of your life. You will peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. Enroute, you cannot fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses. After breakfast and a hot shower in the riad, you will leave for Rissani, Tinghir, and Todgha gorges – the highest and narrowest gorges in Morocco. After lunch in the heart of the gorge, we will drive through the Dades Valley, where you will see the majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as "monkey toes". Overnight accommodation will be a fancy guest house overlooking the Dades Valley with dinner and breakfast.

Day 7: Dades Valley- Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Hadou – Marrakech:

After breakfast in your accommodation, you will start travelling through the Dades Valley towards Ouarzazate and then to Marrakech. The road through Dades Valley is called the way of the thousand Kasbahs – providing numerous opportunities to take some of your best photographic shots of the trip. You will stop at Kalaat M’Gouna, the centre of rose's valley, where you will have the option to visit the cooperative for the roses and to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good for a long time even after your trip is over. Continue to Marrakech via the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, built by Et Hami El Glaoui, one of the last Berber chieftains during the 19th century. Now, the Kasbah is a house of many Glaoui people. Your journey will continue through the majestic Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260 m) over the High Atlas Mountains, where you will have the opportunity to explore the process of producing the Argan oil existing only in morocco by Berber women in their cooperative, before arriving at your overnight accommodation in Marrakech.

Day 8: Marrakech Sightseeing:

After breakfast in the riad, you can start exploring Marrakech; "the red city of Morocco". We will ensure that you see the sites of historical and cultural importance, including the Majorelle Gardens, the Koutoubia Tower, the Saadian tombs, and the Bahia Palace. After Lunch at a restaurant near the square, you will walk through the souks and view hundreds of handicrafts. On the afternoon, you will have some free time to wander by yourself around the other parts of the city.

Day 9: TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT:

We will drop you off at the airrport if you are flying on this day or at your hotel in Casablanca if you are not.

Categories:

  • City Sightseeing
  • Artistic

Included:

  • Accomodation for 8 Nights
  • 1 Night in Berber Camp in Sahara Desert of Merzouga
  • Vegetarian and Halal food options on request
  • Breakfast for all days
  • Dinner only in Sahara and Dades
  • Camel trek in Sahara Desert
  • Driver/Guide Speaking English, French and Spanish
  • Transportation: shared transportation, Jeep, 4X4, Minibus or Minivan for families
  • Pick-up service from the airport of Casablanca or your hotel if you have already arrived in Casablanca City

Exclude:

  • Drinks
  • Local Guides
  • Lunches
  • Travel insurance
  • Entrance fees to the monuments
  • International flights
  • Other activities and services
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