Morocco 10 Days tour allows you to discover wonderful parts of Morocco such as Casablanca, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fez, Sahara Desert of Merzouga, Todra Gorges, Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou and Marrakech.
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| Arrival city | casablanca |
| Departure city | casablanca |
| Duration of the trip | 10 Days |
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Our Driver will pick up you from the airport of Casablanca. You will be welcomed by your driver outside of the terminal in the airport of Casablanca and take you to your hotel in Casablanca. Overnight in the hotel. Also if you have already arrived few days before then we will pick up you in your Hotel then start the tour.
The driver will have a sign with the name of our agency
Dive into the Capital of Morocco Rabat.
After breakfast this morning, head out to visit the Capital of Morocco Rabat.
Set off for the city of Rabat, the capital of Morocco. After about an hour's drive up the Atlantic coastline, you will arrive in this elegant city filled with impressive landmarks.
First, we'll head to the Chellah, a historic necropolis surrounded by thick fortified walls. Our tour then leads us to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, a marble masterpiece of Moroccan architecture, which houses the tombs of Moroccan kings and princes. We'll also visit a gateway to the royal palace as well as a fascinating area called Oudaya Kasbah.
Continuing on, we'll arrive in the whitewashed city of Chefchaouen later this
afternoon.
Today in Chefchaouen You will have free time all the morning to visit the blue city. It is a city located in the Rif Mountains, north-west of Morocco. It is 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 casbah with red walls, fortress and keep of the fifteenth century with ethnographic and artistic exhibitions. The octagonal minaret of the Great Mosque rises not far from there.
Today after breakfast, meet a local guide for a guided tour of the exciting city of Fes. Start at the Royal Palace and then walk through the old Mellah, or Jewish Quartier. From here, head to one of the Borj (towers) for a panoramic view of the entire medina. Next, visit a mosaic house for a demonstration of the traditional pottery methods used by Fassi artisans.
After this, the tour will take you into the medina of Fes. Wander around its ancient streets and neighborhoods, seeing its various artisan sections, including the famed tanneries. Pass by important historic monuments like the Tomb of Idriss II and the Al-Qarawaiyin University, the oldest continually operated university in the world. The tour will end after lunch, and you'll have the rest of the day to explore freely.
After breakfast, you will leave Fes travelling towards Merzouga via Midelt and the Ziz valley. Today you will travel via the Ifrane city, a beautiful mountain village, named the Switzerland of Morocco. Here you will also stop at the cedar forest on the middle Atlas Mountains. During this journey you’ll experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains and stopping 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’ll be travelling through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the spectacular Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau, seeing how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the province of the south-east Errachidia city. Afterwards, you’ll travel along the fantastic Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani.
Arriving in Merzouga in the afternoon you’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea. Then take camel ride in the dunes of Sahara Desert of Merzouga to reach the camp where you will have the night.
Today, after breakfast, you will enjoy a special tour around the giant dunes!
If the season is right, you’ll might have a chance to meet a local nomad family and learn about their ancient way of life. They are sure to welcome you with a glass of tea.
After your visit with the family, you can head to a nearby fossil museum that has a small but impressive collection. The specialists here find, prepare, and sell fossils to universities, collectors, and museums around the world. If you are interested, after viewing the collection, you can head to one of the workshops to see the painstaking process of removing the fossils from the surrounding bedrock.
After seeing the fossils in the museum, you can head out on a fossil hunt in the wild. It won't take much time to find them as they are quite literally everywhere. All you need is a bottle of water to wash away the dust and then watch as they appear like magic.
Next, if your visit falls on one of the market days of Rissani, you will head there to have a market day Experience. You'll visit the donkey parking lot complete with a service center and sales lot and then wander around the market to see the various sections and see how the people of the region both buy and sell their goods. The best part about the market day in Rissani, though, is the opportunity to sample the local specialty known as medfouna, aka Berber Pizza. if you are brave, you can enjoy this the traditional way:
first, you visit the butcher and buy your meat, and then you take it to the baker and have them prepare and cook it for you. Finally, you find a table and seat a local cafe and dig in.
Your special tour of the desert will also include a stop at the village of Khamlia, a community comprised entirely of Gnaoua musicians. You’ll enjoy another glass of mint tea while they perform for you and we dare you to try to keep your body from moving in time to the music!
The tour will end at back on the edge of the dunes in time to rest and relax a bit before your next adventure.
Today you will have to wake up very early in the morning to see what will may be the best sunrise of your life. You will set over the Sand Dunes of Sahara of Erg Chebbi to watch wonderful sunrise. After watching the sunrise you will go down to the Camp for breakfast.
Then you’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. While enjoying morning camel ride you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses.
Once you arrive the village of Merzouga, you will meet the driver again to continue the tour to Dades. You will have optional stop in Rissani to visit the Mausoleum of Moulay Ali chref, the founder of the Alaouit dynasty, and then you will continue to Arfoud to visit the fossilized marble factory before continuing to the Todra valley, where you will have lunch.
Once in Todra you can highlight a half-hour walk to see the gorges calmly and you will be guided through the palm grove and the Jewish quarter. Todra gorges is the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco. The Todra River has formed a gorge of enormous vertical walls of great beauty; it is a climber’s paradise and a unique place.
In the evening we will drive through the Dades Valley, where you’ll see the majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes”. Overnight accommodation will be in a fancy guest house overlooking the Dades Valley
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, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time 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.
After breakfast, meet a local city guide for a grand tour of Marrakech. Visit some of the city's important monuments, such as Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, Ben Yousef Madrassa, and/or the Koutoubia Mosque. In between these stops, you'll wind your way through the maze-like souks of Marrakech where you can see various artisans practicing their craft.
Once the tour ends, enjoy the rest of the day exploring on your own. Buy unique souvenirs in the souks, sit down to a delicious traditional meal in one of Marrakech's fantastic restaurants, or wander the stalls of Jemaa el-Fna Square, where you can watch musicians and snake charmers perform for the crowds.
This morning, after breakfast, you will transfer to the airport in plenty of time for your departing flight
