11 Days Trip, History, Culture, Valleys and Desert

Pick up at Mohamed V Airport and transfer to Marrakech. And night in the riad with breakfast

After breakfast, you will dedicate yourself to the visit of Marrakech. In the morning, visit the Koutoubia and the Bahia Palace. Visit of the souks, the Medina and the Jemaa El Fna square. So that you can enjoy the trip and explore the streets of the medina and the souks, the visit will be carried out on foot with a local guide. and Night in the Riad hotel with breakfast

Leaving the city of Marrakech behind, we head south over the Tizi n'Tichka Pass (2,260m) enjoying magnificent views of the mountains and Berber villages along the way. We will stop for lunch in a traditional restaurant and visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, which is a World Heritage site. This famous Kasbah has been used as a setting for more than 20 films.

After lunch we will continue through Ouarzazate, which is the gateway to the south of Morocco. Dinner and accommodation at the Hotel Riad, Dinner and breakfast.

After breakfast we leave for the Valley of the Roses passing through Skoura, Boumalne Dades until we reach the Gorges of Dades. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. dinner and breakfast

Departure along a road dotted with Kasbahs, all of them different. After several stops, we will arrive at one of the strong points of tourism in the South: The Todra Gorges. The Todra River bed has formed a gorge of vertical walls of enormous proportions and great beauty, it is a paradise for climbers and a unique place. We will continue our way to the south. Free lunch on the way and continuation towards the desert until reaching the impressive dunes of Merzouga, Free time to climb the dunes and take advantage of the sunset, after dinner a Berber show with drums awaits us. Dinner and accommodation in the Hotel near dunes of Merzouga.

After breakfast at 10 am. We surround Erg Chebbi, an extension of sand desert where the Great Dune of Morocco is located, over 250 meters high, connecting by track with part of the route followed by the old Paris-Dakar, with the mountains that border Algeria from background. Stop at the Tissardmin oasis and continue to a nomadic settlement where we will learn some secrets of their life and customs. Later stop at a panoramic point where you can contemplate the Erg Chebbi as a whole. Stop in Khamlia, a village originally from Mali, where we can relax with tea while we enjoy a small concert of Gnawa music. Return to the lodge, lunch and we set off on a dromedary on a one-hour route that will take us to the foot of the Great Dune, surrounded by the beautiful desert sunset. We will sleep in a Haimas in the heart of the desert under the stars.

We woke up before dawn to see the sunrise and free breakfast at the camp and return by dromedary to where we left our truck, we said goodbye to the desert and left for the north of the country through the Ziz valley taking advantage of the coolness of the blue spring from Meski where you can rest. Planned stop in Midelt to eat and then we continue to Fez, passing through Ifrane "the Moroccan Swiss" we arrive in Fez and night in the Riad

One day discovery of the city of Fez, cultural capital and the oldest of the Imperial Cities of the country, which was for centuries the cultural and religious center of the western Islamic world, and which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Its labyrinthine streets structured by guilds of potters, dyers etc... and the bustle of its people will transport you centuries ago, as it is a medieval city that lasts in time, 1200 years after its foundation the monuments that we can visit: Medersas (Koran schools) : Chahrij, Bouinania Attarin. Souks, Fes El-Jedid, the Karaouine Mosque, lunch in a typical restaurant in the Medina and free afternoon. And night in the riad

After breakfast at the riad hotel, we leave for Meknes, chosen by Soltan Moulay Ismail as his imperial capital at the end of the 17th century, where we will enter the city through the great Bab Mansour gate to visit the Moulay Ismail mausoleum, the mausoleum is One of the most impressive buildings in the city of Meknes, we will then continue to the Roman ruins of Volubiles where we will take a guided tour of at least one hour, then we continue our destination to Chafchaouen the Blue City, hotel/riad accommodation.

This day they will tour the city of Chefchaouen with a local Spanish-speaking guide. Chaouen is a beautiful city, white and blue, which is located on a mountain. It offers its visitors wonderful landscapes. Here you will find local craft exhibitions and you will be able to enjoy a tranquility difficult to find in other places. Chefchaouen is a place to explore, enjoy and get lost among its fantastic little streets surrounded by blue and white houses, which make it a unique city. After the visit we will go to Rbat Capital of Morocco, here you will discover the walls that surround the old part of the city followed by the Kasbah of Udayas and the impressive Mausoleum of Mohammed V. Then we will continue to Meknes, one of the 4 imperial cities most important in Morocco. In this city you will find luxury palaces, beautiful mosques, and one of the most famous souks (Mercadillos). And night in the riad in Rabat.

Breakfast at the riad. At the agreed time, transfer to the Casablanca airport and end of our 11-Day Route from Casablanca to Casablanca