Welcome to the magical country of Morocco, where a smile greets every traveler. If you are dreaming of a trip to explore the ancient medina of Marrakech and to the stunning Atlas Mountains for hiking and real taste of Morocco to the sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast for a relaxing time. Experience the madness of Morocco and be ready to be catapulted into the spirit and magic of the country.
Experience a magical cultured journey through Morocco that includes Marrakech and its marvelous Medina, the impressive beaches of the coast line, the mysterious medina of Essaouira, and traditional Berber villages while hiking in the Atlas Mountains with a unique atmosphere and welcoming people. It is an epic Experience to explore the treasures of a magical land.
Welcome to Morocco! Upon arrival to Marrakech you will meet your driver and transferred to your hotel for the check in. The driver will provide a short overview of your entire trip in Morocco. The rest of the day is at leisure. It’s possible you’ll like to begin your exploration of this exceptional and vibrant city, or chill out in your lodge and uncover its facilities. Spend the overnight with dinner at the hotel.
Meals: Dinner included.
After breakfast, you will be escorted by a local tour guide to explore the city of Marrakech. You will visit the main historical monuments including: the gorgeous Bahia palace built in 19th century, the Koranic School of Ben Youssef, and the Koutoubia mosque built in 12th century. You will also visit the famous Souks; a great place for shopping where you can buy presents for your family, friends or yourselves. Relax in the Majorelle Gardens, a peaceful space in the New Town with exotic botanical plants brought from all over the world. You will finish your tour in the main square of Djemaa Lefna with its story tellers, snake charmers, musicians, acrobats and open air food stalls. You will also have free time to enjoy a soft drink in one of the cafes where you can get amazing panoramic views across the square. Spend the overnight with breakfast at the hotel or Riad.
Meals: Breakfast included.
After breakfast at the hotel we’ll head to Essaouira. You will have the opportunity to see the Argan trees, important to the region both economically and ecologically. You may also see local goats perched in the trees feeding on the fruit and leaves. At the women's Co-operative of Argan Oil, there will be an opportunity to learn about the wide ranging applications of the oil from cosmetics to medicines. After several stops to take photographs, you will continue your travel to Essaouira. You’ll visit the Skala Fortress, the port, the souks and see Thuya wood carved by artisans, walking through the alleys of the medina and past the hundreds of handicrafts. Essaouira is a melting pot of locals and foreigners who came and stayed have created a laid back, atmospheric and intriguing resort. Windsurfers love Essaouira, clean waters and it’s the Atlantic Trade winds that have ensured the large-scale operators stay out and the character stays in. Check in and overnight with dinner at the hotel or Riad.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Today we start a fresh day from Essaouira driving towards Agadir via verdant fields of Argan trees climbed by local goats. There is plenty of varying landscape to see along the Atlantic coast. We arrive to Agadir where you can spend some time to have lunch and to enjoy the glorious crescent shaped beach. We continue to Tiznit; then, to Aglou beach with nice stops to enjoy the scenery and relax by the Atlantic coast. We arrive to Mirelft as one of the amazing Atlantic beaches where you will spend the overnight with dinner in a nice beach view hotel.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
After a leisurely breakfast, we start the journey towards Tafraoute. We will take trails across the spectacular the foothills of Anti Atlas surrounded by a landscape of Desert Mountains. You will have many opportunities for stops to appreciate the landscapes, small oasis and Berber villages situated alongside the river. Arrival to Tafraoute, you will explore the surrounding area of this authentic town. You will see the prehistoric rock engravings, Napoleon’s hat and the painted rocks. End the journey in late evening at the hotel for the overnight with dinner in Tafraoute.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Today, after breakfast visit the beautiful oasis of Tafraoute dominated by the backdrop of awesomely shaped natural rock formations, scattered and balancing at precarious angles along the length of the valley. The canyons make for an interesting short walk, with outlying small villages, palm trees, and colorful rock faces. From there, drive northwards to leave the Anti-Atlas mountains behind, and to descend to the plain of the Souss river. Driving northwards via some single-track roads, you'll pass through typical Mountain settlements. Descending to the fertile Souss Valley, reach the medieval walled town of Taroudant and spend the night with dinner outside the walled medina at a comfortable guest house.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
After breakfast you journey north on your way to the high Atlas Mountains. Today's trip to Imlil Berber village is a thankful change to appreciate the beauty of nature, the simplicity and generosity of the local Berbers known for their unique way of life. The snow capped Atlas Mountains (in winter time) reveals opportunities for different treks. You will spend valuable time with your Berber guide and hosts, learning about their lives and beliefs and absorbing their culture. You will enjoy the stunning scenery at your beautiful mountain inn, at the base of Mt Toubkal. Dinner and overnight in a Berber guest house.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Today you will set out for a hike towards the east up to the Tizi n'Tamatert (2272m) and on through fields of wheat and orchards of walnut, apple and cherry trees until you reach the village of Tamatert (1810m). Once through the village take a path which then leads up through pine and juniper woods; stop at the Tizi to admire the Imlil and Imenane Valleys, the latter with its many terraced Berber villages tucked precariously on to the slopes stretching around you. All along with Adrar n'Oukaimeden (3268m), almost as high as the Rockies, on the southern horizon, with the high peaks of the Tizi n'Eddi (2928m) and the Jbel Angour (3616m) also looming down. We continue the hike along the Tamatert Valley slopes until you reach the location for your field picnic at Amghedoul, surrounded now on all sides by the Toubkal Massif range. Once refreshed, set off back to the Douar Samra, first towards the oldest Berber village in this once-remote area, Tacheddirt, then via Ouaneskra and the other side of the Valley, passing through the villages of Tamegguist and Tinghourine with the stark Jbel Bou Iguenouane (3882m), Tizi n'Likemt (3615m), Aksoual (3842m) and the Azrou n'Tamadot (3664m) until a welcoming return to the village of Imlil where you meet your driver to continue your journey towards the city of Marrakech for the overnight with dinner at the hotel or Berber guest house.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Today you are free to choose your time of departure. You can choose to visit Asni Ouirgane along in the shade of nut trees and crossing mountain springs, passing by Richard Branson's Kasbah Tamadot. On the way back to Marrakech you will enjoy small villages with their mud- brick adobe houses greet your eye sight, stacked into the hillside or lining the water course shaded by the palm grove. The river gives place to the canyons and gorges and the local Berber granary towers over the landscape, a quiet sentinel guarding the silence of the valley. The road follows its course among olive or orange orchards and golf courses to reach Marrakech. Spend the overnight with dinner at the Riad or hotel.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Transfer to Marrakech airport for your return flight with plenty of tales of Arabian and Berber days and nights.
Explore hundreds of years of history as you tour the important imperial cities of Rabat, Fes, Marrakesh and Meknes.
Explore hundreds of years of history as you tour the magnificent city of Marrakech.
Feel the unique pulse of Africa in the mythical Djemaa el Fna square of Marrakesh where snake charmers, acrobats and story tellers breathe in the sweet aromas of spices wafting through the air.
Enjoy the breeze of the Atlantic coast via its sunny beaches of Essaouira, Agadir and Mirelft.
Travel through the High Atlas Mountains; enjoy the lush forest area and the sight of Berber homes.
Take a wonderful hike to the Summit of Toubkal with a local experience Mountain guide.
Explore the Berber life in the Berber villages as you trek the Atlas Mountains.
Tripadvisor previous guests reviews
We were booked and had paid a deposit for a trip late March of 2020, which was canceled due to the pandemic. Said, the owner of MD, went to extraordinary lengths to refund the deposits for our travel group of six from the U.S. Apparently the Moroccan banking system is not "user friendly" when it comes to wire transfers for reasons unclear to me. Nevertheless, Said managed to refund all our money using a very creative approach. We would DEFINITELY travel with MD in the future given this level of honesty and effort; but we do hope that MD will accept credit cards rather than wires in the future. Thank You Said & Morocco Discovery!
Three of use booked a 19-day with Moroccan Discovery Holidays for March, 2020 and paid a 50% deposit. When Morocco closed its borders due to Covid. Initially we put our trip on hold and asked Said to hold our deposit. Said agreed to this. When it appeared holiday travel would likely go on for many months we asked for a refund. Said again agreed but the Moroccan banks, being what they are, refused to release all of our deposit. With some pressure on the bank from us and Said's help we did receive 100% of our deposit.
We planned our April-May 2020 trip to Morocco in the late fall of 2019 and worked with Said at Morocco Discovery. We were taking our adult children and their partners and Said was patient and added everything we wanted and more. One month prior to travel we were surprised by the pandemic, with flights cancelled, borders closed and no idea when we could travel again. Said remained as diligent, helpful and honest throughout the arduous process of refunding our downpayment. We were thrilled with Said, and his company's commitment to customer service and would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone travelling to Morocco. As soon as it is safe again it is our intent to rebook with them!
From their already outstanding reviews when I started working with Sayd, this was an amazing experience. I got prompt friendly responses to every question I had and as this was our first trip to Africa I had a lot of questions. The price was incredibly reasonable - I don’t know how they can put the trip together on this budget. We stayed at amazing Riads in every city with excellent food every evening and great breakfasts - our driver was AMAZING- he was always ready wherever we were 1 minute before we needed him. The prearranged guides were the best. If you are going to Morocco - you want to go with Morocco Discovery and you definitely want a driver.
I have to admit, when I first started looking at using a local Moroccan tour company for our trip I was very nervous. After having toured Morocco for 11 days with Morocco Discovery Holidays, I would HIGHLY recommend them without any hesitation. Said worked with me for over a year to come up with a customized trip that included everything we (2 couples) wanted to see and more. Every change I made to the itinerary was completed within hours of my request.. and I made many. Said is very prompt at responding to e-mails and questions. Having a private driver was definitely the ideal way to see Morocco. Our driver, Mohamed was amazing. From the minute he met us at the airport (with sweets to welcome us) until he dropped us off at the port for our journey to Spain, Mohamed could not do enough for us. Mohamed is funny, engaging, very knowledgeable and was totally flexible and I felt very safe at all times, even on the curvy, narrow road. If I wanted him to turn around so I could take a picture, he would…and Did!! LOL Our Riads were beautiful and the meals that were included were some of the best meals we had in Morocco. I cannot say enough about the 5* service and attention we received from Morocco Discovery Holidays and Mohamed during our trip.
Mr Said provided us with a very pleasant and safe driver (Mustafa) as well as a new van, so we had a very enjoyable round trip Casablanca-Rabat-Fes- Marrakech-Casablanca. Local guides accompanied us in Fes and Marrakech, and we could have had other tours but we opted to spend more time walking around the towns. The Riads selected for us were very satisfactory and service all round was great. No hesitation at all in recommending Morocco Discovery.
Said arranged an excellent holiday for us. We began with one of the standard trips as our starting point and adapted it to better suit our needs with an added night here and there and starting in Marrakesh rather than Casablanca. Everything went very smoothly from start to finish.The choice of the Riads in which we stayed was great, as were the guides that were arranged for us. Abdoul proved to be a first rate driver - safe, dependable, friendly and very professional. We felt very comfortable being driven by him and we enjoyed his company.