15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
Description :
Majestic Morocco tour is an incredible experience to see the highlights of this fascinating country filled with contrasts. This Morocco tour has been designed to give you an in-depth experience of this magical country starting from Casablanca to the Imperial cities, the blue washed town of Chefchaouen and the Sahara Desert of Merzouga crossing the majestic Atlas Mountains, Old Kasbahs, dramatic gorges and valleys to the magical city of Marrakech and coastal city of Essaouira.
Highlights :
- Visit the gorgeous mosque Hassan II in Casablanca.
- Explore the administrative capital Rabat.
- Visit the northern blue washed town of Chefchaouen.
- Wander through the ancient Medina of Fez.
- Explore Morocco’s beautiful architecture.
- Taste delicious traditional local food
- Ride camels into the Sahara Desert.
- Spend a celestial overnight in a luxury desert camp.
- Explore old Kasbahs, Magical gorges & authentic Berber villages.
- Drive through the scenic Atlas Mountains.
- Discover the attractive city of Marrakech and its magical medina.
- Enjoy the fresh seafood and the beach breeze in the coastal city of Essaouira.
Introduction :
Majestic Morocco tour is a magical journey from Casablanca to the Imperial cities of Rabat, Meknes, Fez, Marrakech and the blue town of Chefchaouen, the expansive Merzouga desert for a camel trek and overnight in the tented desert camp, to the dramatic Atlas Mountains and gorges and lush valleys. Stay in boutique hotels, authentic riads and homely hotels! You will end your trip by relaxing by the Atlantic beach in the coastal city of Essaouira.
Program details :
Day 1: Arrival to Casablanca - Rabat
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
Welcome to Morocco! Arrive to Med V airport in Casablanca where you will meet your driver and escorted to your hotel. The driver will provide a brief overview of your tour. Depending on the time of your arrival, you will explore the city of Casablanca starting with the mosque of Hassan II built by King Hassan II and shows wonderful sample of Moorish influences in Morocco. We will also take a smooth walk by the seaside of Casablanca. We will also visit the main square of Med V, and the Cathedral of Sacred Coeur, which blends Moroccan and European influences. We drive towards the main capital Rabat. Check in and overnight with dinner at the hotel or Riad.
Meals: Dinner included
Day 2: Rabat - Chefchaouen
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
After breakfast, we will travel to the administrative capital Rabat. We will see the unfinished mosque tower of Hassan dated back to the 12th century. You will also visit the mausoleum of Mohamed V, built by King Hassan II and dedicated to his father, Mohamed V, for honoring him as the father of the independence. You will visit the 12th century Kasbah of Oudaya with its beautiful white and blue buildings with a fantastic view over the Atlantic beach and Bouragrag River. Afterwards, you will drive towards the blue washed town of Chefchaouen, a picturesque town nestled in the Rif Mountains. Check in at the hotel or Riad for the overnight with dinner.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 3: Explore the blue Chefchaouen
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
After breakfast, you will have a guided tour to marvel at the picturesque views of the blue washed town of Chefchaouen, a picturesque town nestled in the Rif Mountains. You will enjoy a walking tour through the rambling medina where streets, doors and buildings are painted in brilliant blues.This city has a powerful charm that you really can feel in the main square, in the cobblestone medina. Sit on the terrace of a cafe and take in the view of the grand mosque whose octagonal minaret is inspired by that of the Torre de Oro in Seville. This Andalousian architecture can be found in the Kasbah and its gardens, at the center of the medina. Its walls and its 11 crenellated towers, of which one used to be a dungeon, house an interesting ethnographic museum.The colorful souks are decorated with their traditionally dressed inhabitants boasting their straw hats. Spend the overnight with dinner at the hotel.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 4: Chefchaouen - Volubilis - Meknes - Fez
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
Today we drive from Chefchaouen to Meknes to enjoy a guided tour of the impressive Roman ruins of Volubilis, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the best preserved Roman ruins in this part of Northern Africa. Listen to your certified local guide explain about life in the Roman Empire as you peer into old bathhouses, marveling at the still-present mosaic floors and gazing up at the towering marble pillars. Afterwards, drive towards the imperial city of Meknes. We will see the impressive 18th century Bab Mansour, the ornamental gate to the imperial city of Meknes built by Sultan Moulay Ismail. We continue our tour to the small but impressive Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail. Then we will pass by the entrance of the Meknes Royal Palace and end up at Moulay Ismail’s massive Heri es Souani. This was his personal stable & granary for his 12,000 horses. We leave the Versailles of Morocco Meknes to make our way to Fez. Spend the overnight with dinner in a Riad or hotel.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 5: Fez City Tour
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
After breakfast, you will meet your private tour guide to enjoy a guided city tour to explore the first imperial city of Morocco, Fes; this UNESCO World Heritage Site was founded in the 9th century, and is home to the world's oldest university. The first stop of the morning is a visit to the entrance of the largest royal palace in Morocco. Afterwards, we will drive for a wonderful panoramic views of the whole medina from the southern tower of Fes, visit a pottery co-operative where tiles and Moroccan mosaic are made. We will visit the tanneries, to watch the locals working with the skins of animals such as goat, camel and cow. We will explore a Medrassa (Koranic school), the Nejjarine fountain, the Moulay Idriss mausoleum, and the Karaouine Mosque University. Enjoy a Moroccan lunch at a traditional restaurant in the Medina. Afterwards, continue to explore the medina and its narrow alleys house hundreds of merchants and craftsmen selling a range of products such as dates, fish, spices, copper urns and musical instruments. The rest of the day is at leisure with overnight at the Riad or hotel.
Meals: Breakfast included.
Day 6: Fez - Ifrane - Cedar Forest - Midelt - Ziz Valley - Erfoud
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
Begin your journey through the Middle Atlas with a stop to enjoy the charming ski area of Ifrane named as “the little Switzerland of Morocco” before you experience fragrant cedar forests filled with chatty Barbary apes and rustic Berber villages. – The largest in Morocco – Here you will have the opportunity to see the monkeys in the wild, and have the chance to feed them while taking some memorable pictures. Perhaps stop for lunch in the beautiful Midelt in its spectacular location between the Middle and High Atlas and enjoy breathtaking views of the eastern High Atlas. This particularly varied itinerary from north to south offers a diversity of impressions through the scenic Mountains where nomad shepherds live and move with their herds of goats and sheep across these Mountains. Admire this legendary valley named Ziz and which runs along a deep canyon all the way down to Erfoud where you will spend the overnight with dinner in a stylish Kasbah hotel.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included
Day 7: Erfoud - Rissani - Merzouga - Erg Chebbi dunes
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
Start your desert tour from Erfoud with an optional stop to visit Fossils workshop. You can choose to visit the mausoleum of Moulay Ali Chrief, the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. You will arrive to a typical village to experience the local music as you listen to the rhythms of a Gnaoua band. You can try a sample of a delicious desert Pie or a Berber Pizza. Arrive to Merzouga where you will have some time to relax before you start the desert adventure on the back of camels. You will ride over the sands as the sun begins to set and as you reach the magnificent Erg Chebbi sand dunes, witness them turning a wonderful red hue. As night falls, listen to the intoxicating beat of Berber drum music and enjoy a Moroccan home-cooked feast before sleeping in a private tent with private bathrooms and hot showers.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included
Day 8: Erg Chebbi – Todra Gorges – Rose Valley - Ouarzazate
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
Wake up early to enjoy a picturesque sunrise before enjoying breakfast. Ride back to the town of Merzouga where you will meet your driver and head towards Ziz Oasis where you will see the ancient irrigation system. The tour goes further to Todra gorges where you will enjoy a walk between the cliffs and river in this beautiful valley with date palms, ending with a spectacular Gorge, mainly used for rock climbing and picnics. After lunch, we will make our way to Dades Valley with its astonishing rock formation, created by erosion over millions of years. The tour continues towards the valley of Roses, the only place in Morocco where Damascus roses are harvested. Rose water and oil are extracted from the Damascus rose to use in the preparation of beauty treatments. We will stop at the rose city, Kalaat Mgouna, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over. We continue the trip towards the Hollywood of Africa Ouarzazate for the overnight with dinner in a hotel or Riad.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included
Day 9: Ouarzazate - Ait Benhdaou - Atlas Mountains - Imlil village
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
After breakfast, we visit the main sites of the Hollywood of Africa Ouarzazate whose geography and beautiful landscapes has attracted many world class movie producers. Here you may choose to visit the studios where some of the famous movies were filmed such as The Mummy and Gladiator. We stop to visit and explore Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah as a UNESCO heritage site. After that, we will begin to cross the high Atlas Mountains with many panoramic views and attractive Berber villages to reach the village of Imlil where you will be welcomed by local Berbers. Spend the overnight with dinner in a nice guest house.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included
Day 10: Explore the Atlas Mountains & Berber life
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
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 Riad.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included
Day 11: Imlil - Marrakech
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
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 for the overnight with dinner at the Riad or hotel.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included
Day 12: Marrakech City Tour
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
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 Saadian tombs a 17th century Royal necropolis, 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. The rest of the day is at leisure with overnight at the Riad or hotel.
Meals: Breakfast included
Day 13: Marrakech - Essaouira
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
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
Day 14: Essaouira - Casablanca
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.
Today we leave Essaouira following the coastline to Safi, a city known by its Portuguese architecture, which houses one of the largest ports in the kingdom. Safi town of fishermen and is now known throughout the country for the expertise of its artisans in pottery and ceramics. We continue the journey via the town of Oualidia known for Oysters to the coastal port city of El Jadida, which was strongly influenced by the Portuguese, visit its citadel, walls, impressive tank and another defense structure that were left behind when the Portuguese left in the 18th century. Inside the walls are old Portuguese mansions with pilasters and wrought iron balconies, mosques and churches built next to each other. Arrive to Casablanca for the overnight with breakfast at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast included
Day 15: Casablanca - Back to the airport
- 15 days majestic Morocco tour from Casablanca to explore the highlights of Morocco.Transfer to Casablanca international airport for your return flight with plenty of tales of Arabian and Berber days and nights.
Inclusions :
- Private air conditioned vehicle at disposal.
- Private English Speaking driver throughout your Journey.
- 14 nights' accommodation in the category of hotel chosen.
- Daily breakfast.
- Dinner as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Camel treks, where applicable, with the services of a local camel guide.
- Sightseeing by English Speaking local guides in Chefchaouen, Fes & Marrakech.
- Hotel Taxes.
Exclusions :
- Air fare tickets.
- Travel Insurance.
- Lunches.
- Dinner as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Entrance fees to the monuments & Museums.
- Drinks.
- Tips.
What you expect :
Walk through cosmopolitan Casablanca, marveling at the stunning art deco buildings before heading to see the glory of the King Hassan II Mosque.
Explore hundreds of years of history as you tour the important imperial cities of Rabat, Fes, Marrakesh and Meknes.
Explore the blue-washed streets of Chefchaouen which is irresistibly photogenic. Discover the medina cast in shades of azure and aquamarine.
Have a unique sensory experience in Fes, watching the dyeing skills of tanners on display as they use age old techniques to soak and dye skins.
Travel through the High Atlas Mountains; enjoy the lush forest area and the sight of Berber homes.
Discover the hidden delights of a desert camp in the desert of Merzouga. Savor a magical sunset and dine under the stars while enjoying a musical performance by a local band.
Visit the ancient Kasbah of Benhaddou that was used as a backdrop for legendary Hollywood movies like Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia and Jewel of the Nile.
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.
Sunbathing at the beach resorts of Essaouira. Try kayaking, water boarding and windsurfing for water sports.
Additional Info :
You will receive the final confirmation at time of booking.Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults.
Adult pricing applies to all travelers over 12 years.
Vegetarian food option is available during the tour.
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required.
Good to know :
Arrival : CasablancaDeparture : Casablanca
Group Size : 02 people and more
Duration : 15 days/ 14 nights
Transportation : 4x4 Jeep - Minivan - Minibus - Coach
Guide : English/French/Spanish/Italian/German/Portuguese
Accommodation : Riads/ Boutique Hotels/ Guest Houses/ Kasbah Hotels/Villas.
Clothing : Depends on the season of your travel to Morocco.
Note :
The price for the tours will be dependent on numbers, the higher the number of people in your party the lower the cost per person.All accommodation will be private, you will only share vehicles, if applicable.
We are not liable for personal injury or loss of your own property. You should take reasonable care with your belongings at all times.
Map :
Photos gallery :
