14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover the highlights of Morocco.
Description :
Morocco contrast and exotic enchantment take visitors on a magical tour through a mythical realm. This Morocco Exploration Travel is an exotic and fascinating trip offering travelers intriguing historic sites, authentic cuisine, and changing scenery that is perfect for value-minded travelers wanting to explore and learn about a new destination. Regal walled cities burst with history and life, shimmering Saharan dunes await camel footprints, and quaint mountain retreats are indelibly doused in color. And that's just the start. The entire country is infused with old-world charm, each turn delivering another mesmeric spell.
Highlights :
- Explore the magnificent mosque of Hassan II
- Visit the administrative capital Rabat
- 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.
- Refresh by the seaside of the coastal city Essaouira.
Introduction :
On this amazing journey through Morocco, become immersed in the fascinating history and culture of this North African country. Spend time exploring the hidden treasures of Rabat, Fez and Berber Villages of the Atlas Mountains, Explore deeply the Sahara desert riding camels to the tented camp, roaming deep the dramatic gorges and wandering Marrakech overwhelming labyrinths and delightful markets to the coastal breezing beach of Essaouira.
Program details :
Day 1: Arrival to Casablanca - Rabat
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover the highlights of Morocco.
Welcome to Morocco! Welcome to Casablanca where you will meet your private driver and escorted to your hotel. The driver will provide a brief overview of your Morocco tour. Depends on time of your arrival, you may explore this cosmopolitan metropolis, a city connected to its heritage along the contemporary streets and life. The wide boulevards are lined with palm trees that sway in the ocean breeze. The Atlantic laps at the bordering shores and the Atlas Mountain foothills create the eastern boundary. Art galleries present images of the people’s modern life that has also been informed by a rich cultural past. The minaret of Hassan II Mosque creates a solitary skyline against the shore and shows wonderful sample of Moorish influences in Morocco. You can settle in to the wonders of Casablanca and see the majesty of Morocco. Continue on to the old imperial city of Rabat. Check in at the hotel for the overnight with dinner.
Meals: Dinner included.
Day 2: Rabat - Tangier
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover 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 fortress of Oudaya Kasbah encompasses a tranquil tiny neighborhood. The winding alleyways are decorated with white and blue hues, the same hues as the Andalusian buildings of Spain, just across the Strait of Gibraltar. The fortress looks over the placid water. Its main gate is adorned with a traditional Moorish arch, surrounded by geometric design. You can see the tower from all angles of the city, dominating the skyline no matter where in the capital you are. We will continue the trip to the Northern city of Tangier. Marvel at the picturesque views of the Atlantic Ocean and the famed Strait of Gibraltar, a perfect photo opportunity. Mingle through the Kasbah district located next to the port, before heading towards the old Medina. Wander through the narrow streets lined with colorful doors, ancient and modern. Pass the Grand Sacco and the Petit Sacco with its multitudes of boutique hotels and riads. This historically location has hosted a variety of famous artists including Matisse, Camille Saint Saens, Paul Bowles and William Burroughs, and was home to favorite son, Ibn Battouta. Spend the overnight with dinner in a hotel or Riad.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 3: Tangier - Chefchaouen
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover the highlights of Morocco.
Today, you will drive towards 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 or Riad.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 4: Chefchaouen - Meknes - Volubilis - Fez
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover the highlights of Morocco.
Today we drive from Chefchaouen to Meknes to enjoy a guided tour of Meknes. We start our guided tour in front of 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 Esouani. This was his personal stable & granary for his 12,000 horses. After lunch, we'll make our way through the rolling hills for a guided visit 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. We leave the Roman Empire to make our way to Fez for the overnight with dinner in a Riad or hotel.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 5: Fez City Tour
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover 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 and breakfast at the Riad or hotel.
Meals: Breakfast included.
Day 6: Fez - Ifrane - Cedar Forest - Midelt - Ziz Valley - Erfoud
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover 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
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover 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
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover the highlights of Morocco.
Wake up early to enjoy a picturesque sunrise before enjoying breakfast. Rode camels 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
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover 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 guesthouse.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 10: Atlas Mountains Exploration
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover 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 for the overnight with dinner at the guesthouse.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 11: Imlil - Marrakech
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover 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 in a hotel or Riad.
Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.
Day 12: Marrakech City Tour
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover 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. Spend the overnight with breakfast at the Riad or hotel.
Meals: Breakfast included.
Day 13: Marrakech at leisure
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover the highlights of Morocco.
Marrakesh is a perfect entertaining destination offering attractions and leisure facilities for every taste and fancy. The city features magnificent gardens and modern entertaining complexes as well as scale shopping centers. Near the heart of the city there are popular scenic and well equipped golf centers enhancing facilities to fully enjoy the game and embrace the beauty of surrounding nature. Marrakesh also offers a rather rich night life and night entertainments choice for its guests. There are also center features the first class service and the visitors of the Hammam and Spa centers have a chance to enjoy a genuine Turkish bath. You can also discover the secrets of Moroccan cuisine by joining one of our popular cooking classes. Spend the overnight with breakfast at your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast included.
Day 14: Marrakech - Back Home
- 14 days Morocco journey from Casablanca to discover the highlights of Morocco.Transfer to Marrakech Menara 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.
- 13 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.
- Local Mountain guide for a hike.
- 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 Tangier the gateway to Africa with its blend of cultures and unique influences.
Explore the blue-washed streets of Chefchaouen which is irresistibly photogenic. Discover the medina cast in shades of azure and aquamarine.
Explore hundreds of years of history as you tour the important imperial cities of Rabat, Fes, Marrakesh and Meknes.
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.
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.
Travel through the High Atlas Mountains; enjoy the lush forest area and the sight of Berber homes.
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.
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 : Marrakech
Group Size : 02 people and more
Duration : 14 days/ 13 nights
Transportation : 4x4 Jeep - Minivan - Minibus - Coach
Guide : English/French/Spanish/Italian/German/Portuguese
Accommodation : Riads/Standard Hotels/Boutique Hotels/ Guest Houses/ Kasbah Hotels/Villas/Desert Camps.
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.
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