Day 1: Arrival to Marrakech

Welcome to Morocco! Upon arrival to Marrakech airport you will meet your tour guide and photography leader. After welcoming formalities, you will drive to the city of Marrakech to check in at the hotel. Afterwards, you will have a briefing provided by your photography leader. Depending of time of arrival, 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

Day 2: Marrakech Sightseeing Tour

Today you will a wonderful photo shots in the Medina of Marrakech. A lively city packed with craftsmen, street vendors and vibrant clashes of color. You will feel an incredible sense of old world magic as you walk through the ancient streets of Marrakech. The city is a photographer’s haven that is best expressed in person through your lens. Capture the colorful chaos of Djemma el Fna Square, where there are great photographic opportunities around every corner, from snake charmers and magicians to cooks and musicians. Venture through the souks which are an amazing labyrinth of covered markets mixed with tradesmen practicing their ancient skills. Highlights of the souks are metal workers, wool dyers, and wood carvers. Visit the Bahia palace and the Ben Youssef Madrasa, beautiful examples of traditional Moroccan architecture. The tile mosaics and intricate carvings are exquisite. Spend the overnight with breakfast at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast included

Day 3: Marrakech – Ait Benhdaou Kasbah – Ouarzazate - Skoura

Pick up from your hotel in Marrakech and head to the countryside of the Haouz plain. We travel over the stunning Atlas Mountains on the Tizi N’Tichka pass for the breathtaking views of snow-capped Mountains. As you descend into the desert surroundings you discover multiple clay villages before arriving to the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, a fortified city and UNESCO World Heritage site which you will acknowledge from the collection of recreation of Thrones. After exploring the Kasbah, you will enjoy lunch before continuing your journey towards the city of Ouarzazate, often called the Hollywood of Morocco. Head over to the 17th Century Taourirt Kasbah which escaped damage by changing into a Hollywood famous location, where numerous big movies took place like Gladiator and Prince of Persia. We arrive to the palm groves of Skoura for the overnight with dinner at the hotel.

Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included

Day 4: Skoura – Dades Gorges – Todra Gorges – Merzouga Desert

Today is the epic of your photography tour in Morocco. The caravan will continue through the Dades valley admiring the amazing rock formation and the road of thousand Kasbahs within the beautiful nature like the Kasbah of Ait Yul dated back to the 19 century. We’ll continue our tour towards Todra Gorge, a colorful narrow canyon famous for outdoor lovers. After lunch, we’ll continue through the Ziz Valley to reach Erfoud, an oasis town known as the gate to the Sahara desert and recognized for its unique fossils. There we can visit a local factory which produces artisans and house decor made from fossils. Arrive to the Sahara Desert of Merzouga where the stunning sand dunes of Erg Chebbi to take a camel ride led by a Bedouin guide robed inside the flowing blue garb of the Tuareg to camp in a Berber tent beneath the innumerable stars of the clear desert sky. An experience to not be missed is to have a look at the sunset from the spectacular Merzouga dunes, an energizing location inside the midst of the big every-changing golden dunes, where you will actually really feel a liberating peacefulness.

Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included

Day 5: Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Cedar Forest – Ifrane - Fez

Today you wake up early to photograph one of the top-world rating sunrise in the Sahara desert. Then after breakfast you’ll get back to the village of Merzouga admiring the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes. Meet your driver and leave to the medieval city of Fez through the palm groves of Ziz valley providing a rocky passage and the Oued Ziz. Our trip continues alongside the trailing edge of the Cedar Forest close to Azrou - which means in the Berber culture “Rock“ located up a steep hill inhabited by endangered Barbary Apes. Next stop is Ifrane a Tidy, ordered and modern city, that feels more like Switzerland relocated to the Middle Atlas. In late afternoon you will head towards the old medina of Fez for the overnight with dinner in a Riad or hotel.

Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included

Day 6: Fez Sightseeing tour

Today you will enjoy your photography tour exploring the old city of Fez, a medieval world treasure and UNESCO World Heritage Site. As you walk through the maze of streets in the spectacular Medina where time seems to have stood still and photographs beckon around every corner. With photo leader and tour guide you will see local craftsmen and laughing children, donkeys pulling carts and vendors carrying huge mounds of bread on trays above their heads. It is a maze of intricate laneways where carpet makers, manual loom makers, and merchant palaces are found within. Photograph the intricately carved stucco walls, arches, and cornices. Zoom in on the exquisite mosaics that cover the Nejjarine Fountain and visit the Karaouine Mosque. Enjoy the souk were merchants sell mounds of colorful spices, carpets, silks and leather goods and visit the legendary leather tanneries, famous in Fes, is one the highlights of the tour, watching locals working on skins of goat, lamb, camel and cow, in small pits. You will go back to the hotel to relax spend the night with breakfast.

Meals: Breakfast included

Day 7: Fez – Meknes – Volubilis - Chefchaouen

Today we leave the medieval city of Fez to explore the other 17th century Imperial city Meknes. The tour will include the ramparts around the Medina and the tremendous gate of Bab Mansour (1732), the granary Sahrij Swani, grain and water storage and used as a barn for 12000 horses. Meknes has a big production of olive oil and olives and you will see an amazing verity of olives in the local market of square Lahdime. After lunch, we drive towards Volubilis, the archaeological Roman site well-preserved listed in UNESCO (1997), remains of astonishing mosaics, hundreds of Latin inscriptions and artistic materials. After our enjoyable walk in Volubilis we carry on towards the blue town of Chefchaouen nestled in the Rif Mountains. Check in at the hotel for the overnight with dinner.

Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included

Day 8: Explore Chefchaouen

Today you will shot fabulous photos of Morocco's enchanting city of Chefchaouen situated beneath the striking peaks of the Rif Mountains. Whitewashed homes with red tile roofs line narrow, winding laneways, their walls painted in brilliant shades of blue. Take a sightseeing tour with a friendly local guide, and discover firsthand the culture of this fascinating region of Morocco. You will enjoy the distinctive Arab-Andalusian art and architecture, narrow streets, marvelous fountains, squares, traditional public oven. Then you will arrive at the spectacular center of the city and see the Outa Hammam Square with the 14th-century fortress and the big mosque. After you learn about the history of this city, we will continue the tour to the Ras El Maa spring. Chefchaouen is a unique city located in the Mountains and every guest will feel amazed by its breathtaking views, its springs, watermills, natural pools. Spend the overnight with dinner at the hotel.

Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included

Day 9: Chefchaouen - Rabat - Casablanca

Today we leave the blue town Chefchaouen towards the main capital Rabat named as the city of Gardens. It is a modern and traditional city, dynamic mix of ancient and modern culture and it is surrounded by colorful hills and mountains. The city itself is elegant with harmonious gardens, luxury stores, shops and flowers. It is a city where the bustling Medina (old city) still resembles the town created ages ago and home to the minaret of the Hassan Tower. You will visit the Mohammed V Mausoleum, the striking and evocative 12th century Kasbah of Oudaya with its beautiful white and blue buildings with a fantastic view over the Atlantic beach and Bouragrag River, and the ramparts of the Mechouar surrounding the Royal Palace. Afterwards, we depart towards the economic capital Casablanca for the overnight with breakfast at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast included

Day 10: Casablanca – Marrakech

After breakfast, start to visit the highlights of the fabled city of Casablanca, where an elegant blend of Art Deco and Neo-Moorish buildings line spacious avenues. You will visit the majestic Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the world, then we proceed with the favored Mohammed V square, the United Nations Place, the residential district of Anfa and the setting of the Royal Palace with a stroll alongside the Corniche boulevard where the night life of the city lines up with private and public seashores. On the afternoon, you will drive towards the pink city of Marrakech. Check in at the hotel for the overnight with breakfast.

Meals: Breakfast included

Day 11: Marrakech - Back Home

Transfer to Marrakech international airport for your return flight with plenty of tales of Arabian and Berber days and nights with a memorable photography tour.

* These are sample of Photography tours itineraries, customizable for each customer, prices are on request and depend on dates, accommodations level and activities.