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Marrakech is probably best known for central Djemma El Fna with its juice stalls, dried fruit
and nut stalls, women applying henna, snake charmers, story sellers and the myriad of
nightly food stalls. You will visit the following places according to time and inclination: the
Majorelle Gardens which belonged to Yves St Laurent and is famous for its special shade of
blue, the Koutoubia Mosque, El Bahia Palace which means “the palace of the beautiful'', the
Quranic School, the Ben Youssef Medersa which used to house some 80 Qoranic students
and the Saadian Tombs. You spend another night in your riad.
Departure at 8 o’clock in the morning when the driver will come to fetch you from whichever
riad or hotel you might be staying in. You will take the motor-way, passing thousands of
Morocco-specific argane trees on the way to this blue and white, very individual, sea-side
town and port. Essaouira is many tourists’ darling! Previously known as Mogador to the
Portuguese inhabitants, it is a charming place, well- known for local handicrafts, especially
thuja wood furniture, carving and small artefacts, sold in innumerable shops along the windy
streets. At the sea front, the customer chooses a selection of freshly caught fish to have
prepared on the spot. Essaouira has a favourable micro-climate; mild in winter and cool in
summer, although frequently windy, which makes it very popular among surfers. Drive back
to Marrakech overnight in the riad.
After breakfast. We leave Marrakech to begin our tour in the Dades Valley. We pass through
Tizi-n-Tichka in the high Atlas Mountains where we pause to appreciate the mountain views.
We visit the Ait Ben Haddou village which is recognized by UNESCO as a world patrimony. It
is famous as a backdrop for many films, including 'Lawrence of Arabia', 'Gladiator' and
'Alexander'. We take lunch here before continuing on our way enjoying the natural beauty of
the landscapes and historical monuments such as Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate and Roses
Valley, which is renowned for the Festival of Roses. We also pass through the little Berber
villages of Skoura and 'El Kelaa des M'Gouna' and 'Boumalne Dades'. The latter is our final
stop for the day. We shall stay overnight in a hotel which includes dinner and breakfast.
After breakfast, there is time to walk by the river before continuing to Toudgha to the very
different gorges there. Later near Tinjdad, turn off to see the remains of 4-5 types of no, not
rocks, dinosaurs! Visit Erfoud, the most famous area for its uncountable fossil finds and the
workshops turning them into artefacts. In the afternoon you can take a two-hour camel ride
in the Sahara into the sunset. Dinner and the night back at the bivouac in a traditional nomad
tent with music and a camp fire.
After breakfast, you will go all the way round the dunes via the oasis of MERZOUGA, the
nomadic depository, KHAMLIA village (Blacks’ village You’ll visit the Gnawa people,
originally slaves brought from Sudan, to experience their music and lifestyle. Not far away
there’s the lake of Merzouga, with its bird populations, you’ll leave for Rissani. Once called
Sijilmassa, this was the meeting place for the salt caravans, coming from Timbuktu in Mali.
Here you’ll walk through the souk, selling spices, vegetables and cloths. After lunch at Noura
restaurant to try a berber Pizza then we drive to the hotel after you can enjoy a bit walk to
the dunes and the sunset.
Early in the morning, your camel man will wake you up to watch what well may be the best
sunrise of your life. You’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. Over the
dunes, you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand
dunes - changing with the light as the day progresses. After breakfast in your riad, you will
start travelling to Fes via the Ziz Valley and Azrou. You will enjoy the fascinating landscape
along the magnificent Ziz Gorges carved through volcanic rock, and through the Tizi n’
Talghamt Pass to Midelt. After lunch, you will continue through the Middle Atlas Mountains
and the Cedar Forest, where you will see the Barbarian apes in the wild. Continue to Fes
overnight at the hotel or riad.
Enjoy a full day sightseeing tour in Fes which is the oldest of Morocco’s four “Imperial
Cities”. The medieval city of Fes El Bali, or “Old Fes” remains complete and is unspoiled.
During your tour of this part of the town, you can visit the exotic Bou Inania Medersa, the
Medina and the Kairaouine Mosque, where you may take photos of the wonderful courtyard
from the main gate as well as the famous souks. In the afternoon you can visit Fes El Jdid,
or “New Fes” and the Museum of Moroccan Arts. The night is spent in the Riad..
After breakfast in your riad, you will start travelling to Chefchaouen the blue via Meknes
where we will visit
Volubilis is a partly excavated Berber city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes .After
Leave to Wazan You will enjoy the fascinating landscape along the magnificent of Rif
mountains . After lunch, you will continue through the Mountains and the Oak forest,we
Continue to Chefchaouen overnight at the hotel or riad.
Departure from Chefchaouen at 8 o'clock, travelling via highway into the city of marrakech
with the first views of the Moroccan countryside . Continue to rabat stop for to visit the city
after get back to the highway to reach Marrakech for the night in a riad
Today you will take a private or group day excursion in Marrakech city with local experienced
guide. The Marrakesh Red city has a lot of museums and galleries,gardens. We do not miss
most important attractions including visit of medina, Jamma el Fna square , new part of
Gueliz, Koutobia mosque and many more. Overnight in local riad
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