9 Day tour from Marrakech to imperial cities via Sahara Desert

Day 1: Marrakech “Arrival in Morocco”

On the first day of our 9 day Marrakech Desert Fes Casablanca tour, when you arrive in Marrakech, our driver will drop you off at the airport to your hotel, where we will spend a night there. there will also be an orientation tour of Jemaa EL Fnaa, an enjoyable and memorable experience seeing dancers, storytellers and snake charmers.

Day 2: Discover Marrakech “Guided Tour”

We will visit and learn more about the city of Marrakech on the second day of our 9 day Fez Casablanca desert tour. We will visit several interesting and beautiful places, a breathtaking swimming pool surrounded by flowers, the Bahia Palace, the Koutoubia Minaret, the Saadian Mausoleum, the Dar Si Said Museum displaying Berber crafts, the Menara Gardens , etc. Lunch in a local restaurant, we will stroll through the colorful souks of Marrakech and the Jemaa El Fna square, dinner will be served in a beautiful restaurant.

Day 3: Marrakech / Aiben Haddou / Ouarzazate / Dades Gorges

After breakfast, we drive past the High Atlas Mountains and the Tizi-N-Tichka pass, enjoying beautiful views, the small town and from the waterfall, and where we could go and have a cup of tea with a Berber family. We will continue to visit the famous and interesting Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou as it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the scene of many Hollywood blockbusters such as Babel, The Legionary, Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator and many more. others. On the way to Ouarzazate, we visited the Kasbah of Taourirt, the largest and most famous Atlas film studio in Africa, the famous Valley of Roses, the Dades Valley and the Dades Canyon on the 9th day from the desert of Marrakech Three days at the end of the trip to Fez Casablanca, night at the hotel.

Day 4: Dades Gorges / Tinghir / Merzouga

After breakfast, you may want to take a walk in the Dades Gorges, then cross the road of a thousand forts, the village of Tinghir, the Jewish fort and the Todra gorges to explore, lunch. We will continue to Erfoud, Rissani, to the Erg Chebbi dunes, to a beautiful hotel at the foot of the Sahara dunes in Morocco.

Day 5: Merzouga

Take a refreshing bath in Merzouga in the morning, prepare to drive 3h30 in the desert, 4*4 to enjoy the beauty of the dunes of the Sahara, passing by small Berber villages, and lunch will be with a cypress outside The Burr family had lunch. We crossed the Paris-Dakar rally route, visited caves where locals mined fossils deep underground, then rode camels to the Erg Chebbi dunes for an unforgettable night, one under the stars and a calm and serene night. The peace of the Sahara at night, and the beauty of Berber music, they played drums while having dinner, and the Tuareg, maybe we could see the milky way, then spend the night in a Berber yurt to pass our 9 Days Marrakech Desert Africa Tour of Scazablanca

Day 6: Merzouga / Midelt / Azrou / Ifran / Fez

Get up as early as possible and walk about 50 kilometers from Merzouga to enjoy the breathtaking view of the sun rising over the dunes of the Sahara. We will ride a camel to the hotel for a refreshing shower and breakfast and get ready to drive to Fez. Along the way, pass Rissani, the Ziz Valley, the apple capital of Midert for lunch, the Middle Atlas Mountains, the cedar forests, Ifran, a Moroccan-style winter ski resort built by the French in the 1930s, giving the impression of being a Swiss village and finally to Fez where we will spend the night.

Day 7: Explore Fez “Guide”

The seventh day of our 9 day desert tour from Marrakech, Fez Casablanca. We will explore and visit many interesting and wonderful places in the city of Fes. After having breakfast, we will visit the « Medina », famous for its narrow streets, fresh fruits, spices piles, sophisticated Berber Carpets and many other Morocco’s well-known arts, then several Mosques, such as Qaraouiyine Mosque, which is founded by Fatima El Fihria in 859, The Andalusian Mosque which date back to 860 and where is prohibited for Non-Muslim to enter, Fountains, like « Nejjarine », Madrasas ( Koranic schools founded in the beginning of 13th century), Batha Palace which is now a museum of Arts and Traditions, Chouwara Tanneries, The old Souk of Al Attarine , Bab Boujloud (blue and green Ceramics), Mellah, Ibn Danan Synagogue which date back to the 17 th century, and the King Palace. Dinner will be at a stunning restaurant.

Day 8:Fez / Volubilis / Meknes / Rabat / Casablanca

We will drive by The 2000-year-old Roman ruins « Volubilis », and the monumental walls of Meknes, dating back to the 17th century « Berdaine Bab », and « Bab Khemis », then the stables (Rua), attics (HERI), and Stud, while stopping at the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail which was for a long time the only mosque in Morocco that allow non-Muslims to enter it , also the famous « Bab El Mansour » on the vast Hedim square, and the Moroccan Art Museum “Dar Jamai”( offers a wide variety of handicrafts). Lunch will be at Rabat, the capital city of Morocco, where we will observe the sea, Yaakoub El Mansour crenelated red ocher walls,The medina and its souks,, The Oudayas Kasbah, built in the 12th century, Hassan II tower, with 4 facades,three in shades of pink and one in the gray, the left of the old mosque and the Mohamed V mausoleum.We will stay the night at Casablanca.

Day 9: Casablanca “depart Morocco”

Depending on the time of the flight departure, our driver will drive you directly toward the Airport, as an end to our 9 Days Marrakech Desert Fez Casablanca tour.

Included:

• Airport pickup in Marrakech and drop-off at hotel
• Accommodation for 9 nights
• Transportation for the 9-day tour
• Guided tours in Marrakech, Fez and other destinations
• Meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
• Admission to historical and cultural sites such as Bahia Palace, Koutoubia Minaret, Saadian Mausoleum, Dar Si Said Museum, Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, Kasbah of Taourirt, the Valley of Roses, the Dades Canyon, and other sites mentioned in the itinerary
• Camel ride to Erg Chebbi dunes and overnight in a Berber yurt
• Visit to the Roman ruins of Volubilis and monumental walls of Meknes
• Local guides and storytellers

Not Included:

• International flights
• Travel insurance
• Drinks
• Tips
• Personal expenses such as souvenirs and additional activities not mentioned in the itinerary.