11 Day Morocco Discovery Tour from Casablanca. In this 11 days / 10 nights you will visit 4 imperial cities, the Sahara Desert and many spectacular sites. First visit the city of Casablanca and then Rabat, the capital of Morocco. It borders the blue city of Chefchaouen and the Roman ruins of Volubilis. Also a guided tour of Fez, the city of culture and Meknes, the capital of Ismaili. Also visit Switzerland from Morocco’s Ifrane and Cedar Forest. Then Midelt, the great Ziz Valley, visits the traditional market of Rissani. Then the fossil city of Erfoud and the breathtaking Sahara desert of Merzouga. You can ride a camel and spend the night in a luxury camp in the middle of the desert. Enjoy magical sunrises and sunsets in the Sahara Desert. You will also visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou Todra and Dades Gorges. Then, cross the High Atlas Mountains and the Tizun Tishka Pass. Then visit the city of Essaouira on a guided tour of Marrakech. Finally, the tour ends in tangier the vibrant city The, cosmopolitan and historic Mediterranean with a wide range of museums and attractions to explore.
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION: Casablanca
DEPARTURE TIME: We start at 8 am
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Comfortable Transport | Lunchs |
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1 Night in Desert Camp | |
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Upon arrival in Casablanca, the economic capital of Morocco, you will be meet by our driver / guide. Depending on arrival time, you will visit the city, of Casablanca “the white city” begins with an orientation tour through its broad avenues, stroll through the narrow streets of the medina, the United Nations Square, the Place Mohammed V, the central market district Endowments, the residential district of Anfa, Boulevard of the Corniche along pools and restaurants and the Hassan II Mosque. As it is the second largest mosque in the world and indeed a beautiful work of art, it is one of the rare mosques opened to non-Muslims. Diner and over night in your hotel.
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After breakfast, you will have full day tour to visit Marrakech. The visit will include: the Menara gardens, a magnificent pool surrounded by flowers, the Koutoubia Minaret, the Saadian Tombs, the museum of Dar Si Said with the best display of Berber arts and crafts, and the Bahia Palace…lunch will be in local restaurant, after that we walk through the colorful Souks of Marrakech. The day will concluded with a sunset drink overlooking the Jamaa El Fna square. Dinner and overnight will be in your Riad.
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This morning and after breakfast you will leave Marrakech into the mountains of High Atlas where you will visit some of the Berber villages. This Half day you will explore the striking countryside and the beautiful surrounding valleys and areas of the High Atlas Mountains. The tours/walks in the high atlas based at the spectacular Kasbah of Toubkal. Then you will enjoy lunch at Kasbah Toubkal’s terrace with its magnificent views of Toubkal. After lunch you will head down to MarrakechEnjoy the beautiful Koutoubia mosque and fabulous central square – Djemma-el-fna. Packed full of colour, spicy aromas, traders, snake charmers and fortune tellers – Djemma-el-fna is a feast for all of the senses! Dinner and overnight will be in your Riad.
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In the morning after breakfast depart towards a essaouira ,in the way we stop to visit a cooperative of argan oil, we will start the visit of Essaouira, a relaxed town set two hours from Marrakech, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site – a protected city. The ramparts of Essaouria and the 16th century walled city offer astonishing views of the Atlantic Ocean. Essaouria – is one of the most charming medinas in all of Morocco – gives you ample time to visit the important monuments, the old fish markets, and the seaport. You’ll also have a chance to watch silver craftsmen and wood carvers at work.Take the way back to Marrakech for diner and overnight.
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After meeting you at your hotel in Marrakech after breakfast we will go towards the High Atlas through the Tizi-n-Tichka pass, along a road that climbs from the plains up to 2260 m above sea level passing through small villages, small waterfalls, through the continuously changing landscape and colors of these beautiful mountains.
We can to make a stop on the pass for a cup of refreshing mint tea and admire the scenery before taking the road to the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, where we will arrive in time for lunch. Here we can visit the famous Kasbah, declared UNESCO World Heritage and which was the scene of films like The Gladiator, Babel, Lawrence of Arabia, The Legionary, The Sheltering Sky, and many others. will visit the town of Ouarzazate, the Kasbah of Taourirt and the Atlas Studios movie studios, the largest and most famous of all Africa.Then we will go through Ouarzazate, the famous Valley of Roses and the Dades valley, reaching the todra gorge in time for sunset where we will stop in a very traditional and romantic hotel for dinner and overnight.
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In the morning, after breakfast, you may take a walk through the todra Gorges, and then take the car to drive the road of the 1000 Kasbas, go through Tineghier village and the Jewish Kasbah, taking the road to the Merzouga desert by way of Erfoud and Rissani arriving before sunset. From here we will leave our car in a hotel and we will start off by Camel into the Erg Chebbi Dunes for an incredible and unforgettable night in a Berber tent where we will have dinner accompanied by the rhythm of drums and songs of Berbers, Touaregs and of the populations of southern Morocco under millions of stars and if we are lucky you can also see the Milky Way. The following day, the camel driver will wake you up in time to reach the 300 m high dune and admire the dawn towards the border with Algeria. Then we will return by camel to the hotel after breakfast in a Berber tent.
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In the morning you can get up early, take a walk over the sand dunes and watch the sunrise from just behind the Algerian border, which is about 50 km from Merzouga. We take camel back to the hotel .you will take shower and breakfast depart towards fez we will pass through rissani and ziz valley ,you will stop for walk and lunch in a berber village we continue the way through the mountain and cederz forest we reach fez for the end of the tour.
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After breakfast you will begin your guided tour of the medina, one of the world’s largest walled in cities. You will explore the narrow streets lined with fresh fruit, mounds of spices, intricately woven Berber carpets and many other art objects of Morocco. you will visit Mosques including the Quaraouiyine Mosque founded in 859 by Fatima el Fihri and the Andalusian Mosque dating back to 860. Entry is not permitted to non-Muslims, Fountains including the Nejjarine fountain, Medersas (Koranic schools) founded as early as the 13th century, Batha Palace now a museum of arts and traditions, Chouwara Tanneries, Souks including Souk Attarine, one of the liveliest in the city, Bab Boujloud with its green and blue ceramics, Mellah and the 17th century Ibn Danan synagogue, the Kings Palace, in the afternoon visit the borj north or south to see the old medina from the top and sunset. Over night.
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After breakfast, we will leave fez the capital of cultural and spiritual in morocco towards chefchaouen ,we will stop in a small visit of meknes one of the imperial cities in morocco,then volubilis; the roman ruins to explore the 2000-year-old ruins, we continue through the mountains, You will enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the Rif Mountains. You will set out in the afternoon to the “cool” blue town, depend in the arrival time you will have a small walk to explore the city. diner and overnight.
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In the morning after breakfast,we will start a small visit to this cool blue town, Chefchaouen is one of the most spectacular places the JBT frequents. This laid-back mountain town has gotten even more chill than before. Here, the Spanish culture is prevalent and if you speak a little Spanish, afte Lunch depart towards tanger passing via Rif mountains and some berber villages. we reach tanger in the afternoon. Diner and Overnight in The Hotel.
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You have time to explore this bustling port city that was once the playground of international socialites, including writers, artists, musicians and politicians. (Paul Bowles). The city is a lively, cosmopolitan and historic Mediterranean where you get to explore number of museums and sites, Transfer to the Port or The Airport.
David –
Top!!! Good service !!! Our guide was so kind, lovely … 5 stars !!!