8 Days tour starting in Casablanca

Day 1 : Casablanca – Fes

At the beginning of your tour, our driver picks you up at your hotel in Casablanca. Here, we visit the cultural highlights before driving to Fes, where we’ll check into a local hotel for the night.

Day 2 : Sightseeing in Fes

This day will be spent exploring Morocco’s oldest city: Fes. Taking a walk through its narrow alleys and beautiful streets first, our guided tour begins at the gates of the royal palace, followed by the Jewish district, where the first Mellah was built in the 15th century. We’ll make sure not to forget Fes’ other culturally and historically important places like the Qarawiyīn University, the traditional tanneries and the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss. You are free to spend the afternoon in the older parts of the city before we have dinner together with a panoramic view of the city. The night will be spent in a local hotel.

Day 3 : Fes – Ifrane – Azrou – Midelt – Merzouga

After breakfast in the hotel, we drive off to Merzouga, passing the Atlas Mountains and the city of Ifrane, which is also known as the “Moroccan Switzerland”. Our drive continues to Azrou with its large cedar woodlands, the habitat of the Berber apes. If we’re lucky, we may even feed some of them! From there, we come to another stop in Midelt for lunch, after which we’ll follow the river Ziz along the Ziz Gorges, the Ziz valley, as well as the cities of Erfoud and Rissani. Here, we’ll take some time to visit the cities’ Suqs (big markets). The last station on our day trip will be Merzouga, where we’ll spend the night – dinner and breakfast inclusive.

Day 4 : Merzouga desert tour

Today, we’ll take the time for an extensive tour around the Erg Chebbi dunes in the Merzouga desert. You’ll be stunned by the widths of the desert and the nomad style of living. On our list, there’s the black valley of Khamlia, which offers Gnawa music. For lunch, we’ll enjoy a traditional Berber pizza in the antique city of Rissani! Then, in the late afternoon, the sun will set over the dunes with us riding on camels towards the camp again. Tagine will be our dinner, accompanied by Berber music and exquisite mint tea. The night will be topped of by a campfire under the night sky.

Day 5 : Merzouga – Todra Gorges – Dadès Gorges

Starting early to catch the sunrise, we then ride on camels to a local hotel for breakfast and freshening up. Our journey then continues the Todra Gorges, the highest and narrowest canyon in Morocco. During the subsequent drive through the Dadès Gorges, we can see a geological phenomenon known as “Monkey Toes”, being an impressive rock formation. We’ll settle for the night in a hotel in the Dadès Gorge.

Day 6 : Dadès Gorges – Ouarzazate – Aït-Ben-Haddou – Marrakech

After breakfast, we take the road of thousand kasbahs leading to Ouarzazate, visiting a local film studio on the way as well as a kasbah – an antique fortress. We’ll also stop in the small city of Kalaat Mgouna, known as the Moroccan “city of roses” and home to another famous kasbah we’ll visit. The Tizi n’Tichka mountain pass then leads us to Marrakech, where we’ll stay for an overnight.

Day 7 : Sightseeing in Marrakech

On this day, a private guide will lead you through the city of Marrakesh, visiting the main attractions and monuments like the Djeema el Fna Square, the Koutoubia Mosque, the local suqs as well as palaces and, possibly, museums. We’ll also have the chance to explore city districts like Gueliz, the gardens of Menara or the Jardin Majorelle.

Day 8 : Marrakech

The last day’s program is at your disposal! Depending on the time of your departure, you may explore some of the less touristic districts of Marrakech, stop by a local restaurant one more time or allow full bent to your own ideas before we transfer you to the airport.

Included in the private tour :

• Round-trip transportation within Marrakech (to/from hotel, airport, or any
other desired location)

• Private transfer in a comfortable four-wheel drive vehicle with air conditioning

• Experienced English or French speaking guide and driver

• Camel trekking in the Merzouga Desert

• Overnight at desert camp in Merzouga

• Breakfast and dinner

NOT included in the private tour :

• Lunch and drinks

• Flight ticket to and from Morocco

• Entrance fees to monuments / museums

• Anything, any insurance not listed in the itinerary