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10-DAY TOUR FROM CASABLANCA IN MOROCCO

DAY 1 : CASABLANCA - RABAT - MEKNES

We will collect you from your hotel/airport/train station and we will visit the Hassan II Mosque before departing to Rabat. In Rabat we visit the Mechouar of the Royal Palace, the ruins of Chellah, the Mohammed V Mausoleum and the Hassan Tower. After lunch we will depart to Meknes to arrive in the early evening.

DAY 2 : MEKNES - VOLUBILIS - FES

Today after breakfast we will take a tour of Meknes including El Hdim square, Bab El Mansour, the massive gate which is the entrance to the old city and the Jewish quarter, the Royal Granaries & the city rampart. We will then depart via Volubilis, the Roman ruins and Moulay Idriss, the holy town. Then we will continue onto Fes. Dinner and accommodation at a traditional local riad.

DAY 3 : FES

Today we will have a guided tour to discover the medina and the famous Souks of Fes - its narrow cobbled streets are filled with ancient mosques and towering green-glazed minarets. We will visit the most beautiful palaces and monuments of Fes. The tour will include a visit to the tannery and the ceramic cooperative to see traditional Moroccan crafts.

DAY 4 :FES - ILFRANE - AZROU - MIDELT - MERZOUGA

After breakfast we will depart for Merzouga through the Middle Atlas region. We will drive through Ifrane, the ‘Switzerland’ of Morocco and the cedar forests of Azrou where we can stop to hand feed the monkeys. We will continue to Midelt where we will have lunch. We will then follow the Ziz River through the valley and stop to see the Ziz Gorges on our way to Merzouga.

DAY 5 : MERZOUGA - ERG CHEBBI TOUR 4X4

Today after breakfast we will explore the desert region and the marvel that is the Erg Chebbi desert dunes. We will make a circuit of the desert dunes where you will have the opportunity to see the nomad's way of life and the amazing changing contrasts of the desert. We will visit the ‘black village’ of Khamlia to see the Gnawa musicians. We will have a traditional Berber pizza for lunch in the camp of hassan family. In the afternoon we will ride the camels to see the sunset over the dunes and spend the night in the desert camp. We will have a traditional tagine dinner, drink delicious mint tea, listen to traditional berber music while watching the stars and the rising moon in the amazing Sahara desert.

DAY 6 : MERZOUGA -RISSANI - TODRA GORGES - DADES GORGES

We will wake up early to watch sunrise over the dunes before making our way back to the hotel/riad for breakfast and a shower. We will go and see the Rissane market and cross the palm lined valleys of Tourog and Tinjdad to arrive at the Todra Gorge. We will take a walk in the Todra Gorges and have lunch in a local restaurant before continuing to our accommodation in the Dades Gorge.

DAY 7 :DADES GORGE - KELAA MAGONA - SKOURA - OUARZAZATE - MARRAKECH

Today we will take a walk in the gorge and then take the off road track to see the nomad caves. We will continue via El Kelaa Magona, Valley of the Roses and the Skoura oasis . We will visit film studios in Ouarzazatte and also Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou on the way to Marrakech. We stay in Jamma el Fna square local hotel/riad for this night.

DAY 8 AND DAY 9 :MARRAKECH

Today we will have a guided tour to discover the multiple facets of Marrakech with a stroll in the labyrinth of the narrow streets of the Medina amongst its famous Souks and a visit to the most beautiful palaces and monuments of Marrakech.

DAY 10 : MARRAKECH - CASABLANCA

Today we departure to Casablanca airport.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN TOUR FROM CASABLANCA:

Private transport in 4×4

Driver /Experienced guide speaking English

Accommodation in hotels / riads

Dinners and breakfasts

Camel ride in desert

1 night in desert bivouac

NOT INCLUDED:

Plane tickets (we will pick up you at the airport/ferry port/train station)

Lunches and drinks