9 Days Imperial cities Desert and Marrakech

Day 1: Casablanca - Marrakech

Arrive Casablanca Airport. Greet and transfer to Marrakech .option to visit the Hassan II Mosque and join a walking tour followed by a drive and lunch on the Corniche (coastal area). Overnight in Riad at the old médina (walled city)

Day 2: Exploring Marrakech

City Guide Tours include the following key sites, time permitting, based on a half or full day tour .Souks .Mellah .Palace Bahia .Koutoubia Minaret and gardens .Saadian tombs .Medersa Ben Youssef .Apothecary .Majorelle Gardens with a fine museum of Amazigh (Berber) costumes and jewellery .Free half day at your leisure to enjoy the evening on the Jamaa Lafna square, overnight in Riad

Day 3: Marrakech - Ait ben haddou - Dades valley

8 am we will meet up on your Riad or Hotel and drive over the Tizi n’Tichka Pass ( 2260m above sea level) the highest road pass in Morocco. We will have time to stop and enjoy impressive landscapes, and break for coffee and fresh-squeezed orange juice.while enjoying superb views of mountains and Berber Villages that will take us for a guided visit for the World Heritage Site of Ait Benhaddou one of Morocco’s most spectacular ksours (fortified villages) that once stood on the route of the trans-Saharan caravans as they made their way across the Atlas to the fondouks of Marrakech(This famous kasbah was used as a backdrop for more than 20 films).Pass through the town of Ouarzazate and continue towards the Valley of Roses (where the roses blossom in April and May ),Skoura Palm Grove with it’s authentic 17 century kasbah, the valley of a thousand Kasbahs and the Dades Gorge.Dinner and overnight in a traditional charming hotel

Day 4: Dades valley - Toudra gorge - Merzouga desert

Departure on the morning to Sahara Desert (Merzouga) via Todra gorges ,where you will take a walk to exploring this magnificent and narrow gorges where vertiginous cliffs of pink ochre frame a crystal clear and fresh river.After you will leave to Erfoud via Touroug Palm Plantations where we will stop for lunch .reaching Erfoud town for a visit of a local fossil craft workshop. Continuing to the fascinating dunes of Erg Chebbi ,the achingly beautiful expanse of rolling dunes, also known as the Dunes of Merzouga. Dinner and overnight in the Auberge (desert inn)

Day 5 Exploring merzouga desert

In the morning we will go to visit Khamlia village famous for its gnawa music; originally from Grand African Sahara . We will visit some deserted mines, Berber nomads share a mint tea with them ,oasis of palm trees,we will drive on the black desert (Hamada)and DAKAR RALLEY ROAD Towards then to Rissani . Where will walk on the most authentic and traditional Morocco souk, and the largest in the South of Morocco ,traded with all kinds of crafts, food, And animals.market days are (Tuesday – Thursday – Sunday).lunch in a local family house with Madfouna (Berber stuffed pizza). Back to Merzouga sand dunes by the afternoon Where we will ride camels to spend the night in an equipped camp with drums music in the middle of the Sahara, this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise. At this time, we will explore the secrets of the Sahara and its unlimited horizons, we well spend the nigh in nomad berber tents

Day 6: Merzouga - Ziz valley - Midelt - Fes

If you wake up early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the colour of the dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight. continue our itinerary toward Ziz valley with its panoramic views of Palm trees and gorges, We’ll stop for lunch and pictures of wild monkeys on the Cedar forests of Azrou ,our last stop will in Ifrane (Switzerland of Morocco) for a drink or fresh squeezed orange juice.our long journey will finish in Fes .overnight in Riad at the old médina of Fes

Day 7: Fes - Chefchaouen

After breakfast in your Riad you have half day to explore fes with local guide from Fes will accompany you for your City tour to explore the oldest imperial city in the Moroccan history, our visit will include if time permitting: .Medersa (Quoranic School) Attarin or Bou-Inania .Quaraouiyine Mosque, founded by Fatima Bint al-Fihria in C9th .Nejjarine fountain and museum .Bab Boujloud, the blue and green gate .Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss II .Chouara tanneries and feel as if you have taken a step back in time .The water clock dating from the C14th .Souks .Traditional potteries and Merenid Tombs, (optional) We will drive along the Rif Mountains After we arrived Chefchaouen You will have a free afternoon to relax or enjoy the streets of the old médina. overnight in a Riad

Day 8:  Chefchaouen - Rabat

After breakfast in your Riad free Morning to explore the Medina of Chefchaouen; a beautiful unique city with its white washed walls and its blue doors and windows. Unlike many parts of Morocco, this city was occupied by Spain and the influences of Spanish civilisation and architecture are all around. You’ll also have the opportunity to meet locals and walk in this beautiful Medina. We will drive to Rabat via Ouazane with stops along the way for drinks and fresh air . Overnight in Riad /Hotel

Day 9:  Rabat - Casablanca

After breakfast , our will journey at the political capital of Morocco Rabat to explore the highlights of it if time permitting: .Chellah Necropolis .Kings Palace.Kasbah of Oudayas .Tour Hassan .Royal family tombs We will drive to Casablanca After your transfer to Casablanca airport via highway and depart. End of our services