Big Tour of Morocco

Day 1: MARRAKECH
Arrival at Casablanca Marrakech Airport, reception, assistance and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2: MARRAKECH
Day dedicated to the visit of Marrakech. Half a day guided tour to have a first contact with the Old Town of Marrakech and to have some historical landmarks. Our guide will introduce you to the history of Marrakech, its foundation, its almost thousand years of history. You will visit the Bahia Palace, then the royal necropolis of the Saadian Tombs. After lunch visit the Jemaa el Fna square, the heart of the city where there is an incredible spontaneous animation. You will finish at the foot of the minaret of the Koutoubia, a true symbol of Marrakech. Then, your guide will help you to discover the souks and their trades: carpenters, babouchiers, dry cleaners. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3 : MARRAKECH / ESSAOUIRA (180 KM)
After breakfast, departure to Essaouira. Formerly called Mogador, the story of Essaouira, located on the Atlantic Coast, dates back to the VII century B. C. and is famous for the shooting of the film Othello by Orson Welles in 1949. You will have a guided tour of the port and City Skala, the ancient Medina and its souks, the consulates district, the Mellah (Jewish district). Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: ESSAOUIRA / SAFI / EL JADIDA / CASABLANCA (360 KM)
Breakfast, departure to El Jadida Via Safi, a small town of fishermen known for its hill of Potters. Lunch and continuation by crossing small towns such as Oualidia (the oyster Paradise) and Sidi Bouzid (seaside resort par excellence). Continuation to Casablanca Via El Jadida ” the new “. The Portuguese city of Mazagan is an exceptional example of the exchange of influences between European cultures and Moroccan culture. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 5: CASABLANCA / RABAT (90 KM)
After breakfast, visit the metropolis and you will see the exterior of the Hassan II Mosque (flagship of Moroccan architectural heritage). Continue to Rabat, lunch and visit of the Hassan Tower, The Mohamed V mausoleum, the Royal Palace, with photo stop in front of the Necropolis of the Chellah. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 6 : RABAT / TANGIER (250 KM)
Departure for Tangier. Located on the Strait of Gibraltar, the city offers a fascinating blend of Africa, Europe and the East. Tangier has inspired many internationally renowned artists (painters, musicians and writers). The New Port ‘Tanger-Med’ is one of the largest in the Mediterranean. During the visit you will discover the ‘Grand Socco’, a lively square with original architecture, The Kasbah district overlooking the port and the ‘Petit Socco’ located in the centre of the Medina. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Tangier / Tetouan / CHEFCHAOUEN (120 KM)
Departure from Tangier in a northerly direction, towards the Rif Mountains. Arrival in Tetouan after about an hour’s journey. The city of Tetouan has one of the most authentic medinas in Morocco. The bright houses, richly decorated with wrought iron grilles offer a good example of its medieval Andalusian-Moorish architecture. After the visit, continue to Chefchaouen, the center of the Western Rif also has a Medina. The city was conquered in 1920 by the Spaniards and was a holy city forbidden to non-muslims. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Chefchaouen. Dinner and overnight.

Day 8: CHEFCHAOUEN / MEKNES / VOLUBILIS / Fez  (312 KM)
Departure to Volubilis, the most important Roman ruins in Morocco. After visiting the site, you will continue to the small holy village of Moulay Idriss. Here Lies Moulay Idris I, Founder of the first Moroccan dynasty and the first Moroccan state. Departure for Meknes. Huge walls surround the city marked by the reign of the powerful Sultan Moulay Ismail. Visit the most monumental gates of Morocco including Bab El Mansour, the Tomb of Moulay d’ismail, the stables and grain mills, as well as the Souk. Departure to Fez. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 9: Fez
Day dedicated to the visit of Fez: medina and souks. Discover the Madersa Attarine, the largest and certainly one of the most beautiful, the Nejarine square with its magnificent fountain decorated with mosaics, wood and sculpted plaster. Lunch in the Medina, visit of the surprising leather and carpet factories. In the afternoon, stop on the esplanade of the Royal Palace and take pictures of its sumptuous golden door. You will then go to discover the Merinid tombs of which there are only a few remains and from which one has a diving view on the city and its oldest ramparts. The day ends with a visit to the surprising pottery factories. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: Fez / MIDELT / ERFOUD / MERZOUGA (460 KM)
Lunch at the hotel, departure on Erfoud via Ifrane, through the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas. Dinner in Midelt, continue to Errachidia through the Ziz valley, crossing the High Atlas via Talghoumt (1907 m above sea level). Arrival in Erfoud. Transfer by 4X4 to Merzouga, Dinner and overnight at the hostel.

Day 11: MERZOUGA
Relaxing morning at the hostel, admire the beauty of the palm groves and dunes of Merzouga. Lunch and departure on camels through the sand dunes, to admire the beautiful sunset. Set up camp, dinner and overnight in nomadic tents.

Day 12: MERZOUGA / OUARZAZATE (354 KM)
After breakfast departure in 4×4 to Erfoud. Departure to Tinghir and discover the magnificent gorges (large canyons), lunch and continuation to Ouarzazate. Arrival in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 13: OUARZAZATE / AGADIR (370 KM)
Departure on Agadir via Taznakhte, via Jbel Siroua and the Tizi-n-Taghatin pass (1700m of altitude), passing by Taliouine (best plantations of saffron). Lunch and continuation via Taroudant (The Little Marrakech, ancient capital of Souss that looks like its big sister with its beautiful ramparts and its lively and superbly busy souks). Arrival in Agadir, dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 14: AGADIR / back
Breakfast and transfer to Agadir airport for your return flight.

The package includes:

• Accommodation 13 nights in half board 4*
• Accommodation 1 Night in the South hostel in Merzouga
• Overnight accommodation in nomadic tents in the Sahara
• Full board during the tour
• Dromedary transfers in the Sahara
• Air conditioned Minibus tour with driver guide
• Guide local francophone Marrakech / Essaouira / Rabat / Tangier / Meknes /Fez
• Hotel and airport Taxes
• Entrance fees to monuments
• All transfers