11-day Charm of Ancient Capitals & Desert Magic

Please be in the lobby at 7:00am. Your driver should be there ready for you. There you are to take the 7:00am tour with us. Passing through the length of the Atlas Mountains on the winding and unfortunately bumpy Tishka Pass, stops are to be made so you can take photos at scenic locations. Afterwards, you are to be taken to the postcard-perfect village of Ait Benhaddou. You should be there before 12:00pm. Upon arrival. Have midday meal in a restaurant of your choice. Tell your tour guide where you decide to eat, as after your meal, he is to pick you up and then provide you with a guided tour of the village.

Once done with the sites in Ait Benhaddou. You are to be taken via a 45-minute drive to the town of Ouarzazate. Upon arrival. You are to first visit the Atlas Studio. It serves as one of the largest movie studios in the world in terms of land area. Next, you are to visit the Cinema Museum. It gives you a background on past movies produced in the area.

When leaving Ouarzazate, you are to pass by a fortress called Taourirt Kasbah. You are to be taken via a 3-hour drive from Ouarzazate to your hotel in the village of Boumalne Dades. You should be there around 8:00pm. Dinner is to be served before 9:00pm and is included on today’s tour. After dinner, you have the rest of the night to yourself.

Check out and please be in the lobby at 8:00am. Today’s first destination via a 45-minute drive is Dades Gorges. This is a series of rugged wadi gorges carved out by the river. The next destination is Todgha (a.k.a. Todra) Gorges. This is a series of limestone river canyons. Around 12:30pm, you can purchase midday meal in the village of Tinghir. En route to your final destination, Erg Chebbi, you are to make a stop around 5:00pm in the village of Rissani. At one of the shops in town, you can purchase a locally famous pizza-like dish called madfouna. You should be in Erg Chebbi around 6:30pm. This is where your base camp is located. You are to sleep in a tent later tonight.

Note that watching the sunset is offered only in the wintertime. Remove the green sentence below if the customer is not visiting during this season.

Erg Chebbi is essentially a large sea of red dunes formed by wind-blown sand. After arrival, you are to go camel riding with a tour guide for about an hour. If the weather is good and thus you do not need to return to your base camp early, you should be able to watch the sunset on your camel riding tour. Dinner is to be served before 9:00pm and is included on today’s tour. Before the night ends and you return to your tent, you are to watch a traditional show with music and fire.

Please have your luggage packed and ready and then have morning meal, which is included on today’s tour. Be packed, ready, and outside your tent at 9:00am. You are to be taken back to Marrakech. Say goodbye to your local tour guide. You are to be taken via an 8-hour drive to the city of Fez (also spelled Fes). Several stops are to be made en route so you can use the bathroom as well as take photos at scenic spots. Lunch can be purchased in the town of Midelt around 3:00pm. Before 5:30pm, you are to visit the Cèdre Gouraud Forest. There you are to see monkeys. You should arrive in Fez city around 8:00pm.

Enjoy your morning meal and then be in the lobby at 9:00am. Along with your driver, your tour guide should be there ready for you. You are to be provided with a guided walking and driving tour of Fez. We recommend you purchase midday meal around 1:00pm. You should be back at your hotel around 3:30pm. You have the rest of the evening to yourself.

For your information, below are the names of the attractions we will try to show you today:

1. Rue Bou Ksissat: Home to several jewelry shops, this street used to be the economic and spiritual heart of Fez’ Jewish Quarter (a.k.a. Mellah).

2. Palais Royal Dar El Makhzen (a.k.a. Royal Palace of Dar El Makhzen): outside only, as the inside is closed to the general public

3. Kasbah Cherarda Fortress and its Bab Mahrouk Cemetery and Mausoleum of Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi

4. Bab Ftouh Gate (a.k.a. Gate of Victory) and Cemetery

5. Grand Mechouar Gate (a.k.a. Bab Bou Jat Mechouar)

6. Mechouar de Bab Dekaken Gate (a.k.a. Gate of the Benches or Nouveau Mechouar Gate)

8. Al-Attarine Madrasa: From its terrace, it offers a nice view of the Qarawiyyin Mosque courtyard.

9. Musee des Armes (a.k.a. Armory Museum): housed inside a 16th century fortress

10. Zaouia Moulay Idriss II: Built in the 18th century, this shrine contains the tomb of the founder of Fez. At least one of the doors is often open, thus allowing tourists to peek into the prayer hall. The rest of the inside is inaccessible to non-Muslims.

11. Funduq al-Najjariyyin (a.k.a. Museo Nejjarine): houses a wooden arts museum and features a nice entrance and courtyard

12. Bou Inania Madrasa

13. Bab Bou Jeloud Gate (a.k.a. Bab Abi al-Jounoud or Blue Gate)

14. Grand Mosque of Fez el-Jdid: It contains the necropolis of Abu Inan. You are to visit the outside only, that is, unless you are Muslim.

15. Marinid Tombs: featuring ruins and offering city views

Please have your luggage packed and ready and then have morning meal, which is included on today’s tour. Be packed, you are to be taken via 3-hour drive to the Ruins Roman of Volubilis. This place is excavated Berber and Roman city which developed during the 3rd century BC as a Berber settlement before later becoming the capital of the kingdom of Mauretania. Once your guided tour in end. We recommend you have midday meal at a restaurant of your choosing around 1pm. After Lunch You are to be taken through a scenic drive to the Blue City, Chefchaouen. You should be there around 5pm. You have the rest of the evening to yourself.

From the blue city, we’ll go to Tangier. You will tour the corniche passage and the modern city. After that you will head south. After 50 km you will arrive to Assilah. It has been founded by the Phoenicians in 1500 BC. During the 15th and 16th centuries it spent several decades under Portuguese rule, before being surrendered to the Spanish.Asilah's charms are manifold, and include safe swimming beaches, quaint streets painted in soft shades of white and blue, and excellent restaurants inspired by the town's Spanish heritage. The ramparts that were built by the Portuguese in the 15th century contrast with the whiteness of the houses. Three imposing gates penetrate the ramparts. Other vestiges of the past are towers and bastions. In the afternoon we will leave for Rabat for check-in, relax and spend the night at your hotel.

Today morning, the driver will take you for an orientation visit of the imperial city of Rabat and visit the Royal Palace, the Oudaya Kasbah, the Mohamed V Mausoleum and the Hassan Tower.

In an enchanting setting on the banks of the Bouregreg River, with a breathtaking view of the majestic Hassan Tower and the Mohammed V Mausoleum. In the afternoon, your driver will transfer you to your Hotel in Casablanca and wish you a safe and pleasant onward journey.

We will discover Casablanca by visiting Central Market, the Habous district, the Royal Palace, the Mohamed V square, the residential area of Anfa and the outside of the mosque Hassan II.There is a possibility for a fish midday meal at the corniche (seafront promenade). End of tour approx 16.00 Hrs.Casablanca has more art deco building than Miami Beach. When this splendid adventure comes to conclusion, we will leave for Marrakech for hotel check in. and dinner with overnight.

Please be in the lobby at 9:30am. Along with your driver, your tour guide should be there ready for you. You are to be provided with a walking and driving tour of Marrakech. We recommend you have midday meal around 1:00pm. You should be back atyour hotel arounf 4pm. For your information, below are the names of the attractions we will try to show you today:

1. Kutubiyya Mosque: One of the doors on the east wall is often open, thus allowing tourists to peek into the prayer hall. The rest of the inside is inaccessible to non-Muslims.

2. Dar el-Makhzen Palace: outside only, as the inside is closed to the general public

3. The Kasbah Citadel: It contains the Kasbah Mosque (a.k.a. Mansouria Mosque or Mosque of Moulay al-Yazid). The mosque is not open to non-Muslims.

4. Saadian Tombs: a necropolis dating to the twelfth century

5. Bab Mellah Spice Souk Market and the Mellah Market

6. El Badi Palace: great views from the rampart

7. Palais Bahia (a.k.a. Bahia Palace)

8. Majorelle Garden and the Yves Saint Laurent Museum

9. Souk Semarine Market: features lots of clothing, merchants and trinkets

10. Jemma El-Fnaa Square: Marrakech’s main square, filled with street vendors and food stalls

11. Souk des Teinturiers Market: featuring dyers’ workshops

12. Souk el-Attarine Market: home to lamp, teapot and mirror shops

Concluding this day by going to the Palm Grove, to experience the sheer thrill of riding a quad bike through the place, and savor hot mint tea after wards in a perfect setting surrounded by palm trees, a blue sky with an incridible nature! When this breathtaking adventure comes to an end, you will be taken back to your hotel in Marrakech.

Today your tour with us ends. Please be in the lobby at the customer must arrive at the airport 2 hours before the international flight departure time. You are to be taken via a 25-minute drive to the airport.