9 days
15 to 99
16 people
Nomadic Tours
We welcome you to majestic Morocco! Following your transfer from the airport to our joining hotel, you can relax by the hotel pool before the pre-departure meeting at 18.00 hrs where you will meet your fellow travellers.
Overnight Marrakech (Dinner included).
This morning, we will start our journey by crossing the High Atlas Mountain of Morocco and arrive at the old village of Ait Benhaddou. This village was a major stop for the caravans in the old days thus it has become a UNESCO World heritage site and is used as a background for many international movies such as Gladiators, Prince of Persia and Game of Thrones. Not too far from this village is Ouarzazate, a city in the south of Morocco known as the Film Capital of North Africa due to the number of movies made at its film studios. There will be a chance to visit these studios. On the way to Boumalne Dades, where we will stay for the night, we pass by the Valley of Roses, a beautiful evergreen area famous for the damaskina roses. Locals hold a festival every year to celebrate the harvest.
Overnight Boumalne Dades (Breakfast included).
This morning, we will leave the Dades Valley. Along the drive, we take a short journey East to Todra Gorge where we will go for a nice walk through the palm groves of the oasis and a visit to its famous gorges. It is then time to head towards the great desert dunes of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga where we transfer to our camels and trek into the vast Sahara Desert in time for sunset. We then return to our authentic Berber Camp on the edge of the desert to spend the night enjoying local food, music, and an amazing night out under the sparkling Saharan stars.
Overnight Saharan Berber Camp (Breakfast and Dinner included).
After morning meal we will drive through the city of Errachidia and the Ziz Valley that is incredibly famous for date palms. Afterwards, we will cross the High and the Middle Atlas Mountains that separate the Sahara Desert from the interior parts of the country. We will make a stop at the Cedar Forest on our way to see the barbary macaque apes. In addition, we will also stop in picturesque Ifran, an alpine style town that used to be a vacation place for the French during the French occupation of the country. We will then arrive in Fes, the oldest capital of Morocco where we will stay for the night.
Overnight Fes (Breakfast included).
Today, is our guided tour of Fes. Fes is the oldest and largest medieval city in the world. Its medina, home to 400,000 inhabitants, with only donkeys and bikes as a means of transportation, is a heady mix of aromas, sights, and sounds. There are mosques and palaces to visit but be aware that only Muslims can enter mosques in Morocco. After exploring the dye-pits, tanneries, pharmacy, pottery, and restaurants, we return to our hotel to freshen up for tonight, where we have the chance of an optional local cuisine in the city with live Moroccan entertainment including traditional music, belly dancing and magicians.
Overnight Fes (Breakfast included).
After morning meal, we will drive to ‘The Blue Pearl’ Chefchaouen for a guided tour this afternoon. High up in the Rif Mountains, historic Chefchaouen boasts a beautiful blue door and white-walled medina that was originally a Berber defence post. The main square is the heart of Chefchaouen, with the Kasbah (built back in the 18th century), central Mosque and cafes with authentic menus. The busy market is a mix of traditional Moroccan and tourist fare.
Overnight Chefchaouen (Breakfast included).
With an early start this morning, we travel south to the official capital of Morocco, Rabat. On arrival, we will go on a guided tour of Rabat and its major landmarks such as the Hassan tower and the Mausoleum of the Alaouite King Mohamed V and his son Hassan II. Afterwards, we visit the Oudaya Kasbah, a fortified building that used to be a place to defend the city from the invasion of the European countries. After a tasty midday meal in Rabat, we leave for Casablanca for the optional but recommended visit of Hassan II Mosque before heading to our hotel.
Overnight Casablanca (Breakfast and Dinner included).
After morning meal we will make our way back to the red city of Marrakech. Once checked in to the hotel, the afternoon will be free for you to relax by the pool or do more exploration at your own pace. Perhaps book our guided city tour, relax with a hammam spa and massage, or go to Majorelle gardens.
Whilst here, you are unlikely to miss Marrakech’s main landmark, the rose coloured Koutoubia Mosque standing 77 metres high. The Mosque’s tower is sister to the Hassan Tower in Rabat and the Giralda Tower in Seville and located on the edge of the medina. No visit to Marrakech is complete without seeing the city’s UNESCO-listed medina and Djemaa-el-Fna square, (which means congregation); it is an extraordinary gathering and marketplace with snake charmers, musicians, henna artists and plenty of spice and souvenir stalls and where we will spend our final evening.
Overnight Marrakech (Breakfast included).
Your adventure tour ends after morning meal. (Breakfast included).
3* to 4* accommodation including 1 night in an authentic Berber Camp.
Town and Accommodation
Marrakech - Hotel El Andalous
Casablanca - Hotel Diwan
Fes - Hotel Escale
Sahara Desert - Prestigious Berber base camp
Boumalne Dades - Kasbah Tizzarouine
Chefchaouen - Hotel Madrid
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NB: The hotels listed above are ones which we frequently use on this tour. We reserve the right to substitute these hotels to ones of a similar standard when necessary.
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1 x Guide and 1 x Driver.
8 Breakfasts, 3 Dinners.
This tour offers Vegetarian food option on request. Simply let Nomadic Tours know the food option that you prefer.
•arriving transfer from Marrakech Airport on day 1 of the tour or if pre-accommodation is booked directly with Nomadic for our joining hotel. (Should for any reason you take a local taxi, please check the sign with prices before you arrive at the taxi rank).
•Sahara Camel trek
•Guided tour of Ait Benhaddou, Fes and Rabat and Chefchaouen
Transport by air conditioned 4x4 or minibus.
Driving Times
Day - Number of hours travelling
ÂDay 1 - 0 hours
Day 2 - 7 hours
Day 3 - 4 hours
Day 4 - 7 hours
Day 5 - 1 hours
Day 6 - 4 hours
Day 7 - 5 hours
Day 8 - 3 hours
Day 9 - 0 hours
NB: Driving hours include necessary toilet stops, photo stops and midday meal breaks.
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Flights are not included.
Travel insurance is not included but is mandatory for our tour.
Single Supplement (optional): £199
Pre or Post Accommodation: SGL £80: DBL/TWN £110: TPL £150
Optional Activities (Moroccan Dirhams)
•Guided city tour of Marrakech 3 hours (2-4 Pax 200 DH, 5-9 Pax 150 DH, 10 Pax 100 DH)
•Bahia Palace Entry Fee (100 DH)
•Hammam spa in Marrakech (prices from 150 DH)
•Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca (140 DH)
•Dinner and an Evening’s Entertainment in Fes (300 DH)
•Cooking class in Marrakech (350 DH)
•Visit to Film Studio in Ouarzazate (80 DH)
•Tipping kitty $60 per person (used for hotel porters, waiters, local guides used for city tours, airport drivers, restaurant tips and Tour driver).
•The gratuity fund does not cover your Nomadic guide, so please feel free to offer a tip at the end of the tour if you are happy with the service provided.
•Flights
•Drinks
•Lunch x 7 and Dinner x 5
•Spending money
•Optional activities