10 days Morocco Tour
10 days tour of imperial cities and sahara desert from Casablanca / Grand tour Morocco 10 days Casablanca to the sahara desert and end in Casablanca / Journey 10 days from Casablanca to the Merzouga desert via imperial cities, blue town, route of a thousand kasbahs, high atlas mountains .
- Description: This tour of 10 days and 9 nights from Casablanca to the desert via the blue town, imperial cities and the end of return to Marrakech, offers a great opportunity to visit and discover the imperial cities of Morocco and explore the historical monuments. Morocco is a country full of contrasts, from imperial cities to the blue town Chefchaouen to the vast desert, from spectacular mountains and gorges to lush valleys. You will meet new people, experience their culture and explore their landscapes.
- Route: 10 days Morocco Tour
- Duration: 10 DAYS & 9 NIGHTS
- Start: Casablanca Airport
- End: Casablanca Airport
Day 1: Casablanca – Visit Hassan II Mosque
Pick up at the Casablanca airport and transfer from the airport to the lodging.
Prepare to be amazed!
We visit its Hassan II Mosque, a masterpiece of Arab-Muslim architecture, the Hassan II Mosque is one of the most beautiful religious buildings in the world.
The Hassan II Mosque is truly unique in its architecture and dimensions. With its minaret that rises to 200 m high and has a laser with a range of 30 km heading towards Mecca, it is seen as the tallest religious building in the world. The idea of building a great mosque in Casablanca reflects the royal will to provide the metropolis of Casablanca with a great spiritual monument and of Moroccan civilization, ensuring a harmonious urban development and allowing to increase its radiance based on faith, piety and tolerance.
Night in the economic capital of Morocco!
Day 2: Casablanca – Chefchaouen
After breakfast, we leave from Casablanca to the blue town Chefchaouen or Chaouen, it is a city located in the Rif mountains, in the northwest of Morocco. It is known for the spectacular blue buildings of different shades in its old town, as well as for its cobbled and sloping streets, full of looms and leather goods. Free time to stroll at your own pace through its pleasant medina and to explore its streets and markets.
Unique night in a riad in the heart of the main square!
- Kilometers of our stage: 340 km.
- Duration of the journey by car: 5 hours.
Day 3: Chefchaouen – Volubilis Ruins – Meknes – Fez
After breakfast, we will head to the ancient Roman ruins of Volubilis to explore the 2000 year old ruins and get a picture of life during the Roman Empire.
Then we continue to Meknes, it is the most modest of the four Imperial Cities of Morocco and its first inhabitants were the Meknasíes, a Berber tribe that gave the city its name. They settled in the 10th century and little by little they were expanding the medina.
Continuation to Fez, the spiritual and cultural capital of Morocco.
Tonight will be in the heart of the medina!
- Kilometers of our stage: 211 km.
- Duration of the journey by car: 4 hours.
Day 4: Visit Fez with a local guide
Free day with a local guide to practice the art of haggling in the souks and discover the most remote places of the medina.
Tonight will be in the heart of the medina!
Day 5: Fez – Ifrane – Cedar Forest – Middle Atlas Mountains – Ziz Valley – Erfoud – Merzouga Desert
After breakfast, we will start the journey to the desert through the university city of Ifrane, better known as the «Moroccan Switzerland», the cedar forests where the macaques live in freedom and because it is one of the favorite cities of the King of Morocco together with the landscapes of the Atlas up to the Ziz Valley, an extensive palm grove.
Continuation to Erfoud, the gateway to the desert and from there we reach the Merzouga desert, where we relax at the hotel in front and walk to the dunes.
Tonight will undoubtedly be quiet and peaceful!
- Kilometers of our stage: 467 km.
- Duration of the journey by car: 7 hours.
Day 6: Merzouga – Khamlia – Mifis – Visit to nomadic Berber families – Excursion in dromedaries – Magical night in Berber camp
This will be a day full of adventures in which we will get to know a different Morocco! We are going to discover the Khamlia people this desert town is known for Gnawa music, most of its inhabitants are originally from Mali and Sudan, arrived in the days of slavery. There we can attend a small concert of Gnawa music.
Then we arrive at Mifis, an old and abandoned town since colonization, a place known and famous for the mines and Khol (used with pencils to make up the eyes). Then we will take the path to the nomadic family to have glasses of tea and to see settlements and learn about their secrets and customs.
In the afternoon we will depart in a caravan of dromedaries that will take us to the camp (Haimas) in a journey of one hour. We will make a stop halfway to watch the sunset over the dunes and stretch our legs a bit before continuing to camp. Once there, we will have a hospitality tea and we will have the opportunity to climb the great dune or the small dunes that are near the campsite.
Typical dinner and then a special party to the rhythm of Berber drums.
Without a doubt a fantastic and unforgettable night!
- Kilometers of our stage: 40 km.
- Duration of the journey by car: 2 hours.
Day 7: Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley
Before breakfast, get up early to see the sunrise. And without losing the opportunity to see a sunrise that in few places is enjoyed like that. After breakfast, we will say goodbye to the desert and return with the dromedaries to the place where our transport awaits us to take the route to Dades Valley, we will go to Rissani, one of the oldest markets in Morocco and it is the old commercial capital of the country. If time allows us and if it is market day we can make a stop to witness the local commercial exchanges.
After a journey we will arrive at Tinghir, where the spectacular Todra Gorges are found. The Todra riverbed has formed a gorge of vertical walls of enormous proportions and great beauty; It is a climber’s paradise and a unique place, perched at 1,360 meters of altitude. Free time to explore and wander.
Continuation to Dades Valley for a well-deserved rest.
Unique and quiet night surrounded by mountains and valleys!
- Kilometers of our stage: 265 km.
- Duration of the journey by car: 4 hours.
Day 8: Dades Valley – Valley of Roses – Skoura Oasis – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – High Atlas – Marrakech
After breakfast, we leave for Marrakech through the Valley of Roses and Skoura palm grove until. We reach Ouarzazate known as the so-called “door of the desert”.
Let’s get to the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. And in this spectacular setting renowned films such as Gladiator, The Jewel of the Nile or Sahara (with Penélope Cruz). Have been shot also famous for being one of the best ksours and kasbahs in Morocco. Free time to walk through the kasbah and climb to its summit to contemplate its view.
Continuation crossing the high atlas, crossing the port of Tichka at 2260 meters high. Making panoramic stops to contemplate the wonderful landscapes and take pictures. Since it is one of the most impressive routes in Morocco, where we will begin to observe. The first settlements of adobe of the Berbers in the foothills of the mountains with a stop at the argan oil cooperative, where we will discover the process of realization and they will explain to us the innumerable benefits it has for the human body.
Arrival in Marrakech after the high atlas, transfer to the riad.
- Kilometers of our stage: 325 km.
- Duration of the journey by car: 6 hours.
Day 9: Visit Marrakech with a local guide
Free day with a local guide to practice the art of haggling. In the souks and discover the most remote places of the medina.
Tonight will be in the heart of the medina!
Day 10: Marrakech – Casablanca – Transfer to the airport
After breakfast we leave from Marrakech to Casablanca. After two and a half hours we arrive in Casablanca, transfer to the airport and end our services.
- Kilometers of our stage: 220 km.
- Duration of the journey by car: 2 and a half hours.
We wish you a happy return home and a future return to Morocco, inchalah
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