12 days Classic Morocco Tour

Discover Morocco in 12 days / 12 days Trip from Fes to the desert & imperial cities and Chefchaouen, 12 days Classic Morocco Tour

• Description: 12 days Classic Morocco Tour travel in Morocco you get the opportunity to know Morocco in full by living magical and unique moments, you will enjoy the impressive landscapes of southern Morocco with its Atlas mountains, forests, Sahara desert Merzouga with a unique experience and unforgettable in dromedaries to live part of the tradition of the country, used by the Berber nomads as a form of transport for centuries.

 

• Route: 12 days Classic Morocco Tour
  
• Duration: 12 DAYS & 11 NIGHTS
  
• Starts: Fes Airport
  
• Finish: Fes Airport

 

Day 1: Fes – Transfer from the airport to the lodge

Pick up at the Fez airport and transfer from the airport to the accommodation

Prepare to be amazed!

 

Day 2: Visit Fez with a local guide

Free day 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 3: 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 arrive at 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 4: 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 5: 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 of 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. 12 days Classic Morocco Tour

Unique and quiet night surrounded by mountains and valleys!

• Kilometers of our stage: 265 km.
• Duration of the journey by car: 4 hours.

 

Day 6: Dades Valley – Boutaghrar – Roses Valley – Skoura Oasis – Ouarzazate

After breakfast, we will take our way to Ouarzazate along the road of the thousand Kasbahs, huge kasbahs on both sides of the road. Some of these kasbahs are old fortified houses that have been restored, but unfortunately many of them are still ruins.

Continuation to the mountainous area called Boutaghrar through an off-road track, our rest will be with a nomad family to have a cup of tea in their refuge, we will have the opportunity to visit one of these families and take a look at their daily life and its main activities that took care of the herds of goats and sheep.

Then we continue to Oasis de Skoura, an extensive palm grove until we reach Ouarzazate for a well-deserved rest.

Quiet night in movie town!

• Kilometers of our stage: 150 km.
• Duration of the journey by car: 2 hours and 15 minutes.

 

Day 7: Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – High Atlas – Marrakech

After breakfast, we leave Ouarzazate towards Kasbah 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 Penelope 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.

We will cross the High Atlas mountains again with their wonderful landscapes until we arrive in Marrakech in the afternoon.

Tonight will be in the heart of the medina!

• Kilometers of our stage: 210 km.
• Duration of the journey by car: 4 and a half hours.

 

Day 8: Visit Marrakech with a local guide

Free day 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 9: Marrakech – Casablanca – Hassan II Mosque

After breakfast, we leave from Marrakech in the direction of Casablanca where we visit the Hassan mosque, which is truly unique in its architecture and dimensions. With its minaret that rises 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.

After a well deserved rest in the lodging.

Tonight will be in the economic capital!

• Kilometers of our stage: 240 km.
• Duration of the journey by car: 3 hours.

 

Day 10: Casablanca – Chefchaouen – Free time in the blue town

After breakfast, we leave from Casablanca to 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 of 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. 12 days Classic Morocco Tour

Unique night in the heart of the main square!

 

 

• Kilometers of our stage: 340 km.
• Duration of the journey by car: 5 hours.

 

Day 11: Chefchaouen – Ruins of Volubilis – 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 12: Fez – Transfer to the airport and end of the trip

Depending on the scheduled departure time of the flight. Free time for the last visits and purchases or if the scheduled departure time of the flight allows it.

Shuttle to the airport at the set time.