10 Days tour from Marrakech Imperial Cities, Sahara & Chefchaouen

Our driver will pick you up from the airport of Marrakech up to your arrival time and transfer you to your hotel/riad. You’ll have the day to relax while exploring the main square Jemaa el Fnaa and the souks.

After breakfast in the hotel/riad, you will have a private guided tour of Marrakech Medina with an official guide. You will see the famous Mosque of Koutoubia, the Medina, and its souks, and explore some more of Marrakech’s secrets: Ali Ben Youssef Koranic school, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia Palace, and Majorelle Gardens. In the afternoon the best option is to explore the medina, approaching the square that in the evening is full of narrators, jugglers, diviners, snake charmers, and musicians.

After breakfast this morning, we will drive to Casablanca via the highway. 3 hours later, we will make a stop to visit the impressive Mosque of Hassan II, built in 1993 by a team of over 6000 craftsmen. Located on the shores of the city of Casablanca, it is an imposing edifice and one of the few mosques in Morocco that foreigners are allowed to enter. Afterward, we will continue to Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Check into your accommodation and we will explore the Imperial City of Rabat, including the Mechouar (the ramparts and walls surrounding the Royal Palace), the majestic Mohammed V Mausoleum, the Hassan Tower, and the Oudaya Kasbah overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and offering fabulous views

Today we will depart for the enchanting mountain village of Chefchaouen, passing through the green valleys of the Rif Mountains. Chefchaouen is famous for its vivid blue-rinsed houses and is very popular for both tourists and Moroccans. Explore Chefchaouen, with its winding lanes and narrow alleys, which are home to numerous souks offering cuisine and artisan works, such as woolen items, intricate embroidery, and goats’ cheese, all native to the North, and not found anywhere else in Morocco. Relax in the square, visit a local farm, or hike in nearby parks.

This morning after breakfast, we will depart to Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an ancient Roman settlement. Here you can admire the alleyways, gates, monuments, and mosaic floors. Dating from the 2nd and 3rd centuries, the Roman ruins here are considered the best preserved in Morocco. Our next stop will be in Meknes, a World Heritage Unesco Site and one of the 4 Imperial cities of Morocco. Meknes, the site of the first Arab dynasty created by Moulay Ismail and here you can visit the Medersa Bou Inania and the Bab Mansour, the Gateway to Moulay Ismail Palace. Later you will continue to Fez where you will check into your accommodation. In the afternoon the best option is to explore the medina and the souks of Fez.

After breakfast, you will meet with a local tour guide to explore Fez, the most ancient and holy of the Imperial cities. Your cultural and historic tour will take you through the 2000-year-old living medina. A labyrinth of narrow streets, alive with markets and souks, craftsmen, donkeys, and mules transporting their loads. Visit the Attarine and Bou Anania Medersas (Islamic universities), the Nejjarine fountain, the Moulay Idriss Mausoleum and the Karaouine Mosque. Finish your tour with a visit to Fez Jdid and the revered Merenid Tombs for a spectacular panoramic view of Fez.

Pick up from your accommodation in Fez early in the morning and depart for the South of Morocco. You will have a stop in Ifrane, known as the Switzerland of Morocco to enjoy its beauty and to have some memorable photos. After that, you will head toward Azrou to see the monkeys in the cedar forest. Continuing to Midelt for a lunch meal in a restaurant. We will cross later the pass of Tizi N Talghamt to reach Errachidia while admiring the views of Ziz Gorges. After that, you will have a stop for a panoramic view of Ziz valley. The drive continues to Erg Chebbi Dunes passing by Aoufous and Erfoud (the last is famous with fossils and dates). We continue to the captivating dunes of Erg Chebbi. These dunes are also called Merzouga Dunes. On arrival, get ready for a camel trek for about an hour to enjoy the sunset. While on the back of your dromedary, you will continue to the camp for an overnight in a desert camp. Dinner will be served and you will spend the night in a tent in the middle of the dunes with the spectacle of Sahara music. Dinner and overnight in a desert camp.

Wake up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise on the top of the dunes in the Sahara Desert and then have your breakfast. After these beautiful moments, you will ride your camel back to Merzouga. We depart towards Tineghir passing by Erfoud and Tinejdad. Have a break for lunch on the way and later, we will continue to Todra gorges via Tinghir, stopping along the way for photos and admiring the views. Arrive at Todra Gorges to enjoy its marvelous Canyons views while hiking on foot. Later on, we will drive to Boumalne du Dades and will make a stop for a panoramic view of Dades Valley. Arrive at your accommodation and later you will have a delicious dinner. Dinner and overnight in a hotel.

This morning after breakfast in the hotel, we will depart for Marrakech. The next site to visit is the Rose Valley going through the big Skoura palm grove, a beautiful place to contemplate more than 700.000 palms and numerous kasbahs that are built in the surrounding area. In this Valley damascenes, roses are raised for cosmetic use such as the valued rosewater. Next stop is in Ouarzazate, also known as “The gate of the desert” which in the Berber language means “noiseless or without confusion”. Here we´ll see the Taourirt Kasbah, one of the most spectacular ksars in Morocco. Stopping for a panoramic view of the kasbah of Taourirt then another photo stop near the Atlas studio and after that, we continue to the ksar (fortified village) of Aït Ben Haddou where we will visit the famous Kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot on this spectacular stage, including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, and Sahara with Penélope Cruz…etc. After that, we will drive to Marrakech over the mountains of high Atlas passing through the Tizi N’Tichka pass (2260 m in altitude). Arrive in Marrakech and check into your accommodation.

Today the driver will come to pick you up from your accommodation in Marrakech up to your departure time. He will transfer you to the airport of Marrakech and this is the end of our services.