Casablanca Trip Overview
Explore the Imperial cities of Morocco including Rabat, Fes, Meknes, and Marrakech. Drive from one city to another and delight in seeing the variety of landscapes, from beaches to canyons, forests to deserts.
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* Duration: 15 days
* Starts: Casablanca, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
Explore the Imperial cities of Morocco including Rabat, Fes, Meknes, and Marrakech. Drive from one city to another and delight in seeing the variety of landscapes, from beaches to canyons, forests to deserts.
Itinerary
Day 1: Casablanca Airport – Hotel in Casablanca
Stop At: Casablanca, Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat
You will be welcomed by your driver / guide in the airport of Mohamed 5 in Casablanca and take you to your hotel in Casablanca. Overnight in the hotel. Also if you have already arrived Casablanca few days before then we will pick up you in your Hotel then start the tour.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Casablanca – Rabat
Stop At: Casablanca, Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat
Have breakfast at hotel and start your journey. First you will visit one of the most beautiful places in Casablanca, The Hassan II mosque, the largest of its kind in Africa.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Rabat, Rabat, Rabat-Sale-Kenitra
Afterwards, drive to Morocco’s capital city. It’s an imperial city where you’ll visit Mechouar, the tombs of Mohamed V and Hassan II, and the Kasbah of Oudayas. Overnight in your accommodation in the same city.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 3: Rabat -Asilah – Tangier
Stop At: Asilah, Asilah, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Drive to the exquisite town of Asilah, visit the town and view its splendid highlight.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tangier, Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Then go on towards Tangier. There’s a great deal to see here: the city, Cap spartel, and Hercules caves. Overnight in a hotel.
Duration: 2 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 4: Tangier – Rif Mountaines – Chefchaouen
Stop At: Chefchaouen, Chefchaouen, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
After Breakfast visit the city of Tangier and Hercules cave before you set off for Chefchaouen, an outstanding town in a strategic location with white-blue houses. The town lies in a green spot crossed by a river.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 5: Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Meknes – Fes
Stop At: Meknes, Meknes, Fes-Meknes
After Breakfast, depart to Meknes through the Rif mountains. Visit the Roman ruins of Volubilis and continue to Meknes for visiting the old Medina of this imperial city surrounded by ramparts, including a visit to Moulay Ismail mausoleum, the green gate of Bab Mansour, and Lahdim Square.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
Then continue to Visit the Medina of Meknes surrounded also by ramparts. Then continue to your riad in Fes.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 6: Fez Medina Sightseeing
Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
You will have a trip around Fes. The first place to start with is the old Medina in which you will discover its narrow streets and see magic wherever you look, the magic it derives from its many historical monuments, including Al-Attarine Madrasa, Ennajarine Fountain, Al-Qarawiyyine university, the oldest university in the world founded in 859, Bou Inania Madrasa and the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss. Your exploratory trip in the old Medina comes to an end after breakfast in a restaurant. Before you return to your accommodation, visit ‘Fes Al-jdid’, the new city. After lunch in a local restaurant, experience the panoramic view of the whole Medina of Fes beforehaving a short visit in the new part.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 7: Fes – Ifrane – Middle Atlas – Midelt
Stop At: Ifrane, Ifrane, Fes-Meknes
Setting out from Fes, you will cross the Middle Atlas mountains towards Ifran. Enjoy the spectacle of Berber villages and Cedar forests along the way. Pass through Ifran, ‘little Switzerland’ as some like to nickname it for its beauty, and Azrou
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Midelt, Midelt, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
The town of Midelt is where you will stay the night in a hotel or Kasbah.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in the Hotel or Kasbah
Day 8: Midelt – Ziz Valley – Erfoud – Merzouga
Stop At: Erfoud, Erfoud, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
Start your trip from Midelt and cross the valley of Ziz to see the wonderful natural view of palmtrees. By the time you reach Erfoud, you will stop by shops of fossils,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
and then drive towards the desert town of Merzouga. Arrive before sunset, have a walk amid the desert and climb a sand dune to watch sunset.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 9: Merzouga – Erg Chebbi
Stop At: Erg Chebbi, Erg Chebbi, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
The area of Merzouga is a full of touristic places: The first spot to visit is Khamlia, the hometown of the dark-skinned ethnic group who will welcome you with a cup of tea while enjoying their traditional music. Next, go for a visit to the desert Lake where you will see several species of birds. Drive over that plain towards Rissani and Tafilalte, from where the Alaouite dynasty descends. There are fortified villages and souks. Drive back to hotel in the afternoon in order to go trekking on camels over the sand dunes. Watch sunset before you come to a desert camp in the heart of the desert. Enjoy the spectacles, quietness, the sight of campfire and the sound of Berber music played by some local guys.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at a Tent in the middle of Dunes
Day 10: Merzouga – Todra Gorges – Ouarzazate
Stop At: Todgha Gorge, R 703 near the town of Tinerhir, Tinerhir 45520 Morocco
n the morning, wake as earlier as you can so as not to miss the stunning view of sunrise. Later, have breakfast in the hotel. On your way to Todra Gorges, pass through Rissani and Tafilalt. Todra Gorges is a nice place with water springing from the rocky mountains and run down the green valley.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ouarzazate 45000, Morocco
You will also see the beautiful town of Boumalne Dades and the ‘Rose Valley’ known throughout Morocco as the capital of roses for its wide cultivation of roses besides apples, fig, corn … etc. The Kasbahs embellish the road with a hint of ancientness, making of it ‘the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs’. Overnight at a riad in Ouarzazate.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 11: Ouarzazate – Taroudant
Stop At: Taroudant, Taroudant, Souss-Massa
Going past Taznakht and Taliouine, we will drive to Taroudant. On our way, you can sieze the opportunity to visit Saffron fields where you will meet local farms working in their fields. We’ll have arrived in Taroudant by the afternoon. Therein, have a tour around the Medina which is surrounded by walls, and wander along its streets.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 12: Taroudant – Agadir – Essaouira
Stop At: Essaouira, Essaouira, Marrakech-Safi
Drive to one of Morocco’s most visited cities, Agadir. Have lunch there and we will take the quiet coastal road leading to Essaouia. Delight in seeing the beautiful scenery and Argan trees being climbed by goats.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 13: Essaouira – Marrakech
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Begin the day by visiting seaport and the Medina, also called ‘Skala’ where you will see old structures and cannons, in addition to the museum of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abd Llah and a walk down the market to behold a myriad of products, such as : hand-made ones and displays of local craft.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Enjoy seafood for lunch.Head eastwards to Marrakesh
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 14: Marrakech Sightseeing
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
In the morning get ready to discover Marrakesh, Morocco’s touristic capital. Visit many impressive places, including: Menara, Palaces of Bahia and Badi and Saadian mausoleums. Enjoy Moroccan traditional lunch at a restaurant to resume your trip. Visit the Koutoubia Mosque, built in the 12th century, and Djemaa El Fna, the place no one misses when visiting Marrakesh. The attractive square of Djemaa El Fna is well-known for vitality at night when people crowd around comedians, storytellers, snake enchanters…
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Riad or standard Hotel
Day 15: Marrakech – Casablanca Airport
Stop At: Casablanca, Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat
Transfer to the airport of Casablanca
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
