Marrakech Trip Overview
The 7 days morocco tour from Marrakech will take you through the desert of morocco and its amazing scenic landscapes and he big dunes of sahara to the imperial cities of fes, meknes and rabat. During the private imperial and desert tour we will explore the deep Moroccan culture and experience the local traditions incuding camel ride in Sahara, sleep in desert camp, visit of the gorges, visit to nomad families and go through the labyrinth in the imperial and medieval cities
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* Duration: 7 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
The 7 days morocco tour from Marrakech will take you through the desert of morocco and its amazing scenic landscapes and he big dunes of sahara to the imperial cities of fes, meknes and rabat. During the private imperial and desert tour we will explore the deep Moroccan culture and experience the local traditions incuding camel ride in Sahara, sleep in desert camp, visit of the gorges, visit to nomad families and go through the labyrinth in the imperial and medieval cities
Itinerary
Day 1: DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN MARRAKECH
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Transfer to your accommodation from the airport according to your arrival, and these possible to visit the city of Marrakech.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Dinner: Moroccan dinner
Accommodation included: Your accommodation will be in a great guesthouse in the medina like Riad Anabel or similar
Day 2: MARRAKECH – AIT BEN HADDOU – OUARZAZATE
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
After breakfast in your riad, leave from Marrakech towards Ouarzazate by the Tizi n Tichka, along the beautiful hills and mountains of the Atlas. There will be breaks for the photos, then we will take a path from Telouet to visit its magnificent Kasbah called Glaoui. After visiting the Kasbah, you will have the opportunity to walk in the beautiful villages of the hills and cultures of the Atlas. Then we will continue our route to Ait ben Haddou Kasbah; which is marked as a World Heritage Site by UNISCO. After lunch, we will continue our route to Ouarzazate “or” Hollywood of Africa “, whose geography and beautiful landscapes have attracted many world-class film producers. Here you can visit the studios, containing props used in movies, such as The Mummy, Gladiator and the Last Temptation of Christ. Then we will visit the Kasbah Taourirt, another Kasbah of the Glaoui family who served as governor of Ouarzazate, before registering at your Riad .
Duration: 16 hours
Stop At: Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
Aït Benhaddou is a historic ighrem or ksar along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. It is considered a great example of Moroccan earthen clay architecture and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Moroccan dinner in your accommodation is including
• Breakfast: Continental and Moroccan breakfast is including
Accommodation included: Overnight in Ouarzazate in an excellent guest house
Day 3: OUARZAZATE – DADES VALLEY – TODRA GORGE – ERFOUD – ERG CHEBBI
Stop At: Roses Valley, El Kelaa M’gouna N10, El Kelaa M’gouna 45800 Morocco
There is a factory for the distillery of roses, and production of rose water (l’eau de rose) and essential oils, and cosmetic products. One example of distillation units of roses in Kelaat M’gouna is named sté Florose.
The city is also known for its dancers who perform a dance called “Ahidouss”, and its beautiful roses, hence its second name (The valley of the roses).
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tinghir, Hay Taourirte, Tinerhir Morocco
The Todgha Gorges are a series of limestone river canyons, or wadi, in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir. Both the Todgha and neighbouring Dades Rivers are responsible for carving out these deep cliff-sided canyons, on their final 40 kilometres through the mountains.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Continental and Moroccan breakfast is including
• Dinner: Moroccan dinner will be in the camp in Sahara desert and including
Accommodation included: Overnight in a luxury Berber tent in the heart of Sahara
Day 4: ERG CHEBBI – ZIZ VALLEY – MIDELT – AZROU – IFRAN – FEZ
Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
After breakfast, we will leave through the vast valley of Ziz which contains millions of palm trees until Errachidia. We drive through the gorges of Ziz and then the Middle Atlas with its beautiful views. We stop at Midelt for lunch. After lunch, we will drive to Fez crossing the cedar forest of Azrou; the largest in Morocco; stop for photos with Barbary’s monkeys. Then continue to Ifrane called “Little Switzerland of Morocco” because of its European form of buildings. We arrive in Fez in the afternoon. Housing the riad.
Duration: 16 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Continental and Moroccan breakfast is including
• Dinner: Moroccan dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in a luxury Riad in fes
Day 5: VISIT OF FEZ: GUIDED CITY TOUR OF FES
Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
In the morning we start to visit its main monuments and historical sites; as Medersa Bouaananiya, University of Karaouiyine, labeled the oldest university. Visit of the king palace, the beautiful panoramic view of fes, walk in the old berber markets in old Fes. Overnight in the Riad
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Continental and Moroccan breakfast is including
• Dinner: Moroccan dinner is including
Accommodation included: Overnight will be in fes in a luxury guest house
Day 6: FES – MEKNES – VOLUBILIS – RABAT
Stop At: Meknes Medina, Meknes Morocco
Meknes is a city in northern Morocco. It’s known for its imperial past, with remnants including Bab Mansour, a huge gate with arches and mosaic tiling. The gate leads into the former imperial city. The Mausoleum of Sultan Moulay Ismail, who made the city his capital in the 17th century, has courtyards and fountains. To the south, ruined Heri es-Souani is a vast structure once used as stables and for food storage.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Volubilis, Morocco
Visible from the nearby holy town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoune, and from higher points throughout the valley, Volubilis is one of Morocco’s best-preserved Roman ruins located between the Imperial Cities of Fez and Meknes on a fertile plain surrounded by wheat fields.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Continental and Moroccan breakfast is including
• Dinner: International kitchen
Accommodation included: Accommodation is in Rabat in a guest house or hotel
Day 7: RABAT – CASABLANCA – MARRAKECH
Stop At: Rabat Old Town, Rabat Center, Rabat 10030 Morocco
In the 10th century the Umayyads of Cordoba, or their Zenata Berber allies in the region, founded a ribat or fortified monastery/outpost in this area, to defend against the Barghawata Berbers who had established a Kharijite state to the south. This ribat was most likely on the same site as the current Kasbah of the Udayas but its location has not been confirmed by historians.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Hassan II Mosque, Blvd Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Casablanca 20450 Morocco
The building was commissioned by King Hassan II to be the most ambitious structure ever built in Morocco.[9] It was designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau who had lived in Morocco, and was constructed by the civil engineering group Bouygues.[9]
Work commenced on July 12, 1986,[13] and was conducted over a seven-year period. Construction was scheduled to be completed in 1989 ready for Hassan II’s 60th birthday. During the most intense period of construction, 1400 men worked during the day and another 1100 during the night. 10,000 artists and craftsmen participated in building and beautifying the mosque.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
After breakfast, day dedicated to the visit of the city of Rabat, you will make a guided tour and you we will visit the Kasbah oudayas, erected by a terrible tribe of predators in the twelfth century. Then we visit the tower Hassan, where 4 facades are decorated differently from each other, 3 in pink stones and 1 in the gray because of the sea breeze, the remains of the old mosque and the mausoleum Mohamed 5 next door of the tower. After the visit of Rabat we will drive through the highway to reach Casablanca, once in Casablanca we will visit the Hassan II mosque the largest mosque after Mecca with its wonderful architecture after the visit we will stop for lunch in a local restaurant on the Cornish before continue our journey to Marrakech.
The end of the tour
Duration: 16 hours
Stop At: Jardin Majorelle, Rue Yves Saint Laurent, Marrakech 40090 Morocco
The gardens and buildings form a complex, where specific buildings are dedicated to various museums and exhibits of interest to visitors. The gardens, which cover two and half acres, are open to the public daily and house an important collection of cacti and sculpture.
Majorelle’s former studio workshop previously housed the Islamic Art Museum of Marrakech, featuring a collection of North African textiles from Saint-Laurent’s personal collection as well as ceramics and jewelry. Since 2011, however, the villa is now home to the Berber Museum (Musée Pierre Bergé des Arts Berbères), exhibiting objects of Amazigh (Berber) culture.The villa also holds a collection of Majorelle’s paintings.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Continental and Moroccan breakfast is including
No accommodation included on this day.
