Marrakech Trip Overview
– Enjoy traveling through Morocco with a focus on music and dance.
– Combine the Sahara desert and remote regions with imperial cities such as Marrakech and Fes.
– Visit the Middle Atlas Mountains and Azilal province, more traditional and rural regions.
Additional Info
* Duration: 9 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
– Enjoy traveling through Morocco with a focus on music and dance.
– Combine the Sahara desert and remote regions with imperial cities such as Marrakech and Fes.
– Visit the Middle Atlas Mountains and Azilal province, more traditional and rural regions.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech
Stop At: Jemaa el-Fnaa, 38 Jemaa el-Fna, Rue El Ksour, Marrakech Morocco
Arrive at any time, transfer to the hotel and meeting with your guide, after which we enjoy dinner around Jemaa el-Fna while listening to the many musicians of the square.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Transfer to the hotel and meeting with your guide, after which we enjoy dinner around Jemaa el-Fna .
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Marrakech to Boumalne Dades
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
We leave Marrakech and drive over the spectacular Tizi ‘n Tichka pass before arriving at the village of Aït Ben Haddou with its UNESCO heritage listed kasbah. Visit of Ait ben Haddou. Continue to Ouarzazate via the ‘Road of a 1000 Kasbahs’ and on to the Dades Valley.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Boumalne Dades to Merzouga
Stop At: Todgha Gorge, R 703 near the town of Tinerhir, Tinerhir 45520 Morocco
We drive from Dades to the Todgha Gorges, where you will enjoy a walk through this spectacular canyon. Continue to Merzouga, where you head out to the dunes to enjoy a camel ride and overnight in the desert camp. Tonight we hear different type of music, called Gnawa, slave music.
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Merzouga to Midelt
Stop At: Midelt, Midelt, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
We drive up to Midelt situated in the Middle Atlas, known by its apple trees. Midelt is very famous by its Berber singers playing an old instrument called lotar. We will be joining a band composed of chikhat (dancers) and musicians playing traditional Berber instruments and music.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Fes
Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
We continue our journey further north to Fes via Azrou, where we can have an idea about how lotar is made. An optional dinner tonight in a grand old Fes riad that has been converted into a spectacular restaurant. You will not only enjoy a delicious meal of local specialities, but also an evening of entertainment, such as singing, music and belly dancing.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Midelt to Fes
Stop At: Kairaouine Mosque (Mosque of al-Qarawiyyin), Fes el-Bali Qayruwan quarters, Fes 30030 Morocco
Today we enjoy a half-day city tour, after which you will have some free time. We explore the medina’s many artisans’ quarters and the famous tanneries. We’ll also get to see its religious and historical heart when we visit Moulay Idriss II’s Mausoleum, the fourteenth-century Bou Inania Medersa and the ninth-century Al-Qarawiyyin mosque.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 7: Fes to Ben el Ouidane
Stop At: Bine el Ouidane, Bine el Ouidane, Beni Mellal-Khenifra
Drive via the Middle Atlas Mountains and its small Berber towns to the beautiful Ben el Ouidane dam in the High Atlas mountains. You will enjoy a night next to the lake in the mountains.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 8: Ben el Ouidane to Marrakech
Stop At: Ouzoud, Ouzoud, Beni Mellal-Khenifra
Drive from Ben el Ouidane to Marrakech, via the Ouzoud waterfalls. Arrive in Marrakech in the afternoon, enjoy a free afternoon.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 9: Marrakech
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Departure day! Leave at any time of the day. Transfer to the airport of Marrakech by your driver.
Duration: 5 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
