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Often called as the mother of all Morocco tours, this Moroccan clockwise tour through the most important medinas (cities) and kasbahs (forts) is truly an exciting adventure journey you will never forget. You will visit the most important imperial capitals, the desert of Sahara and several kasbah.
It has plenty enough of everything Morocco has to offer you: from huge cities to small little villages, from luxury to nomad life, from hot sun to snowy mountains and of course, from north to the south of Morocco. You will see native handicraft, art, commerce, cultural attractions, spiritual places, traditional wearings, food and drinks…
We don’t have enough space to write down all the wonders you will get to know so we made a video-tour. Check it below:
Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK) (Google Map)
The Kingdom of Morocco in one of the most touristic Arabic countries in the world, peaceful and safe. Moroccans hospitality is well-known, specially the desert and nomad ones but also in the big cities. It’s a country where most of the natives speak several languages like french, English and Spanish.
Expect to find a lot of history, since ancient Roman Empire ruins until lately Spanish occupation on the 20th century. Expect to enjoy pure Africa but also Arabic feeling in addition to Mediterranean Europe nuances. Expect the adventure of wild fauna and the quiet loneliness of the desert. You will love it!
Have a look at our article Before traveling to Morocco and Welcome to Morocco for additional information.
The first day in Morocco we pick you up from the airport and take you to the hotel. We’ll have a tour around the city of Marrakech and we will see the most relevant places like Majorelle Garden, El Badii Palace, Tombeaux Saadiens
Early in the morning we start the tour road to Casablanca, where we will see the city thru the Boulevard de la Corniche and places like Hassan II Mosque (outside). Departure to Rabat where we will se Hassan Tower, Mausoleum of Mohammed V and the Kasbah of the Udayas. Departure to Meknes Lahdim Square and the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail. Transport to Fez.
All monday in Fez, the most ancient imperial city and spiritual center of Morocco, declareted world heritage by UNESCO. Panoramic visit around the city from the hills that surround Fez. We will see the famous bronze doors of the royal palace, the medina, Medersa Bou Inania and the spectacular artisan neighborhoods full of looms, tanners, ceramics and much more.
Departure to Ifrane known as “The Switzerland of Morocco”, we’ll see the Middle Atlas mountains and wild monkeys in the woods, the Rif of Morocco and Algeria. We will take a route plenty full of berber life.
Arrival to Merzouga with his high dunes of Erg-Chebbi where you will have the option (not initially included) to take a camel excursion to the deep desert and sleep in a berber tent with dinner included.
After breakfast, we’ll visit the little villages near Erg-Chebbi dunes like Hassi Labied and Merdani. Road to Khamlia we will visit the known as “black village” because of the slaves coming from Sudan. We will enjoy a welcome with a traditional hot tea and spiritual music of the Gnawa. You will enjoy a nice sunset with a panoramix view of the dunes near the border with Argelia.
Breakfast and departure to Todgha Gorge with vertical mountain slopes of thousand feets. We will take a route full of kasbahs (forts), a very good sample of beduin-berber architecture, common and beautifoul construction of dirt material. We will see also the Valley of the Roses and much more until we arrive Ouarzazate.
Ouarzazate is known as the “Hollywood of Africa” and the “door to the desert”. We will visit the cinema studios where many famous movies were filmed such as Gladiator or Lawrence of Arabia. We will visit the kasbah of Taourirt that in older times was the residence of the Marrakech lider (pasha).
Departure to one of the most important stops of the tour, Aït Ben Haddou, recognised as world heritage by UNESCO. We’ll have beautifoul views of the High Atlas region. We will go across this mountains on our road to Marrakech
Back to the roots, today you will enjoy Marrakech at your will until you need us to take you back to the airport again.
