Overview 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech
7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip investigate FEZ, RABAT, and MARRAKECH over the Sahara to investigate the best of Morocco, including the Merzouga of the Sahara, on a private visit. The main agenda is proposed. Multi-week in the Moroccan voyage through the point by point Casablanca program
Experience 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech Highlights
Casablanca – Visit the Hassan II Mosque and explore the Corniche.
Rabat – Discover the Royal Palace, Kasbah of the Udayas, and Mausoleum of Mohammed V.
Fes – Wander the ancient Medina, visit Al Quaraouiyine University, and see the tanneries.
Merzouga – Drive to Merzouga, enjoy a camel trek, and watch the sunset over the Sahara.
Todra Gorge – Hike through the stunning gorge and enjoy the scenic views.
Ouarzazate – Visit Aït Benhaddou and the film studios, then drive to Marrakech.
Marrakech – Explore Jemaa el-Fnaa, Koutoubia Mosque, and Majorelle Garden
Itinerary of 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech
DAY 1: Casablanca => Rabat
=> We will pick you up from the airport to explore the monuments of Casablanca such as the Hassan II Mosque.
The Hassan II Mosque is the largest on the African continent and this magnificent structure can hold up to 105,000 worshippers.
The mosque was built for the king’s 60th birthday, an engineering feat as well as a controversial use of public money. We will take a tour inside the mosque, which is deliberately floating above the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in honor of the Holy Qur’an which states that “God’s throne was above water”.
=> After that, you will continue to reach Rabat, “the capital of Morocco”. Start by car through the beautifully tiled entrance to the Royal Palace, followed by a stop at Bab Rawah, or the city’s “wind gate,” so named because it has been exposed to the Atlantic winds since its construction in 1197.
Visit the Hassan Tower, part of an unfinished mosque begun by Khalifa in the century twelveth. In the incredibly well-preserved Kasbah of the Udayas, explore the castle and take a stroll through the French colonial Andalusian gardens.
End the day at Chellah, the cemetery, and ruins of an ancient Roman outpost. The balance of the day is at leisure of the firsth day of 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech.
DAY 2: Rabat => Meknes => Travel to Fez
=> Today, go to Fez. On the way, stop and visit the ancient ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis where you will get a chance to see the exquisitely preserved original mosaics, the Roman road, and the layout of the city. As you travel through the Moroccan countryside, pass by the holy city of Moulay Idriss for a photo opportunity.
When you arrive in Fez, enjoy a breathtaking view of the old city of Fez from a hill overlooking the medina. Take a short tour of the imperial city led by your tour manager on your way to the hotel in the second day of 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech.
DAY 3: Exploring Fez
=> Entire day at leisure to brave the old medina on your own or opt for an optional guided tour where you will visit the city’s many hidden treasures that only a Moroccan guide will know. Fez has been the capital of Morocco for more than 400 years and is home to the University of Al-Karaouine, the oldest operating university in the world. It is especially famous for its tanneries and the Medina of Fes el-Bali.
A short visit to the surrounding leather shops gives you the best view of the tanneries. See the Madrasa al-Attarine and the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss, and visit the Najjarine Museum and Fountains. Opportunities to shop for authentic Moroccan rugs will be provided. Finally, see the outside of the royal palace and walk through the famous Medina Jewish quarter. Later in evning back to your hotel in the thirth day of 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech.
DAY 4: Fez => Cross Middle Atlas Mountains => Exploring Rissani => Overnight in a Camp
=> Today on the fourth day of 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech, experience an exciting adventure in the Middle Atlas Mountains in Morocco. Start by stopping in Ifrane, a Moroccan ski resort.
Next, climb up the scenic paths through pine groves and giant cedar trees. At midday, it crosses the 6,000-foot pass and continues west toward the Sahara Desert. After that stop for lunch at Midelt Village. As you approach Erfoud, enjoy the wonderful views of the Ziz Strait and vast valleys.
=> Continue your way to Tafillet and explore the small town of Rissani on the edge of the desert. On the way, stop by a fossil factory to learn more about this unique activity popular in the area. Then wander through its lively market and visit a 17th-century palace. Next, pass the ancient ruins of Sijilmasa on the Ziz River, once a bustling Berber town and medieval trading depot.
You will stop to visit a local bakery shop, where you will see and taste ancient gastronomy. After lunch at the hotel, you travel to the Sahara Desert, stopping on your way to share tea with some welcoming locals in a Berber tent. Later, settle in your Sahara camp, sand dunes rise and fall around you, and feel the adventurous spirit of ancient explorers.
You will also have the opportunity to enjoy a short camel ride. Watch the amazing sunset while listening to traditional music under a canopy of stars. Overnight: Sahara Tented Camp.
DAY 5: Explore Desert Merzouga => Walk tour in Toudgha => Dades Gourge
=> We recommend getting up early this morning to make your way up the nearest dunes to watch the sunrise; There is nothing like seeing sunlight spread over a vast expanse of desert. Watching the sand turn from a dark gray to a shiny golden color as it touches the sun.
=> Breakfast, you return to Merzouga (either by camel or 4WD), take your car, and travel along the southern slopes of the High Atlas on your way to the Todra Valley.
The landscape continues to change as sand dunes give way to hills which then start turning green with a more tropical feel as we approach Tinghir. You will stop here for a chance to wander the huge palm forest that encircles the city, after spending the night in the desert it is quite surreal to walk among the lush palm trees after a few hours.
You continue to your hotel in the upper Dedes Gorge where you will spend the night in the fifth day of 7 days Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech.
DAY 6: Dades => Ouarzazate => Ait Ben Haddou => High Atlas mountains => Marrakech
=> After having breakfast in the early morning, you will drive towards the Ouarzazate, a desert city at the gates of the desert. Its strange name means “without noise” in the Berber language.
Walk around the village of Taourirt, which was built in the 12th century and is still inhabited today. It was an important village located at the crossroads between the Sahara and northern Morocco. Your tour also includes the Kasbah Taourirt, an impressive building that was built to house hundreds of people.
=> Next, visit Ait Ben Haddou, a fortified village, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This famous kasbah was built in Morocco during the 20th century by Tohami El Galaoui, one of the last Berber chiefs.
Within the walls of the Kasbah, which used to be one of El Galaoui’s stops on his long journey to Marrakesh, there are half a dozen merchant houses and other individual residences that will surely amaze you because of the unique way in which they are built. The Kasbah is also famous for being the setting for many films such as Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, and many others. Head back to your trip, while you enjoy the historical disc of the Kasbah,
you will depart for Marrakesh through the High Atlas Mountains. you will arrive in Marrakesh where you will spend the night in sexth day of 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech.
DAY 7: Marrakesh City Tour
=> After breakfast, take a morning tour of the red city. Visit the Saadian Tombs, dating back to the 16th century, where the Saadian kings found their final resting place. Your tour also includes the Koutoubia Minaret, as well as the beautiful Bahia Palace.
Finally, finish the tour with a walk through the medina, and get a chance to enjoy all the different craftsmen performing their craft before arriving at Djemaa El Fna Square, the lively city center, a fantastic show of acrobats, storytellers, and snake charmers. Spend a leisurely afternoon or, perhaps, join an optional cooking class with Carriage Ride.
Take a cooking class and learn how to prepare traditional Moroccan tagine as well as Moroccan flatbread. After dinner, take a horse-drawn carriage through Jamaâ El Fna Square and the lively streets of Marrakesh at night in the seventh day of 7 days trip Casablanca to marrakech desert tours.
DAY 8: Depart Morocco
=> Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. After breakfast. End our services of 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech.
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What Is Included of a 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech
=> Pickup you at the airport Casablanca, and Drop off at your Raid in Marrakech
=> Private or shared Transport by an A/C vehicle
=> Fuel included
=> English-speaking driver during the tour
=> Free time to explore the village
=> Half-board accommodations in selected hotels or Raids (dinners and breakfasts are included)
=> Overnight in Berber camp (dinners and breakfasts are included)
=> You can stop everywhere to take photos
=> Camel Trekking & Night in Desert
=> Camel Per person
Not Included 7 days imperial cities Casablanca desert trip to Marrakech
=> Lunches and Drinks
=> Airfare travel
=> Anything not mentioned in the itinerary
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takeoff and return are planned from your lodging or riad in Marrakech, assuming you are remaining inside the Medina in a point that can’t be reached through transport, the get will occur at the nearest point; it is extremely insightful to reconfirm the specific get time and point basically the day preceding the tour “3 days Desert trip from Marrakech to Merzouga”, maybe by having your inn staff contact the neighborhood provider (contacts in the voucher/affirmation that is shipped off you subsequent to booking) and afterward have them make sense of you obviously where to meet.
Two evenings/3 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga; takeoff on the first day around 7 with return on the third day between late evening and afternoon.
English, French, Spanish and Italian talking guides.
minimal expense imparted visit to different explorers, the vehicle happens by minibus or bigger transport with 17 seats relying upon the quantity of members. The neighborhood provider is Marrakech Travel Service; prompt affirmation at season of booking, you can book regardless of whether you are traveling solo. At the hour of the update of this article, one further choice was presented: on the third day as opposed to getting back to Marrakech it is feasible to take a common gathering move by taxi to Fez, clearly there is an enhancement.
incorporates transport, help from a driver/guide all through the excursion in addition to camel guides in the desert, convenience for 2 evenings in extremely straightforward lodgings/inns/tents, half board (breakfast and dinner) and two camel rides. Snacks, drinks, manual for Ait Ben Haddou (costs a couple of euros) and tips are excluded.
There could be no other visit that brings you into the desert, the genuine one, spending less, neither in Morocco nor in some other country in North Africa or the Arabian Peninsula.
it might happen that you have a private room/tent however consider that occasionally you should impart the convenience to different members; for snacks you don’t have a lot of decision, they are given in traveler eateries situated in disengaged areas, frequently with a decent menu and more costly than Moroccan norms; both the lodging at Dadés/Tinghir and the camp in the desert are extremely basic; put into account the compulsory stops in trinket/cover/craftsmanship shops, nobody compels you to purchase everything except you would likely have saved them.
when you are in the desert you presumably won’t wash; the vehicles utilized don’t necessarily have working cooling, or more all no cooling in the Erg Chebbi tents; most importantly make sure to constantly assess what you get with the exceptionally low cost you pay, in some cases a few analysts forget about it.
in the event that you are traveling solo or in a couple, you will acknowledge basic convenience and don’t have any desire to pass up on the chance to take a brief trip ‘3 days tour Morocco’ and see the extraordinary rises of the Sahara desert for an exceptionally minimal price.
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Desert trip Marrakech 3 days to Merzouga FAQ
Desert tripMarrakech 3 days to Merzouga distance is 8 hr 49 min (563.8 km) via N9 and N10. Nonetheless, it will be parted in two on the in with a night in Dades Valley. Returning, you will go through the day heading to Marrakech.
Indeed, they are. Your room in Dades Valley Hotel or Guest house will have private ensuite washrooms.
It is approximately 1 hour for nightfall and one more hour for dawn the next day. Time relies upon season, Day light saving time, and dusk/dawn time.
Imagine a scenario You can. a 4×4 will be proposed to move you from Merzouga hotel to Erg Chebbi desert camp for an additional an expense of 30 Euros ( Included in extravagance tent choice )
There will be a couple of sand sheets accessible at the camp administrator’s cabin to use at relaxation ( Availability not ensured ). You can request one to take to the camp with you. They are for nothing
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