Morocco Family Tours all Inclusive

Morocco Family Tours all Inclusive

Morocco Family Tours all Inclusive: Looking for a change of scenery in Morocco with your family? We tell you all about the visits and activities to do with our guide!

Would you like to take a Morocco trip with your children to a destination with a change of scenery, not too far away and not too expensive, with children or a baby? Then take a family vacation to Morocco, whether you’re planning a family tour or a stay in one place. Visit Moroccan cities such as Marrakech or Fez, with their exotic souks and medinas.

Go camel trekking in the desert near Ouarzazate, swim on the great beaches of the Atlantic coast at Essaouira or Agadir, road-trip in Moroccan valleys such as the Drâa Valley, hike in the Atlas Mountains – the list of visits and activities to do with children and teenagers in the Cherifian Empire is very long. Plan several trips to discover this North African country! And why not spend Christmas in Morocco with your family in the sun: in addition to mild temperatures, you’ll enjoy a unique vacation at the end of the year.

Imperial cities

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Imperial cities are those that served as capitals in the course of Moroccan history: Fez, Marrakech, Meknes and Rabat, the current capital. If you prefer citytrips, these cities alone can make up a family tour of Morocco.

Marrakech

In Marrakech, stroll around Jemaa el Fna Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s the Moroccan city’s main attraction and a must-see for your children: you’ll be immersed in a festive atmosphere of snake charmers, acrobats and water carriers in traditional dress.

The souk and its different quarters are another great change of scenery: teach your kids how to bargain for souvenir babouches!

Fez

Stroll through the medina of Fès, a World Heritage site, and explore with your children the mosques, palaces, gardens, fountains…

Rabat, Morocco’s capital with children

In Rabat, take a family stroll through the blue-and-white-painted houses of the Kasbah des Oudayas fortress.

Visit the Mohammed V Mausoleum, for both the view and the symbolic value of the monument, where you’ll see the sarcophagus of the ever-popular Mohammed V.

Meknes

Meknes, in northern Morocco, is an imperial city. Its many moques have earned it the nickname of the “city of a hundred minarets”.

The historic center is a Unesco World Heritage site and well worth a visit in its own right: take your children to see the imposing Great Mosque with its beautifully sculpted doors.

You can also visit mausoleums, a medersa and a museum of Moroccan arts.

Essaouira

Morocco Family Tours all Inclusive: Don’t miss Essaouira, formerly known as Mogador, a delightful white-and-blue walled city on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean: stroll along the cobbled streets to the port, then land on the vast beach that stretches out on either side of the city.

We spent a day in Essaouira on our way from Marrakech:

To find out more and book your excursion to Essaouira from Marrakech, click on this colored link

Agadir

In Agadir, a seaside resort on the Atlantic Ocean, you can enjoy 10 kilometers of beach for a family vacation in Morocco with your feet in the water. You can also stroll through the old Kasbah quarter, the souks and the new medina.

Visit the Heritage Museum to discover Berber culture with your children.

From Agadir or Taghazout, you can head to Paradise Valley, famous for its rock pools and waterfalls:

To find out more and book your excursion to Paradise Valley with swimming, click on this colored link

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Another Moroccan seaside town, clinging to a cliff in the Anti-Atlas and not far from the Sahara, is Sidi Ifni: very popular with tourists, it also attracts visitors for its beaches and its blue-and-white town.

Taroudant

Taroudant, known as Little Marrakech, not far from Agadir, is a fortified city surrounded by glowing ramparts. You can tour it on foot, by bike or even in a horse-drawn carriage.

Stroll through the souks and medina.

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Dive into the past in the fortified city of El Jadida and visit the underground cistern in the castle built by the Portuguese in 1514.

Destination Tafraout in the Anti-Atlas, a Berber town famous for its setting, nestled in a cirque of pink granite rocks.

Ouarzazate

A less urban destination, Ouarzazate, between desert and palm groves. The town itself is of great interest, with its ramparts, mosque and Neolithic-age rock engravings.

And why not visit the Ouarzazate film studios to relive the adventures of Asterix and Obelix, behind the scenes.

You can leave from Marrakech for this visit, as well as that of Aït-ben-Haddou.

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You’ll be staying in locations where famous films such as Lawrence of Arabia and The Diamond of the Nile were shot.

Casablanca

Visit Casablanca and its Hassan II mosque, a must-see with its 210-metre-high minaret.

Chefchaouen, one of Morocco’s most beautiful medinas

The city of Chefchaouen in the Rif mountains is home to one of Morocco’s most beautiful medinas: don’t hesitate to lose yourself along the narrow streets, where houses are all painted cerulean blue with ornate, studded doors.

Pass through the central square of Outa el Hammam to see the red-fronted kasbah, the fortress and the 15th-century keep with your children.

You can also take a guided tour from Fès:

Camel trekking in the Moroccan desertWhy not embark on a camel trek or expedition in the Moroccan desert: An unforgettable family adventure guaranteed!

Spend a vacation with your children in Morocco off the beaten track.

You can visit the imposing dunes of Erg Chegaga. Or try out the dunes of the Merzouga desert (Erg Chebbi) and bivouac in a Berber tent at their foot.

See below for a selection of excursions. To find out more and book, click on the colored links:

Desert, mountains and camel rides: day trips from Marrakech to the Agafay desert and the Atlas mountains.

3 days in the Merzouga desert: from Marrakech, a tour of the Erg Chebbi dunes, the High Atlas mountains, the UNESCO-listed village of Aït-ben-Haddou with its kasbah, Ouarzazate in a Bedouin camp in the heart of the Erg Chebbi dunes,

2-day tour of the Sahara desert with stay at Merzouga camp: from Fès, desert tour, including camel ride, meal under the stars and Berber show.

Sahara sand dunes: from Agadir or Taghazout, day trip to discover the dunes of the Agadir desert.

2-day camp at Elborj and Legzira in the Sahara Desert: from Agadir, 2-day excursion to Legzira beach, one of the most beautiful in Morocco, Tinzit, Mirleft, with overnight camp.

2-day excursion in the Sahara Desert to Zagora: from Agadir or Taghazout, visit Ouarzazate, the village of Ait Ben Haddou and the Atlas film studios, camel ride along the dunes, sandboarding on the dunes, overnight in a nomad camp.

Discover Morocco’s oases

Another typical Moroccan contrast is between the desert and the oases.

For example, you can visit..:

the turtle oasis at Arba Aït Ahmed,

The Fint oasis with its traditional adobe houses

or the Figuig oasis with its kasbahs and immense palm grove.

Ouzoud waterfalls

Morocco Family Tours all Inclusive: The whole family can also enjoy a refreshing dip in the Ouzoud waterfalls in the Middle Atlas mountains, a 110-meter-high natural wonder often overhung by a rainbow, and where macaques make their home and entertain the children:

To find out more and book your excursion to the Cascades d’Ouzoud, click on this colored link

Ancient Roman city of Volubilis

Visit the historic Volubilis, an old Roman city. Located around 30km from Meknes, your children can see one of Africa’s major Roman sites, with its mosaics and arches.

Oukaïmden, a winter sports resort in Morocco

Morocco Family Tours all Inclusive: During a stay in Morocco, we had the opportunity to observe prehistoric rock engravings dating back to 1200 BC at Oukaïmden, the winter sports resort. You can also see them at Aït Ouazik.

Don’t hesitate to ask a guide to explain the meaning of the engravings, especially the symbols used to give directions to the caravanners of yesteryear.

The Drâa Valley

Fertile valleys carving out their green furrows in a desert setting, refreshing oases, an ocean of dunes in the desert, high Atlas peaks topping 4,000m, long beaches north of the Atlantic Ocean – the Moroccan landscape gives your family vacation another dimension: that of a formidable, eye-popping adventure!

Drive through the Drâa Valley, Morocco’s longest river, with its oases, palm groves, desert-colored mud-brick fortresses and casbahs.

You’ll take the N9 road from Marrakech, passing through the Col du Tichka, Ouarzazate, capital of the Drâa, Zagora and M’Hamid.

On this tour of Morocco, don’t miss the Berber village of Telouet, where you can visit the house of the Glaoui, pasha of Marrakech.

Another must-see is the fortified ksar of Aït-ben-Haddou, a Unesco-listed site in the Ounila valley south of Telouet. Once a caravan transit point, a fondouk (caravanserai) can still be seen here.

Dades Gorge Valley

Another road-trip in Morocco, in the Dades Gorge Valley, a spectacular circuit of gorges and gorges over 500m high in places. For fans of desert landscapes contrasting with greenery, you’ve come to the right place!

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Why not head off the beaten track to the less-touristy Ammeln valley, where you’ll find Berber villages, verdant oases and the high mountains of the Anti-Atlas.

Visit the rose gardens of the Kalaat M’gouna Valley, reputed to be exceptional. Great festivals are organized during the harvest in May.

Our Atlas trekking holiday in Morocco

During our stay in Morocco, we road-tripped and trekked along the superb road leading to Oukaïmden, with its hillside villages.

From Oukaïmden, we began our trek, plunging into valleys full of contrasts between the blood-red ochre earth, the fields of raw green barley, and the remote villages where women were the main occupants: we saw them washing their clothes, stamping on them with their feet, kneading them vigorously in basins.

They were surrounded by children frolicking in the water like all the children in the world!

Some women cut tall grasses and carried them on their backs, bent at right angles, while others led their cows by the halter.

For the record, the circuit of this trek took us through the Ourika valley, through the villages of Agadir, Imesska and Imiourled, over the Tizintacht pass at 2000m in the Azaden valley, then through the villages of Azaden, Tizimzik, Imlil and Arendt.

Climbing Toubkal with teenagers

In Arendt, we were in the Atlas mountains, at the foot of a colossus, the Toubkal, North Africa’s highest peak at over 4000m. After spending the night in the CAF Nelter refuge at 3200m, we ended our trek in style by climbing this easy, non-technical summit.

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Morocco Family Tours all Inclusive: This trek can be done with good hiking children aged 10 and over (without Toubkal) and with teenagers (with Toubkal). It’s a 1st 4000m that’s very easy to hike with teenagers who are good walkers.

Family Christmas holidays in Morocco

Why not take a family Christmas trip to Morocco? Enjoy a vacation in the sun with spring-like weather on the Atlantic coast. You can experience a unique Christmas in the Moroccan desert or even find snow to ski in some Moroccan ski resorts.

During a trip to Morocco, we stopped off at Oukaïmeden, Morocco’s main ski resort and Africa’s highest at 2,620 meters. It boasts some 20 runs for all levels, and you can even take a chairlift up to an altitude of over 3,000 m!

As for the festive Christmas atmosphere, while the streets may not be overflowing with decorations and illuminations, hotels are usually in the Christmas spirit, with traditional decorations and festivities, such as palm trees adorned with garlands. Your children won’t soon forget their exotic Moroccan Christmas!

Tailor-made family tours in Morocco

If you want to explore the whole of Morocco, you’ll need to take a family trip lasting several weeks! To prepare your family tour, it’s best to focus on a tourist area that you want to visit first. On our trip to Morocco, we started with a week of discovery and hiking in the Atlas mountains, followed by a week in Marrakech, where we spent time relaxing and visiting the red city and its surroundings. A good formula for combining itinerancy and a fixed stay.

Are you a busy parent? No time to prepare your family trip to Morocco? Then why not book a tailor-made tour through a family travel agency with local contacts. You’ll have a ready-made itinerary with accommodation, which you can modify as you wish. Here are some tours I’ve found for you

Moroccan adventure for families: 14-day tour designed for families with children aged 3 and over, from Casablanca to Marrakech, via the Sahara desert

On the camel trail for families: 8-day tour of southern Morocco, including visits to Ouarzazate, Telouet, the Ait Benhaddou kasbah, the Fint oasis, cooking classes to learn how to prepare tajine, walks in the Skoura palm grove, in the Dadès gorges and in the desert.

Family Tours in Morocco

Morocco Family Tours all Inclusive: Family Saharan adventure: 8-day tour, between oases and dunes, via the Draa Valley

Medinas and Family Strolls: 8-day tour of Tétouan, Chefchaouen, Fès, Meknès and Volubilis, crossing the Rif Oriental region.

Original family break in Marrakech: 6-day stay to visit Marrakech and the surrounding area, the Agafay stone desert, the Ourika green valley, etc.

From Marrakech to the dunes of the Sahara: 8-day trip to discover Marrakech, the Dades Valley and its “Thousand Kasbahs”, the Merzouga dunes and Ouarzazate.

Duo Desert Medina around Marrakech: 4-day stay in Marrakech and the Agafay desert

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