10 days Morocco itinerary from Marrakech
This 10 days Morocco itinerary from Marrakech includes the country’s main highlights, combining history, food, nature, culture and much more.
Description:
Discover the best 10 days Morocco itinerary from Marrakech and learn all about the culture of the Kingdom.
From exotic Marrakech to the sultry Sahara Desert, you’ll be guided around the monuments of all the imperial cities, visit the spectacular mosque of Casablanca and explore the Roman ruins of Volubilis. In the south, you will visit the dramatic Dades Gorges and Todra Gorges and have the opportunity to ride camels in the Sahara Desert before spending the night in a desert camp.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival at Marrakech:
The first day of 10 days Morocco itinerary from Marrakech, Transfer from Marrakech airport to your Riad. You will explore the main attractions and monuments of the city which include the famous Jamma el Fna square, the Koutoubia Mosque, the souks, palaces and museums.
After lunch at a good local restaurant, you will explore the city at your own pace.
Día 2: Marrakech – High atlas – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley:
After breakfast, we will start our 10-day tour on a journey through the High Atlas Mountains, crossing the impressive pass of Tizi n-Tichka, at an altitude of 2,300 meters. These Atlas Mountains are home to small adobe villages and the traditional life of their Berber inhabitants. We will start the route of the Thousand Kasbahs, through Skoura and the Valley of Roses, through impressive palm groves and Berber villages (El-Kelaa M’Gouna). The Damascus rose is cultivated in this valley, where we can see how products such as creams, oils, rose water… are handcrafted. We will stay at the hotel in the Dades Valley.
Day 3: Dades valley – Todra gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga desert:
Start the day with breakfast at the hotel. begins in the Todra Gorges. This location makes it easy to hike between the impressive canyon walls, which are more than 200 meters high, and into the desert through the palm forest of Tafilalet.
Arrival at the hotel at the foot of the dunes, where you can take a relaxing walk, enjoy the fine sands of Erg Chebbi and contemplate the breathtaking scenery. In the evening, you will savor a delicious Moroccan dish and settle into a room in the spectacular hotel.
Day 4: Merzouga desert – Nomadic Families – Khamlia – Erg Chebbi:
After breakfast, we will transfer by 4×4 to start the tour of the dunes of Erg Chebbi, a desert region populated by sand, which is one of the many stops that await you. You will discover how and where the nomadic desert families live, wild oases in the middle of nowhere, spectacular landscapes and small desert villages, as well as beautiful palm trees…. It is an unavoidable stop on the way to the city of Khamlia. Here, the Malians perform a good show of Gnawa music for the tourists, while savoring a delicious tea.
On the way back to the hotel, camels are waiting to take an hour-long ride through the dunes to the heart of the desert to watch the beautiful sunset, where everyone takes refuge in the Great Dune while enjoying music, drums, dinner and Moroccan tea. Everyone can contemplate the immense sky of stars and sleep in a Berber tent.
Day 5: Merzouga desert – Errachidia – Midelt:
Waking up before dawn to see the sunrise over the great dunes, you will have time for a shower and breakfast, after which we will continue our itinerary, heading north through the palm grove of Tafilalet to the Ziz valley. We will stop to enjoy the beautiful view of the valley, along with the village of Aoufous.
Then on to Midelt, this town impresses with its 1,488-meter-high mountains, and the plan is to stop for rest and lunch. In the afternoon we will arrive in Midelt overnight at the Hotel
Day 6: Midelt – Ifran – Fes:
After breakfast we will drive to Azrou, where we will stop to explore a forest complex and possibly feed the wild monkeys that reside there. We will continue to Ifrane and then to Fez, where we will spend the night in a local Riad.
Day 7: Fes guided tour:
After breakfast, our trip will be dedicated to discover Fez, the oldest of the imperial and ancient cities, founded by Idriss II, center of the Arab-Muslim culture: the Mosque of the Andalusians, the tanneries, the pottery quarter and the Medina. Lunch in a palace in the Medina. Then, visit of the Hispano-Arabic buildings, the Medersas and Najjarine. Accommodation in a charming Riad.
Day 8: Fes – Chefchaouen:
Today morning we will drive from Fes to Chaouen, which is located in the Rif Mountains. After exploring the medina of Chaouen, we will spend the night in a local riad.
Day 9: Chefchaouen – Rabat – Casablanca:
After breakfast, we will drive to Rabat, the main capital of Morocco, to discover its most important monuments and places of interest. There we will have time for lunch before continuing to Morocco’s largest city, Casablanca, where we will spend the night at the hotel.
Day 10: Casablanca Airport:
Today we will visit the main attractions and monuments of Casablanca, including the Hassan II Mosque. Transfer to Casablanca airport for your departure flight. End of our 10 days Morocco itinerary from Marrakech.
Tour includes
- Pick up service from your Hotel/Riad in Marrakech
- Private Transport by an A/C vehicle
- Overnight in desert camp dinner and breakfast
- Camel ride for sunset and sunrise (one camel each
- Official art historian guide in Fes
- You can stop everywhere to take pictures
- Fuel included
- Professional English speaking driver
- Half-board accommodations in selected hotels & Riads or Kasbahs ( breakfasts are included)
- Drop off service at your accommodation/Airport in Casablanca
Tour excludes:
- The flights tickets to and from your homeland
- Lunches and drinks
- Entrance fees
- Tips and gratuities
- Anything not mentioned in the program
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