16 days Cultural tour from Marrakech

Day 1: Arrival in Marrakech:

Arrive at Marrakech airport, meet our driver/guide, start your 16 days Cultural tour from Marrakech, transfer to your riad or hotel.

Day 2: Marrakech – Casablanca – Rabat :

Check out of your hotel in Casablanca in the morning to visit the impressive Hassan II Mosque. We then continue our Morocco tour through the royal cities to Rabat, the administrative and political capital of the country. Sightseeing tour of Rabat with an official guide, visiting El Meshouar (the ramps and ramparts surrounding the Royal Palace), the Kasbah of Oudayas and the magnificent Mausoleum of Mohammed V and Hassan II. Overnight stay and accommodation in a hotel.

Day 3: Rabat – Asilah – Shaween :

Breakfast at the riad in Rabat and departure to Asilah. The mysterious village, which was founded as a secret location for the Portuguese attack, is located on the north coast of Morocco. Until the arrival of Spanish troops in 1920, access to the village was completely forbidden to Europeans. We will visit the old medina of Assil. We will then continue our Morocco tour to CHEFCHAOUEN. Arrival in the afternoon in the blue village of Morocco. After lunch we will drive to CHEFCHAOUEN and explore the medina. Overnight stay and accommodation in a riad in the heart of the blue medina.

Day 4: Visit to the city of Chaouen:

Breakfast at the riad of CHEFCHAOUEN. The whole day is free to explore CHEFCHAOUEN. The holy city, perched on a mountain, is located in a biosphere nature reserve. Its white and blue-painted streets, a village of wise, friendly and respectful people, offer the visitor a beautiful, decadent urban panorama, precious examples of local craftsmanship and a peace and tranquillity rarely found today. Overnight stay in a riad.

Day 5: Chaouen – Volubilis – Meknes – Fes :

After breakfast, we drive to Meknes, where we visit luxurious palaces and beautiful mosques as well as one of the most important souks in Morocco. We proceed to Volubilis’ Roman ruins, which are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Overnight stay in Fez.

Day 6: Visit to the city of Fez :

This day is entirely dedicated to visiting Fes with a local guide. Fez is the oldest imperial city in Morocco and also the most intellectual city in the kingdom. There are numerous monuments to visit: Medersas (Koranic schools): Chahrij, Bouinania Attarin. Souki, Fes El Jedid, Qaraouin Mosque (the first university in the world). Evening and overnight stay in a riad.

Day 7: Fes – Ifrane – Ziz Valley – Merzouga :

Departure in the morning for the south of Morocco. We leave Fes behind us and drive to Ifrane (Switzerland of Morocco) and through the cedar forests of Azrou with the Atlas monkeys that live there. On the way we stop to take photos of the spectacular landscape. Free time in Medilet for lunch. We cross the Ziz Valley with its gorges and drive through villages such as Errachidia and Erfoud. From Rissani we take the desert road to Merzouga, the desert of ERG CHEBBY. Overnight stay in Merzouga, accommodation in a hotel.

Day 8: Merzouga – Erg Chebbi dunes – Merzouga

The whole day is dedicated to exploring the desert of Merzouga. We will cross the dunes by jeep, visit nomadic villages, see the oasis and the dunes of Erg Chebbi. We will visit the famous village of Hamlia and enjoy its folklore music. At sunset, we will board camels (one camel per person) led by a local choco who will take us to a camp in the heart of the dunes (Erg Chebbi) where we will have dinner and spend the night. Dinner and overnight in nomadic tents.

Day 9: Merzouga – Ouzina – Ramlia :

After enjoying the sunrise in the desert, we will return to the hotel on camels, where we will have breakfast and a shower. We then continue on the old PARIS-DAKAR road. Once again we pass the village of Hamliya (a village of the Gnaua, who make music in the desert) with a stop for mint tea with Gnaua. Then departure towards Taouz, where we enter a highway (gravel road), the route of the old Paris-Dakar. We drive through small villages lost in the desert such as Ouzina, Jdaid (lunch in one of these impressive Berber villages). In the afternoon we continue to Ramlia, an oasis lost in the desert, and visit its green orchards. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 10: Ramliya – M’Haresh – Todra gorges – Dades valley:

After breakfast, departure to the Dades River. We leave Ramliya and drive through Berber villages towards the Todra Gorge. We reach the Dades Valley at last, where we will spend the night. dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 11: Dades Valley – Rose Valley – Ouarzazate:

After breakfast, we make our way to the “mill-casbahs”. After visiting the nomads living in caves in the Rose Valley, we reach the village of Klaat Magguna, where rose products from Damascus are sold, and have time to explore the area.
We then continue our journey from the royal cities of Morocco to the palm grove of Skoura to visit one of the most decorative kasbahs in the country, the Kasbah of Amridhil (Kasbah Tour). We then continue our journey in Ouarzazate. Overnight stay in Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight stay in a riad.

Day 12: Ouarzazate – Aït Ben Haddou – High Atlas – Marrakech:

Morning check out from the hotel to Marrakech, drive through the village of Aït Ben Haddou, free time to visit the famous Kasbah with over 800 years of history, where many international movies were filmed, such as GLADYATOOR…. etc.
We then continue our tour of Marrakech and cross the High Atlas Mountains via the 2,260 m high Tizi n’Tichka Pass. On the way, we will stop to enjoy the colors and landscapes of the Atlas. Arrival in Marrakech in the afternoon, free time to soak up the atmosphere of the red city of Marrakech. Evening and overnight stay in a riad.

Day 13: Marrakech :

In the morning, set off accompanied by our Berber guide to see the most impressive sights of Marrakech. During the tour you will see the most important sights of the medina: Jamaa el Fna Square, Saadi Tombs, Bahia Palace, Koutoubia Mosque, Medersa bin Yousef, souks. The guide will be happy to give you tips so that you can enjoy the rest of your stay. All our guides live in Marrakech, most of them are women and have a university degree in Spanish philology.

Day 14: Marrakech – Essaouira :

Morning departure from Marrakech towards the coast to reach the “Pearl of the Atlantic”. In Essaouira, you will have free time to admire the fortress, the fishing port, the labyrinth of the medina and the endless beach, observe the daily life of the inhabitants and taste the delicious fresh seafood, which is among the best in Morocco.

Day 15: Essaouira :

The whole day is free to enjoy the beach, you can take a trip to the beach in the south of the Portuguese town called Sidi Kaouki.

Day 16 : Essaouira – Marrakech airport :

The morning is at leisure. Transfer to the airport and end of the 16 days Cultural tour from Marrakech.