Grand tour of Morocco – Marrakech Desert trip – Morocco day trips

BEST GRAND TOUR OF MOROCCO – 12 Days/11 Nights

Day 01: CASABLANCA – MARRAKECH (230 km) :                

Arrive to Casablanca Mohamed V airport. Meet and welcome by our experienced driver guide.

Start the Grand tour of Morocco by the Transfer to Marrakech (3 Hours in highway)

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 02 : MARRAKECH : 

Breakfast, Free day with minivan & driver at disposal.

Day 03 : MARRAKECH – HOT AIR BALLOONING-

AM : Marrakech amazing activities

Early in the morning pick up from the hotel in 4×4 cars, prepartion of the balloon 15 miles north Marrakech, and Let the wind take you and discover the earth from the air for a flight of around 60 minutes, then Breber Breakfast under tent,

Free afternoon.

Overnight at the hotel in Marrakech.

Day 04: MARRAKECH – OUARZAZATE  (198 km) :

After breakfast, continue the Grand tour of Morocco by Driving to Ouarzazate (4H00) via Taddert and the Tichka mountain-pass.   A spectacular route offering wonderful scenery of the Atlas mountains.

Optional Lunch at restaurant in Ait Ben Haddou.

Visit of the Kasbah Aït Ben Haddou.

Overnight at your hotel

Day 05: OUARZAZATE – TODRA GORGES – MERZOUGA ( 368 Km) :          

After breakfast, visit of Taourirt Kasbah and departure to Merzouga via El Kelaâ M’Gouna, known as the Roses city (possibility of buy the local roses fragrance and its esthetic products) then continue to Todra gorges / Dades Canyons.

You will appreciate the local habitant’s hospitality, the charming canyons along with a series of Ksours and kasbahs throughout the road as well as the magnificent view of the High Atlas mountains.

Then, we leave Tinghir heading to Erfoud city via Tinjdad. Next, we keep on the journey to Merzouga by 4×4 vehicles.

After arriving at Merzouga dunes (Erg Chebbi) , you will ride camels to witness the charming Sahara sunset.

Dinner & overnight under Royal deluxe tents in the desert.

Day 06: MERZOUGA – MIDELT – IFRANE – FES (466 km)    (B)

After breakfast departure to Erfoud, visit to the fossil museum.

Continuation to Fes via the Middle-Atlas Mountains, passing by Azrou: an important handicraft centre.

Visit of the Blue Meski. Optional Lunch  in Kasbah Asmaa in Midelt. Visit of Ifrane.

Continuation to Fes.

Day 07: FES (B)

After breakfast, the whole day will be devoted to discovering FES, Visit of the medieval Medina. You will also explore the famous souks where craftsmen still labor in the age-old oriental tradition.

Ø  The Mellah (Jewish quarter) walk there on pm end of the visit

Ø  The Medina interesting walk there and possibility to make shopping

Ø  Medersa Bou Inania interior visit

Ø  Nejjarine Square

Ø  The Karaouyine Mosque non-Muslims are not admitted outside view

Ø  The tanneries.

Ø  The Palaces of Fes El Bali

Ø  The modern city drive by

Optional Lunch  in typical Riad restaurant and continue sightseeing in the afternoon.
Return to the hotel for overnight.

Day 08 : FES – MEKNES – VOLUBILIS – CHEFCHAOUEN (259Km) : (B)

After breakfast, continue the Grand tour of Morocco by departure to chefchaouen via Meknes, sightseeing tour of Meknes, the “Moroccan Versailles” which was founded at the end of the 17th century by Moulay Ismail, a contemporary of Louis XIV. Additional sightseeing includes Bab El Mansour, considered as the finest gateway in Morocco. Then visiting the Roman Ruins of Volubilis.

Optional Lunch  in Chefchaouen.

Dinner and overnight at the Riad in Chefchaouen.

Day 09 : CHEFCHAOUEN – CASABLANCA  (338 km): (B)

After Breakfast visit of chefchaouen, with its peaceful atmosphere, the blue city offers all the simple charms of an artisan’s town. Founded in the 15th century as a small fortress , which still exists to this day, Chefchaouen was a bastion of the Sultan in his resistance against the Portuguese.

After Optional Lunch , departure to Casablanca.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: CASABLANCA  SIGHTSEEING (B, D)

After breakfast, visit to the United Nations Square, the Habous district. The magnificient Hassan II Mosque, and the Corniche Boulevard.

Optional Lunch  in restaurant in the corniche.

OPTIONAL Dinner in the elegant restaurant Le Cabestan Ocean View

Overnight at your hotel in Casablanca.

Day 11: CASABLANCA :     (B)

After breakfast, Day at Leisure at Casablanca.

Optional shopping at the Modern center Morocco Mall.

Overnight at the hotel in Casablanca

Day 12: CASABLANCA APT (35 km):

After breakfast, end of the Grand tour of Morocco, Transfer to Casablanca airport for the return flight.

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