Tours From Tangier

Itinerary

Everyone hope to have a perfect holiday, and many touristic which to spend it in Morocco. So because Marouch Travel is a Premium Morocco local tour, we are obliged to offer you a great Morocco holiday start from Tangier driving towards Marrakech.  We propose to you special and authentic experiences that allow you to truly get a feel for this culturally and geographically diverse country, and also we will be sure that each trip we generate to you is really respect all what you expected and suits your views and interests offering all the equipments from the door towards Europe, the blue city of Tangier, driving through the chains of the High Atlas via the cedar forest to the Sahara Desert and the ancient imperial cities of Fez and Marrakesh, having a full guided day investigation of Marrakech.

You will step into the lives of locals and being acquainted with the food, culture and traditions of these fascinating countries at this unique experience that begins from Tangier and ends in Marrakech in one week. So what are you waiting for? Come with us on the adventure of a lifetime and get to know and love the Moroccan way of life!

DAY 1: MEET AT TANGIER OR FINDEK AND DRIVE TO CHEFCHAOUEN

At the first day you will be transported from Ceuta to Moroccan town called Fnidek out of the Spanish Moroccan out border, or you will be picked up from Tangier where you will be met our local guide driver who will transformed you towards  chefchaouen in the Rif mountains for about 5 hours of driving.

Chefchaouen a widely appeared city between two climaxes in the charming Rif Mountains bearing in mind the  fresh sun lamp that descend among that narrow paths of the city making the blue color sparking and delight. Chefchaouen that was a traffic way between Tetouan and Fez, and served as a base for the curbing of Portuguese, after it was colonized by Spanish in 1920 and. You will observe that Chefchaouen is made up with several building containing striking blue and whitewashed explained by Andalusian refugees escaping the Reconquistia whom recreated the blue city of Chefchaouen that make the visitor feel as he or she is in Spain due to its red-tiled roofs and artistic doorways which give a sense of tranquility, comfort. We will begin our day by a light breakfast of Chaoueni specialties – the ftourbeldi (country breakfast) consists of eggs, olive oil, goat’s cheese and orange juice before moving to the famous Outa el Hammam square and spending the morning exploring the sights, sounds, and smells of the medina, the shops in the square selling woven goods and small sweets, and most importantly, tasting the town’s famous goat’s cheese. Herds of goats wander the sparse hillsides that surround Chefchaouen, and their cheese is sold in great fresh rounds in the street markets investigating

what this attractive city  abounds to us  in monuments. This city contains several ancient districts, such us the KASBAH, SOUIKA…that deserve seeing where you can stroll through the tranquil gardens inside, visit the ethnographic museum, and soak in wonderful views from the rooftop then moving to waterfall of Ras el-Maa to get refreshed before continuing our discovering by driving out of town to enjoy a short hike in the surrounding hills. In dinner, you will be grateful when enjoying Moroccan food with a house cooked full with taste and made with much of love.

DAY 2: CHEFCHAOUEN – VOLUBILIS – FES

After finishing breakfast, we will slide down from the hill blue city of Chefchaouen voyaging across the south passing the centre of the neck of land for about three hours towards the sacred pilgrimage town of MoulayIdriss after reaching Volubilies; a Berber city that is one of the historical monuments in Morocco, shut to Meknes city for more than 25 kilometers. Many civilizations passed by, but ROMAN civilization had a great influence in it and made it one of the World Heritage site. Honestly speaking there are many attractive things that pull visitors as the great wall with its eight doors and some watchtowers that built with a ROMAN touch and the high plateau where you can take a walk and a tour around arches, basilicas, and excellent mosaics along the Decumanus Maximus, many of which remain intact. The reward for walking in the sun lies in an unbelievably memorable lunch of traditional Roman recipes in the shadow of the ancient ruins. Recline on Moroccan Kilims and having dinner on local ingredients, much as the Romans did a thousand years ago. It is the history starts for Morocco; Volubilies. Afterwards lunch you next stop will be a city located northern Morocco was built upon the rocky hills at the base of Mount Zerhoun. It took his name from the founder of the IDRISSID state Moulay Idriss 1, it was a forbidden to non-Muslims, (IF TIME PERMITS). The city of Molay Driss Zerhoun tenders to you a large insight toward traditional Moroccan life. At a religion place where the great-grandson of Mohammed and the man who brought Islam to Morocco, the faithful gather to pay homage at the tomb here searching the delightful streets, perhaps sampling the famous nougat candy sold at street-side stalls. Before moving to Fez, the spiritual heart of Morocco for night.

DAY 3: EXPLORE FES

Following breakfast in the scientific capital and the spiritual city of  Fes, the second largest city of Morocco that was a center of the Jewish community during the past historical times, explained by the old city of Fez el Bali that is possibly may be defined as the greatest of all Medinas and by its situation and pictured alleyways modifying by the move of donkeys piled high with goods that shows the exists and the stills of traditionally life that is hugged between Fez’s people, also the air perfumed by spices; it kicks us back through times to the Middle Ages. In addition, due to the guide that our premium local tour offered to you, you will decorate your eyes by the artisans’ creation that adorned the narrow streets, to rich your knowledge about tanneries and how Morrocan makes leathers, visiting mosques and colorful local authentic Moroccan architectural characters. Going and investigating the dissimilar specialty places of the Center of the city enjoying typically food made up from naturally butters and fats, take pleasure in tasty pastries, to crepes and soups to dried and fresh produce.Fez was established by Idris 1 in the twelfth century and was for a known for a long time to be the social capital and focal point of the Almohad it is currently a World Heritage site according to UNESCO classification because it embrace many monument places worth seeing as the old city, known locally as Fes el Bali, it’s an attractive charming place, a place that is debatably one of the world’s most captivating old city. Fez was being for a long time as an educational center for people that have diverse nationality, it was the point where many cultural were intermixed specially at the University of AL –Karaouine the oldest in the region and in the world according to the UNESCO where we find mosques of great renown that was a place for pray and also as a library and religious institutions. Walking around the specialty zone that divides the souk, filled with historic khans, medresses and dye-pits, stalls overloaded by fruits, herbs and soups, and where the squawk of chickens, smell of spice and sound of hammering of copper fills the air, by seeing and living that; it is easy to dream yourself head back to the Middle Ages. Spend the day exploring the old city by discovering the best school ever of studying Islamic, the BOUANANIA SCHOOL built during the reign of the MARINIDS, a witness of the MARINIEN architecture in Morocco moving towards the TANNERY as well, so FEZ is famous on producing leathers, we find that the TANNERIES of SHWARARA is one of the famous ones in FEZ before going to the splendid Funduk Nejjarine, a beautifully restored 18th century inn. Return to your hotel in the late afternoon and enjoy na unforgettable dinner of one of the city’s signature dishes, the salty and sweet pastille

DAY 4: FES – MIDELT – ZIZ VALLEY – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA

When finishing our Fez’s calls we will take a long way driving via the Atlas Mountains towards the most modern and clean city in Morocco named Ifran. IFRANE means caves in AMAZIGH famous as Switzerland of Morocco. It attracts many visitors with its waterfalls, green nature, and European character they may come to skiing because of its high altitude at 1665 meters or they may come to sniping. This Berber city is a fantastic cool and calm city really recognized by The Brotherhood Private University that was established in 1997 by the king of Morocco Hassan II and the king of Saudi Arabia Fahd. Where all classes are taught in English, it is an international university. Our exciting trip continues, but this time across the Cedar forest, the largest woods in Morocco at the Middle Atlas, for about 89km south the city of Fez driving towards Midelt where we are going to have a Berber lunch at this Berber village that is situated on the foothills of the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains. From vast plateau we start passing those tough mountains which are still established by a big Berber community. The landscapes here includes palm tree oases at JbelAyachi (at 3747 m) continuing our way to visit the monstrous Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the Ziz Gorge, amused the view of the High Atlas Mountains viewing Tafilalt Oasis until we reach the city of Errachidia where you will watch colossal palm trees and a location perfect for building up an extensive variety of natural item trees and vegetables with a one of a kind microclimate. Moreover, we will pass through the rich Ziz Valley, stopping at various stations to relish the view and take pictures en route to Erfoud and Rissani; ERFOUD the capital city of fossils that organize the DATES SEASON yearly and were a sea before hundreds of years. Heading up to the red colored sand sea dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga via, RISSANI, Sijilmassa once upon time the hometown of the Alaouist dynasty, where Moulay Ali sheriff started to unify Morocco under his red flag in the beginning of the 17th century before continuing the way to Merzouga that his huge sand dunes appearing from the horizon. By arriving, we will be welcoming by a glass of mint tea following by one hour and half of riding on camel guided by a specialist camels man on the desert to spend a wonderful night enjoying these dramatic dunes, wonderful skies and stars at night, you may want to experience Berber Gnawa music an playing drums with them while rounding campfire at that night dinner will be served in the campsite.

DAY 5: MERZOUGA – RISSANI – TODGHA GORGES – DADES

Waking up early eating breakfast by the time when the sun colored Merzouga with its gold color making it a garden of golden sand following that by a drive towards Errisani the capital of sijilmassa or sijilmassa itself heading up to the Mausoleum of Moulay Ali Charif the founder of the Alawite Dynasity of Morocco during the 17^th century. This fantastic town was the capital of Tafilalt as the center point between north and south brought the city to an important status of a former major caravan center. To the present time, Errisani stays as a main commercial center in the region, with a big souk where you can find everything you want, especially on Sunday; however of having two other days Tuesday and Thursday. Errisani famous on selling dates, ships, and goats as particular ancient time.

Driving away from Errisani customary Moroccan town with the mainstream of the women disguised and men hooded towards the immense canyons of Morocco Todgha Gorges for about 127km. Todgha Gorges are situated ahead of the central high Atlas Mountains where you will see the contrasting landscapes take you back of the Colorado, with its high plateau, its gorges and great canyons, and its peaks sometimes fractured by erosion. Todgha Gorges are natural monuments in the southeastern that was crafted by Todgha Valley and Dades Valley across thousands of years. It attracts the lovers of Mountain tourism where they can climb several peaks as Jbel Saghro with 2500m and several peaks exceed 4000m as JbelMgouna with more than 4000m being the highest in this part of the High Atlas.

DAY 6: DADES VALLEY – OUARZAZATE – AIT BENHADDOU KASBAH – MARRAKECH

From the charming Dades Valley driving via the high Atlas Mountains through Boumalen, that alive with big Berber community and its agriculture; continuing our way along Roses Valley that is partly appearing from the horizon with its green colors of its Alfalfa plants, olive trees, fig trees and grapes enjoying the charming beauty of the nature, towards KALAA MGOUNA that is famous on producing flower and rose water, also it is known on organizing the competition of the Miss QUEEN of flowers and to rich  our knowledge about the local productions as soap, perfumes and skin creams arriving to Ouarzazate the gateway to the desert, a city that established in 1920, situated in the middle of a bare plateau, south of the High Atlas Mountains that is populated by Berbers who constructed many of the prominent kasbahs and building for which the area is known as the Kasbah of Taourirt diverted in 17th century. The door to the desert is known as Hollywood Africa where many famous movies filmed there in one of Morocco’s biggest studios inviting many international film companies to shoot their movies like Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Living Daylights (1987), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005).

From the Hollywood of Africa to the fortified city of AïtBenhaddou, built in the 11th century it is classified as a World Heritage site since 1987 and several movies have been filmed there, including Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Time Bandits (1981), The Jewel of the Nile (1985), Gladiator (2000) and Alexander (2004). A collection of several traditional building and fortified house side by side is located on a hill along Ounila River that it was the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakesh for several past times. However, a jewel that hidden between the paradises of high Atlas Mountains is unfortunately sustain damage during each rainstorm and windstorms. In addition, that what explain the moving of people towards more modern village at the other side of the river; however, around five families are still living within this Kasbah. Finaly we will go towards the High Atlas Mountains enjoying its panoramic views, and the invention of the green nature seeing Berber towns along the way about few hours’ drive until we reach Marrakech; it is called the “Homeland of God in Berber” where we will spend the night in a traditional riad close to the medina.

DAY 7: MARRAKECH EXPLORATION

Following breakfast at the Red city of Morocco, you will meet your local guide having an exploring morning of the old medina passing via the souks that are the lifeblood flowing through the city. Marrakesh has the largest captivating traditional souks( native markets ) it is the town’s star attraction you mustn’t miss the Babouche (shoes) Souk, Chouari (carpenter’s) open-air market, El-Attarine (perfume and spice) souk and the Cherratine (leather) souk following that by an explore of tranquil courtyards filled with the scent of orange blossom, and the many salons and chambers that make up Bahia Palace. This splendid mansion was built in 1866 for a former slave who rose to power within the government. Continue to the Marrakech Museum, itself a former palace, which houses a fine collection of Moroccan art and sculpture. Stop by the Koutoubia Mosque, built in the 12th century in the period of influence of Almoravid Dynasty; its famous minaret is the example for others of its kind around the world, including La Giralda in Seville before heading up to the busiest squares in Africa and the world, Djemaa el Fna. The square is full of storytellers, water sellers, dancers, snakes charmers and musicians. During the night, the square turns into a huge open-air restaurant and you may want to get around the back streets of the old town enjoying talk with MARRAKECH people; they are too funny and humble. We pass by “seven saints” during the reign of MoulayIsmail, the festival of the seven saints was founded to the request of the Sultan. The tombs of several renowned figures were moved to Marrakesh to attract pilgrims. In addition, you may want to visit the Majorelle Garden that contains a blue villa with flowers of different types; the French painter Jacques Majorelle gave it as a gift to Marrakech that was dominated in the first half of the 20th century by T’hami El Glaoui, “Lord of the Atlas”, and Pasha of Marrakesh. Still there is a house called Dar Pacha El Glaoui from where he used to rule the completely southern part of Morocco. Otherwise, perhaps turning back to the medina, making every step alive is bringing a new smell, a new sight or a new gift to buy. You may want to practice your haggling skills when seeing skilled artisans perfect their craft or you may go to have a break of teak or share a tajine. For your final evening, why not feast with new friends in one of the many great restaurants lining the square.

With our coordinated trips to Morocco, all this and much more await you