Tours From Fes

Itinerary

This is a seven days tours starting from the spiritual heart of Morocco, Fez towards the Red city of Marrakech, which is a desert tour where you will experience saharian people and their lifestyle.

DAY 1: Fes – Ifrane – Azrou – Midelt

The first day will begin by taking you from your hotel or riad atthe city of Fes driving you via the high Atlas Mountains until we reach the clean and modern city of Fes, that is known to be Switzerland of Morocco that built in 1930’s continuing our travel via the Cedar forest until we head up in Azrou that situated in the center of the Middle Atlas, south the city of Fes for more than 80km where you can play with monkeys and Barbarian apes. It will be good opportunity to take photos of wilderness in Morocco and after we will take some break for lunch in one small Berbere village of Zaida, which is a station for break and to have some food before we continue our road via the Middle Atlas, for about 89km south the city of Fez driving towards Midelt 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. We will spend the night at one of Midelt accommodation.

DAY 2: Midelt – Erdoud-Rissani – Merzouga desert

Following a light breakfast at the city of Midelt, which is famous on producing apples, we will continue our voyage towards Sahara and Merzouga will be our next destination traveling across the monstrous Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the Ziz Gorge taking photos and continuing the drive towards the sea sand of merzouga passing via Errachidia and then the two capitals of fossils. Heading up on south  to the red colored sand sea dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga massive, up to 50 metres  via, RISSANI, Sijilmassa once upon time before continuing the way to Merzouga that his huge sand dunes appearing from the horizon. Until we arrive where our camel guide will be waiting to carry us across high sand dunes Erg Chebbi, we will have a camil ride foe more than an hour via the biggest sand dunes of Morroco in order to live the best moment ever and the best sundown ever. After the sun saying goodbye to us going down to be embraced and hidden between the sands, we will go back for sleep at the foot of the dunes in a Berber tent after the supper is served with a Berber touches  you may want to experience Berber GNAWA music and playing drums with them while rounding campfire under so many and so bright  stars that you feel you could almost reach out and touch them.

DAY 3: Merzouga- Toudra gorges – Dades Gorges

In early morning, our guide will aid you ride on camels guided by specialist in order to reach the highest sand dunes to experience a memorable sunrise. A moment that saved in our visitors memories when seeing a round of gold sun rising between waves of sand colorizing merzouga with golden. After shower and breakfast we well take the departure towards the enormous palm grove of Tafilalt via Erissani 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 paying a visit to the big souk where locals gather for trading all kinds of crafts, food and animals. Afterwards we will go to the Todgha gorges where we will stop for lunch and pictures. Todgha Gorges that are situated ahead of the central high Atlas Mountains continuing our trip via Ddaes Gorge enjoying its beauty and take some pictures for souvenir. Night will be spending at hotel.

Day 4: Gorges dades- KelaaMagouna – Ait Ben Hadhadou

In this fourth day we will begin by driving towards Roses Valley at 9am continuing to dades valley paying a visit to Skoura oases enjoying its authentic 1èth Kasbah, then to Ait Youl Kasbah through the valley of a thousand Kasbahs where cross 50km off-road on Valley tracks. Then arrived to the Ouarzazatte city fashionable as 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). Continuing to the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Hadou built in the 11th century it is classified as a World Heritage site since 1987. This Kasbah where we will spend the night in a hotel.

Day 5: Ait ben Hadou – Tizi n Tichka – Marrakesh

After  breakfast we will pay a visit to The Kasbah of Ait Ben Hadou 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 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). Finaly we will go towards the High Atlas Mountains via Tizin- Tichka, the highest narrow path in the country 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 6: Marrakesh – Casablanca – Rabat

Marrakech is one of the previous royal cities in Morocco after breakfast we can have a quickly visit 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. We will also visit the KOUTOUBIA Mosque, built in the 12th century in the period of influence of Almoravid Dynasty before driving to one of the royal and biggest cities in Morocco and the largest one of Maghreb that situated in the mid-western for more than 90km via the south of the administrative capital of Morocco. Casablanca hugs many historical monuments worth seeing as Mohamed V Square, United Nations Square, and lastly an external visit to the mosque Hassan II. Built on the seashore, its minaret is 200m high, making it the world’s tallest religious building. Stop fur lunch, after that continued via Rabat, visit the administrative capital and seat of government, we will discover its monuments starting with the kasbah of alwadaya, a historical spot near the ocean, then the tower of Hassan 2 which was intended to be the largest minaret in the world, along with the mosque the modern Mausoleum of Mohammed 5 , all together forms an important historical and tourist complex in Rabat. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Day 7: Rabat – Meknas – Fes

From the administrative capital of Rabat, we will drive to the capital ismaailiya of Morocco. Following the breakfast at 9am, we continue trip to Meknes with a stop along the way to visit Volubilis a Berber city that is one of the historical monuments in Morocco, shut to Meknes city for more than 25 kilometers discovering its Roman ruins before arriving to Meknes city the “Moroccan Versailles” known to be one of the oldest cities in the kingdom, fashionable for its imperial past that exists since Morocco was ruler by the Alawite dynasty that governed it between 1672-1727, his royally past has remains such us the splendid gateway of Babb el-Mansour a hug door with vaults and mosaic tiles was completed by MoulayAbdallah in 1732 the son of Moulay Ismail . To the south, the Sahrij Souani also called Norias Basin is a large pond of water accumulation 319m long and 149m wide its depth exceeds two meters, and it is built by Moulay Ismail to irrigate the gardens of Meknes and its water reserve for the medina also this site is used as a scene where many movies filmed there the most famous of which is probably “The Last Temptation of Christ” in 1988 by Martin Scorsese. We will continue our drive towards Fes where we start and where we will spend the night and eat dinner

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