Tours From CASABLANCA

Itinerary

It is a long tour of discovering Moroccan wealthy place, It is a 15 days of investigating Morocco best highlights where you will explore the monument sights of Marrakech and its local souks hearing its sounds and experience its food feeling the throb on its square heading up towards the ancient Kasbah of AitBenhaddou continuing the voyage to the vast Sahara Desert, going up to the spiritual capital of Morocco Fez calling the history driving to the imperial cities Rabat and Meknes traveling in their royal past enjoying their charming and amazing sites and last to reward yourself with a relaxing few days by the coast in blue windy Essaouira.

DAY 1: WELCOME TO MOROCCO – EXPLORE CASABLANCA (30 KM)

Morocco is welcoming you; you will be met by our top local Morocco voyage on your arrival at Casablanca airport. You will be grateful when falling into Mohammad V airport, the first in Morocco and the fourth in Africa, his name is related to the mover king Mohammad V you may arrive at any time so you should be aware that hotels room are obtainable only after midday. Moreover, that there will a Welcome Meeting with your leader tonight. If you arrive with time to spare, then a great option for your limited time in Marrakech is to visit the JamaaLafna for a different type of cultural experience, then you can discover a unique and fascinating square & Souks.

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Our Morocco first-class tours offer to you experienced drivers and guides that will aid you find out Morocco Culture & History, Imperial Cities, Berber culture Sahara desert, and the Atlas Montains. Our trip will start by picking you up from Mohamed V airport in Casablanca, you will be grateful by falling into this airport the biggest one in Morocco before taking you to discover Casablanca and its historical monuments such us the Old City; an old neighborhood built as the way which the Old Moroccan cities was, surrounded by many walls, and it includes several doors to enter; we mention the most famous one Bab Marrakech which is one of the most important monuments in the city, the only one that still exists after the earthquake that hit the city. We can also have a look to the White Mosque; one of the most touristic attractions in Morocco because it is the largest one in Morocco pulling touristic by its beautiful white color that send a kind of serenity in the soul, and its proximity to the ocean. We can also visit Abdel Rahman Salawi Museum that shows the history of earliest and modern Morocco established in 1940 which is attributed to Abderrahmane Slaoui, a very known Moroccan traveler and explorer, and we can also discover the Hassan 2 mosque that is located directly on the coast nearly to the lighthouse of the neck it was built in 1993, it is considered as the largest spiritual and religious landmark in Morocco, it is chining with its decoration and construction.

DAY 2: RABAT – CHEFCHAOUEN ( 250 KM )

In the second day and following breakfast our local guide will meet you at 8:30am to drive to Rabat, the administrative capital of Morocco enjoying the Royal Gates which built in 1864, moving to have an exciting look to the garden of Challa that built between 1310-1330 enjoying its delightful beauty that made up by walls that surround this historical garden with defensive gates. Afterward we will hold at Mohamed V Museum built in 1972, which is the home to the tombs of the current king’s father Hassan II who died in 1999 and grandfather kings Mohammed V who died in 1962 taking a view also to the grave of Moulay Abdullah the uncle of Mohammed VI finishing our day by visiting Tower Hassan which was built in 12th-century in the time of JACOB the MANSUR period of the ALMOHADS, where this historical parameter was added in the initial list of World Heritage, it is a minaret of an incomplete mosque.

The Kasbah of Oudaya which was built in the 12th-century by ALMOHADS also. This fortress was built with an ANDALUSIAN-STYLE, and what make the KASBAH a place worth visiting are the monuments that make it up such us JAMAA AL ATIQ mosque, the military work of BORJ SQALA that served as a military base for the Almorabits army in their defense against the Spanish army, the royal residence of the ALAWIT DYNASTY and the PRINCELY HOUSE erected to the west. The top of the Kasbah offer to you best opportunities to enjoy a striking view of the surrounding area. You will also get to see the 240 km long Abi-Regragriver located in western Morocco between Rabat and Salé. As this way, we will find ourselves finishing Rabat Calls to walk away towards Chefchaouen via the cities of Knetra, SidiKasem having a break in Ouazaane passing by spectacular scenery with cedar, oak and almond trees until we reach Chefchaouen in the afternoon for night and dinner.

DAY 3: EXPLORE CHEFCHAOUEN

This is the third day in your two-week Moroccan voyages, now you reach the blue town of Chefchaouen. After a light breakfast, you will start investigating 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 4: CHEFCHAOUEN – VOLUBILIS – FES ( 220 KM )

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 5: 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 Moroccan 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 an unforgettable dinner of one of the city’s signature dishes, the salty and sweet pastille.

DAY 6: FES – MIDELT – ZIZ VALLEY – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA (HOTEL AT DUNE LINE) (450 KM)

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 7: MERZOUGA – ERG CHEBBI DUNES SAHARA DESERT ( 30 KM )

This day is, a gift that will be given to you, it is a special day where you will enjoy a 4×4 adventure having a camel ride to watch the best sunrise ever through one of the high sand dunes seeing the sun growing up between the garden dunes of Merzouga coloring the horizon by a golden color. Throughout the sand dunes we will drive into these magnificent landscapes on the edge of the Erg Chebbi, the largest sand dunes in Morocco exploring this mysterious sand-sea of the Erg-Chebbi and luxuriate in the beauty of the Sahara Desert before seeing plenty of nomadic black tents in the middle of nowhere. We have to pay a visit to nomadic families contacting them to give many ideas about their way of living enjoying talking them while drinking tea. We will head up in alkhamliya, investigating the lifestyle oh Touareg people, a village that still in his first image that has been pictured through centuries, to rich our knowledge about Berber peoples and experience their gnawa music and we can have lunch with them or we can have it at our hotel. After a nap we will go on a camel ride to have a special meet with one of the of the most fascinating sight we will ever seen, you will live the amazing moment of the sundown in the highest dunes of Merzouga, a sunset that could be described as one of the moments that one should live before his death. That night you will stay in a Berber tented desert camp under the stars enjoying their chining on darknees.

DAY 8: MERZOUGA – RISSANI – TODGHA GORGES ( 190 KM )

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 9: TODGHA GORGES – DADES VALLEY – OUARZAZATE ( 164 KM )

Driving away from Todgha Gorges towards Dades Gorges via the road of 1000 Kasbahs. However, of the excising of enormous ones of both sides of the route we find that many old fortified houses are restored but unfortunately, a lot of them are ruins. Now we reach Dades Gorges or Valley observing the natural creativity of the rock development and formations called “the monkey toes” and we head to the Berber family for Lunch, cooking course, a walk to discover the valley and spend some time with the Berbers before we head to our hotel near the valley where you will spend the night at rose valley.

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).

DAY 10: AIT BENAHDDOU – MARRAKECH ( 200 KM )

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 11:  MARRAKESH, FULL GUIDED CITY TOUR

Here you are in Marrakech; you will have a full day exploring the Red City of Morocco with our local guide. Historically speaking Marrakech is one of the previous royal cities in Morocco. Marrakech, which is known of being seven men, is a city of special magic that is located near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountain. Like all the old cities, Marrakech contains both an old fortified city The Medina and a very modern city called Gueliz established during the French occupation. 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 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. We will also visit the KOUTOUBIA Mosque, built in the 12th century in the period of influence of Almoravid Dynasty. We will go among narrow streets and allies in ancient city and we may want getting 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.

DAY 12:  MARRAKECH – HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS ( 70 KM )

When finish breakfast you will be met by your mountain guide who will drive you through an unforgettable day tour in the High Atlas Mountains riding rocks and passing via some of the amazing valleys crossing Berber villages along Moulay Ibrahim Gorges; and that what will makes this day trip one of the most stunning day trip in our two weeks tours if you craving to escape the city and look into the genuine and rural side of Morocco. We will discover the Gorges of Molay Ibrahim and the Berber village of Asni, which is very fashionable for its weekly market every Saturday then moving to Imlil voyaging via exciting green valley that stays bright and verdant even during the hottest days in summer. Imlil a small town that is embraced by the Atlas Mountains specially Toubkal Mountain the highest peak in north Africa 4167m, it is the core to employ mountain guides and mules owing to its unique position and its link to several Berber villages and a very popular start point of treks and hikes for climbing Toubkal mountain having a great chance to meet the local Berber people who are the earliest inhabitants of Morocco and discover their way of life and culture. During this hike, you will admire breath-taking mountain sceneries. Enjoy a traditional typical lunch in a Berber home or picnic. Overnight will be in one of Imlil’s guesthouse.

For those who drive via the south into the mountains, a completely new experience will be waiting for through Marrakech that is a charming and fascinating city or via the High Atlas Mountains, which often dominate the skyline to the south of Marrakech, have always played an important role for the city not least with regard to commerce.

The High Atlas Mountains is a point where the highest peak are found, we find that some biggest chain of mountains are spreads from the Atlantic Coast in the west to the Algerian border in the east. With several climaxes exceeding 4000 meters we guess that some Mountains are home to the indigenous Berber (or Amazigh) people who have inhabited Morocco for at least 5000 years. They live in small clusters of earthen adobe houses, which cling precipitously to mountainsides and are often only accessible by mule or foot. A trek in the High Atlas will offer more than a glimpse into a way of life that has barely changed for centuries and where traditional values and hospitality have been mostly unaffected by the outside world

DAY 13:  IMLIL – ESSAOUIRA – EXPLORE ESSAOUIRA – ( 230 KM )

Eating breakfast in Imlil and then driving to Essaouira enjoying the beauty of the rocks of the high atlas and the beauty of the nature and landscapes until we reach Essaouira. Essaouira is a small blue city easily navigable beach it is well known for its kite surfing and windsurfing, with the powerful trade wind so that it is called “the city of the wind” .Horse riding, camel riding along the beach, quad biking are activities that one can enjoy while staying in Essaouira. Essaouira’s walled medina was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list in 2001. Its well-preserved, late-18th-century fortified layout is a prime example of European military architecture in North Africa. Essaouira’s smooth atmosphere, narrow winding streets lined with colorful shops, whitewashed houses and heavy old wooden doors are the characteristics that made her a wonderful place to stroll. Essaouira another touristic country in Morocco that attracts people by its charming and appealing places and monuments; however of being small but it hugs a huge history left by French, Portuguese and jewish populations that were consider it as their home; It was inhabited by ancient civilizations such us the ROMANS, and PORTUGAL, and its 18th-century seaport fortress – UNESCO World Heritage. Essaouira is known by its delicious seafood and by its Gnaoua Festival of World Music, normally it is scheduled in the last week of June. It brings artists from all over the world. Although focused on Gnaoua music, it includes rock, jazz and reggae. In the early 1952, the film director and actor Orson Welles made his movie Othello. Now there is a square named Orson Welles.

DAY 14: ESSAOUIRA – MARRAKECH (170 KM )

Eating breakfast in Essaouira then driving to Marrakech seeing in your way the enormous Argan trees on both sides of the road. Goats frequently climb these Argan trees. To eat and to food in, and these trees are the sources of making Argan Oil which produced by several women’s cooperatives and it is used to prepare couscous, salads. Moreover, it was traditionally used as a treatment for skin diseases before being founded as good enough for cosmetics by Europeans manufacturers. To rich your knowledge about how this oil made, we will calls one of these cooperatives watching how Berber women squeezed the Argan fruits between hands to extract this precious oil. We arrive to our hotel in Marrakesh and if time permit we go out for a walk. After that, you will have a free day that is the last day in Marrakech, where you can have a free time for Massage Spa and to shop souvenirs having the last chance to visit the Souks and Marrakech Attraction before your Holiday ends after a unforgettable experience.

DAY 15: MARRAKECH / OR CASABLANCA AIRPORT TRANSFER ( 240 KM )

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