Multicolor Morocco

Arrival at Marrakech International Airport and transfer to the hotel. Free time. Dinner and overnight.

Half board at the hotel. Half-day visit of the city of Marrakech: the visit begins with the Menara Gardens, at the center of which lies a 12th-century pond. The majestic Koutoubia Minaret. Visit to the Bahia Palace, the Berber pharmacy and the souks. The visit ends at Jemaa el-Fna Square, declared a World Heritage Site. Overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure into the High Atlas mountains via the Tichka Pass. Along the way the scenery changes from the deep green of the valleys to the red ochre of the Tizi Pass, until we reach Ouarzazate. Free time for lunch, then continuation to Kelaa M'Gouna, a famous little town where a type of highly fragrant rose is grown, to travel the “Kasbah Route”. This is the name given, in the south of the High Atlas, to a route through a series of fortresses. Built of adobe with crenellated towers and raw-brick decoration, they are at times authentic fortified villages. They stand in a spectacular landscape where desert and mountain meet, combining all the shades of ochre and red. If the ancient kasbahs seduce with their evocative power, the landscape moves with the force of its contrasts, its luminosity and its silence. This route is one of the most attractive and sought-after in Morocco. Dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure for Tinghir, where one of the most beautiful natural sites of the trip is found: the Todra Gorges. To cut through the mountain, the Todra River has carved by erosion a narrow canyon with vertical walls more than 300 meters high, a paradise for climbers. We will go into the interior of the gorge. Departure for Erfoud. The road becomes ever tougher and the towns we pass through ever more authentic. We enter the domain of the desert people. Visit to a fossil extraction center; the amount of aquatic life that once existed in this place during the Quaternary seems incredible. Arrival and, in a 4x4, we head to the Merzouga Dunes, free time and check-in at the camp or
at the lodge, dinner and overnight.

After breakfast, in a 4x4 we begin discovering the surroundings of the Erg Chebbi dunes, a sand-filled desert region, driving along the tracks of the old Dakar Rally. We will discover how and where the nomads of the area live and share tea with a family, wild oases in the middle of nowhere, spectacular landscapes, small villages and desert settlements, palm groves. Stop in the village of Hassi Lbied for a walk through the palm grove and vegetable garden. Here you will discover an ingenious example of irrigation through channels and water conduction with the Khettara system. The unmissable visit to the village of Khamlia, of great historical and cultural importance, with ancestors who were slaves from sub-Saharan Africa. Return to Merzouga, where we ride camels up the dunes to watch the sunset. Dinner and overnight at the camp or lodge in Merzouga.

Breakfast and departure for Fez. We will visit Rissani, a town with a fascinating souk that overflows with life and authenticity, and cross the Ziz Gorges and Valley. Continuation to Fez. On the way we will cross the Azrou cedar forest and visit the village of Ifrane, known as the Moroccan Switzerland for the architecture of its houses and for being one of the most exclusive ski destinations in the country. Arrival in Fez in the late afternoon, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel. Fez is the oldest imperial city in Morocco. Founded in 808, it was the capital of the kingdom several times. The labyrinth of streets of the preserved medieval city (called Fez el-Bali) is considered the largest car-free urban area in the world. It transports us to a completely different world. Like something out of a movie. There are two more parts of the great city of Fez besides the medina: the 13th-century city (Fez el-Jedid) and the Ville Nouvelle (home to the business center, with modern avenues, hotels and restaurants). The most outstanding sights in Fez are undoubtedly the medina, the souks (markets), the area where the leather tanners work, the Royal Palace, the Mellah (the old Jewish quarter) and the oldest university in the world. Visit to the Quranic madrasa dating from the Marinid era, as well as the exterior of the Karaouine Mosque and the shrine of Moulay Idriss, the founder of the city. The visit ends with a tour of various craft workshops and bazaars of the old medina, return to the hotel, free time, dinner and overnight.
OPTION 1 DAY 8: FEZ - MEKNES - RABAT - CASABLANCA
Breakfast at the hotel and drive to the city of Meknes. Panoramic visit of this imperial city starting with its walls, with magnificent gates such as Bab Mansour, the Agdal pond and Bab Lahdim Square, plus a short tour along the city walls. Continuation through fertile valleys to the imperial city of Rabat. The visit begins with a panoramic view of the exterior of the Royal Palace, “Dar el Makhzen”. Continuation to the Mohammed V Mausoleum, the unfinished mosque and the Hassan Tower. Free time for lunch, then on to Casablanca, check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.
OPTION 2 DAY 8: FEZ - MEKNES - CHEFCHAOUEN - TANGIER
Breakfast at the hotel and drive to the city of Meknes. Panoramic visit of this imperial city starting with its walls, with magnificent gates such as Bab Mansour, the Agdal pond and Bab Lahdim Square, plus a short tour along the city walls. Continuation through fertile valleys and the Rif mountains to the city of Chefchaouen, with a panoramic visit of this city known as the blue city, and onward to the pearl of the north, the city of Tangier. Short stroll through the city, check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Casablanca International Airport (Option 1) or transfer to Tangier Airport or Tanger City port (Option 2). End of our services.