Casablanca Desert Tours 6 Days
| 6 Days | Max People : 15 |
| Pickup: Airport or Accommodation in Casablanca | Language: English , French , espagnol |
Overview
On a 6-Day Morocco Desert Tour, from Casablanca, and with Linda Morocco Tours you will travel to Rabat at the beginning of your Morocco vacation. Before you get to Fes, the Athens of Africa, you will pass the Roman ruins of Volubilis. The fabled Sahara desert of Morocco is the next stop on your journey. Here, you will definitely take a camel ride through the Merzouga dunes, spend the night beneath the stars in a Bedouin camp, and travel past canyons and lush green oases before coming to a conclusion in the mysterious city of Marrakech.
itinerary
Day 1 : Casablanca - Rabat - Volubilis - Meknes - Fes
Our 6-day Morocco Tour Itinerary will start in the morning when our driver from Linda Morocco Tours will pick you up from your Casablanca hotel and head to Rabat, the capital of Morocco, where we will visit the Hassan Tower and the Oudayas Kasbah. Next, continue to the ancient Roman remains of Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Discover the exquisite mosaics, towering columns, and imposing arches that transport you back in time as you explore the well-preserved ruins. Admire the stunning architecture and extensive history that once adorned this Roman city. After that, we'll travel on to Meknes to see some of its most important landmarks, like Bab Mansour, the royal stables and Lahdim Square. We will proceed to Fes after lunch and arrive late in the afternoon, dropping you off at your hotel or riad.
Day 2 : Fes Guided Tour
After a filling breakfast, get ready to be picked up from your Fez lodging and take a walk through the district known as Mellah, which was once home to Moroccan Jews. Explore time-defying medersas, msids, and souks; also, check out the freshly refurbished Museum of Moroccan Arts and the clay-based stores that sell handmade kitchenware.
In order to appreciate the Old Medina from a 360-degree perspective, you must first visit the palace of His Majesty the King of Morocco and contemplate its seven bronze gates. Next, proceed to Jamaa al Qarawiyin, the only school on Earth where pupils are still instructed in the use of ancient techniques to tackle a variety of knowledge-related challenges, including physics, maths, and arithmetic. Explore the lively souks where spices and veggies are exchanged at eye level. Souk Al Attarin's magnificent fragrance will captivate you.
In order to see the colours and materials, you will also visit the Moroccan Art Museum in Nejjarine Carpenters' Square and the Chouara Tannery. Ultimately, following this guided tour of culture and history, our driver will drop you off at your lodging.
Day 3 : Fez - Ifrane- Azrou - Ziz Valley - Merzouga
Our driver from Linda Morocco Tours will meet you at 7 am to take you first to Ifrane, one of Morocco's most picturesque cities (known as the Switzerland of Morocco due to its winter climate, stunning scenery, and incredible architecture). From there, we go to Midelt via Azrou and the Middle Atlas's cedar forest, where you might see herds of Barbary apes, or monkeys. After lunch in Midelt, a town renowned for its delicious apples, we will cross the Tizi-n-Talent mountain and enter the Ziz Valley, which is dotted with long oasis and palm trees. Admire the "ksars" or castles of the several Berber towns that we stop at along the way. We pass through the adobe-colored city of Er-Rachidia, making stops to see kasbahs and palm groves along the way. In the afternoon, we arrive in Merzouga, where you will spend your first night and have dinner in a hotel.
Day 4 : Tour in the Beauty of the Sahara Desert
After breakfast, you can enjoy the pleasures of a leisurely stroll through the enormous dunes of Erg Chebbi, perhaps you would prefer to go shopping in the neighbouring villages of Merzouga, and then the tiny village of Khamlia, also known as the "black people's village," which is home to descendants of slaves who were taken from the Sudan and whose residents will mesmerise you with their renditions of beloved Gnawa music. With Linda Morocco Tours, take pleasure in an amazing 90-minute camel ride amid shifting sand dunes into a gorgeous sunset. You will arrive at a traditional Berber desert campsite and spend the night in a lovely tent surrounded by the towering dunes. Until it's time to go to sleep, unwind and savour a delectable dinner while taking in the lovely melodies of traditional Berber music. The stars are so numerous and brilliant that you could practically reach out and touch them.
Day 5: Merzouga - Tinejdad - Todra Gorges - Boumalne Dades
Get up early and you won't regret it, you will see the sunrise from the top of a dune in the Sahara. After these beautiful and unique moments, you will have breakfast and then ride a camel back to the hotel, where you may relax with a shower. On our way to Tinghir, we pass through Erfoud and Tinejdad, where we may pause to have lunch. In the afternoon, proceed with Linda Morocco Tours to the Todra Gorges. stopping along the road to take in the view and take panoramic pictures. Arrival at Todra Gorges to hike and enjoy the Canyons' amazing views. Later on, we're going to Dades Valley to check into the hotel and eat dinner.
Day 6 : Boumalne Dades - Kelaa M’gouna - Ouarzazate - Ait Benhaddou - Tizi N’tichka Pass - Marrakech
After a delicious breakfast at the hotel, begin your last day of the desert from Casablanca to Marrakech. We'll pass through Skoura and Kelaa M'gouna, once you've taken in the vast view of Taourirt's kasbah and inhaled the sweet scent of flowers, get your cameras ready for yet another photo op at the Atlas film studios in Ouarzazate. After that, you'll visit the stunning Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, which is recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site, and have a delectable lunch at one of the village's restaurants. We will cross the high Atlas Mountains and the Tizi N'tichka Pass (2260 metres above sea level) on our afternoon journey to Marrakech, finally drop off at your accommodation, end of Linda's Morocco tours services.
Includes
- Pick up from your accommodation
- Drop off at your accommodation or Airpot
- 1 Bottles of water each person per Day
- Accommodation during the tour
- Official Guide in Fes
- Breakfasts and Dinner
- Private tour in comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
- An experienced, English-speaking tour guide/driver.
excludes
- Lunch and other meals not mentioned in the itinerary.
- Anything mentioned optional in the itinerary.
- Fees to enter monuments
- Tips for the driver