Tour 2: Morocco Travel Adventure (11 days / 10 nights)
PROGRAM INCLUSIONS
- 9 nights’ accommodation in riads, hotels or kasbahs
- 1 night camping in Berber nomad’s tents at desert oasis
- 10 breakfasts
- Full-day city tour of Fes with English speaking local Fes guide
- Half-day city tour of Marrakech with English speaking local Marrakech guide
- Overnight Morocco desert camel safari
- Entrance fees for included sightseeing
- Air-conditioned private vehicle with English speaking driver guide
Day 1: Tangier – Chefchaouen
Begin your Morocco travel adventure in Tangier, the Mediterranean gateway to Africa. Your Berber Treasures driver guide will greet you at Tangier port/airport on arrival. Take a Tangier tour of the city’s principal sights before departing for Morocco’s Rif Mountains and the charming village of Chefchaouen. Overnight in Chefchaouen.
Day 2: Chefchaouen – Meknes – Fes
Tour to Fes. Travelling through Morocco’s Rif Mountains you journey south to the ancient Roman town of Volubilis where you will explore the Roman ruins and marvel at the Roman mosaics. Continue to the UNESCO designated world heritage 17th century imperial city of Meknes. In the old Meknes medina you will see the famous massive gate of Bab el Mansour, the main entrance to the second Alaouite sultan, Mouly Ismails’s 17th century city and the Agdal Basin. Travel to Fes and enter the old medina to have your first experience of the beautiful riads in Morocco. Overnight in Fes.
Day 3: Fes
Full-day Fes city tour, one of Morocco’s oldest imperial cities, with your expert local Fes travel guide. Your heritage tour of Fes visits the UNESCO designated world heritage old walled medina, historical monuments (including Madrasa (Medersa) Bou Inania, the Kairaouine Mosque and Mihrab), bazaars and souks (such as the Souk Ain Allou (leather), the Souk Attarine (spices), Souk au Henne (henna and kohl)), Fes el Jdid, the exterior of Dar el Makhzen (Royal Palace) including the enormous Merenid gate of Bab Dekakene, formerly the main entrance of the royal palace, the Mellah (old Moroccan Jewish heritage quarter) and late 16th century Borj Nord fortress (exterior). Return to your Fes riad. Overnight in Fes.
Day 4: Fes – Midelt – Merzouga
Continue your Morocco tour travelling via Ifrane, Azrou, Midelt and Erfoud south to Merzouga. Your route crosses Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains and High Atlas Mountains before descending into the Moroccan desert where you follow the Ziz River to the beautiful Ziz Gorge, a desert oasis with vast date palm groves, through the desert town of Erfoud to Merzouga, a small desert Berber village situated on the edge of Morocco’s spectacular Sahara Desert sand dunes known as Erg Chebbi. Overnight in Merzouga.
Day 5: Morocco Camel Safari & Desert Oasis
Explore Morocco’s desert touring the Merzouga/Rissani area where you can see the desert Berber in their striking indigo blue gandoras and turbans, the
remains of old ksars (Berber forts), the renowned Moroccan fossil fields and the black Moroccan village of Khamlea.Relax at your kasbah in the afternoon before leaving on your desert camel tour into the Erg Chebbi sand dunes. Led by your local Berber guide you watch the sun set over the massive sand dunes and camp overnight under the stars in Berber nomad tents at a desert oasis in the heart of the sand dunes. Overnight at desert oasis in Berber nomad tents. (Option to overnight at Merzouga kasbah with sunset or sunrise camel ride.)
Day 6: Merzouga – Todra Gorge – Skoura – Ouarzazate
You rise early to watch the sunrise over the desert. After breakfast you return by camel to your Merzouga kasbah and refresh before leaving for the scenic Todra Gorge. Continue your Morocco desert tour passing through the High Atlas Mountain Berber town of Boumalne Dades and travelling along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through the Roses Valley, to the oasis village of Skoura and the old garrison town of Ouarzazate, strategically located on the crossroads of old desert caravan routes. This area is famous for its many Moroccan kasbahs and oasis villages. Overnight in Ouarzazate.
Day 7: Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – Marrakech
Visit the spectacular UNESCO designated world heritage Ait Benhaddou village, which has some of the Atlas Mountain region’s most exotic and best preserved kasbahs. Then leaving Morocco’s desert behind, you cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2260m) as you travel to Marrakech, the old imperial city known as the Jewel of the South and a highlight of holidays in Morocco. Arriving in Marrakech, escape the bustle of the old medina as you enter the peace of your riad in Marrakech. Overnight Marrakech.
Day 8: Marrakech
Morning half-day Marrakech tour with your expert local Marrakech travel guide. Your heritage tour of Morocco’s stunning past, includes the UNESCO designated world heritage old walled medina, La Bahia Palace, el-Badi Palace, Koutoubia Mosque, the Saadian tombs, Place Djemaa El-Fna and Marrakech’s souks. Afternoon free-time. Overnight in Marrakech.
Day 9: Marrakech – Casablanca – Rabat
Depart Marrakech and tour to Casablanca to see the most important sights of the city before continuing onto the imperial city of Rabat, the capital of the Kingdom and modern administrative centre. In Rabat tour the Oudaia Kasbah, the Hassan Tower, the Mohammed V Mausoleum, the Royal Palace (Mechouar) and, if time permits, the Necropolis of Chellah, situated in the ruins of the Roman town of Sala Collonia. Overnight in Rabat.
Day 10: Rabat – Asilah
Drive north along Morocco’s Atlantic coast to the beautiful little coastal town of Asilah with its Portuguese colonial fortifications. Overnight in Asilah.
Day 11: Asilah – Tangier
Take the short return trip to Tangier port or airport where your Morocco tour ends.
NOT INCLUDED
- Drinks, meals other than as specified, gratuities and other items of a personal nature
- Optional activities (including those referred to as optional in the tour itinerary)
- Variations to the itinerary, accommodation upgrades and any special handling
- Airfares
- Other extras