8 days Casablanca desert tour
8 days Casablanca desert tour
Day 1
Casablanca – Rabat
8 days Casablanca desert tour. Meeting your driver/ guide on your arrival at Mohammed V airport. Then you will drive to the big city of Morocco and the first economy as well. You will start by visiting the seventh largest and the biggest mosque around the world “Hassan 2”. It is the most attractive site in the city which is full of architecture of different civilizations.
After that, we will continue to Rabat where we will have the first meal of Moroccan fresh food. Here we will visit Hassan Tower, Oudayas Kasbah, and the challah main gate. Overnight at your Riad accommodation in the medina.
Driving Distance : Aproximately 340 km
Driving time : 6 Hours
Day 2
Rabat – Asilah – Tangier – Chefchaouen
Having your breakfast at your riad, then will drive to Asilah where you will have one hour in the Medina (old city). Later on, we will drive to Tangier to visit Hercules cave and cap Spartil sites. Have our lunch at one of the fish (see food) restaurants. We will drive again crossing the Riff Mountains towards the blue pearl of Morocco (Chefchaoune). Overnight in the old city of the bleu city.
Driving Distance : Aproximately 280 km
Driving time : 5 Hours
Day 3
Exploring the bleu pearl
The local guide will meet you at your accommodation in order to show you all sites of the city and explain the historical monument for about 3 hours. After having lunch you will have free time to walk by yourself and take more beautiful pictures of the city. Overnight at the same accommodation.
Day 4
Chefchaouen – Volubilis (Roman site) – Meknes – Fes
Today you will meet again your diver/guide at your accommodation and drive towards Fes. The first stop will take place at the Roman site which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Continuing to Meknes where you will have free time to explore its sites such as Almansour Big Gate, The main square and the Swani granary. After having your lunch we will drive directly to Fes (the first capital of Morocco) where your accommodation is located in the old city.
Day 5
FES Sightsee (culture tour with local guide)
Today you will have a walking day in the spiritual city of Fes. Your local guide will pick you up and start exploring the new Medina including Royal Palace, South Tower, and the tile factory (ceramic factory). Later on, you will get inside the old city to visit its sites such as Alkarawiyin University, Chaouara Tannery, and Molay Idriss Mausoleum. Overnight at the same accommodation in the heart of the old city.
Day 6
Fes – Imouzar – Ifrane – Cedar forest – Midalt – Sahara Desert (Camel ride)
After breakfast, you will have a long day towards Merzouga. During this day you are going to see the different landscapes of the Middle Atlas Mountains and the Anti-Atlas Mountains. The first stop will take place at Moroccan Switzerland (Ifrane) where you will have a café break to explore the city.
Later on, we will stop at the biggest and largest forest in Morocco where we will see Monkeys (Barbarian Apps). Continuing to Midelt which is the capital of Apples where our lunch will take place. Before arriving at the camel rides we will have a stop at the valley of Ziz which is considered the biggest river in the area of Tafilalt. Overnight at the Berber tent in the middle of the sand dunes.
Day 7
Merzouga – Erfoud – Toudra gorges – Dades Valley
After the view of the sunrise and breakfast at the luxury camp in the middle of the desert. We will drive towards Erfoud which is the capital of Fossils to visit one of the factories and how they get them from the mountains. Continuing to Toudra Gorges which is a series of river canyons in the High Atlas Mountains near the small town of Tinghir. Our lunch will take place at this small town before we head directly to Dades Valley where our hotel accommodation is located.
Day 8
Dades valley – Roses Valley – Ouarzazat – Ait Ben Haddo – Marrakech
After your breakfast we will drive to Marrakech via Roses Valley and Ouarzazat (Hollywood of Africa, Cinema City, and silence city).
Many Movies been shouted here. Later on, We will continue to Ait Ben Haddo Kasbah, The most famous Kasbah in Morocco due to films that shouted such as Gladiator, Mammy, Game of Thrones, and Lawrence of Arabia. Arriving at Marrakech passing through Tizi n Tichka pass (2260 high). Here the Sahara Safaris service and the 8 days Casablanca desert tour ended.