Morocco is a North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European cultural influences.
Marrakesh’s walled medina, a mazelike medieval quarter, offers entertainment in its Djemaa el-Fna square and souks (marketplaces) selling traditional ceramics, jewelry and metal lanterns.
The capital Rabat’s Kasbah of the Udayas is a 12th-century royal fort overlooking the water.
SAHARA DESERT
A journey into the Sahara can be as varied as the desert itself, but there are some quintessential Saharan experiences.
Travel in the Sahara is best between October and April or early May when daytime temperatures are generally bearable.
Merzouga is a village in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, on the edge of Erg Chebbi, a 50km long and 5km wide set of sand dunes that reach up to 350m high. Most people are here to take a camel safari into the dunes.
FEZ
The city has two old medinas, the larger of which is Fes el Bali. It is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is believed to be one of the world's largest car-free urban areas.
Located by the Atlas Mountains, Fez has a Mediterranean climate, shifting from cold and rain in the winter to dry and hot days in the summer months between June and September.
Fez is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination and many non-Moroccans are now restoring traditional houses as second homes in the Fez medina.
AIT BEN HADDOU
is a fortified city, or ksar, along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. Most citizens living in the area now live in more modern dwellings in a nearby village, although there are 4 families still living in the ancient city.
This giant fortification, which is made up of six Kasbahs and nearly fifty ksars which are individual Kasbahs, is a great example of earthen clay architecture.
Aït Benhaddou has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and several famous films have been shot there.
CHEFCHAOUEN
Chefchaouen is situated in the Rif Mountains, just inland from Tangier and Tetouan.
The city is a popular tourist destination because of its proximity to Tangier and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
Chefchaouen is a popular shopping destination as well, as it offers many native handicrafts that are not available elsewhere in Morocco, such as wool garments and woven blankets. The goat cheese native to the area is also popular with tourists.
MARRAKECH
Marrakech is a major city in the northwest African nation of Morocco. It is the fourth largest city in the country after Casablanca, Fes and Tangier.
The Jemaa el-Fnaa is one of the best-known squares in Africa and is the centre of city activity and trade. It has been described as a "world-famous square", "a metaphorical urban icon, a bridge between the past and the present, the place where Moroccan tradition encounters modernity.
Marrakesh is possibly the most important of Morocco's four former imperial cities.
Our 7 days private Morocco tour from Marrakech starts today travelling over the Tizi n'Tichka mountain pass and we will enjoy beautiful views of the High Atlas mountains. We pass few Berber villages on the way to the World heritage site of Ait Benhaddou. This kasbah was used as a backdrop for many famous movies.
Then we will drive to Ouarzazate to visit movie studios and we continue towards the Valley of Roses and the Dades gorges. Hhere we stay overnight at a local hotel.
Camel trek in Sahara desert
Private Air conditioned 4x4 / Experienced English speaking driver / Guide.
Pick up / Drop off from Marrakech / Accommodation in riads / hotels / breakfast / dinner
Desert camp with dinner and breakfast
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN 7 DAYS PRIVATE TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA DESERT AND FEZ
Personal expenses
Lunch
Drinks
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN 7 DAYS PRIVATE TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA DESERT AND FEZ
After breakfast, we head to visit Todra Gorges. Berber villages are scattered along the way.You will pass through Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud ,famous for its fossils.
From here you will feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet. Then we continue to Merzouga. After arrival here we stay in local desert hotel for dinner overnight stay.
After breakfast and shower,you will go in a tour around the Erg Chebbi ,you will visit a berber house and listen to local gnawa music; originally from Ghana, and Sudan. You will visit some deserted mines, Berber nomad sand oasis of palm trees.
Towards lunchtime, return to Merzouga , lunch and relaxing,then you will go to the camels who are waiting to take you on an adventure in the sand dunes. You will spend the night in an equipped camp with drums music in the middle of the Sahara,this is a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise,when you arrive at the camp, you will go to a high dunes to see the sunset ,you will spend the night in nomad tents where dinner is served under the stars.
DAY 3: MERZOUGA DESERT
MAP FOR 7 DAY TRIP FROM MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA AND FEZ
RESERVATION FOR 7 DAYS PRIVATE TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA DESERT AND FEZ
Experience camel trek in desert and also desert tents overnight
Visit Erfoud and Rissani
visit Kasbah Ait Benhaddou near Ouarzazatte, Dades Valley
DAY 1: MARRAKECH - AIT BEN HADDOU - OUARZAZATE - DADES GORGES
Wake early to watch the sunrise and, if you overnight under the stars in the deep camp, camel trek back to the dune line. After breakfast departure for Fes via Ziz Valley Gorge and cedar forests where Barbary Macaques live – it is an interesting route with a stop for lunch in a Berber café. Drop off at your accommodation in Fes.
DAY 4: MERZOUGA - FEZ
PRIVATE 7 DAY TOUR MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA DESERT
HIGHLIGHTS FOR 7 DAYS PRIVATE TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO MERZOUGA DESERT
You will have a guided tour to explore the old medina and the famous Souks of Fes - its narrow cobbled streets are filled with ancient mosques and towering green-glazed minarets.
You will visit the most beautiful palaces and monuments of Fes.
The tour will include a visit to the tannery and the ceramics cooperative to see the traditional Moroccan crafts.
DAY 5: FEZ.
Today we drive from Fez to Casablanca. We will visit Roman ruins in Volubilis, and also Meknes. In Meknes - former imperial city in Morocco, also known as the Ismaili capital of Morocco, we will visit places as : the famous gate Bab Mansour, the Sahrij Souani Bassin. Then we visitthe Mulay Ismail Mausoleum . We arrive to Rabat to visit most important places here. The city tour of Rabat will start at the Royal palace , then we may visit Chellah nechropolis , Hassan tour and Mohamed the 5th mausoleum. We continue to visit the Oudaya kasbah. Then we head to Casablanca where we will visit the Central Market, the Habous district, Royal Palace, Mohamed V Square, the residential area of Anfa and the outside of Mosque Hassan II. Overnight Casablanca in local hotel.
DAY 6: FEZ - MEKNES - RABAT - CASABLANCA
Today we transfer you from Casablanca to Marrakech.
IMPORTANT :
The tour itinerary can be modified according your requirements and budget. Contact us if you wish to modify this private Morocco tour.
DAY 7: CASABLANCA - MARRAKECH
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