grand morocco tour 14 days

Day1: CASABLANCA

 Upon arrival at the airport in Casablanca, you will be met by our assistant who will be there to help you transfer to your hotel for a one night stay

Day 2: CASABLANCA -RABAT-CHEFCHAOUEN

  After breakfast a private vehicle with English speaking driver will transfer you to the shoreline, just beyond the northern tip of Casablanca's Medina (Old City), to visit HASSAN II MOSQUE which dominates the entire city and is the third largest mosque in the world with the tallest minaret, to Discover Muslim cultures and traditions, then move on to MOHAMED V SQUARE the central plaza of Casablanca. It is home to many of the city's important official buildings; including the main post office, the building facades all sport the neo-Moorish style, the square has a central fountain and well-tended gardens.  Before heading toward bustling central market a must visit for tourists who want to throw themselves into the midst of city life. You’ll find everything here from plastic bowls to Morocco's famous slippers. Upon completion of the tour, you will precede to Rabat a very welcomed break from the hustle of Casablanca your visit start at the unfinished HASSAN TOWER, the work of ruler YACOUB AL-MANSOUR, HASSAN TOWER is next door to the Mausoleum of MOHAMED V, The opulent tomb chamber is a showcase of Moroccan traditional design, and has a grand marble tomb and walls covered in “ZELLIGE” tiles. After we will drive through the Rif Mountains towards CHEFCHAOUEN or the white-blue washed town. On arrival, dinner and accommodation at your hotel.

Day 3: CHEFCHAOUEN-TETOUAN-CHEFCHAOUEN

  After breakfast, you can start exploring CHAOUEN and it Medina .After lunch your assistant will drive you to TETOUAN upon your arrival you can visit a Spanish-flavored medina which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the medina, Place HASSAN II you can see of the royal palace, which was built on the site of the old Caliphate palace before going back to CHAOUEN for dinner and overnight at your hotel.

Day4: CHEFCHAOUEN-MEKNES

  After breakfast at Hotel, departure for MEKNES city, on your arrival transfer to local restaurant for lunch. After lunch you can enjoy a visit to MOULAY ISMAIL TOMB a sumptuously decorated mausoleum with a breathtaking interior that showcase the glorious exuberance of Moroccan religious decoration next door you can see the main gate between Meknes' Medina and Imperial City districts BAB AL-MANSOUR an immense and highly photogenic structure that many experts proclaim as one of North Africa's finest examples of surviving gateways embellished with zellige tiling and carving work. After checking in at your hotel you can profit of the rest of the afternoon to walk and explore by yourself. After Dinner you spend the night at hotel

Day5: MEKNESS-VOLUBILIS-FES

       After breakfast you’ll enjoy the guided tour of the ancient Roman ruins of VOLUBILIS Morocco's most famous Roman remnant. Sitting atop a hill, with the countryside rolling out below, the surviving columns and temple fragments of VOLUBILIS are an impressive, and powerfully atmospheric. After lunch you can visit the holy city of MOULAY IDRISS named after the country's most venerated saint you can wander up through the Medina (old town) to the 

hillside paths above and get amazing rooftop views of the entire settlement. Rest of the day is free late in the afternoon   you return to your hotel for dinner.

Day6: FES

After having your breakfast you will find your assistant waiting for you to commence a fabulousday. The first stop is going to be the royal Palace besides a plenty of worth-seeing quarters involving, the MELLAH (Jewish Quarter). Have an access to Fez el-Bali, best known as a chained set of rooftops decorated with minarets and domes. Following this, we will visit KARAOUIYNE mosque. One of the antiquated mosques in the world and had operated as a university in the kingdom .Later on we are going to move forward to BAB BOUJLOUD , the main entry into Fes el Bali (Old City). As you approach, you get wonderful views of the minaret of the MEDERSA BOU INANIA, which sits just after BAB BOUJLOUD gate; around the area we cannot miss the opportunity to see Fes’ famous CHOUARA TANNERY. Here you can watch the traditional dying of animal skins - the first step in making Morocco's many leather products. After an appetizing lunch you are going to meet local family to experience the everyday ritual of tea time in morocco, together you will enjoy sweet mint tea and fresh baked FASSI cookies. After a short break at your hotel your assistant will drive you to a local restaurant for a traditional dinner before going back to hotel for a night of sleep.

Day 7: FES, MERZOUGA

After breakfast, we drive towards the oasis town Erfoud. On the way we stop at MIDELT to enjoy lunch at a nice & recommended restaurant, after lunch we continue to Erfoud. Upon arrival we climb aboard our 4WD for an incredible trek into the Sahara dunes toward MERZOUGA. On arrival you can enjoy a traditional Amazing dinner with folklore music before heading to your hotel for one night stay.

Day8: MERZOUGA

Early morning stroll along the golden dunes to watch what well may be the best sunrise of your life you will be then transferred to your hostel for breakfast. Full morning of free leisure to enjoy the magic of the great desert, after a unique lunch experience at a local Berber house you return to your hotel to witness Colorful sunset. Then experience a good night in comfortable traditional nomadic fire-camp under the stars. Our local friends will prepare a hearty feast, so all you need to do is sit back and relax.

DAY9: MERZOUGA-ERFOUD-TODRA-OUARZAZATE

 After breakfast return to ERFOUD drive through dramatic changing landscapes to TODRA GORGE. The gorge is a spectacular canyon with sheer rock walls reaching up to 300 meters high. A short walk in the area may take in the gorge, surrounding farmland and a ruined village. After lunch at a local restaurant proceed to OUARZAZATE via KALAA M’GOUNA small town in South Morocco and famous as Rose capital .In spring, the entire area is awash with pink Persian roses ,the flowers are harvested in mid-May, an event celebrated in the colorful and sweet-smelling Rose Festival.

Day10: OUARZAZAT-AIT BENHADOU-MARAKECH

Board the private car and head towards the famous KSAR in the OUNILA Valley you can discover KSAR AÏT-BEN-HADDOU this fortified city has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and is a striking example of southern Moroccan architecture yesterday it was an important stop for caravans carrying salt across the Sahara, today it is a set to many famous hollywoodien productions After lunch at a local restaurant transfer to Marrakech. On arrival terminate at hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day11: MARRAKECH

Enjoy a day to discover Marrakech. We will embark you on a tour of the well-known KOUTOUBIA MOSQUE with its superb minaret, the breathtakingly beautiful BAHIA PALAIS, a fine example of Muslim architecture, and the ruins of the PALAIS BADI. Get ready to be lost in the famous JAMAE EL FNA square and it continuous entertainment you will come across market stalls, story tellers and snake charmers who are best admired from afar, a site not to be missed. Next door you can visit Menara Gardens a refreshing and welcoming respite from soaring Moroccan temperatures and busy streets, olive trees are set around a magnificent reflecting pool filled with leaping fish. It is a calm garden scene clear days provide Atlas mountain backdrops. After lunch sit back and relax on the cushions of an elegant horse carriage as you ride through the city and tour the ancient ramparts. See the characteristic red stone walls that make up the old fortifications of the Marrakech Medina before continuing on to the city’s oases of harmony and tranquility. At night your assistant will drive you to a local restaurant for a fancy dinner after which you can experience a different side of the square JAMAE EL FNA before slipping behind the walls of your hotel.

DAY 12: MARRAKECH-ESSAOUIRA

Early in the morning, head toward the Atlantic Coast to the old fishing town ESSAOUIRA. This laidback artists' village is a former Portuguese trading colony. Surrounded by sandy beaches and dunes, and filled with whitewashed houses it's a great place to explore. After lunch you will be seduced the charms of its souk selling a great range of product and embark a tour in the MEDINA, take a step back in history as you view the 18th and 19th century European Artillery, visit SKALA the large working port a bustling place with plenty of activity throughout the day before terminating at your hotel.

DAY13: ESSAOUIRA-EL JADIDA-CASABLANCA  

Bid farewell to ESSAOUIRA and journey a Private vehicle with English speaking driver transfer to The Portuguese City of EL JADIDA. After lunch at a local restaurant you are going to visit the surviving Portuguese building that include the cistern and the Church of the Assumption, built in the MANUELINE Style of late Gothic architecture before diving in the medina it minaret and alley. After a short visit proceed to CASABLANCA for an overnight accommodation.

DAY14: CASABLANCA  

After breakfast, your English speaking assistant will transfer you to Mohamed V airport for your return flight with a memorable trip of a life time.