13 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech

Day  1  :  Tangier _ Chefchaouen

We will welcome in the airport or the port and departure for Chefchaouen, one of the most pleasant cities of Morocco. Holy city, with a dozen mosques and shrines, a joyous city with paved paths leading to a series of shady squares. accommodation at the Riad…

Day  2  : Chefchaouen _ Ouazzane _ Volubilis _ Meknes _ Fez.

In After breakfast, you will have free time to explore the city and take some photos, then we will leaving for Meknes, we will cross the Rif mountains and enjoy the beautiful landscapes to reach Volubilis the old Roman ruins dating from , you will have time to visit the site and continue to Meknes. In Meknes, the fourth imperial city of Morocco, founded at the beginning of the 17th century by the sultan Moulay Ismaïl, we will visit the magnificent gates of Bab El Mandour and, then the royal stables of Hri Souani, then the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail. . After the visit, we will drive to Fez where we will spend the night in a beautiful Riad…

Day 3 : Explore Fez City.

will start exploring the oldest city in Morocco. Intertwined with small streets and alleys, your tour starts by visiting the Royal Palace gate, the Jewish headquarter, and the first Mellah in Morocco, built in the 16th century in Morocco. We will ensure that you visit all of the sites with cultural and historical interest, including the famous Al Qaraouine University, the oldest in the region, the tanneries, the Attarine museum, and the Mulay Idriss mausoleum. After lunch, you will visit the tile cooperative and then take in a wonderful panoramic view over the medina of Fes. Dinner and overnight accommodation is in a beautiful riad…

Day 4 : Fez _ Atlas Mountains _ Ifrane _ Ziz Valley _ Rissani _ Merzouga.

After breakfast, we will drive along the mountains of the middle and high atlases crossing the rivers and palm groves populated by traditional communities of semi-nomadic Berber herders. On the way, we will cross the city of Ifrane, “The Switzerland of Morocco”, then the cedar forests of Azrou where we will see the colony of Barbary monkeys / monkeys living there.

We leave the hustle and bustle of big cities to find ourselves in cozy and quiet villages, dedicated to agriculture and pasture in Midelt, we stop for lunch, then continue to the Ziz Gorge and the palm grove of the valley. Ziz, slowly the landscapes turning sign that the desert is closed, we will arrive at Er-Rachidia to arrive at Merzouga in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in a hotel at the foot of the dunes…

Day 5 : Merzouga _ Nomads _ Oasis _ Camel Ride.

Breakfast at the Kasbah hostel and departure from one of the tracks used in the “Paris-Dakar”. We will pass on the other side of the dunes and will visit the oasis of Merzouga and the oasis of Tissadmine, the nomadic lands, the mines MIFISS and the trays of the desert to arrive at the village of Khamlia, village inhabited by a black population of Mali . .

A break is planned for a tea accompanied by a percussion of castanets drums, then return to the hotel for lunch, free time until the departure of the camel through the vast expanse of golden sand to enjoy the beautiful sunset. sun and desert spirit with an indescribable starry sky as rarely seen. Dinner and accommodation under nomad tents in a luxury desert camp…

Day 6 : Merzouga _ Erfoud  _ Todra Gorges _ Dades Valley.

After breakfast, you will return by camel to the vehicle and head back to Erfoud. From Erfoud, you set out behind the High Atlas Mountains en route to the Todra Gorges. In the afternoon, you walk the base of the the towering Todra Gorges (600 feet high). The picturesque river valleys make for a beautiful journey towards the southeast of Morocco. Then continue your journey towards the impressive Dades Gorge passing the strange rock creation of Tamnalt Hills. Dinner and overnight in a traditional hotel in Dades Valley.

Day 7 : Dades valley _ Rose Valley _ Skoura oasis _ Ouarzazate.

Breakfast then departure for Ouarzazate through the valley of Thousand Kasbah, passin from valley of roses to reach the palm of Skoura, famous for its many kasbahs among the palm trees, including that of Amerhidil which appears on the old tickets of 2 Euros, Skoura is the first crossing point on the Dades road leading to Kelaat M’Gouna, the Dades gorges, Boumalne and the Toudra valley. It is in fact a characteristic place of oasis architecture.

Arrival in Ouarzazate, lunch break then visit the Kasbah Taourirt, built entirely of earth and part of the village of the same name attached to Ouarzazate. The complex occupies a strategic position at the confluence of two major rivers: the wadis of Dades and Ouarzazate, forming the Drâa River; also located at the crossroads of old passages for caravans…

Day 8 :  Ouarzazate _ Ait Ben Hadou _ Mountains _ Marrakech.

After an early breakfast, you will set off towards the High Atlas Mountains via Ouarzazate. Tucked away in the High Atlas Mountains, you will see one of the jewels of Morocco, Kasbah Ait Benhaddou. In typical Moroccan fashion, the true treasures must be searched out and discovered…usually off the beaten path. In actuality, this setting has been used for more films than any other location in Morocco. Some of these films include, Lawrence of Arabia, Jesus of Nazareth, and recently, The Gladiator. Lunch will be at Ait Ben Haddou.
In the afternoon, you will head over the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech. Dinner and accommodation are in a beautiful riad…

Day 9 : Exploring Marrakech.

After breakfast, you will have a guided tour of Marrakech, the southern pearl of Morocco. You will discover the Palace of the Bahia, the Saadian Tombs, and many other hidden treasures. After lunch, you will continue the tour, visiting the magnificent Koutoubia Mosque and the famous Djemaa el-Fna, one of the main attractions of Marrakech. The tour will conclude with an exploration of the souk market lined with fresh fruit, mounds of spices, intricately woven Berber carpets and many other treasures of Morocco. The evening is free to explore. Dinner and overnight accommodation is in the same riad as the previous night.

Day 10 : Marrakech _ Casablanca _ Rabat.

After your breakfast, we will leave Marrakech for Casablanca, the largest city and economic capital. Once there, we will visit the Hassan II Mosque, once the largest mosque in the world and visited by tourists throughout Morocco. Built during the last decade of the 20th century by the last King Hassan II, after the visit we will drive along the Cornwall of Ain Diab to enjoy a fish lunch in a restaurant located at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean . After lunch, we will continue to Rabat, the political capital of Morocco and third imperial city. In Rabat, we will visit the Kasbah Chellah (the royal tombs of the Merinid dynasty), the Hassan tower and the Mohamed V mausoleum. Overnight at the hotel or Riad in Rabat…

Day 11 : Rabat _ Asillah _ Tangier.

After your breakfast, we will continue our visit of the city of Rabat, we will visit the Kasbah oudayas. Kasbah Oudayas was built in the twelfth century by the Almoravids to fight the Berghouata tribes. This only becomes important with the Almohads, who make it a military camp, a ribat overlooking the mouth of the river Bouregreg and call it Mehdiya. The kasbah serves as a base for Moroccan armies conquering Andalusia, led by the Almohad dynasty. We will have lunch then will leave for Assilah, the city dates back to 1500 a. C., when the Phoenicians occupied a place called Silis or Zilis, Zilil, which is being searched at Dchar Jdid, about 12 km northeast of present-day Asilah; This place was once considered the Roman stronghold Ad Mercuri. The city of Asilah was built partly by the Idrisid dynasty. Caliph Al-Hakam II rebuilt the city in 966. The Portuguese conquered it in 1471 and built its fortifications, but abandoned due to an economic debt crisis in 1549. In 1578, Sebastian of Portugal used Asilah as a base for his troops during a planned crusade that resulted in the death of Sebastian, which in turn provoked the Portuguese succession crisis of 1580. In the 17th century, Moroccans briefly regained control of Asilah under the sultana Moulay. After visiting the city we will go to Tangier. Overnight at the hotel…

Day 12 : Explore Tangier.

During this guided tour of the city of Tangier, you will discover the true face of the city of Tangier. Start along the Corniche, the central beach, before reaching the eastern part of the city. There you can take pictures of the harbor and, hopefully, see even the Spanish coast.

Join the coast to visit the mythical caves of Hercules. It is said that these caves once housed the famous hero, it’s up to you to see what legend you want to believe, after we will back to your hotel where we will spend the night…

Day 13 : Transfer to the airport to the port.

Today we will finish this amazing tour.