8 days -
Morocco kasbahs and valleys back roads tour
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price from
$1,360
per adult
min person:
1
days: 8
Includes
- Accommodation
- Local site guides and Tour Leader
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Land Transportation from Fez Airport to Marrakech Airport
- All taxes and Fees to Monuments and Museums
Excludes
- Flights
- Insurance
- Sand Bathing over the dunes
- Quad Excursion
- Henna Tattooing
- Cokking Calss
- Personal expenses
Itinerary
Day: 1
Welcome to morocco
Upon your arrival at the fez saiss airport, you will find your guide waiting to take you to your hotel for check-in. You will devote your day to the exploration of fez many historical sites. Your local guide will give a panoramic tour of fez el jadid and the jewish quarter then enter the medina from it principal gate and walk the medieval streets, with a maze of blind turns and alleys exploring the historic sights of fez and its souks. Dinner will be in your guesthouse
Day: 2
enjoy the breathtaking landscape on the way to meeting your caravan of camels
You will spend most of your day en route to tinghir riding with your guide, exploring the legendary kasbah of aït-benhaddou, a renowned architectural marvel classified as unesco world heritage. Your trekking expedition will lead you to the highest pass in morocco, the taddart and tizi tishka pass, at an altitude of 11,000 feet. This pass divides the mountains into two distinct facets: the harsh, stark side acting as a shield that protects the hinterland from the dry expansion of the sahara, and the lush side, soft and evergreen, which collects the moisture from the gherbi winds of the atlantic ocean. We will stop for lunch in midelt then continue to erfoud.
Once you arrive in erfoud, you leave your vehicle and hop into the 4-wheel drive cruiser which takes you to meet a caravan of camels that you will ride to camp. You will conclude your day in your camp over the dunes of merzouga where tents are pitched for you to enjoy a night under the african skies. After dinner, the rokba drummers will illuminate your night with their lively dances and moving chants. Enjoy this encounter of man and nature at its best.
Day: 3
explore the magnificent sahara desert
Camels will take you across the desert to the magnificent dunes of erg chebbi. You will not want to miss the breathtaking sunrise over the spectacular merzouga dunes in the sahara. Afterward, you will eat breakfast with the tuaregs, and start your trip across the desert back roads towards tinghir exploring the holy city of rissani and it`s adobe medina, the valley of the draa and its breathtaking oases. Your afternoon will consist of a visit to the todra gorges, after which you will continue to erfoud, where you will explore the ziz valley. One of the most aesthetically pleasing of all southern routes, erfoud is a dry, red belt of the desert with a sudden drop into a valley filled with date palm groves; it is a land lost in antiquity. You will then continue to, one of the most delightful southern regions
Day: 4
cross the desert to arrive in zagora
4-wheel drive cruisers will take you across the desert to the magnificent mountains of saghro traveling the back roads by anif then on to the draa valley that stretches for over for hundreds of miles. You will reach zagora and lodge at the legendary a riad. A festive dinner will be served for you in your hotel.
Day: 5
explore the amazing surroundings of zagora
You will spend your day on an excursion that will take you to the real gateway of the moroccan saharan desert. You will drive through the lowlands and along the mountain passes to tamegroute a humble village where deep knowledge is transmitted in the most simplistic way. There you will visit the famous moorish koranic library. Full of rare books and documents, the library includes 13th-century writings made on gazelle hide. Afterward, you will return to zagora for the night. You will conclude your day with dinner and other accommodations in your hotel
Day: 6
en route to marrakesh
You will spend most of your day en route to marrakesh, exploring berber villages and oases, the taddart and tizi-n-tishka pass, at an altitude of 11,000 feet. You will arrive in marrakech, a city of pleasure for both visitors and locals, where southern tribesmen and berber villagers bring their goods to market and find a variety of entertainment. To tourists, the city is a feast for the imagination, full of incomparable beauty, situated before the towering mountains that provide a thrilling backdrop
Day: 7
experience marrakesh
Meet your local guide after breakfast in your hotel to start your walking tour of marrakech featuring the gardens of menara, the koutoubia mosque, gates and ramparts, the bahia, palace and of course the famous jamaa el fna square. A full day tour of marrakech to explore most exotic aspects of morocco. After a visit to the bustling souks for last minute shopping, you will return to your hotel for a festive moroccan dinner
Day: 8
departure day
You will depart from the marrakech airport for your transatlantic flight, connecting via casablanca on your way back home with a memorable trip in morocco to treasure for a lifetime
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