IMPERIAL CITIES TO SAHARA DESERT TOUR

ITINERARY:

1 day : Arrival to Casablanca .

Arrival to the airport,welcomed by a travelsmorocco staff and transfered to the hotel.

2 day : Casablanca – Rabat – Meknes – Volubilis – Fes .

After breakfast,we departure to Fes.Passing through the capital of the country Rabat,and going a head to Meknes.Break the way to visite and see one   of the bigest, and huge gate in all over africa.Its bab mansour.Aferwards,we continue to the excavated Roman city volubilis.After visiting this human heritage centre,we departure  to Fes.

3 day : Fes – Fes.

The whole day visiting the most important historical monuments of the city with a local guide.

4 day : Fes – Ifran – Azrou – Midelt – Errachidia – Merzouga .

Today is a long journey,so to go little bit early is preferable.We go via Ifran and Azrou cities with the possibility of seeing some monkeys in Azrou’s forest.They com to get food from the passangers.Also,we pass through Ziz valley with its sightful views and palm trees to reach the Erg chebbi,where the highest sand dunes exist.Overnight in hotel.

5  Day.- Merzourga – Erg Chebbi – Merzouga .

 After breakfast in your hotel, you will start an explorative journey of the area before you camel trek and spend the night at the desert camp. Today, you’ll visit the Gnawa people, originally slaves brought from Sudan, to experience their music and culture. Not far away there’s the lake of Merzouga, with its bird populations, depending on the season. You will also visit the authentic souk of Rissani, an area that was famous for the caravans trading as far as Timbouctou in Mali. Here you will walk the souks , viewing vegetables , dates, crafts and animals before we go back to the hotel. In the afternoon, you will ride your camel and trek within the sand sea of Merzouga, in time to enjoy the sunset before you have dinner in the camp where you spend the night.

6 day : Merzouga – Rissani – Arfoud – Tinghir ( Toudra gorges) – Boumaln Dades.

After your enjoyable camel trekking,sunset and rise on the top of the dunes,we begin a new day.We pass from Rissani,the first imperial city of Morocco.Having a look on the city with its souks and go ahead to Toudra gorges .After we visit the toudra gorges,we continue our journey till Boumaln Dades.Overnight in hotel.

7 day :  Boumalen dades – Kalaa Megouna – Ouarzazate .

After breakfast, we visit the gorges with the possibility of a short walk.We continue our trip going through,the rose valley and the palm grooves of skoura to reach the holly-wood of Morocco afternoon.

8 day : Ouarzazate – Marrakech .

We begin,our day by visiting Ouarzazate;the kasbah of Taourirt,the cinema studios and human heritage site of ait ben haddou,before we cross the high mountains of atlas from tizi n tichka pass (2260 mts high).Mountains with snow always in the piks.We arrive to Marrakech afternoon.

9 Day : Marrakech – Marrakech .

In the first hours of the day,we hang out to visit the city,including the most important historical monuments like;Jemaa lafna square,the old medina,the koutoubia minaret,the bahia palace,majorelle gardens,historical saadins tombs and the famous coranic ben youssef school.The visit will be by a local guide.

10 day: Marrakech – Essaouira .

   After breakfast, we start our journey, going ahead to reach the Portuguese city, which is Essaouira.Its about 2 hours and half to get this city.

11 day : Essaouira – Essaouira .

Free day to discover this beautiful city,with its narrow neighbours and walls. Essaouira’s beach considered one of the best in Morocco.

12 day : Essaouira – Marrakech .

At the suitable time we go back to Marrakech.Overnight in hotel.

13 day : Marrakech – Airport .