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.
Today our private Morocco tour from Fez starting towards Ifrane. Here we visit the attractive city in the Middle Atlas region. Ifrane is called as the Switzerland of Morocco. Then we pass the cedar forests near Azrou where we may stop to watch the monkeys. We will continue to Midelt, then we pass Ziz valley and we stop in Erfoud, famous for its fossils products. We continue our private Morocco tour to Rissani where we may visit local souk. Then we reach Merzouga desert and we stay overnight in local desert 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 PRIVATE 8 DAYS TOUR FEZ TO MERZOUGA, MARRAKECH
Personal expenses
Lunch
Drinks
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN PRIVATE 8 DAYS TOUR FEZ TO MERZOUGA, MARRAKECH
In the morning we will visit the desert villages among which Khamlia, where we will attend a concert of Gnawa music played by a group of original black Berbers and sub-Saharan Sudan.We will continue our tour through the dunes of Erg Chebbi passing by the nomads where we will take tea with them hospitality.
We end our tour of the fossil quarries and the authentic market town of Rissani.In the afternoon we will take the camels and we will have an excursion to the dunes to watch the sunset.
DAY 2: MERZOUGA DESERT (4x4 tour around the dunes & Cmel Trek)
In the morning after returning to Merzouga by camels, we drive to RISSANI to visit local souk, then we follow the path of the oasis, we will stop taking pictures.
We pass few Berber villages, also Nkob and we reach Zagora.
DAY 3: MERZOUGA DESERT– RISSANI – N’KOB – ZAGORA DESERT
MAP FOR PRIVATE 8 DAYS TOUR FEZ TO MERZOUGA, MARRAKECH
DAY 1: FEZ – IFRANE – MIDELT – EROUD - RISSANI - MERZOUGA DESERT :
Today we drive from Zagora, passing the Draa Valley. We will make few panoramic stops to take pictures.
We continue our private Morocco tour passing the village of Agdez and we continue to Ouarzazate where we stay overnight.
DAY 4: ZAGORA – AGDEZ – OUARZAZATE
PRIVATE 8 DAYS TOUR FEZ TO MERZOUGA, MARRAKECH
HIGHLIGHTS FOR PRIVATE 8 DAYS TOUR FEZ TO MERZOUGA, MARRAKECH
Today our private Morocco tour continues in Ouarzazate . We will visit here local kasbah and film studio. Then we drive to Ait Ben Haddou, where many famous movies were shot: Obelix, Gladiator, Sahara, have tea is filmed.
Then we continue to the top of the Atlas mountains, crossing the harbor T’ichka 2260 meters.
We arrive in the afternoon to Marrakech and we stay here for this night. You can explore nearby Jamma el Fna square easily by yourself.
DAY 5: OUARZAZATE – AIT BEN HADDOU – TIZI N'TICHKA PASS - MARRAKECH
After breakfast, our private Morocco tour continues and we will have a guided tour of Marrakech, the pearl of the south of Morocco. Discover the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, and many other hidden treasures. After lunch, you will continue with a visit to the magnificent Koutoubia Mosque and the famous Djemaa el-Fna, one of the attractions of the center of Marrakech. The tour will conclude with an exploration of the souk (market) lined with fresh fruit, mounds of spices, woven Berber carpets and many art objects of Morocco.
We stay overnight in a local riad in Marrakech for this night.
DAY 6: MARRAKECH (GUIDED TOUR TO DISCOVER A RED CITY)
After the breakfast, you will drive to Casablanca via the high way, where there is the biggest Mosque in Morocco: Hassan II Mosque, it took 7 years to build the mosque, as it can take 25,000 prayer inside the mosque hall and 80.000 on the mosque's outside grounds, then we had to Rabat, capital .
Accommodation at your Riad or Hotel in Rabat.
DAY 7: MARRAKECH - CASABLANCA - RABAT
After breakfast, we will drive to Meknes and Volubilis. In Meknes a 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 visit the Mulay Ismail Mausoleum and after lunch our journey continues to Volubilis, the Roman ruins.
After that, we continue to Fes via the foothills of the Rif Mountains and that will be end of our private Morocco tour.
IMPORTANT :
The tour itinerary can be modified according to your requirements and budget. Contact us if you wish to modify this private Morocco tour.
DAY 8: RABAT - MEKNES - FEZ
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