8 Day Cultural Morocco Tour from Casablanca

Upon arrival, our driver/guide will pick you up from the Airport and travel to Fes via Meknes and Volubilis. In Meknes, a significant imperial city in Morocco, known as the Ismaili capital of Morocco Founded by Moulay Ismail in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, you will see the famous gate Bab Mansour, the Sahrij Souani Bassin. 

After lunch, your journey continues to Volubilis, the Roman ruins, dating to 25 BC where some of the original mosaics are still in very good shape, explore the site and continue to Fes via the foothills of the Rif Mountains. Get to Fes at the end of the afternoon. Check in to your Riad at the heart of the Medina 

After breakfast in your Riad, you will start exploring the oldest city in Morocco, walking in its alleys and small streets. Our visit starts by visiting the Royal Palace gate, the Jewish headquarter, the first Mellah ever built in Morocco, built during the 16th century. We will ensure that you visit all sites with cultural and historical interest including the famous Al Quaraouine University, the oldest in the World, the Tanneries, and the Attarine. 

 After lunch, you will visit the tiles cooperative and then experience a wonderful panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes. 

After breakfast in your Riad, you will leave Fes traveling towards Merzouga via Midlet and the Ziz Valley. Today you will travel via the village of Ifrane, a beautiful mountains village, referred to as “the Switzerland of Morocco”, you will also stop at the cedar forest in the middle Atlas Mountains. During this journey, you’ll experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas Mountains. Stopping at Azrou, a Berber village in the middle of the famous cedar forest – the largest in Morocco – where you may well sight Barbary apes. After some time within the forest, your journey continues to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas. You will be traveling through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau, you’ll notice how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the city of Errachidia, here you will have lunch and enjoy the Berber hospitality, afterward, you will travel along the luxuriant Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani. Arrive in Merzouga in the afternoon. You’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before you check in to your Riad 

After breakfast in your accommodation, 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 Village, originally slaves brought to Morocco from Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, and Ghana, to experience their music and lifestyle. Not far away there’s the lake of Merzouga, with its bird populations. You may also visit the nomad wire house where many Berber handicrafts are priced lower than in the big cities. In the afternoon you will mount your camel, guided by an experienced camel man to explore within the golden Sand Sea of Merzouga. Dinner in front of the tent where you will spend the night. (the camp is equipped with flush toilets). 

Your camel guide will wake you up early in the morning to watch what well may be the best sunrise of your life. You’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. En route, you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses. After breakfast in the Camp, you’ll leave for Rissani, Tinghir, and Todra gorges – the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco. After lunch in the heart of the gorge, we’ll drive through the Dades Valley, where you’ll see the majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes”. Overnight accommodation will be in a fancy hotel overlooking the Dades Valley. 

After breakfast in the hotel, we’ll drive through the Dades Valley towards Kalaat Mgouna and Ouarzazat. The route through Dades Valley is the way of the thousand Kasbahs – providing numerous opportunities to take some of your best photographic shots of the trip. We’ll stop at Kalaat Mgouna, “the rose city”, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over.  Continue to the famous Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, the largest Kasbah in Morocco. The Kasbah was built by EtHami El Glaoui, one of the last Berber chieftains during the 18th century, and is now a house of many Glaoui people. Your journey will continue through the majestic Tizi n’tichka Pass (2260m) over the High Atlas Mountains, before arriving at your accommodation in Marrakech. 

After breakfast in the Riad, you can start exploring Marrakech ” the red city of Morocco”. Your guide will ensure that you see the most important places of historical and cultural interest, including the Saadien tombs; the Palaces of El Bahia and El Badi; and the Ben Youssef Coranique School. Lunch at a restaurant near the square, then in the afternoon visit the gardens at Majorelle; and the Koutoubia tower. After dinner, you will have the opportunity to walk around the ‘Square Jemaa El Fna’ full of magicians, storytellers, snake charmers, and food sellers. 

today will be the last day of your Cultural Morocco Tour, we will ensure to drop you off at the Airport on time, at least 3 hours before your flight time departure.