Best of Morocco – 15 Day 14 Nights

Welcoming you at airport of Marrakech and we take you to your nice Riad where you will spend 2 nights , we will explain to you where you are and give you all the information you need about the town , the rest of the day you have it free to rest or go for walk .
Night in Nice Riad

In the Morining around 10am , you will meet your guide who will take to Explore the maze of back streets of Marrakech with a guide , with perhaps a visit to Ben Youssef Medersa, the Koutoubia mosque, and the Marrakech Museum. As evening falls, drums will draw you to the Djemaa El Fna (main city square) where a festival atmosphere awaits. You will be mesmerised by the snake charmers, or you can have your fortune told, or listen to Berber and Gnaoua musicians and storytellers, or watch the “exotic” dancers illuminated by lamplight and wreathed in smoke.
Afetr the city tour you will have Cooking class

Night in Nice Riad

We pick you up at your hotel/Riad at 9:00am and travel towards the High Atlas Mountains. Cross the mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco Tizi n Tichka (2270m) which offers a spectacular scenery of mountains, valleys and Berber villages We then visit the extraordinary sight of the Atlas Mountains Kasbah Telouet; the crumbling Kasbah belonged to the powerful Glaoui tribe remembered as the “vulture” sultan and his son who lived there until the 1950’s. Then we Continue through the Road of the Caravans via the Ounila Valley which offers unparalleled views of green valleys, river and remarkable colored slopes and hillsides. On your tour we also visit the amazing UNESCO protected 16th century sight of Kasbah Ait BenHaddou; take a walk , where you can stroll the winding streets of the Kasbah to the upper level for awe inspiring views. The night is spent in Ouarzazate or by AitBenHaddou with one of the nice Kasabh in the area .

Drive from your guest-house near Ait Ben Haddou to the Berber desert camp in the Moroccan Sahara, at the great dunes of Erg Chigaga. The route passes through the town of Taznakht and then Foum Zguid, where you leave the tarmac road behind to drive off-road for 3 hours, via arguably some of the finest remote scenery in Morocco (including the dried salt flats, at Lake Iriqui). Arrive at your desert camp with chance to camel trek & climb the nearby large dunes. Watch the sunset from a vantage point. Overnight at camp with evening meal & breakfast included. Enjoy traditional music next to the campfire at night.

Another opportunity to walk amidst the dunes after breakfast. Then drive Erg Chigaga dunes to Agdz. Drive off-road for 2 hours, to join the tarmac road at M’hamid El Ghezlane, then follow the course of the Draa Valley northwards via Tamegroute and Zagora (the Draa is Morocco’s longest river, flanked by vast palm oases & crumbling kasbahs). Overnight in a kasbah guest-house at the palm grove of Agdz, with evening meal & breakfast included.

After breakfast, you will have time to walk in the palm groves and to explore the old settlements on the banks of the Draa River (this is optional). Late morning, travel via the Anti-Atlas region of the Jebel Saghro (an other-worldly, volcanic mountain range) to eventually reach the palm oases of Tinghir. From Tinghir, travel north along the Todra River to enter the Todra Gorge. Overnight at the Todra Gorge, with breakfast and evening meal included.

Drive to Fes this morning, expecting to arrive by late afternoon. the road leads north to Er Rachidia and the Ziz Valley, remarkable for the extent of its palm trees and the volume of dates produced each year. Lunch is in Midelt, 1508m, which is called “the apple capital”, in the Middle Atlas and at the foot of the Ayachi Mountain. The town serves as the commercial agricultural center for the surrounding area and is also one of Morocco’s principle cities for the mining of several minerals, such as fluorite, vanadinite, quartz, and cerussite. We cross the Tizi-n-TaIremt pass, known as the “she-camel” pass, and reach Azrou, where you can see Barbary apes in the cedar forests looking out for tidbits. We reach Fez at the end of the afternoon.
Night in nice Riad in Fes

Another UNESCO World Heritage site, Fes was founded in the 9th century and seems to have stood still in time, for when you walk through the huge, magnificently decorated gates you could imagine yourself transported back to medieval times. It is home to the oldest university in the world and is the acknowledged as Morocco’s cultural and spiritual capital and is sometimes called the Mecca of the West. Amongst many some of its main points of interest are the Place Najjarine where the ancient caravanserai, now an arts and crafts museum, overlooks its exquisite fountain; the great Qayawan mosque, the 14th century merchants’ shops; and the tanneries – where leather is stained in an array of striking colours. Get to your Riad where you will spend the night.

After breakfast in your riad, your journey continues through the hills and past many farms towards the blue city, Chefchaouen. Later on, you can see and then visit the holy city of Moulay Idriss. Non- Moslems are not allowed entry into the mausoleum but the main square has lovely views and lovely little shops. After lunch, you continue to Chefchaouen, which could take you via the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Roman remains of Volubilis, spread over a wide area, and affording beautiful views over the valley and hills. Here you can hire a local guide for greater insight into the history of this fascinating and impressive site. We arrive at Chefchaouen by the end of the afternoon. Dinner and the overnight will be in a beautiful riad.

Today can be spent relaxing in one of those innumerable town cafés, or wandering the streets of the unique little town, or walking in the hills on the other side of the river at the end of the town.

After breakfast, you can spend some more time wandering the lovely streets and up and down alleys, or chilling in one of the many little cafés. From here, we drive to Ouazzane through the mountains before taking the motorway to Rabat.
Having arrived in Rabat, we visit the Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, built in homage to the king, who passed away in 1961. His son and successor, Hassan II, who died in 1999, is also entombed here. overnight will be spent in a beautiful riad.

After breakfast in your riad, you can explore more of the capital city, by visiting the medieval fortified Muslim necropolis, the Chellah, overlooking the Bou Regreg River. Later on, you take a one-hour drive along the motorway to Casablanca.
Here you can visit the Hassan II mosque, the largest mosque in Africa, decorated with beautiful tiling of the utmost craftsmanship. You may need to queue for the tickets, which cost about 100dh per person, and the guided tour takes about an hour.
Later on, we continue to Essaouira with further views of the Moroccan countryside and Atlantic coast We reach Essaouira at the end of the afternoon.

In the morning you will be free to roam the beautiful city of Essaouira and its enchanting fishing harbour. Essaouira is one of Morocco’s most ancient and most charming fortified port towns, which for centuries, has not only been one of the most important trading ports linking Morocco to the world, but also a magnet to artists, poets and musicians from all over the world.
The town’s eclectic architecture reflects the influence of its multicultural history from the Phoenicians and the Romans, to the Portuguese and the French.
Its whitewashed walls and blue shutters are reminiscent of Portuguese towns; its beautiful doorways are entirely Moroccan; while the medina and fortress, are a good example of 18th century French military architecture. It’s worth paying a visit to the Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum, which displays ancient artefacts, as well as some fine marquetry examples crafted from local Thuya wood, and jewellery and carpets.
The town is also home to the annual, international Gnoura music festival, which is usually held around June.

This will be a free Morning in Essaouira to relax and enjoy more of the city,
Afternoon transfer to Marrakech Expect to reach Marrakech mid-afternoon ,
Free evening in Marrakech and dinner in nice Restaurant