DAY 1 - TANGIER - CHEF CHAOUEN
Arrival at the port / airport of Tangier and pick up by our staff. Departure for Chaouen.
Arrival in Chaouen, transfer to your hotel and free time through its streets, its old blue and white houses and its panoramic views. Accommodation in Chaouen.
DAY 2 - CHAOUEN - ROMANES RUIN - MEKNES - FEZ.
We leave for Fez, where we will skirt the Rif forest until we reach the Roman ruins of the city of Volubilis. We will visit the ruins with an “optional” local guide and then we will continue to Meknés, a city that reached its apogee thanks to Sultan Mulay Ismail. Visit of his mausoleum and the famous Bab Mansour gate. After the visit we will go to our destination, Fez. Arrival in Fez. Accommodation in Fez.
DAY 3 - GUIDED VISIT OF FEZ.
Breakfast. Full day visit of the oldest of the imperial cities and spiritual center of the country. We start with a panoramic view from one of the hills that surround the city, to then visit the bronze doors of the Royal Palace, and on foot we enter the medina, to visit Medersas (centers of Koranic studies) workshops in the artisans' quarter : Divided by guilds, and in which the spectacular tanners' neighborhood stands out. Accommodation in Fez.
DAY 4 - FEZ - IFRANE - AZROU- MONKEY FOREST - MERZOUGA DESERT
From Fez we will go towards the Middle Atlas stopping in Ifrane, known as the Switzerland of Africa. The next town will be Azrou passing through the national park known for its cedars where the famous monkeys of the area are found. Then we will visit the Ziz Valley that will lead us to Erfoud, known for its fossils. Arrival in the desert where we change the 4 × 4 for dromedaries, with which we will take a pleasant two-hour walk through the dunes until we reach the haimas camp, in the heart of the desert where we will be received, according to the Sahara tradition, with a tea Berber. Night in Berber haimas under the stars of the desert.
DAY 5 - THE MERZOUGA DESERT - VISIT THE NOMADES.
They are already in the desert enjoying the magic of the dunes…! Today, it is obligatory to get up early to see the sunrise from the top of the dunes, we have breakfast and start our 4 × 4 route we will visit a town called Khamlia. They are excellent musicians and have made this art their way of life. With them we will enjoy a small concert of Gnawa music. We will return to the 4 × 4 to travel one of the tracks used in the Paris-Dakar Rally. We will make a panoramic stop to contemplate the sandy desert that encompasses the Erg Chebbi as a whole. We will visit a nomadic people in the desert in the process of sedentary lifestyle with whom we can have tea and learn more about their way of life. Back to the hotel. Free afternoon. Dinner and accommodation at a hotel in the desert.
DAY 6 - MERZOUGA DUNES- RISSANI- TODRA GORGES- DADES VALLEY.
After breakfast we will go to the Todra Gorges, famous for its very high walls where climbers from all over the world come. We visit the gorges and continue our tour to the Dades Valley where we will spend our night this day. Dinner and Accommodation in the Dades Valley.
DAY 7 - DADES VALLEY - OUARZAZATE - AIT BEN HADDOU - MARRAKECH.
After breakfast, we will pass through the Valley of Roses and the Valley of the Thousand Kasbahs until we reach Ouarzazate, also known as Hollywood in Morocco. We will visit the Kasbah of Taourirt and after 25 km of road we will visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, famous for being the scene of blockbuster films such as the Oscar-winning "Lawrence of Arabia", "The Protecting Sky ”Or“ Babel ”. We will follow the road that, crossing the highest port in the country Tizi in Tichka (2,260m altitude) until we reach Marrakech. upon arrival we will be dropped off at the hotel. Free time to have a first contact with the city. Accommodation in Marrakech.
DAY 8 - KNOW MARRAKECH.
After breakfast we have a guided tour of the city of Marrakech: Starting with the Koutobia Minaret, (S: XIII) sister of the Giralda of Seville, of splendid harmony it is currently the lighthouse and spiritual center of Marrakech. Continuation to the Sâadian Tombs (S: XVI) where its central Carrara marble vault stands out. Later we will visit El Palacio Bahía, (S: XVI) example of the aristocratic life of the Muslim Middle Ages, and where its ambassadors room stands out, with its cedar wood ceiling. On foot, we go to the “Jemáa el F’naa Square” Declared: World Heritage Site (the visit starts at around 09:00 and ends at 13:00) Free afternoon. Accommodation in Marrakech.
DAY 9 - MARRAKECH - ESSAOUIRA - MARRAKECH.
After picking you up from the hotel or riad where you are staying, we will head for the coast until we reach the "Pearl of the Atlantic".
Once in Essaouira, you will have free time to admire its fortress, the fishing port, the labyrinthine medina, the endless beach, see the daily life of its inhabitants and, why not, taste the delicious freshly caught fish and seafood.
We will be back in Marrakech around 7:00 p.m.
DAY 10 - TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT.
At the agreed time, transfer to the airport to take the flight to the destination city.
END OF OUR SERVICES AND GOOD TRIP BACK.
