MOROCCO EXPLORER
IMMERSE IN A CONFERENCE OF CULTURES.
Morocco Explorer will take you from the city of Tanger, a place known for centuries for being Europe’s gateway to Africa, to the colorful, vibrant, lively city of Marrakesh. On this tour, you will be side by side with a blend of cultures. You will experience their culture, feel their country and tasty their best dishes. On the way, you will visit some of the most beautiful cities, some of them declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO – Meknes, Fez, Ait Benhaddou. Come with us and let’s explore Morocco.
- Tanger, Europe’s gateway to Africa
- Dades Valley and Todra Gorge
- Ait Benhaddou village - UNESCO Site
- Marrakesh, the imperial city of Morocco
- Local gastronomy - the Tajines
- The Dunes and the Sahara Desert
- Price
1.900 EUR
(price per person – minimum of 6 people) - Price
2.100 EUR
(price per person – minimum of 4 people) - Supplement
Single room/tent supplement:
+ 450 EUR - Notes
• price by request for less than 4 people
• an extra charge may apply for special occasions (New Year’s Eve, Christmas, or local festivities) - Best dates to visit
October to April
- Distance
Short city hikes
- Duration
11 days & 10 nights
- Accommodation
- Profile
Small distances with low ascents
- Route
Private tour by car with desert expedition
- Start | Finish
Tanger | Marrakesh
Tanger
Fez
Marrakesh
Included and Excluded
- Pre-departure Information Pack (travel checklist, T&C, general travel information)
- Welcome briefing in English & Local English-speaking guide
- Fully guided tour 11 days
- 9 Nights BB at Superior Riad/Hotel on double/twin room
- 1 Night at a a desert fixed camp with toilet and shower
- All transfers on a private minibus with A/C
- Transfer from Tanger Airport to the first hotel
- Final transfer from the last hotel to Marrakesh airport
- Purified water to drink
- 9 Lunches (D2 - D10 at local restaurants)
- 10 Dinners (D1 - D10)
- National & International flights to and from the meeting point
- Lunches (D1, D10)
- Dinner (D11)
- Personal equipment
- Liability and personal accidents insurance (required)
Itinerary
DAY 1
ARRIVAL AT TANGER
Welcome to Morocco!
Our guide will be waiting for you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. In the afternoon/evening, you can either rest or visit the city of Tangier, where you can admire the well-preserved buildings from the Spanish protectorate period, such as the Cervantes theater and the bullring. We can also visit the interesting Tangier medina, a typical northern African neighborhood with narrow and maze-like streets.
DAY 2
TANGER TO CHEFCHAOUEN
Discover the first Moroccan city!
In the morning, transfer through the mountains of the Rif to the city of Chaouen. We have the day to enjoy this quiet city. The dazzling white of its streets stands out. Here the Sephardic Jews who spoke Judeo-Spanish lived for a long time.
DAY 3
CHEFCHAOUEN TO FEZ
Meknes, a UNESCO Heritage Site.
Before arriving in Fez, we will visit Meknes, one of the imperial cities of Morocco. This city has been declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site thanks to its incredible urban and architectural complex, typical of a seventeenth-century Maghreb capital. It has proven to know how to perfectly combine elements of Islamic and European design and planning. Arriving in Fez, it’s time to visit the city.
DAY 4
FEZ
Through the first city of the Moroccan kingdom.
Fez was founded in the ninth century by Idris II. Its old medina (Fez el-Bali) is the original model of the traditional Muslim city and was declared by UNESCO in 1981 as a World Heritage Site. It is the oldest in Morocco and one of the most significant in the Islamic world. It is inhabited by nearly three hundred thousand people and still divided into traditional guilds: cabinetmakers, brassers, embroiderers, perfumers, tanners, dyers, and so on. The craftsmen of the Souk El Attarine offer an uninterrupted show. For the moment, this craft is ruled by ancestral corporations, which makes it one of the treasures of the city. Then we discover how each neighborhood has its specialty: cobalt blue grid pottery, tapestries, wrought iron. The dyers mix the colored wool, and the tanner tramples the skin skins that the leather goods will embellish with fine inlays for the binding of books. We only have to enter the medina and enjoy it.
DAY 5
FEZ TO IMILCHIL
Behind the Moroccan secrets!
Today we will introduce ourselves to the Berber world of the Middle High Atlas. We will pass through the town of Ifran, known as the Switzerland of Morocco due to its chalets, cottages, and its lake. In the winter you can also practice skiing on its slopes. Then, we will cross the Middle Atlas, passing through lush forests of cedars, where there are many colonies of monkeys that come to us to give them food. We will also take the opportunity to walk inside the cedar forests for about an hour and arrive in Imilchil late in the afternoon. This village in the High Atlas is famous for Isli and Tislit, the lakes of the bride and groom. In this place every year the celebration of the Berber weddings takes place. A music festival and the representation of traditional Berber weddings are celebrated. A large souk completes the party. Your accommodation is in a small hotel in Imilchil, where we will enjoy the typical cuisine of the area.
DAY 6
IMILCHIL – MERZOUGA
Admiring the impressive Gorges of Todra.
After breakfast, we depart to the Gorges of Todra, impressive granite gorges over 300 meters high. We will leave the Gorges through the palm grove of Tinehir and its mud villages, and we can step inside and enjoy the freshness. During the tour, we will pass through a multitude of Berber villages with their typical mud houses. We will continue en route to the city of Erfoud and at the gates of the desert. From here, we will move to the great dune of Erg Chabbi and enjoy a lovely dinner and a good night’s sleep.
DAY 7
ERG CHABBI
A wonderful sunrise!
We can get up early and enjoy the spectacle of the sunrise on the great dune. We will spend the day traveling the dune in 4×4 and visiting the town of the musicians, the village where its inhabitants are dedicated to music and where the origin of its people is from sub-Saharan Africa. We can also visit the town of Rissani and its great souk. In the afternoon, we will make a camel excursion to see the sunset in the dunes.
DAY 8
MERZOUGA TO OUARZAZATE
Ait Benhaddou village – a UNESCO heritage site.
Breakfast and departure to Ouarzazate, along the Route of the Thousand Kasbahs. We will visit the Kasbahs of Taourirt, the former residence of the Pasha of Marrakech and the one of Ait Benhaddou, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and chosen by Bertolucci for some shots of El Cielo Protector.
DAY 9
OUARZAZATE TO MARRAKESH
Time to discover Marrakesh!
Transfer to Marrakesh. At night, you can visit the Djemaa el Fna square, where you can see the street artists exhibit. Acrobats, dancers, and snake charmers perform a show that repeats without variations for centuries. It is declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
DAY 10
MARRAKESH
Let’s explore this colorful city!
It’s time to immerse yourself in an experience that provides you a rare opportunity to see an ancient city embrace modernity! Marrakesh is Africa’s first Capital of Culture! It’s a city full of charm. There are museums, monuments, restaurants, and the famous Jemaa el-Fna. From here, get lost in Marrakesh’s labyrinthine medina (old city), the town’s star attraction. The colors, scents, and sounds will show you why this place is a must sightseeing highlight of your trip. Get ready for a unique experience!
DAY 11
DEPARTURE
This is it! It went by so fast.
Depending on your flight, you may still have time in the morning to visit the city, and have your last drink of flavored tea or do some last-minute shopping in the big markets. Our guide will pick you up at the hotel and transfer you to Marrakesh Airport, where we say our goodbyes, and we hope you had a wonderful time.
Transfer
00:30 h
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