13 Days in Morocco Tour from Tangier

Day 1: Tangier - Chefchaouen

The guide will be waiting for you at the port or airport of Tangier to travel in the direction of Chaouen.

There we will let ourselves be lost in the streets of the “blue town”.

Chaouen, which in Berber means “the horns”, is a beautiful city where the contrast of the white houses with the strong blue of its doors and windows and the green contour that the Lau river gives it is striking.

Hotel accommodation.

Day 2: Chefchaouen - Ruin Romanas Volubilis - Meknez - Fes

We leave to Meknes in Our 13 days desert tours from Tangier, bordering the Maamora forest.

Arrival in Meknes, a city that reached its peak thanks to the Sultan Mulay Ismail.

27 km from Meknes are the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis, and the holy city Moulay Idriss is also visited.

Continuation to Fez.

Dinner and accommodation in the Hotel.

Day 3: Visit Fes World Heritage

During the morning we will have a guided visit to the oldest of the imperial cities.

Founded in 808 as the first political, religious, and cultural capital.

We begin the visit through the Golden Gates of the Royal Palace.

Later, from a high point, we will observe the wall that encloses an impressive old medina.

That we will then walk on foot experiencing the hundreds of sensations it arouses.

We will discover mosques and madrasas, caravanserais, and religious places until we reach the tanners’ quarter.

Free time for lunch – not included – and we continue visiting the artisans’ neighborhood.

They brought their knowledge from Spain and have maintained Andalusian art and style to this day, giving Fes the well-deserved name of the city of artisans.

In the end, they will have the rest of the afternoon free.

Dinner and accommodation in a hotel.

Day 4: Fes - Ifrane - Azrou - Monkey Forest - Ziz Valley - Erfoud - Desert

on our day 4 of 13 days desert tour from Tangier, After breakfast, we drive to the Merzouga dunes.

We will go to the Middle Atlas, and visit Ifrane, known as the Switzerland of Africa.

The next town will be Azrou «the rock», where we will stop in its forest to see the monkeys in the wild.

Then the path is followed by the Tizi Talghemt or Cuello del Camella, at 1,907 meters of altitude.

The relief is impressive, the mountains are completely bare, clad in a purple coat.

Arrive in Errachidia and get involved in the crossing of the Tafilalet massif to the Erfoud palm grove.

We will continue along the track until we reach the famous sand dunes of Erg Chebbi next to Merzouga.

Upon arrival, you will have free time to enjoy the calm of the desert and watch the dunes change color.

Dinner and accommodation in Kasbah at the foot of the Erg Chebbi desert dunes.

Day 5: Visit Merzouga - Erg Chebbi

This day of 13 days desert tour from Tangier will be a stage where after having breakfast, we will cross another of the tracks used in the «Paris-Dakar Rally» visiting desert nomads with whom we will have tea and see the oasis where some movies were filmed like “Sahara”, starring Penelope Cruz.

We will visit the town of “the blacks”, named after the slave trade that they brought from Sudan.

And after eating we will change the traction of the 4 × 4 for that of animal traction.

The dromedaries will take us into the desert of dunes to be able to contemplate an unforgettable sunset.

This night will be special, we will sleep in the dunes in nomadic tents (Khaimas), as the Berbers do.

Here we will enjoy a Berber dinner, music, and a starry sky as you have never seen before.

Dinner and accommodation in unforgettable Tents.

Day 6: Merzouga - Rissani - Erfoud - Todra Gorges - Dades Valley

After a good breakfast, we will leave for Rissani to visit the market and its famous donkey parking.

It is a unique place, where all the tribes and nomads of the desert come to supply themselves.

A very curious visit.

Afterward, we will go to Erfoud where we will visit fossil quarries older than 380 million years.

We will continue until we reach the famous Gorges of Todra, a favorite place for climbers and trekking lovers.

Finishing our tour in the Dades Valley.

Dinner and accommodation in the Hotel.

Day 7: Dades - Valley of the Roses - Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate _ Marrakech

We will leave for the Valley of Dades by the «Route of a thousand Kasbhas».

We will pass through the valley of the roses where its inhabitants make creams, soaps, and rose water, and then in Ouarzazate, we will know the famous kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou (Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO).

Several famous films such as Gladiator, Obelix, Sahara with Penelope Cruz have been shot in this spectacular setting.

At the end we pass through Ouarzazate and cross the Tizi Ntichka pass (2,260m altitude) from the High Atlas we arrive in Marrakech.

Hotel accommodation.

Day 8: Visit Marrakech

in our day 8 of 13 days desert tours from Tangier, you will Visit the city starting with the Menara gardens with its pond, the Saadian tombs where the founders of the city are located, the Bahia Palace – residence of the former vizier.

; the Koutobia with its splendid minaret, ending in the impressive DJemma El-Fná Square, which is a fabulous souk by day and a magical spectacle by night.

Hotel accommodation.

Day 9: Marrakech - Free day - Hotel accommodation.

You will have to take your break and if you have the desire to take a small walk around Marrakech.

Day 10: Marrakech - Essaouira

starting our day 10 to Essaouira in 13 days desert tours from tangier, After breakfast, on a road with argan trees, we will head towards the old Portuguese fortification and the coastal city of Essaouira.

The rest of the time will be free to visit the beautiful medina and the souk.

Hotel accommodation.

Day 11: Essaouira - El Jadida – Casablanca.

After Breakfast.

Departure to Casablanca via El Jadida.

Stop in Oualidia.

Continuation through the coast to El Jadida.

Visit of Vestiges of the Portuguese.

Continuation to Casablanca.

Accommodation.

Day 12: Casablanca – Rabat.

After breakfast we will visit the magnificent Hassan II Mosque and we will know the most emblematic points of the city: the Boulevard de la Corniche, the Park of the Nations and the Mohamed V square.

Later we will continue towards Rabat, administrative capital of the country, to make a brief panoramic visit of the exterior of the Royal Palace and its gardens, the Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohamed V.

Hotel accommodation.

Day 13: Rabat – Tangier.

Breakfast at the hotel and at the indicated time, transfer to the airport or port of Tangier.

the End of our 13 Days desert tours from Tangier.