10 Days Tour in Morocco from Casablanca or Marrakech

Day 1: Casablanca Airport - Casablanca city

1. Casablanca
   10h
   You will be welcomed by our driver at the airport of Mohamed 5 in Casablanca, who will transfer you to your hotel in Casablanca. Overnight at the hotel. Our driver will wait for you in the door outside of the airport of Casablanca following your flight arrival time with a sign with the name of our company, Morocco Friends Travel

Day 2: Casablanca - Rabat - Chefchaouen

1. Hassan II Mosque
   2h · Admission ticket not included
   In the morning, we will start your trip to visit the biggest mosque in Casablanca, Hassan 2 Mosque. Then we will go to the capital of Morocco, "Rabat.”.
2. Rabat
   1h
   Once in Rabat, we will visit Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, and the Oudaya Kasbah.

Day 3: Chefchaouen, Rif Mountains, Volubilis, Meknes and Fes

1. Chefchaouen
   19h
   Morning at leisure in Chefchaouen, and after we drive toward the Roman Ruins (Volubilis), we will visit the Ruins and then move to Meknes, where we will visit the gate of Bab Mansour, Sehrij Essouani, the Granaries, and the highlights of this authentic fortified city. Then, we drive to Fes, where we will spend the night. Overnight in Fes.
2. Volubilis
   45m · Admission ticket not included
   After visiting Chefchaouen, we will drive toward the Roman Ruins (Volubilis)
   
   Located on the foothills of the Zerhoun massif, 28 kilometres from Meknes, Volubilis takes its name from the Berber word Oualili, which refers to the colourful bindweed flower, an abundant plant in the region.
   
   The Roman city of Volubilis appears to you with its remains, its white marble columns, its temple, and the lofty silhouette of its triumphal arch.
   
   It is the largest archaeological site in Morocco, with a surface area of 18 hectares, accessible to the public on a total area estimated at 40 hectares.
3. Bab Mansour Gate
   1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
   In Meknes, we will visit the gates of Bab Mansour, Sehrij Essouani, and the Granaires, the highlights of this authentic fortified city.

Day 4: Fes-Fez

1. Fez
   6h
   Visiting the city of Fes with a local guide. This visit will start from 10am to 3 p.m. with our official local guide. Our visit starts by visiting the Royal Palace gate and the Jewish quarter, the first Mellah ever built in Morocco, built during the 14th century. We will ensure that you visit all sites with cultural and historical interest, including the famous Al Qaraouine University, the oldest one in the world. You will visit all the historical monuments in Fes, the local markets, the tanneries, discover Fes’s handcrafts, and then experience a wonderful panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes.
   Overnight in Fes.
2. Viste guidee privee de la medina de Fes
   6h · Admission ticket not included
   Visiting the city of Fes with a local guide. This visit will start from 10am to 3 p.m. with our official local guide. Our visit starts by visiting the Royal Palace gate and the Jewish quarter, the first Mellah ever built in Morocco, built during the 14th century. We will ensure that you visit all sites with cultural and historical interest, including the famous Al Qaraouine University, the oldest one in the world. You will visit all the historical monuments in Fes, the local markets, the tanneries, discover Fes’s handcrafts, and then experience a wonderful panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes.
   Overnight in Fes.

Day 5: Fes – Ifrane – Azrou forest – Midelt – Arfoud and Merzouga Sahara Desert

1. Ifrane
   15m
   After breakfast, we will leave Fes, travelling towards Merzouga via Ifran, Midelt, and the Ziz Valley. Today you will travel via Ifrane, a beautiful mountain village named the Switzerland of Morocco.
2. Midelt
   1h
   Time for lunch in Midelt. Lunch is not included.
3. Pass by
   After lunch in Midelt, you’ll be travelling through the fascinating Tizi Ntalghamt pass and the spectacular Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau and seeing how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the province of the south-east Errachidia city. Afterwards, you’ll travel along the fantastic Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud, Rissani, and Merzouga.
4. Merzouga Desert
   12h
   Arriving in Merzouga in the afternoon, take a camel ride in the dunes of the Sahara Desert of Merzouga to your luxury desert camp. Overnight in a desert camp (Berber music live show around the fire included)

Day 6: Sahara Desert of Merzouga – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley

1. Erg Chebbi
   40m
   Your camel guide will wake you up early in the morning to watch what may be the best sunrise of your life and have breakfast. then you’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga to meet your driver. En route, you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes, which change with the light as the day progresses.
2. Todra Gorge
   1h · Admission ticket not included
   Todgha gorges are the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco. After lunch in the heart of the gorge, we’ll drive through the Dades Valley
3. Dades Gorges
   12h
   Dades Valley is the place where you’ll see the majestic castles (the architecture of southern Morocco). and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes.”. Overnight accommodation will be in a wonderful hotel / riad overlooking the Dades Valley, including dinner and breakfast.

Day 7: Dades Valley- Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Hadou and Marrakech

1. Dades Gorges
   Pass by
   After breakfast in your accommodation, you will start travelling through the Dades Valley towards Ouarzazate, Ait Ben Hadou, and then to Marrakech. The road through Dades Valley is called the Way of the Thousand Kasbahs, providing numerous opportunities to take some of your best photographic shots of the trip.
2. El Kelaa M'gouna
   15m
   We will stop at Kalaat M'Gouna, the centre of Rose’s Valley, where you will have the option to visit the cooperative for the roses and purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over.
3. Ouarzazate
   1h 20m
   Ouarzazate is a city south of the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains, known as the gateway to the Sahara Desert. Its huge Kasbah of Taourirt, home to a 19th-century palace, offers a view of the surrounding rocky landscape, which appears in several films. As well, you can visit the Cenima Museum. To the northwest is the fortified city in the red earth of Ait-Ben-Haddou
4. Ait Ben Haddou
   2h
   This is a striking example of traditional southern Moroccan architecture, on the side of a hill, at the top of which was a collective attic. The village is a group of earthen buildings surrounded by walls, the ksar, which is a type of traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses are grouped within their defensive walls, reinforced by corner towers. Some of its dwellings seem to be small castles with their high towers decorated with raw brick designs. The oldest constructions date from the 11th century.
5. High Atlas Mountains
   Pass by
   We will drive north to reach Marrakech through the Tizi N’tichka pass (2260 meters, the highest pass in Morocco) and many other Berber villages. During the trip, we will see houses built of clay in fortresses called kasbahs and fortified villages.

Day 8: Marrakech - Marrakech Sightseeing.

1. Marrakech
   1 day
   After breakfast in the Riad / hotel, you will have a free day to explore this beautiful city by yourself, including the Majorelle Gardens, the Koutoubia mosque, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia Palace, the famous square Jemaa el Fna, and souks.

Day 9: Real Morocco Day with berbers, Discover the country differently.

1. Marrakech
   1 day
   one more night in marrakech
2. Amizmiz
   7h
   After your breakfast at your riad or hotel, you are at the beginning of your adventure to the High Atlas mountains You will have the opportunity to explore and discover this authentic day with the local guide, Saida.
   Saida will give you very interesting information about the places and the Berber way of life, and then she will take you for a walk to discover her village and its old history. Saida will take you to discover one of the oldest olive millstones and show you how to prepare olive oil! Then you will go back for lunch and rest in her traditional Berber house. That’s when you will treat yourself to a very special Moroccan Berber meal. After this beautiful meeting of Berber life, you will return to Marrakech around 5pm.

Day 10: Airport transfer

1. 3h
   Transfers to Casablanca Airport or Marrakech Airport depend on your flight location and time.
2. Oasis Lounge Royal Air Maroc
   30m
   Transfers to Casablanca Airport or Marrakech Airport depend on your flight location and time.

Pickup details

We pick our guests from Casablanca International Airport. We will pick you up at the arrival hall. The driver will be waiting for you with a signboard with the lead travel name.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Tour duration per day includes the transportation travel time.