9 Days Essential Morocco Cultural Tour from Marrakech
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9 Days Essential Morocco Cultural Tour from Marrakech
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9 Days Essential Morocco Cultural Tour from Marrakech
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Highlights
On the whole, through this tour you will have the opportunity to see, explore and dive down almost into the whole Morocco, with its hidden corners. Our MSITravels’ cultural tour will start either from Marrakech, Casablanca or Fes heading south. En route to the Sahara we will drive via the high Atlas Mountains and the famous mud-brick ksar of Ait Benhaddou before we get touch the Dades gorges and Todgha gorges, ones of the magic of nature. Diving further south until we overlook the high dunes of Merzouga from far away. From the desert via the middle Atlas Mountains, stopping in into the oldest and largest Medina (old city) of the world to explore it and relax in one of its hundreds Riad. We’ll turn our wheels north to the nearby Chefchaouen with its gorgeous blue-washed Medina. After that we will head southwest to Casablanca through Rabat the administrative capital and later on back to the meeting point Marrakech via El-Jadida.
Itinerary
Marrakech visit
Gueliz
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeGood Morning land of jokes and fun! Today, you’ll officially start your Essential Morocco Cultural Tour with your private Marrakech born and bred guide as it will be in some other spots. You embark exploring Marrakech from its new part, the wonderful Majorelle Garden, which is like a small paradise in the heart of the new town. in addition to the Museum Saint Laurent and Berber Museum.Medina of Marrakesh
5 hoursAdmission Ticket Not IncludedFrom the new part of the city to its old part with its Medina’s skinny lanes that leads to lavish sites, tombs and religious monuments decked out in marble. Koutoubia Mosque, Bahia palace, El-Badii Palace and Saadien’s Tombs will be your targets. Besides, you will surely encounter thousands of motorcyclists and horse-carts roaming in the city and some of them pull over next the vast square of Jemaa El-Fnaa where it’s carnival night every night and musicians, acrobats, storytellers and slapstick acting troupes tap into the Medina frenetic pulse.- AccommodationsCharming Riad in the Medina with private bath, hot water, good service, value and sustainable management practices.Food And DrinksBreakfast
Marrakech - Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate - Dades Gorges
Tizi n Tichka
4 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAround 8:00am your driver/tour guide will pick you up from the nearest point of your hotel/Riad. Through Tizi- N’Tichka pass (2260m) in the High Atlas Mountains, you will enjoy a snaky windy road (if you get car sick have your medication), beautiful landscapes with different colors and Berber villages along the way. The first pause will be in Ait Barka village. It will be around 10:00am to take beautiful pictures and have a cup of mint tea. It’s a point to start the highest Atlas Mountains of Morocco. The second pause will take place in the top of Tizi n’Tichka pass before arriving to Ait Benhaddou.Ait Ben Haddou
1 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAround 13:00pm you will arrive to the 11th century UNESCO-protected red mud-brick ksar that has formed the backdrop for many Hollywood movies production such as Lawrence of Arabia, Jesus of Nazareth, Gladiator, Game of Thrones and many others. Here you will also have in about 1 hour to explore the history of this amazing heritage.Ouarzazate
45 minsAdmission Ticket FreeAfter Lunch, you will continue via Ouarzazate, « Ouallywood » studio and Taourirte Kasbah, where you will have a stopover for few minutes before traversing the valley of roses and daggers straight to Dades gorge.Dades Gorges
Admission Ticket FreeAround 18pm you get to Dades Gorges a rust-red and mauve mountains. A series of crumbling Kasbahs and Ksours line the valley in the Berber villages to the monkey Fingers Mountains.- Accommodationsyou spend your night in a typical Moroccan Hotel in the middle of the gorges.Food And DrinksDinnerBreakfast
Dades Gorges - Todgha Gorges – Tinjdad – Erfoud – Merzouga
Todgha Gorge
45 minsAdmission Ticket Freemorning, you head southeast towards Merzouga and the gateway into the golden dunes of the Sahara desert. Before getting there you’ll be stuck between gigantic rock walls and a hard place is a sublime experience in the Todgha gorges.Tinejdad
1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThen it’s onward to Tinejdad where a local Berber culture museum is worth a visit, later on after lunch we head to Erfoud where you can marvel at the million-year-old fossils that the area is famous for.Merzouga
Admission Ticket FreeThen it’s off to Merzouga that has the highest dunes in Morocco, you can store any baggage while packing an overnight bag to bring along. You’ll have the chance to accompanied by a camel and blue-turban-robed guide into the sandy seas. After hour-long camel ride you will be among the luckiest to watch the sun set over the Sahara dunes and stay in a Bedouin style tent.- AccommodationsYou're going to spend your night in a Bedouin style tent in the middle of the sahara dunes.Food And DrinksBreakfastDinner
Merzouga - Ziz Valley - Midelt – Ifran – Fes
Merzouga Desert
Admission Ticket FreeThis morning you’ll wake up with the sun shining on you face to witness what we hope is a glorious sunrise among the dunes, meanwhile to watch the light creep slowly down the dunes and pull all the world around you outside their warmth heavy mound of blankets for an early-breakfast.Midelt
20 minsAdmission Ticket FreeAfter an hour-ride camel back out of the desert you will depart and head for Ifran through the Ziz Valley, one of the largest producer oasis dates in Morocco. En route we will stop for lunch in a local restaurant in Midelt.Ifrane
45 minsAdmission Ticket FreeAfter lunch we will pass through the cedar forests of Ifran, the Switzerland of Morocco, if we are lucky we’ll come across the Barbary macaques in our way to Fes where you can prepare for tomorrow’s amazing tour in its mysteries and secrets of the 9000 alleyways that make it a maze, do not panic the guide will show you the must-see sites.- AccommodationsRiad in the Medina of Fes with private bath, hot water, good service, value and sustainable management practices.Food And DrinksBreakfast
Fes visit
Medina of Fez
6 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeGood morning the oldest and largest Medina of the world! With your private Fes born and bred guide you will have the opportunity to discover the ancient breeding ground for scholars and artisans and the largest medina of the world. Your will see the America Fondouk, Nejjarines, the Tanneries and Karaouine the most ancient university in the world. Your guide will shed light on many tales and history of this UNESCO-protected Medina.- AccommodationsRiad in the Medina of Fes with private bath, hot water, good service, value and sustainable management practices.Food And DrinksBreakfast
Fes - Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen Medina
Admission Ticket FreeYou will be picked up by your driver/ tour guide and head north to Chefchaouen or Chaouen a city that perched beneath the raw peaks of the Rif Mountains. The « Blue Town » has a mystical blue-washed Medina, surely the prettiest and the smallest when compared to others in the country. The town remained isolated with the Andalusian character architecture. Chaouen is undoubtedly a place to enjoy exploring at random.- Accommodationsyou will spend your night in a typical Moroccan Riad/hotel in the heart of the Medina of Chafchaouen.Food And DrinksBreakfast
Chaouen – Ouazzane – Rabat – Casablanca
Rabat
Admission Ticket FreeMorocco’s political, administrative and economic capitals are waiting. Today you will have six hours driving from Chefchaouen to Casablanca through Rabat where you are going to discover some of its sights. Rabat may be short on top-drawer tourist attractions, but it compensates with plenty of charm. You will have the opportunity to explore the city in a short sojourn, first through the monumental Hassan Tower with the pillared stumps of its mosque being all that remains from the earthquake of 1755. There is also the near-by Mausoleum of the royal family. And do not miss to have a cup of mint tea in red Oudayas, a walled village within a city.Casablanca
Admission Ticket FreeAfter lunch you will move south to Casablanca where you’re going to spend your night.- Accommodationsyou're going to spend your night in a 3 stars hotel down town CasablancaFood And DrinksBreakfast
Casablanca - El-Jadida - Marrakech
Hassan II Mosque
1 hoursAdmission Ticket Not IncludedGood Morning Casablanca! At the time you picked up with your driver/tour guide you will be headed to have your ticket to see the only mosque, in the Islamic word, that the non-Muslim can enter. Hassan II Mosque is considered to be the largest in North Africa and the third largest in the Islamic world, with its splendid esplanade and its tallest minaret in the world, is a long reach of marble and emerald zellige rising 210 meters into the sky. Grand and timeless, the Great Mosque is constantly busy, a meeting point for Sunday strolls.El Jadida
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeAfter you finish the visit you’ll head south to the 15 century Portuguese fortified city of Mazagan known now as El-Jadida, nicknamed «the Deauville of Morocco» its Portuguese structures, fortified ramparts and a system of defense surrounding the Medina which advances out into the sea, all evoke the city’s past history. (Listed as World Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO), an ancient coastal town impressive testimony of Portuguese architecture.Marrakech
Admission Ticket FreeLater on you will dive southeast to Marrakech to spend your night there and pack your luggage to flight back home with memories and souvenirs from the land of peace and love.- Accommodationsyour night will be in a iad in the middle of the Medina of MarrakechFood And DrinksBreakfast
Departure
Marrakech
Admission Ticket FreeAirport Shuttle You will departing Morocco today, we hope that you spent a good time with us. Three hours before your departing, your driver will pick you up to the Airport.
What's included
INCLUDED
Private transportation
city Guide in Marrakech and Fes
2 Lunch meals with Local families
Dinner (2)
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast (8)
visit to women's cooperatives
NOT INCLUDED
Gratuities
Entrance tickets
Customer reviews
Additional information
Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Location
Address
Gueliz, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco
Provider
MSITravels
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AUD 7,700.22
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