DAY 1: FEZ
Reception and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner and accommodation.
DAY 2: FEZ
Breakfast and city tour. We will see the 7 doors of the Royal Palace, the Mellah (the Jewish quarter), and the gate of Bab Bou Jeloud that gives access to the Medina (the old part of the city), considered to be one of the most impressive in Morocco. We will stroll among its many labyrinthine alleys and souks. We will visit the neighborhood of the tanners, the Medersa, the oldest university in the world, and the Quaraouiyine Mosque. In the afternoon, we will return to the hotel for lunch (optional) and to enjoy a free afternoon to take a walk through the Medina and to lose ourselves among its magic.
Accommodation and dinner.
DAY 3: FEZ – IFRANE – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA
After breakfast and a hotel pick up, we will head to Merzouga by crossing the Middle Atlas, a mountain range which extends 350 kilometers from the southwest to the northwest of the country. On our way we will pass through towns like Ifrane, known as the “Moroccan Switzerland” due to the architecture of its houses, and Azrou, one of the most famous berber cities in Morocco. We will cross the Valley and the Ziz Gorges, later to pass through towns like Midelt and Erfoud. Once in Merzouga we will experience a camel ride towars the jaimas, where we will spend a night. Here, in the silence of the desert, we will enjoy one of the most authentic dinners in Morocco.
DAY 4: MERZOUGA – TODRA GORGES – DADES
We will get up early to see the beautiful sunrise at the desert. We will ride on a camel back to the hotel where we will have breakfast and later we will continue to Dades through Rissani where we will visit its traditional Souk, considered the largest in the south of Morocco. We will continue towards the Todgha Gorges to see the typical Berber house. We will walk among the gorges before continuing towards the Dades Valley and the Valley of the Roses. Arrival in Dades. Accommodation and dinner.
DAY 5: DADES – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH
After breakfast and before continuing to Marrakech, we will arrive to Ouarzazate with the chance to visit Taourirt Kasbah, the residence of Marrakech´s Pacha. We will see its interior, with the Pacha’s favorite rooms and places. We will continue towards the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and the setting for numerous films. We will continue towards Marrakech by passing the High Atlas mountains over the Tizi n´Tichka Pass (2260m). On its hillside we will see many Berber villages and farms. Arrival in Marrakech in the afternoon.
Accommodation and dinner.
DAY 6: MARRAKECH
Breakfast and a guided tour of the historic and monumental Marrakech, imperial city founded a thousand years ago years by the Almorávide dynasty at the foot of the Atlas mountains. Among other places of interest we will visit: the exteriors of the Koutubia Mosque, The Menara Gardend and the Bahia Palace. We will finish the visit in the Jemaa el Fna Square, the living heart of the city and the city’s most important place for shows and encounters where we will be conquered by the Moroccan magic of its stalls offering an infinite variety of food and drink. It is here where you can listen to storytellers or musicians and see snake charmers, dancers and acrobats. Jemaa el Fna is a meeting place that really comes alive at night with hundreds of bars and clubs. Transfer back to the selected hotel.
Accommodation and dinner.
DAY 7: MARRAKECH
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to the airport. Farewell from the staff and end of our services.
