6 Days Casablanca to Marrakech: Imperial Cities & Sahara
Casablanca › Rabat › Meknes › Fes › Merzouga › Dades › Marrakech
Rabat, Meknes and a guided day in Fes before crossing the Middle Atlas to the dunes and ending in Marrakech.
Tour from Casablanca
5 Days Casablanca to Marrakech via the Sahara
Arrive in Casablanca and live the best of Morocco in five days: Rabat, Fes, the dunes and the kasbahs. Want to change something? Every tour can be adapted: more days, other stops, other hotels.
Highlights
- Hassan II Mosque and Rabat, the capital
- Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas and a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes
- Todra Gorges and the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs
- Ait Ben Haddou and the Tizi n'Tichka pass
- Guided visit of Marrakech and Jemaa el Fna square
Day-by-day itinerary
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Day 1Casablanca – Rabat – Meknes – Fes
Pick-up in Casablanca and visit of the Hassan II Mosque from outside. Drive to Rabat to see the Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and the Kasbah of the Udayas. In the afternoon, short stop in imperial Meknes before arriving in Fes.
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Day 2Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Merzouga
We leave Fes through the Middle Atlas: Ifrane, the cedar forest of Azrou with its Barbary monkeys and the high plateaus of Midelt. Then the Ziz Valley and its palm groves lead us to Merzouga, where camels take us into the dunes for a night in a Berber camp.
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Day 3Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley
Sunrise from the dunes and breakfast at the camp. We pass through Rissani and its market, the oasis of Tinejdad and walk in the Todra Gorges, before following the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to the Dades Valley.
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Day 4Dades – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech
Drive through the Valley of the Roses and Skoura to Ouarzazate. Guided visit of the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site and famous film set, then cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n'Tichka pass to Marrakech.
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Day 5Marrakech – Guided visit
Guided tour of the red city: the Koutoubia, the Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, the Ben Youssef madrasa and the souks of the medina. In the evening, the unforgettable atmosphere of Jemaa el Fna square. End of the tour.
Included
- Private 4x4 with air conditioning, fuel and tolls
- Driver-guide speaking English, Spanish, Italian or French
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel, riad, port or airport
- 4 nights in hotels, riads and a desert camp
- Breakfasts and dinners as indicated in the itinerary
- Camel ride in the dunes
- Bottled water in the vehicle
Not included
- Lunches and drinks
- Local guides and entrance fees to monuments (optional)
- Tips
- Flights and travel insurance
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