6 Days Casablanca to Marrakech: Imperial Cities & Sahara

Rabat, Meknes and a guided day in Fes before crossing the Middle Atlas to the dunes and ending in Marrakech. Want to change something? Every tour can be adapted: more days, other stops, other hotels.

Highlights

• Hassan II Mosque and Rabat, the capital
• Guided visit of the medina of Fes and its tanneries
• 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

1. 1

   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.

   Riad or hotel in Fes · Breakfast
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   Day 2Fes – Guided visit of the medina

   Full day in Fes el Bali, the largest medieval medina in the world, with a licensed local guide: the Bou Inania madrasa, the Al Quaraouiyine university, the Chouara tanneries and the artisans' souks. Afternoon at leisure.

   Riad or hotel in Fes · Breakfast
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   Day 3Fes – 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.

   Desert camp in Erg Chebbi · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 4Merzouga – 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.

   Hotel in the Dades Valley · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 5Dades – 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.

   Riad or hotel in Marrakech · Breakfast
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   Day 6Marrakech – 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.

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