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During Casablanca Tours Morocco 9 Days you will visit the following sites: Casablanca, Rabat the capital of Morocco, Chefchaouen bleu city, Fes oldest City, Big Sahara Desert of Merzouga Erg Chebbi Dunes, Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou, Ouarzazate and Marrakech.
Itinerary: Casablanca Tours Morocco 9 Days 8 Nights
Pack Light and Sustainably: Packing lighter reduces fuel consumption during transportation
Embrace Local Cuisine and Sustainable Food Practices: We recommend restaurants that prioritize locally sourced and organic ingredients.
Respect and Preserve the Natural Environment: Please avoid littering
Day 1: Airport – Casablanca. Casablanca Tours Morocco
You will be welcomed by your Driver/Guide in the airport of Mohamed 5 in Casablanca and transfer you to your hotel in Casablanca. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 2: Casablanca – Rabat – Chefchaouen.
In the morning you will start your trip to visit the biggest mosque in Casablanca, Hassan 2 Mosque. Then you will continue to the capital of Morocco “Rabat”. We will start with the Bab Challah, Mausoleum of Mohammed V and one of the main gates of the royal palace and the Oudaya Kasbah. Lunch in a local restaurant. Then we drive straight to the bleu city of Chefchaouen .Of course on the way you will pass through many small towns and stop for breaks. Getting Chefchaouen a bit early to have time to walk inside the blue alleys of the medina, take pictures and experience the local food of the little city. Overnight in the hotel.
We recommend restaurants that prioritize locally sourced and organic ingredients in order to help local people at the villages.
Day 3: Chefchaouen – Fez. Casablanca Tours Morocco
Today in Chefchaouen You will have free time all the morning to visit the blue city. It is a city located in the Rif Mountains, north-west of Morocco. It is famous for the remarkable buildings of different tones of faded blue of its old town. Leather and weaving workshops line its steep cobbled alleys. In the shaded central square of Outa el Hammam is the casbah with red walls, fortress and keep of the fifteenth century with ethnographic and artistic exhibitions. The octagonal minaret of the Great Mosque rises not far from there. Then after lunch continue traveling to Fez.
Day 4: Fez – Fez.
After breakfast in your Riad, you will start exploring the oldest city in Morocco, walking in its alleys and small streets. Our visit starts by visiting the Royal Palace gate, 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, the Tanneries and Moulay Idriss mausoleum. After lunch, you will visit the tiles cooperative and then experience a wonderful panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes. Overnight at the same Riad.
For today in Fes it’s recommended to walk with the guide and to use the transportation (Carbon friendly) as less as possible
Day 5: Fez – Ifran – Azrou – Ziz Valley – Sahara Desert of Merzouga.
After breakfast, you will leave Fes travelling towards Merzouga via Midelt and the Ziz valley. Today you will travel via the Ifrane city, a beautiful mountain village, named the Switzerland of Morocco. Here you will also stop at the cedar forest on the middle Atlas Mountains. During this journey you’ll experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains and stopping at Azrou, a Berber village in the middle of the famous cedar forest – the largest one in Morocco – where you will have the opportunity to see the Barbary apes. After that, your journey continues to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas. After lunch in Midelt, you’ll be travelling through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the spectacular Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau, 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 and Rissani. Arriving in Merzouga in the afternoon you’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea. Then take camel ride in the dunes of Sahara Desert of Merzouga to reach the camp where you will have the night.
We recommend restaurants that prioritize locally sourced and organic ingredients in order to help local people at the villages.
Please keep all the empty bottels of the water used to give it to the Nomads to reuse it for their needs.
DAY 6: Merzouga – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley.
Today you will have to wake up very early in the morning to see what will may be the best sunrise of your life. You will set over the Sand Dunes of Sahara of Erg Chebbi to watch wonderful sunrise. After watching the sunrise you will go down to the Camp for breakfast. Then you’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. While enjoying morning camel ride you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses.
Once you arrive the village of Merzouga, you will meet the driver again to continue the tour to Dades. You will have optional stop in Rissani to visit the Mausoleum of Moulay Ali chref, the founder of the Alaouit dynasty, and then you will continue to Arfoud to visit the fossilized marble factory before continuing to the Todra valley, where you will have lunch. Once in Todra you can highlight a half-hour walk to see the gorges calmly and you will be guided through the palm grove and the Jewish quarter. Todra gorges is the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco. The Todra River has formed a gorge of enormous vertical walls of great beauty; it is a climber’s paradise and a unique place.
In the evening we will drive through the Dades Valley, where you’ll see the majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes”. Overnight accommodation will be in a fancy guest house overlooking the Dades Valley.
Please keep all the empty bottels of the water used to give it to the Nomads to reuse it for their needs.
For tonight we recommend Guest House (Homestay) like Auberge Atlas Dades in order to support local people in the Atlas Mountains.
DAY 7: Dades Valley- Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Hadou – Marrakech.
After breakfast in your accommodation, you will start travelling through the Dades Valley towards Ouarzazate 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. You 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, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over. Continue to Marrakech via the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah. Built by Et Hami El Glaoui, one of the last Berber chieftains during the 19th century, now the Kasbah is a house of many Glaoui people. Your journey will continue through the majestic Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260 m) over the High Atlas Mountains, where you will have the opportunity to explore the process of producing the Argan oil- existing only in morocco – by Berber women in their cooperative, before arriving at your overnight accommodation in Marrakech.
We recommend restaurants that prioritize locally sourced and organic ingredients in order to help local people at the villages.
DAY 8: Marrakech Sightseeing.
After breakfast in your Hotel/Riad, you can start to explor Marrakech; «the red city of Morocco”. You will visit the most important sites of historical and cultural interest, including the Majorelle Gardens, the Koutoubia Tower, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia Palace and main square place Ljamaa Lfna. After Lunch at a restaurant near the square, you will walk through the souks and view hundreds of handicrafts. On the afternoon, you will have some free time to wonder by yourself the other parts of the city.
Marrakech nicknamed the “Red City” for its old red sandstone city walls and buildings. It has Berber rather than Arab roots and was an important trading capital for tribes of the Atlas mountains. Orient yourself around Marrakech’s bustling Jemaa el-Fna Square: the souks are to the north, the Koutoubia Mosque and Gardens to the west and the kasbah area with the Saadian Tombs, Bahia Palace, and El Badi Palace are to the south. In the new city, you will find the Majorelle Gardens.
Indulge your senses as you explore the complicated labyrinth of souks, tucked behind ordinary restaurants and shops. Check out Souk el Attarin, Souk Chouari, and Souk Smata for a selection of spices, woodwork, and babouche (traditional Moroccan slippers). Visit Souk of Tanneries or the dyers’ souk to see how cloth and yarn are dyed using traditional methods. Next, admire the fine example of Moroccan Islamic architecture of the Ben Youssef Madrasa, a 16th-century Koranic school, and note the ornate detail of its interior: carved cedar ceilings, sculpted plaster, and zellij tiling.
For today in Marrakech it’s recommended to walk with the guide and to use the transportation (Carbon friendly) as less as possible
DAY 9: Transfer to the Airport.
Transfer to the Airport.
The itinerary of the tour can modify as much as you like. For more information or more details please contact us by Email and our team will be happy to answer you Emails as much as possible they can.
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DepartureCasablanca Airport Mohammed V
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Departure TimeArrival flight time
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IncludedAir Conditioned Transport.Driver/Guide Speaking English.Accommodation X 8.Breakfast X 8.Night in Berber Camp in Sahara.Dinner X 2 in Sahara and Dades.Camel Ride in Sahara.
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Not IncludedLunch,DrinksDinner X 6Monument Entrance FeesCities Local Guide
Highly recommend. We saw much of what there is to see plus some. We got a feel for life in Morocco. Our driver was excellent, a very nice guy who was helpful, took us into refreshment stops that were clean and food safe, drove us safely around the many kms that we did and took care of all the parking, navigation etc. At times w3 had local guides who were very good and informative, and got a feel for what we would like to see and learn about. Our accommodation was very good, pools when we needed them ! The organisation was very good as we had no issues at all. Thanks MSDT! Very memorable.
Highly recommend. We saw much of what there is to see plus some. We got a feel for life in Morocco. Our driver was excellent, a very nice guy who was helpful, took us into refreshment stops that were clean and food safe, drove us safely around the many kms that we did and took care of all the parking, navigation etc. At times w3 had local guides who were very good and informative, and got a feel for what we would like to see and learn about. Our accommodation was very good, pools when we needed them ! The organisation was very good as we had no issues at all. Thanks MSDT! Very memorable.
We have had a wonderful 9 days from Casablanca to Marrakech through Morocco Sahara Desert Travel (MSDT). Youssef our driver was fabulous and looked after us so well, drove us where we needed to go, some long days but nothing was a problem if we wanted to stop. He made sure we were safe at all times and gave us tips and information to let us know what was expected in different situations. Accommodation was good and we even got to meet his family on our last day on the road which was very special. We could never have done this on our own – it was stress free and would recommend MSDT if you are thinking of travelling to this wonderful
The tour was very good. We got an over view of many areas of Morocco as we covered extensive terraine visiting many cities and camping in the desert one night. The highlighrs for me were Fez, the desert, and Essaouira.If I were to suggest some changes to the tour it would be to add a few extra days in Fez, Marrakech, and Essaouira so that people would have at least a day to explore the cities. Ibrahim was an excellent driver.
What an awesome trip – from the excellent pre trip communication with Hamid including the professional digital links, to our fantastic driver Youssef, and then to the amazing places we visited across our 9-day adventure. We travelled as a group of 6 – which worked perfectly with Youssef always available and willing to help us with anything and everything along the way – always checking in to make sure we were safe!! Highlights were the camel trek from the Sahara camp, Marrakesh and the beautiful Riads we stayed at – but seriously it was all a highlight. Would highly recommend MSDT to anyone planning a trip to Morocco!
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The driver was on time to pick up us. He was waiting for us even the flight a little bit late.
Thank you verymuch khalid
Tour was overall good. We got really lucky since no one else signed up for our tour day (May 29) so we got a private tour (for the 4 of us) for the price of a small group tour – so that was great! Best parts were the really great experiences such as the camel ride in the Sahara; medinas in Fez and Marrakech, Blue city; mosque in Casablanca; the hamam stop in Fez (extra add on) and the cooking class in Marrakech (extra add on). The medinas were amazing – make sure you take lots of time in them. The tour guide, Amal, in the Fez medina was the best. Note that your driver is your driver and not really a tour guide, we expected him to be more of a guide but not really, so that was a bit of a disappointment. But he did a great job as a driver. A lot of driving for the 8-9 day tour, so be prepared for that. Places to stop for lunches during drives was very touristy and were done along with all the other tours companies, would have preferred more non-tourist places to eat. Also note that there are a lot of “co-op” stops for shopping. If you definitely do not want a carpet, ask to skip that stop all together, since they don’t show you how the carpets are made, just pressure you to buy a carpet. Same with the ‘herb’ stop – pressure to buy but at least cheaper than carpets. The best co-op stops were: tile/pottery place in Fez and the Argan oil one in Atlas mountains. Hotels/Riads: for the standard (non upgraded accomodations tour): Hotel in Casablanca not very good; hotel in Chefchaouen was ok but a bit of a walk into the city; Riad in Fez was the best!; hotel in Atlas mountains ok; Riad in Marrakech was nice but try to get first floor bigger rooms. Overall, the experiences were the highlight of the trip. Comfort factor on the ‘mid’ side but still good. A/c in most places so that is good! Good price overall compared to other tours and looks like they stop at all the places that the other tours do so probably a price better deal on this tour. Although, I don’t know where the other tours stop for hotels – didn’t see any other tours at our hotels, but they were at all our experience stops and lunch places. Morocco is a very unique place and very interesting to experience! Note – no alcohol at all, so don’t expect to drink! We did get one very secret bottle of wine at one of the restaurants in Marrakech. Ask Riad owners and Medina guides for restaurant recommendations in Fez and Marrakech. Weather was warm but not extreme for end of May -beginning of June.