CASABLANCA TOURS

8 Days Tours from Casablanca via Fes and Marrakech Itinerary :  

DAY 1 WELCOME FROM CASABLANCA – RABAT

After breakfast at your hotel we will start exploring  the economic capital of Morocco and its largest city Casablanca  situated in the center-west portion of the nation on the Atlantic Ocean, we will take a short visit to the splendid Hassan II Mosque: a breathtaking landmark of Casablanca with the tallest minaret at 210m.  After driving from Casablanca to Rabat, a visit to Hassan Tower + Mausoleum of Mohamed V is scheduled, a unique complex of Moroccan royal history, where Morocco’s past meets its future. After we visit the fortified neighborhood of Kasabah of the Udayas with its white and blue-washed streets and Visit the Andalusian Gardens.overnight in Rabat.

Accommodation : Riad

Included Activities :

Inside visit to Hassan 2 Mosque

Included Meals : Welcome Dinner !

DAY 2: RABAT – MEKNES – VOLUBILIS – FES

After breakfast we will drive to Meknes where wi will  have a sightseeing tour in Meknes,  an imperial city that exists since the first rulers of the Alawite dynasty that governed Morocco where  you will have the opportunity to see Bab Mansour el-Aleuj (Gate of the Victorious Renegade) said to be the finest gate in Meknes or even Morocco. Afterward we will drive through  the holy town Moulay Driss Zerhoun to the The Roman ruins of Volubilis – A Roman colony on the very outskirts of Roman rule, historians still debate the authenticity of Volubilis as a truly ‘Roman’ city,  you will have time to explore this archaeological UNESCO world heritage site and we continue to the imperial city Fez where you will spend the night in a nice riad in the medina.

Accommodation : Riad

Included Activities

Guided walking Tour Meknes

Guided walking Tour Volubilis

Meals Included : Breakfast

DAY 3: EXPLORE FES

After breakfast you will have a sightseeing tour where you can Walk through high walled streets, watch the daily procession of mourners entering the tomb of Fez’s founder Moulay Idriss II. the medina of Fez is Founded in the 9th century and home to the oldest university in the world what makes it the spiritual and cultural heart of Morocco. Spend the day exploring the old city, visiting, Mederassa Bou Inania, the tanneries and the splendid Funduk Nejjarine, a beautifully restored 18th century inn. return to your hotel to spend the night and enjoy a delicious moroccan dinner.

Included Activities

Guided walking tour Fes

Fondouk Nejjarine

Mederassa Bou Inania

Alqarawyin University

Meals Included: Breakfast

DAY 4: FES – MIDELT – ZIZ VALLEY – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA

After the breakfast we will start our long driving  day to Merzouga crossing the Atlas Mountains,on the way we will pass through the clean and the most modern city in the country Ifrane arriving to the trailing edge of the Cedar Forest to – Azrou – a city located on a steep hill through a variety of woods to the famed cedar forests inhabited by endangered Barbary monkeys. We will have lunch in a berber village before driving down the curves and join the pre-Saharan zone passing first by Errachidia and Erfoud  famous for its pottery and the interesting fossil quarries in which we’ll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet then From a vast plateau you will get impressed by the huge sand dune of Merzouga appearing from the horizon,  you will ride camel to explore inside the mysterious sand-sea of the Erg-Chebbi, one of the most fascinating sights you will ever see. spend the night in a berber  desert camp and enjoy the stars. 

Accommodation : DESERT CAMP

Included Activities : 

Meet Nomads 

Camel Trekking / Wildlife watch

Meals Included : Breakfast / Dinner

DAY 5: MERZOUGA – RISSANI – TODGHA GORGES – DADES

from merzouga we continue our journey towards rissani that was the location of the famed desert capital, Sijilmassa, between the 14th and 18th centuries, where fortunes in gold and slaves were traded via caravans crossing the sahel. We will  have a short visit to Zawiya Moulay Ali ash-Sharif and possibility to explore the Souk (market) and the Fondouks where donkeys gather. then we will drive through the Dades Valley towards$the great canyons of Morocco Todgha Gorges situated beyond the central high Atlas Mountains. Here, the contrasting landscapes remind visitors of the Colorado, with its high plateau. we will go along the famous road of 1000 kasbahs, driving  through The Dades Valley where will visit the Dades gorge & valley. and we head to the Berber family for Lunch, cooking course, a walk to discover the valley and spend some time with the Berbers before we head to our hotel near the valley. Overnight in Roses valley. Car : 4 hours – Walk : 2:30 hours /

 Accommodation : Kasbah

Included Activities

Guided walking tour Dades

OPTIONAL Cooking course / Lunch BERBER women / Henna

Included Activities

Guided walking tour of the valley and Gorge

Carpets co-operative

Visit underground irrigation channels

Errissani Markets

Meals included : Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 6: DADES VALLEY – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH

Aït Benhaddou Kasbah has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987,this Unesco-protected red mudbrick ksar (fortified vilage) built in the 11th centuryand used to be  a strategic stop for caravans of camels, , often numbering hundreds, on the trans-Saharan trade route from the Sudan to Marrakech carrying gold, silver and slaves and returning with salt,Afterword we will  head to Marrakech via the tizin’tichka pass .we’ll stop to visit the town of Telouet and its ancient 17th century Kasbah then we’ll continue exploring the tIzin’tichka road especially its great landscape of Berber’s villages. Overnight in a local riad in the medina of Marrakech.

Accommodation : Riad

Included Activities

Visit Skoura

Visit Cinema Museum

Visit Studios

Optional Traditional Hammam & Massage

Free time to explore

Meals included : Breakfast

DAY 07: MARRAKECH EXPLORATION

Before the last day of our Tours From Casablanca, we Welcome you to Marrakech or “the red city ” situated near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountain, In Marrakech  Europe, Africa and the Middle East mingle and merge as t is two parts one is the old town called “medina” where you will visit with your local guide the interesting monuments of the city like the “koutoubia mosque”,”the bahia palace” and the famous square Jama lfna.The other part is the new modern town “gueliz” built during the French occupation. 

Included Activities : Guided walking Tour of Marrakech

Bahia Palace

Souks

Jamaa lfna & Koutoubia

Meals Included : Breakfast

DAY 8: CASABLANCA AIRPORT TRANSFER

According to your flight details, we will assist and transfer your to the airprot of Marrakech or casablanca, and thank you for visiting Morocco and for choosing WomenBestTravel as your trusted travel company for your Tours From Casablanca