Meknes<\/a>\u00a0Founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement, Meknes became a capital under Sultan Moulay Isma\u00efl (1672\u20131727), the founder of the Alawite dynasty. The sultan turned it into an impressive city in Spanish-Moorish style, surrounded by high walls with great doors, where the harmonious blending of the Islamic and European styles of the 17th century Maghreb are still evident today.<\/p>\nThe Guided Historical Tour of Meknes will include Bab Mansour a 16 meters Gate that was designed as a horseshoe-arched gate and its 52-foot-high wooden doors are located off the sprawling el-Hedim square(Square of Ruins)that we will enter next. The square is lined with modern residential buildings and a covered food souk (market).<\/p>\n
Just before sunset, we will arrive at our last stop before Fes, Volubilus also known as Walili, a Unesco World Heritage site, the ancient city was founded in the 3rd century BC by the Berbers and was\u00a0 Romanized during the reign of the roman empire now contains mainly Roman remains\u00a0(arch of Caracalla, basilica, Capitol, baths of Gallien). They can be seen from the road from Meknes to Moulay Idriss. After visiting Volubilis we will hit the road to Fes to spend the night.<\/p>\n
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Accommodation: Riad<\/p>\n
Included Activities<\/p>\n
Rabat \u2013 Guided Walking Tour \/ Chella, Oudaya, Hassan Tower<\/p>\n
Guided walking Tour Volubilis<\/p>\n
Meals Included<\/p>\n
Breakfast<\/p>\n
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DAY 3: EXPLORE FES<\/b><\/p>\n
After breakfast, you will have a sightseeing tour where you can\u00a0Walk through high walled streets, watch the daily procession of mourners entering the tomb of Fez\u2019s founder Moulay Idriss II. the medina of Fez is\u00a0Founded in the 9th century and home to the oldest university in the world what makes it\u00a0the 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.<\/p>\n
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Accommodation<\/p>\n
Included Activities<\/p>\n
Guided walking tour Fes<\/p>\n
Fondouk Nejjarine<\/p>\n
Mederassa Bou Inania, Tanneries, Jewish Quarter<\/p>\n
Meals Included<\/p>\n
Breakfast<\/p>\n
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DAY 4: FES \u2013 MIDELT \u2013 ZIZ VALLEY \u2013 ERFOUD \u2013 MERZOUGA<\/b><\/p>\n
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 at\u00a0the trailing edge of the Cedar Forest to \u2013 Azrou \u2013 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\u00a0before driving down the curves and join the pre-Saharan zone passing first by Errachidia and Erfoud\u00a0famous for its pottery and the interesting fossil quarries\u00a0in which we\u2019ll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet then\u00a0From a vast plateau you will get impressed by the vast sand dune of Merzouga appearing from the horizon,\u00a0\u00a0you will ride the 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.<\/p>\n
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Accommodation: DESERT CAMP<\/p>\n
Included Activities<\/p>\n
Meals Included<\/p>\n
Breakfast<\/p>\n
Dinner<\/p>\n
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DAY 5: MERZOUGA \u2013 RISSANI \u2013 TODGHA GORGES \u2013 DADES<\/b><\/p>\n
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 the 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 Colorado, with its high plateau.\u00a0we will go\u00a0along the famous road of 1000 kasbahs,\u00a0driving through The Dades Valley where we will visit\u00a0the 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 \u2013 Walk: 2:30 hours \/<\/p>\n
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Accommodation: Hotel<\/p>\n
Guided walking tour of the valley and Gorge<\/p>\n
Carpets co-operative<\/p>\n
Meals Included<\/p>\n
Breakfast<\/p>\n
Dinner<\/p>\n
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DAY 6: DADES VALLEY \u2013 OUARZAZATE \u2013 MARRAKECH<\/b><\/p>\n
A\u00eft Benhaddou Kasbah has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987,\u00a0this Unesco-protected red mudbrick\u00a0ksar<\/i>\u00a0(fortified village)\u00a0built in the 11th century and used to be\u00a0a strategic stop for caravans of camels, often numbering hundreds, on the trans-Saharan trade route from Sudan to Marrakech carrying gold, silver, and slaves and returning with salt, Afterword we will\u00a0head to Marrakech via the tizin\u2019tichka pass .we\u2019ll stop to visit the town of Telouet and its ancient 17th century Kasbah then we\u2019ll continue exploring the tIzin\u2019tichka road especially its great landscape of Berber\u2019s villages. Overnight in a local riad in the medina of Marrakech.<\/p>\n
Accommodation: Riad (2 night)<\/p>\n
Included Activities<\/p>\n
Visit Skoura<\/p>\n
Visit Cinema Museum<\/p>\n
Visit Studios<\/p>\n
Ait Benhaddou Kasbah<\/p>\n
Meals Included<\/p>\n
Breakfast<\/p>\n
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DAY 07: MARRAKECH EXPLORATION<\/b><\/p>\n
Welcome to Marrakech or \u201cthe red city \u201d\u00a0situated near the foothills of the snow-capped Atlas Mountain, In Marrakech\u00a0\u00a0Europe, Africa and the Middle East mingle and merge as t is two parts one is the old town called \u201cmedina\u201d where you will visit with your local guide the interesting monuments of the city like the \u201cKoutoubia mosque\u201d,\u201d the Bahia palace\u201d and the famous square Jama lfna.The other part is the new modern town \u201cgueliz\u201d\u00a0built during the French occupation.<\/p>\n
Tour From Casablanca to Fes and The Sahara Desert<\/p>\n
Accommodation: Riad<\/p>\n
Included Activities<\/p>\n
Guided walking tour Marrakech<\/p>\n
Majorelle Gardens<\/p>\n
Bahia Palace<\/p>\n
Souks<\/p>\n
Jamaa lfna & Koutoubia<\/p>\n
Koranic madrassa Ben Youssef<\/p>\n
Monuments and Heritage Tour<\/p>\n
Meals Included<\/p>\n
Breakfast \/<\/p>\n
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DAY 8: CASABLANCA AIRPORT TRANSFER<\/b><\/p>\n
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According to your flight details, we will assist and transfer you to the airport of Marrakech or Casablanca, and thank you for visiting Morocco and for choosing Women Best Travel\u00a0<\/a><\/span>as your trusted travel company. for your tour from Casablanca to Fes and the Sahara desert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"8 Days Tour From Casablanca to Merzouga Desert, Fes, and Marrakech 8 Days Tour From Casablanca to Merzouga Desert, Fes, and Marrakech Overview\u00a0 On…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1984,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2225","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","post-item","post-even"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womenbesttravel.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womenbesttravel.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womenbesttravel.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womenbesttravel.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womenbesttravel.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/womenbesttravel.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womenbesttravel.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womenbesttravel.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}