Highlights of Morocco

Welcome to Morocco! Be sure to arrive in time for your pre-departure meeting at 6:00pm, an arrival transfer from Marrakech airport is included on day 1. Your first night will be spent at our pre-expedition hotel. Overnight Marrakech..

This Morning we will start our journey by crossing the high atlas Mountain of Morocco and arrive at the old village of Ait Benhaddou, this village was a major stop for the caravans in the old days thus it become a UNESCO heritage site and as well it is used as background for many international movies such as Gladiators, Prince of Persia and Game of throne. Not too far from this village situated Ouarzazate, a city in the south of Morocco known as Hollywood of North Africa due to the number of Movies that were made in its film studios that we will have a chance to visit. On the way to Boumalen Dades, where we will stay for the night, we pass by the Roses Valley, a beautiful and evergreen valley very famous for the Damaskina Roses and people hold a festival every year to celebrate the harvest. Overnight in Dades Valley.

This morning we leave Dades valley. Along the drive, we will have photo stops of very panoramic views before we get to Toudra Gorges for a nice walk. Our Adventure will continue to get to the Sahara Desert where we will meet our camel team. En route we stop for lunch in one of the local restaurants on the road. Now, be ready for a unique adventure on the back of the camels crossing the sand dunes of Erg Chebi. While on the camels, enjoy breathtaking sceneries watching the colours of the sand dunes vary according to intensity of the light. After our journey on the back of the camels, we will get to our Berber camp at the Sahara Desert and you will have some free time. Enjoy an authentic Moroccan dinner washed down with some mint tea. Around the campfire, admire an evening entertainment preformed by the local nomads playing traditional Berber music. Our unforgettable journey ends up with a sleep under the stars.

After breakfast and shower in the Berber camp we will drive through the city Errachidia and the ZIZ valley that is very famous for Date palms. After, we will cross the High and the Middle Atlas Mountains that separate the Sahara desert from the interior parts of the country. We will get then to Fes the oldest capital of Morocco where we will stay for the night. Overnight in Fez.

Today we take the guided tour of Fes. Fes is the oldest and largest medieval city in the world. Its medina, home to 400.000 inhabitants, with only donkeys and bikes as a means of transportation, is a heady mix of aromas, sights and sounds. There are plenty of mosques and palaces to visit, but be aware that only Muslims can enter Mosques in Morocco. After exploring the dye-pits, tanneries, pottery and restaurants, we return to our hotel to freshen up for tonight, where we have the chance for a traditional meal and entertainment in the city with live Moroccan entertainment including traditional dancing, belly dancing and magicians. Overnight in Fes.

After breakfast we drive towards Chefchaouen (bleu city) that is a Moroccan popular tourist attraction and welcoming town situated in the Rif Mountains just south of the Mediterranean coastline in northwest Morocco. This nice bleu city is known for its traditional buildings. Enjoy a walk to explore the white and blue washed walls of the medina and the markets that offer some unique native handicrafts. Chefchaouen is a fantastic destination for photography with its wonderful views of the Rif Mountains. We will have dinner in one of the local restaurants in the medina before returning back to our hotel. Overnight in Chefchaouen.

This morning we will travel south to the official capital of Morocco Rabat. On the arrival we will have a guided tour of Rabat to see its highlights, we will start with the royal palace of Rabat which is the official palace for the king and the government, then Hassan tower and the Mausoleum of the Alaouite king Mohamed V and his son Hassan II, after that we will visit the Oudayah Kasbah, a fortified building used to be a place to defend the city from the invasion of the European countries, after the visit of Rabat we will continue to Casablanca for the overnight..

If you have extra time you can explore Casablanca and visit its famous Hassan 2 mosque and la Cornich, your transfer to the airport is at your disposal at any time of the day.