MAGIC OF THE DESERT AND IMPERIAL CITIES
14 DAYS – MARRAKECH -MARRAKECH
Marrakech International Airport (Google Map)
8:00 AM
Greeting at the airport and transfer to hotel. Dinner and night.
We will reach Ouarzazate through the Tizn n’Tichka pass and make a stop at the village of Aït Benhaddou, Morocco’s most impressive and best preserved ksar. Dinner and night in Ouarzazate or in the region.
Departure towards Tineghir, a small town built at the foot of a palm grove dominated by the ancient Kasbah of El Glawi. Dinner and night in Tineghir or in the region.
Erfoud will be our starting point to go to Merzouga, famous for its sand dunes that rise like living walls at the door of the desert. Sunrises and sunsets are a colorful sight that just can’t be missed. Dinner and night in Merzouga or in the region.
We continue towards Midelt, a mountain town set next to an ancient kasbah. Located 1500m high, it is the main stopping town between the High and the Middle Atlas. Dinner and night in Midelt or in the region.
Departure for Fez via the villages of Azrou and Ifrane. Dinner and night in Fez or in the region.
Founded in 790 by Moulay Idriss, Fez is Morocco’s religious, intellectual and artistic ìcapitalî. To discovering Fez dive into the maze of narrow and winding alleys, cut off by staircases and covered passageways. Dinner and night in Fez or in the region.
We continue towards Meknes via the archeological site of Volubilis. Meknes, with its city walls long 25 km, its wide parade courses and its gigantic buildings. Dinner and night in Meknes or in the region.
Rabat is a peaceful capital, with a successful town planning for which no means were spared. Dinner and night in Rabat or in the region.
Departure along the coastal road towards Oualidia, between El Jadida and Safi. Dinner and night in Oualidia or in the region.
The road follows to Essaouira, the ancient ìMogadorî. The ancient city walls bestow a certain style to this town. Dinner and night in Essaouira or in the region.
A unique Medina expands within the peaceful walls built in the 18th century: right-angled wide roads, lined with squat arcades open up on the souks.
Return to Marrakech, the ìPearl of the Southî, the kingdom’s beating heart. The city is symbolized by the liveliness of Djemaa el Fna square, the Koutoubia minaret. Dinner and night in Marrakech.
Free day. Dinner and night in hotel
After breakfast, transfer to the airport and flight back home