Multicolored Morocco: Splendor & Mystery

Arrival at Marrakech International Airport and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and accommodation.

Half a pension in the hotel. Half-day tour of the city of Marrakech: The visit begins with the Menara Gardens; in the center of which there is a pond from the 12th century. The majestic Kutubia Minaret. Visit of the Bahia Palace, the Berber pharmacy, and the souks. The visit ends in the Jemaa el Fna Square, declared a “World Heritage Site”. Accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to the mountains of the high Atlas via the Col de Tichka, the road changes landscapes From the strong green of the valleys, to the red ocher of the Col de Tizi until we reach Ouarzazate, free time for lunch and continuation to Kelaa de los Mguna, a famous little town where a species of rose with an excellent aroma is grown, to travel “the route of the kasbahs”. With this name, in the south of the High Atlas, a tour of a series of fortresses is known. Built in adobe with crenellated towers and raw brick decorations, they are sometimes authentic fortified towns. They are in a spectacular landscape where the desert and the mountains meet, combining all the shades of ocher and red. If the ancient Kasbahs seduce with their power of evocation, the landscape moves by the strength of its contrasts, its luminosity and silence. This route is one of the most attractive and requested in Morocco. Dinner, and accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Tinghir where one of the most beautiful natural places of the trip is located: The Todra Gorges: The Todra River, to save the mountain, has built a narrow gorge through erosion with vertical walls of more than 300 meters high, climbers' paradise. We will enter the interior of the gorge. Departure to Erfoud. The road is getting harder and harder. The towns we pass through are becoming more and more authentic. We enter the domain of the desert people. Visit of a fossil extraction center, it seems incredible the amount of aquatic life that existed in the Quaternary on this place. Arrival and by 4X4 we head towards the Merzouga Dunes, free time and installation in the camp or hostel, dinner, and accommodation.

After breakfast, in a 4×4 we will begin our discovery of the surroundings of the Erg Chebbi dunes, a desert region populated with sand, traveling along the tracks of the old Dakar rally, we will discover how and where the nomads of the area live and we will share a tea with a family, wild oases in the middle of nowhere, spectacular landscapes, small towns and desert settlements, palm groves. Stop in the town of Hassi Lbied, to take a walk in the palm grove and orchard. In this space you can discover a genius example of irrigation through ditches and water conduction with the Khetarra system. The Inevitable visit to the town of Khamlía, of great historical and cultural importance, of slave ancestors originating from black Africa. Return to Merzouga by dromedary we climb the dunes to contemplate the sunset spectacle. Dinner and overnight at the camp or lodge in Merzouga.

Breakfast and departure to Fez, we will visit Rissani, a town that has a very curious souk that brims with life and authenticity, and we will cross the Gorges and the Ziz Valley. Continuation to Fez. En route we will cross the Azroy cedar forest and visit the town of Ifrane, known as "Moroccan Switzerland," for the architecture of its houses and for being one of the most exclusive ski destinations in the country. Arrival in Fez in the late afternoon, dinner, and accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel. Fez is the oldest imperial city in Morocco. Founded in 808, it was the capital of the kingdom several times. The labyrinth of streets of the preserved medieval city (called Fez el-Bali) is considered the largest urban area in the world where cars cannot circulate. It transports us to a completely different world. From a movie. There are two more parts of the big city of Fez besides the medina. The 13th century city (Fez el-Jedid) and the Ville Nouvelle (where the business center is located, with modern roads, hotels, and restaurants). The most notable places in Fez are, without a doubt, the medina, the souks (markets), the area where the leather tanners are, the Royal Palace, the Mellah (old Jewish quarter) and the oldest university in the world. Visit of the Koranic Medrassa that dates to the time of the Merinides, you will also visit the exteriors of the Karaouen mosque and the monastery of Moulay Idris, founder of the city, the visit ends by visiting different craft workshops and bazaars of the old medina, return to the hotel free time, dinner, and accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel and travel to the city of Meknes, Panoramic visit of this Imperial city starting with its walls, with its magnificent gates such as: Bab el Mansur, the Agdal pond, Bab Lahdim square, brief tour of the walls of the city Continuation through fertile valleys until reaching the imperial city of Rabat Your visit begins with a panoramic view of the exterior of the royal palace, the Royal Palace, “Dar el Makhzen”. Continuation to the Mausoleum of Mohamed V, the unfinished Mosque, and the Hassan Tower. Free time for lunch and then heads to Casablanca, installation at the hotel, dinner, and accommodation.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Casablanca International Airport. End of our services.