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8 Days desert tour from Casablanca

8 Days desert tour from Casablanca

For those who want to see a lot of Morocco, one of the most well-liked itineraries is our 8-day tour that departs from Casablanca and ends in Marrakech. This trip departs from Casablanca and travels to Marrakech. You will get to tour Morocco’s imperial cities and spend a night beneath the stars at Merzouga, the glittering Sahara desert surrounded by the famous Erg Chebbi dunes. You will arrive in Casablanca and depart from Marrakech.

The region’s unique and peculiar landscape is made up of large valleys, dunes, gorges, mountain passes, cities that fit in with the surroundings, fortifications atop the hills, inhabitants, and a lot more.

Casablanca to Merzouga desert trip Highlights

Itinerary of 8 Days desert tour from Casablanca

We will meet you at the Casablanca airport or at your accommodation to commence our 8-day tour from Casablanca to Marrakech. We are going to tour the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, which is widely considered to be the biggest mosque in Africa. We next proceed to Rabat, one of Morocco’s four imperial towns and the country’s capital. We will go around some of the most well-known sites in the city, such as the Oudaya Kasbah, Chellah, and the Hassan Tower. We are allowed to savor our lunch slowly. We’re going to drive straight to Fes, the “spiritual heart of Morocco,” after lunch. Before retiring for the evening to spend the night at a standard riad or hotel

After breakfast, your tour of Morocco’s most important historical and cultural city will commence. The architectural medina of Fes, the “spiritual capital of Morocco,” will be investigated. The Jewish Quarter (Mellah) and the Dar El Makhzen, or Royal Palace, with its magnificent mosaic architecture and golden doors, are two stops on our guided tour of Fez. The largest leather workshop in the city, the renowned Chaouwara Tanneries, were established in the eleventh century. One of the oldest universities in the world and the ancient center of Islamic learning, the Kairaouine Mosque, are off-limits to non-Muslims, yet visitors are still able to see the mosque’s courtyard from the gates. Some of the most striking specimens of Islamic architecture may be found at the Al-Attarine Madrassa and the Najjarine Marble Fountain, which are both religious institutions.

One of Fes’s most beautifully designed houses of worship is the Bou Inania Medersa. There’s going to be ample time for lunch at a Moroccan restaurant nearby. You may identify the holy hue of Islam in the mosaics of the Bab Boujloud archway, which shift from blue on the exterior wall to green on the inside wall. Wander around the markets and streets of the medina. Afterwards, we’ll take you to a high vantage point with an amazing view of Fes El-Enormous Bali’s medina. For dinner and accommodation, they stayed in the same riad in the medina.

 

We depart Fes after breakfast and go across the Middle Atlas Mountains. We’re going to stop at Ifrane. Barbarian monkeys can be seen in the Cedar Forest close to Azrou. After that, we’ll carry on to Midelt for lunch. We will travel across the Tizi N’talghouma pass in the afternoon, passing through small Berber communities and the scenic Ziz Valley, which is close to Errachidia, on our way to the Sahara desert. Next, we’ll travel to Merzouga via Aoufous and Erfoud. We will arrive in Erg-Chebbi, a sand dunes paradise, in two hours. There, we will eat dinner and stay the night in a small hotel, or riad.

 

We will carry on with our tour of the Erg-Chebbi sand dunes after breakfast. Merzouga Lake (which isn’t always filled with water) to see the flamingos and ducks who come here in the spring to live. We will travel to the village of Khmliya, where musicians will play Gnawa. After that, we’ll keep going off-road over the desert until we get to the dark desert that lies behind the Erg-Chebbi sand dunes. After that, we’ll go witness the way of life of a Berber family who lives on the road. After that, we’ll head to a deserted town where we might find mineral fossils. We’re going to go back to Khmliya and eat at a neighborhood eatery.

You will go over the stunning orange sand dunes on a camel back to the desert camp in the afternoon. You can see a beautiful sunset and feel revitalized from the middle of the sand dunes. Dinner and overnight stay are available at the camp, where there will be music and endless stargazing opportunities for playing on the sand dunes.

 

After spending the night in the desert and enjoying a filling breakfast that your camel guide has prepared, you might witness the most magnificent dawn of your life. After that, as the day wears on, you will silently ride a camel back to your starting place and enjoy the ever-changing beauty of the Erg Chebbi dunes. The tallest and narrowest canyons in Morocco, the Tinghir and Todra gorges, await you when you meet your driver. You will be able to hike along the valley from here. After that, we’ll go via the Dades Valley, where you can see the amazing “monkey toes” rock formations and wonderful sand castles. We’ll spend the final night in a hotel or riad in the heart of the gorges

After breakfast, we will cross the Dades Valley to reach Kalaat Mgouna and Ouarzazate, which are our next stops. You will have numerous chances to take some of the best pictures of your trip along the Way of a Thousand Kasbahs, which winds through Dades Valley. Additionally, we will make a visit at Kalaat Mgouna, which is commonly referred to as the “city of roses,” in order to get rosewater, which will keep your linens smelling wonderful long after the vacation is over. Next, continue to Ouarzazate, sometimes referred to as “Hollywood of Africa.”

Next, lunch on this 7-day tour departing from Casablanca will be to the well-known Ait Ben Haddou kasbah. Situated in the province of Ouarzazat in the Draa-Tafilalet area of southern Morocco, this is the most famous “fortified town” or ksar/kasbah in Morocco. To put it mildly, this walled adobe village, or ksar, is fascinating. There have been several iconic movies and historic Moroccan buildings filmed there. We’ll continue traveling through the breathtaking High Atlas Mountains’ Tizi n’ Tichka Pass (2260 m). Before we leave you off at your Marrakech hotel, where the tour concludes, you may discover how argan oil is manufactured at the women’s cooperatives.

We will spend the full seventh day of our eight-day vacation from Casablanca exploring Marrakech. A tour guide who is a local of Marrakech can help you make the most of your stay in the city. Since we are in a well-known tourist area, the sights and locations of today will be very different from those of yesterday. Prepare yourself for a bustling and beautiful metropolis that lies ahead. Bahia Palace, built by Marrakech’s Bahmad Grand Visir, is a must-see on any city tour of the city because of its exquisite mosaics and stucco.

Built in the 17th century, the Saadian Tomb is a royal necropolis known for its superb architecture. You will be astounded by the diversity of sights, sounds, tastes, and textures that can be discovered at Marrakech’s souks, and you will have an amazing time exploring them. A one-hectare botanical garden and artist’s landscape garden, the Jacques Majorelle Garden is located in Marrakech. The final stop on the journey is Jamaa Elfana Square. One of the busiest areas in all of Marrakech, with food vendors, musicians, monkeys, and snake charmers. Finally, unwind at your Marrakech hotel or riad for the evening.

Your flying schedule dictates what you can do today. If you have the chance, you might explore Marrakech’s less-visited areas in the afternoon and eat lunch at a neighborhood eatery. When you’re ready, your eight-day trip of Morocco will come to an end and you’ll be driven to the airport in either Casablanca or Marrakech.

 

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