Authentic Morocco in 11 Days

Casablanca, Morocco - Tangier, Morocco
  • Tinghir
  • Merzouga
  • Chefchaouen

Start Time: 10:00

Details

11 Days | 10 Nights

Tour Types: Private
Runs: Everyday
Accommodation: 5* Hotels and Camp
Minimum Age: 18

Tour Description


A once-in-a-lifetime Moroccan adventure awaits you! Your adventure starts in the bustling metropolis of Casablanca, home to the impressive Hassan II Mosque. Explore the historic landmarks of Rabat, Morocco's elegant capital, before heading to the lively Marrakech, where you'll discover the busy Djemaa el-Fna square and the beautiful Majorelle Garden. See the desert landscapes of Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate, known as the 'Hollywood of Morocco,' and marvel at the stunning Dades Valley and Todgha Gorge. Experience the Sahara Desert's magic with stays in the desert towns of Merzouga and Erfoud, where you can embark on camel treks and enjoy breathtaking sunsets over the dunes. Visit the alpine-style town of Ifrane, often referred to as 'Morocco's Switzerland,' and explore the historic city of Fes, with its ancient medina, tanneries, and Al-Qarawiyyin University. Discover the ancient Roman ruins of Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and wander through the blue-washed streets of Chefchaouen, known for its charming ambiance and handicrafts. Conclude your journey in the coastal city of Tangier, where Europe meets Africa, offering a blend of cultures and stunning seaside views.

Highlights

  • Visit the two unique cities of Morocco: Casablanca and Rabat.
  • Discover the spirited Djemaa el-Fna and the historic Medina in Marrakech.
  • Explore the stunning landscapes of Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate.
  • Experience on overnight stay in Merzouga a town in the Sahara desert.
  • Explore Volubilis a historical and an ancient Roman site in Morocco.
  • Immersed with the striking and blue-washed city of Chefchaouen.
  • See Tangier that is known as the Pearl of the North of Morocco.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1
Casablanca Airport - Casablanca Hotel    

1 Stop

1

Casablanca City

Arrive at Menara airport in Casablanca. Meet and greet by your English-speaking driver/guide, then transfer to the hotel. Enjoy the city tour of Casablanca, the economic capital of Morocco and its largest city. Check in at your hotel to relax. Stop at the famous Hassan II Mosque, the landmark mark of the city with the tallest minaret in the world (210 metres (689 ft). Stop next at Ain Diab Corniche, which is one of the city’s most fashionable districts. Overnight in Casablanca.

3 hours

5* Radisson Blu or similar

Day 2
Casablanca - Rabat - Marrakech    

2 Stops

1

Rabat

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Rabat, the capital of Morocco and one of the country’s imperial cities. Enjoy the city tour of Rabat. Visit the Kasbah of the Oudayas. This Kasbah was constructed during the realm of the Almohads dynasty (12th century). Stop next at Mohammed V Mausoleum, which is home to the tombs of the current king's father and grandfather. Your last stop in Rabat is Hassan Tower, which is a minaret built in 1195.

4 hours

2

Marrakech

Drive to Marrakech, “Paris of the Sahara” as Winston Churchill once described it. Transfer to your hotel in Marrakech and overnight.

3 hours

5* Radisson Blu Carre Eden or similar
Breakfast

Day 3
Marrakech Full Day City Tour - Marrakech    

1 Stop

1

Marrakech

Breakfast in the hotel. Enjoy the guided city tour of Marrakech. Stop first at the Koutoubia Mosque, which is an old monument built under the reign of the Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (1184 to 1199). This monument inspired other buildings such as the Giralda in Seville in Spain and the Hassan Tower in Rabat. Stop next at the Bahia Palace. This Palace was built in the late 19th century and was intended to capture the essence of the Islamic and Moroccan style. Stop next at the Saadian tombs, which is a site that dates back to the time of the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (1578-1603). The tombs were discovered in 1917 and were restored by the Beaux-arts service. Continue the tour with the world famous Jema El Fna Square where you will enjoy amazing performance of traditional activities by storytellers, snake charmers, peddlers of traditional medicines. Your last stop is the bustling souks in the old medina. Overnight in Marrakech.

8 hours

5* Radisson Blu Carre Eden or similar
Breakfast

Day 4
Marrakech - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Dades    

3 Stops

1

Ait Ben Haddou

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the Sahara crossing the high Atlas Mountains. Stop first at the wonderful fortress of Ait Ben Haddou. The village is a great example of earthen clay architecture that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. Ait Ben Haddou is an iconic landscape immortalized in such films as “The Man Who Would Be King (film) (1975)”, “Jesus of Nazareth (1977)”, “The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)”, “Gladiator (2000)”, “Son of God (film) (2014)”.

3 hours

2

Ouarzazate

Continue to Ouarzazate, also known as “Morocco’s Hollywood”. Visit Taourirt Kasbah, which is considered one of the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco. Next, visit the Atlas film studios where some of the most famous desert landscapes were and are still being shot.

2 hours

3

Dades

Leave Ouarzazate to Dades. The drive is spectacular with hundreds of Kasbahs lining the route. Stop first at Kelaat M’Gouna, a big town which is famous for cultivating roses. Expect to find many fine, rose-infused products there. Enjoy the visit of Dades, also known as valley of figs. Dades valley featured prominently in a 2012 advertisement for the Cadillac CTS. Transfer to your hotel in Dades and overnight.

2 hours

4* Xaluca Dades or similar
Breakfast & Dinner

Day 5
Dades - Tinghir - Rissani - Merzouga    

3 Stops

1

Tinghir

Breakfast at the hotel. Leave Dades heading to Tinghir. The drive is spectacular, winding through stunning desert landscapes, villages with the expansive Jebel Sarhro lunar-scape. Arrive in Tinghir, a gorgeous 40km oasis, which boasts one of the largest palm groves in the country. Drive to at the famous Todra Gorge, a 300m wall, carved deep into the High Atlas Mountains. Thanks to its robust rock sides with many uneven surfaces, Todra Gorge is popular among rock climbers. More than 150 routes rated French Grade 5+ to 8 have been bolted in the canyon.

1.5 hours

2

Rissani

Leave Tinghir through many Amazigh (Berber) villages and along the Ziz valley to get to Rissani.

2.5 hours

3

Merzouga

Enjoy 4x4 Jeep tour to Merzouga, which is the heart of the desert. Enjoy a sunset camel ride in Merzouga to the camp by the dunes. Transfer to your camp and overnight in Merzouga.

3 hours

Itran Royal Camp or similar
Breakfast & Dinner

Day 6
Merzouga - Erfoud - Midelt - Ifrane - Fes    

4 Stops

1

Erfoud

Breakfast at the desert camp. Leave Merzouga heading to Fes, the spiritual capital on Morocco and one of the country’s oldest cities. Transfer through many Amazigh (Berber) villages and along the Ziz valley to get to Erfoud.

1 hour

2

Midelt

Arrive at Midelt which serves as the commercial center of a large agricultural hinterland.

2 hours

3

Ifrane

Continue through the Middle Atlas Mountains. Stop in Ifrane, a charming town and ski resort. Ifrane is famous for its Alpine climate, European-style houses and its 1665 metres (5,460 ft) in elevation. The town experiences snow during winter months and a cool climate during summer. Ifrane is also the place where the lowest temperature was ever recorded in Africa, -24 °C in 1935. While in Ifrane, expect to find animals like the threatened Barbary Macaque and local tree species such as the native Atlas cedar, Scrub oak and the introduced London plane.

2.5 hours

4

Fes

Arrive in Fes late in the afternoon. Transfer to your hotel and overnight in Fes.

2.5 hours

5* Marriott Jnan Fes or similar
Breakfast

Day 7
Fes Full Day City Tour - Fes    

1 Stop

1

Fes

Breakfast in the hotel. Enjoy the guided city tour of Fes. Begin with the entrance to the largest royal palace in Morocco. Continue with a panoramic view of the ancient medina. Enjoy an authentic experience at the traditional ceramic crafts village of Fes after that. Your next stop is Fes El Bali, the ancient town or Medina, which is a medieval part of Fes that has not changed for centuries. Visit the famous Al-Karaouine mosque, built by Fatima Al Fihria in 857. Al-Karaouine mosque became home to the University of Al-Karaouine, which is the first university in the world and the world's foremost center of learning at the beginning of the second millennium. The university was built by Fatima Al Fihria in 859, and, since then, it has become one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Muslim world. In the medina, visit also aMerdersa, which is a Coranic school. Complete the city tour of Fes with the leather Souq and the oldest Leather Tannery in the world. The tannery dates back at least nine centuries. Overnight at Fes.

8 hours

5* Marriott Jnan Fes or similar
Breakfast

Day 8
Fes - Meknes - Volubilis - Chefchaouen    

3 Stops

1

Meknes

Breakfast in the hotel. Continue to Meknes, the "Moroccan Versailles" and one of the oldest cities in the kingdom. Visit Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672–1727), a contemporary of Louis XIV, before it was relocated to Marrakesh. Stop at the massive Bab El Mansour gate, which is the grandest of all imperial Moroccan gateways.

2 hours

2

Volubilis

Transfer to the UNESCO-sponsored Roman ruins in Volubilis, a Berber and Roman city partly excavated by the UNESCO. Volubilis was considered as the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania. The city was developed from the 3rd century BC onward as an Amazigh, then proto-Carthaginian, and from from the 1st century AD onward, the city grew rapidly under the Roman rule.

3.5 hours

3

Chefchaouen

Transfer to Chefchaouen, the “Blue City” and one of the most majestic places to visit in Morocco. Transfer to your hotel and overnight in Chefchaouen.

3 hours

5* Lina Ryad & Spa or similar
Breakfast

Day 9
Chefchaouen City Tour - Chefchaouen    

1 Stop

1

Chefchaouen

Breakfast in the hotel. Visit the kasbah of Chefchaouen. This kasbah belongs to the early 18th century, and was built by the legendary ruler Moulay Ismail (1645 – 1727). Stop next at Plaza Uta el-Hammam, which is the cobbled main square in town and where the striking 15th century Grand Mosque sits. Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Chefchaouen.

4 hours

5* Lina Ryad & Spa or similar
Breakfast

Day 10
Chefchaouen - Tangier    

1 Stop

1

Tangier

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Tangier the “Pearl of The North” of Morocco and it’s main gate to Europe. Enjoy the city tour of Tangier, Morocco’s main gate to Europe. Stop first at the old town, locally called “The medina”. Visit the American legation, Dar El Oued Makhazen Kasbah, the Mendoubia Gardens, and the Grand and Petit Socco. Transfer to Cape Spartel after that, the meeting point of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Spartel was known to the Greeks and Romans as the “Cape of the Vines”. Visit the Cave of Hercules, which is Africa’s most north-westerly promontory with a strange sea window shaped like a map of Africa. Transfer to your hotel and overnight in Tangier.

6 hours

5* Hilton Tangier City Center or similar
Breakfast

Day 11
Tangier Hotel - Tangier Airport    

1 Stop

1

Tangier Airport

Breakfast in the hotel. At a pre-arranged time, transfer to Tangier airport for your departure flight.

30 mins

Breakfast

Inclusions


  • Accommodation in double/twin/single rooms.
  • Porterage at airport and hotels.
  • Entrance fees to monuments.
  • Sunset camel ride in the desert.
  • 4x4 Jeep Tour in the desert.
  • Local guides in Marrakech, Fes and Volubilis.
  • English-speaking driver/guide.
  • Modern air-conditioned minivan during the tour.
  • Dinners at the hotels/camp in Dades and Merzouga.
  • Daily breakfast at the hotels.
  • All taxes.

Exclusions


  •  Airfare. 
  •  Travel Insurance. 
  •  Entry Visa to Morocco (if applicable). 
  •  Meals and beverages not stated. 
  •  Any personal expenses. 
  •  Any additional tours or activities. 
  •  Tips to the driver or local guides. 
  •  Others not mentioned in the inclusions. 

Practical Info


• The price is calculated for this itinerary. Modified itineraries may result in higher costs.
• Any change in the number of passengers affects the quote.
• The driver/tour guide escorts according to the booked itinerary, he is not 24/7 at your disposal.
• Official check in time at hotels 15:00 – check out time at hotels 12:00.
• We do not check the availability of accommodation when planning your trip. Once you booked and any hotel is not available, we search an alternative and inform you.
• You walk several km in during day tours, so bear in mind good walking shoes and a backpack for beverage, camera etc.
• All guides in Morocco are licensed by the Ministry of Tourism in Morocco and are not part of our team.
• The size of the vehicle used for the tour is based on the number of travelers. Nexus Travel DMC assumes that each traveler carries 1 suitcase and 1 hand luggage. If clients travel with more luggage, we need to be informed in advance. In case a larger vehicle needs to be used to store all luggage, additional costs will be covered by clients.

How to Book this Tour


- After booking the tour with us online, one of our consultants will get in touch within 24 hours. You need to pay then a 25% deposit by credit card or by bank transfer. The full payment is due latest 14 days before tour start.
- Cancellations or changes need to be sent in written form. Charges are as follows:
• 5% of the total price of the trip for cancellations from the date of booking until 41 days before departure.
• 50% of the total price of the trip for cancellations or changes made 40 to 15 days before departure.
• 100% of the total price of the trip for cancellations or changes made 14 to 01 days before departure or no show.
- For refunds we do not cover transaction fees charged by credit card companies and banks.
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