9-day Imperial Cities and Desert

Reception at Casablanca airport/hotel and departure for the visit of the mosque Hassan 2, erected partly on the sea, it is a religious and cultural complex, arranged on nine hectares and includes a prayer room, after the visit road to Rabat , visit the Hassan II towers, walk in the kasbah and the medina. Free dinner and night in Riad.

After breakfast departure for Meknes. Visit Bab Moulay el Aleuj, the mausoleum Moulay Ismail. Then Volubilis, the most important site of Roman ruins in Morocco.repas noon and departure to Fez. Installation at the riad. Free dinner and night in Riad.

After breakfast departure from the riad with your guide for the visit of Fez which is the oldest of the imperial cities, and which was for centuries the cultural and religious center of the Muslim west. Discovery of the medina and its souks, the medersa Bou Inania or Attarine, then the place Néjarine with its magnificent fountain decorated with mosaics. Free lunch then visit the new city "Fez eljedid" and the merinid tombs from where we have a bird's eye view of the city and its ramparts. Free dinner and night in Riad.

After breakfast, departure for Midelt through the mountains and cedar forests of the Middle Atlas. Pass by Ifrane, a charming ski resort and Azrou an important craft center specializing in cedar wood works. After crossing Zad (2178m / 7146ft) you arrive in Midelt for lunch. In the afternoon, you will go down to Erfoud and Errachidia by the Ziz valley dotted with palm trees, arriving for the night in a guest house.

After breakfast departure for a walk in the valley for 1h30 through the palm grove, We continue to the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi via Arfoud stop in the village for lunch, in the afternoon arrival in Merzouga for the ride camel sunset diner and evening in bivouac.

Early morning awakening to witness the sunrise on the dunes After breakfast, departure to Rissani and Erfoud to visit the fossilized marble factory before continuing to the palm groves of Touroug and Tinjdad. Arrival at Toudra Gorge for lunch. In the afternoon, continue to the Dades Gorge through Boulmane and the Dades Valley. Dinner and night at the gorges in guest house.

After breakfast, return to the Dades valley to the kasbah of Ait Youl where you will take a track allowing you to admire the kasbah and ksour of the valley of roses to join Kelaa M'gouna and the palm grove of Skoura ,. Lunch in Ouarzazate and we will go to Aït Ben Haddou, where you will visit the old village, the Kasbah (UNESCO World Heritage Site) .Finally, departure to Marrakech via the Tizi N'Tichka pass, arrival in Marrakech Night at the riad, free dinner.

the morning departure of your riad at 9h with your guide and driver by car.

- the palace of the bahia magnificent home of the pacha Ba Ahmed, you will see the apartments of his four women and the harem of 24 concubines, huge cedar doors and carved ceilings of great beauty

- the koutoubia: imposing we see it from a distance, its minaret dominates the city, each of its faces is different, we do not visit the interior

- the medersa ben youssef: it is very old (1570) it was Koranic school and university for some 300 students, housed on the spot in cells that can be seen on the ground floor and on the 1st floor.

- the menara and its gardens: a large basin with an irrigation system and olive trees in quantity.

in the afternoon, visits the majorelle gardens: which shelter the workshop of the Jacques Majorelle painter who is at the origin of the famous: Majorelle blue ... a magnificent collection of bamboos and rare plants in a beautiful blue atmosphere.

- the souks: the trades are grouped by category, all this colorful crowd in this vast labyrinth, it's exciting but it can take a lot of time ... doing business, haggling or just watching ...

the souks lead to the famous Jemma el Fna square, which comes alive at nightfall ... musicians, storytellers, snake-bearers or monkeys.

Dinner and night at the riad.

Toady it will be that last day we will transfer you to the airport