MOROCCO TOUR FROM FEZ IN 12 DAYS

After your arrival to SAISS airport in FEZ where you will be welcomed by a member of our team, and then you will be transferred to your accommodation. The driver will provide a brief review of your tour. Dinner & night at the hotel.

After having rest and take breakfast, an official local guide will be there in the hotel waiting for you to start an explorative journey of the Medina where you will visit the many hidden treasures that only the inhabitants of the place know about. Fes served as the capital of Morocco for more than 350 years and is home to the University of Al Karaouine, the oldest operating university in the world. Your guided tour will take you to Moulay Idriss mausoleum, the Nejjarine Fountains and the Tanneries. After lunch you will also view the exterior of the Royal Palace and walk through the famous Jewish quarter “the Mellah”, where you will have the option to visit one of the few living synagogues in Morocco. Your tour of Fes includes a short visit to the famous ceramic factory, and then you can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes.

In the morning we pick you up from your accommodation in Fes then we will start our journey which will take us along the beautiful south road, where the landscape changes dramatically from the snowy hills of Ifrane the cleanest city in Morocco to the Cedar Forest of the middle Atlas than the dry weather of the desert. Along the way we will stop to visit the Ifran’s Lion, then we will stop to visit the Atlas apes, we continue our way to join Awfouss Oasis, one of the largest oases in North Africa. Upon your arrival to Merzouga, you will camel trek crossing the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi to spend a night of your life under the clear sky and under the nomad tents in a camp in the middle of the desert, a chance to get to know the real inner-you.

You will have to wake up early to catch the sun rises up from behind a seas of sand dunes one of the most beautiful sunrises in the world, then you will camel trek back to the hotel where you will shower and have breakfast. After refreshing up, we will depart to Dades Gorges, including a visit to Rissani’s famous souk, the town where the Alaouist dynasty started ruling Morocco since 350 years ago until the moment. Then we will pass though the town of Erfoud, very well known with fossils, also an international dates festival takes place in this town. We continue our way through a desert-like landscape and villages to join the wonderful Todra Gorges, a very beautiful canyons with 300m high walls and 20m wide mouth. We hit the road to Dades. Overnight and dinner at hotel.

After breakfast we will take the road to the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou via the Rose Valley including a stop at a rose distillation Unit in order to get a clear idea of how rose productions are manufactured, then continue by passing by the Skoura Palm grove and the road of 1001 Kasbahs, then we continue to join Hollywood of Africa, the city of Ouarzazate, very well known for being the spot of the international movie makers and in which famous movies were filmed such as “ The Mummy”,” Prince of Persia”, “Gladiator”, “Operation Red Sea” and so many other movies. Then we continue our way to the famous UNESCO World Heritage site Ksar or Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a very wonderful fortified city that stands at the edge of a hill separated by a running Ounila river. Overnight with dinner at Kasbah Hotel.

After breakfast, we will visit the Kasbah of Ait ben Haddou, a very wonderful fortified city that stands in the edge of a hill separated by a running river. Then we drive via the atlas mountains to visit another Kasbah that hides inside the mountains, Kasbah Telouat, the house of the former warlord Pasha El Galoui, who used to control the region. Do not let its falling walls and ruined parts delude you as it is very lavishly decorated from the inside. We continue our way to join the principal way and pass via one of the Morocco amazing roads, the Tichka Pass that lies in 2260m above sea level. Then we will stop for a coffee and a visit to the Arga oil co-operative. After that, we continue to join the red city. overnight with dinner at the hotel.

After breakfast you will be joined by an official local guide to see all the sites with historical and cultural interest, The morning begins with a visit to the magnificent Koutoubia Mosque as the landmark of Marrakech which has inspired other buildings such as the Giralda of Seville and the Hassan Tower of Rabat. Your next stop is the Bahia Palace, and the Saadian Tombs. The Saadian tombs in Marrakech date back from the time of the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur. The tombs were discovered in 1917 and were restored by the Beaux-arts service. The mausoleum comprises the interments of about sixty members of the Saadian Dynasty that originated from the valley of the Draa River. After lunch break, You Continue to the world-famous Jemaa el Fna Square, which houses an array of food, snake charmers, local musicians, and fortune-tellers. There’s nowhere on Earth like the Jemaa el Fna, the square at the heart of old Marrakesh. You will also walk through the souks and view hundreds of handicrafts. Night with breakfast at the Riad/Hotel.

Start Our journey from Marrakech to Essaouira. in Road, you will see many Argan trees, important to the region both economically and ecologically. You may also see local goats perched in the trees feeding on the fruit and leaves. At the women’s Cooperative of Argan Oil, there will be an opportunity to learn about the wide-ranging applications of the oil from cosmetics to medicines. After several stops to take photographs, you will continue your travel to Essaouira. You’ll visit the Skala Fortress, the port, the souks and see Thuya wood carved by artisans, walking through the alleys of the medina and past the hundreds of handicrafts. Today you will have lunch in a Moroccan way, bought fishes ‘cooked to order’. The afternoon is free to walk and explore by yourself. Overnight accommodation with dinner and breakfast at the Hotel.

Starting our day to explore the medina with a locale guide. You will have the opportunity to see the Mellah, the former Jewish quarter and The Medina as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with beautiful arts and crafts to be found, including objects carved out of local Thuya wood. You will enjoy a mint tea in one of the local cafés and explore the Atlantic-facing sandy beach. Night with breakfast at Hotel

Departure to Rabat through the picturesque coastal road, stopping in Oualidia for a fish lunch in a local restaurant with sea view. Continue to El Jadida, sightseeing in the town includes the famous citadel, built under the Portuguese occupation in the 16th century. Arrival to Rabat late afternoon. A night with breakfast at the hotel.

After breakfast we will take road back to Fez, along the way we will visit the city of Meknes which was once a capital of Morocco and you will have the chance to visit its historical monuments such as “Bab Mansour”, “ Qara Prison”, “ Moulay Ismail the founder Tomb”, then we continue our way to visit the ancient roman ruins of Volubilis, one of the ancient roman empire’s remote territory. overnight with dinner at hotel,

After having a great time and enjoying with different road and places in Morocco with us, Your driver will takes you from you accommodation to SAISS Airport depend your flight time, hoping to see you soon