12 Days Tour From Casabanca

1st Day: Arrive at Casablanca Airpot  

On the first day of our 12 Days Tour From Casablanca starts by Transferring you from Casablanca airport to a hotel.

2nd Day: Casablanca – Rabat

In Casablanca, you will see the Hassan II Mosque, the largest one outside of Mecca, and experience the coastal Cornish seaside. Afterward, we will leave for Rabat. Here you will see the Hassan Tower and the Oudaya Kasbah before you check in to your riad in the Medina. Overnight a riad.

3rd Day: Rabat – Meknes – Volubilis – Fes

After breakfast in your riad, you will start traveling to Fes via Meknes and Volubilis. In Meknes, another significant imperial city in Morocco, known as the Ismaili capital of Morocco, you will see the famous gate Bab Mansour, the Sahrij Souani Bassin, and the Mulay Ismail Mausoleum.

After lunch, your journey continues to the Roman city of Volubilis, where you will get a chance to see the wonderfully preserved original mosaics, Roman roads, and city layouts. As you travel through the Moroccan countryside we will pass by the Holy City of Moulay Idriss for a photo opportunity. You’ll get to Fes at the end of the afternoon and check in to your riad within the Medina. Overnight at Riad.

4th Day: Full day exploring Fes

Breakfast in your riad, and then 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 the 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.Overnight accommodation at your riad.

5th Day: Fes – Azrou – Midelt – Ziz Valley – Merzouga Desert

After breakfast in your riad, you will leave towards the southeast following the Caravan roads to Merzouga. During this journey, you’ll experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains.

Stopping at the Cedar forest, the largest one in Morocco, over the Middle Atlas Mountains– where you may well sight Barbarian apes. After lunch in Midelt, you will continue through the large open high desert, and notice how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the city of Er Rachidia.

Your journey continues along the luxuriant Ziz Valley and the Tafilalet date palm grove, famous for date cultivation. This area is the foundation of the Alaouite dynasty – the current ruling royal family in Morocco. You’ll arrive at Merzouga at the end of the afternoon – to be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before you check in to your riad.

6th Day: Merzouga area – Camel trek and overnight in a Berber tent

On the 6th day of our 12 Days Tour From Casablanca After breakfast in the riad, you will start an explorative journey of the area. You’ll visit the Gnawa people – originally slaves brought from Sudan -to experience their music and lifestyle. Not far away there’s the lake of Merzouga, with its bird populations.

You may also visit the souk in Rissani, a traditional town that was the origin of the ruling family in Morocco and the meeting place of the Caravans trading as far as Timbuctou in Mali. Here you will see a lot of men hooded and women veiled.

Back to the village of Merzouga for some rest, in the afternoon you will mount your camel, guided by an experienced camel man to explore the sand sea of Merzouga. Overnight will be at our desert camp, where you will have your dinner. For your convenience, the camp is equipped with western bathrooms. After dinner, it is all the time to join round fire for some music with drums.

7th Day: Merzouga Desert – Todra Gorges – Palm Groves of Tinghir – Dades Gorges

If we wake up early enough, we can watch the spectacle of the sunrise when the color of the dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight. After breakfast, We’ll leave for Rissani, Tinghir, and Todra gorges – the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco.

After lunch in the heart of the gorge, we’ll drive through the Dades Valley, where you’ll see the majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes”. Overnight accommodation will be in a fancy hotel overlooking the Dades Valley.

8th Day: Dades Valley – Kasbah Amridil – Palm Groves of Skoura – Ouarzazate

After breakfast in the hotel, we’ll drive through the Dades Valley towards Kalaat Mgouna and Ouarzazat. The route through Dades Valley is the way of the thousand Kasbahs – providing numerous opportunities to take some of your best photographic shots of the trip. We’ll stop at Kalaat Mgouna, “the rose city”, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over.

Continue to Ouarzazate via the Amridil Kasbah, one of the last Berber chieftains during the 18th century, now the Kasbah is a house of many Glaoui people. At night you will stop in Ouarzazat.

9th Day : Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah – Tizi n’Tichka Pass – Marrakech

After an early breakfast in the riad, we start our journey to reach the ksar (fortified village) of Ait Ben Haddou where we will visit the famous Kasbah (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot on this spectacular stage, including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Sahara with Penélope Cruz…etc.

After visiting the kasbah we´ll go to Marrakech, we´ll see Tizi Ntichka port, that. with 2.260m is the highest point in our country. We´ll enjoy beautiful landscapes from the viewpoints on the way and make some stops to take pictures of the Berber villages, at the end of the afternoon and check in to your riad within the Medina. Overnight at Riad.

10th Day: a trip to Essaouira

On the 10th of 12 Days Tour From Casablanca After breakfast in your riad, you will start traveling to the coastal city of Essaouira. Getting there after about a 2-and-a-half-hour drive to start exploring the city.

Walk through the alleys of the medina and view hundreds of handicrafts. This “City of the Wind” attracts surfers from all over the world. Essaouira knew many civilizations – including the Portuguese occupation, which affects much of its architecture – however, it remains a small village with much history.

Because of its size and its characteristic blue doors and washed walls, it is also regarded as Morocco’s “Jewel of the Atlantic”. You will also visit the women’s co-operative of Argan oil. Here they extract the oil that is famous for its culinary, cosmetic, and medicinal properties. Lunch will be free in the medina or in the port. In the afternoon you will travel back to Marrakech. Overnight at Riad.

11th Day: full free day in Marrakech

The 11th day of our 12 Days Tour From Casablanca will be a Free day in Marrakech to see all places not seen before: After breakfast in the riad, you will enjoy the sites with historical and cultural interest, including the Koutoubia Minaret; the Saadian tombs; the beautiful Palace of Bahia and the Ben Youssef Koranic School.

Finally, end the morning by walking through the medina alleys -getting a chance to admire all of the different artisans performing their crafts before arriving at the famous Jamaa El Fna Square. Lunch at a restaurant near the square, and then in the afternoon visit the gardens at Majorelle, and have a short tour at Gueliz -the new city of Marrakech.

After dinner, you will have the option to walk through the square entertained by magicians, storytellers, tooth-pullers, and food sellers. Overnight accommodation in your riad.

12th Day: Marrakech – Casablanca Airport

This is the last day of 12 Days Tour From Casablanca After an early breakfast in your riad, we will drive you to Casablanca airport for your flight back home. End of service.

This was the complete plan of 12 Days Tour From Casabanca.