12 days to tour the entire country

Morocco 12 days tour from Casablanca will start at upon Arrive at Casablanca airport meeting with the driver, transfer to the hotel (30-45 min*). Overnight at Hotel Includes dinner and breakfast.

In Casablanca, visit the majestic Hassan II Mosque, perched on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic with a 689-metre-high minaret; completed in 1993, it is the largest mosque in the country, built to accommodate 25,000 worshippers inside and another 80,000 on the ground. (Women and men should dress appropriately when visiting this site.) Stop for a visit to the Slaoui Museum (Abderrahmane Slaoui Foundation Museum), which showcases works by Jacques Majorelle and other artists who made Morocco their home, then have lunch at Rick’s Cafe, a recreation of Humphrey Bogart’s legendary lair from the movie Casablanca, complete with a piano bar. Continue towards Marrakech and check into the Four Seasons Hotel, where you can dine to your heart’s content in the evening.

Marrakech, the capital of a wealthy medieval kingdom, is surrounded by imposing stone walls. Within the well-preserved walls are red stone palaces, gardens, and palm trees, and the medina, with its narrow, winding streets lined with souks and charming stalls, has long held a mystical allure for visitors. In the park overlooking the Koutoubia Mosque, meet the red-clad “water vendors” selling water on the city streets, then start your day at the magnificent Bahia Palace, considered one of the finest palaces of the 19th century, perfectly capturing the essence of Islamic and Moroccan styles. After lunch at a local restaurant in the trendy Gueliz district, we will visit Le Jardin Secret, a gorgeous garden built in the 16th century and owned by various sultans until the death of the last owner in 1934. Today, the garden has been restored and is divided into two sections, one filled with exotic plants from around the world and the other recreating the appearance of a 19th-century Islamic garden. Enjoy a stroll through the main square and the Jemaa el Fna marketplace, and then return to your hotel for some time to explore on your own, and enjoy the rest of the afternoon and evening at your own pace.

On the third day of the tour, after breakfast at the riad, drive from Marrakech to the desert and northern Morocco. For now, journey to the far south, crossing the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass at an altitude of 2,260m above sea level. On the ascent, humble and picturesque Berber villages will appear, surrounded by high mountain scenery and snow-capped peaks from autumn to full spring. After taking the obligatory photos of the surroundings and completing the descent along the southern slope of the High Atlas, arrive at Ait Ben Haddou ksar. This is a walled village, built in adobe by desert Berbers several centuries ago, which acquired great importance on the caravan routes of the area. Today it is not only a World Heritage Site but also the perfect setting for filming movies and series such as Game of Thrones. Near this ksar is Ouarzazate considered the ‘Gateway to the Desert’ and the Hollywood of Morocco for its film studios. In its urban center is the kasbah of Taourirt, which we will visit. Afterward, it will be off to the hotel located in this town, where dinner will be served and we will enjoy a well-deserved night’s rest.

After breakfast in Riyadh, check out of Ouarzazate and drive to explore the oasis of Skoura, where you will visit Kasbah Amridil. From the Skoura tour, drive through the Valley of Roses, where its people used to make creams, soaps and the famous rose water from all-natural rose crops. Lunch in one of the Berber villages along the way in a typical local restaurant. Continue our journey to the Dades Valley, where our local guide will meet us for a 2-hour hike to explore the beautiful scenery of the Dades Gorge in the High Atlas Mountains.

After breakfast, depart for the Ramlia desert. The journey begins in the village of Tinegir, at the start of the spectacular Todra Gorge, 1350m above sea level and surrounded by vast palm groves. On the way, we will come across a herd of friendly wild camels that are grazing on a rocky outcrop. On the way to Alnif, we will pass through a Berber village on the Paridaka route and stop to take photos with the nomads. Lunch will be a picnic under the shade of an acacia tree, and in the afternoon we will reach the pure desert of Ramlia and enjoy the sunset on the highest sand dunes.

After breakfast, we will take a short walk through the Ramlia oasis to discover an ancient irrigation system (acequias). We have tea with a Berber family and learn about the customs of the Ramlia people. then we leave for Merzouga, passing through the Hamada desert to reach the village of Ouzina, where you will have the opportunity to see and meet the locals and visit the Ouzina children’s literacy fund, then we continue our journey always on the tracks used by the old “Paris-Dakar Rally”, crossing the Oasis, where some films such as “Sahara and Moumia” were filmed. We will visit a village of the “old slaves”, called “Khamlia”, and the People’s Music and Art Association, enjoying an African musical rhythm. We will have Berber pizza for lunch in a traditional restaurant. Then it’s a short drive to a nearby hotel for some refreshments before a camel ride into the desert, which will take us to a Berber camp in the middle of the Erg Chebbi dunes. The camp consists of several comfortable Berber tents equipped with mattresses and bedding, a restaurant, a kitchen, and a “natural” toilet. The evening will consist of dinner, followed by entertainment provided by Berber drummers around the campfire.

You’ll wake up early to enjoy the beautiful sunrise over the dunes, then enjoy breakfast in camp before setting off on the hike to Midelt. Afterward, passing through the ancient town of Rissani, famous in ancient times for its caravan routes and its traditional market, considered the most authentic and largest in the area, we will then head to Erfoud, the capital of fossils, as we make our way to the Ziz valley, dotted with thousands of palm trees, enjoying beautiful views of Morocco’s largest oases on our way to Midelt, in the afternoon we will arrive in Midelt, the capital of apples. After lunch, we will visit the old village of Ahouli, built by the French in the 1930s. At its peak, it was home to workers living on a plateau 660 steps above the riverbed in the gorge. Today, all but a few of the guardians’ families have moved away, but much of the abandoned mining remains. It is located 25 km northeast of Midelt. Afterward, we drive back to Midelt. Overnight in a guesthouse.

After breakfast, continue our journey Morocco 12 days tour from Casablanca to Fes and take in the beauty of the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas, watching the abundance of Barbary macaques as we pass through. There will be an opportunity to meet them in the forest, an experience you will remember forever. Traveling in troops of 10 to 30, they are the only species of macaques found outside of Asia – indeed, they are the only primates found north of the Sahara! We pass through Ifrane; a charming town, nicknamed ‘Little Switzerland’. Although unusual in Morocco, the architecture of the Middle Atlas Mountains, being Alpine in style, gives this place the charm and magnetism of a European ski resort and is certainly a popular destination for skiers. We then head off to spend the night in the city of Fes!

The city of Fes is over 1,200 years old and its well-preserved old town is a vast labyrinth of winding streets and alleyways, fragrant bazaars, and eclectic architecture; no cars are allowed here, so transport is on foot in the old traditional style. Choose the focal point of your morning tour: you can opt for a guided tour to sample the local cuisine or take a peek inside the artisans who produce intricate hand carvings, carpets, leather, and metalwork. Have lunch in the medina and enjoy an exclusive lecture by a local researcher on life in Morocco from a woman’s perspective. After lunch, take a tour of the city’s famous leather tanneries, dominated by numerous deep, brightly colored dye pools; leather is prepared here in the same way it was in medieval times to supply the artisans in the markets and bazaars. Return to the hotel, then dinner with us at the riad, an inn with a central garden or courtyard; the Palais Faraj is a blend of ancient and modern architecture set in a medina in Fes.

This morning, visit the American Fondouk, a charity veterinary clinic specialising in the care of donkeys and mules that carry goods through the streets of Fez’s souk (you may have seen a few of them walking around town). Then transfer to Meknes. This fortified city, with its opulent Spanish-Moorish architecture, dates back to the 11th century but rose to fame in the 17th century under Sultan Moulay Ismail, who made it the capital of his expanding empire. Moulay Ismail, known as the Warrior King, was a powerful and fierce leader who liberated Morocco from the Ottomans and Europeans. This morning’s walking tour of Meknes includes Moulay’s stables, which were large enough to house 12,000 horses and were designed to be fed and watered by an aqueduct and granary; the city’s medina; and a visit to the historic madrassa (or medersa), an Islamic educational center and Koranic school. After a hearty lunch and free time in Meknes, head to Casablanca and watch Bogart and Bergman’s classic film of the same name en route. In the late afternoon, arrive at your Four Seasons hotel by the sea, which exudes modern Moroccan elegance; this evening, dine at the hotel.

Tour End in the Casablanca Airport. On this day, depending on the time of departure, we’ll take you to the airport, we’re going to be finishing our Morocco 12 days tour from Casablanca with Best Morocco Tour, services.