10 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech

Day 1: Tangier-Chefchaouen

On the first day of our 10 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech. We will meet you at Tangier port and drive you to Chefchaouen via the Rif mountains. We will arrive around mid-day, then start exploring  chefchaouen  (known as the blue city ). It is a small charming, clean and fresh town. you’ll stroll around the old Medina with its old restored kasbah, Plaza Uta Hammam, the square at the heart of the town is an ideal place to relax.  with its steep, narrow cobbled streets and whitewashed walls, blue doors, windows, and mountains as a backdrop make from Chefchaouen a wonderful place for fascinating pictures. After lunch, you will see the natural spring water of Ras Elma. Unlike other parts of Morocco, this town was occupied by Spain. Therefore, there is much influence of the Spanish and Moorish culture. You will have an opportunity to meet with locals, wander in the souks (markets) and enjoy this amazing town. Overnight in a riad.

DAY 2: CHEFCHAOUEN–VOLUBILIS–MEKNES–FES

Today, we leave Chefchaouen and travel to the fascinating archaeological site of Volubilis which is one of Morocco’s best-preserved Roman ruins located between the Imperial Cities of Fez and Meknes on a fertile plain surrounded by wheat fields. In Volubilis: you will discover stunning mosaic tile work as the mosaic of the Labours of Hercules, Basilica, the Baths of Gallienus, and Baths of Forum with their fragmentary mosaics, public hammams, triumphal arches, and parliament buildings. In 1997, Volubilis was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. We continue our journey to Meknes where you will explore: The huge gate of Mansour, the Granary, The Swani basin, the old medina with its souks, and  Lahdim square where you can relax in one of its Cafées. In the afternoon, we head to Fes. Overnight in a Riad in the Medina .

DAY 3: FES GUIDED CITY TOUR

Following a delicious breakfast, you will be met with a local guide with whom you will start your city tour by visiting first the outside part of the Medina ( old city ) including The Royal Palace Gate, the Jewish Quarter ”Mellah ” – dates back to 14th Century. You will also visit a pottery cooperative and admire traditional Moroccan handicrafts. Later on, you will cover the most important sites inside the medina with a cultural and historical interest including the superb architectural masterpiece of Bou Inania Medersa, Blue gate, Ornamental architectural masterpieces such as the Qaraouiyin Mosque, the Great Chowara Tannery, the Seffarin Madrasa, and the Attarin Madrasa, where people work by metal to create beautiful things (lamps, teapots, etc ) and other decorated architectural masterpieces like Attarin Medersa and the Najarian Fountain. In the evening, we take you to the tombs of Merenids to admire a beautiful panoramic view of the medina. Spend your night at the Riad.

Day 4: FES – IFRANE –MIDELT –ZIZ VALLEY–ERFOUD –MERZOUGA

Today, our 10 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech will take us through the middle atlas mountains. On the way, we stop at Ifran, a small charming, clean town, known as ” Switzerland of Morocco ” because of its similarity to a Swiss alpine resort. Continuing south passing through the largest cedar forest in north Africa and home to barbary monkies, we’ll have a chance to take fascinating pictures and feed the monkies. Midday meal in Midelt, we head south via Talghomt pass admiring the beautiful views and landscapes that nature offers us. We arrive at the Ziz Valley region, where we will stop for a stunning panoramic view of this hidden oasis covered by palm groves. Within around one hour, we arrive to Sahara desert where your camels are waiting for you. Ride a camel with your guide over the high dunes of the Chebbi Desert. Experience spectacular sunsets on the highest dunes. Then, continue camel riding towards your camp where you spend the night. You’ll enjoy after dinner the Berber music played by nomads around the fire and under a starry sky.

Day 5: Merzouga – Erg Chebbi Dunes – Camel Trekking

After breakfast, we will begin our desert excursion for a half-day in the Sahara. We drive to visit nomads that still live in tents in the middle of the Sahara desert. We will see how they live, sip a cup of tea with them. After, continue our way to visit old mines that once used to be exploited by the French. Later, we will visit the village of Khamlia that is home to black Berber people, who are descendants from Sudan, Mali…We’ll have a chance to listen to their Gnaoua music and have lunch in the town. Before the camel ride, we’ll see an oasis on the edge of the Sahara desert. After a rest, begin the camel trekking over the high dunes of the erg-Chebbi desert. You will see a magnificent sunset on top of a high dune, you will reach the desert camp in the heart of the Sahara. After a delicious dinner, time to listen to Berber music played by local nomads under a starry sky.

Day 6: Merzouga – Rissani – Arfoud – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley

After you’ve finished your breakfast, return to your hotel. We’ll leave the sahara desert and head towards the city of Rissani. Once an important stopping point for Saharan caravans, we will have the opportunity to explore the region’s largest souk if our visit coincides with the day markets, which take place on Thursdays, Thursdays, and Sundays. Then it head to Erfoud, which is a fossil town. Stalls selling crystals and precious stones, as well as fossils, can be found here. Visitors are welcome to attend the Marmar workshop. We continue on to Dades valley, passing past villages like Millab, Tinjdad, and Ait Isa, before arriving in Todra valley, a gorgeous valley surrounded by mud villages and mountains. We arrive at Todra Gorges after a 30-minute drive: a narrow vertical corridor with vertical cliffs 300 meters high rising dramatically on each side, they are a favorite climbing destination. Continue to Dades Valley after lunch, where you’ll explore the amazing “monkies fingers” rock formation as well as stunning mud kasbahs. Spend the night in a hotel with a view of the valley.

Day 7: Dades Valley – Rose Town – Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – Marrakech

Today, we travel to Rose town ( Kalaat Mgouna ) where rose petals are processed into rosewater or exported to perfume industries. The festival of roses is held here every May. Then we travel from Roses city to Skoura where you will see so many kasbahs among the greenery of Dades valley. The small town of Skoura is surrounded by thousands of palm groves and the most beautiful kasbahs in southern Morocco are to be found here. Continue our journey to Ouarzazate ” Hollywood of Africa ” -with the biggest cinema studios in Morocco, then to the most famous, filmed, and photographed kasbah of Ait Benhaddou – A Unesco World Heritage site – We’ll have free time to visit it and have lunch in the village. After, we head to Marrakesh via high atlas mountains (2260), admiring the special Berber villages on the mountain’s sides. Arrive in Marrakesh in the evening. Overnight in a riad in the heart of the Medina.

Day 8: Exploring the city of Marrakech

After breakfast, start your city tour and explore Marrakech (Morocco’s Red City). The local guide will ensure you see the most important sites of historical and cultural interest, such as the Bahia Palace, the Sa’adien tombs, the Ben Youssef Koranic School, and Morocco’s largest traditional souq. After lunch at a local restaurant, visit the Koutoubia mosque and Majorelle Gardens. Spend the night in a riad.

Day 9: Day trip to the beach city of Essaouira / free day

After breakfast, we will travel to Essaouira. Since this is the region of Argan trees, we may see goats climbing trees to eat Argan nuts. We may also visit a Women’s Cooperative of Argan to learn about the benefits of the oil, from culinary and cosmetics to medicines. After several stops on the way, we’ll arrive in Essaouira and start our explorative day by visiting the ramparts called Skalla fortress. The medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to beautiful artefacts, including objects carved from local tuya wood. Moroccan-style lunch with freshly purchased fish “cooked to order”. Essaouira is also known as the “City of the Wind” and attracts surfers from all over the world. It was colonized by the Romans, Phoenicians, and Portuguese… So we see a huge impact on its architecture. It’s a small town with a lot of history. Return to Marrakech in the afternoon. Spend the night in a riad.

Day 10: Back home 

After breakfast, we’ll pick you up from your riad and drive you to the airport either in Marrakesh or Casablanca for your flight. End of  10 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech.