15 Days Morocco tour from Casablanca to Explore Morocco
Itinerary Program
Day 1: Casablanca Airport
Your gran Morocco tour with Admirable Morocco tours will start with pick up at the airport/riad or a convenient location for you and start a guided tour of the city. Casablanca is situated on the shores of the Atlantic, is the largest city and most important part of the country, is considered the major economic and commercial centre in the country with an important heritage that includes places such as the Mosque of Hassan II, the Park of the Arab League, the former Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, the Museum of the Villa des Arts, the Mohammed V square, with facades of Andalucian inspiration, the old Medina and the Central Market.
The old Medina of Casablanca can only be visited on foot and is the real heart of the city, surrounded by its walls with bastions dating back to the sixteenth century; its network of small and extremely colourful narrow streets are the life of this medina. With all kinds of items for sale, you can soak up the typical daily atmosphere or observe the industriousness of its craftsmen whilst wandering through the winding alleyways in which the aromas of the spices abound. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 2: Casablanca – Essaouira
This morning after a delicious breakfast we will head in the direction of Essaouira where we will make our first contact with this small fishing village. Essaouira is a port city and resort on Morocco’s Atlantic coast. Its medina (old town) is protected by 18th-century seafront ramparts called the Skala de la Kasbah, which was designed by European engineers. Old brass cannons line the walls, and there are ocean views. Strong “Alizée” trade winds make the city’s crescent beach popular for surfing, windsurfing and kitesurfing. Overnight stay at hotel/riad
Day 3: Essaouira
After breakfast, we will have time to discover this beautiful fishing village with a great personality located on a small rocky platform that is inland from the sea. Its beauty does not go unnoticed, it is a very quiet town known as the Pearl of the Atlantic, the Sleeping Beauty or the Windy City due to its great sandy beach and its trade winds which make the area into an ideal place for surfers. Its small tranquil medina with orderly streets and paths give Essaouira its own personality, different from other medinas. The towns’ main businesses are fishing, handicrafts and tourism, so we cannot miss the colourful and lively spectacle of the boats returning to port with the gulls loitering between boats. A leisurely stroll to imbibe the charm of its narrow streets, white walls and its doors painted in blue and we can soak up a relaxed and quiet atmosphere in the Medina. Overnight stay at hotel/riad
Day 4: Essaouira – Marrakech
Today we’ll continue our journey to the red city of Marrakesh in the hands of a local guide to discover its fascinating history through the famous Koutoubia, Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs and the Menara Gardens. You can eat at a typical restaurant in the medina and the afternoon will be free to discover for yourselves the charms of this city, to walk through the streets of the medina, get lost in its immense market or savour traditional Moroccan food in the Jamaa el-Fna Square. Visiting this city means being able to observe the essence of Morocco which is always in constant change. Overnight at hotel/riad.
Day 5: Marrakech – Tizi n’Tichka – Telouat – Ait ben Haddou
Today after breakfast our path will continue towards Ait Benhaddou. We cross the High Atlas mountains where we shall enjoy the extraordinary landscapes, the colours that change from oranges to greens, the sides of the roads occupied by vendors and scenery truly worthy of seeing. We will cross the mountain pass Tizi n’Tichka, at 2260 meters of altitude, the highest point of the route, seeing kasbahs and sets of genuine adobe houses as we go by. We arrive at a small mountain village called Telouet where we will make a stop to visit its beautiful kasbah.
We continue to Ait Benhaddou, originally inhabited by the tribe of Ben Haddou but declared a UNESCO World Heritage site when this fortified kasbah began to deteriorate. Ait Benhaddou is a majestic fortification of sand colour, its interior looks like the set of a movie and it is impressive to stroll around. Its citadel is tiny and consists of a few pebbled and narrow winding streets that climb up until you reach the top of the fortification, where there are some splendid views with the red tones of the dry mountains. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel/riad.
We continue to Ait Benhaddou, originally inhabited by the tribe of Ben Haddou but declared a UNESCO World Heritage site when this fortified kasbah began to deteriorate. Ait Benhaddou is a majestic fortification of sand colour, its interior looks like the set of a movie and it is impressive to stroll around. Its citadel is tiny and consists of a few pebbled and narrow winding streets that climb up until you reach the top of the fortification, where there are some splendid views with the red tones of the dry mountains. Dinner and overnight stay at hotel/riad.
Day 6: Ait ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Skoura– Kelaat M’gouna – Dades Valley
Today our route will take us to Ouarzazate, the intermediate point that joins the mountains and the desert. We pass through the valley of Skoura with more than 700,000 date palms which stands out as an important enclave of greenery with kasbahs scattered throughout the oasis and its surroundings. Our trip continues towards the Valley of Roses, situated at the foot of the High Atlas as its name indicates it has an important crop and very interesting from the point of view of tourism, 30 km of uninterrupted rose cultivation, a scene of splendid greenery nestled at the foot of a canyon of ochre hues that offer a landscape of beauty and that forms part of the most important spectacles in Morocco. We will arrive at the Dades Gorge dinner and night at hotel/riad.
Day 7: Dades gorge – Boumalne – Todra gorge – Tinjdad – Erfoud – Merzouga
We depart for Merzouga this morning, passing through Todra valley, located at 1300 metres of altitude, we will arrive at Todra Gorge with time to visit and contemplate the great canyon, with its limestone rock red vertical walls and where the last 600 metres are the most spectacular as the canyon is narrow and changes to have a width of about 10 metres and 160 metres in height. Its picturesque environment makes it an obligatory stop, a whole paradise of stone with a river of crystalline waters, dotted by kasbahs and full of palm trees, this one of the most beautiful landscapes of Morocco. We’ll continue through Tinjdad and then Erfoud where we will have the possibility of visiting the factory of fossilized marble and the museum of the fossils and minerals which hosts a collection of extraordinary fossils.
Our trip then heads in the direction of Rissani, arriving finally at the foot of the spectacular dunes of Erg Chebbi, where we take a welcome tea while resting and we preparing for the camels that will take us to the foot of the large dune. During the camel ride taking photographs, an experience that without a doubt will astound you. At night you can see that the desert takes on different colours and can even get quite cold depending on the time of year you go. We are served dinner to the playing of drums and singing, and the big fireplace will keep us company until it is time to go to sleep. So it is best to enjoy without any worries this authentic, magical night under the starry sky of the desert.
Day 8: Merzouga - 4x4 tour around Erg Chebbi
After watching the sunrise and take shower at the camp we’ll star 4WD tour to Dayt Srij Lake of the Flamingos, (depending on the winter there tends to be more or less water and many birds hibernate there, mainly the flamingos), then we come to Khamlia, known as the ‘Village of the Blacks’ where we stop. The population inhabitants of Gnaoua and Berber ethnicity originating in Black Africa, they moved to the Sahara where they began to settle along with nomadic Berbers, its people are warm, friendly and quiet, and due to its culture, music is important to them.
Khamlia invites us to enjoy their hospitality, to take a cup of tea and to listen to music resting in the wonderful landscape of the desert between dunes. Our route continues between the dunes (where the Paris-Dakar passes), and we will visit nomad family living in the area. In this sea of sand and stone, we will have an adventure that you will be able to enjoy every second!! We will then come back to the hotel where we will overnight.
Day 9: Merzouga – Rissani– Erfoud – Errachidia – Ziz Valley – Midelt
Our journey continues towards Midelt, first going by Rissani very famous for its market, this city exhibits itself with dignity and it prides itself on being the last commercial stops before the desert, Our next destination will be Erfoud one of the charms of this town is its tranquillity and we will also have the possibility if we feel like it to visit the factory of fossils. Next, we pass by the Ziz valley, an immense valley in all its splendour, a natural space surrounded by canyons with their peculiar reddish sand and the impressive palm grove that stretches for miles and miles, an immense natural space bordering the valley.
We stop at the dam of Hassan Adakhil which we can see clearly in its full length, this dam offers beautiful panoramic views of the contrast of its turquoise blue waters with the ochre coloured mountains surrounding it, then we continue to the Middle Atlas through the high pass of Tizi n’Talghom where you can expect landscapes and inhospitable lands full of life and stories. The trip allowed us to observe the landscape, take photos and stop in all the places that are worth a visit, before we arrive in Midelt where we will spend the night.
Day 10: Midelt – Cedar forest – Ifrane – Fes
Today after a hearty Moroccan breakfast we depart towards Fes, passing through Azrou; an important Berber population located in the interior of the Media Atlas and surrounded by hills, the main interest of this small town is its surrounding cedar forest and where you can see the famous Big Gouraud Cedar the largest millennial of the region, another an interesting point to see is its hundreds of Barbary monkeys who live in the area and that they are curious and love to play with the people.
We will continue toward Ifrane; located in the mountains of the Middle Atlas, this is an oasis of coolness and vegetation, with its lakes and fountains of alpine characteristics known throughout the world as the “Moroccan Switzerland “, above all for the European style houses with sloping roofs which are nothing to do with the traditional architecture of Morocco. Due to its altitude (1630 metres), Ifrane is surrounded by trees and what is most striking is the nature that surrounds this small city, we will also be able to make a visit to the university, well known for being one of the most important in the country.
Our route will continue toward Imouzzer Kandar a population located between Ifrane and Fes, with an altitude of 1300 metres and outside the normal tourist circuits, where we find a very welcoming and pleasant people. We can relax a bit here before arriving at Fes and we continue through the Middle Atlas enjoying the landscapes that surround us up to mid-afternoon and finally Fes. Overnight stay at Riad.
We will continue toward Ifrane; located in the mountains of the Middle Atlas, this is an oasis of coolness and vegetation, with its lakes and fountains of alpine characteristics known throughout the world as the “Moroccan Switzerland “, above all for the European style houses with sloping roofs which are nothing to do with the traditional architecture of Morocco. Due to its altitude (1630 metres), Ifrane is surrounded by trees and what is most striking is the nature that surrounds this small city, we will also be able to make a visit to the university, well known for being one of the most important in the country.
Our route will continue toward Imouzzer Kandar a population located between Ifrane and Fes, with an altitude of 1300 metres and outside the normal tourist circuits, where we find a very welcoming and pleasant people. We can relax a bit here before arriving at Fes and we continue through the Middle Atlas enjoying the landscapes that surround us up to mid-afternoon and finally Fes. Overnight stay at Riad.
Day 11: Fes Sightseeing
After breakfast in your riad, the local guide will start the tour of Fez to explore this great city, the oldest, richest, cultural, religious, spiritual and mysterious of the four imperial cities of Morocco, which you will notice has not suffered the passage of time.
, you will visit the old Jewish quarter called Mellah, and the Royal palace gate yard, where you will learn about the Jewish history in Morocco. Your visit includes the tile art factory and then a wonderful panoramic view of the town, after that You will start with walking the tour within the narrow streets, visiting the famous old Tanneries, and then the Quaraouine Mosque and the University which is the oldest university in the world, the Attarin Medersa and the Najjarin Fountain and after the tour we drive you back to your riad.
Day 12: Fes – Meknes– – Volubilis – Chefchaouen
Today after having lunch we will travel to Meknes where we will visit its attractions such as Bab Mansour, lahdim square, Sahrij Swani… We’ll continue to visit the ruins of Volubilis, we pass by the Rif Mountain Range, it’s winding and vertiginous roads make this a very interesting the road where we can discover some unpublished scenery, and we are sure that the experience you live along this road will give you a lasting and unforgettable impression. We arrive in Volubilis, a location that houses the most stunning ruins and the most well preserved throughout Morocco declared World Heritage site in 1997 we’ll then head to the blue city of Chefchaouen arrival in the afternoon, drop you off at your hotel.
Day 13: Chefchaouen
Chaouen, Chefchaouen all names used to refer to a magical town located in the Rif Mountains. Hidden between the peaks of the cordillera with its clear and clean light, nestled between the slopes of two mountain peaks and surrounded by cultivated fields that further highlight the white of its houses, this magical town, where the local blue displays the full palette of shades, confusing the horizon with the sky, suddenly appears. Its unpredictable narrow streets are painted in indigo blue to repel mosquitos; they are an ideal place for strolling and admiring this wonderful town that is one of the quieter places in Morocco. The medina and the atmosphere of the Square of Uta remain the most amazing place that you really ought to see. Its medina is especially attractive due to the colour of the houses, is formed by a maze of narrow streets many of them are cul-de-sacs and without a doubt is a safe place, quiet and wonderful to walk around where you will feel at home as the inhabitants are very hospitable people. Overnight stay at your hotel/Riad.
Day 14: Chefchaouen – Ouezzene– Souk larbaa – Kenitra – Rabat – Casablanca
This morning we will head towards Rabat passing through Kenitra; the coastal city of Morocco, next to the mouth of the River Sebu. In this area there are many lagoons and marshes, it is apparently modern while still retaining the old medina whose centre is the Achouada Square, with a humble medina, being small and old makes this town an interesting place to visit, as we stroll through narrow streets we find living history etched on its scarred walls, reminding us that this place is truly worth visiting not in part thanks to its tranquillity and simplicity. We will continue to Rabat; known as “The City of Gardens” Rabat is a perfect combination between ancient and modern city, one of the most dynamic cities and commercial centres of Morocco where you can see one of the most famous monuments in the country, “The Tower of Hassan” located at the top of one of the city’s hills. From the river there are extraordinary views and at night it is illuminated giving a truly beautiful touch.
The medina of Rabat is without a doubt, another of the places to get lost in, you can stroll with ease through its streets full of shops, where there is a mix of smells and products of all kinds, crafts, species, food, animals, carpets, etc. Eventually, we will arrive in Casablanca to spend the night.
Day 15: Casablanca
After breakfast in the hotel, transfer to the airport depending on the departure time of your flight and our 15 days admirable Morocco tour ends.
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What's included?
- 13 Nights in Hotel
- English speaking guide
- 4x4 Excursion in the desert
- Sightseeing Tours with local guide
- Fuel
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Camel ride
- Night in a desert camp
What's not included?
- Flight tickets
- Lunches & Drinks
- Entrance to monuments
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