9 Days from Fes by Desert Morocco
9 Days from Fes by Desert Morocco, In this tour we will visit Fes with local guide, Fes is the old imperial city of Morocco, departure through the middle Atlas mountains via Ifrane the Moroccan Switzeland , Azrou where we will explore the Cedar Forest, Midelt . Imtghren . Merzouga desert, tour around dunes of Erg Chebbi . Camel trekkin and overnight in the berber tent , Tour around Erg chebbi dunes with 4×4 , Rissani markt . oasis of palms .
Day 1: Airport – Fez:
Pick up at the airport and transfer to the riad. Dinner and accommodation
Day 2: Fez – Fez:
Today we will spend all day visiting this great city, the oldest, richest, cultural, religious, spiritual. And mysterious of the four imperial cities of Morocco. Where you can see that has not suffered the passage of time.
During the day it is a bustling city full of people wandering around the shops, buying or just watching, but at sunset, it acquires another speed, it is much more relaxed less oppressive.
Its medina is a labyrinth of narrow streets with houses, shops, and workshops that includes more than 150 neighborhoods, and each of them has its mosque, its Koranic school, its bakery, etc …
9 Days from Fes
The best-known monuments are the Moulay Idris Mosque (9th century, rebuilt in the 13th century). The tomb of the city’s founder, the Qarawiyin mosque (founded in 859 and enlarged until the 13th century). The Medersa Bu ‘ Inaniyya, a residence for students of the Koran that was built in 1355. And the mosque of the Andalusians (founded in 860 and enlarged in 1200).
First, before immersing yourself in the vortex of the city, you have to appreciate it as a whole, and to do so, see it from its multiple viewpoints. The only thing that clashes with the setting of past centuries are the antennas of TV and satellite dishes. Everything else is of a total age.
Day 3: Fez – Ifrane – Azrou – Midelt – Errachidia – Erfoud – Merzouga:
Today after a good Moroccan breakfast we will head towards the desert of Merzouga, we will cross through the mountains of the Middle Atlas where landscapes and inhospitable lands full of life and stories await us that will allow us to observe the landscape, take a photo and stop at the places they deserve worth visiting, we will cross the town of Ifrane which everyone knows as ‘The Moroccan Switzerland’ of Alpine character above all European with its houses of sloping roofs, nothing to do with the traditional architecture of Morocco.
9 Days from Fes
We will make a stop at Midelt to eat, our route will continue through from the Valley of Ziz a language of palm trees that are lost in the distance and that runs along the course of the river, some 9000 palm trees from Kasbah is a treasure hidden in Morocco especially for all nature lovers it is a pleasure to be able to admire the immensity of the mountain and erosion that over the years have produced the waters that formerly came from the High Atlas with great force.
Day 4: Merzouga – Khamlia – Merzouga – Erg Chebbi Desert:
Today very early after breakfast will be a day full of emotions as we will travel through the desert in its purest state by one of the tracks that were used in the ‘Rally Paris-Dakar’ our adventure will continue to surround the great dune of Erg Chebbi more than 250 meters of altitude, an expanse of desert of fine sand where the natural scenes become an unforgettable landscape bordering Algeria, we will continue along the track making several stops like the Oasis of Tissardmin, we will continue through the desert arriving at a settlement nomadic of the area where we will share a tea and know some secrets of his life and his customs. Another obligatory stop is the town of Khamlia (people originally from Black Africa, where they will make us enjoy their traditional music (Gnawa) while we have a delicious tea.
After lunch, we will return to the Riad to pick up the most essential and go into a camel in the desert where they will take us to the haimas camp in the middle, during the journey we can take photographs, an experience that you will definitely like. At nightfall, you can see that the desert takes a very different color, and the weather changes since it refreshes a lot depending on the time you go. At the rhythm of the timbales singing and playing dinner will serve us, and as not the great bonfire will keep us company until the time to go to sleep. So without any worry, the best thing is to enjoy this magical and authentic night under the starry desert sky.
Day 5: Erg Chebbi Desert – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Dades Gorges:
Without any doubt, one of the greatest spectacles of the desert is to see how it dawns, so today it is time to get up early to contemplate the wonderful sunrise, do not miss seeing the changes of colors that the dunes are taking as the sun rises over the horizon. A visual spectacle that you will not forget.
We will continue along the track until we reach Tinerhir, an explosion of greenery that is its palm grove, an endless green snake between rocky cliffs and that surprises us when we find the fast and fresh waters of the Todra River that surround lush vegetation and the numerous ksurs that surround.
9 Days from Fes
Although Tinerhir has lost its walls, it still preserves its many traditional adobe houses, very well preserved and inhabited.
We will continue towards the Todra Gorges of more than 100 meters high, with their houses carved in stone, a magical place with vertical rock walls caused by the erosion of water and air for centuries, a perfect place for climbers. Surrounded by a river with little flow but with crystal clear water, we can enjoy this stop to take a leisurely stroll
Dinner and night in a hotel according to selected hotel category.
Day 6: Gorges of the Dades – Valley of the Dades – Valley of the Roses – Skoura – Ouarzazate:
Today and after a good Moroccan breakfast we will continue through the interesting Route of the Thousand Kasbahs, they are curious fortified citadels and built with adobe, these superb buildings are fully integrated with the landscape and even some of them show high towers and walls decorated with Berber origin that sometimes appear silhouetted in white.
Day 7: Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech:
Today our route will be a succession of strong points as we will pass through the High Atlas and reach the incredible port of Tizi n’Tichka at 2260 meters high, a great mountain range full of extraordinary landscapes that we will cross admiring the Berber territory with small typical villages, strengths, etc.
Our route will continue through the High Atlas where we can admire the many kasbahs scattered around the Atlas.
We will arrive in Marrakech in the afternoon.
Day 8: Marrakech – Marrakech:
Without a doubt, a good way to get to know this city is to immerse yourself in the hustle and bustle of the Jemaa el Fna square and perceive a leap in time totally different from European civilization, the beautiful city is seductive, enveloping, magical and sensual mix since just walking through its small streets we fall in love.
Day 9: Marrakech – Airport:
At the agreed time, transfer to the airport and start the return flight. End of our services.
Included in the price 9 Days from Fes
- Transport as per the indicated schedule
- Vehicle jeep 4×4 with air conditioning; for groups over 6 people, mini-bus with air conditioning.
- Driver/Guide English speaking
- Fuel and transport costs
- 7 nights in Hotel/Riad in half board (breakfast and dinner). In Fes and Marrakech, breakfast only. Accommodation in
- rooms with private bathroom
- 1 night in the desert in a tent camp (dinner and accommodation)
- Excursion in dromedary to enter and exit the camp
- Guided tour of the cities of Marrakech and Fes (visit with an authorized tour guide Englis speaking)
- Exclusive service (not accompanied by other visitors)
Not included in the price 9 Days from Fes
- Flights
- Lunches
- Dinner in Fes and Marrakech
- Drinks
- Monumental entrance tickets
- Tips and personal expenses
- All that is not indicated in the item “price includes”.