Best Of Morocco Private Tour

This Morocco private tour is specifically designed to give the traveler the broadest sense of the country, it's culture, people, geography, and cities. Be prepared for an extraordinary Morocco travel experience.
 

 

Day 1- Marrakech

After your arrival to either Marrakech or Casablanca, you will be escorted to your charming riad in Marrakech.

An enchanting palm oasis set against the snow-capped peaks of the High Atlas Mountains, Marrakech is Morocco's second oldest majestic imperial city and retains the splendor of its ancient past. Buildings are blushed in hues of rosy earth, and horse-drawn carriages clip along broad avenues lined with palm, lime and orange trees. Donkeys carrying carts trawl past fragrant gardens of roses, honeysuckle and jasmine.

Explore with your certified guide the ancient Bahia Palace from the days of the harem, now populated by a sentry of nesting storks, enter the ancient royal Saadian Tombs, explore the vibrant and historic Jewish mellah where some of the best jewelry is found in Morocco, and view the majestic Koutoubia Mosque before entry into the 9th century walled medina.

Dinner at Stylia Palace from the 15^th century

B&B at your charming Riad at the ancient city (Medina) of Marrakech .


Day 2 - Marrakech

Explore the rest of Marrakech for the second day by visiting the Eve Saint Laurent garden, the ancient Menara pool, the palmerai ride followed by a tur arund the ancient Medina wall.

The night beats in the heart of the old city's famed square, Djemaa el-Fna, where delectable fare is grilled over coals in the bustling torch-lit open-air markets. Mystical snake charmers, hustlers and mischievous monkeys are part of the nightly drama unfolding as Berber acrobats, fortune tellers, musicians and engaging storytellers seduce rapt crowds. Wind your way through the serpentine labyrinth of the spice-filled air of the bustling souk, unchanged for over 1000 years, where you'll discover the best of traditional Moroccan craftsmanship.

Dinner event at Borj Bladi at the desert of Marrakech

B&B at your charming Riad in Marrakech.

 

Casablanca’s modern attitude and big-city edge makes it today the most cosmopolitan of all Moroccan cities, a vibrant economic hub with the largest port found anywhere in the Maghreb. Some of the highlights we’ll explore include the majestic Hassan II Mosque (the only mosque non-Muslims are permitted to enter in Morocco), the lively squares of Place des Nations Unies and Mohammed V...........hosting some of the city’s most impressive architecture.

Dinner and overnight at your charming hotel in Casablanca.

Day 3 - Essaouira

Nestled along the southwestern Atlantic coast of Morocco, Essaouira is a beautiful, white and quite coastal town, founded in the 16th century as a trading post for the Portuguese. It is located amidst some of the most spectacular seashore; virtually untouched beaches lie only a few miles away from the heart of the town.

Now home to 50,000, Essaouira is one of the most beautiful cities in Morocco. There are few things in Morocco more pleasurable than a stroll along its whitewashed streets and crenellated ramparts, looking out over the Atlantic ocean. And given its location, it boasts some of the very best seafood in the country.

This is where you can take a camel ride or horse riding at the beach of Morocco.

 

Dinner and overnight  at your charming riad in Essaouira

 

Day 4 - Essaouira – Ourika / High Atlas Mountains

After lunch in Essaouira, you travel past a pageantry of fragrant, dense pine and cedar forests, terraced farms and sienna mud-brick Berber villages en route to Ourika valley, to visit the Berber village of Anrar and to have a taste of the Berber life style......... a special visit to the local pottery / craft artists at the same village.

A cup of tea within a Berber family to have a taste of the Berber life style.

Dinner and overnight at your charming Kasbah Omar at Anrar Mountain of Ourika.


Day 5 - Ourika Valley

You will explore one of the most beautiful and unspoiled valleys of the High Atlas Valley of Ourika rises gently up to the preliminary hills of the High Atlas where small typical villages have nested. It is a pure and magnificent place where silence is only " disturbed " by birds singing, water streams and wagtails. Ourika is famous for its pottery, minerals and crystal.

If it is Monday, Thursday or Friday, you will visit the bustling one of the weekly souk (market) of at the Valley.                         

A visit to the  aromatic garden  of the valley at souk Lathnine.

A visit to the Jewish shrine at souk Lakhmis..... and to meet with the last Jew in the valley.

A couple of hours trekking the visit one of the hidden water fall of the valley.

 

Traditional Moroccan Hammam (Bath) at Kasbah Omar.

Dinner and overnight at your charming Kasbah Omar at Anrar Mountain of Ourika.

 

Day 6 - High Atlas Mountains - Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate

You continue our adventure along the majestic beauty of the High Atlas Mountains, through the scenic route of Tizi n’Tichka’s lush oasis valleys, mountainous areas highly popular with trekkers. You’ll stop for lunch at a Berber village near Kasbah Ait Benhaddou .. followed by a couple hours visit to the kasbah ............ and then a short drive to Ouarzazate........ was built by the French in the 1920s, and has since been a frequent location for Hollywood film shoots.

Afternoon special visit to Kasbah Tifoultoute, used as a hotel for the cast of Lawrence of Arabia in the 1960s. Although it was once protected by a powerful dynasty, now its only guards are a sentry of large storks nesting atop its towers.

Dinner at Restaurant Kasbah.

B&B at your Luxury riad in Ouarzazate.


Day 7 - Boumalne du Dades - Tinghir - overnight in Merzouga

After a special Berber breakfast, You’ll depart for Tinghir, traveling the rugged Road of a Thousand Kasbahs that rise up like turreted sand castles along this ancient caravan trading route. This area has long been a popular location for Hollywood films such as The Last Temptation of Christ, Jewel of the Nile, and most recently Hideous Kinky. The central region is one of the most exciting and romantic destinations of Morocco nestled along rich river valleys, palmeries and burnished mud-brick homes ablaze in vibrant color under the shelter of the blue desert sky.

You'll travel through the Dadès Valley past dramatic escarpments and plunging gorges via Tinhgir to Erfoud..........then you will switch to a 4x4 drive to your luxury riad at the edge of Merzouga dunes for  the sunset by the dunes, a camel ride for 1 hour and half to our Nomad camp within the dunes ... right near the famous Erg chebbi.

Dinner and overnight at a nomad camp or at our Kasbah at the edge of the dunes.

Day 8 - Sahara - Erfoud - Midelt - Fez

A morning ride by camel for another 1 hour and half to the edge of the dunes, and switch to your 4x4 for a 45 minute ride to Erfoud ... then switch to your luxury van.

You'll travel past a pageantry of fragrant, dense pine and cedar forests, terraced farms and sienna mud-brick Berber villages in Azrou, known for its wood-carved handicrafts and expert carpet weaving. You'll lunch in Midelt, a sleepy village flanked by the verdant beauty of both the Middle and the snow-covered High Atlas Mountains, bursting with colorful minerals that mottle the mountainside in a blaze of ruby, emerald and topaz.

Dinner and overnight stay at your charming riad Yacout in Fez.
 

Day 9 - Fez

Fez is the holiest city in the Islamic world after Mecca and Medina. Founded at the beginning of the 9th century by Moulay Idriss II, and barely unchanged, this enchanting city has been a seat of government, philosophy, medicine and most notably religion since then. Fez, the best surviving example of an ancient Arab city, is comprised of the "new" city, established in the 12th century, and the 2,000-year-old medina, where donkeys and mules laden with goods still trawl alongside buyers through the ancient market, itself a fascinating maze of lanes, blind alleys and bustling souqs assaulting the senses with spices and exotic delicacies. Fez is the perfect place to hone your bargaining skills in buying souvenirs, brightly colored hand-loomed carpets or fine crafted artisan goods. Visit the famous leather tanneries, a honeycomb of vats erupting in an explosion of brilliant color. Then, climb to the venerated Merenid Tombs for a spectacular panoramic view of Fez.

Dinner at restaurant Medina

B&B at your charming riad Yacout in Fez.

 Day 10 - Meknes - Volubilis - Casablanca

You travel past centuries-old olive groves and vineyards we near Meknes, the Ismalian capital, famous
for its 25-mile-long walls - and, not to mention excellent wine - where we'll stop for a sumptuous
lunch in a grand palace. Heading to port Bab El Mansour and Bab El Khamis, journey back thousands of years and explore the ancient Roman ruins of Volubulis sprawled over a wildflower-dotted hillside, where a magnificent triumphal arch presides over the awesome remains of palaces and mansions, Roman baths and basilicas, and stunning mosaics.

Dinner at Rick's Cafe' Restaurant from the movie Casablanca.

Accommodation at your charming hotel in Casablanca.

 

Day 11 - Casablanca
Morning transfer to Mohamed V airport for your return home with plenty of tails of Arabian nights and days.

Cost based on 4* accommodation:
USD 2500.00 per person based on double occupancy
USD 5000.00 for 2Pax

* If you wish to upgrade to 5* accommodation, please let us know!

What's Included:
* 4* charming Riad & hotel lodging
* Breakfast daily
* All dinners
* Cooking lesson at Kasbah Omar
* 4x4 in & out of Merzouga
* Overnight / Kasbah near the dunes
* Private luxury van, Gas, tolls & English speaking driver for the entire trip
* Transfers to and from airport
* Knowledgeable certified guides at the Imperial cities, in Sahara & Mountain guide for the high atlas for a day
* Mountain Guide
* Museums fee
* All taxes


Not included in package price:
* Airfare
* lunch
* Drinks
* Travel Insurance

 

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