6 Days Tour From Casablanca To Merzouga Desert

Day 1: Casablanca – Meknes – Azrou – Middle Atlas Mountains – Midelt

The 6 Days Tour From Casablanca To Merzouga Desert will start from your accommodation in Casablanca economic city and the largest in Morocco. We will drive forward to our next destination Meknes which is well known as one of the fourth imperial cities of Morocco founded by the Almoravids dynasty in the 11th century, located in the north where it has a strategic position in the heart of the country. In Meknes, we are going to visit many sights such as the big gate of Bab Mansour designed by sultan Moulay Ismail in the bustling Lahdim square and we will walk or drive to our coming site is Habs Qara “ Qara Prison ” built in an underground labyrinth that could host thousands of inmates. After your delicious Moroccan lunch, you are going to continue visiting the rest of the sights with a local guide:
• Grand Mosque of Meknes: the oldest and one of the most important mosques in Meknes, it is based in the center of the old medina and was founded by the Almoravids in the 12th century. Furthermore, the mosque had an extensive financial and religious section because it contained the main Souq streets.
• Madrasa Bou Inania in Meknes: Madrasa means school for higher learning in Islamic science established through the Marinid period by Sultan Abu Al Hasan. Today the school “Madrasa” is not just a place for practicing religion, but it also is open for tourists.
• Nejjarine Mosque in Meknes: Considered as an old mosque in the historic city of Meknes, it was built during the Almoravid period in the 12th century AD. In 1996 the mosque was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Lalla Aouda Mosque in Meknes: Found in the Marinid era in 1276, Lalla Aouda refers to Lalla Masuda Waliya (Saint), the mother of Sultan Ahmad Al Mansour Saadi. The mosque has been massively shrouded by the cause of the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Ismail’s big construction projects in the late 17th century as part of a new imperial city in Meknes.
Our journey will continue to Azrou is located in the southern area of Morocco known for its cedar grove forest a place where one of the sub-populations of the Barbary Macaque monkeys has found. You will have a chance to take marvelous pictures of the Barbary monkeys and to have a walk in the forest. Afterward, we will continue our trip by driving via cedar forest and many Berber villages and enjoying the landscapes and the spectacular road. We then reach the city of Midelt, where we will have dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 2: Midelt – Rich – Ziz Valley – Erfoud ( Fossils’ City ) – Merzouga Desert ( Camel Ride )

After an early morning in the middle Atlas Mountains with a great breakfast at your hotel/riad, our second day of The 6 Days Tour From Casablanca To Merzouga Desert will start by leaving Midelt and heading south-east towards Merzouga located in the Sahara desert. On our way to the Sahara desert, we will visit many sites and notice how the landscape changes to reveal hints of the desert. After a stop in Rich town, we will travel through the charming Tizi N’talghamt canyon and the Ziz valley where you can see views of the High Atlas plateau. Moreover, we will drive past beautiful palm trees till we reach the Hassan Addakhil Dam near the city of Errachidia. We continue our journey to Merzouga by passing through the gorgeous Ziz Valley—where we will have a stop for its marvelous panoramic view on the road to Erfoud and Rissani.
Afterward, we will continue to the Khamlia village, which is 7 km away from Merzouga, to have Berber Pizza for lunch, later on, if you are interested, you may listen to the Gnawa songs sung and played by the dark-skinned Gnawi people who migrated to this area over 100 years ago. The Gnawa keep their culture and traditions going through this music, which they are associated with. We then drive back to Merzouga to have our Berber whisky “Mint Tea” and starting your camel ride to explore the golden Sahara desert with its magnificent views of sand dunes. Just as you approach your overnight desert camp, you will stop for a sunset view on the top of a sand dune, which will be one of the highlights of your trip. After your dinner at the desert camp, you will have a chance to listen to and play the local Berber music with your hosts.

Day 3: Merzouga Dunes Tour ; Touring Around Sahara

This morning we will pick you up from your Desert camp by Jeep 4X4 is the best way to explore the Erg Chebbi and famous places around Merzouga Sahara. On the jeep desert tour, we will visit a nomadic family close to your camp who still lives a nomadic life and take a cup of tea with them. We will continue the journey into the black desert (volcanic stones) and have a stop at a mountain with a panoramic view, It will be our first stop in the black desert before we continue to the Mifis Village, an old village built by the French during the colonization also known as the mines village due to the mineral mines where some Moroccan people still work on the active mines.

Besides, we will continue our journey to Khamlia village will stop to visit a car museum on the way to Merzouga. Once we arrive at Khamlia, we’ll have the opportunity to listen and enjoy the Gnawa music played by local people originally from the Soudan, Mali, and other Subsaharan countries. Then we continue to the Merzouga Lake (A seasonal lake) destination of popular migration birds when the lake is full of water. We can skip the visit to the lake when it’s dry. In addition, the next place is Hassi Labied oasis, a garden beside the dunes. The garden managing by the people of the village and discover how the people get the water from the sand dunes to the oasis using a traditional irrigation system. You will have overnight in Merzouga riad/hotel.

Day 4: Merzouga – Erfoud – Errachidia – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes

The day will be started by dating the sunrise in a panoramic view which is worth waking up for after your breakfast in your accommodation. We will leave Merzouga after a lifetime experience in the Sahara desert, and we will drive toward Erfoud “Fossils City” as well-known as filmmaker’s destination thanks to the beauty of the surrounding Desert Sahara and towns of oasis areas, movies had filmed here are March OR Die, The Mummy, and Prince Of Persia, later driving through beautiful palm trees of Errachidia, along the magnificent Ziz Gorges carved through volcanic rock, after a stop in Hassan Addakhil Dam, we will travel through the charming of Tizi N’talghamt Pass, where you can see views of the High Atlas plateau.
We continue our trip to Midelt to have lunch before continuing our day trip to Fes. Later on, we drive to the High Atlas ranges will catch a first glimpse of the south and drive-by hills covered in forests of cork oak and giant cedar, the home of a few Barbary Macaque Apes. Besides, we will visit Ifrane, “Moroccan Switzerland,” which is a city of wonders and the cleanest city in Morocco. You will have a chance to explore the white lion sculpture. Ifrane was as carved by a German warrior during World War II. After a break in Ifrane, we will continue our journey to Fez, which is a fourth imperial city. It has founded under the Idrisid dynasty during the 8th–9th centuries. It is located northeast of the Atlas Mountains and is linked to a couple of cities in different regions, as well as Fes, known as the spiritual city.

Day 5: Exploring Fes With Local Guide

On this day of Fes Sightseeing, we can say it is one of the best highlights of our 6 Days Tour From Casablanca To Merzouga Desert. After breakfast at the Riad/Hotel, we will pick you up and start exploring the sights of the new city and the old medina with our professional guide. The sites include:
• Royal Palace Gate: The Royal Palace is one of the most elegant structures in Morocco with a large and impressive gate; it’s located in the new part of Fez (Fes El Jdid). The royal palace was rebuilt by the Alaouites dynasty starting in 1969-1971. The gate of the palace had an excellent piece of modern Moroccan craftsmanship. And it is had decorated with mosaic tile and carved cedarwood, as well as the gate, which has gilt bronze covered in geometric patterns.
• The Jewish headquarter: The first Mellah ever built in Morocco, built during the 16th century, as you know that Fez had long hosted the largest and one of the oldest Jewish communities in Morocco.
• Bab Boujloud Gate: The Bab Boujloud Gate is the most famous in Morocco. It is also the main entrance to the Medina. See the striking blue and green colors that cover either side of this monumental gate.
• South Borj: On the hills overlooking the old city (Medina) of Fes, built by the Saadian dynasty in 1582.
• Andalusia Mosque: This stunning mosque is easily definable by its imposing green and white minaret. Built at the end of the 9th century by a woman, its wood carvings are exquisite.
• Tanners’ District: One of the main attractions of Fez, the tanners’ quarters is where leather is produced using the same centuries-old methods. You can get a bird’s eye view from the raised platform and watch the entire process.
• El-Attarine Madrasa or the Medersa Attarine: Visit Fez’s most popular attraction, the El-Attarine Madrasa in the heart of the city, built-in 1325. See the fine examples of Merenidcraftsmanship around the madrasa, especially the stucco and cedarwood carvings on the ceiling.
• Karaouine Mosque: One of the biggest religious structures in Morocco, this mosque lies in the heart of the medina. The university attached to the mosque has been the center of Islamic learning in Morocco for more than 1000 years.
• Azouia Moulay Idriss: The tomb of Moulay Idris is a highly revered shrine. At the entrance, women pass offerings through a hatch, which is also as close as a non-Muslim can get.
• Place Nejjarine: A beautiful fountain can be seen at the Place Nejjarine, a square deep in the heart of the medina. It is also home to the Nejjarine Museum of Wood and carpentry and showcases Fez’s renowned wood-carving tradition. See exquisite furniture, thrones, and objects of everyday use. Nearby is the souk of the carpenters.
The tour breaks for lunch at Moroccan restaurants in Medina. After lunch, continue with your guided exploration of the attractions of Fez.
The highlights of this tour include:
• Tombs of the Merenid Dynasty: Get spectacular views over the city from this resting place of the Merenid Sultans who played a crucial role in making Fez the cultural and religious capital of Morocco. The ruins are a great place to take in the sprawling vistas of the Medina below.
• District of the potters: See where the world-famous cobalt blue enameled pottery is made.
Late afternoon we will drop you off at your riad.

Day 6: Fes – Rabat – Casablanca

On the last day of our 6 Days Tour From Casablanca To Merzouga Desert will start after your breakfast. We leave Fes forward Rabat via highway, and we reach Rabat after three hours of driving; Rabat is the capital and its seventh-largest city in the country, located on the Atlantic Ocean. Rabat was founded by Almoravids in the 12th century, developed under Yaqub al Mansur Almohad Caliph. The sightseeing of Rabat will start by visiting the Hassan Tower built by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur tower was planned to be the largest minaret in the world and built the largest mosque in the world. Yaqub Al Mansur died construction had stopped. Then we will visit Udayas Kasbah that which was built in the 12th century by the Almohads dynasty, it’s listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site with other sites in Rabat. The Kasbah locates on a hill at the mouth of the Bou Regreg River.
The Oudaia Kasbah is the original citadel of the Almohad, Merinid, and subsequent Andalusian towns in Rabat. The Kasbah is a small, airy place that is easy to wander. Chellah, our coming site in Rabat, is one of the most beautiful and peaceful Moroccan ruins. Chellah is an ancient ruin of a Roman city and a Merenid necropolis. Besides that, we will visit the Hassan Mosque, which is considered the most famous landmark in Rabat and one of the most ambitious of all Almohad buildings, as well visiting The Palace Museum and Mohamed V Mausoleum. Later on, we leave Rabat, driving to Casablanca. It will take 1 hour 30 minutes to reach Casablanca. Our service of “6 Days Tour From Casablanca To Merzouga Desert” will be ended when we drop you off at the hotel.

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