16 Days Morocco Tour From Agadir

Day 1: Agadir airport – Relaxing

The first day of your 16 Days of Morocco Grand Tour From Agadir, we will welcome you at Agadir airport. Transfer to the riad or to the hotel. Depending on arrival time, the rest of the day will be at leisure. Our driver will be available for an orientation drive of Agadir and night accommodation at the riad/hotel.

Day 2: Agadir – Marrakech

Our second day of 16 Days of Morocco Grand Tour From Agadir starts after a great breakfast at your accommodation; we are going to have sightseeing of Agadir. Agadir founded by Phoenicians around 1104 BC, and it located in the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the Atlas Mountains. The Casbah (Kasbah: Fortress) will be your first site in Agadir, it was built in 1540 by the Saadian Sultan Mohammed, later on the Kasbah was restored by Moulay Abdallah the Alawite Sultan. Th Fortress lies on a mountain above the new city of Agadir deserve to go uphill for the wonderful view of the beach. Thus, you are going to have a walk around Agadir beach and Marina, where you will have lunch before continuing our journey to Marrakech. After 3 hours of driving we will reach Marrakech which is considered as the fourth largest city in Morocco, and it’s one of the imperial cities and was a capital of the Almoravid Empire, and it’s known as Red City. Spend overnight at traditional Moroccan riad in old Medina.

Day 3: Marrakech Sightseeing with Local Guide

On this special day, you will accompany a knowledgeable official guide from your accommodation for exploring the most famous and exciting imperial city. Marrakech is the fourth largest Moroccan city and one of the four imperial cities of the kingdom. Marrakech had founded by the Almoravid Empire in 1070. Its founder was Emir Abu Bakr Ibn Umar, and Marrakech is known as Red City because various buildings had constructed in red sandstone official guide will show the most sites of the red city starting with the old medina (Old part of Marrakech), in this part, you will visit Bahia Palace built by Alaouite leaders, it was a palace of grand vizier of Alaouite’s leader, today it is considered as a historical monument and attraction site, where tourists visiting in. Besides, your coming site is El Badi Palace, a ruined palace commissioned by Sultan Ahmad Al Mansour in the Saadian period. The palace was neglected after the death of the Sultan, and eventually, it turned out to the ruined.
The journey continues by visiting Saadian Tombs are located in the Kasbah area of the Marrakech Old Medina, the tombs consider nowadays as a historic royal necropolis. Later on, you will visit the second oldest medina after Fes Medina, walking through small streets where you have time to discover the lifestyle of local people. In Addition, during your visit to the old medina and souk (Market), you will visit also the Tanneries of Marrakech, and the leather workers and the metalwork in the shape of countless lamps, carpets, and Berber rugs. The sightseeing of the old part will finish with a talking lunch on the famous square here in Marrakech, Djemma El Fna is a place where you find local food, juice stalls, dried fruit, and nut stalls, storytellers, snake charmers, and women applying henna.
The rest of Marrakech sightseeing will be in the new parts of the city by car. Our driver will meet you next to the Djemma El Fna Square after your lunch, and driving to the Majorelle Garden had been designed by French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in 1980. The garden contains a psychedelic desert mirage of 300 plant species from five continents. In recent years, the garden has become a popular tourist attraction. The site each year receives around 900,000 visitors. Finally, the last site will be Kutubiyya Mosque, the largest mosque in Marrakech. It was founded in 1147 by Almohad Caliph Abd Al Mumin and later rebuilt by a caliph. The mosque is known with Marrakech’s iconic landmark and could see towering over the city. The journey of the Marrakech sightseeing tour ends as your driver accompanies you to the Riad/Hotel.

Day 4: Marrakech – Essaouira

After incredible days in the Red City, we will leave Marrakech. Once you finish your breakfast, it is time to go towards the Atlantic Ocean and Essaouira. It has long been considered one of the best anchorages on the Moroccan coast that is to be an escape site from the stress and busy life of Marrakech. So, we want to go to such a beautiful and silent town with a beautiful beach. The journey will take us through numerous villages scattered alongside the road, with beautiful scenery of Argan trees, and we will make a stop to see goats climbing the trees. Then later, we are going to visit a cooperative of one of the most famous and unique oils in the world, Argan Oil, also known as Liquid Gold or Moroccan Oil. You will visit a local ladies’ cooperative to learn how some fine cosmetic products which are locally had made out of the rich Argan oil. By the way, you can buy the oil and other products made from argan. From here, we will carry on to Essaouira, where you will have lunch and overnight.

Day 5: Exploring Essaouira

After breakfast at the Riad in Essaouira, we will start our explorative journey of the city. The first site of the day is visiting the Skala Fortress; seeing Thuya wood carved by artisans; walking through the alleys of the medina, and viewing hundreds of handicrafts. Today you will have lunch the Moroccan way: freshly bought fish, cooked to order. In the afternoon, you will have some free time to wander around, go to the beach, and enjoy some time to yourself. Essaouira is known as the City of the Wind, and it attracts surfers from all over the world. Essaouira knew many civilizations–including the Portuguese occupation, which had affected much of its architecture. However, it remains a small village with much history. Because of its size, therefore, it has characteristic blue doors and washed walls are regarded as Morocco’s “Jewel of the Atlantic”. There is an annual festival of “Gnawa music,” where many musical groups come from different parts of Africa and the world. Usually, it starts in the second week of June. Overnight at riad.

Day 6: Essaouira – El Jadida – Casablanca

After breakfast, we start our day by driving back to Casablanca via the picturesque coastal road. During the journey, we will visit the oldest city in Morocco, Safi or Asfi. It’s located in the west of Morocco and is a coastal city on the Atlantic Ocean. Safi has founded by the Carthaginian Hanno, and it was an important port under the Almohads dynasty, and it had ruled under the Portuguese after a war with Saadians, and it became a Fortaleza of the Portuguese. In addition, in Asfi, we will visit the Portuguese fortress has built to protect the city. Later on, we will travel to another coastal town called Oualidia, where you will have seafood for lunch in a local restaurant with a sea view. Continue to El Jadida, where we will visit the famous citadel, built under the Portuguese occupation in the 16th century, which is nowadays considered a major port on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. After 1h30min of driving, we will get to Casablanca, and you will have a night at hotel.

Day 7: Casablanca – Rabat – Ouazane – Chefchaouen

After breakfast in your hotel, we start our journey driving by leaving Casablanca is considered the heart of commerce and industry. We will drive toward Rabat, the capital of Morocco and the seventh-largest city in the country, located on the Atlantic Ocean. Rabat was founded by the Almoravids in the 12th century and developed under Yaqub al-Mansur Almohad, the Caliph. The sightseeing of Rabat will start by visiting the Hassan Tower, built by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur. The tower was planned to be the largest minaret in the world and built the largest mosque in the world. Construction had come to a halt when Yaqub Al Mansur died. Then we will visit Udayas Kasbah, which was built in the 12th century by the Almohad dynasty. It’s has listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with other sites in Rabat. The Kasbah is located 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 through.
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. After your lunch, we continue our journey to Chefchaouen via Rif mountains, “The Blue City” known as the prettiest of the Rifine cities and the name of “Chechaouen” came from Tamazight language “Isakon or Echaouen” means The Hornsa; and Chefchaouen means “look at the horns” because “Chef” which means “look at” the founder of the city was by Moulay Ali Ibn Rashid al-Alami in 1471 was just as small as fortress Kasbah before expanding in recent years; the town was colonized and controlled by Spanish colonization that’s why many names are Spanish sounding. Our journey will end in a luxury hotel/Riad.

Day 8: Exploring Chefchaouen

Your half tour of 16 Days of Morocco Grand Tour From Agadir, will begin when sure you have your cameras ready! Its blue-washed houses, narrow cobbled streets, and mountainous backdrop create a tranquil and photographic setting. The exploration day starts with first contact with the peaceful Old Medina, a historical neighborhood where blue and white paint dominates the walls, and houses and streets are so narrow that cars cannot pass. Moreover, you will visit The Kasbah, which is considered the first building constructed in the city, the square yard of Outae Hammam is the largest square in the old medina with more than 4000 m2, where you can find cafes and restaurants. As a result, Spanish civilization and Moorish architecture have had a significant influence. During the walking tour around the city, one will notice that nothing has changed in Chefchaouen for many centuries. We will have time to make stops throughout the day for photography and discover the mesmerizing world of Chefchaouen, with its glamorous culture, beautiful people, and colorful markets. Later on, visiting a crafts market, typical hand-washing laundries are dotted along the slopes of the Rif hills across the river. In the afternoon, you will have your own time to explore more of The Blue Pearl and have a great meeting with sunset on top of the panoramic view and overnight at your hotel.

Day 9: Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Meknes – Fes

A joyful day starts from your accommodation (riad/hotel). After your Moroccan breakfast, drive forward to Ouazzane via the Rif Mountains. These mountains belong to the Alboran Sea geological region. The Rif Mountains are not part of the Atlas Mountains System. After an hour and a half of driving through Rif Mountains curves, we reach another northern town called Ouazzane. The city is well-known throughout the Islamic world as a spiritual capital, and it was home to many of the pillars of Sufism, and it was also known as the “House of Safety”. Thus, Ouazzane was the Holy City of Moroccan Jews. They made pilgrimages there to venerate the tombs of Moroccan Saints (Marabouts). Therefore, Ouazzane was a substantial city to supply a base for the French Army in 1926. After a couple of hours drive, we will get to the best Roman ruins in Morocco is Volubilis, the well preserved Roman empire dating to 225 BC, Volubilis is by far the most important Roman settlement in Morocco, and best-preserved and having been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997.
In addition to that, Volubilis is where you will see the most beautiful mosaics in Morocco, dating back to the 3rd century BC. Here you will have a guided tour of the site and learn a lot about the Roman Empire. After that, we travel to Meknes, the Ismaili capital of Morocco, which refers to Sultan Moulay Ismail, who is the builder of the city, Meknes, where we will have lunch and explore Meknes. Meknes is well known as one of the fourth imperial cities of Morocco, founded by the Almoravid dynasty in the 11th century, it is located in the north, where it has a strategic position in the heart of the country. In Meknes, you will visit many sights, for example, the big gate of Bab Mansour, designed by Sultan Moulay Ismail in the bustling Lahdim square. Also, you will walk or drive to our coming site, Habs Qara “Qara Prison”, built in an underground labyrinth that could host thousands of inmates. Likewise, visiting Sahrij Swani once served as a water reservoir in times of drought and siege. Built by Louis XIV’s contemporary, Moulay Ismail, this ornamental lake was once surrounded by tall ramparts much ruined by an 18th-century earthquake. Then later, visit the granary store of Moulay Ismail “Heri Essouani” was a large grain storage facility at that time; you will find a distinguished system of high-vaulted chambers with a series of storerooms and granaries. In Moulay Ismail’s time, these used to hold provisions in the case of a drought or a siege. In the evening, we will continue our journey to the spiritual city of Fes, where we have two nights there.

Day 10: Fes Sightseeing Day Trip with Local Guide

On this day of Fes Sightseeing, we can say it is one of the best highlights of our 16 Days of Morocco Grand Tour From Agadir. 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 output 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 and was founded in 859 by Fatima Al-Fihri, 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 its close as a non-Muslim can get.
• Place Nejjarine: A beautiful fountain could see at the Place Nejjarine, a square deep in the heart of the old 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 will have a break 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 11: Fes – Ifrane – Azrou – Middle Atlas Mountains – Midelt

We will start your 16 Days of Morocco Grand Tour From Agadir by driving to our first city called Ifrane by way of Imouzzar Kandar, where you will explore and enjoy the Middle Atlas Mountain’s view. Ifrane referred to as “Moroccan Switzerland” is the city of wonders and its cleanest city in the world, you will have a chance to sightsee and explore the white lion sculpturally. Moreover, Ifrane had carved by a German warrior during World War II. We continue our trip through passing beautiful and tranquil passes over both the Middle and High Atlas ranges and catch a first glimpse of the south and drive-by hills covered in forests of cork oak and giant cedar and its home of a few Barbary Macaque Apes. After some of time within the forest, your journey continues to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas. In Midelt you will be accommodated in a luxurious hotel include Dinner, Bed and Breakfast.

Day 12: Midelt – Rich – Errachadia – Ziz Valley – Erfoud ( Fossils’s City ) – Merzouga Desert Camel Ride

After an early morning in the middle Atlas Mountains with a great breakfast at your hotel/riad, you 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 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, with which they are associated. We then drive back to Merzouga to have our Berber whisky “Mint Tea” before 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 13: Merzouga Desert Camel Ride – Merzouga Off-Road Tour Around Dunes – Rissani ; Visiting Local Market – Merzouga

Your camel man will wake you up early in the morning to watch the best sunrise of your life. After that, you will have a peaceful camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga to have your breakfast. In route, you will be dazzled by the ever-changing huges of the spectacular Erg Chebbi dunes, which are a scene of constant change and fascination as sunlight transforms them from pink to gold to red. After breakfast, we will depart to the holy city of Er Rissani, a site where the Alouette dynasty is buried in the mausoleum of Moulay Ali Sherif, visit the ruins of Ksar Abbar, a kasbah that dates from the 17th century. Rissani is surrounded by 360 ksars (fortified villages with many towers) and has a big souk (an open market), held three times a week. After we will have a tour of Rissani’s famed Palmeri and a glimpse of life as it is lived on the edge of the desert. Visit the ksar Oulad Abdelhalim, which was built around 1900 for Sultan Moulay Hassan. And we continue the trip through the open black desert back to Merzouga. Overnight accommodation will be in Merzouga in a riad or hotel.

Day 14: Merzouga – Arfoud ( Fossils’s City ) – Underground Irrigation System – Tinjdad – Gorge Todra – Boumalne Dades

The day will be started by dating with the sunrise in a panoramic view that is worth waking up for after your breakfast at your hotel, and then, we leave Merzouga after a great lifetime experience in the Sahara desert, driving toward Rissani is the ancient capital of Tafilalet which was a principal road of caravans, and considered as a commercial center in the region with a large market “Souk” where you will take a chance to connect and to interact with locals, then continue our journey to 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. After two hours of driving, we will reach one of the famous spots of the high atlas, called Todgha gorge located 16KM far away from Tinghier consists of several canyons and a large river.
This stunning area affords plenty of opportunities to walk between the gorgeous oasis palm trees, such as along the river through the garden or up the road on the other side of the gorge. Besides, the Todgha Gorge had deemed as a station for tourists and locals who are interested in climbing and hiking in its canyons and having a walk through the gorge, you will have lunch in a beautiful restaurant which is overlooking the river. In the afternoon, we carry on our journey to the Boumalne Dades is famous with lovely valley located in a desert plateau, 1500m high and is known as an old way of transhumance, and the valley has recognized as Fig Valley going through the Boumalne Dades region, we will have a short walk for exploring the charming of the valley and visiting Monkey Fingers, as well you will spend a night in that valley and dinner in your Riad/Hotel.

Day 15:Boumalne Dades – Kalaat M’guna (Roses City) – Skoura – Moroccan Hollywood (Ouarzazate)

We will start our day after your delicious breakfast at the accommodation, you can enjoy the stunning view of Dades valley from one strategic lookout in the high atlas mountains, then, later on, we continue our expedition to another valley called Valley of the Roses “Kalaat M’gouna” the city is the central district of many villages, and it has two special days for the local market, first day in Tuesday, it is only for livestock trade, and Wednesday is the second day is for food and other goods. Kalaat M’gouna is well-known for its rose products of beauty recognized as natural products, also used in Moroccan cuisine and the perfume industry, as well the city famous for a festival in early of May because there is no set date for the festival, it determines on the harvest season, during festival local Berber musicians playing traditional instrumentals and dancing.
The last day of a festival is a special day to choose Ms. Roses. You will stop enjoying and discovering the fascination of one thousand kasbahs road, you reach Ouarzazate, known as the gate of the Sahara desert, which is a city of the Draa-Tafilalet region too. Our first site to visit is Kasbah of Taourirt, built-in 17th by a dominant local family, the kasbah had a great position controlling the junction of several river valleys because considered as Desert Sahara Trade Roads, in the 1990s registered as historical attractiveness in UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Furthermore, Ouarzazate is an elementary tourist destination and one of the favorite spots for filmmakers over the world, if you are interesting, we can visit Atlas Studio is biggest cinema studio in the region that attracts international companies to act in. films had filmed for instance “The Man Who Be King” in 1975, “The Last Temptation of Christ” (1988), “The Mummy” (1999), “Gladiator” (2000), and Hanna in 2011, and so on. You have overnight in Riad/Hotel.

Day 16: Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddo – Taznakht – Taliouine – Taroudant – Agadir

Our last day of 16 Days of Morocco Grand Tour From Agadir will start from your hotel in Ouarzazate in the early morning, and we will drive to the first stop, which is Kasbah Ait Ben Haddo via driving of a huge Berber village till we reach Ait Ben Haddo Kasbah is a site that declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, the Kasbah located on the top hill affords a view of Ounila River, and its houses linked together within a great wall for fortification also inclusive corner towers and gate and houses decorated with geometric motifs, Kasbah Ait Ben-Haddou is regarded as a stopping place for Caravan Serai coming from Sub-Saharan African counties. Later, we will carry on our trip to the rugs and carpets city of Taznakht. Taznakht is a town in Ouarzazate. Its carpets and rugs are handwoven using the traditional Moroccan methods made of premium wool quality, using different pure Amazigh designs and mostly earthy color palettes. The carpets and rugs use sheep wool and are hand-woven and knotted with natural colors such as saffron, henna, and mint, and they can be used for summer or winter, floor or against the wall.
Thereafter, Taliouine is our next destination. It’s famous as the producing town for saffron (which is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus) because it is considered the heart of the saffron growing area of Morocco. Besides, we will visit a cooperative for saffron and buy some saffron if you are interested. We will continue our expedition to Taroudant which is located in the Sous valley and is known as the “Grandmother of Marrakech” because it looks like a smaller Marrakech with its surroundings. Taroudant was the capital of the Saadi dynasty before moving to Marrakech in the 16th century. In addition, the town was occupied by the Almoravids in 1056. Nowadays, Taroudant is well known for its local crafts, including jewelry and carpets. The city also contains a small tannery, which is considered a source of leather goods such as sandals, leather bags, and belts. Here, you will have a short walk inside town before continuing our journey to Agadir. We will reach Agadir before the sunset, and where it will be hard for us to say goodbye to you after this great tour 16 Days of Morocco Grand Tour From Agadir.

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