13-Day Tour from Tangier to Imperial Cities

Overview :

13-Day Tour from Tangier to Imperial Cities

Discover the beauty of Morocco’s imperial cities, Sahara desert and the Kasbahs on this carefully crafted 13-Day Tour from Tangier. then, pass through blue-washed Chefchaouen, discover the monuments of Meknes, Fez, and Marrakech and more. See the impressive sand dunes of Merzouga, try camels, capture a luxurious desert camp. Furthermore, explore old fortified villages of Ait Ben Haddou and rich cinematographic city Ouarzazate and coastal town of Essaouira. End up your visit through some of the most beautiful architecture of Casablanca. Exploring Morocco is, in fact, exciting due to the cultural and architetural diversities and the countrysides.

Highlights :

13-Day Tour from Tangier to Imperial Cities

  • Learn about the blue painted streets of Chefchaouen, Morocco’s blue Pearl.
  • Meet local guides in Fez, Mecque, Marruef, Rabat and Marrakech.
  • Visit, Volubilis, a Roman archaeological site, UNESCO listed.
  • Watch the sun setting over the red ferruginous dunes of Merzouga on a camel riding.
  • Walk around the magical city of Marrakech
  • Sleep on the sand in luxury tent of the desert camp of the Sahara.
  • Go for the great Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, a World Heritage Center.
  • Experience the modern and historic Moroccan cities such as Fez, the amazingly large city filled with the medina and souks, and Marrakech – the city of photography.
  • Unwind on the beaches of the Atlantic in the breezy blue walls of the Mendola of Essaouira.
  • Savor delicious Moroccan dishes and get acquainted with the life of Berbers.
  • Visit the Place of Cultural extreme Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.
  • Explore the imperial cities of Fez, Meknes, Marrakech, and Rabat with local guides.

Tour plan :

13-Day Tour from Tangier to Imperial Cities

The Moroccan trip starts in Tangier – a Moroccan city that will evoke the spirit of a seaport. Upon arrival, your guide will greet you, At this point you will start your road trip along the coast towards Asilah. While following it, some parts of the trip allow you to take a closer look at the Atlantic Ocean and take photographs of it. When you get to Asilah, get into the beautiful and fully restored medina where every wall of a building and each gate is painted with colors and history of the Portuguese and Moroccan times. Walking on the city walls, taking some fresh sea air, making some time for freshly prepared fish before retiring to the hotel.

Leaving the hotel after a rather heavy breakfast, continue to Rabat, the beautiful royal capital of Morocco. Visit the abandoned Hassan Tower built as a minaret originally and learn about its unknown history and go for various gardens available in the Oudaya Kasbah especially for the eye-popping view of Bou Regreg River. Moveing further on our 13-Day Tour from Tangier south, reach Casablanca whose skyline is dominated by Hassan II Mosque. Visit the place because of the marvelous tile work and it is located on the beach front, then spend a night strolling along the city that embodies the modernity of Portugal.

Leave Casablanca early in the morning, and then start driving to Marrakech known as the city of red. On the way, your guide will also explain to you brief details about Morocco, it’s history and its people. After reaching Marrakech, description of the incredible spectacles of Jamaa el-Fna Square. Moreover, get to see snake charmers ,people dancing, performing artist and story tellers that bring the square to life. Have a breakfast of the city’s unique specialty at the roof top café and pack up for the day of discoveries.

Experience Marrakech beyond the reach of a regular tour; learn about the city’s history and admire its buildings. Starting with Bahia Palace where great imagination can be stimulated with chiseled mosaics and untroubled patios. Move on to the Saadian Tombs that proved history in Marrakech and then for the spirit souks in the medina.

Furthermore, on our 13-Day Tour from Tangier, we go to Musee Berbere and Majorelle Garden – a twelve- acre botanical park which was owned by French painter Jacques Majorelle. Finish your day by looking at the skyline of Sahara Samui city when you climb up the Koutoubia Mosque before going to your lovely Riad for the night.

Start early for Marrakech and cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n’Tichka Pass. In the process look at the beautiful Berber terrace houses that still cling to the edges of the hills. Drive to the great ses Kréaoun UNESCO World Heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou where films shoot. As you take the winding alleys, head to Ouarzazate also referred to as the ‘Hollywood of Africa’.

Lastly, visit the Atlas Film Studios or simply you may spend a leisurely day at your hotel and enjoy the view of the desert.

Start your day with the sightseeing crossing over the Dades Valley commonly known as the ‘Thousand Kasbahs’. Stop to enjoy different spectacular views of the rocks and green valleys before arriving at the Todra gorges where great cliffs flank an impressive river. Carry on through the Ziz Valley, with palmyra groves and Berber constructed villages on the way to Merzouga. At the early of evening, start a camel ride to explore the Erg Chebbi dunes.

Moreover on our 13-Day Tour from Tangier, when the sun goes down and the Indians retreat, the sand glitters to somewhat unearthly hues again. Savor a typical Berber home made dinner and explore what a night in a beautifully designed luxury Bedouin tent in the middle of the Sahara desert looks like.

If you are night-owls, take a note: to catch the first rays of sun on the top of dunes, wake up early – it’s breathtaking! After breakfast a visit to the village of Rissani is strongly recommended for its bustling souk and because the village is actually the oldest desert trading center. Go back to Merzouga and in the afternoon interact with the Berber people and get to understand them better especially because they are nomadic.

Then travel in the evening through dune also on camels back to your camp for an other magical night in the sand sea.

After an animal recognizing morning in the desert, head off to Midelt a town that is situated between high and middle Atlas mountain ranges. It passes through the Ziz Valley where you see green palm groves against the background of barren pieces of land. Take a break, sit down and have a cup of a glass of mint tea and you would be amazed at the cool breeze and sightseeing. Next morning you get to Midelt in the evening and check into a beautiful hotel and sit back and view the beauty of nature.

Go deeper into Azrou cedar woods inhabited by the amusing Barbary macaque. Make a small stop to enjoy the cedar trees and take time to even feed these friendly animals. Like many Moroccan roads, the route will take the travelers through Ifrane, the known as the Moroccan Switzerland. Spend your leisure time in the riad, and feel the charm of Moroccan night.

Go deeper into Azrou cedar woods inhabited by the amusing Barbary macaque. Make a small stop to enjoy the cedar trees and take time to even feed these friendly animals. Like many Moroccan roads, the route will take the travelers through Ifrane, the known as the Moroccan Switzerland. Spend your leisure time in the riad, and feel the charm of Moroccan night.

For day 10 of this 13-Day Tour from Tangier, come to know about the culture and history of Fez while on a tour with an expert guide. Take a walk around the medina and see the University of Al-Qarawiyyin, and admire the ornate detailing work of the Attarine Madrasa. Find out more on how leather is tanned at the historic Chouara Tannery and visit the souks where merchants bring their creations. Start your last evening in Marrakech with a stunning bird’s eye view of the Medina before going back to your riad.

Heading to Meknes an imperial city with numerous grandiosities. Then, proceed for visiting the Bab Mansour Gate and Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail; and after that head for the Volubilis – the oldest Roman city of Morocco and the UNESCO listed site. You should spend time admiring works of art, as well as the other monuments of antiquity before proceeding to Chefchaouen. Come just in time to see the magnificence of the “Blue Pearl” of Colorado and night life of this calm mountain city.

Today is useful for walking around the Blue Pearl of Morocco, the city of Chefchaouen. On this part of our 13-Day Tour from Tangier,  it is recommended to go to the Kasbah, to take some pictures in front of the beautiful Rif Mountains and buy typical Berber products in the specialized stores. Take a coffee at a terrace café and live through the quiet pulse of this town.

Lastly, let arrange a tour back to Tangier with a view aspirin. As per your timetable of departure then make your last visit to some famous tourist attractions or shopping centers on your own before proceeding to the airport/ for sea-links & transportation.

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