8-Day Morocco Tour from Fes

• Private Tour
• Daily departures
• 8 Days
• Free Cancellation

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Day-by-day itinerary

1. 1Day 1: Guided tour of Fes

   Spend a full day exploring Fes with a local guide, including the medina and Al Quaraouiyine university. Dinner and overnight in a hotel or riad.
2. 2Day 2: Fes – Volubilis – Moulay Idriss – Meknes

   Drive to Volubilis (Walili), a UNESCO-listed Roman city with olive presses, houses, a triumphal arch and Corinthian columns. Its mosaics are among the finest in North Africa: look for the Labours of Hercules, the Dolphins in the House of Orpheus, Diana bathing, and Bacchus in the House of the Ephebe. Continue past the Zerhoun hills to Moulay Idriss, one of Morocco’s holiest towns and the site of an annual pilgrimage to the tomb of its founder, a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed. Take a short walk through its lanes. In Meknes, the imperial city rebuilt by Moulay Ismail and a UNESCO site, admire Bab Mansour, one of the most beautiful gates in North Africa, the vast royal granaries and stables, the Sahrij Souani basin, the Moulay Ismail Mausoleum and El Hedim Square. Overnight in a riad or hotel.
3. 3Day 3: Meknes – Ifrane – Azrou – Midelt – Ziz Valley – Merzouga

   Drive through cork oak and cedar forests, home to Barbary macaques, to Ifrane, “the Switzerland of Morocco”. Cross the Middle Atlas to Midelt for lunch, with the peaks of the High Atlas as a backdrop. Over the Tizi n’Talghemt pass (“pass of the she-camel”), descend into the Ziz Valley and continue to Erfoud and Rissani, a huge oasis dotted with ksour (fortified villages). In Merzouga you are welcomed with tea, then ride a camel into the highest dunes in Morocco before sunset. Dinner and traditional music in a Berber tent.
4. 4Day 4: Merzouga – Rissani – Tinghir – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

   Wake early for sunrise, when the colours of the dunes and their shadows are at their most beautiful. After breakfast, ride back by camel and drive via Tinejdad to Tinghir and the Todra Gorge for lunch. Take a walk along the river through the gardens or into the gorge itself, then continue to the Dades Valley for the night.
5. 5Day 5: Dades – Valley of Roses – Skoura – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech

   Drive past Berber villages and fields with the High Atlas as a backdrop, through the Valley of Roses, famous for its rose festival each May, and the kasbahs of the Skoura oasis. In Ouarzazate, “the Hollywood of Morocco”, visit the cinema museum, then explore Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO-listed kasbah that has starred in many Hollywood films. Cross the High Atlas via the Tizi n’Tichka pass and arrive in Marrakech in the late afternoon.
6. 6Day 6: Guided tour of Marrakech

   Explore Marrakech, the jewel of southern Morocco, with a local guide. Visit the Saadian Tombs and the Bahia Palace in the morning, and after lunch the Koutoubia Mosque and Jemaa el-Fnaa square. Finish in the souks, full of crafts, spices and Berber carpets. Overnight in a riad or hotel.
7. 7Day 7: Marrakech – Casablanca – Rabat

   Drive to Casablanca to visit the Hassan II Mosque on the edge of the Atlantic. Continue to Rabat, Morocco’s capital since 1912: see the Royal Palace complex, the Hassan Tower and the Kasbah of the Udayas with its view over the ocean, then enjoy free time in the medina. Overnight in a hotel with breakfast.
8. 8Day 8: Rabat – Fes

   After breakfast, drive back to Fes, with a transfer to Fes airport if needed.

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