Morocco 11 Days Tour from Casablanca via Sahara Desert

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Morocco 11 Days Tour from Casablanca via Sahara Desert

Start your unforgettable Morocco 11 Days Tour from Casablanca via Sahara Desert in the vibrant city of Casablanca. From the very beginning, this journey takes you through Morocco’s most iconic destinations. Not only do you visit ancient cities, but you also experience stunning deserts, mountains, and cultural landmarks.

Day 1–2: Casablanca to Rabat – Start of the Morocco 11 Days Tour

First of all, visit the famous Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca. Then, continue to Rabat, the capital city. Although Rabat is modern, it still holds deep historical charm. Meanwhile, you’ll explore sites like the Oudayas Kasbah and Hassan Tower. As a result, you’ll see the blend of Morocco’s past and present.

Day 3–4: Explore Fes and Meknes on the Morocco 11 Days Tour

Next, your journey takes you to Meknes and Fes. While Meknes is quieter, it boasts beautiful gates and royal architecture. Fes, on the other hand, offers a maze-like medina filled with tanneries, mosques, and markets. Furthermore, the spiritual energy of Fes will captivate you. In fact, it’s one of Morocco’s oldest and most fascinating cities.

Day 5–6: Journey Through the Middle Atlas to the Sahara

After the cities, drive through the Middle Atlas Mountains. Along the way, stop in Ifrane and Azrou. Surprisingly, Ifrane feels like a European town, and Azrou introduces you to cedar forests and native monkeys. Soon, you’ll reach Merzouga, the gateway to the Sahara Desert. At this point, the real adventure begins.

Day 7: Camel Ride and Desert Camping – A Highlight of the Morocco 11 Days Tour

As you ride camels across Erg Chebbi’s golden dunes, you’ll feel transported to another world. Not only do you watch the sunset, but you also sleep under the stars at a desert camp. Additionally, enjoy Berber music, local food, and peaceful desert silence. Clearly, this is a magical experience.

Day 8–9: Explore Gorges and Valleys

Then, continue to Todgha Gorge, where massive canyon walls surround you. In addition, visit Dades Valley and the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs. Because of the scenery, photographers and nature lovers will be amazed. Moreover, you’ll pass through oases and old caravan routes.

Day 10: Reach Aït Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate

Afterward, discover Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Since this ancient ksar has been featured in many films, it feels cinematic. Later, visit Ouarzazate, known as the “Hollywood of Africa.” There, you’ll explore old studios and kasbahs.

Day 11: Arrive in Marrakech

Finally, arrive in Marrakech. In contrast to the desert’s quiet, this city is lively and colorful. While here, visit Jemaa el-Fnaa square, Koutoubia Mosque, and Bahia Palace. In the evening, relax in one of the rooftop cafés. Ultimately, Marrakech offers the perfect ending to your Morocco 11 Days Tour from Casablanca via Sahara Desert.

Conclusion: A Journey of a Lifetime

All in all, this journey offers more than sightseeing. With every day, you’ll discover Morocco’s soul—its people, landscapes, and traditions. Therefore, the Morocco 11 Days Trip from Casablanca via Sahara Desert is ideal for travelers who seek both adventure and cultural depth.

Included & Excluded

  • Private Transportation.
  • Breakfast all Days.
  • Accomodations for 10 Nights.
  • Camel trik in Sahara Desert.
  • Dinner only in Sahara and Dades.
  • 1 Night in Berber Camp in Sahara Desert of Merzouga.
  • Dinner x9
  • Lunch and Drinks
  • Fee to enter the monuments.

Itinerary

Our driver will wait for you in the exit of Casablanca Airport Mohammed V with a sign with your name. The driver will transfer you to your hotel in Casablanca.

In the morning you will start your trip to visit the biggest mosque in Casablanca, Hassan 2 Mosque. Then you will go to the capital of Morocco « Rabat ». We will start with the Bab Challah, Mausoleum of Mohammed V and one of the main gates of the royal palace and the Oudaya Kasbah. Lunch in a local restaurant. Then we drive straight to the bleu city of Chefchaouen .Of course on the way you will pass through many small towns and stop for breaks. Getting Chefchaouen a bit early to have time to walk inside the blue alleys of the medina, take pictures and experience the local food of the little city. Overnight in the hotel.

Today in Chefchaouen You will have free time all the morning to visit the blue city. It is a city located in the Rif Mountains, north-west of Morocco. It is famous for the remarkable buildings of different tones of faded blue of its old town. Leather and weaving workshops line its steep cobbled alleys. In the shaded central square of Outa el Hammam is the casbah with red walls, fortress and keep of the fifteenth century with ethnographic and artistic exhibitions. The octagonal minaret of the Great Mosque rises not far from there,Then after lunch continue traveling to Fez.

After breakfast in your Riad, you will start exploring the oldest city in Morocco, walking in its alleys and small streets. Our visit starts by visiting the Royal Palace gate, the Jewish quarter, the first Mellah ever built in Morocco, built during the 14th century. We will ensure that you visit all sites with cultural and historical interest including the famous Al Qaraouine University, the oldest one in the world, the Tanneries and Moulay Idriss mausoleum. After lunch, you will visit the tiles cooperative and then experience a wonderful panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes. Overnight at the same Riad.

After breakfast, you will leave Fes travelling towards Merzouga via Midelt and the Ziz valley. Today you will travel via the Ifrane city, a beautiful mountain village, named the Switzerland of Morocco. Here you will also stop at the cedar forest on the middle Atlas Mountains. During this journey you’ll experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains and stopping at Azrou, a Berber village in the middle of the famous cedar forest – the largest one in Morocco – where you will have the opportunity to see the Barbary apes. After that, your journey continues to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas. After lunch in Midelt, you’ll be travelling through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the spectacular Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau, seeing how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the province of the south-east Errachidia city. Afterwards, you’ll travel along the fantastic Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani. Arriving in Merzouga in the afternoon you’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea. Then take camel ride in the dunes of Sahara Desert of Merzouga to reach the camp where you will have the night.

Today you will have to wake up very early in the morning to see what will may be the best sunrise of your life. You will set over the Sand Dunes of Sahara of Erg Chebbi to watch wonderful sunrise. After watching the sunrise you will go down to the Camp for breakfast. Then you’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. While enjoying morning camel ride you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses.Once you arrive the village of Merzouga, you will meet the driver again to continue the tour to Dades. You will have optional stop in Rissani to visit the Mausoleum of Moulay Ali chref, the founder of the Alaouit dynasty, and then you will continue to Arfoud to visit the fossilized marble factory before continuing to the Todra valley, where you will have lunch. Once in Todra you can highlight a half-hour walk to see the gorges calmly and you will be guided through the palm grove and the Jewish quarter. Todra gorges is the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco. The Todra River has formed a gorge of enormous vertical walls of great beauty; it is a climber’s paradise and a unique place.In the evening we will drive through the Dades Valley, where you’ll see the majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes”. Overnight accommodation will be in a fancy guest house overlooking the Dades Valley.

After breakfast in your accommodation, you will start travelling through the Dades Valley towards Ouarzazate and then to Marrakech. The road through Dades Valley is called the way of the thousand Kasbahs – providing numerous opportunities to take some of your best photographic shots of the trip. You will stop at Kalaat M’Gouna -the centre of rose’s valley-, where you will have the option to visit the cooperative for the roses, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over. Continue to Marrakech via the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah. Built by Et Hami El Glaoui, one of the last Berber chieftains during the 19th century, now the Kasbah is a house of many Glaoui people. Your journey will continue through the majestic Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260 m) over the High Atlas Mountains, where you will have the opportunity to explore the process of producing the Argan oil- existing only in morocco – by Berber women in their cooperative, before arriving at your overnight accommodation in Marrakech.

After breakfast in your Hotel/Riad, you can start to explor Marrakech; «the red city of Morocco”. You will visit the most important sites of historical and cultural interest, including the Majorelle Gardens, the Koutoubia Tower, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia Palace and main square place Ljamaa Lfna. After Lunch at a restaurant near the square, you will walk through the souks and view hundreds of handicrafts. On the afternoon, you will have some free time to wonder by yourself the other parts of the city.Marrakech nicknamed the “Red City” for its old red sandstone city walls and buildings. It has Berber rather than Arab roots and was an important trading capital for tribes of the Atlas mountains. Orient yourself around Marrakech’s bustling Jemaa el-Fna Square: the souks are to the north, the Koutoubia Mosque and Gardens to the west and the kasbah area with the Saadian Tombs, Bahia Palace, and El Badi Palace are to the south. In the new city, you will find the Majorelle Gardens.Indulge your senses as you explore the complicated labyrinth of souks, tucked behind ordinary restaurants and shops. Check out Souk el Attarin, Souk Chouari, and Souk Smata for a selection of spices, woodwork, and babouche (traditional Moroccan slippers). Visit Souk of Tanneries or the dyers’ souk to see how cloth and yarn are dyed using traditional methods. Next, admire the fine example of Moroccan Islamic architecture of the Ben Youssef Madrasa, a 16th-century Koranic school, and note the ornate detail of its interior: carved cedar ceilings, sculpted plaster, and zellij tiling.

Free day to relax in Marrakech and explore extra sightseeing by your own. There is so many extra things and activities to enjoy in Marrakech like Hammam, Massage, and Spa etc… You can also explore suburbs of Marrakech. There is so many nearest amazing places to explore like Valles, waterfalls and landscape.

After breakfast you will head down to Essaouira. On the way to Essaouira you can ejoy the amazing view of goats claiming argan trees as well as you can stop to see argan forest and cooperative of argan oil if you would like that. Essaouira is a coastal town that provides an excellent opportunity to relax on the beach. Its Medina combines between history, culture with modern cafes and restaurants. Essaouira has a long promenade with a large sandy beach and it is safe to swim. It’s a perfect opportunity to get away from the city rush, and enjoy the cooler climate of the coastal town of Essaouira. Essaouira is an exceptional example of late-18th century fortified town. It is built according to the principles of contemporary European military architecture in a North African context.

Transfer to the Airport. The itinerary of the tour can modify as much as you like.

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