MOROCCO with the SAHARA DESERT  
9DAYS
LAND ONLY

For travel agents and companions
  
Also available Morocco 7 days, 
Morocco combined with any other Mediterranean country

CASABALANCA / RABAT / FES / ERFOUD / OUARZAZATE / MARRAKECH

SUNDAY arrivals through October 26, 2025

Day 1    Sunday  - Casablanca/Rabat
WELCOME TO MOROCCO !!!  
Arrive Casablanca  
After passing through customs and collecting your luggage, please proceed to the exit gate, where a representative will be waiting for you with a paging board with your name on it. You will be met and transferred to Casablanca city for panoramic tour.

Visit of “The White City”: drive through the wide avenues and long stripes. Stop at Hassan II Mosque (outside) and Corniche Boulevard. OPTIONAL Visit inside of Mosque additional 155MAD/$16 per person.

Departure to Rabat (approximately 1 hour) 
      Overnight RIAD KELAA & KELAA 2 or similar Rabat

Day 2    Monday - Rabat / Meknes/ Volubilis/ Moulay Idriss Fes  
Breakfast and sightseeing of the “Imperial Garden City”.  Today tour the capital of Morocco, one of the four Imperial Cities. During the tour see the Medina built by Moorish refugees from Spain, the district with most of the city’s oldest architecture; the Roman ruins of Chellah; the Royal Palace (residence of the King Hassan II and seat of the government since 1912), the Tour Hassan, the unfinished mosque and more.

Continue to Meknes, second of the Imperial Cities, with its rich architectural legacy, built by Moulay Ismail. With tireless effort and unrelenting will, he undertook the task of making this town into a capital worthy of his image. Palaces, mosques, fountains, terraces, gardens, stables, and shops were built without any respite over a period of 50 years. See the Bab-El- Mansour, Gate of Victory, with its exquisite ceramic work leading to the old Medina; the Royal Palace and underground stables which housed 12,000 horses; the underground granaries; and the ornate tomb of Moulay Ismail, beyond the city walls.  This is the only mosque accessible to non-Moslems.

Onward to the village of Volubilis which was the administrative center of the province in Roman Africa also referred to by Moroccans as Walili (Arabic). It was destroyed by an earthquake in the late fourth century AD. Extensive remains survived and create now what is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Morocco. 

Proceed to Moulay Idriss, situated on top of a rocky mountain, this town is named after a prominent Moroccan Saint, Moulay Idriss. His tomb and shrine are situated in an elevated position between two hills, and the town is one big structure around the tomb. 

Finally travel to Fes, the oldest Imperial City, and the spiritual and cultural center of Morocco.  Enter Fes through the symmetrical horse shoe arches at Bab Boujeloud (The Blue Gate). Fes is best characterized as a sea of rooftops embellished with minarets and domes.  (b)
     Overnight LES MERINIDES HOTEL, or similar, Fes    

Day 3    Tuesday - Fes
After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a full-day sightseeing tour of Fès. Visit medieval Medina and religious Islamic centers, the Medersas, the Karaouine Mosque, the University, as well as the Nejjarin Fountain.
Continue to visit the famous souks (markets) of Fès. It was only at the beginning of the XIVth century, that Fès started its prosperous era; castles and palaces were built, the ornamental Islamic architecture and craftsmanship in the oriental tradition reach their high peach, marble and mosaics, sculpture and carved woodwork are visible everywhere.

Bab Boujeloud, a gateway which stands like an arabesque giving access to the Medina, that had kept the spell of the old traditional commercial centers. Its intricate, narrow streets lead to Moulay Idriss’s sanctuary, which survives, from the XVth century. The intellectual capital, the craftwork capital, the most imperial of all cities in Morocco and pearl of the Arab world, Fès is where the senses are given truly royal treatment. This is where the inexhaustible riches and profusion of a generously varied life blend with the sensual play of sun, color, and flavor. (b)
       Overnight LES MERINIDES HOTEL, or similar, Fes  

 Day 4    Wednesday - Fes/ Midlet/ Erfoud
Breakfast at the hotel. Today is going to be a long drive (about 6 hours), so dress comfortably and warmly.  Depart for Midelt, gateway to the Atlas Mountains, an area of Kasbah and Castles and an important mining center. Midelt is famous for its handicraft art, especially the Berber carpets. The drive winds through the resort city of Azrou with its Swiss style chalets and native handicraft markets, past cedar forests and broad plains. 

After OPTIONAL lunch we cross the Ziz River, located between two rows of tall palm trees. Also pass a series of fortified villages with outstanding pre-Saharan architecture.

 This afternoon arrives Erfoud.  (b)
Overnight PALAIS DE DESERT, or similar, Erfoud

 Day 5 Thursday - Erfoud/Merzouga
After breakfast depart for Merzouga. Change vehicles to a 4-wheel drive and departure over a track road (about 1 hour 15 minutes). Arrive at the spectacular dunes of Merzouga. The dunes are a majestic sight to witness the sunset.

Arrival in the camp for a WELCOME mint tea and snacks.  Meet the camel team and enjoy a half hour camel ride for the sunset.  Return to the camp for a rest in your tent before dinner.

Dinner in a big tent.  After you will sit near a camp fire to enjoy folkloric music and gaze at the stars.  The  rooms are  fitted  with  a private  bathroom equipped  with  a shower.

The  history  of Café  du Sud  goes back  to 1986  when  they set a tent near the dunes and served tea to the tourists arriving in our region. Often people asked us for a place to sleep, so eventually, we built a basic camp, with desert tents so that people would spend the night. (b,d)
     Overnight HOTEL AUBERGE DE SUD CAMP, or similar Merzouga

Day 6 Friday - Erfoud/Tinghir/Ouarzazate
To see Merzouga, no one ever regretted getting up at 5.00 am to witness the unique sunrise: admire and watch the pink disc of the sun appearing over the gigantic dunes of Merzouga.

After breakfast, travel today to Tinghir, the former French Foreign Legion Post. Travel via the Tinejad road, which reveals magnificent kasbahs, and palm groves.

Visit the Todra Gorge, known as the Grand Canyon of Morocco, a spectacular work of nature with walls towering to a dizzying height of 1,000 feet.

Continue to El Kelaa through the Dades Valley, and then along the trail of 1,000 Kasbahs to the town of Ouarzazate, perched on the edge of the Atlas Mountains. The Administrative Capital of the area, Ouarzazate is the gateway of the Sahara, situated on the Ouarzazate River. The mountains and oasis, which surround it, make it look like a magical landscape at the heart of an arid region. (b)
      Overnight KSAR IGHNDA or similar, Ouarzazate 

Day 7    Saturday - Ouarzazate/Marrakech
This morning visits the Kasbah of Taourirt and the fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou. This is the most spectacular fortress in the south of Morocco and is one of those places you dream of visiting, different, exotic and it invokes your imagination, when you try to imagine life here before. A few families still live around the kasbahs, but most have moved away or into the ordinary settlement on the other side of the river.

Journey over 7,000 feet through the Tichka pass.

Arrive Marrakech. (b)
      Overnight KENZI MENARA PALACE, or similar, Marrakech

Day 8    Sunday - Marrakech
Enjoy a full-day sightseeing tour of Marrakech. Visit the legendary souks, craft markets, wool-dyers quarters, and legendary Djemaa-El- Fna Square with its permanent display of folklore, magicians, and storytellers.

Marrakech’s prestige is mainly due to its past glories. Being for many successive dynasties, the prosperous Capital of Morocco, Marrakech knew at the folding of history, masterpieces of architecture, such as the slender minarets like the Koutoubia, which dominates the ancient Medina. Marrakech prestigious past is evoked as well by the historical monuments, which survive intact in their splendor, with their brilliant mosaics, carved woodwork, and gorgeous marbles. This can be founded in Palais Bahia an ornate former royal palace that showcases glorious traditional designs and Medersa Ben Youssef..

OPTIONAL visit to Majorelle Gardens : 190MAD/$20 per pax
OPTIONAL visit to Berber Museum in Majorelle gardens : 70MAD/$7 per pax

Finally, we visit the Menara Garden with palm groves dating from the 12th century.

In the evening, enjoy Fantasia Dinner Show in Marrakech. A typical Moroccan cuisine served family style in a casually opulent atmosphere with continuous music and local entertainment including an amazing equestrian show, belly dancer, and lots of surprises (b, d)
     Overnight KENZI MENARA PALACE, or similar, Marrakech

Day 9    Monday - Marrakech
After breakfast transfer to Marrakech airport for departure. (b)

INCLUSIVE FEATURES 
* Transfer IN CASABLANCA- OUT MARRAKECH Airport
* Accommodation for 8 nights on BB Basis – except 01night in Merzouga and Marrakech with Dinner
* Air conditioned vehicle depending on the number of participants for all transfers and sightseeings
* Dedicated English speaking tour/guide from day 1 until day 8
* 1 night Bivouac Luxury camp in Merzouga
* 4*4 wheel drive for overnight Bivouac in Merzouga (4pax max)                                                      
* Camel Ride for sun set Merzouga                                      
* Entrance fees to monuments : Chellah Site in Rabat- Volubilis - Medersa /Fes - Bahia Palace &
  Medersa Ben Youssef, in Marrakech
* Fantasia Dinner Show in Marrakech on last night
*Taxes & assistance

 EXCLUSIONS & SUPPLEMENTS
* Drinks during meals at hotels
* Lunches and Dinners except one dinner in Merzouga camp and Marrakech
* Interior visit to Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca : 155MAD/$16 pp
* Visit to Majorelle Gardens : 190MAD/$20 per pax
* Visit to Berber Museum in Majorelle gardens : 70MAD/$7 per pax
* Porters and Gratuities 
* Personal expenses

COSTS PER PERSON
based on double occupancy Mid season

Travel agent rate based on double rate for 2 passengers from $2150.00 (US)
Companion rate based on double rate for 2 passengers from $2250.00 (US)

Travel agent rate based on double rate for 4 passengers from $1700.00 (US)
Companion rate based on double rate for 4 passengers from $1800.00 (US)

OPTIONAL quotes available for 4 star OR 5-superior hotels

EXTENSIONS and UPGRADES are AVAILABLE