Grand tour and desert tour from Tangier

We will arrive in Tangier port, Ibn Batouta Airport or take you from hotel then we will assist and move to visit Tangier city located in Morocco norther, where the Mediterranean and Atlantic waters converge, we will see Caves of Hercules, then move to cape Spartel and we will continue our way to Grand Succo, a popular nighttime square close to the Mosque of Sidi Bou Abib, walk to Petit Socco which was once the heart of the medina after we will Lodge in the hotel.

Breakfast in our hotel and travel to Tetouan city where we will stop to visit old Medina, is a UNESCO World Heritage site after we will across Rif mountains and amazing landscape when we will arrive in Chaouen(Chefchaouen), we will start our tour from place Outa el-Hammam, the square named for the number of hammams (public baths), and around square situated the Kasbah, old mosque, dome restaurant and coffee old Medina and its blue building and alleys then continue to Ras Al Maa falls water after we will lodge in the hotel.

We will lead to fez acrossing Rif mountains, forest, amazing landscape, small villages and cities, after 2 hours of driving we will arrive in Volubilis, the roman ruins, it is UNESCO protected, exploring merchant homes, temples, and many mosaics in site, then we will pass at holy city of Moulay Zerhoun and continue to Meknes, it is the Ismaili capital under the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismaïl (1672–1727), it is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco, founded in the 11th century by the Almoravids as a military settlement then we will visit famous Bab Mansour is a monumental gate in the city of Meknes in Morocco. Located on the south side of Place el-Hedim, continue to Madrasa Bou Inania and finish our tour in Moulay Ismail Mausoleum afterwards we will continue the way to Fez where we will lodge in the hotel.

Today Consecrated to discover fez city, it is Arabic name witch means pickaxe, it is 1st imperial cities in Morocco, and located in northern inland, Fez consists of two old medina quarters, Fes el Bali and Fez El Jdid, then we will begin our tour from Fez El Jdid in Royal yellow gate, the mellah(old Jewish quarter), Boujloud blue & green gate tiles which are the colors of the Fez city, reach The Madrasa Bou Inania, built in the middle of the 14th century after move to South Borj in hill overlooking at old Medina of Fez El Bali, we will visit ceramic factory and continue so to visit Fez El Bali and explore its monument historic, Medersa El-Attarine is a madrasa in Fes near the Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque. It was built by the Marinid sultan Uthman II Abu Said in 1323, after you will see Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque. It was founded as a mosque by Fatima al-Fihri in 857–859 and subsequently became one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the historic Muslim world heritage and in the end of our visit we will explore The Tanneries Chouara of Fez like those of Marrakech, have not changed since medieval times after we will lodge in the hotel.

We leave Midelt behind us and travel to Ifrane city, it’s known for its alpine-style architecture and nearby ski slopes, with neat red-roofed houses, blooming flower beds, lake-studded parks and snowbound winters, this remarkable European styled town is often referred to as “Morocco’s Switzerland.” After we will continue to Azrou forest to see Morocco Barbary macaques then we will carry on to Midelt city or “Apple City”, known for its fruit orchards and cold city, we will lodge in the hotel.

Early morning and after breakfast we will travel to Merzouga Via Ziz valley, village berber, high atlas mountains then we will join Erfoud city known for dates and fossils, and stop at a local artisan collective to learn everything there is to know about the types of fossils found in the area after we will reach Rissani and have lunch in this small city to eat popular food call” “Medfouna Pizza”, after we will continue to Khemliya village, its people originally from Sub Saharan and enjoy with Ganawa music, as well as we will meet our camel man and follow him to arrive in top of sand dune to watch sunset and make amazing pictures after we will join our luxury camp desert site for dinner and campfire under the starry night sky, we will lodge in luxury camp desert.

In early morning we will get up so to enjoy sun rise in sand dune and we will return to campsite to eat our delicious breakfast then leave the dunes behind us and move to discover Todra gorge famous for its magnificent Todra canyons which rocks reach an altitude of 250 meters, after lunch in local restaurant we will walk along water of the Todra River, we will continue to Dades valley, discover the Monkey fingers in top mountain and Dades gorge where take picture of amazing zigzag road, afterwards we will lodge in the hotel.

Today we will travel to Kelaa M’gouna, call rose land, it cultivate roses and make rose water and oil, after we will join Ouarzazate city call Morocco hollywood, where we will stop in Taourirt Kasbah and a movie studio for pictures then we will join Kasbah Ait ben Haddou, the Kasbah is actually under UNESCO protection and after lunch in local restaurant we will lodge in the hotel.

Today we will discover Ait Ben haddou Kasbah is a historic Ksar fortified village along the former Caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987, there are lot of movies shot in Ait Ben Haddou like the Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Alexander (2004), Kingdom of Heaven(2005), Babel(2006), after tour and have delicious, we follow the zigzag road of Tizi n’Tichka pass and stop to appreciate the panoramic view. then continue to Marrakech city or red city where we will lodge in the hotel/Riad.

We will explore the 2nd imperial city in Morocco, it was built by Youssef Ben Tachfine, he was leader of the Berber Almoravid empire, thus we will start our city tour from the Koutoubia Mosque and Gardens. The 77m high minaret is the tallest tower built in Marrakech, we will stop to visit the Saadian Tombs where the royalties of the Sadien Dynasty are buried, as well as we will discover Bahia palace, is a mid to late 19th century palace in Marrakech and after we continue to Dar Al bach, this palace was built for Pacha Thami El Glaoui, who ruled over Marrakech from 1912 to 1956 after we will return to our Hotel/Riad.

We will travel to Casablanca city through motorway where we will visit la corniche beach in Ain Deb, enjoy our time of taking pictures and after take way to Anfa city with Modern building and we will join Mosque Hassan II, It is the second largest functioning mosque in Africa and is the 7th largest in the world. Its minaret is the world’s second tallest minaret at 210 meters, discover inside and outside Mosque Hassan II and museum, our tour continue to Mohamed V square, is a public square of historical and symbolic significance located in central Casablanca known by pigeon square then we continue to Rabat city where we will lodge in the hotel.

After breakfast, we will visit Rabat city, is the capital city of Morocco where we will visit Mohammed V mausoleum, it contains the tombs of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah,it is a located across from the Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan, it is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, it was commissioned by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al Mansur, the third Caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, near the end of the 12th century, after we will join Kasbah des Oudayas, it is located at the mouth of the Bou Regreg river, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012, after we will continue to Assilah city, it is white, quiet a fortified town on the northwest tip of the Atlantic coast of Morocco, about 31 km from Tangier, we will make short visit of old Medina thereafter we will drive to Tangier.