The Imperial Cities And Sahara Desert 6-Day Tour

THE IMPERIAL CITIES AND THE SAHARA DESERT 6-DAY TOUR

Check our short imperial cities tour for 6 Days starting from Casablanca and finishing in Marrakech
going through the Sahara Desert.

Day 1: Casablanca-Meknes-Volubilis-Fes

After arriving at Casablanca airport or your hotel, you’ll be taken to Morocco’s biggest city and economic center. The world’s largest mosque, the Hassan II Mosque, is one of two in the nation that allows non-Muslims. Meknes and Volubilis will be your midday stops on the way to Fes.
The 17th- and 18th-century Imperial city of Sultan Moulay Ismail, Meknes, is encircled by vines and fertile land. The Moulay Ismail tomb, the Bab Mansour gate with its zellij tiles and marble pillars, and the Sahrij Soanni Bassin, a vast pond that feeds the city and Imperial parks, are all here. Next, visit Volubilis, a first-century BC Roman city with a Triumphal Arch and tile floors showing Roman tales. Through verdant plains between the Rif and Atlas Mountains, to Fes.
landing early evening to check into your traditional riad in the medieval medina for a B&B stay.

Day 2: Investigating Fantasic Fes

You can start your day with a typical breakfast at your riad and then head out to explore the cultural capital of Morocco, the ancient medina (old city) of Fes. You’ll walk through narrow and winding alleyways, amidst the hustle and bustle of donkeys and horses, and experience the exotic sights and smells of a working, medieval city.

It’s worth noting that the medina is the largest urbanized pedestrian area in the world. Here, you can see piles of delicious fresh fruit, aromatic spices, and intricate designs. You will visit the traditional tanneries and the Al Qaraouine university, which is the oldest in the world. In the afternoon, you will visit the Jewish quarter, the King’s Palace, a ceramic factory, and the Merenid Tombs. The Merenid Tombs are located on a hillside and offer a stunning panoramic view of the old city. Before that, you will have a delicious lunch at an authentic Moroccan restaurant in the heart of the medina. After that, you will go back to your riad home to spend the night.

Day 3: Fes – Middle Atlas Mountains – Sahara Desert

After breakfast, we’ll go to Ifrane, a cute town with chalets that looks like it belongs in the Alps. It’s known as the “Switzerland of Morocco,” As you climb into the Middle and High Atlas mountains, you’ll get tantalizing glimpses of both. Your next stop will be Azrou, which means
“The Rock” in the local Berber language. It’s a beautiful town in the middle of the most extensive cedar forests in the country. Barbary apes, which are really a type of macaque monkey, live in this area. They may try to steal your lunch. As you get closer to Merzouga, where you will spend the night, the scenery will slowly start to change as the desert moves in.

We keep going through the Tizi Ntalghamt mountain pass to Midelt and then through the green Ziz valley, which was made by a river cutting through volcanic rock. Along the way, there will be a lot of chances to take pictures. Passing through quaint Berber mountain villages and then the larger settlements of Erfoud and Rissani you will come to the village of Merzouga during the evening to spend the night in a Kasbah/hotel where dinner and breakfast are provided as well as delicious, hot, sweet, mint tea on your arrival. Very pleasant.

Day 4: A Camel Trek and a Night Camping in the Sahara

After a delicious brunch, tour Khamlia and meet the Gnawa, descendants of Sudanese slaves taken to Morocco. They will entertain you with their traditional songs and unique lifestyle. Later, you’ll visit Rissani, the birthplace of the Alaouites, Morocco’s royal line. Rissani, a ksar with many high peaks, has a big open nomad market. You’ll be taken back to Merzouga, where your camel awaits! An expert guide will lead you on a memorable 90-minute camel ride through the changing desert dunes and ergs. (dunes). You can view a stunning sunset over the desert sands from your desert tent. Camping in the desert tonight, with so many bright stars, makes you feel like you could touch them. Berber tent dinner and lodging.

Camels relaxing at sunset in the Sahara desert

Day 5: The Gorgeous Gorges of Todra – Ouarzazate

Awaken early to see the sun rise over the sand dunes, then ride your camel gently back to a hotel for breakfast, watching the dunes’ shadows lengthen and shrink as the day goes on. After morning meal, the drive to Ouarzazate commences with the 300-metre-deep Todgha Gorges, that cut through the easternmost point of the High Atlas Mountains. You can hike around the charming hamlet of Tinghir. The tallest, smallest, and most scenic rivers in Morocco are the Tinghir and Todgha.

The Festival of Roses is held annually in Kelaat Mgouna, “Rose City,” during rose harvest time in mid-May. Local farmers can meet and sell their products, including rose water, which leaves your clothes, body, and bed linen feeling sweet. After that, you’ll visit Skoura, a palm-filled haven with gorgeous views of the Atlas Mountains. You’ll end the day with supper and a motel stay in Ouarzazate.

Day 6: Rose City – Kasbahs – Marvelous Marrakech

After breakfast, visit Ouarzazate, “Africa’s Hollywood,” where some of the world’s top film-makers and directors have shot. African film houses are these. The studio museum has props from “Gladiator,” “The Mummy,” “Indiana Jones,” and “Game of Thrones.” Then, tour Morocco’s largest kasbah, Ait Ben Haddou. Explore the kasbah, home to the Glaoui people, heirs of one of the last great Berber chieftains,
Et Hami El Glaoui. This vibrant and exciting central region of Morocco is one of the most romantic, huddled between fertile, green river valleys with extensive palmeries and burnished re d mud-brick houses, roasting under the Moroccan sun in dazzling colors beneath an azure sky. Then it’s time to proceed through the breathtaking Tizin’tichka Pass, over two and a half kilometres above sea level, along winding mountain roads with beautiful Berber towns to Marrakech. After arriving at your hotel or riad, the trip ends.