Morocco tours Cities and Desert: Circuit 10 days

Cities and Desert: Circuit 10 days

Fez - Ziz Gorges - Midelt - Erfoud - Merzouga - Tinghir - Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou - Marrakech - Ouzoud Falls – Fez.

Day 1: Fez

Airport reception and transfer to hotel. Visit the modern area of the city. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Fez – Fez

Full day with guide Fez.Fez was founded by Idris 1 in the twelfth century and was for years, cultural capital and focus of the Almohad. It is one of the imperial cities with more attractions for its history and craft and one of the largest medina in the Arab world; The madrasas, the souk (spectacular by the amount and variety of spices), Karaouin, the oldest university in the world , mosques, parks, the neighborhood of the Andalusians and the potters, palaces and museums. Fez is the traditional capital of Morocco. Dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Fez - Ifrane - Ziz Gorges

Breakfast and departure to the Middle Atlas Mountains. We stop in the charming town of Ifrane, also called the Switzerland of Morocco, a relic of the days of French protectorate. We crossed the great cedar forests, home to nomadic pastoralists. Then we enter the deep Morocco, adobe houses and semi-nomadic and nomadic population, Midelt arrival. This small town had during the first half of S XX important mining activity but fail to be profitable were gradually abandanodas. Continue along and we went into the gorges of Ziz. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Midelt – Erfoud - Merzouga

Down south, past the High Atlas mountains, we arrive to Errachidia, where the first large palm groves of the trip. Continuing road, we arrived at Erfoud, the economic capital of the region of Tafilalet. In this area, the fossils abound testifying a past covered by the sea. From here the asphalt ends, for clues we Saharan dunes of Merzouga. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Merzouga - Merzouga

Full day to visit the oasis which extend around the Erg Chebbi. Visiting the town of Khamlia, M'tis deserted city, discovering small villages and houses inhabited in unexpected places, farther than any civilization. Also visit nomads who are there and take tea with them. At tardecer, an excursion on the backs of camels, into the sea of dunes to witness an unforgettable sunset. Typical dinner and overnight Berber.

Day 6: Merzouga - Tinghir

Breakfast and departure via the town of Rissani, supply center for the ancient caravans from the Sahara. Later we stop at Goulmima, to visit a Ksour (adobe walled town) dating from the fifteenth century and still inhabited by more than 2,500 people. Continuing journey through a semidesert landscape, we arrived at the oasis of Tinghir, possibly one of the most beautiful in Morocco. Todra up the river, we arrive at the impressive gorges over 300m. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Tinghir - Ouarzazate

Breakfast and after a brief visit to the village, take the road of the thousand kasbahs, to reach the Dades gorges, where over time, the river has eroded the rocks, to form a distinctive landscape. Arrival in Ouarzazate one of the most important cities of southern Morocco, and known for its intense film, having to his credit films like Gladiator, Troy, The Mummy etc. Visit of the kasbah of Taurit. Dinner and overnight.

Day 8: Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou - Marrakech

After breakfast, we take the road towards Ait Ben Haddou, the queen of the Kasbahs, declared a World Heritage Site. Continuing along a winding road, we pass the highest mountain pass in Morocco Tzin Tichca (2,260 m) to reach the imperial city of Marrakech. Visit of the city. Called "red city", the color of the walls and filled with gardens, watered by underground wells (khettaras), which were built by the Almoravids and Saharan nomads in the eleventh century. A unique experience, walking through the square "Djemaa El Fna Square," the center of all life and activity of the city, dancers, storytellers, jugglers, artisans, merchants and snake charmers. Dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Marrakech - Ouzoud Falls - Fez

After breakfast we take the road towards Ouzud, these are located 150 km north of Marrakech, in the midst of the Great Atlas on the way to the town of Beni Mellah. Waterfalls are some beautiful waterfalls Ouzoud over 100 meters where you can enjoy the tranquility here. Committing to continue in the High Atlas, by deep and rugged woodlands, skirt the reservoir Ben-el-Ouidane, always guarded by the military. Arrive in Fez. Dinner and overnight.

Day 10: Fez - Airport

Breakfast and free time until the time agreed for the transfer to the airport. End of our service.