Best of Morocco : Imperial Cities and Desert : Route 8 days

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Imperial Cities and Desert : Route 8 days
A journey through the ancient history of the people of Morocco. Visits to the walled cities , souks , palaces and medinas . Delight in music of drums Berbers in the vastness of the starry desert.
Marrakech - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Valley Rossas - Tinghir - Todra Gorge - Dades - Merzouga - Erg Chebbi - Erfoud - Fez - Meknes - Rabat - Casablanca

Day 1 : Arrival in Marrakech
Airport pick up and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight .

Day 2 : Marrakech
City tour starting at the Menara Gardens with its pond , the Saadian tombs where I are the founders of the city, the Bahia Palace - residence of the former vizier. ; the Koutoubia minaret with its splendid , ending in the stunning Djemma El- Fna during the day is a fabulous souk and evenings a magic show . Dinner and overnight .

Day 3 Marrakech - Tichka - Ouarzazate
Departure to Ouarzazate through the mountain pass of Tichka of 2260 mts with its stunning landscapes. Road to Ouarzazate we will stop to see the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou . Lunch and continuation to the Kasbash of Taouirt . Arrive in Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight .

Day 4 : Ouarzazate - The Valley des Rossas - Tinghir - Todra Gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga
Out on a road of a thousand Kasbahs, all different. After several stops , we arrive at one of the strengths of the South : the Todra Gorge . The bed of the River Todra Gorge has formed a daunting vertical walls and beautiful ; It is a paradise for climbers and unique. Lunch and then to the city of Erfoud , where we visit the quarries of fossils older than 380 million years and see how to work them to get different objects. Output per head up to the dunes of Merzouga where we change the traction of 4x4 by animal traction . Dromedaries we go deep into the desert dunes to contemplate unforgettable sunset from the same camp or from the top of the dune. To end the day we will have another wonderful experience , because we will have dinner in the heat of the fire accompanied by the music of drums. A time to rest , we will in a Berber tent under a ceiling of stars unique and indescribable . Dinner and overnight in tent .

Day 5: Merzouga - Midelt - Fes
After returning to the camels and showering , we headed Rissani - first imperial city of Morocco , where we can admire its unique market, only in these latitudes , a place where the nomadic desert tribes to stock are addressed. Very curious to see is his donkey parking . Road to Erfoud , we will have a panoramic view of the valley of Ziz with its palm trees and gorges . And once past the Tizi -n- Talghomt , Midelt I arrived for lunch. Then we leave by road to the cedar forest . Must stop to see monkeys in the wild. Before arriving in Fez , Morocco's cultural capital , passing by Ifrane ( Morocco called Switzerland) . Dinner and overnight .

Day 6 Fes , heritage
Full day guided tour of the oldest of the imperial cities . Founded in 808 as the first political , religious and cultural capital. The visit begins with the Golden Doors of the Royal Palace . Then go up to a high place from which it is observed , as if it were a plane , the wall and inside the impressive medina for later and you walk , get into it and discover a thousand sensations that she will live . Discover mosques and madrassas , they Karaban sarais and religious sites to reach the district of the tanners where you can watch as the hides are dyed . Free time for lunch, not included, and I continued the visit by neighborhood artisans . Divided by specialties from Spain brought their knowledge and have maintained Andalusian art and style to this day , giving the deserved Fez city name of the artisans. Dinner and overnight .

Day 7 : Fes - Meknes - Rabat - Casablanca
After breakfast we continue our visit so we subtracted from Fez and then continued on to Casablanca. Dinner and overnight .

Day 8: End of tour and transfer to the airport
Breakfast at the hotel and time transfer to airport to leave by flight to his hometown . End of the trip and our services .












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