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Day 1 : Arrival- Casablanca
On arrival in Casablanca airport transfer to the hotel in a private car. Check in to the hotel and later in the day private city tour of Casablanca covering the important sites and monuments. Overnight in Casablanca
Day 2 : Casablanca- Marrakesh (240 Kms)
Check out early after breakfast and transfer to Marrakesh. Start the tour of the Red Pearl of Morocco. Sites include the Koutoubia Mosque, Madrassa Ben Youssef, the private museum, crossing the medina with its colourful markets, the tour finishes in Jamaa El Fna. After Later visit the Koutoubia Mosque, Saâdiens' Tombs and Bahia Palace. Overnight in Marrakesh
Day 3 : Marrakesh- Ait Benhaddou-Ouarzazate (200 Kms)
Arise early and leave after breakfast to Ouarzazate crossing the High Atlas Mountains with their beautiful landscapes and admire the Berber architecture of Taddart (Berber villages). En route, visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, an exceptionally well-preserved site which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 by UNESCO. Dinner and overnight at you hotel in Ouarzazate.
Day 4 : Ouaxzazate-Todra Gorges-Merzouga (380 kms)
After breakfast, drive to Erfoud, crossing Dades Valley, a spectacularly beautiful area of contrasting colors and terrains, also known as the valley of a thousand kasbahs. Todra is located near the old town of Tinghir and the ruined Glaoui Kasbah. The Dades and Todra gorges provide some of the best birdwatching sites in Morocco, with many types of lark, sand grouse, buzzards and falcon, warblers, finches, and others. Lunch at a local restaurant then continue to Erfoud, upon arrival visit a refinement center where 500 million year old fossils are extracted and exported around the globe.Arrive at Erfoud and drive to Merzouga using 4 WD vehicle to go deeper to Sahara , here Take a camel trek to see the sunset behind the dunes. Enjoy dinner at your encampment and later, the breathtaking sight of stars in the desert sky .Dinner and overnight at your camp in Merzouga.
Day 5 : Merzouga-Fex (440 kms)
Arise early morning for an excursion to admire sunrise on the dunes of Merzouga, then come back to the hotel for breakfast, later on drive to Fez .On the way stop at Midelt for lunch ,afterward continue your way to Fez. Dinner and Overnight at your hotel in Fez
Day 6 : Fez
Breakfast at your hotel then set out for a city tour of Fez, the spiritual and intellectual capital of ancient Morocco. Fez was the first Imperial City, founded in the 9th century. Among the sites you will see the impressive medina with its different gates, mosques, tanneries, Attarine Medrassa, Nejjarine fountain and Foundouq, the latter is housing a museum devoted to wood crafts in a beautifully restored 18th century building In the Afternoon, visit the Dar Batha Museum, the mellah, or Jewish Quarter, the king's palace Bab Boujloud. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Fez.
Day 7 : Fez- Meknes- Voulibilis- Rabat ( 180 Kms)
Breakfast at hotel, and drive to Meknes one of the fourth Imperial City , founded in 17th century city whose medina has been classed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site since 1994. See sites: Sultan's Stables, Tomb of Moulay Ismael, Dar El Makhzen, and the majestic Bab Mansour. Have lunch in a local restaurant later continue to Voulibilis, the most impressive site of Roman ruins dating to the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., and also declared as world heritage since 1994.
Day 8 : Rabat
After breakfast, start a short city tour of Rabat the capital of Morocco and the residence of the present king Mohammed VI. Enjoy a tour of Rabat, including Mohamed V Mausoleum, Hassan mosque the Necropolis of Chellah, the archaeological Museum and Oudayas Kasbah. Overnight in Rabat
Day 9 : Rabat- Casablanca- Departure
After an leisurely breakfast transfer to the Casablanca airport for your flight back home
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