• Day 1: Casablanca. Arrive at Casablanca. Your guide will welcome you in the airport and will drive you to the hotel • Day 2 : Marrakech Discover Marrakech, the famous red city. Visit the immense souk (market), and plunge into the excitement of the place Jemaa el Fna. Be enchanted by the dancers, snake-charmers, jugglers, narrators, singers. Cool off with an orange juice in front of the numerous workshops • Day 3 : Ouarzazate Heading south, travel to Ouarzazate by way of Tizi-n-Tichka's pass which peaks at 2260m. On the road you will visit Tйlouet's village to find the luxurious remains of a kasbah which was a place of residence to the leaders of the powerful Glaoui tribe until the independence of Morocco in 1956. In Ouarzazate, you will be able to visit another Glaoui kasbah, that of Taourirt, which sheltered the members of the Glaoui dynasty and their domestics • Day 4 : Valley of Dadиs, road of the thousand kasbahs. Change of rhythm today. You will start your walk from El Kelaa-m-Gouma, known for the manufacturing of rose water, to the gorges of Dadиs. You will have the occasion to appreciate the fresh oasis and the palm plantation, the numerous kasbahs and the landscape of the Middle Atlas Mountains. • Day 5 : Gorges of Dadиs Walk in the tranquillity of the mountains and take a moment to appreciate the lifestyle of the Berbers isolated by the mountains. Everywhere you will discover a new scene of daily life. Spend the night in a hotel in the gorge. • Day 6 : Gorges of Todra. You will resume your journey by 4x4 Land Rover and cross the Dadиs gorge to the Todra gorge. It is a wild landscape populated with Berber villages and nomads minding their herds of goats. Hike down the narrow gorges, the fruit of the separation of the High Atlas and Djebel Sarrho. Refresh yourself a bit by bathing your feet in the cold and crystal clear water of the river. Spend the night in Tinerhir. • Day 7 : Erg Chebbi. After a good mint tea walk in the palm plantation of Todra before heading towards Merzouga's region of the Erg Chebbi, the only Saharan erg in Morocco. It is here that you will cross by 4x4 the slow steps of camels and this mountain of gold-colored sand. You will appreciate the pure beauty of the landscape while traveling to your camp in the desert. • Day 8 : Merzouga, A day in the desert. Take advantage of this day in the desert to admire the ever-changing light on the dunes which is always the same, yet always different. In the evening, by a campfire under the starry sky, the traditional musicians will help you to catch the spirit of the desert. • Day 9 : Merzouga You will recover from your trip to the desert at a local inn just a step from Merzouga village. You will be warmly welcomed and will taste the simple and traditional desert cuisine. • Day 10 : Gorges of Ziz. You will return to the North of the country via the valley of Ziz. En route take advantage of the coolness of Meski's blue source to help you along the way. A stop is foreseen in Midelt. • Day 11 : Fиs. Discover the royal city of Fиs with the numerous madrassa, its tanneries and the famous medina. • Day 12 : Meknиs. Visit the imperial city with its famous door, Bab El Mansour, Moulay Ismaпl's mausoleum and the pond of Agdal. • Day 13 : Volubilis and Moulay Idriss. Discover the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis situated within thirty kilometers of Meknиs then the holy city of Moulay Idriss, a place of pilgrimage for all Moroccans. • Day 14 : Casablanca. Road to Casablanca. Free evening in Casablanca where you will be able to make your last purchases • Day 15 : Flight Home Your journey ends with the return to the airport.
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