LUXURY HOLIDAY IN MOROCCO (IMPERIAL CITIES & COOKING LESSONS AND SAHARA DESERT TREK)

LUXURY HOLIDAY IN MOROCCO (IMPERIAL CITIES & COOKING LESSONS AND SAHARA DESERT TREK)

1st Day : Airport – Marrakech :

 Greeting at the airport and transfer to hotel. Dinner and Over night in Raid.

2nd Day : Marrakech – Casablanca – Rabat :

 Breakfast and departure for Rabat stopping by Casablanca, to visit the country’s economic capital: the United Nations Square, the Boulevard Mohamed V, the ANFA district and the Corniche with an external visit to the Hassan II Mosque. After lunch, we continue for Rabat, visit of the Mohamed V Mausoleum, the Hassan Tower, the Kasbah Chellah and the Oudaya gardens, Dinner and accommodation in hotel.

3rd Day : Rabat – Volubilis – Meknes :

 Breakfast and departure for Volubilis to visit the Roman ruins, the thermal baths of Gallien, the forum and the capitol. In Meknes, visit to the Moulay Ismaïl Mausoleum, Bab Mansour, Bab Khdim, Dinner and accommodation in Riad.

4th Day : Meknes -Fes ( City Tours With Local Guide ) :

 After breakfast we drive to fes, You will have a guided tour to discover the medina and the famous Souks of Fes – its narrow cobbled streets are filled with ancient mosques and towering green-glazed minarets.. You will visit the most beautiful palaces and monuments of Fes. The tour will include a visit to the tannery and the ceramics cooperative to see the traditional Moroccan crafts.

Dinner and accommodation in Riad.

5th Day : Fes – Ilfrane – Azrou – Midelt – Merzouga :

 Departure from Fes at 8 o’clock, travelling via Azrou, where you can see Barbary apes in the forest of the Middle Atlas. And Switzerland’ of Morocco and the cedar forests of Azrou where we can stop to hand feed the monkeys. Lunch is in Midelt, “the apple capital”. We continue over the Tizi-n-Talgoumt pass and through the Ziz Valley, which is particularly well-known for its palm trees and the length of the oasis. All along the road there are innumerable “ksars”, small villages of individual houses.

From here we reach Er Rachidia and then Erfoud, famous for its date festival and fossils, and to the famous Dunes of Erg Chebbi, After a welcoming glass of tea in a Guest House near the dunes, you can take a walking in the dunes. And then sunset from the top of the dunes is spectacular (250m) and afterwards there is dinner and night in Guest House .

6th Day : Merzouga – Khamlia – Rissani – Erg Chebbi :

 Today we will explore the desert region. We will make a circuit of the desert dunes where you will have the opportunity to see the nomad’s way of life and the amazing changing contrasts of the desert. We will visit to the ‘black village’ of Khamlia to see the Gnawa musicians. We will have a traditional Berber pizza for lunch. In the afternoon you will prepare for departure on the camels. Once at the bivouac, you take a camel ride to watch the sunset from the top of the dunes. Back at the bivouac, dinner and overnight in tents at the camp.

7th Day : Merzouga – Toudgha Gorges – Dades Canyon :

 If you wake up early, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise, when the colour of the dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight. After breakfast you can walk in the dunes before leaving for the Toudgha gorges for lunch. The road passes through Tinjdad and the Toudgha Valley. Here there are plenty of opportunities to walk, such as along the river through the gardens or up the road on the other side of the gorges. Later the itinerary continues to the Dades Valley and the Dades canyon for the night inside the big canyon of Dades (Guest House).

8th Day : Dades Canyon  – Ouarzazate :

After breakfast a walk in the Dades Gorges is scheduled. Back to the car, the trip to Ouarzazate continue through the Valley of the Roses, famous for its Rose Festival in 20th to 25th of May, and past the kasbahs of Amridil in Skoura Palm, continue to Ouarzazate via the big lake of El Mansour Edahbi, Dinner and night in a traditional Riad

09th Day : Ouarzazate – Ksar Ait Ben Haddou – Telouet Kasbah – Marrakech :

 After breakfast, the route goes on to Ksar Ait Ben Haddou, a World Heritage site and the backdrop for many Hollywood blockbusters. It is the most famous Ksar in Morocco. From there the road continues to Telouet, along the new asphalted road. Telouet is set right in the midst of the mountains and was once the seat of the last Pasha of Marrakesh, El Glaoui, from where the highest pass in Africa, Tizi-n-Tichka was controlled. At the end of the afternoon we arrive in Marrakesh. Dinner and night in your Riad.

10th Day : Marrakech – Essaouira – Marrakech :

 Departure at 8 am. After about 3 hours, we reach the ancient port of Mogador, built by the Portuguese in a narrow peninsula with a huge sand crescent. Perfectly sheltered by stunning French-built walls of the eighteenth century, the city is largely pedestrian and is divided into various districts for design in grid form. From the top of Skala you can see the colorful fishing port and Spanish fortresses and guns.Essaouira is also famous for its fine handicrafts, especially wooden objects (tuya) perfectly interspersed with lemon wood, ebony, nacre or copper or silver threads. If you like fish, enjoy a meal in the port. Evening return to Marrakech .

11th Day : Marrakech ( City Tours With Local Guide ) :

 You will have a guided tour of Marrakech including a visit to the Menara Gardens, the Koutoubia Mosque, the Saâdien tombs and the Bahia palace. You can explore the amazing medina and the fascinating Jamaa El Fna square with lively entertainment and lovely Souks, to buy the Species. For Courses Moroccan cuisine.

12th Day : Marrakech – Cooking Lessons ( Moroccan Kitchen ) :

 For amateurs and professionals alike, Our Riad is proud to invite you to its cooking workshops. More than just Moroccan cooking demonstrations, they are interactive, hands-on half-day Moroccan cooking workshops. Our chef welcomes you into her kitchen to share her secrets and passion for Moroccan cuisine. Workshop participants learn to prepare a variety of Moroccan delicacies such as Briwates, Tanjia, Couscous, different Tajines, Moroccan cooked salads, traditional pastries, mint tea

At the end of the workshop and before you are served the meal you have prepared, the chef will be happy to accompany you to the nearby spice shop where you can buy all the spices you will need to prepare the dishes at home. A translator (English, French and Arabic) is also available.

13th Day : Marrakech – Airport :

 Transfer to the airport according to the flight time. End of our services.

TOUR INCLUDED :
• 13 days Tour in vehicle A/C
* Driver (English,italien, french Speaker)
* Local Guide for Visit Marrakech/ fes
* 11 Night Hotel (Breakfast & Dinner Included)
* Excursion by Camel in the Desert
* Night in bivouac including dinner and breakfast
NOT INCLUDED :
* Flight
* Drinks
* Lunches
* Entrance/Activity