Luxury Grand Tour of Morocco: Imperial Cities & Sahara Desert – 14 Days

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Casablanca

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   Meals

   Dinner (Dinner at riad)

   Included Activities

   • Dinner at riad

   Optional Activities

   • Short city tour of Casablanca
2. Day 2

   Chefchaouen

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at riad)

   Included Activities

   • Visit Chellah Necropolis
   • Visit Yacoub al-Mansour Esplanade with Kings' Mausoleum
   • Visit Hassan Tower
   • Visit Kasbah des Ouadayas
   • Mint tea at Cafe Maure
   • Dinner at riad

   Optional Activities

   • Lunch in Rabat

   Landmarks
   Chellah Necropolis
   Hassan Tower
   Kings' Mausoleum
   Kasbah des Ouadayas
   Cafe Maure

   

3. Day 3

   Fes

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   Meals

   Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at riad)

   Included Activities

   • Walking tour of Chefchaouen
   • Visit Kasbah with tower
   • Visit town waterfall
   • Coffee at riverside cafe
   • Lunch in medina
   • Dinner at riad

   Landmarks
   Kasbah of Chefchaouen
   Chefchaouen Waterfall

   

4. Day 4

   Fes

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   Meals

   Breakfast (Breakfast on rooftop terrace)

   Included Activities

   • Full-day tour of Fes
   • Visit Jewish quarter in medina
   • Visit medersas
   • Visit tanneries
   • Visit University of Al Quaraouiyine
   • Breakfast on rooftop terrace

   Optional Activities

   • Lunch at medina restaurant
   • Tasting tour visiting three local souks and traditional Moroccan street food
   • Honey souk
   • Communal hammam bathhouse visit
   • Tea house visit
   • Independent dinner

   Landmarks
   University of Al Quaraouiyine
   Medina of Fes

5. Day 5

   Fes to Sahara Desert

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   Meals

   Dinner (Dinner at camp with traditional music)

   Included Activities

   • Drive through Sahara Desert
   • Camel caravan into desert
   • Dinner at camp with traditional music

   Landmarks
   Sahara Desert

6. Day 6

   Dades Gorge

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   Meals

   Breakfast (Breakfast at camp), Dinner (Moroccan dinner)

   Included Activities

   • Sunrise viewing over sand dunes
   • Breakfast at camp
   • Desert exploration
   • Drive through Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs
   • Moroccan dinner

   Optional Activities

   • Sandboarding down dunes

   Landmarks
   Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs
   Dades Gorge

   

7. Day 7

   Aït Benhaddou - Ouarzazate

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   Meals

   Breakfast

   Included Activities

   • Visit El Kelaa Mcgouna village
   • Tour Ouarzazate movie studios
   • Visit Cinema Museum
   • Visit Aït Benhaddou Kasbah UNESCO site

   Optional Activities

   • ATV tour of Aït Benhaddou complex for aerial views

   Landmarks
   El Kelaa Mcgouna
   Ouarzazate Movie Studios
   Cinema Museum
   Aït Benhaddou Kasbah

   

8. Day 8

   Marrakech

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   Included Activities

   • Drive through Atlas Mountains

   Optional Activities

   • Local hammam spa visit
   • Evening city exploration

   

9. Day 9

   Marrakech

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   Meals

   Breakfast

   Included Activities

   • Visit Koutoubia Mosque
   • Visit Bahia Palace
   • Visit Saadian Tombs
   • Visit Mellah (Jewish Quarter)
   • Lunch on terrace overlooking spice markets
   • Explore souks and medina markets

   Optional Activities

   • Explore Djema El Fna Square

   Landmarks
   Koutoubia Mosque
   Bahia Palace
   Saadian Tombs
   Mellah
   Djema El Fna Square

10. Day 10

    Marrakech

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    Meals

    Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner from Moroccan cooking class with sweet almond paste cookies)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Majorelle Gardens
    • Visit Berber Museum
    • Visit Yves Saint-Laurent Museum
    • Moroccan cooking class
    • Dinner from cooking class

    Optional Activities

    • Browse 33 Majorelle

    Landmarks
    Majorelle Gardens
    Berber Museum
    Yves Saint-Laurent Museum

11. Day 11

    Atlas Mountains

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    Meals

    Breakfast, Lunch (Home-cooked meal at family home terrace with views of Mt. Toubkal)

    Included Activities

    • Mountain hiking in Atlas Mountains
    • Expert mountain guide
    • Home-cooked lunch at family home
    • Mt. Toubkal viewing

    Landmarks
    Mt. Toubkal
    Imlil

12. Day 12

    Essaouira

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    Included Activities

    • Drive to Essaouira

    Optional Activities

    • Early morning hot air balloon ride over palm oases and Berber villages
    • Visit Argan oil cooperative
    • Lunch at Val D'Argan vineyard
    • Regional wine tasting at Val D'Argan

    Landmarks
    Val D'Argan

    

13. Day 13

    Essaouira

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    Meals

    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of old quarters
    • Visit medina
    • Explore artisan cooperatives
    • Visit Jewish heritage sites
    • Explore 18th-century sea walls
    • Explore wood workshops
    • Visit harbor
    • Explore medina and market shopping

    Optional Activities

    • Kitesurfing
    • Other water sports
    • Fresh seafood lunch at streetside cafe

    Landmarks
    Essaouira Medina
    Essaouira Harbor

    

14. Day 14

    Essaouira to Marrakech

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