Private 9 Days Tour from Casablanca

This 9 days tour from Casablanca starts by meeting your private driver at the airport or your hotel/riad in Casablanca. As Morocco’s commercial capital, Casablanca also features a few famous attractions. First of all, go to Hassan II Mosque – it is a magnificent architecture on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Later you will have time to have lunch at your own accord in a local restaurant. The day goes on with a city tour of Casablanca moving through the lively part of the city that includes Corniche, Rick’s Café and Mohammed V or the Pigeons Square. Some of the visits may be made on the following day depending on the time of arrival of the group. Accommodation in decent hotel and having a sound sleep at night.

The next day we left early after breakfast for Rabat which is Morocco’s capital. Out of the four Imperial cities, Rabat is one of the oldest cities in Morocco. This means that you will tour the Hassan tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V and Kasbah of Oudaya. After lunch, the tour moves further north across the beautiful Rif Mountain to Chefchaouen, Morocco’s Blue City. This town is famous for its blue-washed architecture especially on its buildings, apartments and it is located in the mountains. You will stay in comfort in a traditional riad meaning that you will get a local Moroccan feel at night.

For this day of our 9 days tour from Casablanca, spend time in the morning strolling around the silent, narrow streets of Chefchaouen: take your pictures of the blue-washed buildings. Next, we proceed for Volubilis the ancient Roman city. This historical park is also well preserved and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and features beautiful mosaics, and large buildings. It then leads one to Meknes, another imperial city with the sightseeing attractions such as; Bab Al-Mansour, Royal Stables and the Mausoleum of Mouly Ismail. Our day finishes in Fes and you will spend your evening in a traditional Riad.

Discover the spirituality of Morocco on a guided tour of Fes, the country’s religious and historical center. Begin at the Royal Palace gate and then go through the Jewish district known also as the Mellah and finally climb up the ancient fortress for the views. Visit the Medina with Bab Boujloud (Blue Gate) and experience area consisting of narrow streets with numerous shops and masters. These places include the Bouanania Madrassa, The Najjarine Fountain, and the globally recognised Tanneries. The last station of the tour is a Quaraouin Mosque and University – one of the oldest continuously running universities in the world. Later, this can be followed by meeting your driver and going back to your riad, the rest of the day is yours to do whatever you want.

During the breakfast, the 9 days tour from Casablanca advances into the south passing through the Middle Atlas. We then proceed to Ifran known as the Morocco of Switzerland because of its architecture and green climate. Further on to the Cedars Forest, Barbary macaque live in that area and you can feed them; The journey then lead us to Midelt for lunch before continuing our drive through the spectacular Ziz valley. In the afternoon, thus coming to Merzouga, the starting point at the route to the largest desert of the world. Here you will take camels and start an exciting trip on the sand dunes. Continue finally to one of the beautiful sandy overpasses to watch an ultimate night desert view before getting into an exquisitely furnished desert camp. Experience Berber music, dancing to the flames, spend a night under the blanket of stars.

The awesomeness of the desert sunrise should be seen, and to do it get up early then ride back on camel to Merzouga. Post lunch shopping option, Rissani is one of the ancient trading towns and famous for the colorful market. Drive on to Erfoud which is well known for fossiled marble Factory. This leads through the palm avenue of Touroug and Tinjdad to the Todra Gorges. Exploration and shooting of the entire range of dominating red cliffs is possible. This is followed by lunch before driving through the gorge up to the Dades Valley passing through the “monkey fingers “ formation and other view points. Overnight at a local hotel.

For the seventh day of this 9 days tour from Casablanca, start your day by visiting the famous Rose Valley and get to know about the special rose products here. To get to Ouarzazate, sometimes called the ‘Door to the Sahara’, travel through Skoura, an area marked by palm groves. Next you have Atlas Studios where some of the famous films like Gladiator and The Mummy were filmed. Afterward, visit the UNESCO listed Ait Ben Haddou as a spectacular movie site and traditional built up Moroccan ksar. The travelling goes over the High Atlas Mountain Range through the pass of Tizi-n-Tichka while taking snaps on the way. Recommended arrival in Marrakech by the evening before the beginning of the tour and spend one night in a traditional riad.

The Red City, Marrakech, is up next and its vitality as well as history tells that vividly. Your local guide will then lead you to the Bahia Palace, Saadian Tombs and Ben Youssef Madrasa. Visiting the souks and then enjoying the folks at the legendary Jemaa El-Fna square. After lunch head to the Koutoubia Mosque, and the beautiful and tranquil Majorelle Garden. The morning is again yours to wish, shop or otherwise, relax and enjoy the essence of Morocco in the Marrakech market. Overnight at your riad.

The last day is also free in Marrakech before starting the road back to Casablanca. Depending on the flight times you will have free time to visit more parts of the city or have more stop overs. The tour involves drop off at Casablanca airport to bring to an end your nine days exploration across Morocco. You can also decide to have the end of the 9 days tour from Casablanca in Marrakech in case you prefer.