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The two-day desert tour to Zagora is famous for its sunset and the impressive Draa Valley,
Camel ride and lodging in a desert camp. Once you arrive in Zagora, you will find its beauty to take you through the desert.
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Day 1Tangier – Asilah
Arrival in Tangier, we receive the guide that will accompany you throughout the trip. Pick up depending on whether you arrive by ferry or plane, departure to the city on the Asilah coast mountainous landscape, discover this city depends on the arrival. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 2Asilah – Rabat – Casablanca
Departure in the morning towards Rabat, the political capital of Morocco, through small features of the cities such as the white sea face and The visit of the capital will begin to discover the crenellated red ocher walls, long in total, more than 5 km and built by Sultan Yacoub el-Mansour, which gives the city a very special character that distinguishes it. We will go through the medina. Next, visit the Hassan II Tower, where the 4 facades are decorated differently from each other, in three shades of pink and another in gray because of the breeze, the remains of the old mosque and the mausoleum of Mohammed V, always next to the tower, a traditional Moroccan artwork, full of fine materials from around the world and splendid decoration, then we return to the new city to see the Royal Palace, official residence of King Mohamed VI. After the visit of the political capital, Rabat, departure to the economic capital, Casablanca. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 3Casablanca – Marrakech
In the morning, we will visit the city from the center and Príncipe Moulay Abdellah street, the pulsating heart of the new city. Then you will dive into the medina to go through the Mohammed V square and the United Nations Square to the Mosque of Hassan II, the largest, visitors only inland, through the Maghreb. After the visit we went to Marrakech, the most famous of the imperial cities. Depending on the time of arrival possibility of taking a first contact with the charm of the square of JAMAA LAFNA and surroundings. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 4Marrakech – Marrakech
Free day to visit Marrakech. If you want to see monuments it is possible to visit several: The Saadies tombs (a cemetery of the Saadi dynasty opened to the public for the first time in 1917), the palace of the Bay (Bahia comes from the most beautiful term, referring to the most beautiful concubine of Ba Ahmed, a vizier of Morocco at the end of the 20th century), the medina or the Jewish quarter. Visit Majorelle Garden, a beautiful garden that houses the study of the French painter Jacques Majorelle in 1924 and was acquired. This is a place full of poetry, marked by cactus, bougainvillea and several bamboo plants. the mauve-majorelle furniture (blue Majorelle). In the afternoon to the main Jamaa el-Fna square, where its characteristic suppliers are, ensuring a continuous show. Fortune tellers, snake charmers, small music groups, water carriers, tattoos will gather. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 5Marrakech – Meknes – Fes
After breakfast, departure to Fes passing through different sites. After a 5 hour trip to the imperial city of Meknes, we will visit the most interesting sites, this imperial city will begin the crossing of Bab Mansour, the most important and significant between the gates of Meknes. Then departure to Fes where we finished our tour. At the time of arrival Transfer to the hotel and relax. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 6Fes Guided visit
Free day to visit Marrakech. If you want to see monuments it is possible to visit several: The Saadies tombs (a cemetery of the Saadi dynasty opened to the public for the first time in 1917), the palace of the Bay (Bahia comes from the most beautiful term, referring to the most beautiful concubine of Ba Ahmed, a vizier of Morocco at the end of the 20th century), the medina or the Jewish quarter. Visit Majorelle Garden, a beautiful garden that houses the study of the French painter Jacques Majorelle in 1924 and was acquired. This is a place full of poetry, marked by cactus, bougainvillea and several bamboo plants. the mauve-majorelle furniture (blue Majorelle). In the afternoon to the main Jamaa el-Fna square, where its characteristic suppliers are, ensuring a continuous show. Fortune tellers, snake charmers, small music groups, water carriers, tattoos will gather. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Day 7Fes – Midelt – Merzouga desert
At 8 o’clock in the morning we will pick you up at the hotel and head for Merzouga crossing the Middle Atlas, mountain range that extends 350 kilometers from the southwest to the northwest of the country. On the way we will pass by towns like Ifrane, known as the “Moroccan Switzerland” for the architecture of their houses, and Azrou, one of the most famous Berber cities of Morocco. We will cross the Valley and the Garlands of Ziz and we will pass through towns such as Midelt or Erfoud. From Erfoud we will take the road until we reach Merzouga. We will spend the night in a hotel next to the entrance to the desert.
Day 8Merzouga desert
We will have breakfast and leave the hostel for one of the tracks used in the «Rally Paris-Dakar». We will pass to the other side of the dunes visiting the 2 oases of Merzouga, the nomadic lands, the mines of Mifiss, the desert plateaus, the nomadic Berber fields, and the Tissadmine oasis. At noon we will arrive at the town of Khamlia (where blacks from Mali live), where we have a special lunch accompanied by rhythms of drums and chestnuts. We will return to the lodge to rest, and in the afternoon, we follow the adventure on the backs of the camels that at a slow pace will take us to the haimas, crossing the wide expanse of golden sand enjoying the wonderful landscape offered by the sunset in the desert. This night will be special. We will sleep in the dunes in nomad tents (haimas), and enjoy a Berber dinner, music and dinner and accommodation in haimas.
Day 9Merzouga – Fes – Meknes
Today we move from the desert of Merzouga to Meknes where we will spend the night in the hotel of the locality.
Day 10Meknes – Tangier
After breakfast we take the road to Tangier our departure point, transfer to the airport or port at the agreed time and end of our services.
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