Fez is the Imperial city par excellence, center of the religious and cultural life of Morocco. An impressive cedar forest starts a route that has everything, you will sleep in the heart of the Ziz palm grove with a local family, pure desert and Ouzoud waterfalls to finish a trip full of authenticity.
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Make your dreams come true.
- Transport with air conditioning and personal driver-guide.
- Half board accommodation.
- Dromedary excursion and night in Haima with dinner in the desert.
- Breakfast and shower in our lodge.
Detail of the route
Day 1: Fez:
We pick you up at the airport and transfer to the hotel – Riad. Depending on the time of arrival you will have the possibility to have a first contact with the city. Lunch and overnight in Riad.
Day 2: Fez / Meknes:
Full day to discover the city with the most impressive Medina in the world, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Within the narrow streets you can visit the Medersas (Koranic schools): Chahrij, Bouinania Attarin. Souks, Fes-El-Jedid, the Karaouine Mosque (first university in the world). You can see the famous leather tanners and with a little expertise and for a few Dh you can take a souvenir of this beautiful and bustling city. In the afternoon we head to the city of Meknes, the Berber capital.
Day 3: Meknes – Ziz palm grove:
After breakfast we leave Meknes towards Merzouga. We cross the Middle Atlas passing through the cedar forest and the small mountain village known as the little Switzerland for its construction, Ifrane. From there route to the Ziz Valley, where the extensive oasis, full of palm trees will accompany us during the day on our route, the typical geography of southern Morocco. We will arrive at sunset at the door of the desert, today as incredible as it may seem we will settle inside the palm grove where we will be welcomed by a family that runs the first cottage in Morocco.
Day 4 – Merzouga. Erg Chebbi dunes:
We wake up in the coolness of the palm trees and after breakfast we will visit the palm grove to see the daily life that is lived inside “activity nothing experienced by tourists “as it is not common to go inside the palm groves. We continue south and finally the desert! We enjoy the magic of the dunes. We will know these lands: the lake or Dayet Srji full of flamingos at certain times of the year. We will visit a family of Gnawa or Bambara musicians, descendants of slaves from Black Africa, who will delight us with their traditional music. We will go into the dunes, where the Rallye Paris – Dakar used to pass, we will meet some nomadic families who live as they have lived generation after generation in this sea of sand and stone, a real adventure! In the afternoon we will ride the camels and always accompanied by a nomad we will see how the evening falls on their backs taking us to the heart of the desert where we will contemplate a unique and unforgettable sunset. Dinner in Haimas in the middle of the desert.
Day 5: Merzouga (Desert) – Todra Gorges:
We will get up early to admire the sunrise between the dunes, return to Merzouga and after a good breakfast and a well-deserved shower with hot water, we take the 4×4 and head towards Rissani to visit its legendary market. After visiting Rissani continue and pass through several villages, Erfoud, Jorf, Tinjdad, to the Todra Gorge. Lunch and overnight in hotel located in the gorge.
Day 6: Todra – Ouzoud Waterfalls:
Another great day ahead of us, we will visit the Todra Gorges, whose walls narrow and rise, getting steeper and steeper, until they reach 300m high. It is one of the most famous natural sights of Morocco, once visited this spectacular landscape we will go to Ouzoud waterfalls, whose waterfall is more than 100m. Lunch and overnight at hotel.
Day 7: Ouzoud Waterfalls – Meknes:
Breakfast and visit the Ouzoud Waterfalls, the largest in North Africa, once visited the beautiful waterfalls, we will go to Meknes through the middle Atlas passing through Iffran. Visit the Medina of Meknes. Free lunch in the square that is the small Marrakech, accommodation in Riad.
Day 8: Meknes-Airport:
After breakfast and depending on the time of the flight we will visit Voluvilis the Roman city with its ruins and its unique murals for its state of preservation. Transfer to the airport at the agreed time and end of our services.