One Week in Morocco: Top 7 Days Tour from Marrakech

Upon arrival in Marrakech, you will be greeted by our representative before transferring to your hotel/riad. On the first day of our 7 desert tour Marrakech to Casablanca, you have a sightseeing tour of Marrakech including a local guide. You will visit the tourism capital of Morocco, the red city of Marrakech. Your local guide will escort you around the 12th-century Koutoubia Mosque, beautiful Bahia Palace, Majorelle Garden, and Old Medine of Marrakech. Then you will be meandering the arms-width streets of the souks bazaars to Jamaa El-Fna Square, the famous market square in Marrakech's old quarter complete with storytellers, magicians, food stalls, and snake charmers. Overnight stay in hotel/riad.

The next morning of this one week in Morocco, we will leave Marrakech at about 08:00 am and drive towards the High Atlas Mountains. There is a winding road that takes us on a very impressive and wonderful trip through verdant valleys and Berber villages, as it goes up to the highest pass in Morocco. Tizi N'Tichka stands at 2260 meters altitude. We will stop to take some photos of the panoramic view and Berber villages.

After that, we continue our journey to visit the famous set location for international directors and moviemakers which is called the UNESCO world heritage site of Ait Benhaddou; in this Kasbah, many films have been made which was a very significant fortress and stronghold on the old Salt Road where caravans brought gold, slaves, ivory and salt in order to trade from the distant lands to Moroccan cities.

Our 7 days tour from Marrakech continues to the city of Ouarzazate; which has several film studios and is known as the Hollywood of Africa. As we travel southeast in the direction of a thousand kasbahs, the landscape changes through Berber villages and towns on our way to the Dades Valley where we will spend our first night. Overnight in Dades Valley.

Today after your breakfast, we leave the Dades Valley and continue our 7 days tour from Marrakech towards the road that takes us to the Todra Gorge along the Dades Valley; which is considered the favorite and most impressive canyon by international rock climbers. Then stroll to the great Todra Gorge through the oasis, in that place, you will see a very deep crevasse in the orange limestone that provide amazing views. After that, we head towards the Sahara via the south, you will see a lot of attractions like a beautiful oasis, palm groves, landscapes, old ruins and adobe kasbahs, and the relics of dinosaurs. On the way, we will stop for lunch.

Then we continue to the city of fossils Erfoud as it was an ocean before, many fossils and minerals are found in the area and worked into beautiful pieces of furniture and decorative materials. The end of our route today is the sea of sand, and your camel will be waiting in the Erg Chebbi dunes to take you to your desert camp across the high golden dunes of the Moroccan Sahara. You will have the opportunity to watch the sunset and enjoy sandboarding. You will be amazed at the view of the stars above you, then, before you retire to your tent, your dinner will be served and local traditional music will be played to enjoy the quiet weather. Overnight in the Sahara Desert.

For today, you'll wake up in the early morning to see and enjoy the sunrise view of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga over the highest dunes which is considered one of the great moments of the desert, thereafter, you are going to have breakfast in the camp, after you finish packing you have the choice to go back either on camels or by the 4x4 car, leaving the dunes behind to start the journey to Fes. We will drive to Fes via Ziz Valley, we will stop to enjoy the panoramic view of Ziz valley.

Afterward, we continue our trip till we stop for a break for lunch in Midelt or Zaida before we continue our journey to Azrou or Michlifen to see the Barbary macaque and the cedar forest. Afterward, we will continue to Fes through Ifrane, Ifrane is a town in Morocco's Middle Atlas Mountains. It's known for its alpine-style architecture and nearby ski slopes and forests. A stone statue of a lion near leafy Parc la Prairie is a well-known landmark. Overnight stay in Fes at hotel/riad.

Today is dedicated to visiting Fez's important sightseeing and monuments, the oldest cultural and spiritual city in the world. The city was founded in 790 A.C. by Moulay Idriss II. Accompanied by a local guide. Fez has very interesting sites and monuments and sites including Al-Qarawiyyin University (the first established university in the world), Bou Inania Madrasa (theological colleges), the Jewish District (Millah), plazas, neighborhood Andaulisians, and potters, museums, Souks (traditional markets), the amazing Tanneries, and Bab Boujloud. Lunch will be at a typical Moroccan restaurant in the old Medina. Fez is also the artisan capital of Morocco. Your full-day trip of Fes includes a visit to enjoy a wonderful panoramic view over the whole Medina of Fes. After the city tour, we drive you back to your riad or hotel. Overnight stay in Fes.

After your breakfast at the hotel/riad in Fes, our authentic trip will take us toward the Roman Ruins at Volubilis, which is an open-air museum. Like the Roman sites on the Mediterranean rim, Volubilis is not considered as impressive but it is still a relaxed way of visualizing a significant part of Moroccan history. Then continue via the highest Rif Mountains over the prolific agricultural hills till Chefchaouen. Chefchaouen is known throughout the world because both tourists and Moroccans like to visit this city, especially, in the hot summer months, also due to its animate blue that swilled houses that give life. By the evening, we will arrive at Chefchaouen. We will enjoy walking to explore the white and blue-washed walls of the medina and the markets that offer some unique native handicrafts. Chefchaouen is a photographer's dream and it's easy to see why. Overnight stay in Chefchaouen.

Today, rise early to snap photos of the people-less streets before leaving for Casablanca. Depart after having breakfast at your accommodation. In Casablanca you may visit the Hassan II Mosque, this flamboyant building was built at enormous expense to commemorate the former king's 60th birthday. Set on an outcrop jutting over the ocean and with a 210m-tall minaret that serves as the city's major landmark, it is a showcase of the very best Moroccan artisanship: hand-carved stone and wood, intricate marble flooring and inlay, gilded cedar ceilings, and exquisite zellige (geometric mosaic tilework) abound. Multilanguage-guided tours of the interior are conducted outside prayer times. Then the driver will drop off you at your accommodation or transfer you to the airport. End of our services: one week in Morocco.