Arrive Casablanca
You will arrive to Casablanca today where you’ll be picked up at your point of arrival. Our first stop will be to the Hassan II Mosque, the 7th largest mosque in the world. This mosque can accommodate up to 105,000 people and has a retractable roof to cope with the heat of summer. Taking 7 years and 10,000 craftsmen, this architectural wonder is built on the Atlantic Ocean, and is described as “the throne of Allah was built on water”. We also stop to visit the Eglise Notre Dame de Lourdes. Built in 1956, the most outstanding external feature of the church is a massive concrete “hood” which towers over doorways of the church and is completed with a small crucifix attached at its highest point. This feature is one of the more remarkable fixtures of the church but it is the absolutely breathtaking stained glass windows that capture everyone’s attention. After this visit, we will travel to the nearby town of Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Dinner and Overnight in Rabat.

Rabat – Asilah
After the breakfast, you will take a tour of the city that includes the HassanTower, and the neighbouring Mausoleum of Kings. The Hassan Tower is a stark reminder of an incomplete mosque, and if completed, it would have been the largest in the western Muslim world. The complex remains a must see and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We will stop to visit the Oudayas Kasbah, where you will see its incredible gardens and walled in city.

We then continue your private tour by a special visit to the pirate city of Salé with a local university lecturer (and one involved in the restoration!) and enter sites not accessible to the general public, just for us only, such as the dungeons, the tower, all the while learning about the history of the Medina.

After lunch, we will take the coastal road that will afford you some spectacular views of the Atlantic, and stop to visit the Hercules Cave and Cap Spartel. is an intriguing cave complex steeped in myths and legends. According to the lore, it was even visited by one of Roman mythology’s most famous heroes.

According to the myth, Hercules (adapted from the Greek Heracles) slept here on his way to steal three golden apples from the Garden of the Hesperides. Stealing the apples, which were believed to confer immortality, was the 11th of the “12 Labors of Hercules.” According to the ancient writers, the garden was located in nearby Lixus (the current city of Larache at the Atlantic coast). The caves are close to the Cap Spartel lighthouse that was built between 1861 and 1864 by an international coalition (including the United States, France, Spain, and Morocco) and marks the entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar.

We head off to our stop for the night, Asilah. Arzila, the Spanish Arcila is allegedly founded by the Phoenicians and later occupied by the Spanish. Asilah remains a must visit of 2022. Its beauty and tranquility, along with the walled in medina, with its painted houses, and Atlantic at its doorstep will definitely fulfill your expectations. Dinner and Overnight in Asilah

Asilah – Fes
After breakfast this morning, we will depart towards Fes. We will drive to see Volubilis first, one of the well preserved Roman ruins still standing. Volubilis was built in the 2nd century, and remained until the 11th century. This excavated part berber and part roman city was once the capital of the Mauretania. We will also see the holy village of Moulay Idriss (non-accessible to non-muslims). Built by the Founder of Islam in Morocco, this Holy city is visited by pilgrims who do not get to Mecca. You will have your lunch nearby, before we continue on to the city of Meknes. Here we will do a drive through visit. This once capital of Morocco, dates back to the 11th century. Meknes due to its high location, became an agricultural area, and the Romans begun to cultivate wine in this region. We take the highway into Fes. Overnight in Fes.

Fes
It is difficult to describe the sheer wonder and beauty of the second largest city in Morocco, and the capital of Idrisid dynasty. The medina is one of the most complicated to exist, and is impossible to navigate without a local! It is also believed to be one of the world’s largest car-free urban space.

A private guide will accompany you on navigating these intricate, narrow and winding alleys, and you can absorb the many trades and crafts and daily life that happens around you. You will see many historic sites such as the Al-Qarawiyn University (849AD) still in use today. You will see many other UNESCO World Heritage City, like the Attarine, and Bou Anania Maderasa, the Nejjarine fountain, the Moulay Idriss mausoleum. We will also do a walkthrough of the Jewish mellah, the Palace gates and some incredible panoramic views from the East tower of the city. Overnight in Fes.

Fes – Ifrane, Azrou, Midelt – Merzouga (Erg Chebbi)
An early morning departure to Merzouga passing through the Middle Atlas Mountains and the Berber village of Immouzer Kandar, and Ifrane, free time for optional lunch break and a moment of relaxation in Midelt. Ahead, the oasis region of Erfoud welcomes you, and then you will reach the edge of the Sahara Desert in the town of Merzouga. Here you will meet your trusty transportation, the dromidars, that will transport you to over the dunes, while you admire the sunset. You will reach your luxurious accommodations by sundown. Dinner under the stars with local music and overnight will be under your personal luxury tent. Dinner and Overnight in Erg Chebbi Dunes.

Note: Should you prefer to not ride the camels, there is alternative transportation available at a fee.

Erg Chebbi – Tinejdad – Dades
We will stop to see the market of Erfoud, once an important stop on the caravan route for traders. This is the place to buy your spices. Incredible flavours and smells to fill your senses. Further on, in Tinejdad, visit a traditional fortified Ksour village and its wells of light. Todgha Gorge lies only 15km from Tinghir, towering 300m into the air, these natural gorges are divided by the river of Todra, is an incredible sight to see. You can take a little walk under the gorge; enjoy the fresh clean air it brings. A total change of landscape. Later, reach the palm grove of Dades. Dinner and overnight in Dades.

Dades – Ouarzazate – Marrakech
After breakfast, we will go to the Hollywood of Africa, Ouarzazate.

Ouarzazate, is home to several film studios and have produced magnificent films such as Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Obelix, Lawrence of Arabia, Tutankhamen, Gladiator, Jewel of the Nile and many more. Visit with one of the oldest studios here to learn some interesting facts! And then we head towards the red city of Marrakech.

On the way to Marrakech, we will make a panoramic stop to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Benhaddou. Drive to Ouarzazate via Valley des Roses and Ait Ben Haddou, visit of this old Berber village, where many movies filmed such as: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Obelix, Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, Prince of Persia and others. This is probably the best-preserved fortified Kasbah in the country. With its dramatic walls of red earth, slit windows and crumbling towers, it is a magnificent example of a traditional stronghold. Chosen as a location for Hollywood films such as Lawrence of Arabia, Jewel in the Nile, and more recently Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, Gladiator, and Game of Thrones, Ait Ben Haddou sits upon a lofty pinnacle of rock overlooking a river. Dating from around the 15th century, its importance as a trading post gradually waned, and today’s inhabitants eke a living from farming… and as film extras!

We press on taking the incredibly beautiful Tizi n Tichka pass (alt2260m) through the Atlas Mountains to reach Marrakech. Overnight in Marrakech.

Marrakech Guided City Tour
The Place Jemaa El Fna, classified by UNESCO in 2001, is the emblematic place. In the heart of the medina, the Place Jemaa el Fna is the essential place of the city.

Day and night, the Place is bustling: charmers of snakes, dancers, gnaouas recognizable to their headgear adorned with seashells, traditional dancers, storytellers, and other troublemakers. And the incredible taverns installed at night, offering you a variety of Moroccan dishes, leaving you surprise by some! Not far from here is the Koutoubia mosque, with its imposing Almohad minaret. From a height of 70 meters, beautifully decorated in a Moorish style, it dominates the city, like a lighthouse. Open to all, pushed together gardens will offer you a stop refreshing and relaxing.

Through his infinite maze of shaded lanes, you will receive the multitude of small shops and craft workshops, intoxicated by the scent of spices. Hard to resist! It is now time to admire the inside of the houses contained in the narrow streets of the medina.

One of the most splendid is undoubtedly the Bahia Palace, located in the Mellah, South of historic city. The centerpiece of the Moroccan architecture, it covers 8000 m2, and is the receptacle of the know-how of the craftsmen. Around the central garden, planted with orange, you can admire in the parts confortabe ceilings painted and gilded, wooden marquetry as fine as lace, like stucco, and zelliges bordering the fountains.

We continue our exploration of Marrakech. We will visit the Majorelle garden. Certainly much more recent, is no less a place apart, where multiple floral varieties thrive, beautifully enhanced by colorful built elements. The main building of a specially created dynamic blue for her, named after the french painter who made his studio in the 1920s: Jacques Majorelle. Bought in 1980 by Yves Saint-Laurent, it emanates from the garden a feeling of serenity, reinforced by the pools scattered in space.

The rest of the day at leisure, perhaps to try a hammam or relax in the square? Overnight in Marrakech.

Marrakech – Casablanca Airport
We depart Marrakech to Casablanca for your onward flight home, with hopes that we have brought your dream holiday to you.