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11-Days Exotic Morocco Private Land Tour
Casablanca ~ Rabat ~ Marrakech ~ Ait Ben Haddou ~Ouarzazate ~ Dades ~ Tinghir ~ Merzouga ~ Erfoud ~ Ifrane ~ Fes ~ Meknes ~ Volubilis ~ Chefchaouen ~ Tangier
| Day 01 | Arrival at Casablanca 卡薩布蘭卡 |
Arrive at Casablanca airport, the economic capital of Morocco and it’s the largest city in Morocco. Warm reception by your English speaking driver/guide, then transfer to your hotel stay.
Check-in at your hotel. Rest of the day free at leisure.
Overnight in Casablanca.
| Day 02 | Casablanca ~ Marrakech卡薩布蘭卡 - 馬拉喀什 - |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Enjoy the city tour of Casablanca. Begin with an inside visit of Hassan II mosque, the largest mosque in the country and one of the largest mosque in the world. Continue to Ain Diab Corniche for a pleasant stroll along the coast. Your next stop is Mohammed V Square. Enjoy sometime at leisure in Morocco Mall.
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant (on personal account).
Late in the afternoon, transfer to Marrakech, “Paris of the Sahara” as Winston Churchill once described it.
Overnight in Marrakech.
Meal: Breakfast only
| Day 03 | Marrackech (city tour) 馬拉喀什 |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Enjoy a guided city tour of Marrakech.
Stop first at the Koutoubia Mosque, which is an old monument built under the reign of the Almohad Caliph Yaqub al-Mansur (1184 to 1199). This monument inspired other buildings such as the Giralda in Seville in Spain and the Hassan Tower in Rabat. Stop next at the Bahia Palace. This Palace was built in the late 19th century and was intended to capture the essence of the Islamic and Moroccan style. Visit Madrasa Ben Youssef after that. This Coranic school is named after the Almoravid Sultan Ali Ibn Yusuf (reigned 1106-1142). Madrasa Ben Youssef is the largest in all of Morocco. Stop next at the Saadian tombs, which is a site that dates back to the time of the sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (1578-1603). The tombs were discovered in 1917 and were restored by the Beaux-arts service.
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant (on personal account).
Continue the tour with the world famous Jema El Fna Square where you will enjoy amazing performance of traditional activities by storytellers, snake charmers, peddlers of traditional medicines.
Your last stop is the bustling souks in the old medina.
Overnight in Marrakech.
Meal: Breakfast only
| Day 04 | Marrakech ~ Ait Ben Haddou ~ Ouarzazate 馬拉喀什- 埃本哈杜古城 - 歐薩薩 |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Depart Marrakech through the spectacular High Atlas Mountains to Ouarzazate.
Stop at the spectacular fortress of Ait Ben Haddou. The village is a great example of earthern clay architecture that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. Ait Ben Haddou is an iconic landscape immortalized in such films as “The Man Who Would Be King (film) (1975)”, “Jesus of Nazareth (1977)”, “The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)”, “Gladiator (2000)”, “Son of God (film)(2014)”, etc.
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant (on personal account).
Continue to Ouarzazate, also known as “Morocco’s Hollywood”. Stop at the film studios where some of the most famous desert landscapes were and are still being shot. Visit Taourirt Kasbah, which is considered one of the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco.
Dinner at hotel.
Overnight in Ouarzazate.
Meal: Breakfast and dinner only
| Day 05 | Ouarzazate ~ Dades ~ Tinghir ~ Merzouga 歐薩薩 - 梅如加 |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Depart Ouarzazate, heading to the heart of the Sahara Desert. The drive is spectacular, with hundreds of Kasbahs lining the route. Stop first at Kelaat M’Gouna, a big town which is famous for cultivating roses. Expect to find many fine, rose-infused products there.
Continue to Dades which is known as valley of figs. Dades valley featured prominently in a 2012 advertisement for the Cadillac CTS. Leave Dades to Tinghir. The drive is spectacular, winding through stunning desert landscapes, villages with the expansive Jebel Sarhro lunar-scape. Tinghir is a gorgeous 40km oasis, which boasts one of the largest palm groves in the country. Stop at the famous Todra Gorge, a 300m wall, carved deep into the High Atlas Mountains. Thanks to its robust rock sides with many uneven surfaces, Todra Gorge is popular among rock climbers. More than 150 routes rated French Grade 5+ to 8 have been bolted in the canyon. Todra Gorge was featured on the premiere of the United States reality show Expedition Impossible.
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant (on personal account).
Transfer to Merzouga, which is the heart of the desert.
Enjoy a sunset camel ride to your charming desert camp by the dunes.
Dinner in the Desert Camp.
Overnight in Merzouga.
Meal: Breakfast and dinner only
| Day 06 | Merzouga ~ Erfoud ~ Midelt ~ Ifrane ~ Fes 梅如加 - 艾佛德 - 伊芙蘭 - 菲斯古城- |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Fes, which is the spiritual capital of Morocco. The drive takes you through many Amazigh (Berber) villages and along the Ziz valley before getting to Midelt.
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant (on personal account).
Continue through the Middle Atlas Mountains. Stop first in Ifrane, a charming town and ski resort, Ifrane is famous for its Alpine climate, European-style houses and its 1665 metres in elevation. The town experiences snow during winter months and a cool climate during summer. Ifrane is also the place where the lowest temperature was ever recorded in Africa, -24°C in 1935. While in Ifrane, expect to find animals like the threatened Barbary Macaque and local tree species such as the native Atlas cedar, Scrub oak and the introduced London plane.
Arrive at Fes in the late afternoon.
Overnight in Fes.
Meal: Breakfast only
| Day 07 | Fes (city tour) 菲斯古城 |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Enjoy the guided city tour of Fes,
Begin with the entrance to the largest royal palace in Morocco. Continue with a panoramic view of the ancient medina. Enjoy an authentic experience at the traditional ceramic crafts village of Fes after that. Your next stop is Fes El Bali, the ancient town or Medina, which is a medieval part of Fes that has not changed for centuries.
Lunch at a local restaurant (on personal account).
Visit the famous Al-Karaouine mosque, built by Fatima Al Fihria in 857. Al-Karaouine mosque became home to the University of Al-Karaouine, which is the first university in the world and the world’s foremost center of learning at the beginning of the second millennium. The university was built by Fatima Al Fihria in 859, and, since then, it has become one of the leading spiritual and educational centers of the Muslim world. In the medina, visit also a Merdersa, which is a Coranic school. Complete the city tour of Fes with the leather Souq and the oldest Leather Tannery in the world. The tannery dates back at least nine centuries.
Overnight in Fes.
Meal: Breakfast only
| Day 08 | Fes ~ Medknes ~ Volubilis ~ Chefchaouen 菲斯古城 -梅克內斯古城 - 瓦盧比利斯古跡 -- 舍夫沙萬 |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Meknes, “Moroccan Versailles” and one of the oldest cities in the kingdom. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672-1727), a contemporary of Louis XIV, before it was relocated to Marrakech. Stop at the massive Bab El Mansour gate, which is the grandest of all imperial Moroccan gateways. Bab El Mansour gate was completed by Moulay Ismail’s son, Moulay Abdallah, in 1732. Stop next at Hri Souani, which is a complex of three different buildings built for granaries and stables. This amazing site has been used as a scene for many films, the most famous of which is probably “The Last Temptation of Christ” in 1988 by Martin Scorsese.
Continue to the UNESCO-sponsored Roman ruins in Volubilis, a Berber and Roman city partly excavated by the UNESCO. Volubilis was considered as the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania. The city was developed from the 3rd century BC onward as an Amazign, then proto-Carthaginian, and from the 1st century AD onward, the city grew rapidly under the Roman rule.
Lunch at a local restaurant (on personal account).
Transfer to Chefchaouen, the “Blue City” and one of the most majestic places to visit in Morocco.
Overnight in Chefchaouen.
Meal: Breakfast only
| Day 09 | Chefchaouen ~ Tangier ~ Rabat 舍夫沙萬 - 拉巴特 |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Enjoy the city tour of Chefchaouen. Start your tour with the kasbah of Chefchaouen. This kasbah belongs to the early 18th century, and was built by the legendary ruler Moulay Ismail (1645 – 1727). Stop nextat Plaza Uta el-Hammam, which is the cobbled main square in town and where the striking 15th century Grand Mosque sits.
Transfer to Tangier, the pearl of the north of Morocco and the country’s main gate to Europe.
Enjoy the city tour of Tangier. Stop first at the old town, locally called “The medina”. Visit the American legation, Dar El Oued Makhazen Kasbah, the Mendoubia Gardens, and the Grand and Petit Socco. Transfer to Cape Spartel after that, the meeting point of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Cape Spartel was known to the Greeks and Romans as the “Cape of the Vines”. Visit the Cave of Hercules, which is African’s most north-westerly promontory with a strange sea window shaped like a map of Africa.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant (on personal account).
Transfer to Rabat, the capital of Morocco and one of the country’s imperial cities.
Overnight in Rabat.
| Day 10 | Rabat ~ Casablanca拉巴特 - 卡薩布蘭卡 - |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Enjoy the city tour of Rabat. Visit the Kasbah of the Oudayas. This Kasbah was constructed during the realm of the Almohads dynasty (12th century). Stop next at Mohammed V Mausoleum, which is home to the tombs of the current King’s father and grandfather. Your last stop in Rabat is Hassan Tower, which is a minaret built in 1195.
Enjoy lunch at local restaurant (on personal account).
In the afternoon, transfer to Casablanca.
Overnight in Casablanca.
Meal: Breakfast only
| Day 11 | Casablanca departure 卡薩布蘭卡 |
Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Casablanca airport for your flight back home.
Have a nice trip!
What is included and not included:
- 10 nights accommodation in double/twin sharing room,
- Daily breakfast at hotel,
- Dinner in Ouarazazate & Merzouga,
- Transportation by Modern A/C vehicle for the transfers and tours,
- Service of local English speaking driver/guide,
- Service of local guides in Marrakech, Fes & Volubillis,
- Sunset camel ride in the desert,
- Entrance fees to monuments,
- Porterage at airport and hotels,
- All local government taxes,
- 0.15% TIC Levy.
- Any air ticket from Hong Kong to Casablanca and return; please feel free to contact our Travel Specialist for air ticket arrangement,
- Any airport taxes and fuel surcharge,
- Any passport and visa fee for Morocco,
- Any meals not mentioned on the itinerary,
- Drinks/beverages during sightseeing and drives,
- Any single room supplement for hotel room stay,
- Personal expenses eg laundry, telephone call charges, internet charge, bar and beverages,
- Travel insurance of any kind (highly recommended to get one prior leaving home),
- Any optional tipping and gratuities,
- Any service not mentioned on the itinerary.
Our private tailor-made itinerary offer complete freedom of choice. Prices vary according to your selected accommodation, total number of passengers travelling in your party and seasonality of travel; please feel free to contact our travel specialist for individual tailor-made itinerary as per your travel plan.
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