10D/9N Gladiator Tour

Meet at Casablanca Mohamed V airport and Transfer to the city center. Hotel check in. Free & easy time.

Walk in the seaside and embrace the breeze coming from the Atlantic coast. Take a walk along the seaside called the Corniche: a walking area with pleasant restaurants and modern shops.  Or relax a your hotel and get ready for the adventure!

Breakfast at hotel.

Head to Hassan 2 Mosque, and impressive Moroccan Masjid ( Mosque) representing a blend of Moroccan authentic and modern architecture. Take a guided visit of the only accessible mosque for non-Muslim. Later on, Take a break at the legendary Rik’s cafée. Admire the Art deco in the street of Mohamed 5 and the main Nation Square. Right after, Travel to Rabat.

Take a 2-3 hours’ time to visit the main sites of this beautiful well managed Moroccan city: Rabat. The latter is the Capital of Morocco kingdom. Rabat will bring you  back in time and visit its 12 century monuments such as Bab Rouah and the Kasbah of Udaya. Visit Hassan Unfinished mosque and the mosoleum of the father of Morocco king Hassan 2 and his father Mohamed 5. All in one site beside the historical still standing 12 century Hassan minaret. Travel in the French town build during the 30s and 40st: that’s the down tow n of Rabat, the political capital of Morocco. Transfer to the hotel. Check in and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel.  Travel to Chefchaouen. Admire the beautiful Rif Mountains and its enclosed valleys. Reach the blue pearl of Morocco: Chefchaouen. Check into the hotel. Later on, take a free evening to see the beautiful blue walled houses and take a wander in the medina. Enjoy seeing locals in the Souk selling things brought from the countryside.

More time to see Chefchaouen at night and have a drink at a cafe near Utta Hamam main square.

Morning departure to Meknes: a central Moroccan city at the edge of the Middle Atlas Mountains. Before Meknes, we take time to visit the Roman ruins that are called Volubilis and move to Meknes.

Meknes is another Moroccan imperial city like Rabat. It consists of two twons; the old section called the medina and the new section or the French town. The city was the capital of the Sultan Moulay Ismail during the 17 century. The high walls are obviously seen and are taken as defensive walls against the invader’s attack. In Meknes, we have tree city in one:the first: the royal city home to palaces and huge walls, the second is the medina and third town is the modern or french town.

Guided visit of Meknes will include  the Sultan Moulay Ismail mausoleum, the basin Swani, Bab Lkhmis, and the old stores for cultivated cereals in the nearby lands. Later on, we take the one hour drive to the nearby city of Fes. Check into a Riad in the medina.

Fes, also spelled Fez is the first Moroccan imperial city. It holds a wealth of attractions and known as the religious & spiritual center of Morocco. The University of Karaouiyine is the only old operating university since the year of 859. Hiring an informative local guide in Fes is essential to have a complete visit. The journey will be inaugurated by a visit of royal palace main gate, next into the quarter of natural handmade ceramics and poetry where you experience artifacts. You move with your guide to explore the leather treatment area called the tanneries and the vibrant alleys of Fes el Bali (the old Fes). The bustling streets of the medina will bring you back to the medieval era. You see artisans and their products from slippers, Abayas, and jewelry… After an active journey we drive you back to your hotel. Free & easy.

After breakfast, we depart to Merzouga desert. On the road sightseeing will includes several Berber towns like:  Imouzzèr a small town that gives out to Sais plains around Fes. Ifrane is a summer resort place with a a more European character town and it is located in the Middle Atlas Mountains. Continue to Azrou Cedar forest for monkey pictures and then to Midelt for lunch. In the afternoon, we carry on through the High Atlas Mountains and the valley of Ziz. Pass Errachidia, the city and capital of the province. We drive the rest of the way to Merzouga.

Change the car with friendly camels  and take a camel trek to the camp where night will be spent and dinner is served. Enjoy the view of the sand dunes and the serenity of the desert. Sleep well in the desert camp!

In order to take lovely pictures, you will be awaken before sunrise (optional). Then have breakfast. Depart to Dades Valley, and stop in Rissani to have a visit of the local Souk, the traditional market. We stop in Erfoud to have a look on the fossilized stones and then we transfer to Todgha gorges for lunch. We devote some time to walk among the cliffs of Todgha gorges and along its River where we exchange the heat of the Sahara desert with the cool weather of the Atlas Mountains. We keep driving to Boumalne Dades to join the valley of Dades, a green lined place of wall nut, fig and almond trees and gorgeous rock formation at both sides. People cultivate their lands along the River. We check into the hotel nearby.

After breakfast, depart to Marrakech. We take stops along the valley of Dades and a stop to see the roses products: rose water is the main cultivated crops in early May every year. Continue further and visit of visit the Amridil Kasbah in Skoura. Drive through ouarzazate to Ben Haddou where you take a picture of the Kasbah and Have lunch. In the afternoon, you continue to Marrakech crossing the High Atlas Mountains and stop to enjoy the spectacular valleys. Reach Marrakech in the evening and Check into the hotel. Free evening to roam around souk & medina.

breakfast and then time to explore Marrakech. The visit consists of a wander in the botanical gardens of Eve Saint Laurent Majorelle ( optional and reserved tickets are needed), beside other historical sites like the koutoubia Mosque (the twin tower of Giralda in Seville, Spain). The Saadian tombs demonstrate the Moorish architecture in its perfection, The Bahia palace and Madrassa Ben Youssef. The guide takes you to the restaurant for lunch. Evening drums will draw you to the Djemaa El Fna(main city square). It’s a festival atmosphere, with snake charmers, Berber and Gnoua musicians, and storytellers illuminated by lamplight and wreathed in smoke. Food stalls on the square sell fresh salads, soups, fried fish and chips, chicken and beef kebabs and even boiled snails or sheep’s head. The best thing is to try an orange jus at a reasonable price. Overnight stay is in medina centered guesthouse, a Riad.

At the right time, we collect you and take you to Casablanca airport.

If you are leaving from Marrakech airport, its easy to drop you there instead of Casablanca. End of the tour!