Day 1: Agadir – Essaouira
You will begin your Tour of Agadir city after breakfast at your hotel. Here you can be as active or as relaxed as you like thanks to the area’s beautiful beach and seaside, souks, historic kasbah, and numerous cafes. After that, we continue on our journey to Essaouira, a delightfully laid-back coastal fishing town where you can discover remnants of Phoenician, Berber, Portuguese, Jewish, and French past in the charming medina and well-preserved architecture, as well as the serene squares, browse artisan shops and galleries, and observe the handicrafts of the ’tuya’ wood found only in Morocco or head down to the port to check out the day’s catch. However, you can enjoy some surfing activities as well . Essaouira beach has the perfect conditions for beginners to start out on their surfing adventures. The Explora Surf school offers surfing lessons every day, they will help you experience the exhilarating feeling of being on top of the world as you stand up and take your first wave.Day 2: Essaouira – Marrakech
Depart for Marrakech via the scenic road through the forest of the Argan trees (sometimes with goats!) which only exist in this region of the world. Stop off at Argan oil cooperatives along this relaxing drive. If you want, we can take you to the Atlas Mountains, Oukaimeden, and practice some snow skiing activities . Of course, there is no obligation to ski, but it is also a lovely place to simply walk or take the ski-lifts for the sake of the wonderful views of the High Atlas. Later in the day, we drive to Marrakesh via the Ourika Valley, full of Berber gardens, fields, and orchards of apples, pears, pomegranates, and walnuts. This is an excellent destination for lunch on the banks of the river or even at a table set in the river itself. The rest of the year, the valleys are connected by mules – another kind of adventure! Apart from this, there is an observatory and 4000 years old rock carvings to visit. Oukaimden is also a hikers’ set-off point for the Ourika Valley, Asni and the ascent of Toubkal. Afterwards, we come back to Marrakesh for the night.Day 3: Exploring- Marrakech
After breakfast in the Riad , you can start exploring Marrakech ” the red city of Morocco”. Your guide will ensure that you see the most important places of historical and cultural interest, including the Saadien tombs; the palaces of El Bahia and El Badii and the Ben Youssef Coranique School. Lunch is at a restaurant near the square, then in the afternoon you’ll see the gardens of Majorelle, Menara and the Koutoubia Tower. After dinner, you will have the opportunity to walk around the ‘Square Jemaa El Fna’ full with magicians, story tellers, snake charmers, and food sellers. Overnight in a hotel or riad.Day 4: Marrakech-Casablanca–Rabat
After breakfast, your guide will pick you up and drive you to Casablanca, where you can explore the Hassan II Mosque, the largest mosque in Morocco and the third largest mosque in the world, after Masjid Al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Mecca and Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina. Afterwards, we’ll leave for Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Here you’ll see the Hassan Tower, the Oudaya Kasbah before checking into your Riad at the heart of Medina. Overnight in Hotel/Riad.Day 5: Rabat – Meknés – Fez
As we travel to Meknes, we will circumnavigate the Mamora forest. Meknes is a city that achieved its greatest splendour thanks to Mulay Ismail Sultan. Then after, we drive about 27 kilometers from Meknes to see the ruins of the Roman city of Volubilis. as well as visit the Saint City, Moulay Idriss, before taking the road again straight to Fez.Day6: Exploring Fez
Your full day will be spent in Fez, with a guided tour to discover the medina and the famous Souks of Fes. Next, you will visit the most beautiful palaces and monuments of the cultural and spiritual capital of Morocco. Additionally, your tour will include a stop at a tannery and a ceramic cooperative where you can see authentic Moroccan crafts being made.Day 7: Fes – Azrou – Middelt – Rich – Imilchil
After breakfast, we will take the road straight to Midelte, passing via Ifrane to Azrou, which is covered by cedar forest, where wild monkeys live. Here, we could take lovely photos with them before stopping for lunch at Zaida or Middelt. After that, we drive to Ziz Valley via the Atlas Mountains and enjoy seeing the landscapes of Middelt. Then, we continue to Errich city while exploring some Berber tribes that are still living out there despite the hard weather. We will arrive in Imilchil in the late afternoon before checking into your hotel, Auberge Tislit, by the beautiful lake of Tislit. Dinner, bed and breakfast.Day 8: Imilchil – Todgha Gorge – Merzouga
After a morning breakfast we will leave Imilchil to Todgha Gorges, the highest, narrowest cliffs in Morocco with panoramic views of the old mud Berber villages overlooking the valley. While hanging round the beautiful landscape of this nature we will have a break to enjoy the lunch meal. The Todra Gorges is one of Morocco’s premier sport climbing destinations, and is home to approximately 400 climbs, ranging from single-pitch top-ropes to 10-pitch adventures up the incredible walls of the narrow gorge. Fixed protection on popular sectors is generally excellent, and there is a good selection of long mixed sport/trad routes for those in search of more adventure. If we have more enough time we will continue our trip to Erfoud and Rissani then through the open black desert to the village of Merzouga where we will be welcomed with a glass of mint tea. Then you will have a camel ride for about 1 h 30 to reach the camp where you will have an amazing local dinner and sleep in Berber tents.Day 09: Merzouga- Erg Chebbi tour:gnawa music-visit mines,black desert, nomad people-Merzouga ( overnight in desert camp).
After visiting the village and oasis of Merzouga, You’ll visit the Gnawa people(originally brought from Sudan) to experience their music and lifestyle, then we continue to see the panoramic views behind the Erg Chebbi of sand dunes so as to take pictures and to see how the color of the dunes change by the light of the sun; after to the village of Mirdani, an old village in ruins; also stop at Mfis, the place where coal was extracted and the large majority of the population of Merzouga worked to earn a living. We’ll spend a very interesting day in the dunes, which are the tallest in all of Morocco. After passing through the village of Mirdani, we continue to the tent-dwelling Bedouin families at Kem Kem for an encounter and enjoy some cultural exchange with them and taste their special tea. We continue the journey by visiting the fossils and the oasis of Tissardmine in the afternoon, before heading back to Merzouga, where your camel will be awaiting you. Before you mount your camel, guided by a skilled camel-man, explore the enigmatic Erg-Chebbi Sand Sea and ski down some of the sand dunes on some of the equipment we rented from a man who must be the top single owner of ski equipment on the continent. Skiing on sand is a special and entertaining activity that you don’t want to miss. Here you will spend your night under the stars, or if you prefer, in a luxury camp.Day 10: Merzouga – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben haddou
After capturing sunrise photos and eating breakfast, we’ll camel-trek back to Merzouga. On our way, you won’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi dunes – changing with the light as the day goes on. After having a relaxing shower and a refreshing breakfast we’ll leave for Rissani – once Sijilmassa – the foundation of the Alaouite dynasty, the current ruling family. This is a very traditional Moroccan town, with most of the women covered and the men wearing traditional hoods. Afterwards, We’ll continue driving towards Agdez, via Alnif and Tazarine, lunch in N’koub before we get to the fascinating Draa Valley at the edge of the Atlas Mountains, where lie hundreds of Berber Kasbahs.Dinner and accommodation in Ait Ben-haddou.Day 11: Ait Benhaddou – Ait Saoun village -Agdez– Zagora.
After your breakfast at the riad, you will visit Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, UNESCO world heritage site – one of the best preserved and most spectacular Kasbahs in Morocco before proceeding to Zagora, through Tizi N’Tnifift at 1710m height and Ait Saoun village(the former route of caravans for Sahara traders coming from “Tombouktou”). We will reach the first administrative centre called “Agdez Village” that marks the source of Draa Valley, with it’s 6 successive palm groves stating (Mezguita palmary, Fezouata…) and Kasbahs stating the famous Tamnougalt Kasbah. We continue through the lunar landscapes and the Pre-Sahara routes until we get to Zagora which is a small town, the native region of Saadian dynasty (Saadian tombs in Marrakech) who used to rule Morocco in the XVII century. Overnight in Zagora.Day 12 : Zagora – Tamgroute – Mhamid – Erg Chegaga?
After breakfast, we will drive to Zagora through the Draa river valley, which is lined with palm trees, and its surroundings, particularly the Jewish neighborhood in Amzerou and the palm groves. Afterwards, we continue our trip towards the doorway to the Sahara Desert (Mhamid). Along the way, we stop in the original town of saadian, Tamgroute, to visit an old Coran library and a subterranean kasbah before arriving at M’hamid where the Draa valley and civilization end. So then Lunch as a desert Pic Nic before taking the off-road to Erg chegaga to explore some romantic views of the sunset. Here you will enjoy living some moments of the nomadic life by riding camels and traveling along the desert with its different facets. Dinner and night will be spent in the middle of lovely sand dunes, either under the starlit sky or in the nomad tent.Day 13: Chegaga Dunes – Foumzguid – Tazenakht.
After taking lovely photos of the sunrise and having breakfast, we will leave the desert and head to Marrakech by 4×4 vehicle. Along the way to Marrakesh we will pass by the old Paris- , and stop to visit some nomad families, travelling through the natural dried lake of Iriqui and the black stones. On the way as well, we could enjoy seeing a combination of several landscapes. Later on, we will keep driving off-road till the small town of Foum Zguid, and Taznakht which is one of the biggest centers of carpets in the kingdom. Overnight in Taznakht.Day 14:Taznakht– Taliouine – Taroudant– Agadir
Depart Taznakht for Taroudant. Stop in Taliouine and visit the saffron museum, or visit the saffron harvest festival in October (if your trip coincides with this time). Continuing to Taroudant, you will visit old Medina of Taroudant, a walled Berber market town, lies just South of the High Atlas mountains and to the North of the Anti Atlas Mountains in the heart of the beautiful Souss Valley. It is not visited as much as its larger counterparts, and is a great place to experience the real Morocco, with charming souks and a wonderfully varied local geography. Following that, we will transfer you to Agadir airport for your departure flight or spend the night there. epic zagora tours epic zagora toursepic zagora tours