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16 days Morocco Tour from Casablanca to Marrakech

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Overview 16 Days Morocco tour

Around Morocco Tour 16 Days

16 days tour from Casablanca to The Desert, Chefchaouen, Sea, The Imperial Cities (Rabat, Meknes, Fes, tanger, Chefchaoune, Marrakech) North and South of Morocco.

  • DURATION : 16 DAYS /15 NIGHTS.
  • START: from Casablanca.
  • END: Depends on your flight.
  • DEPARTURE: Anytime you want.
  • AVAILABILITY: Everyday.
  • CATEGORY: Private Tour.
  • ACCOMMODATIONS: Check them below.
  • PRICE: Check it below.

Highlights of 16 days Morocco tour Itinerary

We explore Fes – most important cultural city in Morocco.
Discover blue city Chefchaouen.
Enjoy stunning views of Atlas Mountains
Experience Sahara desert in Merzouga
Camel ride in desert
We explore Dades and Todra gorges with optional trekking (if time allows)
Visit Ait Benhaddou and film studios in Ouarzazate
We explore Marrakech
visit costal cities Essaouira, Asliah and Tangier.

Detailed Itinerary 16 Days Morocco Tour

Day 1: Casablanca Arrival
Following your arrival to Casablanca airport, our representative will meet you to drive to our joining hotels. Where we will stay for the night in Casablanca.

Day 2: Casablanca to  Asilah via Rabat

Today we make our direction to Asilah via Rabat. before we leave Casablanca, you will see the Hassan II Mosque, the largest mosque outside Mecca. Then continuing to Rabat – the capital of Morocco. You will see the Hassan Tower, the Oudaya Kasbah, Mohammed V mausoleum. Before you Travel for Asilah. Most of the drive will be by the coast. Our stop will be in Asilah, where you will have the opportunity to explore the city. Asilah is known for it annual festival for the art, most of the walls of the Medina are painted by various famous artists from all over the world. Your visit includes the Skalla fortress, where you will experience a wonderful view of the Medina and the ocean. Overnight at lovely Riad in Asilah.

Day 3: Asilah to Chefchaouen via Tangier & Tetouan

After breakfast we will head north to Tangier, the meeting point between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. You will have time to explore the Old Kasbah of Tangier. before we take the road to the blue city Chefchaoune. En-route, enjoy some green landscapes of the Rif Mountains. Overnight in Chefchaouen.

DAY 4: FREE DAY EXPLORING CHEFCHAOUEN:

Fourth day of your 16 days Morocco tour. After breakfast in your riad, you will start exploring Chefchaouen “The blue city of Morocco”. Situated at the footstep of 2 higher mountains, Chefchaouen is a beautiful unique city, with its white washed walls and blue doors and windows. Unlike many parts of Morocco, Chefchaouen was occupied by Spain; therefore there is much influence from the Spanish civilization and Moorish architecture. This provides the opportunity to wander around unguided or just enjoy some time to yourselves. Overnight in the same riad.

DAY 5: CHEFCHAOUEN – VOLUBILIS – MEKNES – FES:

fifth day of your 16 days Morocco tour. After breakfast in your riad, you will start travelling to Fes via the Roman site of Volubilis. After a couple of hours drive, you will get to Volubilis. The well preserved Roman empire dating to 225 BC, where we will see the most beautiful Mosaics in Morocco dating back to 3rd century BC. Here you will have a guided tour of the site and learn a lot about the Roman Empire.

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After that we travel to Meknes. the Ismaili capital of Morocco. In Meknes we see the fascinating gate Bab Mansour, built by the sultan My Ismail; the granary and the Sahrij Souani, used for irrigation and plantation. Your visit includes also the Mulay Ismail Mausoleum. then continue via the highway to Fes. Overnight accommodation at a fancy riad in the medina Fes.

DAY 6: EXPLORING FES:

After breakfast in your riad you will start your tour, exploring Fes the “the Sprititual City of Morocco”. You will spend the whole morning exploring the Medina and its alleys; visiting most of the sites with cultural and historical interest – including the famous Al Karaouine Mosque and University (the oldest in the world), the Medrasa Bouanania, the Tanneries and the Najjarine fountain. After lunch, we will drive you outside the Medina to see the Royal Palace gate, walk through the Jewish quarter “the Mellah”, and then visit the pottery cooperative. In the afternoon, we will drive you to one of the fortresses to experience an amazing panoramic view of the whole Medina of Fes. Overnight accommodation at the same riad.

DAY 7: FES – AZROU – MIDLET – ZIZ VALLEY – MERZOUGA:

After breakfast in your riad, you’ll start travelling southeast to Merzouga via Midelt and Errachidia. Your first stop on this Morocco berber tours, will be at Ifran, referred to as “the Switzerland of Morocco”, and then to Merzouga via Midlet and the Ziz Valley. During this journey you’ll experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains. Stopping at the famous cedar forest – the largest in Morocco – where you may well sight Barbarian apes. You’ll notice how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the city Er Rachidia.

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Then after lunch in Midelt, your continues along the luxuriant Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way. We will drive through welcoming Berber villages to Erfoud, and then Rissani, the foundation of the Alaouite dynasty – the current ruling royal family in Morocco. Arriving in Merzouga at the end of the day. You’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before you check in to your Riad.

DAY 8: MERZOUGA DESERT AREA  AND THE CAMEL TREK:

After breakfast in the riad you will start an explorative journey of the area. You’ll visit the Gnawa people, originally slaves brought from Sudan, to experience their music and lifestyle. After that, we will drive in desert area where you will have the opportunity to meet the nomad families still living in berber tents and explore their way of life. Today our lunch will be local meal ( berber pezza ) with a local family.
In the afternoon you will start your guided camel ride, led by an experienced camel man to explore within the sand sea of Merzouga Desert. Overnight at our desert camp where you will have your dinner. For your convenience, the Luxury camp is equipped with flush toilets.

DAY 9: MERZOUGA – TODRA GORGES – DADES GORGES:

Day ninth of your 16 days Morocco tour. Early in the morning your camel guide will wake you up to watch what well may be the best sunrise of your life. Afterwards you will trek back to the village of Merzouga. Enroute you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses.

Dades Valley

After breakfast in your riad, you’ll leave for the Dades Valley, visiting Todra Gorges – the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco. After lunch within the valley, you will have an optional hour’s hike through the fields where you will enjoy visiting an old mud village. Meet locals and learn about the culture. On through Dades Valley, where you will have the opportunity to see majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes”. Overnight accommodation will be in your hotel overlooking the Dades valley.

DAY 10: DADES GORGE – ROSE VALLEY – OUARZAZATE:

After breakfast in the hotel, you will continue, travelling through the Dades Valley towards Kalaa M’gouna and Ouarzazate. The route through Dades Valley is the way of the thousand Kasbahs – providing numerous opportunities to take some of your best photographic shots of the trip. then you will enjoy the fertile Rose valley and the rock formations along the way. We’ll stop at Kalaat M’gouna, “the rose city”, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over.

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Then continuing on our 16 days Morocco tour, to Skoura and the birds valley, you’ll visit the Kasbah Ameridil, a well-preserved kasbah in this area followed by some light hiking in the valley and a stop for lunch at a traditional moroccan restaurant, overlooking the whole valley. we continue to Ouarzazate – “the Hollywood of Africa”- whose geography and beautiful landscapes have attracted many world class movie producers. Overnight accommodation will be in a traditional Moroccan Riad in Ouarzazate.

DAY 11: OUARZAZATE – AIT BEN HADDOU KASBAH – Ourika Valley:

After breakfast in your riad, you will travel to Ourika Valley via the dramatic Tizi Ntichka Pass. Today you’ll stop at the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. The largest Kasbah in Morocco, was built by T-hami El Glaoui, one of the last Berber chieftains, at the end of the 19th century to be one of his stops during his long trading routes to Timbuctu in Mali. Now the Kasbah houses many of the Glaoui family members. After visiting the Kasbah, your 16 days Morocco tour, will continue through the majestic Tizi n’tichka in the high Atlas mountain. Then to the village of Ourika and the valley of Ourika, at the heart of the high Atlas mountains.

Here you’ll enjoy the scenic views through the gorges of Atlas Mountains, and Sti Fadma a small berber village with a strong culture in the Mountains. Night in an authentic Kasbah.

DAY 12: Ourika Valley to Essaouira:

After breakfast we will drive to Essaouira. So on this 16 days Morocco tour, you’ll discover this ancient city on the West Atlantic coast of Africa literally means “wall” in the Berber language. and you’ll soon discover why. Travelers from all over the world come here to experience the very special weather, and explore its diverse and unique history. We drive through lush valleys filled with orange groves, ancient olive trees and working farms on the drive to the coast. After a short while, we arrive in Chichaoua, where we can take a short break for a coffee or snack . Once you have had the chance to refuel a bit, we will continue on. Soon coming upon our first signs of the Argan trees.

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These special trees are valued for their nutritive, cosmetic and numerous medicinal properties. The tree, a relic species from the Tertiary age, is extremely well adapted to drought and other environmentally difficult conditions of southwestern Morocco, and because they are now endangered. They are under the protection of UNESCO. After all of your morning travels, you arrive in Essouira. There you have the chance to wander the ancient streets and can imagine what life existed here in the past. The streets have a genuinely Portuguese feel. After they renamed the city in the 16th century and used it as a port city of their own. Overnight in authentic riad.

DAY 13: FREE DAY EXPLORING ESSAOUIRA:

Breakfast is in your Riad before a tour of the town. On this16 days Morocco tour, free to walk and explore by yourself. You’ll visit the Skala Fortress, the port, the souks and see Thuya wood carved by artisans. Walking through the alleys of the medina and past the hundreds of handicrafts. Essaouira is known for its strong winds most of the year so it is known as the “City of the wind” . Thus it attracts surfers from all over the world. Essaouira knew many civilizations – including the Portuguese occupation, which affects much of its architecture. However, it remains a small village with much history. Because of its size and its characteristic blue doors and washed walls, it is also regarded as Morocco’s “Jewel of the Atlantics. Our visit includes the Mellah – the Jewish headquarter, and the beach.

Gnawa music

There is an annual festival of “Gnawa music”, where many musical groups come from different parts of Africa and the world. Usually it starts in the third week of June. So if your trip coincides with this, you have the option to extend your stay for an extra day. Today you will have lunch in a Moroccan way, bought fishes ‘cooked to order’. Overnight accommodation is in the same Riad in the Medina.

DAY 14: ESSAOUIRA TO MARRAKECH:

After breakfast in your Riad, we’ll depart for Marrakech. On our way – since this is the land of Argan culture. There’s an opportunity to visit the women’s co-operative of Argan oil where they extract the oil that is famous for its culinary, cosmetic and medical properties. After several stops to take photographs, you will continue your travel to Marrakech before checking in to your Riad. After dinner you will enjoy walking in the famous square of Jemaa El fna, entertained with magicians, story tellers, musicians and snake charmers. Overnight in a fancy Riad in the medina.

DAY 15: EXPLORING MARRAKECH:

After breakfast in the riad, you will start exploring Marrakech “the Red City of Morocco”. Your guide will ensure that you see most of the sites with historical and cultural interest. Including the famous Jemaa El Fna square, the Koutoubia Mosque, the Saadian tombs; the Palace of Bahia and the Ben Youssef Coranic School. Then, lunch at a restaurant near the square. Overnight accommodation will be at the riad.

DAY 16: MARRAKECH – AIRPORT TRANSFER:

Today, depending on your departure time, we will drive you to the airport for your departure flight, end of your enjoyable 16 days Morocco tour.

Know Before You Go: for 16 days Morocco tour Itinerary

Pick-up can be arranged from Casablanca airport, or any hotel in the city.  Should you wish to tailor this Tour, to your interests and timetable, please let us know.  The accommodations are not guaranteed in high season, sooner you book the better chance we have to secure them.  Tour price per person depends on how many participants there are in your party.  Entrance fees to historical sites are not included. That way we do not charge you for sites you are not interested to visit.  A 4×4 can seat up to 4 adult passengers comfortably. If there are 5 participants and up, a minivan or minibus will be used for your tour.

Accommodations during your 16 days Morocco tour itinerary

 Please Note: In case you are interested in specific accommodations, let us know, we’ll be glad to book them for you. Average Accomodation  Marrakech Accommodation: Riad Marana or Riad Maialou or similar
Essaouira Accommodation: Maison Du Sud or Riad Zahra or similarChefchaouen Accommodation: Riad Casa Hassan or Riad Hichm similarAsilah Accommodation: Riad Asilah or similarCasablanca Accommodation:  Kenzi Basma or Oum Palace or similarFes Accommodation:  Riad Tahra Fes or Riad AL Makan or similarDesert Camp STANDARD DESERT CAMP (Private tent, shared bathrooms & showers)Ouarzazate Accommodation: Kenai Azghor or Riad Amlal or similarMerzouga Accomodation: Kasbah Dunes Dor or Kasbah Azalay or similar
 

 Superior accommodations:

Marrakech Accommodation: Riad Bahia Salam or Palais Donab or similar
Essaouira Accommodation: Riad Mimouna or Palais Des Remparts or similarCasablanca Accommodation: Hotel Club Val Danfa or similarChefchaouen Accommodation: Riad Lina & Spa or Riad Cherifa or similarAsilah Accommodation: Riad AL Alba or similarFes Accommodation: Palais Houyam Fes or Riad Salam Fes or similar

Desert Camp: Azawad Luxury Camp, Sahary Luxury Desert Camp or Camel house Luxury Camp or similar

Ouarzazate Accommodatin: Riad Dar Chamaa or Riad Tama or similarMerzouga Accommodation: Riad Serai or Riad Azawad or similar

THE PRICE OF 16 DAYS MOROCCO TOUR ITINERARY.

The 16 day tour in Morocco itinerary, the price depends on the number of travelers in your group. The accommodations you choose, and the month of travel.

THE PRICE FOR PRIVATE TOUR WITH Average Accomodation: STARTS FROM 1445 EUROS PER PERSON

FOR PRIVATE TOUR WITH SUPERIOR ACCOMMODATIONS STARTS FROM 1770 EUROS PER PERSON

Get in touch with us to get the exact rate for your group and requirements.

What is included in this 16 Days Morocco tour itinerary.

INCLUSIVE:

  • Pick up from your hotel or airport in Casablanca & drop-off at your accommodation or airport.
  • 16 days tour & 15 Overnights stay
  • 15 breakfasts
  • Private A/C modern 4×4 Toyota or minivan driven by an English speaking driver.
  • fuel for the transport
  • Local expert guide in Marrakech and Fes
  • Camel ride in the sahara desert.

EXCLUSIVE:

  • Entrance fees to historical sites (That way we won’t charge you for sites you are not interested to visit)
  • Beverages
  • Lunches and dinners
  • Tips to your driver

Reviews

Great 15 days tour Morocco Experience

I joined a 15 day Tour in Morocco from Marrakech to Desert tour. They organized it very well. The accommodations were amazing especially the desert camp. U can trust & feeling relaxing nothing need to worry about. Whatever what you want they will try to fulfill yours. The car 4×4 is comfortable. I am a solo female traveler from UK during the trip i felt safe chilling…. My tour guide ” Said” was knowledgeable, professional, thoughtful, caring. So if someone who want to do a desert. I highly recommend Visit Morocco Sahara Travel company for everyone.
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John Alison
Liverpool, UK

Memorable 21 day Morocco Itinerary

I worked directly with Said via WhatsApp to book our 21 days tour from Marrakech to Fes – Merzouga – Chefchaouen. He was very quick to respond and extremely knowledgeable and helpful. I thought his price was fair and the accommodations he picked were really nice. We definitely felt like we were in good hands from the start. absolutely loved our driver Ibrahim! I felt like were in good hands from the start. My husband and I were worried about spending so much time with a guide, but Ibrahim was so fun and we quickly became friends…
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Branda lolita
South Africa

16 Days Morocco Tour

Morocco trip from Marrakech to Fes, Chefchaouen  and  Casablanca with Mohamed & Said, nothing was ever a hassle, they knew all the stops for great views and photos & both really made our trip so enjoyable fun. We had alot of laughs & learnt alot about Berbers (good riddles) and always felt like we were in safe hands. Accomodation was perfect & Mohamed was always thoughtful about everything and always ensured were happy. Highlight was the camel ride, feeding monkeys in Cedar forest & sunset in the Sahara dunes. We wish we could of spent more time with them & feel now we have a Berber amigo!
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Claudia Zelist
London, UK

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