O GRANDE DESERTO

Departure from costa del sol to embark for tangier
crossing the strait of gibraltar. arrival in morocco and
continuation to casablanca, the economic capital of
the country. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and panoramic view of casablanca, we
will go to the impressive hassan ii mosque, only surpassed by mecca, visit outside and free time before
leaving for marrakech, one of the important imperial
cities. lunch. in the afternoon the visit starts toward
the koutouia mosque, formerly used as a bookstore,
it is the symbol of the city. we will continue to the
sumptuous bahia palace, built in the 19th century
by hundreds of artisans from fez. from the jewish
quarter or mellah and through the kissaría square we
will arrive at the djmaa el fna square, a living museum
and intangible cultural heritage of humanity, where
storytellers, snake charmers, jugglers, dancers and
more, constitute an authentic court of miracles. the
visit continues through the souk and its narrow streets
full of shops, workshops and terraces. we will visit its
guilds of carpenters, sharpeners... free time to do
some extra activity. accommodation.

Breakfast and free morning. at noon, departure to ait
ben haddou through tizi n’tichka at 2,256 meters, in
the high atlas mountains, connecting marrakech with
ouarzazate and thus becoming the first door to the
sahara. in the afternoon arrival at the most famous
kasbah in morocco, a unesco world heritage site
and one of the most used scenes by hollywood.
dinner and accommodation

Today will be an exciting day. after breakfast we will
go through the valleys of the towns of kelaa m’gouna,
famous for the cultivation of roses and boumalne du
dades, formed by a large network of gorges ideal for
hikers and climbers. we will make a stop to visit the
todra gorges, which reach up to 300 meters in height.
continuation to the sahara. legend has it “when a rich
family refused to help a poor woman and her son, god
offended, buried them under mounds of sand 50 km
from arfoud, today known as the dunes of erg chebbi.”
dinner and accommodation in hotel or tent between
dunes, according to your choice. (ask when
booking).

Breakfast. possibility of spending the morning free at
the camp or taking an optional excursion a tour in 4x4,
around the giant dunes of erg chebbi. throughout the
morning the sun draws shadows and different colors
on them. we will see nomads and their way of life, grazing camels and visit khamlia musicians. return to
the hotel to continue the route to arfoud. rest of the
afternoon free. dinner and accommodation

After breakfast we will leave for fez, we will cross the
middle atlas and its changes of landscapes. this long
day will be enlivened by the rocky landscapes of er
rich and palm groves, the plains of the middle atlas,
the forests of azrou or the snow-capped mountains of
ifrane. late arrival to civilization, fez, the religious capital of morocco. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast. part of the morning free to rest. we recommend
to enjoy with a traditional hamman. at noon visit
of the first of the imperial cities. we will start with a
panoramic tour from the hotel to visit the royal palace
and its 7 gates or dar al-makhzen on the way to the
fascinating world of the medina of fez el bali, the
oldest and most extensive in morocco, a unesco
world heritage site with 785 mosques and more
than 2,000 squares, streets and alleys that represent
a labyrinthine return in time. from bab boujloud to
es-seffarine square we will make a journey through
the centuries starting in the 9th century to the 19th
century, along the walk we will know how these alleys
are structured, the different constructions that make
up the walls of the medina, in addition from its artisan
guilds and neighborhoods such as leather tanners or
seamstresses to see their old ways of working. we will
know a medersa and we will finish to the sound of the
hammer of the potters working the copper as they did
hundreds of years ago. lunch in a typical restaurant.
accommodation.

Breakfast. departure to chaouen or chefchaouen,
one of the most beautiful and picturesque village
of morocco. we will walk along their strait streets
painted by blue arriving to outta el hamman square.
free time. departure to tangier. dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and departure to board the ferry to spain,
assistance from our staff and transfer to the costa del
sol. end of services.