THE GREAT DESERT

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. paroramic view of casablanca with the impressive hassan ii mosque, only surpassed by mecca, external visit, free time. departure to marrakech, one of the important imperial cities. lunch. in the afternoon the visit starts from 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 and we will continue from the jewish quarter or mellah through the kissaría square to the djmaa el fna square, a living museum and intangible cultural heritage of the humanity, where storytellers, snake charmers, jugglers, dancers and more, constitute an authentic court of miracles. continue through the souk and its narrow streets full of shops, workshops and terraces to get to know its guilds of carpenters, sharpeners. free time to do some extra activity as a dinner show at the chez ali- la fantasía complex. 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 erfoud, today known as the dunes of erg chebbi.”
dinner and accommodation in hotel or tent between
dunes, according to your choice.

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 erfoud. 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 and 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. in the afternoon we
recommend taking an extra excursion to meknés, the
last of the imperial cities to enjoy its el-hedim square
with a mint tea at sunset in front of the bab al-mansour
gate. accommodation.

Breakfast and departure to the administrative capital
of the country, another of the imperial cities and official
residence of the royal family. rabat is an important and
beautiful city that transmits tranquility and elegance.
we will visit its key points such as the tour hassan, an
unfinished mosque that rises dominating the esplanade
with more than 200 columns and the mausoleum of
mohamed v, built in memory of the sultan who achieved
the independence of the country and in which the royal
guard, in colorful full dress, they guard the entrance to
the monument on horseback. continuation to tangier.
dinner and accommodation.

Breakfast and free morning until departure time according
to our destinations. upon arrival by ferry to spain,
assistance from our staff and transfer to the costa del
sol. end of services.