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Royal
Cities and High Atlas, 12 days.
Discover
the variety of the culture and the Moroccan landscapes on this trip through the
royal cities and the High Atlas. Day
1 : Tangier - Chefchaouen. Reception at the port
of Tangiers - travel towards Chefchaouen. Accommodation in a hotel.
Day
2 : Chefchaouen. Breakfast in the hotel then
off towards Fès where you will discover one of most important royal cities
of Morocco. Day 3 : Fès.
Possibility of visiting the city with a local guide which might include the
famous tanneries, a walk in the medina, a visit to the different medersas or the
opportunity to get lost in the souks for a while.
Day 4 : Meknès
and Volubilis.
Visit the royal city of Meknès and,
if you have time permitting, the Roman ruins of Volubilis.
Day 5: Oumrabiaa and the forest of cedars.
Breakfast in Fès and journey towards Oumrabiaa through the
forest of cedars - night in bivouac or at an inn.
Day
6: Imilchil.
After breakfast journey to Imilchil.
You will spend the night near the natural lakes of Iseli and Tislit far from any
traces of civilization.
Day 7: Gorges
of Todra.
Breakfast in Imilchil and then travel by Land Rover towards the
Todra gorge. It is a wild landscape, populated with Berber villages and nomads
minding their herds of goats. Hike down the narrow gorges, the fruit of the separation
of the High Atlas and Djebel Sarrho. You'll refresh yourself a bit by bathing
your feet in the cold and crystalline water of the river. Dinner and accommodation
in the hotel.
Day
8: Merzouga.
After a good mint tea, walk in
the palm plantation of Todra, before heading for Merzouga, the region of the Erg
Chebbi, only Saharan erg of all Morocco. It is here that you will be able to cross,
in the slow pace of camels this mountain of gold-colored sand. You will appreciate
the pure beauty of the landscape. In the evening, by a campfire under the starry
sky, the traditional musicians will help you to catch the spirit of the desert.
Day 9: Oases and
Rissani's palm plantations.
Discover the desert region with its isolated oases and
the black desert. Visit Rissani's palm plantation and the old kasbahs. In the
evening, return to Merzouga to further take advantage of the peace of the desert.
Day 10: Gorge
of Dadès.
After breakfast, you'll head for Nkoub going through Alnif and on
tracks across the desert zones to arrive in the gorges of Dadès.
Walk in the tranquility of mountains and take a moment to appreciate
the lifestyle of the Berbers isolated by the quietness mountain.
Everywhere, you will discover a new scene of daily life and spend
the night in a hotel in the heart of the gorge.
Day 11 : Valley of Dadès - Marrakech.
Take the road of the thousand kasbahs passing by Skoura towards
Tizi N' Tichka's pass until arriving in Marrakech where you will
stay the night.
Day 12 : Marrakech.
Discover
Marrakech, the famous red city. Visit the immense souk, and plunge into the excitement
of the place Djemaa El Fna. Be delighted by the dancers, snake charmers, jugglers,
narrators, singers. Enjoy refreshment with an orange juice in front of the numerous
workshops.
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