9-Day Christmas Group Tour

Arrival at the airport, meet your tour leader for assistance then transferred to check-in at your Riad. The rest of the day is at your leisure. You can relax in your lovely Riad or have a walk to the city center.

Today in the early morning right after breakfast, we leave Casablanca towards Marrakech to meet the rest members of the group. Arrival in Marrakech, have a delicious lunch and get to know your fellow travelers that you will be traveling with you on this amazing journey that awaits. After lunch, we will embark on a guided tour of the Red City and visit the beating heart of the Medina, Djemaa El Fana. Go for a detour over it then visit the famous Koutoubia Mosque with its tallest minaret.

Leaving the Red city early in the morning driving across El Haouz plains until reaching the High Atlas Mountains. Have a short stopover at the famous pass of Tizi n Tichka to enjoy the panoramic view of the land escape of the Atlas Mountains. We stop for a lunch break at a traditional restaurant near the area then continue onwards enjoying the charming views over the Mountains and valleys until we reach Ait Benhaddou. One of the well-preserved Kasbahs and a UNESCO world heritage of Morocco, this amazing medieval fortified Kasbah was built on a high hill for the purpose of defense against the outsides. The ancient city also is known and famously featured in many Hollywood movies, including but not limited to Laurence of Arabia and Gladiator. We continue south to Ouarzazate, the Hollywood of North Africa. The city is famous for being the filming location for many other Hollywood epics and famous TV series including the Sheltering Sky, James Bond, and The Mummy and more recently the famous HBO series Game of Thrones. End your journey visiting the kasbah Amherdhil before you check-in to your lovely Riad in Dades Valley.

Today’s journey will remain as one of the most beautiful experiences in your life. We start our journey driving towards the Sahara Desert with a combination of palm trees, fields of roses, and wonderful valleys. Travelling from Dades passing by Skoura and reaching Morocco’s Grand Canyon scenic Todra Gorge with its tall vertical limestone cliffs. The magic of Todra lies in its shifting colours as the sun slowly moves from east to the west. After having a delicious traditional lunch, we hit the road to the next destination. Arrive in Merzouga and switch the ride to a powerful SUV vehicle and drive into the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. In the heart of the desert, between the golden dunes, you will find our camel caravan waiting for you to continue your desert adventure like a real nomad. Enjoy one of the charming sunsets in the world on the top of the dune. Then continue your camel ride until your accommodation for the night at a desert camp in the middle of the wild desert. Check-in to your tent relax and get prepared for an exotic and unique New Year Party.

Say good morning to your first day of the New Year. After having a delicious breakfast, we will back on the road heading for Fez. It will be a long drive today; though, there are a lot of exciting scenes and places to enjoy on your way. We will pass Erfoud known with dates and fossils then stop in Midelt for a lunch break. Afterwards, we will continue through the cedar forests full of Barbary Macaque monkeys on the sides of the way through the middle Atlas Mountains. Along the way, you will see one of the glimpses of Morocco’s nomadic Berbers – travelling across the mountains with their animals and often staying in temporary tents as they head to their next destination. Just before arriving in Fes, we will stop at Ifrane – a beautiful small city often compared to a Switzerland Alpine resort. We arrive at Fes in the early evening. Check in to your lovely room at one of the best Riads in Fes.

Good morning fellow travellers, we hope you relaxed and enjoyed your night yesterday. Today, you will be exploring the oldest medieval city in the world. You will have a guided tour from your riad intro the old Medina of Fes or Fes El Bali as it is known by the locals. This fascinating medina is described as a veritable rabbit warren of more than 9000 alleys that often finish with dead ends – so please be sure to stay close to the group! We will start the detour by a visit to the oldest tannery in the world that is still operating centuries ago called Chouara. Then visit the first university in the world University of Karueein. Have lunch at one of the traditional restaurants in the old medina. The rest of the day is at your leisure you will have the opportunity to discover more about Fes on your own. Please read our blog and read Top 10 Things to See and Do in Fez.

We will Leave Fes early morning towards the capital city of Morocco. We have a stop to visit the fascinating UNESCO preserved Roman ruins of Volubilis, which date back to AD40. We will spend the morning discovering the fascinating Roman architectures. Then continue to Meknes the third visited imperial city on your tour. We stop for lunch and detour the city to see its magnificent treasures such as the giant gate of Bab El Mansour and other beautiful places. After we finish our detour of the city, we will drive to our final destination of the day where we overnight.

Today we will explore this charming coastal imperial city on a guided tour before we depart to our final destination in this exciting group tour. This morning we will visit some of the capital’s highlights, including the remarkable Royal Palace and the Tomb of Mohammed V. Then have a delicious lunch at a traditional restaurant in the old medina. After lunch, we will visit Kasbah of the Udayas and have some Moroccan pastry with mint tea while enjoying the panoramic view of Bouregreg River merging with the Atlantic Ocean. Finally, we will continue to Casablanca where we visit the Hassan II Mosque the third largest mosque in the world with its tallest minaret. After we visit the mosque, we say goodbye to our fellow travelers who will depart from Casablanca airport and continuing to Marrakech.

It is hard to believe that our amazing 9-day tour ends today. This group tour will remain as one of the remarkable experiences of your life. We hope you had a marvelous time with our friendly team and you had plenty of beautiful memories with your new friends. After your breakfast, an included transfer to the airport will be provided after your hotel checkout.