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Eclectic Morocco Tour

 Tour Overview

Itinerary Overview: This private tour includes:  All breakfasts; lunches & dinners where Day 1: Arrive Casablanca indicated (excluding beverages) Welcome to Morocco!  Private transport in a new vehicle with Day 2-3: Rabat / Meknes / Volubilis / Fez air conditioning Head to Morocco's gem.  English-speaking driver Day 4: Ifrane / Midelt / Erfoud  Airport pick-up and drop-off Venture down south.  Local, English-speaking guides Day 5: Ziz Valley / Sahara Desert  Private guided visit of Fez with lunch Enjoy an oasis and a desert.  Optional guided visit of Marrakesh with Day 6: Rissani / Dades Valley / Skoura lunch The "Valley of Kasbahs" awaits.  Village visits & local meals Day 7-8: Ait Ben Haddou / Marrakesh  Cooking workshops available Over the mountains to the "Red City."  Various walks available (Ifrane, Ziz Day 9: Marrakesh to Casablanca Valley, Dades, Skoura, High Atlas Venture to the largest city. Mountains) Day 10: Depart Casablanca  Sahara Desert camel trek & private camp out  Generous tips to all guides & driver  This tour does not include entrance fees into monuments. This allows you to enter those you in which you are most interested.

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AT = Airport transfer included Accommodations: (T) = Transport time in hours D = Dinner included 3-Star (All Standard Rooms): * = Private transport Casablanca – Hotel Maamoura Fez - Riad Tafilalet Day 1: Arrive Casablanca (AT) Erfoud - Ksar Assalassil Upon arriving into the Casablanca Airport Sahara Desert - See tent photos below. (CMN), you'll be picked up and taken to your Skoura - Jardins de Skoura hotel for the evening. If you arrive into Marrakesh - Dar Silsila Casablanca early in day, it can be a good idea to head to the capital city of Rabat. Another 3/4-Star: option is to simply combine today and Casablanca – Hotel Barcelo (Deluxe) tomorrow so that you continue onward to Fez. Fez - Riad Laaroussa (Standard) Erfoud - Ksar Assalassil (Junior Suite) Day 2*: Rabat | Meknes | Volubilis | Sahara Desert - See tent photos below. Fez (D) (4hrs) Skoura - Jardins du Skoura (Suite) Today, you'll travel through Rabat and onward Marrakesh - Dar Silsila (Suite) to Meknes, one of Morocco's lesser-visited Imperial Cities. Located here is one of 4-Star Deluxe: Morocco's most impressive gateways, Bab Casablanca - Mansour Meridien (Superior) Mansour. In Meknes, you can opt for a private Fez - Riad Laaroussa (Suite) guided visit if you'd like (listed under itinerary Erfoud – Xaluca Erfoud (Junior Suite) extras). Thirty minutes away from Meknes are Sahara Desert - See deluxe photos below. the Roman Ruins of Volubilis and the sacred Dades Valley - Xaluca Dades (Junior Suite) town of Moulay Idriss, which sits perched Marrakesh - Riad Siwan (Suite) overlooking the ruins. You'll arrive to Fezin the later afternoon.

Day 3: Fez (Private Guided Tour) In Fez, you will be able to explore the UNESCO protected Fez Medina with a private guide.

Day 4*: Ifrane | Midelt | Erfoud (D) (7hrs) You will depart around 9am and head for Ifrane before continuing onward through Midelt and onto Erfoud for the night. After a relaxing night in the hotel, you'll be fully rested for the next day's Sahara adventure.

Day 5*: Ziz Valley (L) | Sahara Desert (D) (3hrs) In the morning, our guide will take you to visit his small village in the Ziz(Tafilalet) Valley, Morocco's largest date-producing region. Before lunch at his family's home, you can enjoy a short walk through the date palms and farms. Following, it's off to Merzouga, the Erg Chebbi region of the Sahara Desert. Prepare for a memorable night under the stars and sleeping in a Bedouin-style tent.

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Day 6*: Rissani | Dades Valley | Skoura (D) (5hrs) This morning, you'll be able to rise with the sunset to grab some photos before hopping back onto the camels for the short ride back to the hotel. You'll then head through Rissani, before continuing on the road to Tinjedadfor lunch. En route to Skoura, you can choose to drive up into either the Todra Gorge or Dades Valley. Tonight, you'll be staying in the Skoura palm grove, known as the Valley of Kasbahs. If you would rather not go to Skoura, a stay in the Dades Valley is always a sublime option.

Day 7*: Ait Ben Haddou | Marrakesh (D) (5hrs) After leaving Skoura, you can visit Ouarzazate and the Taorirt Kasbahonce owned by the Glaouis family. You will also be stopping at the UNESCO world heritage site at Ait Ben Haddou. Then, you'll head over the Tiz n Tichka pass, which goes over the High Atlas Mountains and toMarrakesh.

Day 8: Marrakesh Guided Visit (optional) In Marrakesh, today will be devoted to an optional private guided visit (with lunch) of the Marrakesh Medina (you can select this as an itinerary extra).This activity is included at no extra cost for 4-star Deluxe tours.

Day 9*: Marrakesh to Casablanca (3hrs) Depending upon your flight time tomorrow, you can stay in Marrakesh or travel to Casablanca this afternoon.

Day 10: Depart Casablana (AT) You'll be departing Morocco today, so we hope you had a super journey.

Customized Tour: Because this tour is highly customizable, please contact us if you would like to add more days or alter the route. When you do, try to provide as much information as possible. Let us know when you are planning on traveling, how many days you have in country, what you'd like to see, what sort of guesthouses you'd prefer (mid-range, upper mid-range, or deluxe) and provide tentative flight information if you have it available. We'll send you a full outline with a

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price and inclusions right away.