Welcome to our adventure Morocco tours. An expedition of this magnitude is what we call a Morocco adventure tour that has it all. Trekking, hiking, exploring, discovering, camping, and visiting Morocco's best historical and natural landscapes highlights. Join our small group overland tours to Morocco scheduled for 2024 and 2025
Sarah Discoveries, Inc. offers you a tour to explore the best of Morocco from Tangier to Fez, to the Atlas Mountains, the Sahara desert, to the deep south, crowning this overland expedition with a visit to Marrakech, Essaouira, and Casablanca with much more. Travel from the farthest point east to the extreme west overland in a small group, exploring this marvelous and naturally endowed cultural and adventure destination. Morocco has fascinated world trotters since the dawn of time. Suppose you like ancient history, archaic societies, cultural encounters, active and adventure discoveries, exotic explorations, and off-the-beaten paths, all in the most diverse and beautiful natural settings. In that case, this Morocco overland tour is for you—a handpicked small group tour to Morocco for active travelers. It was an expedition in the hinterland of Morocco, so keep it a discovery. This Morocco intrepid tour can be customized for you any time of the year. Enjoy our Morocco tours. Based on active discovery tours to Morocco depth
Upon your arrival at Casablanca Airport, your guide will be waiting for you to greet you and then transfer to the hotel. The morning will be leisure; the afternoon will be devoted to exploring the marvels of Tangier. Time will mostly be spent in the Kasbah and El Grand Soco: Merchan Old City and M’sella Quarter. Dinner and overnight are at the Solazure Hotel. Welcome to our Morocco adventure tours and expeditions.
Today, our Morocco tour will take you to the picturesque city of Tetouan to explore the marvels of white towns of Morocco, traditional fishing ports, the Rif Mountains, evergreen red cedar forests, and Berber villages unique to this undiscovered region. You will find yourself in the Marvelous Chefchaouen Mountain town and its vibrant aura of beauty and charm. Visit the city monuments and market and retreat to your hotel for the night. Our Morocco small group expedition has just begun.
Your tour guide will take you on a day trip to visit historic sites and interesting towns on the road to Fez. Visit the highlights of Meknes via Volubilis and Moulay Idris. This excursion embodies much of Morocco's early history: Volubilis was its Roman provincial capital, and Moulay Idris created its first Arab dynasty. Continue to Fez, dinner, and accommodation at the hotel with your small group tour.
Our Morocco active tour will take us today to explore the marvels of the historic, spiritual capital of Morocco Fez. The most ancient of imperial capitals and the most complete medieval city of the Islamic world, Fez is undeniably unique. Culturally and spiritually stimulating with its haunting and beautiful sounds, infinite visual details, and unfiltered odors, Fez seems to exist suspended in time somewhere between the Middle Ages and modern times. Besides its electricity, it owes absolutely nothing to the West. As a spectacle, this is an entirely satisfying experience and a learning process about the sophistication of the Moroccan artisan. We will visit important sites such as the Bouinania Medersa, the Moulay Idris Mausoleum, the Karaouiyine Mosque, the Attarine Medersa, and the Nejjarine Museum in the morning. Lunch in a typical Moroccan restaurant, and continue exploring the Medina in the afternoon. Dinner and accommodations are in your hotel. Reflect on your Morocco small group overland tour.
We will start the day with an excursion to the ancient city of Sefrou. The city thrived in the Phoenician and Roman times as an outpost that linked Africa to Europe for trade. Caravans used to meet there to exchange goods and Vehicles from camel to mule. An old trade outpost of sub-Saharan origin, it is also a three-thousand-year-old spiritual center with many Judaic roots. Shrines and notable places around the city are pilgrimage sites to Moroccan Jews today. Enjoy some hiking in the Middle Atlas to explore these marvelous landscapes. We will proceed to Bhallil to visit the troglodyte dwellings that have existed since Neolithic times and still serve the purpose. Return to Fez for dinner and accommodation.
Our adventure trip will take us today to another aspect of Morocco, discovering the rural environs of the Atlas Mountains Berber villages and wards. Mountains of over 7000 feet are covered with evergreen pines, tall cedar trees, and poplars and laced with flowing streams. Initially, your first encounter with the Middle Atlas Mountains will appear oddly un-Moroccan as the architecture and flora of this area are more European than What was expected in African land. Your Overland expedition crossing Imouzzer village, followed by a quick stop at the Swiss-like town of Ifrane, will surely grab your attention to whether I am in Morocco. The ceremonial road will lead us to the dense cedar forests stretching for miles at the plateau of Azrou. Your tour leader will take some little detours in a cedar forest to introduce you to one of the oldest inhabitants of this region, the Barbary Apes. This may also coincide with the encounter of a nomadic family in its temporary encampment while you are trekking the Atlas Mountains. Berber Nomads or Arab Bedouin are known for their unsurpassed hospitality, whenever we encounter them, they invite us to come to their tents and share at least a mint tea ceremonial drink with them.
Lunchtime will bring us to Midelt city, a landmark that separates the Middle Atlas ranges from the high Atlas Mountains that shelter the entire country from the sandstorms and heat of the Sahara Desert. The High Atlas Mountains, whose peaks are visible through the haze, soar to over 12,000 feet. We will stop here to enjoy the landscape's natural setting while feasting on shishkebab lunch in one of these crossroads towns at Mount El Ayyachi's peaks. You will then continue your overland trek to Erfoud, one of the most delightful southern cities consisting of lush oases contrasting a dry red belt of the desert with a sudden drop into the green valley of Ziz—copious date palm groves and flowing streams fill up the horizons. The vastness of the desert and clean, dry air give the contrast of the deepest sheltering Sky. It is tough to describe the natural beauty of the Sahara desert mystery.
We will drive across the oasis of Erfoud to be suddenly confronted with the gigantesque golden dunes of Erg Chebbi. We will leave your vehicle and ride your camel over the dunes to our campsite set for us in the most natural and authentic Saharan fashion. Now, let’s enjoy a dramatic sunset at the expense of the desert and a night under the African Skies. After dinner, the Rokba drummers will animate our circle around a campfire, dancing and chanting. It is a moment to celebrate mankind and Nature at their best.
An experience not to be missed is to watch the sunrise from the spectacular Merzouga dunes of the Sahara, so beautiful that no words can describe it. Breakfast with the Touaregs and continue to explore the holy ancient city of Rissani. A special visit will be offered to you for the Grand Fossils workshops. Later in the day, you will visit quarrels of fossils and natural sites. Dinner and accommodations are in Erfoud.
The highest and narrowest gorges in the region are Todra and Dades, only 15 km from Tineghir. Traveling through the Dades valley in spring, you will find the bloom of thousands of Persian roses filling up the air with an ethereal aroma certainly from heaven - cultivated as hedgerows dividing the different plots. Thousands of Kasbahs scattered surreally as sandcastles standing erect in the shadow of time along the Dades River. Dinner and accommodation at Hotel Bougafer in Tineghir. Enjoy this lush Moroccan valley in the middle of the desert.
Travel overland in the morning to Zagora, exploring the marvels of the Anti Atlas mountains and the beauty of the Draa valley oases and Kasbahs; stop in Agdez and other sun-baked mud hamlets of small villages among this giant belt of continuous oases in the world. Enjoy trekking in the valley of Draa with your small group. Dinner and lodging at Tinsouline Hotel.
Your Morocco Expedition proceeds to explore the desert landscapes. An exciting full-day excursion to the natural gateway of the Moroccan Saharan Desert. We will drive through the lowlands and then along the mountain passes to Tamegroute. We will stop to visit the famous Moorish Koranic Library, which has rare books and documents, some written on gazelle hide from the 13th century. We will also discover the archaic potter workshops of Tamegrout, an art form that has not changed for over three thousand years. Return to Zagora for a sumptuous dinner with your small group. .
Travel between the Sahara and the Atlas mountains across some of the most remote and breathtaking landscapes in the Sahara desert to reach the Oasis of Foum Zguid, where the horizons stretch the imagination to feel the vastness and isolation of the Sahara desert. After lunch, we will cruise to Tata, where we will enjoy a night in a typical Kasbah raised from the ground to challenge the tallest palm trees.
Travel from the stark desert to the High Atlas Mountains lush plateaus, where this ancient village is nestled among almond groves. The afternoon will be devoted to the natural sites and Neolithic rock carvings this region is known for. A natural library is scattered over these slopes with rich archives of humanity's ancient history. Dinner and Lodging are at Hotel Les Amadiers. Enjoy the best of the Atlas Mountains rock formation today.
We will travel across great Berber villages known for their distinguished beauty, primarily Through Ait Baha, which overlooks a valley with a unique rock formation. Reach the walled medieval city of Taroudant at the gate of the rich valley of Souss. Dinner and accommodation at a dignitary dwelling converted in our days to an atmospheric and intimate guesthouse Riad Ennakhil.
Explore the city surrounded by regal, red-ochre walls, often called "Little Marrakech." With its authenticity and conservative style, Taroudant today surpasses Marrakech's charm and beauty in the eyes of many discoverers, making it a day to enjoy the colorful pallets of a typical Moroccan city. Today is exposure to Berber cultural encounters. Enjoy the best visit to Taroudant with our local guide.
Today is the real Atlas Mountains trekking experience. Travel overland to Imlil via Asni and Tizi n'Test pass at an elevation of 11,000 ft. in an impressive site dividing these mountains in two distinct aspects. One side acts as a shield to protect the hinterland from the Sahara's harsh and dry expansion; the other side collects the moisture of the Gherbi winds from the Atlantic Ocean, soft and evergreen. Such is the life of the Berber dwellers, a day of mountain hiking through the high peaks and deep valleys. This is an experience to treasure for a lifetime. Overnight and dinner will be at a guesthouse in Imlil.
The morning will be devoted to trekking in the Toubkal plateau. After lunch, we will proceed to Marrakech to visit cliff-hanging villages and wards like Asni and Tahnaout. Arrival in Marrakech, the "Morocco City" as the early travelers called it, has always been a pleasure city, a marketplace where the southern tribesmen and Berber villagers bring in their goods, spend their money, and find entertainment. For tourists, it's an enduring fantasy - a city of immense beauty, low, pink, and tent-like before a great shaft of mountains, and immediately exciting. Visit the famous Jemaa El Fna square. Dinner will be in a typical Marrakesh restaurant and overnight at the hotel.
Morning devoted to discovering the historical sites, visiting the Menara irrigation pools, Bab Agnaw Gate, the Saadian Tombs, the Bahia Palace, the Badia Palace, and the Dar Si Said museum. Explore the vibrant souks of Marrakech in the afternoon. Dinner Fantasia will be reserved for you at a Jamaa El Fna, a typical festivity of the Square. Overnight will be at the Hotel.
Travel to Essaouira (Mogador), apart from the immediate impact of sea air and the friendly animation of the town, the predominant images of Essaouira are of the Atlantic - of the ragged coast and offshore islands, the vast expanse of empty sands trailing back along the peninsula to the south, and the almost Gothic scenery of the eighteen-century fortifications. Lunch will be at Chalet de la Mer restaurant overlooking the ocean. Dinner and accommodations are at Hotel Des Iles.
Travel to Casablanca via El Jadida with a stop at El Oualidia for a seafood lunch. Drive along the coastline to El Jadida to visit the citadel, a relic of the Portuguese occupation during the 11th century. Continuation to Casablanca with an accomplished feeling that you have traveled in the same footsteps of antiquity, leaving you with an immediate nostalgia for this hospitable land. Goodbye, dinner, and overnight at the Hotel.
Morning Departure to Mohamed V Airport to connect to your home flight. We hope that our Morocco Overland Expedition was up to your expectations. Come back and visit us with another Morocco adventure Tour.
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Cost per person: $2485 USD
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