12 Days Tour from Tangier

Our Special Morocco 12 Days Tour from Tangier !

From our special best 12 Days Tour from Tangier to know the most diverse attractions of Morocco from north to south and from east to the west. This trip is splendid for all those who have enough time to discover the culture of Morocco. During this tour we are going to see a perfect combination of landscapes, cultures, and imperial cities (Rabat, Fes, Meknes, Marrakech) with the Sahara Desert.

Our 12 days tour, we will have the chance to know the Blue City of  Chefchaouen, the gorgeous city of Asilah, In addition to enjoy the magneficient of the Middle Atlas. Moreover, visit the monuments of the 4 imperial cities of Morocco, and Marrakech is included.

We will be able to see all kinds of amazing different natural landscapes with contrasts, palm trees, oasis, Berber villages, old Kasbah and Castles as well the impressive sand dunes of in Merzouga.

• The list of the main highlights in our 12 Days Tour from Tangier :
• Discover the landscapes of the magnificent RIF Mountains.
• Visit the ruins Roman City of Volubilis
• Visiting the blue city of Chefchaouen/Chaouen.
• See the Barbary Mackay monkeys in Cedar forest of Azrou.
• Pictures from the panoramic views of sand dunes.
• Experiencing the Camel ride in Merzouga Sahara desert.
• Enjoy the magical Sunset from the sand dunes.
• Activity of Sand-Boarding and Quad biking.
• Tasty dinner and Berber music around the fire.
• Spend the night by Camping at Merzouga Sahara Desert Camp.
• Visiting the Atlas Studio & Kasbah of Taourirt in Ouarzazate.
• Visiting Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah the UNESCO world heritage sight.
• Spectacular view of the snowy Atlas Mountains landscapes.
• Explore the city of Essaouira.

Our best program of the 12 Days Tour from Tangier :

Day 1: Tangier :

In the first day our driver/guide will pick you up from  the Port/Airport in Tangier. Then we transfer you to your accomodation and you will have a free time for the rest of the day.

Day 2: from Tangier – Tetouan – Chefchaouen :

After your breakfast, we will visit the city of Tetouan ‘the white dove’ as Moroccans call it. During our journey, we will visit some typical villages along the Jbala region. This region has many things to offer like the fragrance of the breeze and the fresh cool pure air around the forests hills.

decorated street in Chefchaouen

Once we will arrive to Chefchaouen, we will visit the old Medina by walking through the narrow colorful streets toward the main square with Spanish design and its Kasbah and traditional markets. You will spend the night in a hotel that is located in the center of the square.

Day 3: from Chefchaouen – Roman City Volubilis – Meknes to Fes :

The following day we start to go to Fes, we will stop to visit Volubilis that is an old Roman site. Then we continue driving to the imperial city of Meknes, with its main historical attractions.

Old city of volubilis

After visiting Meknes with its most interesting places we will continue towards Fes where you will stay over-night.

Day 4: from Fes full day discovery with a Local guide :

After having your breakfast, we will visit the ancient Medina (old city) with a local guide. Fes is considered one of the largest and ancients cities in the world.

You will explore the narrow streets with fresh aroma of spices and feed yours eyes with the colorful carpets, moreover to other different art products of Morocco.

View to old Medina of Fes

A visit to the Royal Palace, the potters, the tanneries and other handicraftsmen like blacksmiths and carpenters nearby. Later on you will have lunch in a typical restaurant in the center of the Old Medina and later we will end the full day tour and return to your hotel.

Day 5: from Fes – Azrou – cedar forest – Midelt to Merzouga Sahara desert :

In our 5th day, you will have breakfast a little bit earlier than usual because we are going to have a long ride because we will drive across the Atlas Middle Mountains on our journey to Merzouga. We will pass by the beautiful big cedar forests with some animals like the Mackay monkeys and Gazelles, spacious hills, and Berber villages in the middle of the Atlas Mountains until we arrive to Sahara Desert.

camel trek in Merzouga desert

We are going to stop for lunch in the town of Midelt the apple city in Morocco. After that, we will go around the curvy roads over-looking the wide Ziz River with millions of Palm Trees from above. We cross by kasbahs, we drive across one of the ancient capital city of Errachidia until we arrive to Merzouga Sahara Desert.

In the afternoon before the sunset, you will ride the camel that will be waiting for you to take you through the heart of the desert to enjoy the magical beautiful sunset. We will spend the night in the typical hotel with delicious dinner.

Day 6: from Merzouga by Camel Trekking And spend the night In The Camp :

After having your breakfast, we will make an excursion of full day trip to the dunes via the two oasis of Merzouga also visiting the Berber nomads, and the Khamlia village (village of the Africans from Mali and Southern Ghana).

You will enjoy your camel ride to the heart of the sand dunes where you will see the beautiful stunning sunset. Then you will sleep in nomadic bivouac in the middle of sand dunes.

Day 7: from Merzouga – Rissani – Toudgha Gorges to Boumalen Dades Valley :

During the morning we get back to the hotel after enjoying the beautiful sunrise on the top of the sand dunes. And taking shower and healthy breakfast, we will visit the Rissani Souk/Market and a big parking spot special for donkeys to rent or buy or sell them so as to buy the house needs.

Then we will continue driving to Alnif town toward Toudgha Gorges. You will walk through the running river that is between the Canyons. Later on we continue to the Dades Gorges where you stay for the night in local Riad/Hotel including dinner.

Day 8: from Boumalen Dades – Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah to Marrakech :

Today, we will head towards the High Atlas Mountains through Ouarzazate and we visit Kasbah Ait Ben haddou, one of the cinematic spots of Morocco.

Ait Ben Haddou has attracted several film-makers, and several movies that took place there including Games of Thrones, Jesus of Nazareth and the Gladiator also many others.

Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou

Your lunch will be served in a perfect spot of the Kasbah, and in the afternoon, we will drive across the Tizi-N-Tishka via the curvy Atlas Mountains toward Marrakech where you stay for the night in a Riad or Hotel.

Day 9: from Marrakech – Essaouira – Marrakech :

The following day of our 12 days tour from Tangier,  after breakfast, we will drive to Essaouira, known by Mogador the wind city and a historical prestigious point for jews in Morocco.

Essaouira Port

After we arrive, you will walk through the ancient streets, museums and kasbahs near the port, and bronze old cannons that are put to defend the city from colonists and pirates. In the late afternoon we drive back to Marrakesh and you stay there overnight in the Riad/Hotel.

Day 10: Full day tour in Marrakesh with a Local guide :

We will spend full day sight seeing in Marrakech or what they call it the Red City and the “magnet Tourists” exploring this beautiful red city and tourists of Morocco.

Square of Jamaa el Fnaa

We will visit the Old Medina with its souks also the famous square of Jamaa el Fna, Saadiies Tombs, the Menara gardens with its basin and many olive trees, and the palaces of El Bahia and Badii also Majorelle garden with its historical museum and the last but not least is Dar Bacha and the fascinating Koutoubia Mosque. You will stay in a hotel in Marrakech for the night.

Day 11: from Marrakech – Casablanca to Rabat :

Before our last day we drive from Marrakech to Rabat, and we will pass via one the important cities that is Casablanca (economical capital) and Rabat the capital of Morocco.We will visit in Casablanca the Hassan II Mosque one of the tallest mosques in the world can be seeing from douzens kilometers far away. And stay for the overnight in a Hotel near the mosque in case you wanna walk nearby at night.

Day 12: from Rabat – Asilah to Tangier :

After breakfast, we will drive to Rabat to visit the old Medina also the tower mosque of Hassan where there are 3 tombs of the last kings of Morocco and finish our tour by visiting some of the places and then we drive you to the port or airport before your scheduled departure. And from here with MoroccoTraveland has accomplished our 12 days tour from Tangier and end up in Tangier via Sahara desert.

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