7 Days Tour From Marrakech

7 DAYS TOUR FROM MARRAKECH

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This 7-day tour from Marrakech combines cultural, desert exploration, and seaside leisure. Explore the Medina of Marrakech and discover its places to visit and fondouks. Discover Morocco’s Sahara, which is home to walled kasbahs and former caravan routes, while crossing the High Atlas mountains. In Essaouira, unwind while eating delicious seafood and seeing the setting sun so over the city’s beach walls…etc.

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Itinerary

  • Day 1: Arrive & Explore Marrakech

    Ride a calèche for a distinctive approach to see the ancient city (French for horse-drawn carriage). Take note of the fondouks, and medieval hotels which offered goods and lodging to traders and visitors. Today, many of them will have been transformed into homes, sizable shopping malls, and open-air workshops. Take a stroll to the Koutoubia Mosque to escape the heat on its grounds, which are surrounded by trees & fountains. Non-Muslims really aren't permitted inside the mosques, although it is nevertheless interesting to see the tower and foundations, which date to the 12th century. Jemaa el-Fna comes to life throughout the evening with musicians, singers, performers, aerialists, and even snake chameleons. Explore the numerous rows of food vendors offering it all from complete feasts to fruit drinks. Jemaa el-Fna comes up throughout the evening with musicians, storytellers, dancing, aerialists, and sometimes even snake chameleons. Explore the numerous rows of food kiosks offering anything from complete meals to fruit-based beverages, dry dates, and tiny snacks. Get something to eat, or even for a more leisurely visit, find one of the several cafés that are located well above the square and have dinner while admiring the performance below.

  • Day 2: Over the High Atlas Mountains to Ouarzazate

    Moving north forward towards the Sahara while climbing the Higher Atlas mountains, end up leaving the lively metropolis left. Try to locate Mount Toubkal, which is the tallest peak at 13,671 feet (4,167 m). You may throw a lot of authentic mud-brick-built Berber settlements all along the trip. To learn how well the native ladies harvest the priceless oil from of the argan nut again for health, food, and perfumery, have lunch in Taddert and explore the neighborhood's Argan Oil Collective. As you approach the Tizi n'Tichka peak, continue on the twisting route and pause to take inside the expansive panorama. Go east until you reach Ouarzazate, a well-known desert hub and shooting site. made well-known by the expanding cinema, You can choose to visit one of several two film companies and see how the surrounding areas have appeared in several films. Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, Prometheus, American Sniper, and "Game of Thrones" are a few well-known movie titles. Visit the Musée du Film to find out a little more about the area's heritage and filming processes.

  • Day 3: Zagora & Camping in the Sahara

    Next, you can join our vehicle and travel onto the Zagora, a modest yet beautiful city. Tizi-n-Tinififft paved the way for you to ascend and travel thru the Mont Sarhro. While entering the Draa River, your path may be passing thru the busy service center Agdz. Fertile land is produced by the Draa River, enabling extensive agriculture. Be sure to visit at one of those vendors for a car trip snack and take note of the several dates palmeries. When you approach Zagora, keep traveling south along the Draa River valley amid stands of lush coconut palms. The broad central road and the high caliber of most of its structures are clear signs of Zagora's prosperity, which was attained through excellent date farming. To go to your tent in the Sahara, you might choose to change to riding your own camel across sand dunes that run parallel to the sides of tall, steep mountains. After enjoying the dinner as well as the twin suns, gather from around the fire to take in some native drums and songs. Go to night in a nomad-style camp and dream there under the stars.

  • Day 4: Aït Benhaddou Kasbah

    Before mounting your camel and meeting your driver, get up in the morning to witness a beautiful dawn. Visit Tamegroute, a near modest town on the edge of the desert with homes that are the same color as the sands. Learn about the Islamic Library, which houses around 50,000 books gathered from all across the globe. The collection was formerly regarded as the finest in all of North Africa. Visit one of the earliest home potteries for a special introduction to ceramics and learn how Tamegroute's creations are made of greenish clay. Return to Ouarzazate & continue north to reach the neighboring At Benhaddou Kasbah. The best kasbah in Morocco, Ait Benhaddou, is a designated UNESCO monument. It previously played a significant role all along the genderfluid commerce line connecting Marrakech, Ouarzazate, and the southern desert. The after daytime throng has left, stay the evening in the historical center and explore the deserted lanes. A couple of the kasbahs charge a little admission price, and visitors can go to the roof for stunning views of the nearby sources (single kasbahs) and Ouarzazate Valley.

  • Day 5: Return to Marrakech

    Wander the tiny lanes and tunnels first before the masses arrive at the old kasbah to have a true sense of the this eleventh-fortified city. Leaving Ait Benhaddou behind us and make your way back to Marrakech via the Tizi n'Tichka Crossing and another trip up and over the High Atlas Mountains. You'll observe a big difference in the environment as you make your way down the Central Atlas' east peaks. You may eventually join the hustle of Marrakech after all the peace and quiet of the highlands and the desert. You might like to take things more slowly for the remainder of the afternoon. Explore Jemaa el-Fna or take a gastronomic excursion through the medina. and get something to dine in your own time at one of the various food stands. After that, take a quick twilight walk to enjoy the Koutoubia Mosque's floodlights while returning to your lodging.

  • Day 6: Marrakech to Essaouira

    Following breakfast, travel westward to the quaint beach community of Essaouira on the Atlantic coast. You travel past indigenous argan woodlands and through broad, undulating grasslands along of the way. When grass pasture is scarce or unavailable, you can be lucky enough to spot goats munching on argan fruit while feeding in the woods. It is possible to pull over at an Argan Oil Company en route to observe how well the valuable and pricey oil is collected from of the nut. Come at calm Essaouira, a pleasant change from chaotic Marrakech, and enjoy the majority of the day because you like. Stroll down the shore along of the Skala de la Kasbah, the beachfront fortifications built in the eighteenth century. Old brass guns that border the ramparts and provide vistas so over Ocean were installed by European builders. While heading to a quiet beach, discover the University's ancient city. Lovers of Hendrix Hendrix might wish to take a brief cab ride to Diabat, which is at the foot of Essaouira's beach and is where he is said to have spent a bit of time. You may plan a seaside adventure, such as a windsurfing class or a horse riding trip. Take a stroll down to Essaouira & eat some just-acquired fish there.

  • Day 7: Return to Marrakech, Depart

    Essaouira is a very well kitesurfing resort because of the powerful Alizée trade winds that regularly impact its circular coastline, earning it the nickname "Tri-Cities." See the sailboats and kiteboarders in the morning, or for the most daring, sign up for a class, while bidding them farewell and making your way back to Marrakech. Depending on the requirements of your travel, you might want to check out the kasbah region south of Jemaa el-Fna. Explore the 500-year-old workmanship used in the Saadian Graves to see how it was built. Travel through into the Mellah (Jewish district) as well as to the nineteenth Bahia Palace while stopping at the underground grounds of the eighteenth El Badi Palace. Before a few minutes in the Marrakech Museum, located in the 12th-century Almohad Koubba, make a stop at the sole remaining Almoravid mausoleum. take in both contemporary and conventional Berber and Moroccan culture, which is located in the 19th-century Dar Mnebbi Castle.

7 Days Tour From Marrakech

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