BEST 12 DAYS TANGER TO SAHARA DESERT AND ATLANTIC TOUR

OVERVIEW OF: BEST 12 DAYS TANGER TO SAHARA DESERT AND ATLANTIC TOUR

In just best 12 days Tanger to sahara desert and Atlantic tour, you will be able to visit all of Morocco’s most famous attractions, including the royal capital, the blue city of Chefchaouen, Berber kasbahs and Saharan dunes, the Atlas Mountains, and the Atlantic coast. We will make pit stops along well-traveled routes in order to gain a more in-depth understanding of the oasis in the desert and the Berber way of life. We will travel through the limestone-covered Berber towns of the Atlas Mountains, drink tea with the Bedouins, and visit the abandoned kasbahs and fossil quarries there.

HIGHLIGHTS OF: BEST 12 DAYS TANGER TO SAHARA DESERT AND ATLANTIC TOUR

Discover Asilah, Rabat and Casablanca
Explore Essaouira Mogador and Marrakech
Visit the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
In Ouarzazate, visit Atlas Studio and Taourirt Kasbah.
Experience camel trekking and overnight in desert camp
In Azrou, meet the Barbary Apes. Forest of cedars
Go to Volubilis and local guide tour of Fes and Meknes.
Visit Chefchaouen, the blue city.
Enjoy the Rif Mountains’ scenery

ITINERARY OF: BEST 14 DAYS TANGER TO SAHARA DESERT AND ATLANTIC TOUR

DAY 1: TANGER - ASILAH - RABAT

After meeting you at the airport or your hotel in tangier, we start the best 14-day Tanger-Sahara desert. we will start with The Portuguese kasbah in Tanger, Cape Spartel, and the Heracles caves. After Tangier, we go to Assila, an additional beautiful historic Portuguese citadel. Then, proceed by road to Rabat. It is possible to see the Oudaya Kasbah, a historic walled city, and its unfinished Hassan tower owing to the death of the Berber architect Yakoub El Mansour. spend the night in Rabat.
DAY 2:RABAT - CASABLANCA - EL JADIDA

After breakfast at your accommodation, we will travel to Casablanca, Morocco's largest city with a population of over 4 million people. The original name derives from a Portuguese sailor who came to this location and recognized it by a little white ancestry on the Anfa hill, Casa Branca. Then we'll go to the Great Mosque and wander along "La Corniche." Then we continue our 14-day desert journey from Tangier to El Jadida along the magnificent coastline road and the historic caravan route. After having lunch in the city of Oualidia. We proceed down the Atlantic coast on El Jadida. We will explore the Portuguese port and the ramparts with a spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean at El Jadida, an old Portuguese settlement. Dinner and overnight in El Jadida.
DAY 3: EL JADIDA - SAFI - ESSAOUIRA:

We'll be leaving the hotel right after breakfast to visit Safi, a city famous for its pottery. Take a look at those fantastic handmade items while you're there. We're going to keep going down the coast route to Essaouira, which is a major hub for the creative industries in Morocco. During our trip, we will see the harbor, Mouly Hassan Square, and Medina, all of which were included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001. The Madina hosts several woodworkers who display their wares. Even in the midst of a busy workday, the Harbor radiates a certain enchantment. When the fleets of fishermen come in from the sea. In the surfing community, Essaouira is sometimes referred to as "the African city of the wind." Between March and September, its branches are swarmed by surfers. Outside of the mating season, you might choose to visit Mogador Island, a natural refuge for falcons. overnight the hotel.
DAY 4: EXPLORE ESSAOUIRA - MARRAKECH

Today after breakfast, you have free time to visit the Medina of Essaouira, once named Mogador (name derived from the Phoenician word Migdol meaning "little fortress"), a fortified town of the mid-18th century enclosed by a Vauban-style wall. Constructed according to contemporary European military architecture in a North African context, in perfect harmony with Arabo-Muslim architecture and town planning, it has played a major role as an international trading seaport, linking Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa with Europe and the rest of the world. The town is also a multicultural hub, with Amazighs, Arabs, Africans, Europeans, and others coexisting since its founding (Muslim, Christian, and Jewish). The Mogador archipelago is inseparable from the Medina, where you may also visit the souk. Explore the Kasbah and Scala ramparts, harbor of Essaouira, municipal market, neighborhood jewelers, and craft complex. Stores sell Thuya wood goods, apparel, and carpets... In the afternoon, we'll travel to Marrakech through the Chichawa, where we'll see the Argan Oil co-op and, if you're lucky, see goats climbing the Argan tree. Afternoon: Marrakech.
DAY 5: EXPLORE MARRAKECH WITH A LOCAL GUIDE

After breakfast at your hotel, we'll take the Land of Roses and the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to get to Ouarzazate, which is called "the Hollywood of Africa." There, we'll visit the Kasbah of Taourirte and a world-famous film studio (Atlas studios). The next place we will visit is the old Kasbah of Ait-Benhaddou, a fortified town built right on the caravan route between Marrakech and the Sahara. this fortified walled city was a busy trading post in the 17th century. Ait Benhaddou has been the place where a lot of movies are taken like "Gladiator" and "Lawrence of Arabia." After we explore the Kasbah, we'll stop at a nearby restaurant for lunch. Then continue our trip to Marrakech through the high Atlas Mountains. We will stop along the way to admire the amazing views of the Atlas Mountains and the Tizi N'tichka pass (2260m). We will drop you off at your hotel when we get to Marrakech in the evening.
DAY 6: MARRAKECH - TIZI N TICHKA PASS - KASBAH OF AIT BEN HADDOU - DADES GORGES

our driver will pick you up from your accommodation in Marrakech and drive you to the High Atlas Mountains. We will pass through Tizi N Tichka pass, the highest mountain pass in the North African region, located at 2260 meters (7400 feet) above sea level. There, we will make short stops to enjoy the scenery and photograph the camouflaged Berber villages between the mountains. Then continue our drive to visit the Kasbah of Ait-Ben Haddou, it was declared a world heritage site in 1987. This historic ksar (fortified village) is located in Morocco along the former caravan route that connected Marrakesh and the Sahara Desert. Thanks to its structure and location, a lot of famous movies and films had been filmed here, including Gladiator, Asterix and Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Lawrence of Arabia, and Game of Thrones. After having lunch at the nearby restaurants, we head to Ouarzazate, known as the “Door of the Desert”. we will visit the kasbah of Taourirt, the largest kasbah in Morocco, and the cinema stadium, where the cinematographic art museum exists. Then, we will go via Skoura's palm grove to reach the Valley of the Roses. In Skoura's oasis, we will be able to enjoy around 700 palm trees and a large number of the kasbah and arrive at the Region of the Roses, a picturesque valley where the lovely Damask rose is cultivated. We'll next make our way to Dades Valley, where we'll spend the night.
DAY 7: DADES VALLEY – TODGHA GORGES – MERZOUGA DESERT

After having breakfast at your riad, you will have an opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of the Dadès Valley. And this will be from a vantage point, you will see countless kasbahs and recognize how lovely each one is. In addition, we will see the geological formations known as "Monkey Fingers." Then drive to Todgha gorges, high mountains which are surrounded by a palm tree- and adobe-covered valley, it the place of people who likes climbing. Following our exploration of the Todgha Gorge, we will continue our journey into the desert. On the way, you will have a stop in Ljerf, known for its “Khattarat”, the underground irrigation system, with Your Sahara Tours guide you will learn about this groundwater mobilization system. In the late afternoon, we reach the Merzouga Desert and drop you off at a hotel.
DAY 8: EXPLORE THE DESERT WITH A 4X4 VEHICLE– NOMAD FAMILY – CAMEL TREKKING

On the 8th day, after breakfast in your hotel, YOUR SAHARA TOURS will take you on a desert exploration excursion. You'll be driven to the middle of the desert in a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Strike a direct line toward the Saharan nomads, who are still using traditional tents. They will welcome you with a cup of tea (Berber whiskey) and tell you about their everyday lives. We'll next continue our journey to the desert's depths, where we'll discover abandoned French mines. Later, we will visit Khamlia village, the settlement of black Berber people from Sudan and Mali, who reside there today. Gnaoua music is performed here using real instruments. You may eat a typical Berber Pizza here for lunch after spending time with Gnaoua. Afterward, we take you back to the hotel to relax and prepare for your camel trekking adventure. In the late afternoon, you will ride your camel over the Erg-Chebbi sand dunes. Before you get to the desert camp, you will have the opportunity to snap pictures and watch the sunset. Following a delectable meal at the camp, you will be entertained by local nomads playing Berber music beneath the night sky while you gaze at the constellations. We will spend the night in the camp.
DAY 9: MERZOUGA DESERT – RISSANI MARKET -AFROUD – IFRAN – FES.

Today of your Sahara tour, you will have to wake up early in the morning, so you can admire the spectacular sunrise of the Sahara Desert. After having breakfast, you will ride your camel back to Merzouga. Our driver will pick you up and drive for Fes. Rissani will be our first stop, to visit the local souk where local people buy and sell vegetables, species, traditional clothing, and livestock. Then stop at Erfoud city, known for fossils marble before having a break at Ziz Valley to enjoy the view of the beautiful Valley and the Tafilalet palm grove, which is famous for the dates it grows. Our journey continues, after having lunch in Midelt, we will drive to Azrou, where will have an opportunity to feed and enjoy monkeys in the middle Atlas Mountains and stop at Ifran “the Switzerland of Morocco “to take some pictures of some monuments including Atlas lion. In the late afternoon, our driver will drop you off at your accommodation in Fes..
DAY 10: FES GUIDED TOUR

Today of the tour will be spent exploring Morocco’s spiritual capital with a professional guide. After breakfast, you will meet your local guide and begin sightseeing outside the historic medina. Taking in the breathtaking vista as you look out over the Medina from atop one of the Merenid tombs. The next step is to continue exploring the neighboring areas while also visiting the most significant locations within the city; Taking in the beautiful fountains of the city, including the mosaic Nejjarine Fountain, Visit the ancient Koranic schools known as Medersas, which date back to the 13th century. visiting the Royal Palace Gate, the Jewish Quarter "Mellah," which dates to the 14th century, the blue ceramics of the Bab Boujloud gateway, and the historic mosques, such as the Quaraouiyine Mosque, which was established by Fatima el Fihri in 859, and the Andalusian Mosque, which dates to 860. After that, you will wander through the narrow streets that are lined with intricately woven Berber carpets and many other arts and craft objects from Morocco. You will also visit the ceramics Cooperative to see traditional Moroccan crafts, the large Chouara Tanneries, and Medersa Seffarin, which is where metal and other decorated architectural masterpieces are traditionally made. Rest for the night at the Riad.
DAY 11: FES - VOLUBILIS - CHEFCHAOUEN

In the morning, following breakfast at the hotel. We will soon be leaving for Meknes, one of Morocco's four major towns. The Medina is the older part of town, and the French Quarter is the more modern addition. Meknes served as the seat of power for Sultan Moulay Ismail in the seventeenth century. High walls built by the Sultan to protect the city from attackers enclose the entire area. We next travel to Chefchaouen, one of the most stunning cities in all of Morocco. Along the way to Chefchaouen, we take in the breathtaking scenery of the Rif Mountains. When you arrive in Chefchaouen, you may spend as much or as little time as you like exploring the city, taking in sights like the historic Kasbah, the Outa Hamma plaza, the Chaouen art museum, and the narrow blue street is shown in so many postcards from Morocco. The plan is to have dinner and stay in a motel for the night.
DAY 12: CHEFCHAOUEN - TANGER AIRPORT

After breakfast and according to the timetable for your return flight, YOUR SAHARA TOURS agency will transfer you to the airport, and thus your 12-day desert vacation will end .