Exploring Tangier and Imperial Cities

Exploring Tangier and Imperial Cities – A 10-Day Morocco Tour features a perfect mix of culture, history, adventure, and relaxation. Explore imperial cities, mountain villages, desert landscapes, and coastal ramparts. Begin in northern Morocco in Tangier and Chefchaouen before working your way south to Fes, through the Desert, over the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech and Essaouira.

Brief Itinerary of Exploring Tangier and Imperial Cities - A 10-Day Morocco Tour

Wander the quiet, blue-washed streets of Chefchaouen
Discover the ancient Roman ruins of Volubilis
Navigate the maze-like medieval streets of Fes
Ride a camel into the shifting sands of the Sahara
Explore markets and souks near Jemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech

Day	Highlights	Overnight
Day 1	Arrive at Tangier	Tangier
Day 2	Tangier – Chefchaouen	Chefchaouen
Day 3	Chefchaouen – Fez	Fez
Day 4	Fez – Meknes – Ifrane – Azrou- Merzouga	Merzouga
Day 5	Merzouga – Rissani – Alnif – Tazarine – Zagora	Zagora
Day 6	Zagora – Ouarzazate – Marrakech	Marrakech
Day 7	Marrakech – Essaouira	Essaouira
Day 8	Essaouira – Safi – El Jadida – Casablanca	Casablanca
Day 9	Casablanca – Larache – Asilah – Tangier	Tangier
Day 10	End of the Tour

Detailed Itinerary of Brief Itinerary of Exploring Tangier and Imperial Cities - A 10-Day Morocco Tour

Day 1: Arrive at Tanger

where you will be welcomed and transferred to your hotel in Tanger.

Day 2: Tangier – Chefchaouen. After breakfast, we head to Chefchaouen.

It is a magical town, dreamlike and as if pulled from the pages of a thousand and one nights, a beautiful blue and white-washed Andalucian town nestled in the Rif Mountains. The town is relaxed, with small winding alleyways and market squares where the women of the surrounding Rif come to sell their handmade crafts. We will take dinner and overnight at the Hotel or Riad in Chefchaouen.

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Day 3: Chefchaouen – Fes

See Morocco’s most intriguing and the world’s last medieval city. Tour the medina’s souks and twisting streets. We’ll stop at the Royal Palace’s enormous golden gates and magnificent grounds. The 9th-century Karaouiyine Mosque and University, the earliest university, will also be visited. Visit Moulay Idris II’s mausoleum. Lunch will be at a classic medina restaurant. Following lunch, see the Najarine Fountain, Bab Boujloud’s doorway, the historic harem gardens, and the Batha Museum in the old city.

Day 4: Fes – Meknes – Ifrane – Azrou- Merzouga

On our trip to Meknes from Fes, we’ll see Volubilis, a Roman city with exquisite mosaics and ruins, and Moulay Idriss, the burial site of Morocco’s first imperial dynasty. Its enormous tomb and surrounding mosque are pilgrimage sites for certain Moroccans. Meknes, Morocco’s smallest imperial city, awaits. The historic portion of Meknes is magnificent and oriental-Mediterranean. The massive city walls and gates evoke ancient times.

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Day 5:Merzouga – Rissani – Alnif – Tazarine – Zagora

Sahara Desert sunrise! After a Desert breakfast, ride a camel back to your accommodation for a shower. We’ll next go to Tafilalet’s palm plantation through Rissani, the former Alaouite Desert capital of the ancient Sultans. Lunch awaits in Alnif. We will continue the road via Tazarine, N’kob oasis, and Tansikht, then proceed off-road through the Draa Valley with its palm procession to Zagora. Dinner and overnight in a Zagora hotel or riad.

Day 6: Zagora – Ouarzazate – Marrakech

we will depart from Zagora on our way to Ouarzazate along the Draa valley with its thousands of palm trees and plantations. We will continue through Agdez a typical village for this area, we will cross the Anti-Atlas via TiziN’Tinifift, a mountain pass that sits at an altitude of 1660ft. Continue to Marrakech through TiziN’tichka Pass. We will take dinner and spend the night at a hotel or Riad in Marrakech.

Day 7: Marrakech – Essaouira

Mornings for sightseeing. The Koutoubia towers above crimson structures and Saadian tombs in the late nineteenth-century Bahia Palace, now a Fine Arts museum. The souks’ narrow lanes and trade-focused markets make shopping distinctive.
Essaouira is lunch. Berber settlements and roadside towns join this Portuguese fishing hamlet. Marley, Stevens, Hendrix performed. Hendrix’s “Sandcastles.”

Day 8:Essaouira – Safi – El Jadida – Casablanca

Morning sightseeing. The Koutoubia towers above crimson structures and Saadian tombs in the late nineteenth-century Bahia Palace, now a Fine Arts museum. The tiny, twisting alleyways and trade-focused stalls make souk shopping distinctive.
Essaouira is lunch. Berbers surround this Portuguese fishing village. Hendrix, Marley, and Stevens performed. “Sandcastles,” Hendrix. Essaouira is famous for gnaoua.

Day 9: Casablanca – Larache – Asilah – Tánger

a freshly squeezed orange juice, baguette, and fresh fruit, we will leave from Casablanca to visit Tanger, driving along the Atlantic coasts to Asilah, which is a small village of artists and fishermen. The Medina is small and the houses are mostly blue and white. After having lunch we head to our last destination which is Tanger. Spend the evening exploring the city before dinner and overnight at a Hotel in Tanger.