Your Morocco travel adventure begins when you arrive at Marrakesh Airport where you are met by your Berber Treasures Morocco tour driver at the scheduled group transfer time and welcomed to the fascinating old Moroccan imperial city of Marrakesh. Spectacularly situated near the base of the soaring High Atlas Mountains of Morocco tonight you experience true Moroccan atmosphere and hospitality staying at one of the beautiful Marrakesh riads. Overnight in Marrakesh riad.

Today, you enjoy a full-day city tour of Marrakesh with your expert local Marrakesh travel guide. Discover the heritage of Morocco‘s Jewel of the South, as our Marrakesh city tour immerses you in the sights, sounds, smells and colours of Marrakesh’s UNESCO world heritage old walled medina, La Bahia Palace, Koutoubia Mosque, the Saadian tombs, Djemaa El-Fna Plaza with its magicians, story tellers and snake charmers and the famous Marrakesh souks and markets. Overnight in Marrakesh riad. (Breakfast)

Travel to Morocco‘s charming Atlantic coast town of Essaouira, where you can explore Essaouira’s attractive UNESCO world heritage medina, with its extensive old Mellah, colourful traditional port’s lively fish markets and brightly painted small boats and old cannon studded sea wall ramparts. Overnight in Essaouira riad. (Breakfast)

Heading inland, your Morocco travel adventure climbs into the majestic High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Enjoy stunning views of small Berber villages perched on steep mountainsides, scenic valleys and towering mountain peaks. Overnight in High Atlas Mountains. (Breakfast)

This morning, your Berber Treasures Morocco tour showcases the Morocco High Atlas Mountains. Led by a local Berber guide, you will discover some of the local village areas of this scenic High Atlas Mountains area on foot (optional mule ride).* The afternoon is free for your own explorations, or to relax and soak up the scenery and local culture. Overnight in High Atlas Mountains. (Breakfast)

۞ Guided Walk: This is an easy walk for a person of average fitness/mobility. The pace is easy with plenty of stops to take photos and opportunities to meet with local village people and learn about their mountain lifestyle. Please contact us if you have any questions concerning the suitability of the walk for you.

*Mule Ride Option: Clients opting for the mule ride option will not accompany the walking group and will be separately led on their ride in the mountains – supplement applies. ۞ Vehicle Excursions: Optional half and full day vehicle-based excursions available – supplement applies

Today you set out for the Moroccan Sahara Desert. Travelling deep into the High Atlas Mountains you cross via Tizi n’Tichka pass, the highest pass in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Wind your way down the eastern face of the High Atlas Mountains to the Moroccan Sahara Desert. Your first desert destination on your tour of Morocco’s culturally rich desert area is the spectacular UNESCO world heritage mud kasbah village of Ait Ben Haddou. Continue to the nearby desert oasis town of Ouarzazate, scenically set against a contrasting High Atlas Mountains backdrop. Overnight in Ouarzazate kasbah. (Breakfast)

Excursion to pretty Skoura oasis to explore this delightful oasis with kasbahs old and new set amongst groves of fruit, nut and henna and herb gardens. Visit a local Berber family and experience desert hospitality with Berber tea and lunch. Return to your accommodation for some free time. Overnight in Ouarzazate area. (Breakfast & Lunch)

Travelling along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through the Roses Valley and Dades Valley to the fringes of the eastern High Atlas Mountains where desert and mountains merge. Visit the striking Dades Gorge with its unique rock formations and picturesque village settings. Then continue eastward toward the beautiful Todra oasis. Overnight in Boumalne Dades-Todra oasis area kasbah. (Breakfast)

Following the path of the Todra River through the marvellous Todra oasis nestled at the base of the High Atlas Mountains, you enter beautiful Todra Gorge. After exploring the Gorge, you continue your discovery of Morocco’s Sahara Desert travelling southeast to Merzouga, a small desert Berber village situated on the edge of the spectacular Sahara Desert sand dunes known as Erg Chebbi. Tonight you stay in a traditional desert kasbah peacefully located at the fringe of the dunes. Overnight in Merzouga area kasbah. (Breakfast & Dinner)

Visit the Merzouga oasis and village area, the home territory of the iconic Berber nomad famed “blue men”, and the Moroccan village of Khamlea famous for its soulful Gnaoua singers. Relax at your kasbah in the afternoon before taking a 4-wheel drive vehicle through the lower Erg Chebbi sand dunes, to the peacefully secluded eastern section of the Erg Chebbi sand dunes where you find your desert camp, blending Berber authenticity with modern comfort. Here you meet your local Berber camel guide who will lead you on your sunset camel ride into the sand dunes to watch the sun setting over the Sahara desert*. Spend a magical night under the stars, experiencing the warm hospitality of Morocco’s desert Berber culture enjoying a Berber meal and relaxing in authentic comfort: Berber tents equipped with real beds and private ensuite bathrooms. Overnight at desert camp. (Breakfast & Dinner)

۞ *Prefer not to ride a camel: The camel ride leaves from and returns to the camp. If you prefer not to ride a camel you can relax and enjoy the desert sunset from the camp.

۞ Non-camping Option: Overnight in the Merzouga kasbah – supplemental cost applies (subject to availability at the time of booking).

If you choose to rise early, witness the sunrise over this magnificent desert setting. Depart the Erg Chebbi area and head to Rissani with it colourful authentically traditional market. On market days you can experience the local activity before your Morocco holiday takes you north. Following the path of the Ziz River you’re your way through the town of Erfoud to the beautiful Ziz Gorge with its vast date palm groves. Then farewell the Moroccan Sahara Desert, as your Berber Treasures Morocco tour takes you across the eastern High Atlas Mountains on your way to Midelt. Overnight in Midelt area. (Breakfast)

The next leg of your Morocco holiday itinerary takes you across the Middle Atlas Mountains, where, if fortune is on your side, you may spot the indigenous Barbary Macaque. Continuing your Morocco travel adventure, you visit the UNESCO world heritage 17th century imperial city of Meknes. Discover the wonderous sights of Meknes, including Bab el Mansour, Heri es-Souani and Agdal Basin. Visit the ancient Roman town of Volubilis, Morocco’s most important Roman site and a UNESCO world heritage site with its world renowned mosaics and ancient buildings. Your Berber Treasures Morocco Tours then takes you to one of the oldest medieval cities in the world, incredible Fez. Overnight in Fez riad. (Breakfast)

Full-day heritage tour of Fez, one of Morocco’s oldest imperial cities, with your expert local Fez travel guide. Your Fez tour highlights include the historical sites, bazaars and souks of the UNESCO world heritage old walled medina: the 14th century Madrasa Bou Inania, the Kairaouine Mosque, the Royal Palace Dar el Makhzen, Bab Dekakene, the Mellah – the old Moroccan Jewish heritage quarter, and Borj Sud. Overnight in Fez riad. (Breakfast)

Climbing into the Rif Mountains, Berber Treasures Magnificent Morocco tour takes you to the beautiful Rif Mountain town of Chefchaouen, the famous blue town. Free time to enjoy gorgeous, mountain setting and explore its lovely old medina streets of blue washed houses. Overnight in Chefchaouen riad. (Breakfast)

Today your Morocco travel takes you via the lovely whitewashed Tetouan before continuing onto the historic port town of Tangier, on the Mediterranean coast. Your orientation tour of Tangier highlights the city’s principal sights before you set out west to the Atlantic coast and charming Atlantic beachside town of Asilah, home of the annual Asilah Arts Festival. Overnight in Asilah riad. (Breakfast)

Making your way south along the Atlantic coastline your Morocco travel explorations take you to the imperial city of Rabat, the capital of the Kingdom and another UNESCO world heritage site. Your tour of Rabat showcases the city’s ancient heritage visiting the Oudaya Kasbah, the Hassan Tower, the Mohammed V Mausoleum and the ancient Roman Sala Collonia. Continue to nearby Casablanca. Overnight in Casablanca hotel. (Breakfast)

Your city tour of Casablanca introduces to the city’s principal sights including La Corniche, Plaza of Mohammed V and the Hassan II Mosque. The last leg of your Magnificent Morocco tour returns you to Marrakech. Overnight in Marrakech. (Breakfast)

Complimentary scheduled group transfer to Marrakesh airport, where your Magnificent Morocco travel adventure comes to an end. We hope to see you again on one of our other Berber Treasures Morocco Tours. (Breakfast)