Itinerary
- Day 1
Casablanca to Rabat
Your guide meets you at Casablanca airport and drives along the Atlantic coast through farmland to reach Rabat. After settling into your accommodation, you can spend the afternoon wandering through the city's layout and checking out the Mellah Jewish quarter, old ramparts, Souk Laghzel for yarn, the Oudaya Kasbah, Hassan Tower, Mohamed V Mausoleum, and Chellah Necropolis if you're interested.
Included Activities
- Airport greeting and transfer to Rabat
Optional Activities
- Half-day city tour of Rabat including Mellah Jewish quarter
- Visit Place Sidi Makhlouf to see 12th-century ramparts
- Explore Bab Chellah and medina across Sidi Fateh Street
- Visit Souk Laghzel (Yarn market) and learn about textile guild
- Tour Oudaya Kasbah citadel and Moorish gardens
- Visit traditional coffee house for Moroccan cookies
- Visit Hassan Tower and Mohamed V Mausoleum
- Drive through Rabat boulevards and Gardens
- Visit Saint Pierre Cathedral, Parliament, Sunna Mosque, and Royal Palace
- Visit Necropolis of Chellah
Landmarks/POIs Mellah (Jewish Quarter) Place Sidi Makhlouf Bab Chellah Souk Laghzel Oudaya Kasbah Hassan Tower Mausoleum of Mohamed V Saint Pierre Cathedral Necropolis of Chellah - Day 2
Rabat to Ouazzane to Chefchaouen
The drive takes you through Jbala mountains to Ouazzane, a historically significant center of Sufism. From there, you continue on to Chefchaouen, the old Moorish white town where you'll stay in a riad. Your host greets you with traditional mint tea and homemade cookies.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Travel through Jbala mountains to Ouazzane
- Visit historic sites of Ouazzane with local guide
- Travel to Chefchaouen
Landmarks/POIs Ouazzane Chefchaouen - Day 3
Chefchaouen to Fez
Leaving Chefchaouen, you travel through the Amergou Mountains and villages lined with evergreen forests. You'll visit the Roman settlement of Fez el Bali, then hike in Tamesnit in the Rif Mountains to reach Belvedere Lalla Outka and the shrine of Moulay Bouchta El Khammar, a pilgrimage site for Berber musicians. That evening, you camp with a Berber family who prepares traditional food for a tribal dinner.
- Meals
- Dinner (Festive tribal dinner with Berber family)
Included Activities
- Travel through Amergou Mountains
- Visit Fez el Bali Roman settlement
- Hike to Belvedere Lalla Outka in Tamesnit, Rif Mountains
- Visit shrine of Moulay Bouchta El Khammar
- Festive tribal dinner with Berber family
Landmarks/POIs Fez el Bali Belvedere Lalla Outka Moulay Bouchta El Khammar Shrine - Day 4
Fez to Taza
In the morning, you head to Taza, an ancient gateway city to the Middle Atlas. The route crosses through pine, acacia, and cedar forests where you might see monkeys and birds. You do a moderate hike in the Jebala Mountains, explore a day market in a nearby village with traditional souks, then return to your hotel in Taza for dinner.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive to Taza through Rif Massif
- Mild hike in Jebala Mountains
- Visit day market in village
Landmarks/POIs Taza - Day 5
Taza
Your local guide takes you through Old Taza in the morning, showing you the historic sites. Later, you hike to the Friouato mountains and explore the Friouato caverns. The afternoon involves seeing Berber villages and scenery away from typical tourist routes before heading back to your hotel for dinner.
- Meals
- Dinner
Included Activities
- Historic visit to Old Taza
- Hiking afternoon to Friouato mountains
- Visit Friouato taverns
Landmarks/POIs Old Taza Friouato Mountains - Day 6
Taza to Fez
After breakfast, you tackle steep mountain terrain starting at Tazekka National Park with cliff-hanging villages and neolithic terraces. You stop at Chikar caves to see the geology, cross through cedar and cork pine forests on Mount Ahmar, and have a picnic lunch at Bab Arba pass overlooking Maghraoua valley. Then you trek to Berber villages like Ribat el Kheir and Bir Tamtam, then to the thermal springs at Gorges of Sidi Harazem near Fez. You stay overnight in a Beni Sadden compound.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch in natural setting at Bab Arba pass overlooking Maghraoua valley), Dinner (Festive dinner with Berbers)
Included Activities
- Explore Tazekka National Park
- Visit Chikar caves
- Trek through Mount Ahmar forests
- Picnic lunch in natural setting at Bab Arba pass
- Trek to Berber villages and Gorges of Sidi Harazem
- Festive dinner with Berbers
Landmarks/POIs Tazekka National Park Chikar Caves Mount Ahmar Bab Arba Pass Ribat el Kheir Gorges of Sidi Harazem - Day 7
Fez
You spend your entire day in Fez's walled medina with your female guide starting at Bab Ftouh gate. The walking tour covers monuments, mosques, fountains, Koranic schools, and craft workshops. Afternoon brings a visit to traditional potters outside the ramparts. Back at the Berber compound, you enjoy an evening with Kansara drummers and Ahaidous rural dancing by the Beni Sadden tribes, plus a couscous dinner with local musicians.
- Meals
- Dinner (Country Couscous prepared on your behalf with local musicians animating the dinner)
Included Activities
- Walking tour of Old Fez Medina with lady guide
- Explore medina monuments, mosques, fountains, and Koranic schools
- Visit open guilds of crafts markets
- Visit traditional potters
- Kansara drummers and Ahaidous rural dancing performance
- Country Couscous dinner with local musicians
Landmarks/POIs Medina of Fez Bab Ftouh - Day 8
Fez to Moulay Idris to Volubilis to Casablanca
You drive toward Mount Zerhoun, leaving the Atlas Mountains and heading into the Rif Mountains. After visiting Moulay Idris, an 8th century Islamic town on steep slopes, your guide leads you through narrow streets. Later, you descend via a Millennium footpath through ancient olive groves following Roman cartwheel paths to Fertassa village. You have lunch by a biblical olive tree, then continue to the Roman site of Volubilis before driving back to Casablanca for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in nature shaded under a biblical olive tree)
Included Activities
- Drive to Mount Zerhoun and Rif Mountains Massifs
- Walking tour of Moulay Idris ancient town
- Hiking in Moulay Idris
- Trek via Millennium footpath through olive groves and Roman cartwheel paths
- Visit Volubilis Roman archeological site
Landmarks/POIs Mount Zerhoun Moulay Idris Fertassa Volubilis - Day 9
Casablanca
After breakfast, you get transferred to Casablanca airport for your departure. You say goodbye to your guide and finish your Morocco expedition.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
