5-Day South Of Morocco Express

Day 1: WELCOME TO MARRAKECH

Upon arrival at the Marrakech airport, you will be greeted by an English-speaking assistant to provide you with all the necessary information for your stay in the city and accompany you in the transfer to the hotel in one of our private vehicles and help you with registration. The rest of the day will be to relax and enjoy the city at your own pace.

Marrakech is one of the most important cities in Morocco and one of the four imperial cities along with Meknes, Fez and Rabat. Founded in 1062, it was one of the country’s capitals and has the largest traditional market in the region and one of the busiest squares on the continent and in the world.

Day 2: MARRAKECH

After a delicious breakfast, we will begin your visit to the city of Marrakech, the magical red city.

Our visit will begin with the Menara Gardens, on the outskirts of the city. These gardens with a 14-hectare park in the center of which is an immense 12th-century pond. Later you will go to the city center to see the majestic Koutoubia minaret, the twin tower of the Giralda in Seville. You will also visit the Bahia Palace, built in the 19th century.

We will have lunch in the hotel and, later, you will continue the tour in a magical place: the Yemaa el Fna Square, declared a World Heritage Site.

In the morning, you will find sellers of orange juice and other fruit, wicker baskets, souvenirs, sweets, jewelry, dentists, healers, and commissioned writers. This universe becomes particularly fascinating at nightfall when the square is lit up with a thousand lights.

We will have free time on the afternoon and we will retourn to our hotel for accommodation.

Day 3: MARRAKECH – AIT BENHADDOU – ZAGORA

After an exquisite breakfast you will leave early for Zagora, along the main road that passes through the highest mountain pass in North Africa, the Tizi-n-Tichka (2260 meters), you will pass through incredible landscapes dotted with small towns and vegetation. You will go to the Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, an old obligatory stop for camel caravans, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Considered the most impressive ksar (fortified city) in southern Morocco and the best preserved in the country, which as the sun shines takes on different shades of red depending on the time of day. It has also served as the setting for numerous films.

You will have time for Lunch (optional) and later continue to Zagora, passing through the Anti Atlas massif, through Tizi N’Tniffift, Agdez, and Draa with its innumerable palm groves (an estimated 11 million palm trees). You will arrive at the hotel where you will have dinner and accommodation. 

Day 4: ZAGORA – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH

After a wonderful breakfast, you will start your way to Marrakech along the same roads with which you arrived at the Merzouga desert. At noon you will arrive in Ouarzazate, where you will make a technical stop for lunch (optional) and continue towards Marrakech.

In Marrakech you will have dinner and stay at the hotel.

Day 5: GOODBYE MARRAKECH!

After an exquisite breakfast and at the agreed time, we will be transferred to the Airport of Marrakech.

Have a good trip! Or, as you can say yourself, “Rihlat saeida!”