Insurance

We offer transportation insurance as part of our services to ensure a secure journey for our customers. However, it’s essential to note that comprehensive travel insurance is not included in our packages. We strongly advise all travelers to arrange their own travel insurance policies to safeguard against unforeseen circumstances and provide additional peace of mind throughout their trip.

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As part of our commitment to responsible tourism, we’re delighted to introduce our "Give Back" concept, where we actively contribute to the betterment of communities during your visit to Morocco. We proudly support the remarkable initiatives of Ennajah Association and Chabab Time, two nonprofit organizations dedicated to uplifting Moroccan society. Ennajah Association, based in Zagora, focuses on sustainable development by combating school dropouts among girls through providing transportation and essential water resources to the community. Meanwhile, Chabab Time, operating nationwide from Rabat, encourages youth engagement in public life. Additionally, we may select a local Berber school to donate supplies and small toys, spreading joy and making a tangible difference in the lives of children. We believe in providing you with the opportunity to give back, fostering authentic connections and ensuring that your visit leaves a positive impact. As you depart, you’ll carry cherished souvenirs of your journey – carpets, Argan oil, lanterns, and memories – but more importantly, you’ll leave behind a meaningful legacy of support and solidarity for the local communities you’ve touched.

Transport

At Morocco Social Impact Travel (MSITravels), we are dedicated to ensuring the utmost comfort and convenience for our esteemed clientele. Recognizing the diverse needs of our travelers and the unique requirements of each tour, we offer a comprehensive range of transportation services tailored to your preferences. Our commitment to excellence begins with our fleet of air-conditioned vehicles, which includes shuttle services to and from the airport, ensuring a hassle-free start and end to your journey. Additionally, we take care of all toll road fees, fuel charges, and taxes, sparing you from any unexpected expenses along the way. Whether embarking on adventurous off-road expeditions or exploring more conventional routes, our transportation options are designed to cater to your needs. From spacious 4-wheel drive vehicles ideal for small groups to 7-seater minivans, minibus options for larger groups of up to 17 travelers, and coaches for groups exceeding 17 passengers, we ensure a comfortable and seamless travel experience for all. For those seeking an authentic desert exploration, we also offer camel rides, allowing you to discover the vast expanse of the desert like a local nomad. Trust MSITravels to provide you with reliable transportation solutions that enhance your journey through Morocco.

Others

Eng, Fr, Spa-speaking professional driver/tour guide Shuttle from and to the airport Accommodation is organised at all stages of the tour City Guide: Tangier, Ait Benhaddou Marrakech and Fes Medina guided tour Private Transportation: 4wd or Minivan or Minibus Air-conditioned vehicle Visit to women’s cooperatives Toll road fees, fuel charges and all taxes Transport insurance An opportunity to give back and meet up with locals Camel ride in the desert Option: Some home-cooked dishes with local families, are available upon request and will be at the expense of the customer. Meals: Diner is included only in Merzouga Desert & Dades gorges Daily breakfast

Accommodation

Unless a specific accommodation is requested, we carefully curate and recommend a selection of the finest 3-star or 4-star authentic stays throughout your journey. From quintessential Moroccan lodging nestled within bustling medinas to charming hotels and riads exuding local charm, each establishment offers a unique experience reflective of the region’s culture and heritage. In the Sahara Desert, we provide accommodations ranging from Kasbahs to Berber-style tents, complete with private baths, hot water, and exemplary service, all while adhering to sustainable management practices. Daily breakfast is included. For those opting for our Desert Camp experience, we feature spacious walk-in tents adorned with traditional Berber-style bedding or sleeping pads, ideal for two or more persons. Detailed information regarding accommodations will be provided upon completion of your booking, ensuring a seamless and tailored experience for your journey.

Meals

As part of our commitment to providing a memorable experience, we offer our customers a daily breakfast served at their accommodation. For dinner, we provide a unique dining experience under the stars in the serene settings of the desert and Dades Gorges. However, in bustling cities, we offer our guests the flexibility to choose their dining venues from a plethora of options available, though we are happy to offer recommendations upon request. For those seeking an authentic taste of Moroccan cuisine, we also arrange home-cooked meals, providing an opportunity to savor traditional dishes prepared with love by local families, enriching the cultural tapestry of your journey.

Guide

In our service, we deliver more than mere transportation; we provide our customers with an immersive journey guided by skilled professionals every mile of the way. Your devoted driver, who doubles as a tour guide, is proficient in English, French, and Spanish, ensuring seamless communication and insightful commentary throughout your adventure. They’ll be your companion, not only ensuring your safety but also offering enriching perspectives on Morocco’s varied landscapes and cultural richness. Moreover, in cities such as Tangier, Fes and Marrakech, we arrange for seasoned local guides to lead you through the intricate alleyways and hidden treasures, allowing for a deeper exploration of each destination’s essence. With our experienced team at your service, every moment of exploration is destined to be profound and unforgettable.

Flights

Please note that while we are dedicated to facilitating every aspect of your travel experience, we do not handle flight bookings for our customers. However, we are more than happy to offer recommendations and assistance to ensure you find the best flights to complement your itinerary. Feel free to reach out to us for guidance and support in arranging your flights, and we’ll gladly assist you in making the most suitable arrangements for your journey.

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Day 1 Arrive In Tangier
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrive In Tangier

Welcome to Tangier, the gateway between Europe and Africa! For a truly unique experience, consider taking the ferry from Spain to Morocco, where you can enjoy the thrilling sensation of crossing from one continent to another in just under an hour. Whether you arrive by ferry or at Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport, our friendly driver will be waiting for you, holding a sign with your name, ensuring a smooth and hassle-free start to your Moroccan adventure.

Tangier is considered to be the gateway between Europe and Africa. Lying on the Maghreb coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, Tangier offers a unique blend of cultures and influences that have for centuries shaped the city, attracting artists, spies, and eccentric foreigners. While the port city was once dismissed as being a not-so-hot place to visit, Tangier today has undergone a makeover and gleams with pride.
Day 2 Tangier City Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tangier City Tour

We start this tour from the gateway of Europe to Africa, Tangier named for the goddess Tinge, and the lover of Hercules, who legendarily pulled Europe apart from Africa to form the Strait Gibraltar. A dramatic drive takes you through La Montagne over a pine-covered headland to the Cap Spartel Lighhouse that lies just 14km west of Tangier. 5km further you’ll get to Grottes d’Hercule where you’ll have much-photographed view from within the mythical dwelling cave of Hercules that resembles a map of Africa. Back to the Medina where you’ll spend a few hours Meandering down the alleyways, within its 15th century Portuguese fortress walls to visit the Kasbah Museum of Mediterranean Culture. Wander up St Andrew’s Church for a spot of gravestone reading, then take in the latest art exhibition at Centre Culturel Ibn Khaldoun.
Day 3 Tangier - Chefchaouen
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tangier - Chefchaouen

Leaving the famously decadent Tangier, with its Europe-facing Medina and head to the blue-hued city of Chefchaouen in the Rif Mountains. Enjoy the scenic route. Chefchaoen offers endless winding narrow streets and picturesque buildings. Find Plaza Outa el Hammam for a restaurant or café and enjoy a meal as you people watch. Though non-muslims are not permitted to enter, the Grand Mosque is still worth a visit. From there, explore the nearby kasbah (old fortification) and tour the garden, museum, and some of the old prison cells. Follow a path outside of the city walls to Hotel Atlas and climb to the rooftop to enjoy a panoramic view of the Blue City. For the slightly more athletic, follow the street east to pass over the Ras el Ma Spring and ascend the path (20-30 minutes) until you reach the abandoned white Spanish Mosque. Enjoy one last view over Chefchaouen as the sun sets behind the mountains.
Day 4 Chefchaouen - Fes
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Chefchaouen - Fes

Rise early to snap photos of the people-less streets before leaving for Fes. Stop along the way at dam to have a fresh juice. Continue on to Fes, with its impressively large (and somewhat confusing) old medina, Fes is a city worth getting lost in. Before venturing into the medina, take the time to visit the Pottery Cooperative located just south of the city and enjoy the all-hand-made crafts of historic Fes and the surrounding area. Descend the hill and return to your riad (a traditional Moroccan house with an interior garden) for the evening.
Day 5 Fes Walk & Talk Medina Guided Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Fes Walk & Talk Medina Guided Tour

Fes is the oldest of the imperial cities in Morocco (Meknes, Marrakech, and Rabat are the others) and perhaps the most interesting to explore. A UNESCO-protected site, the city hasn’t undergone much colonial development, leaving you to experience its medieval charm. Fes consists of two old medina quarters, Fes el Bali (where you will spend most of your time) and Fes el Jdid (a slightly newer part of the city), and the early 20th-century French designed Ville Nouvelle. Meet your guide to help you navigate the narrow and maze-like ancient streets of the medinas, starting in Fes el Bali (789 CE). Note the Spanish and Tunisian influenced architecture as you pass the variety of souks (markets) offering spices, leather goods, and pewter. Known for its tanneries and the acrid smell associated with them, visit the popular Chouara Tannery and climb to the roof of a nearby shop for a better view of the goings-on. Visit the 14th-century Al Attarine Madrasa and admire the zellij tilework before checking out one of the oldest, still operating universities in the world, Al-Qarawiyyin University (859 CE). Find the mellah (old Jewish quarter) in Fes el Jdid for another encompassing view of the city.
Day 6 Fes - Ifrane - Merzouga Village
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Fes - Ifrane - Merzouga Village

Continue your journey south, over the Col du Zad pass (7,146 feet or 2,178 m) and through the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas mountains. You will see families of Barbary macaque monkeys in the trees and by the side of the road as you head to Midelt (the "apple city") for lunch. Appreciate the scenery: the Moulouya River and the apple orchards. Next, travel over the Tizi n’Talremt pass and into the Ziz Valley dotted with oases and palm tree clusters. Notice the many ksars, fortified houses merchants built to protect their wares (gold, salt, and spices). Nearing Erfoud, you will start to see the early signs of the Sahara sand dunes. Never stationary, the dunes travel as the winds shift. If you’re lucky, you may come across a nomadic Berber family and have the chance to drink tea together. Visit Erfoud and discover how the fossil-rich rock of its mines is transformed into decorative and practical objects. Continue on to the extensive sea of sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Covering 13.5 square miles (35 square km), some dunes rise to over 656.2 feet (200 m), their color changing with the moving sun.
Day 7 Merzouga Desert
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Merzouga Desert

Wake early to catch a desert sunrise, before trying your skill at climbing sand dunes. You will also have the option of exercising some yoga. Leave all these behind and let have a berber traditional Pizza or « Madfouna» for lunch. this is more of a stuffed flatbread that’s similar to calzone or stromboli. The flatbread dough is stuffed with beef or lamb, diced onions, and various spices, and it’s then baked in a fire pit until done, while many restaurants and local Berbers cook it in a mud oven. visit nearby Khemliya, a typical Saharan village (its people are originally from Mali), and enjoy traditional drumming music and dancing before taking a short walk around the settlement. Near Merzouga, you can take a short break. You can store any baggage while packing an overnight bag to bring along. You’ll have the chance to accompanied by a camel and blue-turban-robed guide into the sandy seas. After hour-long camel ride you will be among the luckiest to watch the sun set over the Sahara dunes and stay in a Berber style tent.
Day 8 Merzouga - Todra Gorge - Boumalne Dades
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Merzouga - Todra Gorge - Boumalne Dades

Leave the dunes behind and Head to Rissani, entering through its impressive gate. Known for its livestock auction it’s worth your time finding the ’donkey parking lot’ to delight your senses. Continue on to Tinerhir. This desert town offers awesome views of neighboring towns hugging the length of the extensive river oasis (30 miles or 48 km of palm trees). Stop at today’s final destination, the Todra Gorge. 984 feet (300 m) high and carved by the Todra River through red limestone, here you can enjoy a leisurely walk in and around the gorge and relax in the cool waters of the shallow river below. After visiting the women coopertaive of rugs & Carpets we head straight to Dades gorges to spend a night there before driving to Marrakech. Settle into your accommodation in the gorge, before wandering the near small family farmes and the valley in the late afternoon. Long after the day crowds have left, enjoy a quiet dinner overlooking the valley.
Day 9 Boumalne Dades - Ouarzazate - Ait Benhaddou - Marrakesh
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Boumalne Dades - Ouarzazate - Ait Benhaddou - Marrakesh

Travel along the Valley of a Thousand Kasbahs to Morocco’s most famous kasbah, Aït Benhaddou. Pass through the Rose Valley and stop in Kelâat M’Gouna to admire the rose bushes bordering plots of farmland. Visit a rose collective to see the process of converting rose petals into rose water and oil. Continue west to stop in Ouarzazate and discover how its nearby regions have been featured in movies, including Game of thrones, Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, and Black Hawk Down. Travel to nearby Aït Benhaddou. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the old mud-beark ksar dates from the 11th century when it held an important position along the trans-Saharan trade route. After lunch, Leave Aït Benhaddou behind to begin the ascent over the High Atlas mountains. Spot Mount Toubkal, the mountain range’s highest peak, at 13,671 feet (4,167 m). Near the top, stretch your legs for a great panoramic view of the mountains. As you descend the High Atlas, you will notice a dramatic change in the climate and landscape. Soon you will be a part of the noise and clamor of Marrakech.
Day 10 Marrakesh Walk & Talk Medina Guided Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Marrakesh Walk & Talk Medina Guided Tour

Nicknamed the "Red City" for its 1000-year-old red sandstone city walls and buildings, Marrakech has always been a thriving city dating back to the Berber Empire (1062 ACE). Meet your guide for a half-day tour, starting with browsing the stalls of Souk el Attarin (spices), Souk Haddadine (blacksmiths), and Souk Smata (slippers). Visit Souk des Teinturiers (the dyers’ souk) and visit the Koutoubia Mosque, along the way note the open spaces that extend off of some alleys. These fondouks were once medieval inns that provided travelers and merchants with shelter for themselves and their animals. The hard-to-miss Mosque’s 253 feet (77 m) minaret is the tallest tower built in Marrakech. Relax in the adjoining gardens, before carrying on to Ben Youssef Madrasa. Built in the 16th century, this madrasa once housed students of the nearby mosque. Admire the Moroccan artisanship: carved cedar, stucco plaster, and zellij tiling. Visit the Marrakech Museum or the Museum of Moroccan Arts for more examples of traditional art and woodwork. South of Jemaa el-Fna is the Kasbah area with several worthwhile sights: the Saadian Tombs, El Badi Palace, Bahia Palace, and the Jewish Mellah and cemetery.
Day 11 Marrakesh - Essaouira
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Marrakesh - Essaouira

Say goodbye to the Red City, and travel to Morocco’s west coast following a route that takes you over vast rolling plains. Along the way, pass through an argan tree forest, endemic to this part of the world. You may even see goats dining on the argan fruit, up in the tree branches. Visit an Argan Cooperative to learn how argan oil is extracted from the tree and what it’s used for in the food and cosmetic industries. Arrive in the port city of laid-back Essaouira, a nice contrast to frenetic Marrakech, and spend the rest of the day as you choose. Walk the Skala de la Kasbah (the 18th-century seafront ramparts) along the coast. Designed by European engineers, old brass cannons line the walls and offer viewing access over the Atlantic. Explore the UNESCO-protected medina before making your way to the windswept beach. Jimi Hendrix fans may want to take a short ride to Diabat at the end of Essaouira’s beach where he reportedly spent some time. Walk back to Essaouira and enjoy a meal of freshly caught seafood.
Day 12 Essaouira - Casablanca
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Essaouira - Casablanca

Around 8am you’ll head north to the 15th century Portuguese fortified city of Mazagan, known now as El-Jadida, nicknamed «the Deauville of Morocco» its Portuguese structures, fortified ramparts and a system of defense surrounding the Medina, which is built out into the sea, all evoke the city’s past history. Listed as a World Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, this ancient coastal town is an impressive testimony to Portuguese architecture. Driving north to Casablanca where you spend your last night in morocco before leaving.
Day 13 Casablanca Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Casablanca Departure

Our trip comes to an end and we have to say “see you again” instead of “goodbye” and we hope that you spent one of your best and unforgettable holidays with us. Reflect on the memories created during your journey through Morocco’s diverse landscapes, rich history, and warm hospitality. Your driver/tour guide will ensure a timely transfer to the airport, ensuring you arrive three hours prior to your scheduled flight departure. This allows ample time for check-in and security procedures, ensuring a smooth and stress-free departure.

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13 Days Around Morocco From Tanger

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Itinerary of your trip 13 Days Around Morocco From Tanger

Arrive In Tangier

Tangier City Tour

Tangier - Chefchaouen

Chefchaouen - Fes

Fes Walk & Talk Medina Guided Tour

Fes - Ifrane - Merzouga Village

Merzouga Desert

Merzouga - Todra Gorge - Boumalne Dades

Boumalne Dades - Ouarzazate - Ait Benhaddou - Marrakesh

Marrakesh Walk & Talk Medina Guided Tour

Marrakesh - Essaouira

Essaouira - Casablanca

Casablanca Departure

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