Begin your tour of Morocco when you arrive at Casablanca Airport and are met by your Berber Treasures driver guide at the scheduled complimentary group airport transfer time and transferred to your Casablanca hotel. Afternoon city tour of Casablanca’s principal sights including Hassan II Mosque (exterior), La Corniche and Mohammed V Plaza. Overnight in Casablanca hotel.

Today, your Berber Treasures Morocco Tours itinerary has a feast of historic UNESCO world heritage sites for you to experience, as you travel to Fez. Travelling first to the imperial city of Rabat, your Morocco group tour itinerary takes you to the stunning Oudaya Kasbah, Hassan Tower and the Mohammed V Mausoleum – magnificent examples of traditional Moroccan architecture and craftsmanship. Heading inland, you travel to Meknes, where you can enjoy exploring the sights of this UNESCO world heritage 17th century imperial city, including the massive Bab el Manour gate, Henri es-Souani granaries and the Agdal Basin. Your Morocco tour heads next to the scenically set ancient Roman town of Volubilis – yet another UNESCO world heritage site. The extensive Roman ruins here, some of the best preserved in Africa, include remarkable Roman mosaics for which the site is world renowned. Your Morocco tour continues to the impressive imperial city of Fez, one of the oldest medieval cities in the world. Experience one of the traditional Moroccan riads in Fez ‘s historic old medina. Overnight in Fez riad. (Breakfast)

Full-day Fez city tour, one of Morocco’s oldest imperial cities, with your expert local Fez travel guide. Your heritage tour of Fez visits the UNESCO world heritage old walled medina. Here you can see outstanding historical sites such as Madrasa Bou Inania, the Kairaouine Mosque and Mihrab (exterior), the exotic bazaars and souks including the famous Souk Ain Allou leather tanneries and Souk Attarine (spices souk), Fes el Jdid’s Dar el Makhzen (Royal Palace exterior) and enormous Marinid gate of Bab Dekakene, the Jewish Mellah, and enjoy panoramic views over Fez from the 16th century Borj Sud fortress. Overnight in Fez riad. (Breakfast)

Today your Morocco travel turns south. Majestic scenery unfolds as your route crosses Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains and eastern region of the High Atlas Mountains, before descending into the Moroccan desert. Here you follow the Ziz River through the Ziz Valley and beautiful Ziz Gorge, a desert oasis with vast date palm groves, toward Merzouga, a small desert Berber village situated on the edge of Morocco’s spectacular Sahara Desert sand dunes known as Erg Chebbi. Tonight you stay in a traditional desert kasbah located at the fringe of the dunes. Overnight in Merzouga area kasbah. (Breakfast & Dinner)

Explore the Merzouga oasis area. The Berber of this region are famously known as the “blue men” for their striking indigo blue gandoras and turbans. In Merzouga village, you visit a local Berber family and share a cup of refreshing mint tea. Stop by the black Moroccan village of Khamlea with its soulful Gnaoua singers. Returning to your Kasbah, there is some time to relax before your Morocco holiday immerses you in a night straight out of the pages of a Thousand and One Nights for a magical night under the stars in Morocco at a desert camp. Taking a 4-wheel drive excursion 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*. A highlight of all Morocco tours to this incredible region, tonight you experience the warm hospitality of Morocco’s desert Berber culture under the stars in the heart of the Sahara 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).

This morning earlier risers can watch the breathtaking sunrise over the desert landscape. Continuing your exploration of the Moroccan desert you visit the fossil area near Erfoud before your route turns westward. Following the Todra River through the scenic Todra oasis nestled at the base of the High Atlas Mountains you enter beautiful Todra Gorge. Resuming your journey, you pass through the High Atlas Berber town of Boumalne Dades to join the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs. Your Morocco travel along this Road takes you through the Roses Valley to the oasis town of Ouarzazate, strategically located on the crossroads of ancient desert camel caravan trade routes. This area is famous for its many traditional desert mud kasbahs and oasis villages set against the spectacular contrast soaring snow-capped mountains. Overnight in Ouarzazate. (Breakfast)

The last section of your Morocco desert tour visits the spectacular UNESCO world heritage Ait Ben Haddou Ksar, mud kasbah village. Ait Ben Haddou has some of Morocco’s most exotic and best-preserved kasbahs. Leaving the desert behind, you cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2260m), Morocco’s highest mountain pass, and travel to Marrakesh. This UNESCO world heritage imperial city is known as the Jewel of the South and a highlight of all Morocco tours. Contrast the bustle of the historic Marrakesh medina with the peace and tranquillity of your atmospheric riad in Marrakesh. Overnight Marrakesh riad. (Breakfast)

Immerse yourself in the allure and magic of Marrakesh as your expert local Marrakesh tour guide leads you on a full-day city tour of Marrakesh. Your heritage tour of Marrakesh’s stunning past includes the UNESCO world heritage old walled medina, La Bahia Palace, Koutoubia Mosque, the Saadian tombs and Djemaa El-Fna Plaza with its magicians, story tellers and snake charmers and Marrakesh’s famous souks and markets. Overnight in Marrakesh riad. (Breakfast)

Free day to allow you to explore more of magical Marrakesh at your leisure: see the millennia old architecture, find exotic handcrafts, enjoy delicious foods in the souks or relax with a traditional Moroccan hammam experience. Overnight in Marrakesh riad. (Breakfast)

Today you head to the charming UNESCO world heritage Atlantic coast town of Essaouira – a famous trade port in the days of the trans-Saharan camel caravan trade. You have time this afternoon to discover the town’s UNESCO world heritage 18th century medina, souks and colourful fishing port. Overnight in Essaouira riad. (Breakfast)

Returning northward, you travel to the UNESCO world heritage site of El Jadida. Once a 16th century Portuguese colony, the classic colonial European structures of this Atlantic coast town sit in striking contrast to the traditional Moroccan architecture. Continue to Casablanca. Overnight in Casablanca. (Breakfast)

Morning complimentary scheduled group transfer to Casablanca Airport where this tour of Morocco ends. We hope to see you again on one of our other Berber Treasures Morocco Tours. (Breakfast)