5 days tour from Fes to Marrakech

Secondly, we will visit the Fes El Bali, translated as the old city of Fes. There you can find most of the local Riads/hotel. To get there, you can take the main gate “Bab Boujloud”. The place is home to several famous Souks and old Moroccan monuments. For example, the mosque of Al-Andalus, Medersa Sehrij, and more.

Thirdly, you and the guide will ahead to visit the Chouara tanneries, famous as the largest in the cultural city. Home to many handmade leather products. The artisans paint the leather using only special spices and get the wholes dry by the end of the day. To get the best views, it is recommended to get at the nearby rooftops owned by the shop’s owners.

Another visit is going to be for the Jewish Quarter or Mellah as it’s called. A very famous place situated in Fes El Jedid, it expresses how was the Jewish community in Fes by its early 20th-century houses. As a conclusion, we will visit the ceramic artistry of Fes, a place where you can watch Men & Women chip mosaic tile pieces, paint fanciful designs on plates. in this is the end of our 5 days tour from Fes to Marrakech.

The latter is called little Switzerland by the Moroccans. The reason is that it is the finest city in Africa and the eighth worldwide and it is characterized by the triangle rooftops. Not only this but, it is the coldest in Morocco. During our visit to this city, we will see the famous city’s garden. It has a popular white lion statue most of the time visited by tourists.

During the second world war, Ifrane was a camp for soldiers. That is to say, the reason behind the carved lion is a German soldier that wanted his freedom. After visiting Ifrane, we will continue to the magnificent Ziz valley. A valley with a passing river for about 200kms long. It attracts by its palm grooves thousands of tourists to discover how they run the water system for all those palm trees. It is also a great place for some desert and green lands shots. Not to mention, they consider it the biggest dates source in the region of Draa Tafilalet

Subsequently, we will pass by Erfoud to arrive at Merzouga desert where they will welcome you with a warming tea. After relaxing a bit, we will drive to where you will ride the lovely camels through Erg Chebbi sand dunes. After 1 hour and a half, we will arrive at the camp where you can try different activities. As a conclusion, you will enjoy the campfire and the Berber music show under the stars.

It is also where the caravans coming from Mauritania, Southern Mali used to stay and take breaks. Next, we will drive to visit Fezna’s Irrigation system, a land of wells of water passing to the agricultural lands. Our visit to the place will be to discover the underground water’s canals and how they transfer it. Thereafter, we will visit the Todgha Gorges, enchanted many climbers to come to try this activity there.

It is a limestone river canyons about 250m high and characterized by underground water year-round. In addition, citizens from Tinghir go there for family picnics and celebrations. After visiting the canyons, we will continue to Boumalne Dades to spend the night at a local hotel with views of the valley.

After visiting the city of roses, we will resume the tour to ascertain the Atlas studios of Ouarzazate. Many movies were shot there, such as the Gladiator, Alexander, the Message, and Cleopatra. We will continue to reach the Gorgeous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. They call it also the Ksar of Glaoua, founded by Ben Haddou in the eighteenth century. The Glaoui family, personally Thami El Glaoui was the leather of the tribe who made the Kasbah. It is made out of wheat bales and mud that can afford the cruel weather.

To visit the Kasbah, you need to take the stairs where you will meet some special painters. Further, they use indigo and green or black and then heat it to get a gorgeous painting, tourists also take it as a souvenir. When talking about Ait Ben Haddou, we should mention the movies that were shot there. For example, the TV series Game of Thrones and Lawrence of Arabia…

After visiting the Kasbah, we will cross the High Atlas mountains in an altitude of 2260m at Tizi Ntichka and visit one of Argan’s cooperatives. Eventually, get to Marrakech where our 5 days tour from Fes to Marrakech ends.