The Grand Moroccan food tour - A 10-Day Food & Culture Small Group Trip  

Day 1 - Land in Casablanca

• Airport transfers arranged from Casablanca airport CMN
• Check in into the Hotel
• Meet and Greet and welcoming dinner in a typical restaurant

Day 2 - Explore Casablanca the metropole

• After breakfast in your Hotel
• Visit of the impressive Hassan II Mosque.
• Visit of Habous neighborhood and it’s stunning markets.
• A stop by the famous bakery in town to get some moroccan sweets, Almond pastries.
• Lunch will be in the central market located in the beautiful  Mohamed V avenue the menu will be mainly fresh Fish and seafood.
• After lunch we go to have a coffee / mint tea and a gourmet dessert in la Sqala a cultural and historical café.
• Drive to Rabat (1 hour Drive).
• Check in to your Hotel

Day 3 - Explore Rabat

• After breakfast in your Hotel start your full day Rabat tour.
• Visit of Rabat city and it’s Historical sites (Chellah, Hassan tower).
• Tasting stops and Lunch in the old town.
• Continue the cultural visit and exploration of Rabat (Kasbah des oudayas, the old town… ).
• Big dinner & cooking class with a local family.
• Night in Your Hotel.

Day 4 - Explore the ancient city of Fes

• After break fast in your Riad in Rabat will drive about 2h30 to get to Fes.
• Start right away a full day food and sightseeing tour.
• we’ll start with The Royal palace and Mellah the jewish neighborhood.
• Visit of a pottery school / cooperative to learn about this famous craft.
• immerse yourself into the maze of medina of Fez, a labyrinth of more than 9000 streets and alleyways.
• where you will be visiting, a Mederssa, Quaraouiyine university,  Moulay Idriss Mosque / shrine, The famous leather tanneries, Vibrant markets with Artisans making some mesmerizing crafts
• 4 to 6 different Street Food stops and lunch along the way.
• Check in to the hotel.
• Dinner in your riad

Day 5 - Get to Erfoud gate to the Sahara

• In total we have a 6 hours drive with, the most scenic views and landscape changes that you can find in Morocco, we’ll stop in multiple occasion for panoramics and stunning pictures.
• Stop to play, feed and take pictures of monkeys (barbary apes).
• Lunch in Midelt or Errachidia.
• Wonderful drive through the atlas mountains and palm trees valleys.
• Arrive to Erfoud. 
• Night and dinner in the Hotel.

Day 6 - Merzouga the golden sand dunes

• After breakfast in your Hotel you’ll meet with your guide and drive to Rissani.
• A visit to the Moulay Ali Cherif shrine (The father of the Alaouites Dynasty).
• A visit to the old market of Rissani.
• Lunch with Medfouna berber pizza where you will see it in the making.
• Visit of Khamlia village for some Gnaoua music.
• Tour of one of the fossils museums.
• Get to the sand dunes.
• Quad ride / sand dunes buggy ride (Optional).
• Camel ride and sunset view.
• Dinner in the camp.
• Drums music party.
• Star gazing – Sunrize …
• Night in a luxury tent with AC (Royal tent).

Day 7 - Dades in the heart of the atlas mountains

• Breakfast in the morning.
• Drive to Boumalne dades (3h30 min) passing by Tinghir valley.
• Checking at the Hotel.
• Lunch at the Hotel.
• Hike to the canyons and between the fields of the Ait Arbi berber village.
• Chilling / tea time at the Hotel.
• Dinner and night in the Hotel.

Day 8 - Ouarzazate the Hollywood of morocco night in Marrakech

• After breakfast in the Hotel you will drive to Ouarzazate (2h)
• Visit of Atlas studios where many famous movies where shot like Gladiator, kindgom of heaven , Babel, game of thrones …
• Lunch in Ouarzazate
• Drive to Ait Benhadou for a visit to the unesco world heritage Kasbah
• Continue to Marrakech via Tichka Pass.
• Checking in the Hotel.
• Dinner in a restaurant in the now town

Day 9 - Explore the red city of Marrakech

• Breakfast in the hotel.
• Marrakech Cultural visit city monuments and landmarks.
• We start with Benattar market and Mellah neighborhood
• Visit to the culinary museumcontinue exploring Marrakech old town and it’s markets and alleyways.
• Street food tastings and Lunch break in a local restaurant in the Old town.
• Back to your Hotel for some chill time.
• Night tour in the big square Jemaa el fna.
• Dinner with a show in a restaurant in the old town.
• Back to your hotel.

Day 10 - Departure day

• Breakfast in your Hotel.
• Airport transfer arranged to airport of Marrakech RAK or casablanca CMN.
• End of our services.

Casablanca Airport CMN , please provide your flight details to arrange the transfer

Casablanca Airport CMN or Marrakech Airport RAK,  please provide your flight details to arrange the transfer

Sunscreen, hat, comfy walkin shoes

• Transportation for 10 days private car with a driver for the whole trip
• 4 stars Hotels : 
  • 1N Hotel Barcelo Casablanca
  • 2N Dar Shaan or Riad zyo Rabat
  • 1N Riad Jardin Cherifa Fes
  • 1N Xaluca Erfoud
  • 1N Luxury Oasis Camp Merzouga
  • 1N Ksar Sultan Dades
  • 2N Kenzi Rose Garden Marrakech
• Guide fees : Fully escorted tour from the airport to the airport the guide is always at your disposal
• Food : All meals included
• Entry fees to monuments and activities : Hassan 2 Mosque, Mederssa Attarine, Chellah, Atlas studios, culinary museum, Camel Ride, Cooking class
• bottled water : provided everyday

Personnal shopping

Alcoholic drinks, you can ask your driver to stop for you to buy beer or wine on your way if you want to, All meals in restaurants do not include alcoholic drinks 

Tips or Gratuities 

No need to print anything an electronic ticket is enough

if you cancel 30 days befor the tour date no fees will be applied

Moroccan Food Tour has always the right to cancel and refund your money back up to 60 days before the tour if the minimum required travellers is not met or for any other reason