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Itinerary
Marrakesh – Oued N’Fis Valley – Tizi-n-Test – Taroudant – Anti-Atlas – Tizi Kerdous – Guelmin – Sidi Ifni – Gzira Beach – Agadir – Essaouira – Marrakesh
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Arrival at Menara airport in Marrakesh. Welcoming by a member of AzulAventuras’Team.
Transfer to your Riad and check-in. Free time to visit Marrakesh at your leisure. Find out more interesting Marrakesh places to visit on our blog Morocco Heritage section
In the morning, we drive to Taroudant on a narrow road along the Oued N’Fis Valley, origin of Almohads (North Africa Berber Empire that dominated Muslim Spain in the last decades of the twelfth century). The last 15 kilometers go up to the Tizi-n-Test mountain pass (2,100 m high) ─from here, we will enjoy an amazing landscapes view over the desert and Taroudant, a beautiful fortified town.
We will cross the region of argan oil and olive groves to reach the Anti-Atlas Mountains. A copper production center that traded for centuries with the Saharan caravans. Continued series of minerals and desert landscapes with terraces of almond trees in full blooming from February.
Go on through the Tizi Kerdous mountain pass (1,100 m. high) where we will take a break to enjoy the wonderful views over the Atlantic Ocean and the Anti-Atlas. Beginning of our descent to Guelmin, small town with a very colorful market. Go on our way along a coast road up to Sidi Ifni. Free time to visit the historical town at your leisure. Overnight in a hostel by Gzira’s beach.
Following the road, we arrive to a vast forest and then arrival in Tiznit, the famous called ‘silver city’. We take a break for you to visit the Medina. If we have time, we will go for a walk around Sidi-ifni, a fishers’ village. Half an hour walking distance along the coast to the South there is a marvelous wild beach perfect to bathe. Afterwards, we keep on our way to Essaouira. In the afternoon, if we have time, we will visit Mogador and its fortifications. Overnight in a Riad.
Free time: you can enjoy the morning plunging into the Medina for shopping, going for a walk along the ramparts and the fishers’ harbor, just relaxing… In Essaouira, many artists work and exhibit their works and handcrafts. Overnight and next day breakfast in a Riad.
In the morning, return to Marrakesh across the Plain of Marrakesh (Haouz) and an amazing area full of argan tress decorated with goats climbing on them to eat their leaves. We will pass through Chichaoua. Arrival in the red city of Marrakesh. Overnight and next day breakfast in a Riad.
Breakfast and transfer on time to Marrakesh airport.
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Marrakesh www.riadmarana.com
Taroudant: www.darzitoune.com
Legzira: http://hotel-belle-vue-ifni.com/ifni/
Tafraoute: www.hotelsalama.com
Essaouira: www.villa-maroc.com