Circuit & camel trek 8 days “Marrakech, Rabat, Essaouira”

MARRAKECH, RABAT and ESSAOUIRA

Imperial cities and camel trek in Essaouira

Desired period May to end of October

Duration 8 DAYS (Europe Europe) including 3 days walk to Essaouira

Combining the two dynastic cities of Morocco, namely Marrakech and Rabat, these two charming historic cities each have an extraordinary cultural wealth of monuments, museums. Marrakesh, Almoravid city and Rabat with its archaeological site of Chellah will make us dive into a distant history, then the Atlantic route Rabat, Casablanca, El Jadida, Safi, Essaouira, the Atlantic coast which facilitated the installation of the Portuguese in the 15th century to ensure their business and finally walk around the beautiful beaches of Essaouira.

DAY 01: Arrival in Marrakech 

Whatever the time of your arrival, day or night, a member of our team comes to welcome you at Menara Airport in Marrakech. Or if necessary, at another airport: Agadir, Casablanca. (With supplement).

Transfer by taxi or minibus – installation in a medium-class hotel in a double room with half board

 

DAY 02: Marrakech – free day visiting gardens and monuments – night at the hotel

Wake up at 8am, breakfast served around 8:30, if you want a cultural guide, local tourism approved by the Ministry of Tourism, we will entrust one for visiting Bahia palaces, Badia, Saadian Tombs, Koranic school, Dar museum If said, lunch in full medina, then the afternoon visit of the craftsmen, blacksmiths tanners, … Night and dinner at the hotel.

 

DAY 03: Marrakech – Casablanca – Rabat – Hotel, 

Getting up around 7am, breakfast at 8am, transfer by taxi or minibus (depending on the number of people), visit the exterior of the famous Hassan 2 Mosque in Casablanca, lunch in a local restaurant, continuation on the Atlantic road to reach the city of Rabat. Installation at the hotel, dinner. Free evening.

Course: 350 Kms

 

DAY 04: Rabat – cultural visit of the city – El Jadida – Safi – Essaouira 

A long day awaits us, we spend 3 hours visiting the monuments (ruins of chellah, Royal Palace, Archaeological Museum, fortress of the Oudaya), then by the Atlantic road, we will go to Casablanca, lunch in a local restaurant en route in Rabat then we cross Casablanca, then a stop of 1:30 to El Jadida to take the time to visit its fortress and its medina then direction el Oualidia, a beautiful beach, we return to Essaouira late at night, the days are longer in summer . Installation in an apartment, souiri furnished house.

Course: 310 kms

 

DAY 05: Essaouira – walk with camels for portage – to Cape Sim – camp

We spend the first half-day rest and sleep since the previous day was too busy, lunch at 10 am, 2 hours of walk in town, a small charming town, easy to visit in a short time, lunch around 1 pm, and on foot to the starting point of the hike to 15H, along the beach of Essaouira to the village of Diabate in front of the island Mogador, a magnificent view of the city of Essaouira lit at night. Our camp will be located in the dunes of Cape Sim.

Duration: 3H walk / 10 kms

 

DAY 06: Cape Sim – Sidi Kaouki beach – camp at Sidi Mbarek beach

A beautiful day of walking, dunes of Cape Sim, cliffs overlooking Ocean, Thuyas forest, then again a huge beach of Sidi Kaouki, paradise of riders; lunch at the exit of this beach then continuation to our village of Sidi Mbarek, near a small waterfall again dunes, ocean view, possibility of swimming.

Duration: 5H walk / 20 kms

 

DAY 07: in the morning around 7am, walk on the beach – return to Marrakech – night at the hotel

We do not leave this beautiful beach without strolling freely in the morning when the small fishermen of the village go out to try their luck, breakfast around 8am, departure to Marrakech to 10H, a good road, taxi or minibus. Overnight at the hotel in Marrakech and afternoon or evening free. Dinner at the hotel.

Duration: 3H of transport / 175 kms

 

DAY 08: Transfer to the airport, end of our services.

If your departure time allows, free visit of the gardens and historical monuments of the royal city (palace / museum / Koranic School / Koutoubia Mosque / Saadian Tombs).

We wish you a pleasant trip back home and hope to have the pleasure to welcome you again.