8-Day Tour Morocco, the Great Desert from Costa del Sol

Drive along the picturesque tourist route of Costa del Sol to Tarifa where boarding on Ferry to Tangier crossing the Strait of Gibraltar towards Africa. Arrival to Morocco, disembark, clear customs and continue to Larache. Continue to Rabat. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Wake up to breakfast at the hotel before heading out to explore Madrid. Wait at any hop-on hop-off bus stop (starting at 9:00 from March to October and at 10:00 from November to February) and enjoy a tour of the most emblematic corners of the city. With just one ticket (included), you will be able to hop on and off the bus all day, stopping to admire whichever buildings or cultural sites most pique your interest. On the bus you’ll receive a set of headphones with commentary in fourteen languages, a map of the city and discount checks for several shops and restaurants. The buses follow two routes. Route nº 1 (Blue) starts and ends at the El Prado Museum and includes stops at the Salamanca neighbourhood, the Temple of Debod, the Royal Theatre, the Royal Palace and the Almudena Cathedral, among many other sites. Route nº 2 (Green), on the other hand, begins and ends on Plaza Neptuno and includes stops at the Sculpture Museum, the Natural Science Museum, the Santiago Bernabéu football stadium, the Archaeological Museum and much more. The operational frequency, depending on the season of the year, ranges approximately from 7 to 15 minutes. Route 1 takes about 80 min and Route 2, about 65 minutes. Departure time: 9:00-22:00 (March to October) & 10:00-18:00 (November to February). In the evening, wrap up the day with a flamenco show at the Tablao Cardamomo venue at either 18:00, 20:00 or 22:00. Flamenco is more than a dance form or music genre – it’s a way of life. Observe the expressions of the performers and see first-hand how they whip themselves into a frenetic frenzy. UNESCO declared flamenco one of the world’s 166 Intangible Heritages of Humanity, and a Masterpiece of the Oral. The visit includes one drink and a transfer to the Tablao; return to the hotel by your own means and at the time that suits you best. Overnight in Madrid (Standard Category 3* - Hotel Senator Castellana or Similar), (Superior Category 4* - Senator Gran Vía or Similar)

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit the city and its great historical past: Koutubia Mosque or the booksellers whose minaret in a hispano morisco style, of great beauty, is the symbol of the city, the exceptional Mausoleum of the sixteenth-century princes Saadinos and The sumptuous Bahia Palace (The Precious), built in the IX C. by hundreds of artisans from Fez. Walking around the Medina (ancient city) and its souks where a thousand and one artisan products are offered to the visitor to end up in the fascinating world of the famous Djemaa El Fna Square (Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO) where storytellers, snake charmers, jugglers , Dancers, etc...Constitute an authentic "cut of the miracles". Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Early departure from Marrakesh heading south. Cross the High Atlas Mountains through the Tizi n'Tichka that connects Marrakesh with the presaharian oases. After several stops enjoying the wonderful panoramas, continue onto, Ait Ben Haddou, considered the most beautiful fortress in the country and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here famous films such as Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, Jesus of Nazareth or The Jewel of the Nile among others were filmed. Continue to Ouarzazate. Arrival, dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Breakfast. Visit the Kasbahs Taourirt, located in the heart of the city. Visit the interior and the Patio de Armas. Later departure to Erfoud crossing the Dades Valley through cities like Boulmane to Kellah M "gouna with its immense palm trees and the Valley of the Roses. Arrival at the Todra Gorges, impressive geographical accident caused by the erosion of the river. Free time to discover it on your own. Continue to Erfoud, dinner and overnight at the hotel).

Breakfast. Depart towards Fez. Visit the Ziz River Valley with endless palm groves and houses built on mud and straw. Continue to the Middle Atlas through Errachidia and Midelt with high mountain climates and almost perpetual snow. Finally they arrive at the cedar forest of Azrou to arrive at the end of the afternoon in Fez. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel and then, visit of this old city that with its 785 mosques and its splendid Medina (old city), is the intellectual and religious capital of the country. The guided tour starts with the exteriors of the Royal Palace and its 7 gates, Dar El Makhzen, old residence of the Sultan, the Bab Bojloud gate decorated with blue enameled ceramics (the color of Fes) and green (color of Islam) gives access to the walled enclosure of the Medina (old city), largest of North Africa and declared World Heritage. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel and departure to Tangier. Transfer to the pier and aboard the ferry to return across the strait of Gibraltar back to Spain. Arrival to Tarifa and drive towards Costa del Sol.