Our food tour," also referred to as a "culinary tour," is made to introduce you to Morocco’s history and traditions through its food culture.
A food and drink tour includes themed food and drinks tastings. It could be about the local way of life or a particular area of the city, like characteristic delicacies from the Municipal Market or street food.
Our food tour's main objective is, of course, to enjoy the meals and beverages that are served during the trip, but there is more to it than that. The Morocco culinary tour combines context, history, and flavors. The experience turns into a way to learn about the place. The tour guide provides information on local customs, tourist attractions, etc. in between meals.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Lunch
✔ Pick up & Drop off at your accommodation
✔ Dinner
✔ Private Vehicle, 4WD Toyota Land Cruiser + fuel
✔ Entrances fees to the sites visited with the guides
✔ Airport transfers to and from your hotel/riad
✔ Licensed Tour Guide
✔ Bottled mineral water in the vehicule daily
✖ Flights
✖ Meals other than those specified in detailed itinerary
✖ Alcoholic drinks and soft drinks
✖ Tips
✖ Accomodation
✖ Porterage
Pickup Locations
1. Menara Airport
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3. Mohamed V Airport
4. Sale Airport
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Itinerary
Pick-up and Drive to Fes
1
Meknes
Starting In Rabat, you’ll be up for an early breakfast before beginning your trip to the Imperial City of Meknes. The city was founded at the end of the 17th century and was once Morocco's capital during the reign of Sultan Moulay Ismail; much of the town is under renovation, including the Bab El Mansour gate, which is under scaffolding, and the old Medina. So it will be a brief driving tour to get a sense of this otherwise lovely town.
Duration: 4 hours
2
Volubilis
Then drive to Moulay Idriss, about 33 kilometers north of Meknes, for lunch at a fabulous restaurant that sits on a steep hillside over 5 levels and offers iconic views of Moulay Idriss' mausoleum as well as the Roman ruins of Volubilis.
The atmosphere is eclectic, the décor is one-of-a-kind, and the food is delicious. There will also be some delicious gris wine available. You will then proceed to the well-preserved Roman ruins of Volubilis, which date back to the first and second centuries. Volubilis is Morocco's best-preserved archaeological site, and it was designated a Unesco World Heritage site in 1997. Its most amazing features are the many beautifully preserved mosaics.
Duration: 3 hours
3
Fez
Finally, arrive in Fes and check into your accommodation.
Duration: 1 day
Fes City Tour
1
Fez
After breakfast, the entire day will be devoted to visiting Fes, the Kingdom's spiritual and cultural center.
The historical tour will include visits to the Royal Palace and the Mellah (Jewish district), as well as a stroll through the fascinating ancient medina, which is a Unesco World Heritage site, and Fes El-Bali. The not-to-be-missed Tanner's Quarters, little museums of Moroccan art and culture, the water clock, the vibrant Souk el-Attarine, Fondouk el-Nejjarine, and the Medersa Bouanania, an exquisite specimen of Islamic architecture, will all be visited.
Possibility to view and learn about traditional Moroccan art throughout the visit (crafts, embroidery, weaving...).
Duration: 1 day
Fes Cooking Class
1
Fez
Begin your gourmet exploration of Moroccan cuisine at our selected restaurant. The experience begins with a shopping trip of the neighborhood shops in the souks to buy the supplies, and then you participate in a hands-on workshop when the chefs teach you the age-old methods and recipes they learned from their moms and grandmothers. Enjoy the lunch (Chicken tajine with preserved lemon and olives) you prepared in class, then spend the rest of the day as you like.
Duration: 1 day
Desert Camp Experience
1
Ifrane
Leave Fes to Merzouga, going through Ifrane. Ifrane is a haven of tranquility and vegetation. Lakes, fountains, and the feeling of being completely alone are startling and invigorating.
Duration: 3 hours
2
Midelt
We'll make a stop in Midelt for a really traditional lunch meal. oud a short while later, and you can already smell the desert.
Duration: 2 hours
3
Merzouga
Go on to your bivouac camp, where you will be staying in a luxurious tent. You will get there in the middle of the day, in time for a camel ride and the dusk over the sand before dining on a traditional Berber meal while being entertained by folklore musicians.
Duration: 1 day
To Skoura
1
Rissani
Exit the desert after breakfast, and drive to reach Rissani to explore this small market town city.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Skoura
drive to reach Tinghir and the Todra Gorge. The area, known as the Valley of 1000 Kasbahs, sees you travel through typical villages, clustered around a ruined kasbah or ksar (fortified houses and watchtowers) until you reach Kalaat M’Gouna in the Valley of roses. In spring, the terraced fields that hang above the M’Gouna River offer an amazing spectacle of pink blooms and the area hosts a rose festival. It is a region known for its perfumes and cosmetics made from rose water, and for the hospitality and warmth of its people.
Arrive at Skoura and check-in at your accomodation
Duration: 1 day
To the imperial city of Marrakech
1
Marrakech
After a leisurely breakfast, depart for Marrakech, a five-hour drive from Skoura. Visit Ouarzazate, the Hollywood of Morocco and the famous Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, the Heritage site where Gladiator, The Mummy and many other movies were made where you will have lunch. Continue on over the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi N’Tichka pass (elevation 2260m) -an awe-inspiring pass that crosses the Atlas and connects Marrakech to Ouarzazate, built to bypass the old caravan route to the Draâ.
Duration: 1 day
Marrakech historical and foodie tour
1
Marrakech
Your guide will meet you this morning at your accomodation to begin your walking gastronomic tour of the souks. See and sample some classic Moroccan cuisine while exploring the real local shops and markets. A bakery, the "doughnut man," the farnashi for the tangia, a market for fruits and vegetables, an olive market, and a meshoui tasting will all be on your itinerary. The shopkeepers' grins will add to the overall experience as you see everything from finely embroidered shoes and belts to every kind of spice, woodwork, brass, and copper-work, as well as kaftans ranging from simple cotton to those with intricate embroidery.
Food samples will be available at the stalls, and the tour guide can take you to Le Jardin if you want to take a seat and drink some coffee or tea. Explore all that this wonderful city has to offer, such as the Bahia Palace, the Dar El Pasha Museum, and the recently rebuilt Medrasa.
Duration: 1 day
Marrakech Cooking Class
1
Marrakech
This morning head to a traditional Riad for a fun hands-on cooking class that will feel like homely, authentic cooking. After a welcome mint tea and a shop for ingredients at the small local souk, the cook will guide you through traditional techniques and recipes. Enjoy what you have prepared for lunch (Moroccan Tanjia)!
Duration: 1 day
To Essaouira- Winery Tour
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Essaouira
Leave Marrakech for the approximate two-and-a-half-hour journey to Essaouira, stopping en route to visit an Argan oil cooperative that supports divorced and widowed women by giving them work; learn about the processing of the unique argan nut that grows locally and is used to produce argan oil for cooking and for cosmetics. Shortly after the visit, stop for a relaxing lunch under the trees at a Moroccan vineyard exclusively dedicated to grape varieties of the Rhone Valley. The winery was started in 1994 by a winemaker who learned the trade in France in Chateauneuf du Pape.
Then arrive in Essaouira, a charming fishing port on the Atlantic Ocean.
Duration: 1 day
Essaouira city tour
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Essaouira
Morning guided tour of Essaouira port and medina, visiting local artisan workshops along the way.
With the gentlest of touches, Essaouira stirs awake the artist that slumbers within each of us. Abandoned by the Portuguese in 1541, it was not until 1765 that the Alaouite Sultan Sidi Mohammad Ibn Abdullah transformed Mogador into a fortified city. The ramparts were never that effective in keeping out the marauding tribesmen but now a charming artist’s town with it old port and cannons overlooking the fishing fleet, Essaouira invites you to wander through the narrow alleyways which make up the Medina to witness artisans at work making their wooden tables, boxes and sundry items in lemon or Thuya wood inlaid with mother of pearl. The Romans used the purple dye produced by the shellfish to color the togas of the rich.
Duration: 1 day
Essaouira Cooking Class
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Essaouira
After a leisurely breakfast head to the selected Moroccan cooking workshop for your morning cooking class and discover hands-on the secret spices and techniques used in Moroccan cooking. Expect a hands-on intimate class, with a very gentle dada (traditional Moroccan cook). Enjoy what you have prepared for lunch (fish-based tajine).
Duration: 1 day
Drive to Rabat
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Rabat
Your driver will pick you up to drive back to Rabat.
Duration: 7 hours
Additional info
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
