1-Day Trip From Fes To Middle Atlas

Overview:

Fes

Fes is a northeastern Moroccan city often referred to as the country’s cultural capital. It’s primarily known for its Fes El Bali walled medina, with medieval Marinid architecture, vibrant souks and old-world atmosphere. The medina is home to religious schools such as the 14th-century Bou Inania and Al Attarine, both decorated with elaborate cedar carvings and ornate tile work.

Middle Atlas

The Middle Atlas is a mountain range in Morocco. It is part of the Atlas mountain range, a vast mountainous region with more than 100,000 km², 15 percent of its landmass, rising above 2,000 metres. The Middle Atlas is the northernmost and second highest of three main Atlas Mountains chains of Morocco. Wikipedia

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Tour Information

Middle atlas, an Atlas mountain belt lengthened 350km from south-west to north-east Morocco it surrounds all the begining zone of the Rif region until that of the High Atlas covering a very large natural surface which is measured 2.3 million hectares, or 18% of the mountainous area of ​​this country mainly framing the provinces of Khénifra, Ifrane, Boulmane, Sefrou, El Hajeb, the addition of a portion of the provinces of Taza and Beni Mellal.

Itinerary Detailed

At 8:30 we meet you at the reception of your accommodation before we drive in direction of the Middle Atlas through the groves of the olive trees, the region of Fes and Meknes is the region that feeds the whole population, it is called the stomach of morocco, the very fertile land where grows deferent crops: olives, grips, wheat, vegetables and more….Heading farther from Fes to the east 25Kms Sefrou the village that was the biggest Jewish community till the end of the 80s of the 20th century, to go for a short walk to visit the old fort, a short drive not so far from the city we will stop for a picture of the waterfall of SEFROU river, higher at the clef of the mountain Bhalil the village of the Caves, many houses are billed on old caves inhabited by the same people for centuries it is a village of caves where people settled even before Fes foundation, there you will have a short visit to one of those houses with cave, have a worm cup of tea with the family and enjoy the silence of the nature; in our way to Efrane the Swaziland of Morocco, you will be driving at the land of lakes, those mountains are rich of beautiful natural reservoirs of water, many lakes feed by the springs of the Middle Atlas mountains, they are rich of trout fish.

The European city IFRAN merits a walk of 15 minutes in its beautiful clean streets and the squire, the lion of atlas sculpted by a French sculptor at the 40s of the last century, when the French founded the little city, 1704 ms above sea level well-known by the ski resorts; MICHLEFEN and HIBRI. Later after lunch we are again on road driving through the big forest of Seder, where we will stop for some pictures, will be possible to feed some monkeys too, they are native of the Middle Atlas Mountains.

The drive will take us further along the sceneries of the Middle Atlas, AZROU is a small prosperous city which had a big role at the caravans long history, it was very important as a weekly market for the whole region, and relaxing village for the caravans before heading to MEKNES and FES, it is named after the rock which is at the centre of the city. We are at 150Km from FES driving back through IFRAN and IMOUZZAR to be in your the hotel by 6:00 pm.

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