At Morocco Fossil Minerals, we arrange Geology, Fossils… and mining tours around Morocco. So, our tours cover main Fossil and Minerals attractions to explore and discover best locations. We also focus on geology and cultural tour to enjoy the beauty of desert either Erg Chebbi or Erg Chigaga Dunes!
Day 1: Arrival to Casablanca airport transfer to hotel.
Firstly, Arrival to Casablanca Airport transfers to hotel! In other words, we start our Morocco Fossils upon your arrival too, depends on the time.
Day 2: Casablanca – Timahdite – Midelt.
After a morning breakfast at the hotel, we departure towards Azrou in the heart of the middle atlas. Then, we will have a Picnic in the cedar forest with the monkeys. Later, we head to the famous Michlifen extinct volcano rich in olivine and magna. Thus, we see the Jurassic site next to Timahdite rich in brachiopods bivalves and speriferes, if any time is lift we can visit cretaceous site rich in black shark teeth next to Bakrit. Thus, we end our evening at hotel in Midelt.
Day 3: Midelt – Sidi Ayad – Come back to Midelt (Geology trip).
After breakfast, we departure to visit Mibladen mines rich in barythe cerusite, also vanadinites but very hard to find then head to Ahouli old mine, to visit old mining equipments. Therefore, we enjoy a Picnic in the valley then go to Sidi Ayad to collect azurite malachite and flurite evening back to same hotel in Midelt.
Day 4: Midelt – Dinsour Bones Area – Erfoud.
We drive head down to Ziz gorges, where we will collect brachiopods bivalves from Jurassic, then to Ziz valley to collect echinoderms cidaris micrasteres from cretaceous cenomanian, and Picnic in the valley then down to Erfoud city. Evening in the Erg Chebbi sand dunes.
Day 5: Erfoud area – Merzouga.
We head south Merzouga towards Mifis mine rich in laid and manganaise, fifty years ago, now desert except same workers looking for massive barytine. Then, we go to kemkem paleoriver beds rich in fish crocodiles and dinosaurs bones. Picnic there then go to an old mine called filon 12 rich in vanadinite quartz citrine and more. Then, Devonian bed rich in rolled phacops evening back to the same hotel in the dunes
Day 6: Merzouga – Camel Ride.
We stay in Merzouga to have a half day touring! So, we explore beautiful places as Irrigation system, Gnawa music and local style of life. Then, we will end our day by camel ride to camp in the middle of dunes and enjoy the sunset and sunrise. Thus, the campsite with overnight stay in luxury tent including facilities like bathroom and shower
Day 7: Merzouga – Taous – Ouzina.
Departure early morning to the south of Erg Chebbi, arrival on mine of Dinosaur teeth and bones in Ebagaa, then we will go to Taouz to visit the antique city of Ouafilal and the desert painting. After the lunch we will take the mines track and visit the Filon 12 mines producing iron,vanidit barite, galena. Lodging and dinner to hotel.
Day 8: Ouzina – Ramlia – Mharech.
During the day research of trilobites all along the Algerian borders, possibility according to the timing to go on another Jurassic area. Lodging and dinner at the auberge Mharch Oasis.
Day 9: Mharech – Alnif.
Morning breakfast, departure by the mountain Djbel Issimour call the trilobites mountain to Alnif. We will search on two sites Phacops trilobites. Lodging and dinner in the hotel meteorites.
Day 10: Alnif – Zagora.
After the morning breakfast, on the Tazzarine road, we will visit a large Orthoceras fossil mine, we will then take the track up to the old pre-historical drawing of Ait Ouazik. Lodging and dinner to Zagora.
Day 11: Zaogra – Ouarzazate – Ait ben Haddou Kasbah.
Today, we are going to leave Zagora driving through Draa valley. In other words, the longest river in Morocco that starting from High Atlas Mountains to Sea near Tan Tan. Then, Ouarzazate is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Morocco
Day 12: Ait ben Haddou – Marrakech.
Today, we will explore Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, which is listed under UNESCO since 1987. So, Aït Ben Haddou is a historic ighrem or ksar (fortified village) along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech in present-day Morocco. Later, we drive to Marrakech through High Atlas Mountains, Tizi N tichka with stops along the way to explore beauty of Mountains. Overnight stay in Marrakech
Day 13: Marrakech city.
Todat, we will have a tour guided around Marrakesh! The city could be the town that shows all of Morocco’s exotic culture and charm with one of our native guide. In other words, you may visit the Koutoubia mosque built in the 12th century, the Majorelle Garden, the work of painter Jacques Majorelle. Then, w’ll visit plenty of monuments like the Saadian Tombs This 16th-century graveyard full of mosaic tiles.
Day 14: Departue.
We drive you straight to Aiport and say good bye! wish will not be the last!