9 Days Morocco Desert Tour from Marrakech

Day 1: Arrival to Marrakech

Transfer from the Airport of Marrakech to Your Hotel / Riad in Marrakech. Our Driver will pick you up from the airport of Marrakech and transfer you to your Hotel / Riad in Marrakech.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Riad Dar Nadwa or similar.

Day 2: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley

The departure of Marrakech desert tours takes place in front of your hotel or Riad. Through Tizi- N-Tichka pass (2260m) in the High Atlas Mountains. You will enjoy a snaky road, beautiful landscapes with different colors, and Berber villages along the way. The first pause will be in AIT BARKA VILLAGE. It will be around 10:00 AM to take beautiful pictures; relax in the car and have breakfast if you wish it. It’s a point to start the Highest atlas mountains of Morocco TIZI N TICHKA. the second pause will take place at the top of TICHKA. Arriving at AIT BEN HADDOU! It is classified by UNESCO as a first-world heritage. Here you will be guided by a local guide to explain the history of this amazing heritage AIT BEN HADOU. Then you will have free time for lunch and it will be around one hour. You will continue via the rose valley, Skoura palm grove to Dades valley, and gorges. The first night will be in a Moroccan typical hotel, located in the heart of Dades gorges in the south of Morocco. Dinner, Breakfast, and overnight in Dades gorges are included.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Auberg Atlas De Dades or similar.

Day 3: Dades Valley – Todgha Gorgdes – Desert of Merzouga

Departure from your hotel in Dades gorges at 8 AM after a typical Moroccan breakfast. Taking the road of 1000 Kasbahs driving around the colorful Berber villages of Dades valley. 45 km further, you will get to Tineghir. It is famous for its beautiful palm groves and Jewish quarter. While arriving at Todra gorges (Todgha) it’s free time to go on a trek along the canyons about 300 m high. It’s a preferred place by mountain climbers. Afterward, you will leave to Erg Chebbi dunes in the Merzouga Sahara desert. Then it’s free time for lunch on the way before you arrive at Erfoud. Once you arrive at the dunes of Erg Chebbi, you will take a camel ride for 1h30 at the sunset to get to the oasis where the camp is located. Spend the night in the bivouac in Merzouga Sahara dunes under nomadic tents or outside under shooting stars. Play drums with the camel drivers. Dinner and overnight in Merzouga Sahara desert camp.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Azawad Desert Camp or similar.

Day 4: Desert of Merzouga – Midlt – Ifran – Fez

In the early morning, we will wake up to enjoy and admire the beautiful sunrise that the desert and take photos of the sunrise in the dunes, undoubtedly one of the best and most beautiful moments in the desert of Merzouga. After a typical breakfast in our bivouac, we will return by camels to the hostel to take a shower, and then we will take the road to Fes passing by the beautiful valley of Ziz, Errachidia, Midelt to the Cedar Forest where we will stop to visit the famous wild monkeys. We continue our desert trip through the Middle Atlas until arriving at Fes in the evening.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Riad La Perle De La Médina or similar.

Day 5: Fez

Today you will discover the city of Fes, the spiritual and cultural heart of Morocco; vibrant, noisy, fascinating, and overwhelming – a visual and pungent feast for the senses. Head into the old city, known locally as Fes el Bali, arguably the world’s
most fascinating and confounding old city. Medieval Fes was one of the world’s great centers of education and culture, both Islamic and Jewish. Its religious institutions and libraries are legendary, its mosques of great renown. Walkthrough the twisting streets and alleyways, passing donkeys piled high with goods, and explore the specialty sections that divide the souk. Filled with historic khans, Medresses, and dye-pits, stalls loaded with fruits, herbs, and soups, and where the squawk of chickens, the smell of spice, and sound of hammering of copper fills the air, it’s not hard to imagine yourself back in the Middle Ages. Spend the day exploring the old city, visiting, Medresse el Attarine, the tanneries, and the splendid Fondouk Nejjarine, a beautifully restored 18th-century inn. Return to your hotel in the late afternoon and perhaps spend the evening relaxing in this calming oasis, away from the buzz of the medina.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Riad La Perle De La Médina or similar.

Day 6: Fez – Chefchaouen

Early in the morning, we head to Chefchaouen through the Rif Mountains to enjoy the views of the Magic Mountains till we get Chefchaouen one of the stunning villages at the feet of the Rif Mountains. As well, Medina has a Spanish style.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Hotel Ras El Maa or similar.

Day 7: Chefchaouen – Rabat – Casablanca

After a couple of hours of driving, you will arrive in the Capital of Morocco Rabat. After breakfast in Chefchaouen, we take the way to Rabat. You will visit the Tour of Hassan II. Then continue the way to Casablanca, where you can visit the best mosque in Morocco. Mosque Hassan II.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Hotel Campanile Casablanca or similar.

Day 8: Casablanca – Marrakech

After 3 hours of driving, you will get to Marrakech where you will have free time to visit the authentic city of Marrakech.

🏚️ Hotel Option: Riad Dar Nadwa or similar.

Day 9: Marrakech Airport

Free time and transfer to the airport. For more details about the reservation, please contact us.