5-day Tour from Tangier to Marrakech with a route through the Merzouga desert
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5-day tour from Tangier to Marrakech with a desert excursion, camel ride, and overnight stay in a nomad camp in the Merzouga desert; admiring the beauty of northern Morocco, the Atlas Mountains, and the blue village. Visit Chefchaouen, Fez, and Marrakech.
Main Information:
- Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
- Departure: 08:00 am
- Departure Location: Tangier
- Final Destination: Marrakech
Highlights of our trip:
- DAY 1: TANGIER – CHEFCHAOUEN – FEZ
- DAY 2: FEZ – IFRANE – AZROU – MIDELT
- DAY 3: MIDELT – MERZOUGA
- DAY 4: MERZOUGA – RISSANI – TODRA GORGES – DADES VALLEY – OUARZAZATE
- DAY 5: OUARZAZATE – AIT BEN HADDOU – HIGH ATLAS – MARRAKECH
Included
- Traslados de llegada y salida desde el aeropuerto.
- Tour privado.
- Vehículo privado con conductor de habla castellana.
- Combustible, peajes y todos los gastos asociados al transporte.
- Alojamiento con desayuno incluido.
- Paseo en camello hasta el campamento (uno por persona).
- Visita guiada por Marrakech.
Not Included
- Vuelos.
- Bebidas.
- Comidas del mediodía.
- Entradas a museos y monumentos.
- Cenas en Marrakech y Fez.
Travel plan
In the morning, we will head towards Chefchaouen, a mountain town in the heart of the Rif, notable for its Andalusian architecture of whitewashed houses in white and indigo blue, we will explore the medina to see its streets, the Uta el-Hammam square where it is located the great Kasbah from the 15th century, the Ras el-Maa Waterfall and of course, the color of its shops full of crafts. We will also visit the central square, and the great mosque of the city.
We will head towards Fez, the first of the imperial cities that is proud to host one of the oldest universities in the world.
In the afternoon we will arrive at our accommodation in Fez. Free day to enjoy the sunset while visiting places of interest.
After breakfast, we will leave for Midelt, passing through the mountains and cedar forests of the Middle Atlas. We will pass through Ifrane, a city known as the Swiss of Morocco with a charming ski resort and, Azrou, an important craft center specialized in cedar wood work with a wonderful cedar forest of monkeys in freedom. After the Zad Pass (2178m / 7146ft), we will arrive at Midelt where we will stay.
In the morning, we will descend towards Erfoud and Errachidia through the Ziz Valley, full of palm trees and we will follow the course of the palm grove with the best dates in Morocco. In Erfoud, the city of fossils, you can see how they are extracted from the quarries and worked into the most varied shapes.
At the end of the day, you can have dinner, listen to the sound of drums in the desert night and sleep in a fully equipped nomad camp tent that you will reach by taking a camel ride through the dunes of Erg Chebbi, the highest dunes in the world. North Africa in the Sahara.
After a good shower and a good breakfast, we will head to Dades, passing through Rissani, an important city of food, animals and crafts.
Passing through Erfoud (the capital of fossil marble), the next stop is in Tinejdad, where we will have a delicious meal. After that, we will have the opportunity to stop to enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the river.
We will continue to the Todra Gorges, through the large palm grove of Tinghir, where agriculture, dates, palm trees, etc. stand out.
Later, we will enter the Dades Valley and admire the hundreds of kasbahs scattered along the way. We will continue along the path towards the river and make a stop to enjoy it.
We will continue until we reach Ouarzazate where we will stay.
We will leave early to visit the Tifoultoute kasbah and the film studios. We will continue to a walled city called Ait Ben Haddou, a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO; where we will discover its most famous kasbah where films such as Gladiator, The Mummy and Babel among many others were filmed. We'll have lunch right here.
Then we will cross the High Atlas and make stops to take photographs until our arrival at a Riad in Marrakech where we will stay.
Free day until the indicated time of your flight and transfer to the airport.
Completion of the tour and the service provided.
