8-day Tour from Tangier to Marrakech with a route through the Merzouga desert
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8-day tour from Tangier to Marrakech with a journey through the desert, camel ride, and night in a nomad camp in the Merzouga desert; admiring the beauty of the northern region of Morocco, the Atlas Mountains, and the blue village. Visit Chefchaouen, Fez, and Marrakech.
Main Information:
- Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
- Departure: 08:00 am
- Departure Location: Tangier
- Final Destination: Marrakech
Highlights of our trip:
- DAY 1: TANGIER – TETOUAN – CHEFCHAOUEN
- DAY 2: CHEFCHAOUEN – VOLUBILIS – FEZ
- DAY 3: FEZ – FEZ
- DAY 4: FEZ – IFRANE – AZROU – MIDELT – MERZOUGA
- DAY 5: MERZOUGA – RISSANI – TODRA GORGES – DADES VALLEY
- DAY 6: DADES VALLEY – ROSE VALLEY – OUARZAZATE – AIT BEN HADDOU – MARRAKECH
- DAY 7: MARRAKECH – MARRAKECH
- DAY 8: MARRAKECH – AIRPORT
Included
- Arrival and departure transfers from the airport.
- Private tour.
- Private vehicle with a Spanish-speaking driver.
- Fuel, tolls, and all transportation-related expenses.
- Accommodation with breakfast included.
- Camel ride to the campsite (one per person).
- Guided tour of Marrakech and Fes.
Not Included
- Flights.
- Beverages.
- Lunch meals.
- Entrance fees to museums and monuments.
- Dinners in large cities.
Travel plan
In the morning, we will head towards Tetouan called the white dove, which houses an ancient Medina that is a world heritage site declared by UNESCO, with its enveloping streets, beautiful squares, corners and large doors that attract the curiosity of tourists. We will take a panoramic view of the city.
In Chefchaouen, you will admire this mountainous city, where you will have dinner and spend the night at the hotel.
After breakfast on the terrace of your hotel while you enjoy a magnificent view of Chefchaouen, a mountain town in the heart of the Rif, noted for its Andalusian architecture of whitewashed houses in white and indigo blue, we will explore the medina to get to know its streets, the Uta el-Hammam square where the great 15th century Kasbah is located, 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 leave the beautiful blue city and head towards Fez, the first of the imperial cities that is proud to host one of the oldest universities in the world. Along the way we will visit Volubilis again, and we will be able to see a panoramic view of Moulay Idriss, where we will have lunch.
In the afternoon we will arrive at our accommodation in Fez. Free day to enjoy the sunset while visiting places of interest.
After breakfast, you will visit the medina of Fez with a local guide, among other places of interest such as the universities of Bou Anania and Attarine, the Nejjarine fountain and the Karaouine mosque.
At the end of the day we will go to the Riad where you will spend the night.
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 make a short stop for lunch.
In the afternoon, 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.
In the morning, after a good shower and a good breakfast, we will head to Dades, passing through Rissani, an important city of food, animals and crafts. 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. Here you will have dinner and spend the night.
After breakfast, we will go to the oasis of Skoura and its Amridil kasbah, crossing the Valley of Roses first. Here you can see beautiful landscapes. Later, we will visit Ouarzazate, its magnificent film studios and its Taourirt kasbah.
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.
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.
After breakfast, you will have the opportunity to visit Marrakech with a local guide. A city full of life where there are great and interesting things to visit such as:
- Medina: with narrow streets, full of smells, feelings... leather and metal souks...
- Jamaa el Fna Square: you will find stalls selling juices, nuts... and at night, food stalls where you can enjoy typical Moroccan cuisine.
- Koutoubia Mosque: This is the most important mosque in this city.
- Bahia Palace: The construction of the palace took more than a decade, and its interior is full of majestically decorated rooms that you must see.
Finally, we will return to the Riad to stay.
DAY 8: MARRAKECH – AIRPORT
Breakfast at the Riad.
Free day until the indicated time of your flight and transfer to the airport.
Completion of the tour and the service provided.
