Tour Details
Our private 10 days Morocco tour from Tangier to Marrakech via Chefchaouen and Merzouga is a grand Morocco desert tour that will take you to discover the beauty of Morocco country. Visit Chefchaouen Moroccan blue city, Fez city tour, Experience Merzouga luxury desert camp, and camel trekking, explore Dades valley, Ouarzazate and Marrakech imperial city, and much more things to do and see in Morocco attractions.
Tour Highlights
- Enjoy landscapes of the Rif Mountains
- Visit the blue city of Chefchaouen
- Visit the ruins Roman City of Volubilis
- Explore Fes & Marrakech with a local guide
- Meet Barbary Apes in Azrou Cedar forest
- Panoramic aspects of Erg Chebbi dunes
- Experience Camel ride in Merzouga Sahara
- Watch Sunset over the sand dunes
- Hearty dinner and party around campfire (Berber Drums)
- Overnight Camping at Merzouga Desert Camp
- Visit Atlas Studio & Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate
- Visit the UNESCO world heritage of Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah
- Spectacular views of the Atlas Mountains landscapes
Itinerary
We will meet you at the airport or ferry terminal and take you to your hotel in Tanger.
It is a magical town, dreamlike and as if pulled from the pages of a thousand and one nights, a beautiful blue and white-washed Andalucian town nestled in the Rif Mountains. The town is relaxed, with small winding alleyways and market squares where the women of the surrounding Rif come to sell their handmade crafts. We will take dinner and overnight at the Hotel or Riad in Chefchaouen.
Travel to Morocco’s most fascinating city and the world’s last surviving Medieval city. You will tour the medina with its souks (markets) and winding streets. We will stop at the gateway of the Royal Palace to see the large golden gates and lush gardens. We will also visit the 9th-century Karaouiyine Mosque and University which is thought to be the first university ever built. You will also visit the tomb of the city founder, Moulay Idris II. We will take lunch at one of the traditional restaurants in the old medina. After lunch you will continue to explore the old city, seeing sights such as the Najarine Fountain, the gateway of Bab Boujloud, the old harem gardens, and the Batha Museum.
From Fez go to the Middle Atlas, we will visit Ifrane, known as the Switzerland of Africa, we visit Azrou Berber village known for its handicrafts, carpets, and wood carving, then we arrive in Midelt (the route is followed by the Tizi Talghemt or Neck Camella, 1,907 m altitude ). The landscape is breathtaking, the mountains are completely naked, covered in a purple coat. After arrival to Errachidia, we cross solid Tafilalet palm to Erfoud. We will spend the night in the desert Berber camp.
Experience the Sunrise in the Sahara Desert! Enjoy a typical Saharan breakfast, then the camel ride back to your hotel for a shower, etc… We will then leave for the Palm Plantation of Tafilalet passing through Rissani, the old Alaouite Sahara capital of the ancient Alaouite Sultans. We will then continue on to Alnif where lunch will be waiting. We will follow the road throughTazarine, N’kob oasis, and Tansikht from here we will go off the road crossing the Draa Valley and its procession of palms until Zagora. We will take Dinner and spend the night at a Hotel or Riad in Zagora
After breakfast, we will depart from Zagora on our way to Ouarzazate along the Draa valley with its thousands of palm trees and plantations. We will continue through Agadez a typical village for this area, we will cross the Anti-Atlas via TiziN’Tinifift, a mountain pass that sits at an altitude of 1660ft. Continue to Marrakech through TiziN’tichka Pass. We will take dinner and spend the night at a hotel or riad in Marrakech.
We will spend the morning exploring and absorbing this mystical city. You will discover the majestic silhouette of the Koutoubia that overlooks the red houses, and the tombs of Saadian and then visit the Bahia Palace, the seat of the Grand Vizier Ba Ahmed dating from the late nineteenth century, which is now a museum of Fine Arts. The souks offer an incredible shopping experience with a myriad of narrow winding streets that lead through a series of smaller markets clustered by trade.
After lunch, we will depart for Essaouira. The journey to this former Portuguese fishing village offers up only a few roadside towns and the occasional Berber village. Jimi Hendrix made the pilgrimage, as did Bob Marley and Cat Stevens. Also the inspiration for Hendrix’s song “Castles Made of Sand”. Essaouira, known also as Mogador is famous for its annual festival of “Gnaoua music”. Old Portuguese ramparts guard the walled city where you can watch silver craftsmen and woodcarvers at work in one of the most charming medinas in all of Morocco. We will take dinner and spend the night at a Hotel or Riad in Essaouira.
After breakfast, we will depart to Safi, the main fishing port for the country’s sardine industry and famous for its pottery. We will continue to Oualidia via the coastal road with its superb view and have our lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon we will drive to El Jadida, famous for its beaches and resorts. Our tour includes a visit to the famous citadel, a reminder of the Portuguese occupation of the 16th Century. After the tour, we will continue to Casablanca where we will take dinner and Overnight at Hotel in Casablanca.
After a breakfast of freshly squeezed orange juice, baguette, and fresh fruit, we will leave Casablanca to visit Tanger, driving along the Atlantic coasts to Asilah, which is a small village of artists and fishermen. The Medina is small and the houses are mostly blue and white. After having lunch we head to our last destination which is Tanger. Spend the evening exploring the city before dinner and overnight at a Hotel in Tanger.
After breakfast, we will drop you at the airport or ferry terminal.
Includes / Excludes
Price Included
- Airport transfer to your accommodation
- A/C modern car (7 - 8 persons) or minibus (17 persons)
- Driver/Guide, speaking English/ Spanish/ Slavic,
- Camel trekking in the desert during sunset and sunrise
- Overnight in dunes at desert camp
- Traditional berber dinner and breakfast with cultural program
Price Excluded
- Flight Ticket
- Beverages and lunch meals at the stops
- Optional local guides
- Personal expenses