Travel and Experience Morocco’s imperial cities and Sahara Desert on a 5-day Private Morocco Sahara Desert Trip starting from Casablanca to Marrakech, including Rabat, Fes Guided Tour. If you’re a desert enthusiast seeking tranquility, why not include a trip to the desert? This daily Casablanca to Marrakech via fes and Sahara Desert Excursion is the perfect opportunity to explore the peaceful life in the desert.
• Visit Rabat
• Guided tour in Fes
• Explore Erfoud and Rissani
• Camel ride in Sahara desert in Merzouga
• Sleeping in Sahara desert camp in Merzouga
• Explore Dades and Todgha Gorge and Ait Benhaddou
• Tour finishes in Marrakech
We will meet you in your hotel in Casablanca and we drive to Rabat to explore the capital city. We continue to Meknes and to the Roman ruins in Volubilis. We’ll arrive in Fes in the evening for an overnight stay in a traditional riad.
Day 2 : Full Day Guided TourFull Day Exploring the city of Fes Medina (the old city). We visit the Jewish Quarter called the Mellah also the Royal Palace and the famous tanneries in the medina. You will enjoy a tour of the Quaraouine mosque which is considered the first university in the world. Then we will have a free program and we stay overnight at local Fez riad.
Day 3 : Fes - Ifrane - Midelt - Merzouga DunesLeave from Fez to Sahara Desert Via Atlas mountain sky resort of Ifrane. This place is often referred to as “the Switzerland of Morocco”. We stop at Azrou, which is a Berber village in the cedar forest, where we will watch Barbarian Apes. After lunch in Midelt – the capital of minerals, we’ll travel through the Ziz valley, on the way to Erfoud – the capital of fossils. Then on to Rissani, and Merzouga desert. Then we prepare for a camel ride led by an experienced camel guide for about 1 hour to arrive at the Sahara camp. Here we spend the night and you will enjoy the sunset in Merzouga. After the dinner served at the camp, we listen to Berber music drum songs.
Day 4 : Merzouga Dunes - Todra Gorges - Dades ValleyToday our Merzouga desert tour Starting by watching the sunrise and then we leave for Rissani and Tinghir from where we reach famous Todra gorges which are the highest gorge in Morocco. Afterward, you’ll explore the Dades Valley where we take interesting pictures of the rock formations known as “monkey toes”. You will stay overnight in riad with dinner and breakfast.
Day 5 : Dades Valley - Ait Ben Haddou - Marrakech / CasablancaWe’ll drive towards Marrakech through the Dades valley and Kalaat Mgouna – “the valley of roses”. We stop in Ouarzazate for visiting cinema studio, you will enjoy a guided tour of Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, the largest Kasbah in Morocco. It is a Unesco heritage site. Our Morocco private tour continues through the High Atlas Tizi n’tichka Pass (2260m) where you discover the process of making Argan oil by the Berbers in cooperatives. Then we reach Marrakech or Back to Casablanca
• Pick up from hotel in Casablanca
• Transport in A/C vehicle
• English speaking experienced guide
• All accommodation in hotels / riads
• All Breakfasts/dinners
• Camel ride in Merzouga desert
• Overnight in Sahara Camp
• Camel Trek in Merzouga Dunes
• Drop off at your Marrakech hotel
• Lunches
• Drinks