Morocco Desert Tour from Tangier

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Morocco Desert Tour from Tangier in 11 days: enjoy a lot of Moroccan cities such as Meknes, Fes, Marrakech Rabat, Asilah as well as the Ait Ben Haddou kasbah. Then head to the southern desert of Merzouga where you’ll see an incredible sunrise.

Highlights

visit a bunch of incredible imperial cities of Morocco.
full guided tour to explore Fes city
Marrakech sightseeing tour
impressive Atlas mountains
watch one of the beautiful sunrises from on top of the high dunes.
visit the historical kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou

Morocco Desert Tour from Tangier Itinerary

Day 1: Tangier

Arrival and pick up by our guides in the port or the airport of Tangier and transfer to the Hotel. Possibility to visit the old medina. Dinner and overnight in Tangier according to selected hotel category.

Day 2: Tangier – Larache – Meknes – Fes

Today, our best Morocco Desert Tour from Tangier will start after breakfast, departure in the direction of Fes, making a stop in Larache to eat. We will continue towards the town of Moulay Ismail (Meknes), famous for its monumental Bab Mansour gate and the ramparts of its city. Arrival in Fes, dinner and accommodation according to selected hotel category.

Day 3: Fes (free day)

The 3rd day of this Morocco Desert Tour from Tangier will consist of a full free day in Fes. Entering the streets of the Medina (old city) we will feel that time goes back: the union structure is still present at workstations, the narrowness of its streets does not allow another means of transport than the donkeys and a constant tingling of people moves through the labyrinth alleys in the middle of which we will be surprised by neighbourhoods like the Andalusian, magnificent mosques and Koranic schools.

Fes has always been associated with study and religiosity, and remains the spiritual capital of Morocco. After visiting the medina another option is to walk aimlessly through the streets of Fes-Jdid, where you will find the royal palace, the mellah (Jewish) and the oldest mosque in Fes. Dinner and accommodation according to selected hotel category.

Day 4: Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Ziz Valley – Erfoud

The time comes for the Atlas. Not far from Fes we will cross Ifrane, residential centre, before reaching the cedar woods of the Middle Atlas. After crossing Midelt a surprising change of scenery awaits us: the road crosses the High Atlas and we will quickly enter the Great South. The land becomes arid, with spectacular geological formations and deep valleys, such as the Ziz Valley, huge green spots in the middle of the desert.

We will begin to observe adobe architecture, palm trees and some distant Kasbahs, we are at the doors of the desert. We arrive in Erfoud where we will dine and spend the night in a hotel so in the morning we will soon be able to make a trip to Erg Chebbi desert to see the sunrise from the great dune and back to the hotel.

Day 5: Erfoud – Merzouga (Desert) – Valley of the Dades – Valley of Roses – Ouarzazate

Breakfast and departure towards the west side of the Atlas Mountains, to reach the lovely Tinghir Oasis. We will then continue towards the Dades Valley, “Valley of the 1,000 Kasbahs”, and we will admire its superb fortresses and the Roses Valley, and soon we will reach Ouarzazate, famous for its Cinema Studios. the Morocco desert tour from Tangier will end by dinner and accommodation according to selected hotel category.

Day 6: Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – Marrakech

After breakfast, our Morocco desert tour from Tangier will continue to visit the Kasbah of Taourirt and the famous Ait Benhaddou (Cultural Patrimony of the Humanity). The journey is a succession of strengths. Today is another day. The 200 km that separate Ouarzazate from Marrakech runs along the High Atlas. The road must be travelled slowly, for its beauty and for being a mountain pass that crosses the Atlas in almost 2,300 meters of altitude.

To round off the spectacular of the day, we will follow the old caravan route that linked the two cities through the Ounila Valley, where Kasbahs where built in caves and that will take us to Telouet. We will continue towards the red city of Marrakech. Dinner and accommodation according to selected hotel category.

Day 7: Marrakech (Free day)

Today, we’ll have the 2nd free day of our Morocco desert tour from Tangier which will be in Marrakech, a city famous for its Jemaa el-Fnaa square, which will occupy much of our time: an amalgam of aromas, sounds and sensations unrepeatable.

The city also has a myriad of places to stroll and enjoy: the Majorelle and Menara Gardens, the Saadian Tombs, walks in the medina or the mellah (the old Jewish quarter), the route of the walls, the modern city (Gueliz) with its western ways of life. by then the Morocco desert tour from Tangier is completed by having a dinner and accommodation according to selected hotel category.

Day 8: Marrakech – Casablanca

Breakfast and departure to Casablanca, economic capital of Morocco and mythical city on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, with a fascinating architecture. We will visit its famous beach area La Corniche and the mosque of Hassan II, the second largest mosque in the world after Mecca. Dinner and accommodation according to selected hotel category.

Day 9: Casablanca – Rabat – Asilah

Breakfast and departure in the direction of Rabat, visit to the capital of Morocco, the Royal Palace, the mausoleum of Mohammed V, the Hassan Tower, Kasbah Oudaya, etc. In the afternoon we will continue towards the city of Asilah to visit its beautiful white Medina. Dinner and accommodation according to selected hotel category.

Day 10: Asilah (Day off)

After breakfast, free day to visit the city, rest and shopping. Dinner and accommodation according to selected hotel category.

Day 11: Asilah – Tangier (46KM)

Breakfast and transfer to the port or airport according to flight or boat schedule in Tangier. End of our services of Imperial Cities and Desert Tour from Tangier