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5-Day Desert Tour From Casablanca To Fez
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Culture, History, Desert

  • Duration

    5 Days

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    English

Description

Sign up for a desert tour and explore the highlights of Casablanca, Marrakech, and Merzouga, among others. Visit the most beautiful sites of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca and the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech. Immerse in the rural experience as you visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, explore the Saharan desert on a camel, and witness the beautiful landscapes while passing through Dades and Ziz valley, Aoufous Oasis, and Todra gorge. 

Highlights
  • Visit the beautiful Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
  • See the Koutoubia Mosque and the Bahia Palace in Marrakech
  • Stroll through the beautiful garden of Menara
  • Explore the UNESCO-declared World Heritage Site of Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou
  • Pass through the gorges of Todra, Tenghir, Tinjdad, and Erfoud
  • Enjoy camel riding in Merzouga
  • Sleep under the stars in Erg Chebbi Sahara camp
  • Walk through the colourful souks in Madina
  • Day 1: Casablanca - Marrakech expand_more
    • Meet the guide at the starting point and start your first day of the tour by exploring some places in the city, such as the largest Hassan II Mosque, the United Nations Palace, and the Corniche.
    • Go to Marrakech, where you will have free time to walk around the old town. 

    Accommodation in a hotel or riad.

  • Day 2: Full Day To Visit Marrakech expand_more
    • Visit the Menara Garden, a pool surrounded by flower beds that function as an irrigation system for the surrounding fields. The sightseeing tour will cover several breathtaking sights: the Koutoubia Mosque, the Majorelle Gardens, the Bahia Palace, and the Dar Si Said Palace Jewelry Museum. (Optional lunch in Madina)
    • Walk through the colourful souks in Madina. 
    • Enjoy a sunset drink overlooking the exciting Jamaa El Fenna Square from a café terrace.

    Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

  • Day 3: Marrakech - High Atlas Mountains - Ouarzazate - Dades Valley expand_more
    • Have breakfast, and we will head southeast through the High Atlas and the Tizi-n-Tichka pass, with a long-range view from the mountains, heading towards the ancient Berber villages of the High Atlas. 
    • Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Kasbah, and then we will have lunch in one of the restaurants in the Kasbahs.
    • Continue the tour to the Dades Valley and spend the night at the hotel or riad.
  • Day 4: Dades Valley - Tinjdad - Merzouga Sahara Desert expand_more
    • Have breakfast, and we will head towards Erg Chebbi in Merzouga. Berber villages are distributed along the way. 
    • Pass through the gorges of Todra, Tenghir, Tinjdad, and Erfoud, where we will feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet. 
    • Continue driving to a hotel in Merzouga. After a few minutes of rest, you will take part of your luggage in a small suitcase (just enough to spend the night in the desert) and leave the rest of the luggage at the hotel. 
    • Ride the camels on an adventure, crossing the Erg Chebbi sand dunes. This is a golden opportunity to take great sunset and sunrise pictures. 
    • Arrive at the camp and walk to the highest sand dunes on foot to sandboard and watch the sunset. We will spend, or stay awake, the night in a camp of nomadic Berber tents with drum music in the middle of the Sahara.
  • Day 5: Merzouga - Arfoud - Ifrane - Fez expand_more
    • Get up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise on the top of the Erg Chebbi desert dunes, and you have your breakfast. 
    • Return by camel to the hotel, where you will find your driver waiting for you. 
    • Leave for Errachidia through Erfoud, Aoufous, and the Ziz valley. 
    • Stop to see the Aoufous Oasis in the Tafilalte region. We will continue to Midelt through the TiziN’talghamt pass and have a lunch break. Immediately after lunch, you will be driven to Fez (the medieval city) through the cedar forest near Azrou and the Middle Atlas Mountain with the possibility of seeing the Berber monkeys (monkeys). 
    • Make a stop in Ifrane before reaching Fez. 
    • Leave for Fez. 
What's Included
  • Private transportation: 4×4, Minibus/bus/air-conditioned vehicle
  • English-speaking driver/guide
  • Local guide in Marrakech
  • Automotive fuel
  • Nights of hotel or riad (dinner and breakfast)
  • 1-night in the desert (dinner and breakfast)
  • Camel ride per person
What's Excluded
  • Accommodation in Casablanca
  • Tickets
  • Drinks
  • Lunches
  • Entrance fees
  • Local guides at the sites
Know before you go
  • Please note:
    • This tour can be adapted to a 3 days tour from Casablanca via the Merzouga desert to Fez if you wish.
    • Pickup from Casablanca can be flexible during spring and summer. Pickups for the winter season must be no later than 7:30 a.m. to see the sunset in the Merzouga desert.
Meeting Point

Casablanca Airport, Rte de Nouasseur, Casablanca, Morocco

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 50% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 20 EUR 768 Per Person
Child
1 To 20 EUR 765 Per Person

This is a private tour

Starting From

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USD 847 / person