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Morocco · Desert Adventure
The journey
Go on an unforgettable journey from Casablanca to the Imperial Cities of Rabat, Meknes, and Fes, then continue across the Sahara Desert to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi. Travel through the Atlas Mountains, Ziz Valley, Todra Gorges, Dades, Ouarzazate, and Aït Benhaddou, with a camel ride and a night in a Berber tent in the desert. The tour also includes guided visits in Fez and Marrakech, where you will discover medinas, souks, palaces, monuments, and traditional Moroccan crafts.
Discover a new natural setting and the lifestyle of nomads, meet local people who still live in tents, and enjoy drinking tea with them.
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Day by day
Pick up from Mohammed V Airport or your hotel in Casablanca for a visit to the Hassan II Mosque.
Continue to Rabat, the administrative capital of Morocco, and visit the ruins of Chellah and Hassan Tower.
Drive to Meknes to see El Hdim Square, Bab el Mansour, the Royal Granaries, and the city ramparts.
Then continue to Fez for dinner and an overnight stay in a hotel or riad.
Enjoy a full-day tour in Fez with a guided visit to discover the medina and the famous souks of Fez.
Next, visit the most beautiful palaces and monuments of Fes.
Visit the tannery and the ceramic cooperative to see traditional Moroccan crafts.
After breakfast, proceed to Midelt, passing through Ifrane to Azrou, which is blanketed by cedar forest where wild monkeys live. You can take photos with them, and lunch will be at Zaida or Midelt.
Drive to Ziz Valley through the Atlas Mountains and enjoy the landscapes around Midelt.
Head to Erfoud and the Oasis of Tafilalet, where there is an old souk.
Continue to Merzouga, ride camels, and spend the night in the desert.
After taking pictures of the sunrise and having breakfast, the tour will start around the Erg Chebbi dunes. Discover a new natural setting and the lifestyle of nomads, meet local people who still live in tents, and enjoy drinking tea with them.
After that, visit Gnaoua music and come back to the hotel for relaxing camel rides.
After seeing the sunrise, leave Merzouga and head to Dades via Rissani, which is known for its old traditional market, while Erfoud is known for its fossil products.
Continue to Tinghir through Tinjdad and enjoy seeing Berber villages along the road.
Discover Todra Gorges, where many rock climbers come to enjoy their preferred sport in this area.
Drive to Boumalne Dades for the overnight stay.
After breakfast and a shower at the hotel, proceed to Ouarzazate.
On the way, visit Berber villages and shops containing fossils, carpets, and lamps.
Arrive in Ouarzazate in the evening, passing by Skoura Oasis.
Continue to Marrakech via Aït Benhaddou Kasbah, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 and where many movies were filmed.
Then move on to Tizi N'Tichka, which reaches an altitude of 2,260 m above sea level and is the highest major mountain pass in North Africa.
Take a guided tour to discover the medina, the Red City. Visit the most important places of historical and cultural interest, such as the Saadian Tombs and the palaces of El Bahia and El Badi.
Continue to the Ben Youssef Coranic School.
In the afternoon, visit the gardens at Majorelle, the Menara, and the Koutoubia Tower, then return to your hotel or riad.
After breakfast, transfer to Marrakech airport for your outbound flight.
Where this trip takes you
Erg Chebbi dunes, Ksar of Aït Benhaddou, Hassan II Mosque
The route
The fine print
Transportation in a 4x4 vehicle with A/C
Fuel
English-speaking driver/guide
Accommodation
Pick-up from your hotel and drop-off at the airport
Camel trekking in the desert and a night in a Berber tent
Lunch
Drinks
Dinner in the imperial cities
Logistics
Your 8 days finish where they began, in Casablanca.
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