5-Day Sahara Desert Tour from Casablanca to Marrakech
Highlights
Marrakech, Casablanca, Fez, Merzouga, Aït Benhaddou, Ouarzazate
Locations Covered
Marrakech, Casablanca, Fez, Merzouga, Aït Benhaddou, Ouarzazate
cultural, sightseeing, Desert
Group Tour
5 Days
Easy
Arabic, English, French
Description
Travel to the Middle Atlas, Sahara Desert and Marrakech, as well as explore the important cultural city of Fes, where you enjoy a guided excursion in its Medina. Discover and enjoy Moroccan culture and explore the amazing Moroccan landscape and desert life in this 5-day tour!
Itinerary
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Day 1: Casablanca to Rabat & Fes
Get picked up from your hotel and explore the main sights in the largest city of Morocco.
Visit the Hassan II Mosque, Atlantic coast area and others.
Drive to Rabat, the capital where you visit the "Royal Palace", the ruins of "Chellah", and the "Mohammed V Mausoleum".
After lunch, finish the tour of the "Hassan Tower".
Move on to Meknes for a guided tour which includes "Bab El Mansour".
Also, explore the Jewish quarter, the "Royal Granaries" and Meknes city rampart.
Enjoy a guided tour of the Roman ruins of Volubilis.
Reach Fes where you stay in a local riad for dinner and breakfast.
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Day 2: Fes Tour
Visit the tannery, where you can observe fabric leather.
Also, visit the ceramics cooperative to see the traditional Moroccan crafts.
Enjoy some free time in the afternoon.
Overnight in a local hotel with dinner.
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Day 3: Fes to Ifrane to Midelt to Erfoud to Merzouga
Visit Ifrane in the Middle Atlas mountains.
Watch some local monkeys in the cedar forests in Azrou.
Pass the Ziz valley to reach Erfoud, a town known for fossil products.
Drive to Rissani and then to Merzouga desert and prepare for camel ride in dunes to reach Merzouga desert camp.
Climb a higher dune to watch the sunset in the desert of Merzouga.
Stay overnight in desert tents and end the day with a traditional Moroccan dinner.
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Day 4: Merzouga to Todra Gorges to Dades Valley
After watching a Sahara desert sunrise in Merzouga, ride on a camel back to the village for breakfast, followed by driving towards Tinghir, passing Jorf.
Explore Todra Gorge, the highest gorge in the country and a very popular spot for rock climbers.
After lunch, explore the beauty of Dades valley and stop for few pictures at rock formations called “Monkey Toes”.
Dinner and overnight stay in Dades valley local hotel.
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Day 5: Dades Gorges to Ouarzazate to Marrakech
- Continue towards the “Valley of Roses”
- Stop in Ouarzazate, also called “the Hollywood of Africa”, where you enjoy a visit to a movie studio.
- Explore the Atlas mountains in a guided tour of the Kasbah in Ait Benhaddou. It is the largest Kasbah in Morocco, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Drive over the High Atlas mountains to reach Marrakech.
End of tour.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a group tour |