Morocco · Desert Adventure

5-Day Desert Tour from Casablanca to Fez with Merzouga Camp Stay

5 Days Round trip from Casablanca Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Visit the beautiful Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca
  • 02 See the Koutoubia Mosque and the Bahia Palace in Marrakech
  • 03 Stroll through the beautiful Menara Garden
  • 04 Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou
  • 05 Pass through the gorges of Todra, Tenghir, Tinjdad, and Erfoud
  • 06 Enjoy a camel ride in Merzouga
  • 07 Sleep under the stars in an Erg Chebbi Sahara camp
  • 08 Walk through the colourful souks in Madina

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

Ride camels on an adventure across the Erg Chebbi sand dunes.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Standard
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Errachidia, Midelt, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Merzouga, Todgha Gorge, Erfoud, Ziz Valley, Atlas Mountains, Erg Chebbi, Azrou, Ifrane, Tinejdad, Dadès Gorges
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Casablanca Highlights and Transfer to Marrakech

  • Meet the guide at the starting point and begin your first day of the tour by exploring some of the city's highlights, such as the Hassan II Mosque, the United Nations Palace, and the Corniche.
  • Continue to Marrakech, where you will have free time to walk around the old town.

Accommodation in a hotel or riad.

2
Day 02

Full-Day Marrakech Sightseeing

  • Visit the Menara Garden, with its pool surrounded by flower beds that functions 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.

3
Day 03

Across the High Atlas to Ouarzazate and Dades Valley

  • Have breakfast, then head southeast through the High Atlas and the Tizi-n-Tichka Pass, enjoying long-range views from the mountains as you travel toward the ancient Berber villages of the High Atlas.
  • Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Kasbah, and then have lunch in one of the restaurants in the Kasbahs.
  • Continue the tour to Dades Valley and spend the night at the hotel or riad.
4
Day 04

Dades Valley to Merzouga Sahara Desert

  • Have breakfast, then head towards Erg Chebbi in Merzouga. Berber villages are distributed along the way.
  • Pass through the gorges of Todra, Tenghir, Tinjdad, and Erfoud, where you will feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet.
  • Continue driving to a hotel in Merzouga. After a few minutes of rest, take part of your luggage in a small suitcase, just enough to spend the night in the desert, and leave the rest of your luggage at the hotel.
  • Ride camels on an adventure across the Erg Chebbi sand dunes. This is a golden opportunity to take great sunset and sunrise pictures.
  • Arrive at the camp and walk on foot to the highest sand dunes to sandboard and watch the sunset. Spend, or stay awake, the night in a camp of nomadic Berber tents with drum music in the middle of the Sahara.
5
Day 05

Sunrise in Merzouga and Journey to Fez

  • Get up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise from the top of the Erg Chebbi desert dunes, and then have breakfast.
  • Return by camel to the hotel, where you will find your driver waiting for you.
  • Leave for Errachidia through Erfoud, Aoufous, and Ziz Valley.
  • Stop to see the Aoufous Oasis in the Tafilalte region. Continue to Midelt through the Tizi N'talghamt Pass and have a lunch break. Immediately after lunch, drive to Fez, the medieval city, through the cedar forest near Azrou and the Middle Atlas Mountains, with the possibility of seeing the Berber monkeys.
  • Make a stop in Ifrane before reaching Fez.
  • Leave for Fez.
Hassan II Mosque, Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, Erg Chebbi, Todgha Gorge

Where this trip takes you

Hassan II Mosque, Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, Erg Chebbi, Todgha Gorge

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Casablanca 17 cities · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Private transportation: 4×4, minibus, bus, or air-conditioned vehicle
  • English-speaking driver/guide
  • Local guide in Marrakech
  • Automotive fuel
  • Nights in a hotel or riad (dinner and breakfast)
  • 1 night in the desert (dinner and breakfast)
  • Camel ride per person

What's Not Included

  • 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-day 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.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Casablanca Airport, Rte de Nouasseur, Casablanca, Morocco
Tour start
Casablanca, Morocco
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 days finish where they began, in Casablanca.

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