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7 -day tour from Casablanca to Merzouga Desert Via Marrakech
Overview
Morocco trips offer a 7-day tour from Casablanca to Marrakech and Fes via the Sahara Desert. Starting in Casablanca, the itinerary includes exploring Marrakech’s 11th-century history, immersing in the High Atlas Mountains, visiting Berber villages, experiencing a night in the Sahara Desert with a camel ride, and concluding in the spiritual capital of Fes.
The itinerary of the 7- day tour from Casablanca to Marrakech and Fes Via the Sahara Desert of Merzouga
Day 1: Casablanca Airport -Marrakech.
Our driver will pick you up at Casablanca’s airport and then start your “7-day tour from Casablanca” towards Marrakech. Depending on the time of your flight, you might have the opportunity to visit Hassan II Mosque. Arrive in Marrakech and transfer to the Riad/Hotel.
Day 2: Marrakech Guided Tour.
Today, we will have a private Guided Tour of Marrakech Medina with a local guide. You will see the famous Mosque of Koutoubia, the Medina, and its souks, and explore some more of Marrakech’s secrets, such as Ben Youssef Madrassa, the Saadian tombs, the Bahia Palace, and Majorelle Gardens. Night at a riad in the Medina.
Day 3: Marrakech- Ait Ben Haddou-Dades Valley.
After breakfast, we will depart from Marrakech and drive toward the High Atlas Mountains, crossing Tizi n Tichka Pass with stops to see Berber villages and different landscapes. Along the way, you will stop to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site at Ait Ben Haddou, where Indian Jones, Kingdom of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia … has been shot. After visiting the village of Kasbahs, we will drive to Ouarzazate, which is the Hollywood of Morocco. Continue to explore the fascinating Dades Valley. Dinner and night in a hotel.
Day 4: Dades Valley- Todra Valley and Gorge- Erg Chebbi in the Sahara Desert.
Today, you will be taken to the Erg Chebbi Dunes. Before that, you will enjoy Todra Valley from panoramic views and then to Todra Gorge, the most impressive canyon in Morocco, where you will do some walking inside it. Later, we will drive to Erfoud, which is the capital of fossils. Finally, we will be in the Sahara Desert of Merzouga, where you’ll cross the biggest Sand Dunes in Morocco by Camel, on the way, you will stop to enjoy a magnificent Sunset from the top of a dune and spend the night on a Berber camp under a starry sky.
Day 5: Erg Chebbi in the Sahara Desert.
After waking up to enjoy the sunrise on the top of a dune near the camp, you’ll ride back the camels to the hotel and have breakfast and shower. Then, you will go all the way around the dunes via the Oasis of Merzouga, the Nomadic depository, and then leave for Rissani. Once called Sijilmassa, this was the meeting place for the salt caravans coming from Timbuktu in Mali. Here, you’ll see different stuff and a different life.
After visiting that biggest local market, we’ll go back to a village called KHAMLIA (Blacks’ village) they’re originally from Sudan there where You’ll have Berber Pizza and visit the Gnawa people, listening to their music, which is Gnaoua Music. Then, free time in the hotel.
Day 6: Erg Chebbi – Ziz Valley – Ifrane – Fes.
After breakfast, we will drive alongside Ziz Valley with stops to see it from a panoramic view. After that, we will head north through the High and Middle Atlas Mountains, passing by Midelt, we will be in the biggest Cedar forest, where you will see Barbary Apes( monkeys). Afterward, Ifrane, which is the “Switzerland town of Morocco,” will finally be dropped off at your Riad in Fes.
Day 7: Fes Guided Tour- Transfer to the Airport of Fes or Casablanca.
Today, you will be able to explore the UNESCO-protected Fes Medina with a local guide. Fes Medina is the oldest and most beautiful in Morocco, almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and declared a World Heritage of Humanity in 1981. The doors lead us to a tangle of narrow streets and alleyways around the mosque Karaouine. Its university is the oldest in the world. Visit the neighborhood of the Tanneries and discover a terrace overlooking Tannery. End of the services of our “Adventure tour from Casablanca” 7 -day tour from Casablanca.
Inclusions and exclusions of the 7 -day tour from Casablanca to Marrakech and Fes Via the Sahara Desert of Merzouga
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The Accommodations
| Options | 1st night | 2nd night | 3rd night | 4th night | 5th night | 6th night |
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| 1st option | RIAD BAHIA SALAM | RIAD BAHIA SALAM | RIAD CHEZ ICHOU | TASSILI DESERT CAMP | RIAD MADU | RIAD ALMAKAN |
| 2nd option | RIAD NESMA | RIAD NESMA | PANORAMA DADES | IDEAL DESERT CAMP | DAR MOROCCO | RIAD FES ZIYAT |
| 3rd option | LES JARDINS DE LA KOUTOUBIA | LES JARDINS DE LA KOUTOUBIA | HOTEL EDEN BOUTIQUE | MADU LUXURY CAMP | Riad Serai | RIAD FES |
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