7 days desert tour marrakech Fez

Day 1 Marrakech

7 days desert tour marrakech Fez will begin from the time of your arrival at the airport with a transfer to your hotel or Riad. Accommodation and dinner at your Riad.

Day 2: Marrakech – Ait Benhaddou – Rose Valley – Dades Gorges

 Earlier, After your breakfast, we pick you up from your hotel and travel. So we depart Marrakech to Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou through Tizi Ntichka pass an elevation of 2260m (6,867 ft.). Visit the UNESCO world heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou is a spectacular fortified village (Ksar). Lunch will be in a traditional restaurant in Ait Benhaddou. Likewise, we continue to Ouarzazate, visit Kasbah Taourirte and the cinema studios of Atlas & CLA Studios where many movies were produced thus being called The Hollywood of Africa like Lawrence of Arabia, Sahara … 

In the afternoon, we drive to Boumalne Dades via the Valley of the Roses is known for the extensive harvest of roses, used in the production of perfume. More than, rose water and cosmetic products. Before we reach our small hotel located in Dades Valley.  Your accommodations and dinner will in a hotel at Dades Valley

Day 3: Dades Gorges – Todgha Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga – Camel Ride

Another journey starts, Another journey starts, after an earlier breakfast you will leave your hotel to travel towards the Sahara Desert. Then we drive along the road of 1000 Kasbahs you will discover many Berber villages scattered along the way. Then, arrive in Todgha Gorges is a series of limestone river canyons in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco. moreover, Tinejdad, we will have a Stop to visit a Berber village famous for its’ palms. After that  Jorf Here you will stop to visit the old Canal of Irrigation. The next destination is Erfoud, which is a town in southern Morocco where you will have a stop to visit the workers of fossils and the Market of Dates.

Finally, arrival at the edge of Erg Chebbi dunes From here we will go to Erg Chebbi where you will embark upon a camel and journey into the Sahara Desert. In contrast, we will trek our way through the sand to a small Oasis in the middle of the dunes. Here is where you will be spending your evening, where the sky is clear and stars sparkle and shine with intensity.

Your accommodations this evening will be camping in a Nomad Berber Tent. Once settled in at camp, a campfire will be lit and our staff will play music with drums for the reason to share our culture with you. Afterward, you will be severed your dinner under the Saharan skies ‘blanket of stars at the campfire or in the restaurant tent at the camp.

Day 4: Merzouga – Khamlia – Rissani – Erg Chebbi

Earlier, after your breakfast, you will tour the area of Erg Chebbi. visiting Khamlia is a little village in the desert by the biggest dunes in Erg Chebbi; Also you will visit a Berber residence and listen to the indigenous Gnawa music, which had originated in West Africa. moreover, you will visit some deserted mines and the Oasis of the Palm Trees. equally important, you will visit the small oasis town of Rissani which is near the northwest edge of the Sahara.

This picturesque city has gained popularity, not only as of the Tafilalet capital but also as a destination where visitors can still experience the true mystique of Morocco. in addition, visiting the famous market where you can find jewelry, souvenirs, gifts, spices, art, and crafts. Also, lunch will be a traditional Moroccan pizza called “Medfouna”. After you will come back to the hotel in Merzouga and prepare for your journey to Erg Chebbi to take a camel ride back to the desert camp where you will enjoy a second night under the stars.

Day 5:  Merzouga Erfoud – Ziz valley – Zaida – Midelt

After you have completed your breakfast, we leave Erfoud to travel towardsMidelt.   En route, we will stop at Ziz Valley to view the biggest grove of dates, which gives you the opportunity to take amazing pictures.  After we will continue on to Errachidia but not before stopping in Er-Rich at a small Berber village.

Midelt: On your travels, you will pass through the town of Midelt, with a population of 55,304 recorded in 2014, it is located in central Morocco, in the high plains between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas Mountains ranges.  The cities elevation is 1508 m (4948 ft.), making it one of the highest large towns in Morocco. Midelt is one of Morocco’s principle cities for the mining of several minerals as well as a market for agriculture for an area extending across the region.  This region is best known for apples, walnuts, apricots, plums, pomegranates, wheat, corn, and a wide variety of garden vegetables. Your accommodations and dinner will be in a riad/hotel.

Day 6: Midelt – Cedre Forest – Meknes

After breakfast in your hotel, we will depart Midelt to travel towards Meknes. Once we arrive in Meknes you will be checked into your riad/hotel and you will have this day to explore the city on your own.

Azrou: Cèdre Gouraud, is a forest, in the woodland area, in the Middle Atlas Mountain Range in Morocco. The forest is truly remarkable and a complete contrast from the Sahara Desert. This beautified cedar forest is home to the endangered Barbary Apes, which are actually monkeys. Once you arrive you won’t have to look far to see the Barbary Apes, as they are not shy to come out of the forest to greet you. This will be a good opportunity to take photos of the timberland in Morocco. Your dinner will be in your riad/hotel this evening

Day 7: Meknes – Moulay Idriss –  fez

After breakfast in your riad/hotel, we will start our journey. Meknes: one of the four Imperial cities, is where you will visit the famous El Hedim Square, the Mausoleum of Sultan Moulay Ismail, and the Old Medina.  You will also view the Bab Mansour, an iconic gateway known for its geometric ornamentation, devotional inscriptions, and marble columns.

Moulay Idriss: While in Meknes you will visit Moulay Idriss or Moulay Idriss Zerhoun, considered the holiest city of Morocco. Just off the main square is the Mausoleum of Idriss I, a sacred destination that is open only to Muslims.  While in Meknes, we will stop for lunch before leaving to travel to Volubilis.

Volubilis: In our route, we will stop to visit the Roman Ruins of Volubilis. The ruins remained substantially intact until an earthquake devastated them in the mid-18th century.  The Arch of Caracalla is one of Volubilis’ most distinctive sights, situated at the end of the city’s main street, the Decumanus Maximus.

On your final day, we will travel to fez to your Accommodation which includes your dinner. End of 7 days desert tour marrakech Fez . End of our services.