Tangier Trip Overview
Sahara desert tours from Tangier to Marrakesh through Chefchaouen Fez and the High Atlas, with camel trekking in desert including overnight stay in the Saharan campsite. Morocco road trips offers this 4 days desert tour from Tangier to Sahara desert for anyone fun of the stars views and the silence of the Sahara. An unique adventure which will take you in cultural journey through Rif mountains than travelling South to reach the south of Morocco for a desert tour of your lifetime.
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* Duration: 4 days
* Starts: Tangier, Morocco
* Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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Sahara desert tours from Tangier to Marrakesh through Chefchaouen Fez and the High Atlas, with camel trekking in desert including overnight stay in the Saharan campsite. Morocco road trips offers this 4 days desert tour from Tangier to Sahara desert for anyone fun of the stars views and the silence of the Sahara. An unique adventure which will take you in cultural journey through Rif mountains than travelling South to reach the south of Morocco for a desert tour of your lifetime.
Itinerary
Day 1: Tangier – Chefchaouen – Fes
Stop At: Chefchaouen Medina, Chefchaouen Morocco
Chefchaouen, or Chaouen, is a city in the Rif Mountains of northwest Morocco. It’s known for the striking, blue-washed buildings of its old town. Leather and weaving workshops line its steep cobbled lanes. In the shady main square of Place Outa el Hammam is the red-walled Kasbah, a 15th-century fortress and dungeon, and Chefchouen Ethnographic Museum. The octagonal minaret of the Great Mosque rises nearby.Our Morocco desert tour from Tangier will start from the airport, the port or from your hotel in Tangier and transfer to the blue pearl of Morocco (Chefchaouen) through the Rif mountains and Tetouan to enjoy the views of the beautiful landscapes , until you reach Chefchaouen one of the stunning villages at the foot of the Rif mountains. Chefchaouen’s Medina has a Spanish-style square, surrounded by many funky arts and crafts shops on the roof, restaurants and cafes where you can have lunch before we continue our way to Fes, where we spend the night.
Duration: 12 hours
Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
The 4 days desert tour from Tangier to Marrakesh via Sahara desert will start from the Airport or the port of Tangier then drive toward Fes via Chefchaouen known as the blue pearl of Morocco admiring amazing landscapes provided by the Rif Mountains.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: overnight stay in Fez : Riad Victoria or similar
Day 2: Fes – Ifran – Azrou -Merzouga sahara desert ( Camel trekking)
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
Fez – Ifran – Azrou -Merzouga sahara desert ( camel Trekking)
After breakfast we leave Fes toward Merzouga sahara desert by crossing the plains of Saiss towards the Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas Mountains past Ifran and Azrou to Midelt, where you will stop for lunch. Carry on crossing Ziz River driving past thousands of sky-scraping palm trees and fortified Kasbahs to Erfoud, then to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi, where you will ride camels to see the sunset over the dunes and spend the night in the desert camp. We will have a traditional tagine dinner, drink delicious mint tea, listen to traditional berber music while watching the stars and the rising moon in the amazing sahara desert. Overnight at your sahara desert camp.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY
First stop: Cedar forest & wild Apes monkeys
After breakfast we leave Fes toward Merzouga sahara desert by crossing the Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas Mountains in Azrou to take pictures of the wild Apes monkeys than continue to Midelt, where you will stop for lunch.
Duration: 1 day
Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
Camel Tekking
Carry on crossing Ziz River driving past thousands of sky-scraping palm trees and fortified Kasbahs to Erfoud, then to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi, where you will experience a true camel trekking to see the sunset over the dunes and spend the night in the desert camp. We will have a traditional dinner, drink delicious mint tea, listen to traditional Berber music while watching the stars and the rising moon in the amazing Sahara desert.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: dinner included in the desert camp
• Breakfast: Breakfast is included at the riad in Fes
Accommodation included: Overnight Sahara desert camp : Desert Camp Merzouga or similar
Day 3: Merzouga – Tinghir oisis – todra gorges – Dades gorges
Pass By: Boumalne Dades, Boumalne Dades, Souss-Massa
Wake up early morning to enjoy the sunrise over the dunes, possibly the best moment of Merzouga desert, than you will ride your camel back to the hotel where you will have shower and meet your guide.
The road trip will feature one beautiful scene after including the stunning oasis of Tinghir where you will be able to take a walk along Todgha river bank visiting Berber villages and learning about the life style of the local inhabitants before you visit the magnificent Todgha Canyons and have lunch on the spot.
In the afternoon, drive along the Kasbah road to Dades Valley where you will have the opportunity to visit one of the fortified Kasbahs before you arrive to your hotel in Dades Gorges.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY
Stop at Todra Gorges
The road trip will feature one beautiful scene after including the stunning oasis of Tinghir where you will be able to take a walk along Todra river bank visiting Berber villages and experience a free walking in Todra gorges.
In the afternoon, drive along Dades Valley you arrive to your hotel in Dades Gorges.
Stop At: Todgha Gorge, R 703 near the town of Tinerhir, Tinerhir 45520 Morocco
The Todgha Gorges are a series of limestone river canyons, or wadi, in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir. Both the Todgha and neighbouring Dades Rivers are responsible for carving out these deep cliff-sided canyons, on their final 40 kilometres through the mountains
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: breakfast included at the Sahara desert Camp
• Dinner: Dinner included at the Hotel in Dades valley
Accommodation included: overnight in Dades Valley : Hotel Babylone or Similar
Day 4: Dades gorges – Roses valley – Ouarzazate – Ait benhaddou – Marrakech
Stop At: Valley of the Roses, Dades Valley near Bouteghrar, El Kelaa M’gouna 43000 Morocco
After breakfast at the hotel, you will begin your drive to Marrakech through the valley of one thousand Kasbahs (the Dades Valley). We will pass through the town of El Kelaa Mgouna where the roses grow in the spring. In May, the Festival of the Roses is held in this town. You will drive through the fertile oasis of Skoura, renowned for the cultivation of roses and palm trees. This fertile oasis has a fortified residence that once belonged to the most powerful family responsible for protecting the village and its land – this Kasbah deserves a visit! We will then continue through the ‘Moroccan Hollywood’ of Ouarzazate, where a lot of movies were shot like Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia and many others. You will stop here for a visit of the cinema studio or the museum. We will continue on to the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, which has been classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage site since 1987. It has also been used as a filming location for many films and television shows, for example, Game of Thrones. You will be given the opportunity to explore the Kasbah for around 1 hour. We will then continue our journey to Marrakech through the windy road of the High Atlas Mountains to see the highest pass in Morocco, the Tizi n Tichka Pass (2260m altitude). We will stop for lunch in a restaurant in the mountains and then drive on to Marrakech. You will spend the night in Marrakech in a riad in the old Medina
Duration: 1 day
Pass By: Musee Theatre Memoire de Ouarzazate, 10 Route Nationale Skoura, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Stop in Ouarzazate considered as the sahara desert to visit the studios corporation
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
visit of the Kasbah, a UNESCO world heritage site, which is used as good location for various Hollywood movies, fashion and commercial shooting.
In the afternoon, we begin our road trip through the Atlas Mountains crossing Tizi Ntichka Pass passing by various Berber villages with houses built with stones and mud. You immediately notice that life here never changed centuries ago !! and most of the locals are shepherds. We arrive to Marrakech late afternoon .
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast included at the Hotel in Dades Valley
No accommodation included on this day.
