10 Day Desert Tour From Tangier to Merzouga

Tangier is the opening to Africa from Europe. Visit this southern Spanish city’s medina (old quarter), a café in the chic Zoco Chico plaza, or a paseo along the seaside. Continue on to blue-washed Chefchaouen in the Rif Mountains. On the charming path to the Akchou Falls, pause to explore the Cascades d’Akchou. Chefchaoen is home to many cute buildings and tiny roads. People watch while you eat at a restaurant or café in Plaza Outa el Hammam. 

Even though non-Muslims are unable to enter, the Great Mosque is worth visiting. View the kasbah (prehistoric fortification), garden, museum, and prison cells nearby. From its rooftop, Hotel Atlas provides a stunning view of Blue City.For the somewhat more active, take the roadway east across the Ras el Ma Spring and climb the trail (20-30 minutes) to the abandoned white Spanish Mosque. See the sunset over Chefchaouen.

Before leaving for Fes, take pictures of the deserted streets. Visit Volubilis, the Romans’ furthest outpost in Africa, which is preserved by UNESCO. View merchant homes with functional heating, temples, and mosaics. Visit Meknes to witness a medieval imperial city, which is a smaller, less populated version of Fes. The two main attractions are Imperial City and Medina. View the Moulay Ismail Mausoleum, Bab al-Mansour Gate, and the Royal Stables. 

Get to Fes. Getting lost in Fes’ enormous ancient medina is worthwhile. Before approaching the medina, take a tour of the Merenid Tombs, which are located north of Fes, for a bird’s-eye view of the city and its surroundings. Return to your riad (a typical Moroccan home with an indoor garden) for the evening after descending the hill.

With a local official tour guide, we will start our excursion to “the oldest living Medina in the world” after breakfast. We will take a walking tour of the Medina, stopping at its “souks” (markets), the Royal Palace’s entrance, the Karouine Mosque from the ninth century, and the University. Additionally, we’ll go to the tomb of “Moulay Idriss II,” who founded the city. One of the quaint eateries in the historic Medina will host lunch. We’ll continue our tour after lunch by going to the Batha Museum, the historic Harem Garden, and the Nejjarine Fountain. We’ll pause on the way back to the hotel to take in a panoramic view of the area.

We will travel to Imouzzer, an area in the highlands covered in cedar, juniper, and cork oak forests, first thing in the morning. On our gorgeous drive, we might observe a variety of birds, wild pigs, and Barbary apes because the area is widely recognized for having an abundance of wildlife. Then the road will begin to ascend into the Middle Atlas Mountains, where we might glimpse the nomadic Berbers’ tent settlements and goat herds scattered throughout the mountain slopes. 

We continue on mountain roads while seeing the expansive Oued Ziz after a late lunch in Midelt. We go through the adobe-colored city of Er-Rachidia, via Kasbahs and palm gardens, and arrive in Merzouga in the late afternoon.a city on the outskirts of the Sahara Desert where we will spend the night.

We begin our exploration to Erg Chebbi’s dunes in the morning. We’ll tour a Berber home and take in some Gnawa music, which has roots in Sudan and Ghana. We’ll stop by some abandoned mines, some Berber nomads, and a palm-lined oasis. We’re going to Merzouga for lunch before returning. 

We’ll head for the camels that are waiting to take us on an expedition through the sand dunes after taking some time to unwind. We’ll spend the night in a well-equipped camp with drumming entertainment in the middle of the Sahara, which will provide us a wonderful opportunity to capture beautiful images of the sun setting and rising. We get to the camp and ascend the high dunes to watch the sunset and spend the night in nomad tents.

When the sun rises, we return to Merzouga. We’ll get a chance to shower and enjoy a delicious breakfast. Next, we set out on our return trip to Ouarzazate. We stop at the Berber towns, Todra gorges, and Dades valley along the trip. After arriving in the afternoon, we spend the night in a hotel in Ouarzazate.

We will travel from Ouarzazate to Ait Benhaddou Kasbah in the morning to view this World Heritage Site. More than 20 movies, including the well-known Gladiator, have featured this historic kasbah from the 11th century as the background. We’ll set off on our return trip to Marrakech by Tizi-n-Tichka after lunch, and we’ll get there in the evening.

We’ll do a city tour in the morning. As a political, economic, and cultural city with a long history that has always dominated the history of the Maghreb, its fate is tied to that of the various dynasties that arise. The renowned Plaza Jemaa el Fna in Marrakech city is another must-see. 

For generations, it has been the most wonderful center of street entertainment, with fortune tellers, musicians, dancers, storytellers, and snake charmers. The Medersa Ben Youssef, the Menara, the Dar Si Said Museum, the Agdal Garden, the Saadian Tombs, and the El Badi and Bahia Palaces are just a few of the many attractions in Marrakech. You may also spend the afternoon and have dinner on the well-known square.

After breakfast, we will depart from Marrakech and continue to Casablanca, where we will stop at the Hassan II Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the Islamic world. From there, we will travel to Rabat, the capital of Morocco, where we will see the Royal Palace, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, and the Hassan Tower. sleeping at the hotel

After breakfast, depart for Asilah, where you can explore a lovely white medina, and then travel on to Tangier, where the journey began. You will arrive in Tangier about 3 or 4 pm, marking the end of our service.