Visit Morocco: 10 days from Fes to Sahara Desert and Marrakech

Your visit to Morocco starts with your arrival at the airport in Fez where our driver will be waiting to meet you with a smile and a warm heart. Your friendly driver will take you to your charming riad/hotel  in the medina of Fez. You will begin your trip to Morocco from the oldest city in the country – Fes.

Day 02: Discover Fez

After breakfast at the Riad, you spend the day enjoying your visit to Fez, exploring the main historical attractions of the oldest imperial city of Morocco, including the old medina, the souk, the madrasas, as well as the oldest university in the world. And, of course, a visit to the oldest tannery in Africa. 

During this walk to discover Fez, we meet local artisans, enter the historic medina and walk the maze of souk streets and the narrow alleys. Also, feel the authenticity of the town, and immerse in the traditional rhythms of history. In addition, we also discover the fountains, Andalusian-style palaces, and mausoleums (Moulay Idriss II, Sidi Ahmed Tijani, etc…). 

Throughout our walking tour in Fez, we cover many different cultural and historical sites as well as souks and numerous craft workshops.  Around 4:00 PM we escort you back to the hotel.

Third Day: day trip from Fez to Chefchaouen (blue City)

Our visit to Morocco will take you to Chefchaouen.  It is the famous blue city of Morocco, has cobalt-painted streets and walls, set amid the majestic Rif Mountains. It is a town as rich in history as it is beautiful. It was established in 1471 when Moorish and Jewish settlers fled here to escape the  Spanish Inquisition.

In the morning, we meet you at the lobby after having the breakfast around 8:00 AM. The scenic drive from Fez is about 3 hours. On this day trip from Fez to the blue city of Chefchaouen; you discover this magical amazing mountainous town in the north of Morocco, full of charm and authenticity.

Uta Hammam square is the heart of the medina and a meeting point for locals with many good cafes. In the same square, you will visit the city’s great mosque and the kasbah with its very pleasant gardens.  We will have lunch in one of the restaurants by the square. Last and not least, we pick you up and drive back to Fez.  Overnight at hotel/Riad.

Day 4: Fez – Ifran – Cedar Forest – Ziz Valley – Merzouga

The 4th day of the trip in Morocco will take you on the  journey of a lifetime. Today, we will explore different landscapes travelling through the mountaian town of Ifrane, where the houses have sloping roofs designed to cope with snowfall, an unusual sight in Morocco. 

Such Morocco journey continues with a drive through the UNESCO preserved Cedar Forest of the Middle Atlas Mountains. This forest hosts a colony of endangered Barbary apes. From here we drive south of the Middle Atlas Mountains passing through the town of Timahdite until we reach Midelt, which lies at the foot of Ayachi Mountains. We stop for lunch in one of the local restaurants.

Furthermore, continue south travelling over the Tizi N’ Talghamt pass known as the ‘camel’ pass. This travel package takes us via remote mud villages scattered along the road, and then descend through Ziz Valley – known for its palm grove. The fascinating valley of Ziz provides us with a great picturesque view. We will arrive in Erfoud, famous for its date palms and fossils. 

To sum up the day, we arrive at the red Erg Chebbi dunes of Merzouga. Overnight in a typical charming hotel.

Day 5: Sahara Desert tour & desert camp

No tour to Morocco is complete without a trip to the Sahara Desert and a camel ride, so we will spend the entire day exploring the Sahara Desert of Morocco. We will have a unique opportunity to visit the Gnaoua village where the colorful locals will entertain you with dancing to their music, played on authentic instruments. Then we drive deep into the desert for panoramic views of the contrasting golden sand dunes and the black volcanic rocks.

Later we will visit with a nomad family and share a cup of tea in their hospitality tent. You will learn about the way they live and experience the harshness of what life is like as a nomad. We then make a quick visit to see an abandoned coal mine, then drive to the village of Merzouga for lunch.

We stop back at the hotel to collect luggage and get ready for our camel ride adventure. The camels (actually, dromedaries) will take us across the Erg Chebbi dunes to enjoy the stillness of the desert and the spectacular scenery. The sunset on top of the dunes will be one of your best experiences in Morocco. The camels will take us to your overnight lodging in our luxury tented camp.  As you arrive at the camp in the middle of dunes, we receive you with a cup of tea.

Dinner and breakfast will be served at the desert luxury camp. The tents are well equipped with electricity, a bathroom and shower. After a delicious dinner served in the spacious dining tent, we will have a campfire, complete with Amazigh music performed by the camp staff and camel drivers- dancing is optional!

6th day : Merzouga – Todra Gorges – Rose Valley – Skoura

We will wake up early in the morning to enjoy a spectacular sunrise, when the color of the dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight. As you sit atop the dunes waiting for the sun to rise, you will feel the cool morning breezes and feelings you will not find elsewhere but here in the Morocco Sahara Desert. Following breakfast, we get ready to leave the Desert for Skoura. We will pick you up with a 4×4 jeep to meet your driver and head off to our next destination in Morocco. 

Your travel package in Morocco will take us to drive through a number of villages and towns along the road. Not far away from Merzouga, we will stop in Sijilmasa – one of the oldest cities in Morocco. If our trip coincides with the day market of the town (Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday), we will stop for a visit.

Next, we go to Todra Gorges, a paradise site for rock climbers and hikers. We will stop at the site to explore its high cliffs and flowing waters. As we continue toward Skoura,we drive through Dades and Rose Valley. Rose Valley is famous for its vast fields of roses which is made into different products of rose such as: rose water, rose cream, and rose oil.

We carry on our Morocco trip to the Skoura oasis where will spend the night in one of its fantastic riads.

Day 07: Skoura – Ouarzazate – Kasbah ait Benhadou – Atlas Mountains – Marrakech

Right after your breakfast at the hotel/riad, we will meet you at the lobby at 8 AM and resume our Morocco tour to the red city, Marrakech. We drive via the city of Ouarzazate, known ad the “Hollywood of the Desert”, where many famous movies have been filmed. We stop to take pictures of Kasbah Taourirt  then continue to the Kasbah Ait Benhadou. This latter is a UNESCO heritage and is a chosen backdrop for many Hollywood movies such as Kingdom of Heaven, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves… It is an iconic vestige that will take us back to the ancient eras of the country.

Morocco vacation trip continues to Marrakech via the enormous landscape of Atlas Mountains. Along the drive we pass through the winding road with an altitude of 2260m. We will stop on the road for lovely panoramic views. Late afternoon, we arrive at Marrakech, drop you off at the hotel.

Day 08: Marrakech – Essaouira

Essaouira is a coastal town located on the Atlantic shore. It is 170km far from Marrakech and can be visited within a day trip from Marrakech. The city was firstly established by Berbers, then it was a settlement base for Phoenician traders before it got invaded by Portuguese troops in the 15^th century. The city is a rich area in terms of culture and civilization. Also, it is an escape from the bustle and hustle of big cities thanks to its nice weather all year round.

In the morning, we meet you at the reception going for a day trip to Essaouira to explore the sceneries of “Mogador”. Along the road, we will see a lot of Argan trees and goats climbing the trees. In order to have idea about the process of making argan oil, we will stop in women argan cooperative “optional”. 

When we arrive at Essaouira, you explore the old fortified fishing port of Essaouira on the Atlantic coast as well as more historical and cultural sites. This Morocco-Portuguese town is the favorite of wind and kite surfers due to the shallow waters.

Essaouira is typical of many small fortified Moroccan townships. In the past it was considered to be one of the most essential ports in Morocco, and still in certain manners. 

Overnight in riad/hotel in Essaouira.

Day 09: Essaouira – Marrakech

Get up in the morning, enjoy your breakfast and have your luggage collected to leave Essaouira and drive to Marrakech. Next, we start our journey to the red city Marrakech. Before we arrive in Marrakech, we shift the way deep into the High Atlas Mountains to visit the Berber family. When we arrive, they receive us at their authentic traditional house, visit the house and see how typically they live. They provide us with all the bio nutrition they have (tea, cheese, bread…).

Later on, we will take our direction to Marrakech. We drop you at the hotel/Riad, and around 6pm we pick you up for a spectacular dinner with show.

Day 10: Marrakech – Casablanca

Upon your flight time, we pick you up from the hotel in Marrakech and drive to Casablanca. The drive is about 4 hours. Once we drop you off at the airport, we come to the end of your trip in Morocco and the end of our visit to morocco services.

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