6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga

Suggested itinerary for 6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga:

Day 1: Tangier – Chefchaouen

Pick up from your accommodation or at the airport or the port, and the 6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga drive you to Chefchaouen. Its charm is to get lost in its narrow streets, full of small stores, observing its houses painted in blue and white. (Optional guide). Accommodation and breakfast in hotel.

Day 2: Chefchaouen – Ifrane – Midelt

At the scheduled time, we move to Midelt via Ifrane, Fez and the great cedar forests. We will stop in the city of Ifrane, called the little Switzerland of Morocco, which stands out for its central European urban style given its cold climate in winter (1,713 m.) and the lion’s statue, which testifies to the lions of the Middle Atlas that once lived there. We will also pass by the village of Azrou, known for its cedar forests and the friendly monkeys that inhabit them. The night will be spent in Midelt. (accommodation, breakfast and dinner).

Day 3: Midelt – Ziz valley – Merzouga

The 3^rd day of our 6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga will continue in the direction of Merzouga, crossing different villages, to Erfoud, crossing the famous Ziz valley, where you can admire the palm groves and can observe the daily life of the people who live on its sides. The Ziz River flows about 300 kilometers until it enters the Sahara desert on the border of Algeria. At noon, we will arrive in Erfoud, well known for its fossils and the wonderful desert roses, and where we will have lunch. Then we will proceed our 6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga to the Sahara desert, where we will arrive in the afternoon. We will stay right at the foot of the great dunes of the Sahara desert, and those who wish can take a walk in the sand dunes and watch the sunset. Overnight at the selected hotel. (accommodation, breakfast and dinner).

Day 4: Merzouga desert excursion

We are in front of the impressive Sahara desert, which will offer us a day to visit the oasis of Merzouga, as well as the village of Khamlia, where the Gnawas live. This 4^th day of the 6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga will offer you a cultural and adventurous time in the Sahara desert.

We will visit the oasis of Merzouga, as well as the village of Khamlia, where the Gnawas (descendants of slaves who came from black Africa), where we can enjoy their peculiar music (Intangible Heritage of Unesco). Afterwards, we will pass by a sand river and a panoramic view from a mountain to observe the desert in all its glory. We will head to the village of Mefis, where there was a French settlement that worked in the desert in the “Kohl” mines, now abandoned. Our cultural 6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga will give us the chance to visit a nomadic family in the middle of the dunes and enjoy their company over tea. In the afternoon, we will ride the camels to the desert camp and enjoy the impressive sunset in the dunes, dinner and drum party under the stars, and a night in a typical Berber tent. If the weather is good we can enjoy the wonderful blanket of stars in the desert.

Day 5: Merzouga – Rissani – Fez

In the morning after we enjoy a beautiful sunrise and take a delicious breakfast, our 6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga will give us a ride by camels back to the hotel. Later on, we head to Fez. We will pass through Rissani to visit and see its traditional local market, which was one of the bases of the ancient caravans that crossed the Sahara to Tombouctou. We will go through various Berber villages until we arrive in Fez. You can visit the city this afternoon/evening on your own or the next morning with an official local guide, and will spend the night in Fez.(bed and breakfast in hotel)

Day 6: Fez – Tangier

According to the program, you will have either a guided visit of the city, or depart to Tangier where our 6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga ends.

Included in the 6 days tour from Tangier to Merzouga:

• All hotel/riad transfers.
• Private travel from Tangier in comfortable A/C vehicle.
• English speaking driver/guide.
• All dinners and breakfasts.
• Camel excursion to Merzouga camp.
• Comfortable accommodation in riad / hotel and Sahara camp.
• Chefchaouen, Fez and Marrakech guided tour.

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