7 days desert tour from Marrakech

We invite you to discover the Sahara desert in a guided camel excursion in Merzouga during our 7 days desert tour from Marrakech to with Our Morocco Tours. We pick you up in Marrakech and the departure is toward Dades Gorges, through the Tizi- N-Tichka pass at 2260 m in the High Atlas mountains. We will enjoy the scenic road in the mountains, we enjoy beautiful landscapes with different colours, and pass a few Berber villages along the way to Ouarzazate. Then, you will visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou. After that, we continue to Ouarzazate to visit “Taourirt Kasbah” and we will have lunch there. Afterwards, we travel further southeast to the Dades Valley, passing the Valley of Roses and fascinating Skoura palmery. We stay for dinner and overnight in Dades Gorges in a local riad/hotel.

Today our 7 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga continues to explore Dades Valley. We drive toward Tinghir and the Toudra Gorges, where we will walk in the Gorges which are famous for mountain climbers. Afterwards, our departure is to Erfoud passing Palm Grove. We may visit a fossil shop and factory in Erfoud. Then we continue our trip to Rissani and Merzouga Sahara desert. We stay overnight in the desert in a Riad/hotel with dinner and breakfast.

Today we explore the Merzouga desert by 4×4. We will visit the Gnawa village and its local people – originally from Ghana and Sudan where we will learn about their music and lifestyle. We will meet Nomad people living in the desert and we enjoy lunch with them. We may visit Rissani and its Souks. In the afternoon, we prepare for a camel ride to the desert, guided by an experienced camel guide. We explore the hidden beauty of the desert, the highest sand dunes in Morocco. We will have dinner at the desert camp and stay overnight in equipped desert tents.

In the morning after we enjoy the sunrise the 7 days desert tour from Marrakech starts with camel riding back to the village. We prepare for a drive towards Fes. We head to Rissani, then Erfoud and Midelt through the middle Atlas mountains and the cedar forests of the middle Atlas. We pass by Ifrane, a charming ski resort and Azrou, an important handicraft centre. In the afternoon we will arrive in Fes and we stay in a local hotel.

Today we will explore Fes on a guided tour and the tour includes visiting the Medina – which is the old city. We will walk inside its alleys. We will visit the Jewish Quarter called Mellah and also the Royal Palace which is the biggest one in Morocco. We will visit the famous tanneries and then the Quaraouine mosque which is considered the first university in the world. After lunch, we will experience a wonderful panoramic view of the city and we stay overnight at the local riad with dinner and breakfast.

This day of the 7 days desert tour from Marrakech is to drive from Fes towards Volubilis to explore Roman ruins. Then we drive to Meknes to visit the former Imperial city and its main sights. Once we finish the guided tour in the Medina of Meknes we are off for the capital Rabat. We will visit the museum of Hassan II , then we drive to Casablanca where we stay in a local hotel/riad.

Today we will explore Casablanca on a guided tour and the tour includes the visit of Hassan II mosque. We continue our Morocco tour to Marrakech where we arrive afternoon. We will enjoy a guided tour in Medina and then our 7 days desert tour from Marrakech finishes.