7 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga

Suggested itinerary for 7 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga:

Day 1: Marrakech – Ouarzazate – Skoura – Dades Gorges

We invite you to discover Sahara desert in a guided camel excursion in Merzouga during our 7 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga 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 mountains, we enjoy beautiful landscapes with different colours, we pass few Berber villages along the way to Ouarzazatte. 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 south east to the Dades valley, passing valley of Roses and fascinating Skoura palmery. We stay for dinner and overnight in Dades Gorges in local riad / hotel.

 Day 2: Dades – Todgha Valley – Desert

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 mountains climbers. Afterwards, our depart is to Erfoud passing Palm grove. We may visit fossil shop and factory in Erfoud. Then we continue our trip to Rissani and Merzouga Sahara desert. We stay overnight in desert in a Riad/hotel with dinner and breakfast.

Day 3: Erg Chebbi Desert Tour

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

Day 4: Merzouga- Fes

In the morning after we enjoy the sunrise the 7 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga 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. At the afternoon we will arrive to Fes and we stay in local hotel.

Day 5: Fes Excursion

Today we will explore Fes in 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.

Day 6: Fes -Rabat – Casablanca

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

Day 7: Casablanca – Marrakech

Today we will explore Casablanca in 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 guided tour in medina and then our 7 days tour from Marrakech to Merzouga finishes.

Included:

• All hotel/riad transfers.
• Private travel from Marrakech 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.