6 Days Tour from Tangier to Marrakech via the Desert

Tour Overview

A blend of adventure and cultural discovery: the blue city of Chefchaouen, the historic wonders of Fes, the Roman ruins of Volubilis and the Sahara Desert with its camel rides and luxury desert camps, ending in vibrant Marrakech.

• Chefchaouen
• Volubilis & Meknes
• Fes medina
• Sahara camp

Day-by-Day Itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1

   Pick-up in Tangier – Chefchaouen

   Pick-up in Tangier and drive across the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen. Afternoon in the blue medina.

   Rif MountainsBlue medina

   Overnight in Chefchaouen
2. 2
   Day 2

   Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Meknes – Fes

   Leave the Rif Mountains and visit the Roman ruins of Volubilis with a local guide, then explore the imperial city of Meknes (Bab Mansour, El Hedim Square, the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail) before arriving in Fes.

   VolubilisMeknesArrival in Fes

   Overnight in Fes
3. 3
   Day 3

   Explore Fes

   A full day with a local guide in Fes el-Bali, the world's largest car-free medina and a UNESCO World Heritage Site: its madrasas, the Chouara tanneries, the artisan souks and the Royal Palace gates.

   Fes el-Bali medinaChouara tanneriesMadrasas & souks

   Overnight in Fes
4. 4
   Day 4

   Fes – Cedar Forest – Midelt – Ziz Valley – Merzouga

   South through the cedar forest of the Middle Atlas, lunch near Midelt, the Ziz Valley and arrival in Merzouga for a sunset camel ride and a night in a desert camp.

   Cedar forestZiz ValleyCamel ride

   Overnight in Merzouga Desert
5. 5
   Day 5

   Merzouga Desert – Erfoud – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

   Sunrise over the dunes, then Erfoud and the Todra Gorge, before continuing along the road of the Kasbahs to the Dades Valley for the night.

   Sunrise in the dunesTodra GorgeDades Valley

   Overnight in Dades Valley
6. 6
   Day 6

   Dades Valley – Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – Atlas Mountains – Marrakech

   Leave the Dades Valley towards Ouarzazate, known as the "Hollywood of Morocco", and visit the Taourirt Kasbah. Continue to the UNESCO-listed fortified village of Ait Benhaddou, then cross the Atlas Mountains over the Tizi n'Tichka Pass and arrive in Marrakech in the late afternoon.

   Taourirt KasbahAit Benhaddou (UNESCO)Tizi n'Tichka Pass

Tour route on the map

1. 1TangierDay 1
2. 2ChefchaouenDay 1, 2
3. 3VolubilisDay 2
4. 4MeknesDay 2
5. 5FesDay 2, 3, 4
6. 6IfraneDay 4
7. 7MideltDay 4
8. 8Ziz ValleyDay 4
9. 9Merzouga DesertDay 4, 5
10. 10ErfoudDay 5
11. 11Todra GorgeDay 5
12. 12Dades ValleyDay 5, 6
13. 13OuarzazateDay 6
14. 14Ait BenhaddouDay 6
15. 15MarrakechDay 6

Important Information

• This tour is not suited for wheelchair users.
• We pick you up right at your riad/hotel. Some accommodations inside old medinas are not reachable by car: we then arrange a meeting point in advance, so please give us accurate contact details of your hotel.
• Every itinerary can be customised (dates, hotels, extra nights, stops): contact us and we adapt it to you.