7 Days from Marrakech to Desert Merzouga

7 Days from Marrakech to Desert. Your trip will start in the city of Marrakech and the drive brings you to high altitudes. You will go up the mountain beyond 2200 meters into the Tizi n’Tichka pass.

Day 1: Arrival in Marrakech:

Arrival in Marrakech for 7 Days Marrakech desert. Free day to make contact with the place: one of the four imperial cities of Morocco. Famous for having numerous monuments recognized as world heritage, and its famous Jemaa el Fna square. You can visit its different and characteristic neighborhoods, the modern city: Guéliz Hivernage Palmeraie, Mellah (Judería) … or dragged by the narrow streets of the Medina, Jemaa el Fna, the setting for numerous outdoor activities: jugglers, musicians, fakirs, snake charmers, jugglers … to awaken all your senses with its many sounds, aromas, flavors and colors that characterize it. Accommodation in Riyadh.

Day 2: Marrakech Dades Gorges:

After breakfast, we will board Marrakech Dades gorges. On the way we cross the High Atlas, crossing the Tizi n’Tichka. Threaded our way among many Berber nomadic peoples that inhabit the area. A spectacular landscape that will take us to the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, famous for being the scene of more than two dozen films, including ‘Babel’. Continue towards Ouarzazate through the Valley of Roses crossing, to reach the Dades Gorges, where the ‘Thousand Kasbahs Route’ begins. Dades Valle Lodging and dinner at the hotel.

Day 3: Dades Gorge Merzouga:

Breakfast at the hotel. We head to the Todra Gorges, where you can take a leisurely stroll through its imposing canyon walls over 200 meters high, to go out into the desert, through the palm of Tafilalet. Arrive at the hotel foot of dunes, where you can walk through the fine sand of the Erg Chebbi, relax and enjoy the stunning scenery. At night, you can enjoy a delicious Moroccan dish. night in a hotel room.

Day 4: Merzouga Erg Chebbi Merzouga:

After a hearty Moroccan breakfast, we will go up to 4 × 4 to start our journey through the dunes of Erg Chebbi, a populated desert sand region: Among the many stops that lie ahead, we will discover how and where the nomadic families living in the area, a wild oasis in the middle of nowhere, spectacular desert landscapes, and small villages, palm … Inevitable stop as we pass through the village of Khamelia of Malian people, we can enjoy a nice Gnawa music concert, while a delicious tea flavor.

Back in the hotel where we wait for our camels for an hour and a half of travel, threading our way between the dunes and into the heart of the desert To see the beautiful sunset. Wrapped in the great dune, and enjoying the music of drums, dinner, and Moroccan tea, you can contemplate the immense sky of stars and sleep in nomad tents.

Day 5: Merzouga Rissani Ziz Middle Valley Atlas Fez:

We woke up early in the morning, to see another great show in the dunes of the Moroccan Sahara: the spectacular sunrise.

Again you will make your camels up for another route back to the hotel. Breakfast and shower, and proceed to Rissani. When we walk by it is known as the most authentic and traditional of the souks of Morocco, and the largest in the south, where it is traded with all kinds of crafts, food, and animals. We continue through Erfoud, the old gateway to the desert, famous for the work of fossils, crossing the impressive Ziz Valley, with more than 18,000 palm trees, reaching Midelt. Stop for lunch and follow the path up through Ifran Fez (also known as the Swiss

Moroccan of the aesthetics of its buildings) in Fez, Arrival, and transfer to the hotel.

Day 6: Fez:

Free day to explore the city of Fez another of the four imperial cities. Morocco is considered the religious and cultural center of the country. Its university, famous for the study of Arabic and Islam, is a crossing point for many Moroccan students. You will have time to walk around and get to know its different neighborhoods, the new area or Fes el-Jdid, where you will find the mellah (Jewish quarter). ), the Ville Nouvelle (New Villa) French in the northwest area of ​​the city and, of course, the FEZ – Bali, the old one, inside the walls. You can walk through the streets and feel transported to past worlds in that the potters, blacksmiths, artisans, and donkeys loaded with merchandise from different origins coexist with the tourists who pass through its labyrinthine alleys.

Also famous for the tanners’ souk, you will be able to participate in the medieval roots artisan process by which they get to have those bright leather colors.

Accommodation in Riyadh.

Day 7: Fez airport:

Transfer to the airport for your departure flight (it must be the last day of your trip).

what’re inclusions

  • Professional driver
  • Air-conditioned 4×4
  • Accommodation
  • Fuel
  • Route guide
  • Berber Camp (Bed, Dinner, breakfast)
  • Camel trekking

What’s excluded

  • Flights
  • Food
  • Drinks