8 days Visit Morocco Tour

Tour 8 days from Tangier to Marrakech via sahara desert / Journey from Tangier to Marrakech tour through northern Morocco and the desert / Trip 8 days from Tangier to Marrakech via imperial cities and the sahara desert

Description: Kasbah Tours on that trip from Tangier to Marrakech via the desert offers the opportunity to know and discover Morocco in its entirety from north to south via imperial cities and the most surprising Sahara desert in the south of the country and you will be able to contemplate some of the most amazing landscapes impressive and different in the country, crossing cities, roads, valleys, kasbahs, ports, gorges, dunes of the Merzouga desert with a ride on dromedaries and villages of the Berbers with Moroccan history and culture.

Route: 8 days Visit Morocco Tour
Duration: 8 DAYS & 7 NIGHTS
Start: In Tangier airport or port
End: In Marrakech airport

Day 1: Tangier – Tetouan – Chefchaouen

Pick up at the airport or port of Tangier to start the first day of your tour in Morocco with us.

Prepare to be amazed!

Beginning of the tour with a first stop in Tetouan, sometimes known by the nickname of “the white dove”.

Then towards the blue town Chefchaouen, it is a city located in the Rif mountains, in the northwest of Morocco. It is known for the spectacular blue buildings of different shades in its old town, as well as for its cobbled and sloping streets, full of looms and leather goods.

Free time to stroll at your own pace through its pleasant medina and to explore its streets and markets of Chefchaouen.

Unique night in a riad in the heart of the main square!

Kilometers of our stage: 120 km.
Duration of the journey by car: 2 and a half hours.

Day 2: Chefchaouen – Fes – Visit Fez with a local guide

After breakfast we leave from Chefchaouen directly to Fez via Ouazan, after a few hours we arrive in Fes to visit and discover its medina with a local guide to put into practice the art of haggling through the souks and discover the most remote places of the medina.

Tonight will be in the heart of the medina!

Kilometers of our stage: 211 km.
Duration of the journey by car: 4 hours.

Day 3: Fes – Ifrane – Middle Atlas Mountains – Erfoud – Merzouga Desert

Today we will start the journey to the desert through the university city of Ifrane, better known as the «Moroccan Switzerland», and because it is one of the favorite cities of the King of Morocco along with the Atlas landscapes until we reach the Ziz Valley, an extensive palm grove.

Continuation to Erfoud, the gateway to the desert and from there we reach the Merzouga desert where we relax at the hotel in front and walk to the dunes.

Tonight will undoubtedly be quiet and peaceful!

Kilometers of our stage: 467 km.
Duration of the journey by car: 7 hours.

Day 4: Merzouga – Khamlia – Mifis – Visit to nomadic Berber families – Excursion in dromedaries – Magical night in Berber camp

This will be a day full of adventures in which we will get to know a different Morocco! We are going to discover the Khamlia people this desert town is known for Gnawa music, most of its inhabitants are originally from Mali and Sudan, arrived in the days of slavery. There we can attend a small concert of Gnawa music.

Then we arrive at Mifis, an old and abandoned town since colonization, a place known and famous for the mines and Khol (used with pencils to make up the eyes). Then we will take the path to the nomadic family to have glasses of tea and to see settlements and learn about their secrets and customs.

In the afternoon we will depart in a caravan of dromedaries that will take us to the camp (Haimas) in a journey of one hour. We will make a stop halfway to watch the sunset over the dunes and stretch our legs a bit before continuing to camp. Once there, we will have a hospitality tea and we will have the opportunity to climb the great dune or the small dunes that are near the campsite.

Typical dinner and then a special party to the rhythm of Berber drums.

Without a doubt a fantastic and unforgettable night!

Kilometers of our stage: 40 km.
Duration of the journey by car: 2 hours.

Day 5: Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley

Before breakfast, get up early to see the sunrise and without losing the opportunity to see a sunrise that in few places is enjoyed like that. After breakfast, we will say goodbye to the desert and return with the dromedaries to the place where our transport awaits us to take the route to Dades Valley, we will go to Rissani, one of the oldest markets in Morocco and it is the old commercial capital of the country. If time allows us and if it is market day we can make a stop to witness the local commercial exchanges.

After a journey we will arrive at Tinghir, where the spectacular Todra Gorges are found. The Todra riverbed has formed a gorge of vertical walls of enormous proportions and great beauty; It is a climber’s paradise and a unique place, perched at 1,360 meters of altitude. Free time to explore and wander.

Continuation to Dades Valley for a well-deserved rest.

Unique and quiet night surrounded by mountains and valleys!

Kilometers of our stage: 265 km.
Duration of the journey by car: 4 hours.

Day 6: Dades Valley – Rose Valley – Skoura Oasis – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – High Atlas – Marrakech

After breakfast, we leave for Marrakech through the Valley of Roses and Skoura palm. Grove until we reach Ouarzazate known as the so-called “door of the desert”.

Let’s get to the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. And in this spectacular setting renowned films such as Gladiator, The Jewel of the Nile or Sahara (with Penélope Cruz). Have been shot also famous for being one of the best ksours and kasbahs in Morocco. Free time to walk through the kasbah and climb to its summit to contemplate its view.

Continuation crossing the high atlas, crossing the port of Tichka at 2260 meters high,. Making panoramic stops to contemplate the wonderful landscapes and take pictures, since it is one of the most impressive routes in Morocco, where we will begin to observe the first settlements of adobe of the Berbers in the foothills of the mountains with a stop at the argan oil cooperative, where we will discover the process of realization and they will explain to us the innumerable benefits it has for the human body.

Arrival in Marrakech after the high atlas, transfer to the hotel or riad and end of our services.

Kilometers of our stage: 325 km.
Duration of the journey by car: 6 hours.

Day 7: Visit Marrakech with a local guide

Free day with a local guide to practice. The art of haggling in the souks and discover the most remote places of the medina.

Tonight will be in the heart of the medina!

Day 8: Marrakech – Transfer to the airport and end of the trip

Depending on the scheduled departure time of the flight. Free time for the last visits and purchases or if the scheduled departure time of the flight allows it.

Shuttle to the airport at the set time.

We wish you a happy return home and a future return to Morocco, inchalah

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