ROUTE 5 DAYS FROM FEZ TO THE DESERT MERZOUGA-MARRAKECH
Day 1: Casablanca - Rabat - Meknes
After breakfast, we will visit the Hassan II Mosque and depart for Rabat, where we will visit the Royal Palace, the Mohamed V Mausoleum and the Hassan Tower. After lunch, we will leave for Meknes, where we will spend the night.
Day 2: Volubilis - Meknes - Chefchaouen
In the morning, we will visit the Roman Ruins of Volubilis and the sacred city of Moulay Idriss I. We will continue our journey, passing through hills full of olive trees and fruits. We will have lunch in Ouarzazate and continue through the Rif Mountains until we reach Chefchaouen.
Day 3: Chefchaouen
Free day to visit Chefchaouen. The charm of this city is getting lost in its streets full of commerce, admiring its blue and white houses.
Day 4: Chefchaouen - Fez
In the afternoon, we will travel to Fez.
Day 5: Fez - Azrou - Ifrane - Midelt - Merzouga
In the morning, we will depart Fez towards Merzouga, passing through the Middle Atlas, Ifrane - known as "Moroccan Switzerland" - and the cedar forests of Azrou. When we arrive in Midelt, we will stop at the River Ziz to admire its gorges and continue on to Merzouga.
Day 6: Merzouga - Khamlia - Nomads - Fossils - Rissani - Merzouga
On this day, we will discover the desert, especially the wonderful dunes of Erg Chebbi. We will have the best opportunity to learn how the nomads live and we will visit the black people of Khamlia to see the Gnawa musicians. We will visit the old zoo of Rissani. In the afternoon, climbing on camels, we will watch the sunset over the dunes and spend the night in the desert camp. We will have a tagine for dinner and drink mint tea, listening to traditional Berber music, looking at the stars and the moon in the middle of the Sahara.
Day 7: Merzouga - Todra Gorge - Dades Gargant
You should wake up early to enjoy the sunrise over the dunes. Then, we will return to the hotel for breakfast and shower. We will cross the valley full of Támega and Tinjdad palm trees to reach the Todra gorge, where we will have lunch in a restaurant. Afterwards, we will continue our journey until we reach the Dades gorges.
Day 8: MERZOUGA, TODRA GARGANTA, DADES GORGE
It is necessary to wake up early to enjoy the sunrise over the dunes. Then, we will return to the hotel to have breakfast and shower. We will cross the valley full of Touareg and Tinjdad palm trees to reach the Todra Gorge, where we will have lunch in a restaurant. Afterwards, we will continue our journey until we reach the Dades gorges.
Day 9: DADES GORGETS AND KALAA MAGONA - SKOURA - OUARZAZATE
After breakfast, we will visit some caves where nomads live. We will continue to Kalaa Magona, Valley of Roses and Skoura oasis and, in the afternoon, we will arrive in Ouarzazate.
Day 10: OUARZAZATE
Free day. You can visit Kasbah Taourirt and the Atlas Hollywood film studios in Morocco.
Day 11: OUARZAZATE - AIT BEN HADDOU - TELOUET - MARRAKECH
In the morning, we will go to Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, where we will visit this world heritage site. We will also visit the traditional Berber High Atlas village of Telouet and Gloui. After lunch, we will continue down the port of Tizi-N-Tchka towards Marrakech.
Day 12: MARRAKECH
Guided tour in Marrakech, visit of the medina, the souks and the palaces and monuments of Marrakech.
Day 13: MARRAKECH - ESSAOUIRA - MARRAKECH
City tour in Essaouira, which is known by its previous name of Mogador in Portuguese. It is located on the west coast of the Atlantic, north of Cape Sim, with 70,000 inhabitants. Its historic center and its medina were declared a world heritage site by Unesco in 2001. Its economy is based on fishing, textiles and wood, commerce and artisanal products, in particular marquetry and jewelry.
Day 14: MARRAKECH - CASABLANCA
After breakfast, transfer to the airport depends on the flight time.
