Tour Overview
Seven days from Casablanca combining the imperial city of Fes with the Sahara and Marrakech. After a full guided tour of the Fes medina, the route crosses the Middle Atlas to two nights in the Merzouga dunes, then threads the Todra and Dades Gorges and Ait Benhaddou on a long scenic day into Marrakech.Tour Highlights
- Full guided tour of the Fes el-Bali medina (UNESCO)
- Cross the Middle Atlas cedar forests
- Two nights in a traditional Berber desert camp
- Sunset camel trek into the Sahara dunes
- Visit the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Benhaddou
- Evening at Jemaa el-Fna square, Marrakech
✓ Included
- 6 nights accommodation (hotels + desert camp)
- Breakfast & dinner daily
- 2 nights desert camp with camel trek
- Guided tour of the Fes medina
- English & Spanish speaking guide/driver
- All private transport
- Hotel/riad pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water during the trip
- All local taxes
✗ Not Included
- Lunches
- Drinks
- Personal expenses
- Flights
Day by Day Itinerary
Pick-up from Casablanca (7:30 AM). Visit the magnificent Hassan II Mosque, the world's third-largest, built partly over the Atlantic. Drive north to Rabat — the Hassan Tower, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, and the Kasbah des Oudaias. Continue to Meknes — the monumental Bab Mansour gate and the Moulay Ismail mausoleum. Overnight in Meknes.
Morning departure from Meknes. Short drive to Fes, arriving around midday. Afternoon at leisure or an optional visit to the Jnan Sbil gardens. Overnight in Fes.
Full day guided tour of the Fes el-Bali medina, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the world's largest car-free urban area. Visit the 11th-century Chouara tanneries, the Al-Attarine and Bou Inania madrasas, and the Kairaouine mosque, founded in 859 AD. Evening at leisure in the medina. Overnight in Fes.
Early departure from Fes. Drive south through the alpine town of Ifrane and the Azrou cedar forest, home to Barbary macaques. Lunch in Midelt, then through the Ziz Gorges and Ziz Valley palm groves to Merzouga. Sunset camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes, Berber dinner and music, overnight in a traditional desert camp.
Dawn Sahara sunrise over the dunes. Full day exploring Erg Chebbi: a 4×4 excursion to the flamingo lake and nomadic Berber families, sandboarding down the dunes, and a stop in Khamlia village for live Gnawa music. Second night in the desert camp under the stars.
A long, spectacular day on the road: Rissani souk, the Todra Gorges, the Dades Valley kasbahs, the UNESCO site of Ait Benhaddou, and Ouarzazate, before crossing the High Atlas via the Tizi-n-Tichka pass into Marrakech. Evening at Jemaa el-Fna square. Overnight in Marrakech.
Free morning in Marrakech for last-minute shopping in the souks. Drive north to Casablanca (~3h via motorway). Arrive by early afternoon. Drop-off at your hotel or the airport. Tour ends.