From Casablanca: 10-day Desert Tour

Our 10-day Casablanca desert tour First, we’ll meet you at the Casablanca hotel/airport, then head to Rabat where we’ll explore the Moroccan capital’s historic heritage. Then we’ll continue on to the Rif mountains, where we’ll spend the night in Chefchaouen in a local hotel/riad with dinner.

Today we’ll be heading for Fez, with a stop to visit the historic site of Volubilis. After a guided tour, we’ll head to Meknes to explore the best sights, including the Bad Mansour Gate and the Mausoleum of Moulay Ismail. After lunch, we’ll head to Fez for an overnight stay in a riad in the medina.

After breakfast, a full-day tour of Fez, the oldest of the imperial cities. You’ll visit the medieval medina with its madrasas, as well as the Nejjarine fountain and the mausoleum of Moulay Idriss. We explore the Karaouine mosque and Fès Jdid (New Fès), then return to our hotel.

We continue our 10-day Casablanca Desert tour, departing in the morning from your Riad to Merzouga. This trip takes you through the Middle Atlas Mountains. We’ll make stops along the way in the alpine town of Ifrane, also known as the Swiss of Africa. Then we’ll stop in the cedar forests of Azrou to see the monkeys. After a lunch break in Midelt, we’ll head for the Ziz valley, where we’ll enjoy a panoramic view of the palm trees and take some great photos. Arriving in Erfoud, we visit the date market and the fossil museum. Afterward, we’ll head for the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi, where we’ll enjoy dinner and accommodation in a camp.

After breakfast, you’ll take a tour of the dunes. First, we’ll head for the Khamlia village, home to people originally from Mali, who will treat us to a fine concert of Gnawa music and share a delicious cup of tea. Then on to the Mfiss mines, a desert plateau where we’ll meet Berber nomads and Tissardmine oasis. Return to the inn at around 3 p.m., where the camels and desert guide will be waiting to take you on a sand dune adventure. You’ll spend the night in a nomad tent camp, to the sound of drums in the middle of the Sahara. It’s also a great opportunity to take photos of the sunset and sunrise. An excellent dinner will be served under the stars to the gentle rhythms of the local music.

Early morning to see the sunrise, return on camels to the hotel after breakfast departure for Rissani and Erfoud to visit the marble processing plant fossilized before continuing to Touroug and Tinjdad palm, arrival at the gorge Toudra and lunch on site, in the afternoon we drive through the gorges of Dades Boumalne and Dades Valley. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

After breakfast, depart for the Rose Valley, 20 km from our starting point, a stop to visit the women’s cooperatives offering a wide range of rose-based cosmetics. Just before Ouarzazate lies the Berber village of Skoura, with a stop to explore the village and a visit to the Amerdil kasbah, then on to Ouarzazate. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel.

After breakfast, the whole day is devoted to a visit to Ouarzazate, considered to be the Hollywood of Africa and the world’s 3rd-largest location for series, films, and documentaries, with a tour of the Kasbah de Touririt and the film studio. We then go to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a Unesco heritage site; visit the Kasbah and the old village. Afternoon departure for Marrakech via the Tizi-N-Ticha pass, on the way enjoying the Tichka pass. A stop on one of the cliffs to appreciate the magic of the mountains and give you the opportunity to take some great photos. Arrival in Marrakech. Accommodation and dinner in your Riad / Hotel.

The whole day is taken up with a tour of the city (the pearl of the south). You’ll visit the Koutoubia with its beautiful gardens, the Saàdian Tombs, the Palais Badii / Bahia, and lunch in a typical Moroccan restaurant. In the afternoon, we’ll visit the Majorelle Gardens and the Menara Basin. The evening is free to stroll through the medina with its souks and famous Jemaa el Fna square (Marrakech by night). Night in a Riad Hotel.

After breakfast, transfer to Casablanca. End of the 10-day Casablanca desert tour. End of our services.