This 4 days Desert tour from Tangier to Marrakech, is our shortest itinerary that we are offering for travelers who want to start their trip from The north of Morocco. During this tour you will have chance to visit the blue city (Chechaouen) and Fes, including the sahara desert which is the highlight of our 4 days tour to Marrakech. We ‘re receiving requests for a 3 days tour from Tangier to Marrakech via Merzouga sahara desert. But In fact its not normal because of the whole day that you are going to spend in the car. But In this 4 days trip you will have Few stops everyday for visiting places in additional for not missing the sunset in the sahara desert while your drive from Fes To Merzouga Sahara Desert.
Pick up from your riad or airport in Tangier and drive towards Fes pasing by Chefchaouen (The blue city of Morocco). We will have a short time in the blue city to explore its amazing medina, lunch time in the little Square called( Outa el hammam) its a beautifull place where you can get different options for having lunch and local food. After that we will continue our trip passing by the Rif mountains till we get to Fes, where you will spend the night in a riad in the medina.
Today your driver from Around Morocco Trips, will pick you up from your riad at 8:30 am and head to Merzouga desert. Our fist stop will be at Ifran city (the Moroccan switzerland), next a short stop in Azrou's cedar forest where you will see some barbary apes. And then we'll head to Midelt (city of apples), a break for lunch, then we keep our drive through Rich and Errachidia. We'll include an other stop in the amazing Ziz valley palmtrees (the second largest one in Morocco). Our arrival to the sahara desert will be at 5 pm, you will enjoy a fantastic camel trekking excursion in the golden dunes and spend the night under the stars at an equiped camp. Enjoy the berber drums music around the campfire and feel the silence of the sahara.
Early morning from your you will have a great opportunity to wake up for a wonderfull sunrise in the dunes beside your camp. After your breakfast and shower, we will continue our journey towards Dades valley, passing via Rissani's ancient weekly market, Then to Todra gorge (a popular destination for rock climbing). Lunch will be in the same town, and then we reach Boumalen dades, where you will spend the night in a fancy hotel overlooking to the dades valley.
In the morning time, our driver will pick you up from the hotel at Dades valley, Towards Marrakech. We'll pass by kellaat megouna(the city of roses) then to Ouarzazate city, we will visit one of the best hestorical sites in Morocco called, « Aitbenhaddou ». A world heritage site since 1987, where they fimled so many movies, including, Gladiatore, The Mammies, Game of trans and so on. After that we will cross the majistic atlas mounatins to Marrakech, we will reach Marrakech around early evening and drop you in your riad or hotel. End of the 4 days desert tour from Tangier to Marrakech.