Tour overview

8 DAYS SAHARA DESERT TOUR FROM MARRAKECH.

 

Itinerary: 8 Days Sahara Desert and Imperial cities tour from Marrakech.

8 days Sahara desert tour from Marrakech, visit historical cities like Fes and Rabat, then dive into the Sahara’s golden dunes. Ride camels, experience starry desert nights, and discover Berber traditions. This tour combines city opulence with Sahara’s timeless charm for a memorable adventure.

Day 1: MARRAKECH AIRPORT PICK UP.

The first day of our 8 day Sahara desert tour from Marrakech. Upon your landing, we will get you at the Marrakech airplane terminal for an Exchange to Marrakech Medina overnight on a Riad.

Day 2: MARRAKECH – HIGH ATLAS – AIT BEN HADDOU – OUARZAZATE – DADES VALLEY.

Sahara desert tour from Marrakech. Traverse the high Atlas Mountains to reach the ancient Aït Benhaddou Kasbah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a backdrop for famous films. Continue along the road of a thousand kasbahs, witness the valley of roses, and discover the local traditions surrounding this fragrant flower. Finally, journey to the Dades Valley and Crevasses for an unforgettable overnight stay.

Day 3: DADES VALLEY – TODRA GORGES – ALNIF – M’HARECH DESERT.

In the morning, we’ll drive to Tinghir, where the striking Todra Chasms offer landscapes reminiscent of Colorado – high plateaus, deep canyons, and eroded peaks. Some peaks exceed 4000 m, with Jbel Mgoun at 4068 m being the highest. Inhabited by Berbers, you can enjoy a hike in these stunning canyons. Afterward, we’ll pass through Berber villages, stop for lunch in Alnif, and continue the journey through desert and volcanic mountains, reaching M’harech Chasm for an overnight stay.

Day 4: M’HARECH DESERT SAFARI – ERG CHEBBI DESERT – DESERT CAMP.

In the morning, take off for continuation on rough terrain and it was a Paris Dakar street, from an immense level on the hearth of the abandoned; we will see a lot of migrant dark tents amidst no place. Stop by an itinerant family to have tea and see what a migrant life resembles, after our drive and we should find the roaming life of Touareg individuals by going to Alkhamliya, a town where nothing has been changed through hundreds of years, It is possible that we lunch here in Alkhamliya town by a Berber Pizza, All through the sandhills.

We go for a drive on these awesome scenes on the edge of the Erg Chebbi desert, the biggest sand rises in Morocco where you will meet a camel ride to meet a standout amongst the most interesting sight we will ever observe, the radiant dusk amidst the high sand ridges of Merzouga. Today around evening time we remain in Berber rose to forsake camp and appreciate the awesome stars see.

Day 5: MERZOUGA DESERT – ZIZ VALLEY – MIDELT – IFRANE – FES.

In the early morning, you will get and stroll to the highest point of the hills to see the dawn, and after you will back for breakfast on the camp, then you will take off to cross Erfoud than Ziz valley, and continue to cross the high Map book Mountains again to rush Midelt for Lunch.

after lunch, you will leave Midelt to cross the cedar woods backwoods with a few stops to see the wild monkeys and the heap of the center Chartbook, than drive to Ifrane the Moroccan Swiss city, for a stop and a little stroll, then heading to Fez for supper and overnight. 8 days Marrakech desert tour.

Day 6: FES MEDINA – MEKNES.

After visiting Casablanca and Rabat, our adventure continues to the intellectual capital, Fez. Known as the Mecca of the west and Athena of Africa, it’s the second-largest city in Morocco. With a population of around 1 million, Fez is a former capital and one of the country’s four imperial cities. Divided into three parts, Fez el Bali is the oldest surrounded by a large wall, hosting over 9000 narrow streets. Fez-Jdid is the new Fes, including the Mellah (Jewish quarter) and the Ville Nouvelle, created during the French occupation. Fes el Bali is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the world’s largest medina. It houses the oldest university globally, the University of Al-Karaouine, founded in AD 859 and still operational today. After exploring Fez, we’ll drive to Meknes for an overnight stay.

Day 7: MEKNES – VOLUBILIS – RABAT – MARRAKECH.

In the morning and after breakfast, you will begin a little visit to Meknes is the site of the principal Middle Easterner tradition made by Moulay Ismail and has the Medersa Bouinania and the Bab Mansour, the Passage to Moulay Ismail Royal residence.

This leads us into the Henries-Souani, the stallions stable and storage facilities, at that point street to Volubilis takes us along an excellent extend of farmlands where olives, grain, vegetables, and grapes are developed, before touching base to Volubilis, Volubilis is seeing the celebrated Roman destroys left from the Roman Realm’s most southern station, street by the interstate to Marrakech for overnight at.

Day 8: MARRAKECH GUIDED TOUR.

The 8 days Sahara desert tour from Marrakech concludes with a exploration of Morocco’s vibrant history. Marrakech, near the Atlas Mountains, features the ancient Medina and the modern Gueliz district from the French occupation. Dive into the lively Djemaa el Fna markets, visit the Koutoubia Mosque, and explore the city’s narrow streets.

Discover the legend of the “seven saints” from Moulay Ismail’s era, and explore the history marked by T’hami El Glaoui, the “Ruler of the Atlas.” Visit Dar Pacha El Glaoui, his former seat of power.

As the journey ends, we’ll take you to Marrakech airport, concluding this remarkable 8 days tour Sahara desert and Imperial cities.