5 DAYS MOROCCO PRIVATE TOUR FROM FES TO MERZOUGA DESERT AND MARRAKECH

DAY 1 : FES – IFRAN – ZIZ VALLEY – ZIZ GORGES – MERZOUGA

we will pick you up from Fes  , then we head towards Ifran the Switzerland of Morocco,  then we will go to the Cedar forest in Azrou where there is a wide variety of monkeys and apes. We will pay a visit to  Midelt , we will have lunch in  a decent restaurant and then we will continue our journey ,while observing the striking beauty of ziz valley and the land of dates and fossils “ Erfoud”. Then we will be arriving to our final destination for today “Erg chebbi “ or you might as well call it Merzouga Dunes .we will stay the night in Merzouga and have supper.

DAY 2 : ERG CHEBBI TOUR – NOMAD FAMILLY – CAMEL TREKKING TOURS

As light of day strikes we will be wandering around the desert , we will explore the secrets of desert wild life , we will head towards El Khamlia  , dance to rhythms of gnawa music , we will make a quick stop at both the oasis and the village. We will return to the desert to have a mint a tea and relax to soulful music. prepare yourself we will be riding camels for almost an hour , you will enjoy seeing sunset reflected upon the tops of sand mountains .we will stop at a nomad tent to spend the night there under a sky full of stars .

 

DAY 3 : CAMEL DESERT TOUR – RISSANI – TODRA GORGES – OUARZAZATE

Make sure to wake early so as to have a soulful moment under a sky colored with shades of red and yellow and above perfect sand dunes. Today we will have a special kind of breakfast to kick off the day right, and then we will drive to Rissani,   It was built in 757 by the Arab leader Moussa Ben Nasser, it is a very important trade center as it connects the routes between Niger and Tangier. Its inhabitants used to trade with valuable means like gold. We will also visit the ruins of Moulay Ismail Kasbah. Also the Alaouite dynasty which is the current ruling family originate from Rissani. we will visit the famous souk that opens only Tuesday , Thursday , and Saturday , you can pick some beautiful souvenirs for you. and on our way you will be struck by the beauty of Todgha gorges also known as the grand canyon’s of Morocco ,  you will surely have the chance to roam and wander in this magical and mysterious landscape , even have a one delicious lunch with your beloved ones or one , after that we will hit the road to the Dades valley.

DAY 4 : OUARZAZATE – AIT BENHADDOU – HIGH ATLAS – MARRAKECH

Today’s main stop is the one and only Ouarzazat the African Hollywood , if you’re interested enough we will be having a special tour in the cinema studios and the cinema museum in case there’s no shooting. It is where many international movies were shot like Hideous Kinky , Gladiator , The last temptation of Christ , Babel and Alexander the great. We will also stop at Taourirt Kasbah founded in the 19th century, it gained recognition when the Glaoui family chose it as a home for them. We will then stop at Ait Benhaddou Kasbah a Unesco worldwide heritage site. The place’s fame has spread far and wide through international movies.  We will surely drive by the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi nTichka pass 2260m. And as afternoon comes we’ll be found in Marrakech.

DAY 5 : OUARZAZATE – KASBAH AIT BEN HADDOU – MARRAKECH

After breakfast, we visit of Ouarzazate: the Kasbah of Taourirt, Tifoultout and the cinema studio. Then we will drive to the Kasbah of Ait Ben haddou (under Unesco protection) . We visit the Kasbah and the old village and afternoon we departure to Marrakech via the Tizi-N-Ticha pass. our tour finishes in Marrakech and we drop you off at your hotel.