4 Days Tour from Tangier to Marrakech via Merzouga desert

We will pick you up from your hotel, airport or port and start our 4 days tour from Tangier to Marrakech, traveling through the beautiful Rif Mountains passing through Tetouan and continue to the blue city “Chefchaouen”.

Where we will have free time to explore this small and charming town walking through its narrow streets painted with blue and white colors that will give you the opportunity to take some beautiful pictures, visit its old medina, Ras el Ma “head of the water” this is the point where the cool mountain waterfall seeps into the city…

You will have a delicious lunch in a local restaurant in the famous square of Uta el-Hammam Square. And in the afternoon once your tour ends we will travel in the direction of Fez while enjoying wonderful views of the rif mountains and green landscapes of northern Morocco, arrival in Fez late afternoon, overnight in hotel / riad decorated.

On the second day of your 4 day desert tour from Tangier to Marrakech after breakfast, we will pick you up from your hotel / Riad in the morning and take you to Merzouga crossing the middle Atlas Mountains where you will savor the beauty of the aromatic cedar forest and fertile green valleys.

Along this route we will pass through the town of Ifrane where you will see the sculpture of a lion in a park, then we will continue to Azrou and you will have a stop in the cedar forest to see the monkeys. From here we will drive through several villages and you will have the opportunity to see the nomads who live in nomad tents along the way.

Then continue to Midelt along the green hills and the Middle Atlas Mountains. Free time in the city of Midelt for lunch and then we will continue our journey crossing the Tizi N’talghomt pass and the Ziz gorge near Errachidia where you will see the Hassan Al’Dakhil reservoir.

We will continue our journey to Erfoud with a stop to enjoy a panoramic view of the palm grove of Aoufous along the Ziz River and also pass through the small town of Erfoud to reach Merzouga.

From here, we start the camel ride to reach our Berber camp in the desert of Merzouga.

The camel ride lasts from 1 to 1:30 h with a stop at the top of the dune to watch the sunset, try the sandboard if you are interested in this activity, enjoy the view, take pictures and after these beautiful moments we continue to the camp where you will be welcomed with a glass of tea and rest until dinner time, after dinner we will listen to Berber music from the drums, enjoy the starry sky and then sleep under a nomad tent.

Today, as you are already in the desert, it is worth getting up early in the morning to see the sunrise near the camp. After these lovely moments, you will have breakfast and a shower at the camp.

Then you can ride camels or transfer by 4×4 to the original starting location where you will meet your driver and continue your 4-day tour from Tangier to Marrakech visiting the weekly market of Rissani if it is one of the market days (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday) we will pass through small Berber villages like Touroug, Tinjdad and Tinghir where we will stop to take in the stunning Todra Valley’s lush foliage and palm trees.

Continue to the Togra Gorge located at the foot of the high Atlas Mountains a famous place for climbers who will have free time to walk through its high canyons … Free time for lunch. Then in the afternoon, we will travel to Boumalne Dades to reach the Dades Valley, have dinner, and overnight at the hotel/riad.

Today is the last day of our excursion from Tanger to Marrakech, our journey continues in the direction of Marrakech through Kalaat M’gouna the valley of roses, and the palm grove of Skoura.

We will visit Kasbah Taourirt and the film studios in Ouarzazate (optional) then we will head to Ait Benhaddou where we will visit its famous and oldest kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986).

Famous movies have been filmed in this spectacular place, including Gladiator, Obelix, the Mummy, the Jewel of the Nile, Sahara with Penelope Cruz … etc. Free time for lunch.

Then we continue our journey crossing the High Atlas Mountains through the highest road pass in Morocco called Tizi N’tichka at 2260 meters above sea level offering breathtaking views of valleys, mountains, and many Berber villages. Arrival in the afternoon/evening in Marrakech, transfer to your hotel, and end of our 4-day tour from Tanger to Marrakech.