5 Days Morocco tour from Tangier to Marrakech via the desert

Day 1: Tangier – Chefchaouen

After visiting Tangier’s highlights  the Cape Spartel lighthouse where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, and the legendary Caves of Hercules  we drive south through the green Rif Mountains to the blue washed city of Chefchaouen.  arriving in time to explore its painted lanes at dusk. Overnight in chafchaouen.

Day 2: Chefchaouen – Fes

After a morning in Chefchaouen’s blue medina we travel south through scenic countryside to the imperial city of Fes before  settling into a traditional riad in the medina we meet our tour guide for a half day exploringe fes i ncluding the king palace , chouara tanneries, nord borj, madrassa bou anania and walking on the streets of the old medina  at late afternnon we CHEK IN to our accomodation Overnight  in fes .

Day 3: Fes – Ifrane – Azrou – Ziz Valley – Merzouga

We depart Fes and cross the Middle Atlas through Ifrane and the Azrou cedar forest  then follow the Ziz Valley past Erfoud to reach the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes near Merzouga. In the late afternoon a camel trek carries you into the sand for sunset dinner and a night in a desert camp Overnight in merzouga .

Day 4: Merzouga – Todgha Gorge – Dades Valley

Wake early for sunrise over the dunes then ride back by camel for breakfast. We travel west to Todgha Gorge walking beneath its 300-metre canyon walls then follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to the Dades Valley for the night, beside its winding river and ‘Monkey Fingers’ rock formations Overnight in dades valley .

Day 5: Dades Valley – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech

After breakfast we travel through the Dades and Rose valleys to Ouarzazate  the ‘Hollywood of Africa’, with an optional stop at the Atlas Film Studios. The highlight is the UNESCO-listed kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou  then cross the High Atlas mantains over the Tizi n’Tichka pass arriving in Marrakech in the late afternoon over night in marrakech and end off our servies.