5 Days Casablanca to Marrakech via Fes & Sahara

5 Days Casablanca to Marrakech via Fes & Sahara

5 days · 4 nightsCasablanca · Fes · Merzouga · Dades · MarrakechPrivate tour

Land in Casablanca and reach Marrakech the long way: Rabat, Meknes, Fes, a night in the dunes and the kasbah road.

This is a private tour of 5 days · 4 nights: the vehicle, the driver and the timing are only yours, so you can stop for photos, change hotels or add a night wherever you like. Below you will find the day-by-day itinerary.

Highlights

  • Hassan II Mosque over the Atlantic
  • Three imperial cities in one day
  • Cedar forest and Barbary macaques
  • Sunrise over the Erg Chebbi dunes
  • Road of a Thousand Kasbahs

Itinerary day by day

Arrival in Casablanca
Day 1 · night in Casablanca

Arrival in Casablanca

Your driver meets you at Mohammed V airport or the train station and takes you to your hotel. If time allows, visit the Hassan II Mosque, built over the ocean with a 210-metre minaret, and stroll along the Corniche at sunset.

Casablanca – Rabat – Meknes – Fes
Day 2 · night in Fes

Casablanca – Rabat – Meknes – Fes

Visit the Hassan II Mosque in the morning, stop in Rabat for the Hassan Tower and the royal mausoleum, then continue inland to Meknes and its Bab Mansour gate before arriving in Fes in the evening.

Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Ziz Valley – Merzouga
Day 3 · night in a desert camp

Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Ziz Valley – Merzouga

Cross the Middle Atlas via Ifrane, the 'Switzerland of Morocco', and the cedar forest of Azrou with its Barbary macaques. After lunch in Midelt, descend through the Ziz Valley and its endless palm groves to Merzouga, where camels take you over the dunes to your camp for dinner and a night under the stars.

Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley
Day 4 · night in Dades

Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

Wake up early for sunrise over the dunes and ride back to Merzouga for breakfast. Visit the market town of Rissani, cradle of the Alaouite dynasty, then walk in the Todra Gorge near Tinghir before reaching the Dades Valley and its rock formations for the night.

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

Dades Valley – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech

Follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through the Valley of Roses and the palm oasis of Skoura to Ouarzazate. Visit the UNESCO ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, have lunch with a view and cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass to Marrakech.

Included

  • Private air-conditioned 4x4 or minivan
  • English, Spanish or Italian speaking local driver
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel, riad or airport
  • Accommodation in hotels, riads and a desert camp with private tent
  • Breakfast and dinner every night
  • Camel ride into the dunes with a camel guide
  • Bottled water in the vehicle

Not included

  • Lunches and drinks
  • Local guides and entrance fees (optional)
  • Tips
  • Flights and travel insurance

Good to know

All our tours can start on any day and from any hotel, riad or airport. We can add nights, change the order of the stops or choose a more comfortable category of hotels and camps.

Ask us for your price: it depends on the number of travellers, the season and the accommodation. A small deposit confirms the booking and the rest is paid in Morocco.

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