8-Day Trip: Tangier to Marrakech via the Imperial Cities and the Great Merzouga Desert

8 Days / 7 Nights

2 – 14 travelers

Tangier → Marrakech

€350 / person

Description

This is the Morocco your guidebook promised — executed with local mastery. From Tangier’s strait views you travel through Chefchaouen and Roman Volubilis to Meknes and Fes, then swing south for the cedar forests, Ziz palm valleys and the great dunes of Merzouga before kasbahs, gorges and the Atlas carry you to Marrakech. Two great deserts of experience — cultural and sandy — in one seamless journey.

Trip Highlights

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Day 1

Tangier → Chefchaouen

Meet your driver-guide, optional Cape Spartel & Hercules Caves stop, then the Rif road to Chefchaouen for a blue-sunset evening.

Day 2

Chefchaouen → Volubilis → Meknes → Fes

Morning in the blue medina, guided Volubilis ruins, Meknes’ Bab Mansour and Moulay Ismail mausoleum, night in Fes.

Day 3

Fes — Guided Medina Day

Licensed guide through the tanneries, madrasas, souks and Al-Qarawiyyin; panoramic view from the Merenid tombs.

Day 4

Fes → Ifrane → Ziz Valley → Merzouga

South via Ifrane, Azrou cedars and Midelt to the dune’s edge; overnight in a Merzouga riad.

Day 5

Merzouga Desert & Night in Camp

4×4 nomad and oasis circuit, Khamlia music, sunset camel trek, camp dinner and drums.

Day 6

Merzouga → Rissani → Todra → Dades

Sunrise over the dunes, then west to Rissani souk and the Todra Gorge for a valley night.

Day 7

Dades → Ouarzazate → Aït Ben Haddou

Kasbah country day: Taourirt, film studios panorama and the UNESCO ksar at golden hour. Kasbah hotel night.

Day 8

Aït Ben Haddou → Atlas → Marrakech

Final Tizi n’Tichka crossing with village stops; arrive Marrakech around noon, transfer to your riad or airport.

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