9 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech
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A 9-day Morocco tour from Marrakech through the Sahara Desert, Fes, Meknes, Volubilis, Chefchaouen, Rabat and Casablanca.
Full description
A comprehensive 9-day, 8-night journey through Morocco combining cultural exploration, dramatic natural landscapes, and a night in the Sahara Desert.
Starting in Marrakech, the route crosses the High Atlas Mountains to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, the Dades Valley and Todra Gorge, before reaching Merzouga for a camel trek and overnight at a desert camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes.
From the desert, the tour continues to Fes for a full day of medina sightseeing, then to Meknes and the Roman ruins of Volubilis, the blue city of Chefchaouen, Rabat, and Casablanca, before a final day of sightseeing back in Marrakech.
A comprehensive 9-day, 8-night journey through Morocco combining cultural exploration, dramatic natural landscapes, and a night in the Sahara Desert.
Starting in Marrakech, the route crosses the High Atlas Mountains to the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, the Dades Valley and Todra Gorge, before reaching Merzouga for a camel trek and overnight at a desert camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes.
From the desert, the tour continues to Fes for a full day of medina sightseeing, then to Meknes and the Roman ruins of Volubilis, the blue city of Chefchaouen, Rabat, and Casablanca, before a final day of sightseeing back in Marrakech.
About this activity
9 Days / 8 Nights
Group
Marrakech
Highlights
Marrakech’s souks, palaces, and Djemaa El Fna Square
High Atlas Mountains crossing via Tizi n’Tichka Pass
UNESCO-listed Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou
Dades Valley and Todra Gorge’s dramatic rock formations
Camel trek and overnight in a Sahara desert camp
Fes medina, historic mosques, tanneries and souks
Meknes and the Roman ruins of Volubilis
Chefchaouen’s blue-painted streets in the Rif Mountains
Rabat’s Hassan Tower and Kasbah of the Oudayas
Casablanca’s Hassan II Mosque
What's Included
Private experienced driver/guide
Pick-up and drop-off from your Marrakech accommodation
4WD, minivan or minibus transportation with fuel
Driver’s expenses
7 nights accommodation in riads/hotels with breakfast
1 night at a desert camp with dinner and breakfast
Camel ride for sunset viewing in the Sahara
Private experienced driver/guide
Pick-up and drop-off from your Marrakech accommodation
4WD, minivan or minibus transportation with fuel
Driver’s expenses
7 nights accommodation in riads/hotels with breakfast
1 night at a desert camp with dinner and breakfast
Camel ride for sunset viewing in the Sahara
What's Not Included
Lunches en route
Admission fees to monuments and sites
Beverages, including bottled water
Tips for driver and guides
Personal expenses
Lunches en route
Admission fees to monuments and sites
Beverages, including bottled water
Tips for driver and guides
Personal expenses
Your experience step by step
Day 1: Marrakech Airport – Marrakech
Airport pickup and private transfer to your hotel in Marrakech.
Free time to rest and relax.
Day 2: Marrakech – Atlas Mountains – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley (320 km)
8:00 AM departure heading south.
Cross the Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2,260 m) through the High Atlas Mountains.
Visit the UNESCO-listed Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou.
Explore the Kasbah of Taourirt in Ouarzazate.
Travel the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through Skoura and the Valley of the Roses to Dades Gorge.
Day 3: Dades Valley – Todra Gorge – Merzouga (200 km)
Breakfast in Dades Valley.
Drive through Todra Gorge with a stop for lunch.
Continue to Merzouga via the Jorf palm grove and Erfoud (optional marble workshop visit).
Evening camel trek into the desert to a private tent camp, with dinner.
Day 4: Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Cedar Forest – Ifrane – Fes (450 km)
Optional sunrise climb on the sand dunes.
Breakfast, then camel ride back to Merzouga.
Visit a fossil factory in Erfoud.
Drive through the Ziz Gorge and over the Tizi Ntalghamt Pass to Midelt.
Stop at the Cedar Forest to see Barbary macaques, then visit Ifrane before arriving in Fes.
Day 5: Fes Sightseeing
Full day guided exploration of Fes with a local guide: the Andalusia Mosque, the Tanneries Quarter, Medersa El-Attarine, Kairaouine Mosque, Zaouia Moulay Idriss, and Nejjarine Square with its museum.
Lunch break in the medina.
Afternoon visits to the Merinid Tombs and the Potter’s Quarter.
Day 6: Fes – Meknes – Volubilis – Chefchaouen (200 km)
Travel west to the imperial city of Meknes.
Explore the Roman ruins of Volubilis, with their mosaics and ancient structures.
Continue to the blue-painted city of Chefchaouen, nestled in the Rif Mountains, for an evening of exploration.
Day 7: Chefchaouen – Rabat – Casablanca (340 km)
After breakfast, drive to Morocco’s capital, Rabat.
Visit the Hassan Tower and the Kasbah of the Oudayas overlooking the Atlantic.
Lunch break, then continue to Casablanca.
Day 8: Casablanca – Marrakech Tour (220 km)
Visit United Nations Square and the Hassan II Mosque (interior and exterior).
Transfer to Marrakech for a historical tour: Bahia Palace, Badi Palace, Saadian Tombs, Djemaa El Fna square with its souks, and the Koutoubia Minaret.
Day 9: Marrakech – Marrakech Airport
Breakfast, then private transfer to the airport for departure.
Day 1: Marrakech Airport – Marrakech
Airport pickup and private transfer to your hotel in Marrakech.
Free time to rest and relax.
Day 2: Marrakech – Atlas Mountains – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley (320 km)
8:00 AM departure heading south.
Cross the Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2,260 m) through the High Atlas Mountains.
Visit the UNESCO-listed Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou.
Explore the Kasbah of Taourirt in Ouarzazate.
Travel the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through Skoura and the Valley of the Roses to Dades Gorge.
Day 3: Dades Valley – Todra Gorge – Merzouga (200 km)
Breakfast in Dades Valley.
Drive through Todra Gorge with a stop for lunch.
Continue to Merzouga via the Jorf palm grove and Erfoud (optional marble workshop visit).
Evening camel trek into the desert to a private tent camp, with dinner.
Day 4: Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Cedar Forest – Ifrane – Fes (450 km)
Optional sunrise climb on the sand dunes.
Breakfast, then camel ride back to Merzouga.
Visit a fossil factory in Erfoud.
Drive through the Ziz Gorge and over the Tizi Ntalghamt Pass to Midelt.
Stop at the Cedar Forest to see Barbary macaques, then visit Ifrane before arriving in Fes.
Day 5: Fes Sightseeing
Full day guided exploration of Fes with a local guide: the Andalusia Mosque, the Tanneries Quarter, Medersa El-Attarine, Kairaouine Mosque, Zaouia Moulay Idriss, and Nejjarine Square with its museum.
Lunch break in the medina.
Afternoon visits to the Merinid Tombs and the Potter’s Quarter.
Day 6: Fes – Meknes – Volubilis – Chefchaouen (200 km)
Travel west to the imperial city of Meknes.
Explore the Roman ruins of Volubilis, with their mosaics and ancient structures.
Continue to the blue-painted city of Chefchaouen, nestled in the Rif Mountains, for an evening of exploration.
Day 7: Chefchaouen – Rabat – Casablanca (340 km)
After breakfast, drive to Morocco’s capital, Rabat.
Visit the Hassan Tower and the Kasbah of the Oudayas overlooking the Atlantic.
Lunch break, then continue to Casablanca.
Day 8: Casablanca – Marrakech Tour (220 km)
Visit United Nations Square and the Hassan II Mosque (interior and exterior).
Transfer to Marrakech for a historical tour: Bahia Palace, Badi Palace, Saadian Tombs, Djemaa El Fna square with its souks, and the Koutoubia Minaret.
Day 9: Marrakech – Marrakech Airport
Breakfast, then private transfer to the airport for departure.
Contact us for current pricing on this tour.