5 Days Desert Tour in Morocco from Casablanca

Join our 5 Days Desert Tour in Morocco from Casablanca to discover the charm of Morocco. Discover its cultural diversity, its imperial cities and the Sahara desert of Merzouga.

5 Days Desert Tour in Morocco from Casablanca

OVERVIEW

We pick you up at the Casablanca airport for our 5 Days Desert Tour in Morocco from Casablanca. where you meet our driver and team. Who will be traveling with you. You will be driven straight to the stunning red city of “Marrakech“. Where you will check into your hotel or riad and have lunch upon arrival. After that. We will take you on a private tour of the most enigmatic sights in the city. Beginning with the picturesque medina and its historic spice market. Which will dazzle your senses with a plethora of olfactory delights.

Next, you will see the grand Koutoubia Mosque, the oldest and largest in the city. With its eerie sailor who burrows through the sky of Marrakech. Finally, you will stroll through the Menara Gardens, which is located close to the mosque. Following a peaceful stay, we’ll visit the Palace of the Bay, which is a genuine Moroccan riad. Dinner and spending the night at the hotel.

Highlights of 5 Days Desert Tour in Morocco from Casablanca

After arriving in Casablanca, make your way to Marrakech.
Go through the Middle Atlas to see its breathtaking scenery.
A panoramic view of Erg Chebbi's dunes
Experience riding a camel in the Merzouga Sahara
Watch the beach dunes as the sun sets.
Engage in some sandboarding.
Delicious meal and celebration by the campfire (with Berber drums)
encamping in the desert of Merzouga
See the Dades Valley and the Todra Gorge
Magnificent perspectives of the Atlas topography
Explore Ouarzazate's studios.
See the Barbary monkeys by stopping at the Azrou Cedar Forest.
See Fes and the historic Volubilis neighborhood in Meknes.

Itinerary: 5 Days Desert Tour in Morocco from Casablanca

Day 1: Arrival in Casablanca and Transfer to Marrakech

You will be met at the airport in Casablanca and transferred to your accommodation in Marrakech. A guided tour of Marrakech is scheduled for us. The Saadian Tombs, the Palace of the Bay, and numerous more undiscovered gems will be revealed to you. Continue then your tour of the stunning Koutoubia mosque and the well-known Jemaa el-Fna, two of the main sites in Marrakech’s downtown. After lunch. The square is definitely worth a visit when it comes to life in the evening with local storytellers, artists, and mouthwatering grills. A trip of the souk (market) will conclude the excursion. Stay the night at the Riad/Hotel in the area.

Day 2: Marrakech - High Atlas - Tizi N'tichka curve - Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah - Ouarzazate - Rose Valley - Boumaln Dades.

Meet your guide after being picked up in the morning from your lodging in Marrakech, then cross the Tizi-n-Tichka pass through the Atlas Mountains, where native Berber farmers cultivate the land as they have for years. Continue then to Ouarzazate, also called the Gateway to the Sahara, and finish lunch (on your own) in the UNESCO-listed kasbah of Aït Benhaddou. While visiting the kasbah with your guide, you will learn about the many famous films and photo shoots that have taken place there.
With the help of your guide, walk among the palm and olive trees of the Skoura oasis to the Kasbah of Amridil and learn about its construction and history. Then continue to the nearby rose plantation of Kelaa Mgouna by crossing the Valley of Roses. After seeing how employees mix components to create rose fragrances in one of the rose cooperatives, stay overnight in their guest house in Boumalne Dades.

Day 3: Dades Gorges - Todra Gorges - Erfoud - Sahara Desert of Merzouga.

After breakfast, we depart from Boumalne Dades and travel through the Dades Valley on the renowned 1000 Kasbahs road. Visit a traditional kasbah in the valley and listen to your guide explain its significance to the history of the area. Walk for an hour along the Todgha River, where olive and palm trees flourish, once you arrive at the oasis of Tinghir, at the foot of the High Atlas Mountains.
After meeting some people in Berber settlements with your guide, have lunch in the magnificent Todgha gorges (at your own expense). Explore the oasis settlements of Erfoud and Merzouga before arriving at Erg Chebbi to board the camel train to the Sahara Desert. Savor the breathtaking view of the Sahara sunset before reaching your desert camp to eat a traditional Moroccan meal while listening to traditional folk tunes performed by local nomads.

Day 4: Merzouga Sahara Desert - Ziz Valley - Midelt - Ifrane - Fez.

Get up early to witness the dunes’ sunrise. After having breakfast in the desert, get back in your car and head to the holy city of Rissani, which is home to Moulay Ali Cherif, the founder of the Alawite dynasty of Morocco and a monarch since the seventeenth century. Proceed to Midelt for lunch (on your own) and then follow the Ziz River to the area where lush palm trees and fortified kasbahs (ancient Moroccan strongholds) are situated. Travel across the rich plains of the Saiss, home to a variety of natural plants and animals, and the cedar woods of the Middle Atlas Mountains. Arrive at your Fes hotel or riad in the afternoon.

Day 5: Fes – Meknes – Roman Ruins of Volubilis – Casablanca.

Following breakfast, our driver/guide will transport you to Fes. We will then go in the direction of Casablanca after seeing and investigating Meknes’ top attractions. We will stop at a few intriguing locations within the Roman ruins of Volubilis. Then, we will go to Rabat, the Moroccan capital, where we can see attractions including Hassan Tower and the Mohamed V Mausoleum. Afterward, we will travel to Casablanca.