8 Days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech via Sahara Desert

We will pick you up from your hotel or Airport and start our 8 Days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech via the Sahara Desert by visiting the spectacular Hassan II Mosque. Then departure to the administrative capital of Morocco, Rabat. In Rabat, you will visit the magnificent Kasbah of Oudayas, Hassan Tower, and the Mausoleum of Mohammed V. Overnight at Hotel/Riad.

After breakfast, we head to Meknes where you will explore: The huge gate of Mansour, the Granary, the Swani basin, the old medina with its souks, and Lahdim square where you will relax in one of its cafes. In the afternoon, we drive to the best roman ruins of Volubilis, and then to Fez. Overnight in a traditional riad in the Medina.

After breakfast, you’ll be met with a local guide with whom you ’ll start your city tour by visiting first the outside part of the Medina (old town) including The Royal Palace Gate, the Jewish Quarter” Mellah” – dates back to 14th Century. You ’ll also visit the pottery Cooperative to see traditional Moroccan crafts. later, you’ll cover the most important spots inside the medina with a cultural and historical interest including the superb architectural masterpiece of Bou Inania Medersa, Blue gate, the Karaouiyine Mosque, The Big Chouara Tanneries, Medersa Seffarin where people work on essence and other decorated architectural masterpieces like Attarin Medersa and the Najarian Fountain. In the evening, we will take you to the graves of Merenids to admire a beautiful panoramic view of the medina. Overnight in your Riad.

Today, we will travel through the middle Atlas Mountains to Ifrane, known as” Switzerland of Morocco” because of its similarity to a Swiss ski resort. Then, we head to the cedar forest where you will be able to feed and take pictures with Barbarian Apes. Continuing south passing through Berber villages, countryside, and see nomadic shepherds with their flocks spread out in the terrain. Midway, a stop for lunch in Midelt. Then continue our journey through the Talghmt pass before we get to the Sahara Desert. We’ll stop to admire the impressive hidden oasis panorama of the Ziz Valley. Later on, we’ll get to the Sahara Desert in the late afternoon, dinner, and overnight in a hotel.

After breakfast, we will embark on a half-day desert tour of the Sahara. We will visit nomads who still live in tents in the middle of the Sahara Desert. We’ll see how they live, sip a cup of tea with them. After, continue our way to visit old mines that formerly used to be exploited by the French. Afterward, we will visit the village of Khamlia that’s home to black Berber people, who are descendants from Sudan, Mali We ’ll have a chance to hear to their Gnaoua music and have lunch in the city. Before the camel ride, we ’ll see an oasis on the edge of the Sahara Desert. After a rest, begin the camel touring over the high dunes of the erg- Chebbi desert. You’ll see a magnific sunset on top of a high dune, you’ll reach the desert camp in the heart of the Sahara. After a tasty dinner, time to listen to Berber music played by local nomads under a starry sky.

Waking up early will allow you to see one of the best sunrises in your life. After breakfast, you’ll peacefully camel trek back to the village of Merzouga. We set off towards Rissani, once a major stopping place for the Saharan-caravans route; if it coincides with the day markets which take place on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, we will visit its largest souk. We then set off to Erfoud – fossil town. Then drive to Todra valley where we will have lunch then see its gorges, free time to walk and admire the cliffs and corridors. Later, we’ll go through the Dades Valley, where you’ll see the spectacular sandcastles and the astonishing rock formations known locally as “monkey toes”. Overnight in a hotel overlooking the valley.

After breakfast, we will drive all along the Dades valley to Roses town where locals pick over 400 tons of rose petals that are processed into rosewater, cremes, and perfumes in local cooperatives. A festival is held every May here. Then, we take the road of a thousand kasbahs to Skoura which is home to the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco, we visit the 17th century Kasbah of Amridil, then continue towards Ouarzazate ‘’ Hollywood of Africa ‘’. We will visit its Atlas Film Studios before arriving at the Hotel. Overnight in a Hotel/Riad.

After breakfast, we will drive to visit the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou- the Unesco world heritage site- where many international movies were filmed ( Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, games of thrones…). Your adventure will continue through the breathtaking Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260m) over the High Atlas Mountains where you will admire the special Berber villages before arriving at your  Hotel in Marrakech. End of 8 Days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech via Sahara Desert.