4 days tour from Marrakech to Tangier
4 days tour from Marrakech to Tangier via desert and Fes overview:
This 4 days tour from Marrakech to Tangier via the Sahara Desert and Fes. Absolutely is the best Morocco desert tour for tourists who start in Marrakech and end in Tangier. They want to explore the Sahara Desert and the imperial city of Fes, where there are plenty of activities and things to see.
During this 4 days tour from Marrakech to Tangier via desert, you’ll discover Morocco’s southern cities and historical attractions. You’ll cross the middle and high Atlas Mountains and visit famous sites. Like the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, Ouarzazate city, and its film studios. You’ll also explore the captivating Dades Valley and the magical Roses Valleys.
Furthermore, you’ll venture into the fabulous Merzouga Sahara desert, visit the stunning Todra Gorges and its surrounding valleys, palm groves, and oases. You’ll discover Erfoud, known as the capital of fossils and minerals, and many Berber villages to experience Morocco’s popular highlights.
Moreover, you’ll enjoy a camel ride with a memorable sunset and sunrise over the sand dunes and try sandboarding. Plus, you’ll spend a night in a Merzouga luxury desert camp with Berber drum music under the starry sky.
Also you’ll drive through spectacular views of Ziz Valley, Tizi Ntalghamt pass, Midelt, Azrou’s Cedar forest, and Ifrane, known as Morocco’s “Little Switzerland.” This 4 day tour from Marrakech to Tangier includes a visit to Fes with an expert local guide and much more.
There are many four days trip from Marrakech to Tangier available, but what sets ours apart is the visit to Fes with a local guide. In our opinion, staying one night in Fes without a visit is an incomplete itinerar. Exploring the best attractions in Fes requires at least a full or half-day.
Four days Sahara trip from Marrakech to Tangier highlights:
- Explore the best of Morocco during this private 4 days tour from Marrakech to Tangier.
- Enjoy a sunset camel trek through the sand dunes to a desert camp.
- Spend a night camping in the sand dunes of the spectacular Sahara Desert.
- Admire the landscapes of the High Atlas Mountains.
- Visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou, famous for Hollywood blockbusters.
- See how the landscape changes throughout the trip.
- Visit the breathtaking Todra Gorges.
- Drive through the fascinating Draa Valley during this 4 days trip from Marrakech to Tangier.
- Get a chance to see Barbary Macaques in the Cedar Forest.
- Discover the historically rich city of Fes.
- Explore the world’s oldest university and visit some tombs.
- Take a stroll around the beautiful blue city of Chefchaouen.
| Destination |
Marrakech to Tangier |
| Included |
- Private A/C 4×4 Vehicle or Minivan + fuel
- English/Spanish speaking driver during the tour
- Pick up & Drop off at your accommodation
- Accommodation with dinner and breakfast
- Camel trek to overnight in a luxury camp (private tent)
- Free time to explore sites such as Kasbah, Walks, Canyons, Breaks for photos,…Etc
- Local tour guide in Fes
- Sandboarding in the dunes
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| Excluded |
- Lunch during the trip
- Flights
- Drinks
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Details
This 4 days tour from Marrakech to Tangier, is one of the best packages that Marrakech Desert Excursions offers for travelers who land in Marrakech and fly out from Tangier or take a ferry. This trip gives the opportunity to explore the best destinations and attractions from the south to the north in a short time. like the Berber villages, Sahara desert, Gorges, Kasbahs and the imperial city of Fes. Book your Sahara trip from Marrakech to Tangier today!
Our guide or driver will meet you either at the airport or at your accommodation to start your 4 days tour from Marrakech to Tanger. Leaving the city, we drive in the direction of the distant mountains.
The High Atlas is snow covered for at least half of the year, we will pass through small Berber villages and wind our way up to reach the high pass of Tizi n´Tichka at 2260 metres altitude. Descending on the far side, we will make a detour off the road to visit the Ksar of Ait Benhaddou.
You may recognise this fortress location from the movie The Gladiator as it was filmed there along with dozens of other movies. After a lunch break, we continue to reach the Hollywood of Africa; Ouarzazate.
Several cinema studios are located here and you can see sets from movies like Cleopatra as you pass by. The palm groves of Skoura lie on the outskirts and after that the landscapes open out. The Roses Capital of Kelaat M´gouna is home to the roses that are harvested for their precious oils and leads you into the Dades Valley which is full of hidden kasbahs.
At the town of Boumalne Dades, we take a detour up into the gorge which has some very unusual rock formations. Here, in the gorge, you will spend the night in a local guesthouse with dinner and breakfast.
After breakfast, we depart and discover more of this amazing gorge. Back down to the road and we continue to Tinghir, here we detour again, this time up into the hidden Todra Gorge; a 300 metre high split in the mountains formed by the river.
A beautiful place to soak up the fresh air. We return to the valley below and continue or 4 day trip from Marrakech to Tangier turning southwards. You will start to see more palm groves and small adobe villages, you will pass through some towns too with important workshops where fossils are processed.
Eventually you will see the dunes on the horizon; you have arrived in the Sahara. In the small desert town of Merzouga, your camel team will be ready to take you off across the dunes to your luxury camp.
Once packed up, you will ride off into the sunset and live that dream. Dinner will be served and then music around the campfire under the blanket of stars; the stuff memories are made of.
Today is a long day with an early start; to watch the sunrise and bring in the new day. After breakfast, you will ride the camels back to meet your driver and head northwards leaving the desert behind.
There will be an opportunity to visit one of the fossil workshops and perhaps see some dinosaur bones and beautiful minerals found locally. Following the Ziz Valley, you will see an extensive gorge below you filled with palms and hidden villages and Kasbahs.
In the town of Midelt, there will be a lunch break and time to stretch your legs. In the afternoon, the landscapes change from open plateaus with nomadic tribes living in tents, to great rivers and mountains.
You will then reach the huge cedar tree forest of Azrou; home to Barbary Monkeys which you will see in the trees. Next, a touch of Switzerland in the town of Ifrane, with its alpine style buildings; you will feel like you are in another country.
Leaving behind forests and lakes, rivers and mountains, you will reach the ancient medina of Fes where you will spend the night.
After breakfast, there will be time to explore this great medina with a local tour guide. Leaving the city we travel northwards, if there is time, we can stop to visit the Roman ruins at Volubilis with its beautiful mosaics and remains of this once vast metropolis. We then take the road for Tangier on the northern tip of Morocco. Finally, our 4 days tour from Marrakech to Tangier comes an end.
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