5 Days desert tour from Casablanca

5 Days desert tour from Casablanca Overview:

Our 5 Days desert tour from Casablanca to Merzouga starts with pick-up from the airport, where you’ll get to know our driver and staff members who will be traveling with you. You will be taken directly to the lovely red city of “Marrakech,” where you will have lunch upon arrival and check into your hotel or riad. After that, we will take you on a private tour of the city’s most mysterious landmarks, beginning with the lovely medina and its ancient spice market, which will overwhelm your sense of smell with a variety of lovely scents. Next, you will see the magnificent Koutoubia Mosque, the largest and oldest mosque in the city.

with its lonesome sailor who explores Marrakech’s sky and will stop by the Menara Gardens, which are close to the mosque; After a peaceful stay, we’ll travel to the Palace of the Bay, a prime example of a Moroccan riad with distinctive architecture and decoration. After a brief period of time in the sun, you’ll explore the spectacular Saadian tombs site. You will complete your day at night in front of Jamaa Lefna’s scenic square, where acrobats, musicians, and cartomancers will perform kite tricks to catch your eye. Dinner and a hotel stay are included.

5 Days desert tour from Casablanca Info:

Highlights of 5 Days Tour in Morocco from Casablanca

Itinerary : 5 Days desert tour from Casablanca

Day 1: Arrival in Casablanca and Transfer to Marrakech

You will be welcomed and driven to your Marrakech hotel as soon as you arrive at Casablanca Airport. Then,  you will go on your first city tour in 5 days tour from Casablanca to Merzouga. So, you will meet your guide in Marrakech and explore the city. Along with many other undiscovered gems, you will find the Saadian Tombs and the Palace of the Bay. Thereafter, you continue your tour of the exquisite Koutoubia mosque and the renowned Jemaa el-Fena, two other sites in Marrakech‘s medina, after lunch. The area is also worth a visit because it comes to life in the evening with local storytellers, artists, and delectable grills. Besides, a tour of the souk (market) will take place after the excursion’s conclusion. Finally, stay the night at a local hotel or riad.

Day 2: Marrakech - High Atlas - Ouarzazate - Boumaln Dades

After being picked up early in the morning from your Marrakech lodging, you will meet your guide and travel into the Atlas Mountains on the Tizi-n-Tichka pass. Here, indigenous Berber farmers continue to cultivate the land as they have done for decades. Then, you continue your supper (on your own) to the UNESCO-listed A’t Benhaddou kasbah in Ouarzazate, popularly known as the Sahara Gate. As you tour the kasbah with your guide, learn about the several well-known films and photo shoots that were held there. From Skoura to Kasbah Amridil, travel through the palm and olive trees of the oasis, learning about its construction and history from your guide. Moreover, you continue on to the nearby rose plantation Kelaa Mgouna by passing via the Rose Valley. View the workers mixing at one of the rose cooperatives.

Here, you visit one of the roses co-operatives and watch the workers mix their ingredients to make pink scents, then head to their guest house in Boumalne Dades for an Overnight stay.

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

After breakfast, we from Boumalne Dades and travel through the Dades Valley via the renowned 1000 Kasbahs road. Visit a typical kasbah in the valley and hear your tour guide describe his part in the history of the area. Travel to the Tinghir oasis in the High Atlas foothills for a one-hour stroll along the Todgha River, which is lined with blooming palm and olive trees. Visit a few of the people in the Berber settlements with your guide before continuing on to the impressive Todgha gorges for lunch (at your expense).

After passing through the oasis cities of Erfoud and Merzouga, continue on to Erg Chebbi to board your camel train for the ride to the Sahara desert. Arrive at your desert tent for a traditional Moroccan meal under the stars as local nomads play traditional folk music after taking in the stunning Sahara sunset.

Day 4: Merzouga Sahara Desert - Ziz Valley - Midelt - Ifrane - Fes

To enjoy the sunrise on the sand dunes, get up early. Enjoy your breakfast in the desert before getting back in your car and travelling to Rissani, a holy city and the birthplace of Moulay Ali Cherif, the founder of the Alawite dynasty of Morocco, who ruled in the seventeenth century. After lunch in Midelt (on your own dime), proceed down the Ziz River where fortified kasbahs (classic Moroccan strongholds) are sandwiched amid thick palm plantations. Cross the rich Saiss plains, where local flora and fauna thrive, and the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas Mountains. Finally, you arrive at your riad or hotel in Fez in the afternoon.

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

After breakfast, our driver/guide will transport you to Fez. Following our tour to the exploration of Meknes’ top sites, we will next proceed to drive toward Casablanca. After spending some time at a few fascinating locations in the Roman ruins of Volubilis, we’ll then continue on to Rabat, where we can explore the Moroccan capital and see attractions like the Hassan Tower and the Mausoleum of Mohamed V before making our way to Casablanca.

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5 Days desert tour from Casablanca
5 Days desert tour from Casablanca
5 Days desert tour from Casablanca

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