12-Day Morocco Desert Tour / Erg Chegag & Erg Chebbi Desert

On the first day of our experience for the Casablanca desert tour, Our professional driver will pick you up from your accommodation, airport, and train station .. to start your exploring adventure. we will drive to explore one of the most important cities, the economic capital of Morocco. We will be visiting during our day the vital places and monuments in Casablanca City. The First thing to see in Casablanca Is Hassan II Mosque, The view of the huge Mosque just in front of the blue sea. Hassan II Mosque is one of the biggest Mosques in the world. It is also the biggest one in Africa, you will be stunned by the special magnificent architecture. In this Morocco Private tour, we would also take you to discover Habous Market & Quarter, Explore Casablanca’s Coastal Corniche, and we take of course to have a Casablanca tempting seafood dish for lunch. Afterward, we will leave for Rabat, where we will see together the Hassan Tower and the Oudaya Kasbah before you check in to your riad in the Medina. Your traditional dish will be served at your Riad.

After your breakfast, we will have a tour to explore the capital of Morocco, The City of Rabat. Then, we will be heading towards Chefchaouen the core of Morocco. you will explore Chefchaouen, or Chaouen called “the blue City”, it is a traditionally designed Moroccan town in the heart of the Rif Mountains, in the northwest, of Morocco. It is well-known for the remarkable buildings in different shades of faded blue of its old town, which feels like a clean and elegant world. It’s one of the cleanest cities in the world and all the inhabitants use to paint their houses with blue color. They believe that the color blue represents the sky which in turn reminds people of heaven and God. While you’re there, you will feel an atmosphere of relaxation, comfort, and peace.

You will start your Chefchaouen visits by strolling the blue streets, seeing the beautiful blue walls, doors, windows & amazing side shops of the old Medina with a lot of amazing picture changes around every corner. For lunch, you will have delicious Moroccan dishes from the north. Then, we continue our visits to the ancient Kasbah Ali Ben Rachid and Plaza Uta El-Hammam. Overnight at one of the blue gorgeous hotels of the city.

After breakfast, Later, we will drive to Fes, the intellectual capital and one of the oldest cities in Morocco if not the oldest. Today’s drive will reach one of the Imperial Cities In Morocco, known as the Ismaili capital of Morocco ‘Meknes’, we will come across the famous gate of Bab Mansour, the Sahrij Souani Bassin, and the Mulay Ismail Mausoleum. After lunch, we will see the remains of the Romanian Empire, the Roman city of Volubilis, where you will get a chance to see the wonderfully preserved original buildings that date back to the ages, the Roman road, and the city layout. During our through the Moroccan countryside, we will pass by the sacred City of Moulay Idriss to take some memorable pictures. We will be arriving at Fes in the late evening, to have a traditional meal for dinner and spend the night in your luxury Hotel or Riad.

In our Private Morocco Tour, you will have your delicious breakfast to start exploring Fes the Imperial. Fes City is the most important destination in Morocco. Its magic, its smell, its colors, and its own unique atmosphere, make the city irresistible to visit at least once or twice in your life. We will be starting by the wonderful Royal Palace’s seven gates which are made of copper, marble, and small pieces of Mosaic. Then, we’ll visit the old Jewish Quarter that dates back to the 17th Century, and the charming Sbil garden so as to benefit from the fresh air there. We will be also visiting the old Medina. Starting with the largest and oldest Tannery in Africa ” Chouara Tannery ” where workers use natural colors to produce high-quality leathers that will make some wonderful art pieces made by professional craftsmen. We would be also visiting some Islamic schools like Al-Qarawiyyin University, Medersa Bouanania, and Medersa Al-Attarine which were created by Sultan Uthman II Abu Said. Overnight at your riad or hotel.

On the next day of Our Casablanca Desert Tour, we will drive in your luxurious comfortable car, towards Erfoud, and via the Middle Atlas, you will Get to see magnificent landscapes of mountains and cold rivers all our way, we will stop in Imouzzar, Ifran little Switzerland, Midelt and of course the Azrou to wander inside of the famous Cedar forest and feed the little monkeys. Next, we will be to Midelt small city famous for its rare rocks. We will get to the Kasbah of Erfoud, to have some rest and take a hot shower.

After breakfast in the hotel, drive on these fabulous landscapes on the edge of the Erg Chebbi, the largest sand dunes in Morocco. We will see the nomadic black tents in the middle of nowhere. We would also pay a visit to a nomadic family to have some tea and see what a nonadic life looks like. after we would be visiting Alkhamliya, a village where nothing has changed through centuries. Either we would have lunch here in Alkhamliya village or we go back to our hotel and have lunch there. After a nape, we will go on a camel ride to meet one of the most fascinating sights we will ever see, the marvelous sunset in the middle of the high sand dunes of Merzouga. we will spend the night this time in a Berber-tented desert camp and enjoy the view of the wonderful stars.

As soon as we wake up, Our camel man will take us on a camel ride, to enjoy the beautiful sunrise, we will be wandering the whole desert on an adventurous relaxing trip. You will enjoy the view of the camel chain in the middle of nowhere. We will get back to your Hotel, to have breakfast and get prepared to leave for Tinghir and Todra Gorges, the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco. before arriving at Dades Valley for having dinner and spending the night at your Hotel.

After your breakfast in the hotel, we will travel across the Dades Valley towards Kalaa Mgouna and Ouarzazate. On our way to Dades Valley, we will be passing by thousand of Kasbahs so we can take some memorable pictures. We will get to know the Berber Nomads in their caves, and then the fertile Rose Valley and the rock formations along the way. We will stop at Kalaat M’gouna, “the rose city”. Continuing our Casablanca desert tour to Skoura and the Birds’ Valley, we will visit the Kasbah Amridil. Next, we will be driving towards OUARZAZATE where we will spend the night.

The next day, after breakfast, you will drive to the gateway to the desert: M’hamid. After passing through Zagora, the capital of dates, we stop in Tamegroute to visit the pottery workshops and the Koranic library, famous for its magnificent 11th-century manuscripts. We continue to M’hamid, where we have lunch before entering the great Sahara desert.

You will have the unforgettable experience of driving a 4×4 through the great dunes and visiting the nomads who still live in the desert with their goats. We then continue our journey and visit the sacred oasis (a natural spring) where you can meet the shepherds with their camels.

We then continue our journey and spend the night in the Erg Chegaga bivouac. These dunes, the highest in Morocco, stretch for about 40 km and offer an exceptional panorama over the whole Erg up to the mountains.

In the morning, after a good breakfast, you will drive by 4×4 through the dunes to the nomads’ tents. This day offers a unique opportunity to experience the nomadic lifestyle and the simplicity of desert life in the Erg Chegag desert. In the heart of the dunes, you will appreciate the majestic landscapes and the immensity of the desert.

You will then return to the bivouac and rest or we can prepare ourselves for hiking the highest dune in Erg Chegag to admire the sunset over the dunes. Dinner and the night are spent in a comfortable bivouac enjoying the traditional music.

In the morning, we drive south and reach the dry lake of Iriki. This place was once a popular place for caravans of nomads. The imposing mountain ridges are undoubtedly among the most beautiful remote landscapes. We will reach the small village of Foum Zguid, where we will have lunch.

We continue to Taznakht, the capital of saffron and carpets, before arriving in Ouarzazate. Continuing our drive until we reach Marrakech, the Red City where we will spend the night in a traditional Riad.

According to your flight time, we will have a guided tour in Marrakech to visit the must-sees of the city. We will visit The Minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque and the Madrassa ben Yousef which was an Islamic college in Marrakesh, Morocco. You continue your guided Tour in Marrakech through the alleys of the Medina where you can know more about arts & crafty, Moroccan style, and visit the most interesting handicrafts quarters as the leather auction. The gardens of the Bahia Palace then finally get back to the lively “Jamaa El Fna” square the heart of Marrakech and a meeting place for musicians, storytellers, snake charmers, and entertainers with performing monkeys and of course all kinds of tempting barbecue and tasty traditional Moroccan food. Later, we transfer you to your riad or the airport.