4 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech Via Sahara Desert

Day 1: Tanger – Chefchaouen – Fes

Our first day of 4 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech Via Sahara Desert will start once you arrive at Tangier airport or start from your accommodation after your breakfast, and departing to Tetouan via Cape Malabata, and you will have time to enjoy a beautiful view of Tangier, later we will drive forward to the village of Ksar Eseghir, a small town surrounded by ramparts dating since the Portuguese time. Continue our day to Tetouan and visit this city was founded in the 14th century by Merinide Abu Thabit as the base of operation against Ceuta. Tetouan considers as one of the two major ports on the Mediterranean Sea. Later on, we continue our journey to Chefchaouen, one of the stunning villages at the feet of Rif mountains, “The Blue City” known as the prettiest of the Rifine cities, and the name of “Chechaouen” came from Tamazight language “Isakon or Echaouen” means The Horns; and Chefchaouen means “look at the horns” because “Chef” which means “look at” the founder of the city was by Moulay Ali Ibn Rashid al-Alami in 1471 it was just as small as fortress Kasbah before expanding in recent years; the town was colonized and controlled by Spanish colonization that’s why many names are Spanish sounding. Then later, you will have a small tour in the old Medina of Chefchaouen, which has a Spanish-style square surrounded by many funky arts and crafts stores, roof-top restaurants, and cafes. You will have lunch before we continue the way to Fes. In Fes, we will have a small tour before dropping you off in your Hotel/Riad. The tour includes:

• Royal Palace Gate: The Royal Palace is one of the most elegant structures in Morocco with a large and impressive gate; it’s located in the new part of Fez (Fes El Jdid). The royal palace was rebuilt by the Alaouites dynasty starting in 1969-1971. The gate of the palace had an excellent piece of modern Moroccan craftsmanship. And it is had decorated with mosaic tile and carved cedarwood, as well as the gate, which has gilt bronze covered in geometric patterns.

• The Jewish headquarter: The first Mellah ever built in Morocco, built during the 16th century, as you know that Fez had long hosted the largest and one of the oldest Jewish communities in Morocco.

• Bab Boujloud Gate: The Bab Boujloud Gate is the most famous in Morocco. It is also the main entrance to the Medina. See the striking blue and green colors that cover either side of this monumental gate.

• South Borj: On the hills overlooking the old city (Medina) of Fes, built by the Saadian dynasty in 1582.

• District of the potters: See where the world-famous cobalt blue enameled pottery is made.

• Tanners’ District: One of the main attractions of Fez, the tanners’ quarters is where leather is output using the same centuries-old methods. You can get a bird’s eye view from the raised platform and watch the entire process.

In the evening, we will drop you off at your riad

Day 2: Fez – Ifrane – Midelt – Ziz Gorges – Erfoud – Rissani – Merzouga Sahara

Our journey to Sahara begins from your Riad/Hotel in Fez. After your breakfast, our professional driver will pick you up from your accommodation in Fes, then later leave one of the largest cities in Morocco. Fez is a fourth imperial city, and it has founded under the Idrisid dynasty during the 8th-9th centuries, and it is located northeast of the Atlas Mountains and is linked to a couple of cities in different regions, as well Fes known as a spiritual city. We will drive to our first city called Ifrane by way of Imouzzar Kandar, where you will explore and enjoy the Middle Atlas Mountain’s view, Ifrane “Moroccan Switzerland” is the city of wonders and its cleanest city in the world, you will have a chance to sightsee and explore the white lion sculpturally. Moreover, Ifrane was carved by a German warrior during World War II.
We continue our trip through passing beautiful and tranquil passes over both the Middle and High Atlas ranges will catch a first glimpse of the south-east, and drive-by hills covered in forests of cork oak and giant cedar and its home of a few Barbary Macaque Apes. We will reach Midelt to have lunch before continuing our day trip to Merzouga Sahara via visiting many sites on our way to Sahara, where you can notice how landscapes change to reveal hints of the desert. After a stop in Rich town, we will travel through the charming of Tizi N’talghamt canyon and the Ziz gorge, where you can see views of the High Atlas plateau, later driving through beautiful palm trees till reaching Hassan Addakhil Dam nearby the city of Errachidia. We continue our journey to Merzouga Sahara by drive among gorgeous Ziz Valley – where we have a stop for its marvelous panoramic also the Valley has a huge oasis containing over six million palm trees, edged by many ksours (fortified villages) on the road of Erfoud, also it is considered as a central source of dates here in Morocco.
Afterward, when arriving in Merzouga, you will be welcomed with our traditionally Berber whisky “Mint Tea” before starting your camel ride to explore the golden Sahara planet, with it is magnificent views of sand dunes when you close to reaching the desert camp, you will have a stop for a sunset view on the top of the sand dune, and try sandboarding with magnificent colors of the sun, which it will be one of the best highlights of your trip. After your dinner at a desert camp, you will have a chance to listen to and play local music (Berber Drums). This night in Merzouga Desert determines as one of the high spots of 4 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech Via Sahara Desert.

Day 3: Merzouga – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

The day will be started by dating with the sunrise in a panoramic view that is worth waking up for after your breakfast at camp you will have two options to drive back from your desert camp to Merzouga Sahara, which is to come back by camels or by Jeep 4X4. And then, we leave Merzouga after a great lifetime experience in the Sahara desert, driving toward Rissani is the ancient capital of Tafilalet which was a principal road of caravans, and considered as a commercial center in the region with a large market “Souk” where you will take a chance to connect and to interact with locals, then continue our journey to Erfoud “Fossils City” as well-known as filmmaker’s destination thanks to the beauty of the surrounding Desert Sahara and towns of oasis areas, movies had filmed here are March OR Die, The Mummy, and Prince Of Persia. After two hours of driving, we will reach one of the famous spots of the high atlas, called Todgha gorge located 16KM far away from Tinghier consists of several canyons and a large river.
This stunning area affords plenty of opportunities to walk, such as along the river through the garden or up the road on the other side of the gorge. Besides, the Todgha Gorge had deemed as a station for tourists and locals who are interested in climbing and hiking in its canyons and having a walk through the gorge, you will have lunch in a beautiful restaurant which is overlooking the river. In the afternoon, we carry on our journey to the Boumalne Dades is famous with lovely valley located in a desert plateau, 1500m high and is known as an old way of transhumance, and the valley has recognized as Figs Valley going through the Boumalne Dades region, we will have a short walk for exploring the charming of the valley and visiting Monkey Fingers, as well you will spend a night in that valley and dinner in your Riad/Hotel.

Day 4: Dades Valley – Skoura – Ouarzazate- Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah – High Atlas Mountain Marrakech

We will start our last day of 4 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech Via Sahara Desert, after your delicious breakfast at the accommodation, you can enjoy the stunning view of Dades valley from one strategic lookout in the high atlas mountains, then, later on, we continue our expedition to another valley called Valley of the Roses “Kalaat M’gouna” the city is the central district of many villages, and it has two special days for the local market, first day in Tuesday, it is only for livestock trade, and Wednesday is the second day is for food and other goods. Kalaat M’gouna is well-known for its rose products of beauty recognized as natural products, also used in Moroccan cuisine and the perfume industry, as well the city famous for a festival in early of May because there is no set date for the festival, it determines on the harvest season, during festival local Berber musicians playing traditional instrumentals and dancing.
The last day of a festival is a special day to choose Ms. Roses. After a few stops of enjoying and discovering the fascination of one thousand kasbahs road, we reach Ouarzazate which is identified as the gate of the Sahara desert, which is a city of the Draa-Tafilalet region too. Our first site to visit is Kasbah of Taourirt built-in 17th by a dominant local family the kasbah has an important position which controlling the junction of several river valleys because considered as Desert Sahara Trade Roads, in the 1990s registered as historical attractiveness in UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Furthermore, Ouarzazate is an elementary tourist destination and one of the favorite spots for filmmakers over the world, if you are interesting, we can visit the biggest cinema studios in the region that attract international companies to work in. Movies were filmed for instance The Man Who Be King in 1975, The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), and Hanna in 2011, and so on.
The following site to visit is Kasbah Ait Ben-Haddou 15km from our previous site Ouarzazate, we will explore another site that was declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986, a kasbah located on the top of a hill affords a view of the Ounila River, and its houses are linked together within a great wall for fortification also inclusive corner towers and gate and houses decorated with geometric motifs. Kasbah Ait Ben-Haddou was the main road for caravans that came from Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as you will have free time for lunch in town. Later on, we will drive to Marrakech through the mountain called Tizi N’tuchka (the second-highest altitude in Morocco at 2260m) It is a part of the High Atlas Mountains well-considered as controlled pass by El Glaoui the last Pasha of Marrakech, where we will have some stops to take pictures of a delightful landscape. We will arrive in Marrakech in evening and our service of 4 Days Tour From Tangier To Marrakech Via Sahara Desert ends when we drop you off at your accommodation in Marrakech.

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