5 Days Private Tour From Agadir To Fes via Merzouga Sahara

Day 1: Agadir – Taroudant – Taliouine – Taznakht – Ouarzazate

Our first day of 5 Days Private Tour From Agadir To Fes via Merzouga Sahara will start from your hotel in Agadir in the early morning, and we will drive to the first stop, which is in Taroudant. Taroudant is located in the Sous valley and is known as the “Grandmother of Marrakech” because it looks like a smaller Marrakech with its surroundings. Taroudant was the capital of the Saadi empire before moving to Marrakech in the 16th century. In addition, the town was occupied by the Almoravids in 1056. Nowadays, Taroudant is well known for its local crafts, including jewelry and carpets. The city also contains a small tannery, which is considered a source of leather goods such as sandals, leather bags, and belts. Here, you will have a small inside town before continuing our journey to Taliouine. Taliouine is our next destination. It’s famous as the producing town for saffron (which is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus) because it is considered the heart of the saffron growing area of Morocco.
Besides, we will visit a cooperative for saffron and buy some saffron if you are interested. Later, we will carry on our trip to the rugs and carpets city of Taznakht. Taznakht is a town in Ouarzazate. Its carpets and rugs are handwoven using the traditional Moroccan methods made of premium wool quality, using different pure Amazigh designs and mostly earthy color palettes. The carpets and rugs use sheep wool and are hand-woven and knotted with natural colors such as saffron, henna, and mint, and they can be used for summer or winter, floor or against the wall. We will continue our expedition to Ouarzazate, where we will spend our first night of 5 Days Private Tour From Agadir To Fes via Merzouga Sahara, including dinner and breakfast.

Day 2: Ouarzazate – Skoura – Kalaat M’guna ( Roses City ) – Boumalne Dades – Gorge Todra –Tinjdad – Underground Irrigation System – Merzouga Desert Camel Ride

The second day of the 5 Days Private Tour From Agadir To Fes via Merzouga Sahara be started after your breakfast at your hotel/riad, we leave ouarzazate toward to Merzouga sahara by crossing Ait Saouen pass, and Agdz by overpass the Draa Valley; considered as the most extensive river here in Morocco at 1,100 kilometers and it flows out from mountains of High Atlas. In addition to that, the Draa valley knowing with it’s a stunning oasis home to Berber villages, impressive kasbahs, and the snow-capped Atlas Mountains. We will continue our journey by driving toward to Sahara bypassing N’Qob where would have a break for coffee and a toilet, then later continue our trip to Alnif, where we will have a break for coffee and toilet. Thereafter, we carry on to Rissani is the ancient capital of Tafilalet (once Sijilmassa) is the foundation of the Alaouite dynasty, the current ruling family. With most of the women veiled, and men hooded, this is a very traditional Moroccan town, also it was a major road of caravan and considered as a commercial center in the region with a large market “Souk”.
Afterward, we will continue to the Khamlia village, which is 7 km away from Merzouga, to have Berber Pizza for lunch, later on, if you are interested, you may listen to the Gnawa songs sung and played by the dark-skinned Gnawi people who migrated to this area over 100 years ago. The Gnawa keep their culture and traditions going through this music, which they are associated with. We then drive back to Merzouga to have our Berber whisky “Mint Tea” before starting your camel ride to explore the golden Sahara desert with its magnificent views of sand dunes. Just as you approach your overnight desert camp, you will stop for a sunset view on the top of a sand dune, which will be one of the highlights of your trip. After your dinner at the desert camp, you will have a chance to listen to and play the local Berber music with your hosts.

Day 3: Merzouga Off-Road Tour : Visiting Merzouga Oasis – Gnawa Village – Coal Mines – Nomad Family

This morning we will pick you up from your Desert camp by Jeep 4X4 is the best way to explore the Erg Chebbi and famous places around Merzouga Sahara. On the jeep desert tour, we will visit a nomadic family close to your camp who still lives a nomadic life and take a cup of tea with them. We will continue the journey into the black desert (volcanic stones) and have a stop at a mountain with a panoramic view, It will be our first stop in the black desert before we continue to the Mifis Village, an old village built by the French during the colonization also known as the mines village due to the mineral mines where some Moroccan people still work on the active mines.

Besides, we will continue our journey to Khamlia village will stop to visit a car museum on the way to Merzouga. Once we arrive at Khamlia, we’ll have the opportunity to listen and enjoy the Gnawa music played by local people originally from the Soudan, Mali, and other Subsaharan countries. Then we continue to the Merzouga Lake (A seasonal lake) destination of popular migration birds when the lake is full of water. We can skip the visit to the lake when it’s dry. In addition, the next place is Hassi Labied oasis, a garden beside the dunes. The garden managing by the people of the village and discover how the people get the water from the sand dunes to the oasis using a traditional irrigation system. You will have overnight in Merzouga riad/hotel.

Day 4: Merzouga – Erfoud – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes

The last day of our 5 Days Private Tour From Agadir To Fes via Merzouga Sahara will be started by dating with the sunrise in a panoramic view that is worth waking up for after your breakfast at hotel, we leave Merzouga after a great lifetime experience in the Sahara desert, driving toward 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, later driving through beautiful palm trees of Errachidia, along the magnificent Ziz Gorges carved through volcanic rock, After a stop in Hassan Addakhil Dam, we will travel through the charming of Tizi N’talghamt Pass, where you can see views of the High Atlas plateau.
We continue our trip to Midelt to have lunch before continuing our day trip to Fes, later on, driving to High Atlas ranges we will catch a first glimpse of the south, and drive-by hills covered in forests of cork oak and giant cedar and its home of a few Barbary Macaque Apes. Besides driving to Ifrane “Moroccan Switzerland” which is the city of wonders and its cleanest city in the world, you will have a chance to sightsee and explore the white lion sculptural; Ifrane was carved by a German warrior during World War II. After a break in Ifrane we will continue our journey to Fez which is a fourth imperial city, and it was 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. Check into your Riad/Hotel where you will be accommodated with breakfast.

Day 5: Fes Sightseeing Tour with Local – Transfer to Saiss Airport in Fes

After an early breakfast, this day will be hard for us to say goodbye after greatness and an unforgettable experience. We pick you up from your accommodation and driving to Fes airport (Saiss). The drive will 30 minute to reach Saiss Airport. Our service of “5 Days Private Tour From Agadir To Fes via Merzouga Sahara” ends when we drop you off at the Saiss Airport.

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