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Tangier desert tours 6 days

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Day 1: Tangier to Assilah to Volubilis to Meknes to Fes

With our Tangier desert tours, you will get the chance to experience one of the best experiences you can enjoy in Morocco. Our Tangier desert tours 6 days departs at 8 am, when our professional, experienced and multilingual driver picks you up from your hotel in Tangier in our private, comfortable, luxury and air conditioned vehicle. We will head to the imperial city of Fes passing through the small coastal town of Assilah, admired by tourists for its calm and serene atmosphere. It is famous for its productive and lively coral reefs and for its beautiful blue old Medina which is by the coast of Atlantic Ocean. Assilah’s architecture and heritage are much influenced by Spanish culture. We will also visit the Ismaili Capital of Morocco, Meknes, where the gigantic Bab Mansour door is located along with the lively Lhdim square, Mausoleum Moulay Ismail and Sahrij Souani. After enjoying lunch in Meknes, we will take you to visit the Roman city of Volubilis, the farthest Roman post south of Africa. The ruins and the beautiful mosaic stand witness to what was a great empire that stretched over a huge part of the world. After Volubilis, we will depart to the imperial city of Fes where you will have dinner and spend the first night of your Tangier desert tours 6 days in a traditional Riad.

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Day 2: Full Day Guided Tour in Fes

On the second day of our desert tours from Tangier, after breakfast, you’ll visit the Medina of Fes in a walking tour to its most famous attractions. The medina of Fes is a labyrinthine of over 9000 alleys, 12 centuries old and holds great importance to the Islamic and Arabic world. The most important Monuments that our Fes Medina walking tour will focus on are: Bab Bou Jeloud, "The Blue Gate" of Fez which is the most famous door of the Medina and beautifully decorated with traditional mosaic and carvings, gorgeous Andalusian-styled fountains including the Nejjarine fountain, The Qarawiyin university and Mosque which was the first university in the world according to UNESCO and is considered to be one of the biggest and most influential mosques in Morocco, Africa and the whole Islamic world, Medersas (Koranic school) and mosque which was founded as early as the 13th century and provides a great example of the beauty of the Arabic-Andalusian architecture and Mosaic, Batha Palace which is now a museum of arts and traditional handicrafts, Chouwara Tanneries which are symbolic to the city of Fes, Souks including Souk Attarine, one of the liveliest in the city where they sell a huge variety of spices and dry plants. Dinner and overnight of the second night of our Tangier desert tours 6 days in your Riad in Fes.

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Day 3: Fez to Ifran to Azrou to Medilt to Merzouga

We will continue our desert tours from Tangier on the third day, departing from Fes after having a delicious breakfast. We will head to the Moroccan Sahara desert through the gorgeous and Serene Middle Atlas Mountains where some of the most beautiful and captivating landscapes of Morocco can be found. The road passes by some gorgeous cities like Ifrane, “The Switzerland of Morocco” which is one of Morocco’s cleanest and most beautiful cities, well-known for its cold weather throughout the year and its European-styled buildings. We will also stop in Azrou to wander inside of the famous Cedar forest and feed the little Barbary Macaque monkeys. Next, we will pass by Midelt and some Berber villages before reaching Merzouga where you will meet our camel guide who will take you on a camel trekking experience to your luxury desert camp, located on the beautiful golden sand dunes of Erg Chebbi. Upon your arrival to the desert camp, you will be welcomed with tea and will get to taste the traditional “Medfouna” dish for dinner. The desert camp offers you with opportunity to witness the life of the Berber people up close and to peruse the details of the beautiful landscape and the shiny and colorful countless stars. You’ll spend the third night of our Tangier desert tours 6 days in the Berber tent in the luxury desert camp.

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Day 4: Erg Chebbi to Merzouga to Toudgha Gorge to Dades Valley

On the fourth day of our Tangier desert tours 6 days, we will wake you up early to savor the beauty and magic of the sunrise in the Moroccan Sahar, where the shape of the dunes combines with the morning sur-rays to create an astonishing view. After breakfast, we will depart from Merzouga heading towards the gorgeous Dades Valley and Gorge passing by some magnificent natural landscapes that will blow you away. The road passes by many Berber villages and scattered Kasbahs are found along the way. We will stop at the gorgeous Toudgha gorge for a walk and for lunch, where the orange limestones are separated by a 300m-deep fault creating a captivating sight. The road passes through Toudgha Valley. It’s a wonderful place for a walk, you can wander along the river, through the gardens or up the road on the other side of the gorge. With our Tangier desert tours, you will continue to Dades gorge and Dades Valley through a beautiful road that passes by green palmeraies and Berber villages. Dinner and overnight in a hotel in Dades valley.

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Day 5: Dades Valley to Rose Valley to Skoura to Ouerzazate

On the fifth day of our trip, after savoring your delicious breakfast, we will continue our Tangier desert tours from Dades valley through the beautiful Rose Valley and Skoura with its historical mudbrick castles and Kasbahs. Next on our journey, we will visit the cinematic city of Ouerzazate which has become a major attraction for movie makers from all over the world with its biggest studios in Africa “Atlas Studios” where the making of several great movies took place like Gladiator, Kingdom of heaven, Babel… and many TV shows like Game of Thrones. We will have lunch in a local restaurant in the Berber village of Telouet. Dinner and overnight in your hotel in Ouerzazate.

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Day 6: Ouerzazate to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou to Marrakech

On the final day of our Tangier desert tours 6 days, after enjoying your delicious breakfast, we depart from Ouerzazate through the beautiful desert roads and astonishing landscapes to Marrakech. We will stop on the road to visit the beautiful and famous Kasbah Ait BenHaddou, the most famous Kasbah in Morocco before descending through the Tizi-n-Tichka pass to Marrakech where our driver will drop you off and mark the end of our wonderful 6 days journey, wishing you a great time for the rest of your adventure in Morocco.

Included

Private tour in comfortable luxurious air-conditioned vehicle.

Accommodation during the trip (Riad in Fez + Luxury desert camp).



Multilingual Driver/guide.



Camel Trekking.


Pick up from your accommodation.

Breakfast and Dinner.

Exclusions

Lunch & drinks.

Fees to enter some monuments.

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