4 Days Desert Tour from Tangier to Marrakech
What to Expect
On this fabulous 4 days tour from Tangier to Marrakech via the Sahara desert, you will visit the stunning Chefchaouen and the cultural cities of Fes and Marrakech. Not only the imperial cities but also the Sahara desert and Ait Benhaddou Kasbah. In other words, you will experience the camel ride in Erg Chebbi dunes, sunset, and spend the night in a Berber tent. Therefore, you will explore the Todra gorges and Dades valley as well as the Atlas Mountains.
4 Days Tour from Tangier: Highlights
- Enjoy landscapes of the Rif Mountains.
- Visit the blue city of Chefchaouen.
- See Barbary monkeys in Azrou Cedar forest.
- Panoramic aspects of Erg Chebbi dunes.
- Experience Camel ride in Merzouga Sahara.
- Watch sunset and surise over the sand dunes.
- Try Sandboarding activity.
- Hearty dinner and party around the campfire (Berber Drums).
- Overnight Camping at Merzouga Desert Camp.
- Visit Atlas Studio & Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate.
- Visit the UNESCO world heritage of Ait Benhaddou Kasbah.
- Spectacular views of the Atlas Mountains landscapes.
- Explore Dades valley and Todra gorges.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Tangier - Tetouan - Chefchaouen - Fes
Our private 4 days tour from Tangier to Marrakech via the Sahara desert starts with a pick up from Tangier. Today, we will drive to Fes to enjoy the beautiful views of the Rif mountains and the blue city. Here, there are many things to explore. For instance, we will visit the first building in the Medina, a kasbah museum where there are photos and Infos about the city.
Moreover, we will walk through the blue and white streets to the Ras El Ma waterfalls. Overall, we will ensure that you have wonderful sightseeing of the whole medina and admire its blue building take photos. After lunch, we will drive toward Fes to spend our first night in the Medina.
Day 2: Fes - Ifrane - Midelt - Ziz Gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga
Our Tangier to Marrakech 4 days desert tour will continue toward the Sahara desert, the highlight of all Morocco tours. Today we have a long drive from Fes to Merzouga. However, we will explore all the desert attractions. Therefore, the first stop will be at Ifran, called often as little Switzerland. There, we will have a break for a coffee and visit the atlas lions carved in a rock.
Our next stop is at the cedar forest in Azrou. Here, we will explore the forest and see the wild monkeys, we can feed them, take photos, and leave the forest through the Middle Atlas mountains. Lunch will be at Midelt. Then, continue our way to Merzouga crossing the High Atlas and enjoying the stunning Ziz Valley.
In Merzouga, a professional camel man will take you through the dunes of Erg Chebbi to enjoy the infinity landscape of the Sahara desert and see the sunset. After dinner, we will gather around the fire and enjoy the sound of traditional Berber drums under the stars.
Day 3: Merzouga Desert - Rissani - Todra Gorge - Dades Valley
Our Tangier desert tour continues by waking up early for a stunning sunrise. After breakfast and showering, we will head to Dades Valley. First, we will pass by Erfoud, if you are interested we will visit one of the fossil factories. Thereafter, we will have our next stop not far from Erfoud in an old traditional irrigation system.
After that, we will drive to Todra gorges, the Grand Canyon of Morocco. Here, we will take a walk near the river passing through the Atlas mountains. After lunch in Todra valley, we will head to Dades valley to spend our third night in a local hotel.
Day 4: Dades Valley - Skoura - Ouarzazate - Ait Benhaddou Kasbah - Marrakech
We'll start our last day of this 4-day tour from Tangier to Marrakech via the Sahara desert by driving through the Dades Valley towards Kalaat Mgouna and Ouarzazate. To start, we will have our first break at the edge of Rose valley to visit one of the cooperatives where they made the products of rose flowers. Second, we will stop at Ouarzazate, the city is famous for the cinema. Eventually, if you are interested we may visit one of the atlas studios.
After visiting Ouarzazate, we will continue our way to the famous Ait Benhaddou kasbah. Here, many parts of popular movies are made. For instance, Lawrence Of Arabia, Gladiator, Kingdom Of Heaven. After lunch in Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, we will continue our trip passing through the Tichka Pass.
Then, we will make a stop in the middle of the way for a coffee and visit a cooperative of Argan if you are interested to see the process of making Argan oil. Eventually, the 4 days tour from Tangier to Marrakech via the Sahara desert will end by taking you to your accommodation in Marrakech.
Tour Map
Price Includes
- Pick up and drop off at your accommodation/airport.
- An air conditioned 4x4 Landcruiser or spacious minivan in case of a group.
- English/Spanish speaking driver.
- Car fuel & Insurance.
- Dinner & breakfast.
- Camel rides & overnight in a private nomad traditional tent.
- Camel per person.
- 2 Nights stay in a private room at a hotel/riad.
- No forced shopping stops during the tour.
- Local guide in Fes.
- Sandboarding.
Price Excludes
- Lunch and drinks.
- Entrance fees.
- Flight tickets.
- Travel Insurance.
Begaa Tours offers private tours from Marrakech, Fes, Casablanca, and Tangier, and the best desert activities. We are able to customize tours to suit you. Contact us to help you plan your ideal Morocco holiday. If the itineraries that we offer do not match what you're looking for, let me know and we will change the trip to your needs and requirements.
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Morocco is a beautiful country to visit with incredible natural beauty, amazing old cities (Medina), the nicest people and vibrant culture. A truly land of contrasts. My mom and I stayed for ten days. Seven of those ten days were planned through Begaa Tours. We made a round trip in the country that started and ended in Marrakech. We visit Casablanca, Rabat, Chefchaouen, Fes, Meknes, Midelt, Tinghir, Merzouga, Ouarzazate and several other small villages and towns in between.
I can not stress enough how amazing Begaa Tours was in showing us this wonderful country. Ahmed, our driver/guide, was terrific. He really knew his history and the fun facts of all the regions we've been through. He was a safe driver and super flexible about what my mom and I were interested in and what we didn't want to see. Begaa Tours is open to tailoring the best experience for you; I enjoyed all the Riads, Hotels, and Experiences they provided. Morocco wouldn't be that amazing without Begaa Tours. Thanks, guys!
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Begaa Tours tailored our amazing 14 day tour of Morocco to suit our personal travel style. They included hotel, riad and camping options to cater to our preferred accommodation type and organised transport to suit our small group of 8 (2 X 4WD Toyota Prados) Our two tour guides, Ahmed and Muhammad, were so professional, knowledgeable, willing and able. Nothing was too much trouble for them to handle or fix at any time. They both had friendly personalities with big smiles on their faces and great senses of humour to boot. They were both excellent drivers and took us to see the best of Morocco including Casablanca, Chefchaouen, Fes, Marrakech, the Ziz Valley, the Atlas Mountains, the Essourian coast, the Sahara, and so much more in between. This interesting, diverse and very colourful country is a must for all to see. You could not find a better tour company to take you on a more magical journey than we have just had. Thank you BEGAA TOURS. You are "The Best"!! 'Mushi Mushka'!!
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This was an excellent experience with great tour guides looking at all the excellent places in Morocco. The accomodation was great, from Riads in the old cities to desert tents and more modern accomodation.
Both Ahmed & Mohammed were full of knowledge, and accomodating of our needs. The Camel ride in the Desert was an experience as well, from sand storms, to rain and clear skies the next morning. I would recommend Begaa Tours, and definitely do it again
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Our unbelievable 14 days with Begaa Tours in Morocco started in Casablanca and finished in Marrakech travelling through Rabbat, Meknes, Chefchaouen the blue city and onto Fes with 2 days to explore this amazing ancient city. Moving on to the Ziz Valley near Aoufous, we stayed in a beautiful hotel overlooking the date palm hub of Morocco. Our 2 hr guided walk with Said through the local farming plots under the date palms was a fantastic way to witness the day to day life of the village families working their farming plots. On our arrival at Et Taous the camels were waiting to begin our 1 1/2 hour afternoon trek into the Sahara Desert at sunset for our amazing overnight 'glamping experience'...wow this tour is amazing! The breathtaking drive over the High Atlas Mountains heading through Marrakech en route to the coastal city of Essaouira for a relaxing day and last minute shopping.
Another family member had previously travelled with Begaa Tours on 2 other occasions and had assured us of the high standard they deliver. WELL DONE Ahmed and Mohammed, your are true professionals and your guiding skills and knowledge of your amazing country are first class...the Riads were excellent...we will always remember our Moroccan Adventure with Begaa Tours.
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