Trip duration: 8 Days – 7 Nights 

8 Days Morocco Imperial cities desert tour from Fes full description:

Day 1: FES – MIDELT – ERFOUD – RISSANI – MERZOUGA dunes:
First of all, we start our MOROCCO TOUR from FEZ towards IFRANE. We visit the attractive city in the Middle Atlas region. It’s called the Switzerland of MOROCCO. Then we pass the cedar forests near AZROU where we will stop to see the monkeys. We continue our travel to Midelt. Then we pass Ziz valley and we stop in ERFOUD famous for its fossils products. The private tour continues to RISSANI where we may visit the local souk. Then we reach MERZOUGA. The night will be in a local desert hotel.

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Day 2: MERZOUGA (CAMEL TREK & tour around the dunes)
We will begin the day to visit khamliya village where we will attend a concert of Gnawa music played by a group of original black Berbers and sub-Saharan Sudan Guenin. We will continue our tour through the dunes of Erg Chebbi visiting nomad’s tents where we will take tea with their hospitality. We will visit the fossil quarries and the authentic market town of RISSANI. In the afternoon we will take the camels to spend the night in a private camp in the middle of the dunes.

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Day 3: MERZOUGA – RISSANI – N’KOB – DARAA VALLEY – ZAGORA
After returning to the hotel by camels, we go to RISSANI to visit the local souk, it’s the
economic center of the area. Then we follow the path of the oasis, we will stop taking pictures in panoramic views. We visit a few Berber villages such Alnif & Tazarine. After, we arrive at Nkob in the middle of DARAA VALLEY. Then, we reach Zagora.

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Day 4:  ZAGORA – AGDEZ – OUARZAZATE
Your driver-guide drive from Zagora to OUARZAZATE. You will cross the Draa Valley. Also, you make a few panoramic stops to take pictures and to enjoy landscapes. We continue our private tour passing through the village of AGDEZ and we continue to OUARZAZATE. The night will be at local RIAD.

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Day 5: OUARZAZATE – AIT BEN HADDOU – MARRAKECH
After breakfast, we will visit OUARZAZATE city: TAOURIRT Kasbah and the film studio. Then we drive to Ait Ben Haddou KASBAH, where many famous movies were shot: Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator Obelix, Sahara. Then, we continue to the top of the Atlas Mountains, crossing the Tizi NTichka pass (2260 meters). In the afternoon, we arrive at MARRAKECH. You can explore Jamma el Fna square easily by yourself. The night will be at the local RIAD

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Day 6: MARRAKECH (guided visit to the city)
A guided visit waits for you today. You can have a guided tour of MARRAKECH (the pearl of the south of Morocco) with a speaking English guide to discover the Saadian Tombs, the Bahia Palace, and many other hidden treasures. After lunch, you will continue with a visit to the magnificent Koutoubia Mosque and the famous Djemaa el-Fna, one of the attractions of the center of MARRAKECH. The tour will conclude the exploration of the market lined with fresh fruit, mounds of spices, and many art objects of Morocco. Overnight will be in local RIAD in MARRAKECH.

Day 7:  MARRAKECH – CASABLANCA – RABAT
The luxury tour continues today. We go to Casablanca where we may visit the biggest Mosque in Morocco, Hassan II Mosque which took 7 years to build, as it can take 25,000 prayers inside the mosque hall and 80.000 on the mosque’s outside grounds. In addition,  we reach Rabat, the administrative capital of MOROCCO. Accommodation will beat your Riad in RABAT.

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Day 8: RABAT – MEKNES – FEZ
Finally, we will go to Meknes and Volubilis. In Meknes – the former imperial city in Morocco, also known as the Ismaili capital of Morocco, we will visit many places like the famous gate Bab Mansour, the Sahrij Souani Bassin. Then we visit the Mulay Ismail Mausoleum. After lunch, our journey continues to Volubilis – the Roman ruins -. After, we continue to FEZ via the foothills of the Rif Mountains. It’s the end of our private tour.