4 days morocco desert tour itinerary from Marrakech to Casablanca

Meet your Private English-speaking driver at your hotel and begin your ascent across the High atlas mountains. Admire the scenic drive of Tizi N’tichka Pass, 2260 m altitude. Most of the day will be spent winding your way through the road of a thousand kasbahs as you cross the beautiful rocky desert and its stunning valleys and begin to descend towards Merzouga. Half way, stop for lunch in a local restaurant. On arrival at Merzouga, you’ll then take a camel trek for an hour across the rolling sand dunes of Erg chebbi. Enjoy a mesmerizing sunset over the dunes and spend the night in a Berber Camp in the heart of the desert under an endless canopy of Saharan stars. 

Wake up to enjoy an early morning sunrise just over a high dune of Erg chebbi near your Tent. After freshening up and breakfast, then hi the road for fes. Today’s journey is long however quite scenic drive, heading up north into the remarkable Ziz Gorge, vast valleys and Middle. Once arrive at Midelt famed for its apple cultivation, Free time to enjoy your lunch in a local restaurant. Afterwards, continue along a beautiful route of Berber hamlets towards Cedar forest (full of Barbary Macaque monkeys) and jagged rock faces as you cross the middle atlas mountains and begin to descend towards Fes. On arrival, check-in and free time to relax. Overnight at your hotel in Fes. 

After a leisurely breakfast, embark on a short tour of the city of Fes. View the bronze doors of the Royal Palace nearby the Hebrew district ‘Mellah’. Then head on to an amazing panoramic view of the Medina from one of the hills surrounding the city and lastly the tanneries if you like to. Thereafter, we set off towards Chefchaouen nestled in the heart of the Rif Mountains.

From here, the remainder of the day is at leisure. Feel free to wander around the Plaza Uta el-Hammam in the heart of the Medina, and its charming blue and white-washed buildings and also the main busy square, an opportunity to try some local street food. Perhaps climb one of the Rif mountains to witness an incredible sunset from a mountain top with majestic views of the surrounding landscape. After that, return to your hotel for the evening.

After breakfast in your hotel, you will leave with your driver towards Casablanca. On route, you will stop at Rabat, the capital city and residence of the King. Enjoy a visit to this Imperial city of Rabat, including Hassan tower and the Royal Tomb, as well as the ancient necropolis site of Chellah and Udayas kasbah.

After lunch and some free time to enjoy the beautiful coastal city, we head to the economic capital of Morocco. Once arrived in Casablanca, take a tour of the Hassan II Mosque, one of the most elaborately designed mosques in North Africa. Later, check into your hotel.