6-Day Itinerary: Marrakesh to Merzouga Desert with Stops in Fes and Chefchaouen, Back to Marrakesh
Overview
Explore Morocco adventure for six days, which is an round trip starting from Marrakech and ending in Marrakech or, Tangier, Rabat, or Casablanca (optional ending).
Start your 6 days tour from Marrakech in the heart of the hectic Moroccan city of Marrakech then step up into the majestic High Atlas Mountains. Exploring Kasbahs such as Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, and Amridil, and relax in the calm of the Skoura Palm Grove. Visit the Valley of Roses and the Todra Gorges then head to the wilderness of the Sahara. Trek around on a camel and meet the traditional Berber people’s shelter in the desert shining with stars.
Fes is a city that many will find familiar from the cinematic adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus, but it is also Morocco’s cultural capitol home to the Karaouine University and Medrassa Bouanania and the vibrant souks.
Next, we visit the blue painted town of Chefchaouen situated in the Rif Mountains well known for the walled Medina and the arts &crafts. Though, it can be arranged to end your adventure in Marrakech by arranging for a drive back to Marrakech, or else you can choose to take you plane from Tangier, Rabat, or Casablanca. This 6 Morocco itinerary 6 days will be fascinating combine of culture, history and stunning views though this tour.
Highlights of of 6 Days Tour from Marrakech
- Let’s get more excited and go deeper into the activities within the Marrakech city; the markets and historical places.
- Learn about Moroccan culture ,traditions ,historic
- Enjoy the rich Moroccan cuisine
- Travel to High Atlas which gives breathtaking sceneries and interaction with the Berber people.
- Visit the two Kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou and Amridil registered in the list of UNESCO world heritage.
- Taynitstills on the red earth surrounded by palm trees and kasbahs while stay in relax area called Skoura Palm Grove.
- It is also recommended to go to the Valley of Roses, famous for the gorgeous flowers and genuine rose water manufacturing.
- See the majestic rock walls of the Todra Gorges which has spectacular big vertical cliffs that attracts climbers every now and then and photographers.
- Ride a camel for a desert tour at the Saharan and if time is right catch the best view of the sunset for the day at the Erg Chebbi.
- Experience the most vibrant Fes as it offers you a chance to explore the ancient medina and distinct architecture.
- Wander around the painted blue city of Chefchaouen located in the Rif Mountains for tourist attraction of art.
- At the end of your tour, have the option of being dropped off in Marrakech or you can be dropped off in Tangier, Rabat or Casablanca in comfort and style.
Tour Plan
Day 1: Marrakech → Ait Benhaddou Kasbah → Ouarzazate → Skoura Palm Oasis
Our 6 days tour from Marrakech starts at 08:00 by leaving Marrakech for Ouarzazate that is famously referred to as the door to the south of Morocco. Pass through Tizin-Tichka the highest point of the Mellasil and gaze over the high Atlas at the surrounding Berber villages and unforgettable sceneries.
Next, stopping for tea and to visit this site atTelouet Kasbah which is former trading caravans and Berber people center you precede the drive through Ounila Valley. Lunch time is reached in Ait Benhaddou village; there for will have a traditional lunch before going for a walk through the famous Ait Benhaddou Kasbah which is a world heritage site and a famous shooting zone for most films.
Moreover, we move forward, you shall arrive at Ouarzazate where you will make a brief photo and videotaping of the architecturally tongue-twisting city and the vast blanketing desert landscape. Passing through fields of date palms and rising kasbahs in the Skoura Greenery region, you will reach a home like Moroccan house for the night. Here you can relax on the terrace and get a stunning view at the sunset behind the Atlas Mountains.
Day 2: Skoura Palm Oasis → Valley of Roses → Dades Valley → Todra Gorges → Erg Chebbi Dunes
After a healthy breakfast the second day of your moroccan tour is marked by travelling towards Merzougo. En route you be able to see the Valley of the Thousand Kasbahs and have a look at Tinghir where you will discover local palms and kasbahs. passing through Rissani Erfoud and The Tafilalet oasis with spectacular acquisition of the Moroccan vast desert.
Upon getting to Erg Chebbi in Merzouga, make sure that you’ll have set yourself for a great experience. Take an amazing one-hour camel ride to the camp established at the middle of the sand dunes in Erg Chebbi. See the romantic sunset with flashes of gold and red turning the Sahara Desert into a rather expansive canvas. Spend the day riding camels and the night in a nomad tent and enjoy Berber music woven in the setting that the moon can be touching the top of the dunes in the Sahara.
Day 3: Merzouga → Arfoud → Errachidia → Midelt → Ifran → Fez
Following as tuning sunrise and a sumptuous breakfast then it is time for the road trip towards Fez through Middle Atlas Mountain. Time for the marvellous lunch break in the attractive towns of Midelt or Zayda and to watch the local colours. Further on our 6 days tour from Marrakech, you will come across the vast grove of cedars – the whole of North Africa’s cedars are found here and wild monkeys contribute to the wildness of this trip.
Adjacent to it is the fairy-tale town of Ifran nick named the Morocco’s little Switzerland because of the greenery and the high altitude of six thousand, five hundred and sixty-five feet that makes it the ski resort in Middle Atlas. Also worth a visit is the city of Ifran that is host to The Brotherhood private university, a tertiary institution which was founded in 1997 with the sponsorship of Morocco’s King Hassan II and Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd; the university teaches all its courses in English because it is an international university.
Lastly, it is time for lunch here before proceeding further east to the imperial city of Fez. So ak yourself in the legendary history of Fez where you are going to spend the night gazing at the centuries young City.
Day 4: Fes City Tour
On the fourth day of our 6 days Morocco tour from Marrakech, Let’s go for a guided tour of Fes with an official local guide and A wonderful day of sightseeing discovering the most significant landmarks of Fes. Two of these attractions include the world oldest university, the Karaouine University, Medrassa Bouanania, and the souks. Get magnificent sights on Idriss 2 Corner and discover Bab Boujloud that is a part of UNESCO heritage site. Check the ancient city walls, Attarine Madrasa, famed Noria of Moulay Hassan, historical and art museum of Dar Batha, leather tanner age and ceramics crafts showrooms. Also, it is recommended to visit the royal palace as well as the Jewry district called El Mellah.
While on your city tour of Fes you have to take time and capture a great time by taking lunch at a restaurant in the city. Our professional guide guarantees tour wonderful as he shares with us information about Fes. Once the tour is over you could head back to your hotel or Riad for the night in Fes.
Day 5: Fes → Ouazan → Chefchaouen
After having your breakfast in the morning, continue your 6 days tour from Marrakech, driving to Chefchaouen with an en-route visit to Sid Chehd Lake and Ouazan City. Mid-afternoon will lead you to Chefchaouen known for being Morocco’s only blue coloured town or “blue town” for that matter set amid the Brazilian like Rif Mountains. This distinctive visual style was the result of outlet of Andalusian artists who escaped the Reconquista.
Moreover, spending some pleasant time having a lunch in Chefchaouen, ensure that you go for a walk in the beautiful medina of the city. Is simply lose himself in the narrowwindin galleys of the medina; pass through its numerous shops filled with carpets and clothing, spices and sweets, and of course, the local cheese made from the milk of the Billy goats. Rod feeling the bohemian atmosphere of the town’s goats grazing in the hill sides added some freshness to this local cuisine which maybe gory but loved and easily found in the active vibrant localized street markets. Visit the Old City’s Outa el Hammam square and its main attraction, Kasbah, that contain ethnographical museum and more about Chefchaouen. Head up the roof to gaze at the beauty of the town and mountains in the background.
Lastly, Travelling in Chefchaouen is very easy as the town is very compact and friendly to wander around on your own. Spend an un hurried evening exploring its slow moving traffic or resting in the boisterous town square, contemplating the day’s learning in this secure and warm Moroccan gem.
Day 6: Chefchaouen → Marrakesh
The last part of the 6 days Marrakech tour, is a high way transfer from the blue city of Chefchaouen to Marrakesh. On the other hand, still for free, it is possible to end your Morocco trip in Tangier, Rabat, or Casablanca. This principle provides time availability and has respect to your stipulated starting point; there by making your marvellous Moroccan tour flexible.
