Overview 10 Days Desert Tour Rabat to Merzouga
In this 10 Days Desert Tour Rabat Discover the best of Morocco with this 10-days loop. Featuring the imperial cities of Rabat, Meknes, Fes, and Marrakech, as well as several days in the desert. You’ll navigate the streets of ancient medinas, ride a camel over shifting sands in the Sahara. Explore mud-brick cities in desert towns, and cross the high rocky peaks of the Atlas mountains.
Program itinerary 10 Days Desert Tour Rabat to Merzouga
- 1st Day : Rabat Airport – Rabat Hotel
- 2nd Day : Rabat – Chefchaouen
- 3rd Day : Chefchaouen – Meknes – Fes
- 4th Day : Fes Guided Tour:
- 5th Day : Fes – Ziz Valley – Ziz Gorges – Merzouga
- 6th Day : Erg Chebbi Tour – Nomad Family – Camel Excursion In Desert
- 7th Day : Camel Desert Tour – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Ouarzazate
- 8th Day : Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – High Atlas – Marrakech
- 9th Day : Marrakech Guided Tour
- 10th Day : Marrakech – Casablanca – Rabat
Program Itinerary
DAY 1: RABAT AIRPORT – RABAT HOTEL
Firstly, Pick from the airport to the hotel in Rabat overnight with breakfast.
DAY 2: RABAT – CHEFCHAOUEN
In the morning at 9 a.m. will pick up you from your hotel and will explore Hassan Tower and Oudaya Kasbah, Then drive to Chefchaouen via the Rif mountains till we get to Chefchaouen its called the Blue City it is one of the stunning villages in the feet of Rif mountains in the bleu city had a Spanish- style square surrounded by many funky arts and crafts stores, Accommodation and overnight in the Hotel.
DAY 3: CHEFCHAOUEN – MEKNES – FES
Departure at 8 a.m. of the Morning Drive To Fes through Rif Mountains and Meknes Meknes its vast imperial city is now nevertheless more historic architecture. another distinct part of Meknes is the medina which includes the intricately decorated dar jamai palace museum, vibrant souks, in the Medina of Meknes has El Hedim Palace «the square of destruction «, opposite Bab Mansour, the best point for exploration, The biggest open square in the city, it was once as busy as the jamaa el Fna in Marrakech, with acrobats, storytellers and snake charmers plying their trade, continue Fes for Overnight and accommodation.
DAY 4: FES GUIDED TOUR:
Today we will Sight Fes is a fascinating city – perhaps as near to the middle age as you can. The city has numerous historic buildings, centered around the Qarouiyine Mosque and some Memorable souks, the Qarouiyine university founded 859s, one of the most prestigious centre of Morocco in the Arab world, the influence of university grew a few centuries later under the Marinades with the construction of colleges or Medersas.
DAY 5: FES – ZIZ VALLEY – ZIZ GORGES – MERZOUGA
After breakfast, our Private Rabat Tour continues towards to Erg Chebbi Dunes and Merzouga via Ifran and Midelt You will be traveling through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau, you’ll notice how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the Desert as you approach the city of Errachidia, here you will have lunch and enjoy the Berber hospitality. Afterward, you will travel along the luxuriant Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud the capital of the fossils. Arrive at Merzouga in the afternoon.
DAY 6: ERG CHEBBI TOUR – NOMAD FAMILY – CAMEL EXCURSION IN DESERT
Today we’ll have a short tour to visit some nomadic family and Merzouga Oasis of palm tree afterward visit the village of Khamlia where live people originating in Mali and Sudan, which will make us enjoy a nice concert of Gnawa music while having a delicious mint tea. Back to the hotel, we expect from our camels for 40 min a route, wading through dunes to the heart of the desert to watch one of the best sunsets. Tucked behind the Great Dunes, and enjoying, Moroccan Berber dinner and mint tea, and you can see the vast sky of stars and sleep in nomadic tents.
DAY 7: CAMEL DESERT TOUR – RISSANI – TODRA GORGES – OUARZAZATE
After sunrise Back from the Desert camp to Hotel where you will have breakfast and shower today we’ll explore Rissani and Sijilmassa was once the Berber capital of the Tafilalet region, and a major trading center, it was founded in 757 by the Arab leader Mousa ben Nasser, and its location on the major Sahel to Europe trade route, from Niger To Tanger, gave it considerable importance and prosperity, trading in gold, its fame grew as did its size.
The ruins, little of whish remain, are between the town and the river. A major new Kasbah was put by Moulay Ismail, but ait atta tribe destroyed the town in 1818. The current Alawite dynasty stetted in the surrounding region in the 13th century before gaining the Moroccan Sultanate in the 17th century, lunch somewhere in Todra gorges Drive through the villages’ arrival to our Destination late afternoon overnight and accommodation with dinner and breakfast.
DAY 8: OUARZAZATE – AIT BENHADDOU – HIGH ATLAS – MARRAKECH
Today we start to discover Ouarzazate and Ait Benhaddou. we called this Area Moroccan Hollywood, Hideous Kinky, Gladiator, Kinden, the last temptation of Christ, Babel and Alexander the great were all made here and you can see various bits of set, as long as there’s no filming in progress.
The Historic Highlight of Ouarzazate is the Taourirt Kasbah constructed largely in the 19th century, the building has its heyday in the 1930s and would have housed the Glaoui chief’s extended family, servant, and Followers. After visiting film studios and break in Ait Benhaddou its place on the UNESCO –sponsored World Heritage list. The place’s fame has spread far and wide. coach load after coach of visitors drive up, pause for a few Photographs to be taken and then leave. The Kasbah towers offer a view across the area and the old village around 3 pm Drive to Marrakech through the High Atlas Mountains Overnight in Marrakech with breakfast.
DAY 9: MARRAKECH GUIDED TOUR:
The Highlights of the city are less its museums and Historic sites than the streets and souks of its Medina, and you should allow plenty of time for wandering. Stopping for mint tea, and getting inevitably lost. Jemaa el-Fnaa makes a good place to start with a fresh organ juice in the square, which is an easily – navigated introduction to the impressive palace museums of Dar Sidi Said and Bahia Palace. the Saadian Tombs are also a must-do n but can get very crowded.
Shopping in the souks can be overwhelming; then we will drive to the calming and colorful Majorelle Garden for a wander among the greenery and glimpses, lunch in the heart of the medina in the late afternoon back to the hotel. For overnight.
DAY 10: MARRAKECH – CASABLANCA – RABAT
After breakfast, we drive back to Rabat through Casablanca. Visit Hassan II Mosque, the Corniche, and Mohammed V place, Arrive in Rabat in the afternoon…
Included?
- 10 Days Morocco Tour
- Pick up at your hotel/airport.
- Transport in 4×4 / minibus A/C
- Fuel
- Driver Guide English speaking
- English speaking driver-guide
- Sightseeing
- Hotels/Riads in HB
- Camel Trekking
- Night in ( private luxury or standard tent)
- Sandboarding
Excluded?
- Lunches
- Drinks
- Entrance to monuments
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