9 days
Departure from Marrakech | Duration 9 days
If you like culture, nature, adventure and the authentic, without a doubt, on this route you will enjoy the Todra Gorges and the Ouzoud Waterfalls.
In the 9 days that this route lasts from Marrakech, you will visit the imperial cities and Marrakech and Fez. You will also be lucky to make a dromedary excursion to spend a night in the middle of the desert. You will also have the opportunity to travel through Morocco with local guides to see how nomads live their daily lives in the dunes of Erg Chebbi and the Ouzina desert.
Day 1: Marrakech
Arrival at Marrakech airport, reception by our staff and transfer to the riad that is in the middle of the medina (historical part of the city).
Afternoon free and night in a charming riad.
Day 2: Marrakech – Ksar Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate – Todra Gorge
Starry sky the desert of Marruecosecos At the agreed time, our guide will pick us up at our hotel and we will start our first day of tour in Morocco in 4×4 or in our private transport, direction to Ouarzazate. After crowning the port of Tizi-N´Tichka (or port of Tichka), the highest road in Morocco, we will continue our journey through one of the most beautiful and unknown routes, which will take us through the Atlas Mountains and its spectacular landscapes, to the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, one of the largest and best preserved of Morocco declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and place of multiple film productions.
Later we will go to Ouarzazate, crossing the Dades Valley and the Valley of the Roses in the direction of Tineghir, a small and prosperous town with a beautiful panorama of contrasts between its pink houses and its palm groves, and ideal starting point to get into the famous Todra Gorges, where we can stop to enjoy the scenery.
Day 3: Todra Gorge – Alnif – Ouzina desert
After breakfast, we will visit with tranquility the famous Todra Gorge. After the visit, we will leave for the Ouzina desert crossing the Anti Atlas mountains and crossing Berber villages. Later we will continue towards Ramlia crossing nomadic villages. Arriving at Ramlia and if time permits, we will have a mint tea and then continue to our destination, the dunes of Ouzina, dunes that are in the middle of nowhere, which can only be reached with 4×4 vehicles.
Arrival to our desert and free time to enjoy our third day in the desert of Morocco, and the sunset from the top of the dune.
Night in desert hotel.
Day 4: Ouzina Dunes – Ouzina Village – Khamlia – Merzouga Dunes
Before breakfast, those who want will have the option of going to see the sunrise from the dunes. After breakfast, we will go to the town of Ouzina to visit a Berber family to see how they live their day. We will have a tea with them and then we will go to the town of Khamlia, the only black Bareber people who live in that desert area and where they will give us the opportunity to listen to their spiritual music descended from slaves. We will eat through the town of Merzouga and then we will go to our hotel to rest before riding a camel and sleep in Haimas in the heart of the dunes.
Night in haimas under millions of stars.
Day 5: Merzouga Desert – Erg Chebbi – Rissani – Ifran – Fez
After breakfast, we will return on camels to the hotel where we will shower and then start our fifth day of tour of Morocco to go to the scientific city of the country, crossing Rissani, the Ziz Valley, Cedar National Park (Monkey Park) , Ifrane (Moroccan Switzerland) and the mountains of the middle atlas. During our tour we will stop to take pictures of the Berber villages until we reach Fez.
Bed and breakfast in a charming riad
Day 6: Fez
We will dedicate all day to know Fez.
Visit the golden doors of the Royal Palace, built by the masters of bronze. We will visit the old Medina with its Medersa de Bou Anania, the Nejjarine fountain, one of the most beautiful in the medina. The Karaouine Mosque that houses one of the main cultural centers of Islam and is the headquarters of the University of Fez, and the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss. We will stop at the famous tanners’ neighborhood, unique in the world. After lunch we will continue to visit Fez in the afternoon, through the neighborhoods of artisans divided by guilds.
Bed and breakfast in a charming riad.
Day 7: Fez – Ouzoud Waterfalls – Marrakesh
We start from Fez in the direction of the Ouzoud waterfalls located 160km from Marrakech and 5 hours from Fez. Arrival in Ouzoud, where we will enjoy the day under the beautiful waterfalls, with water drop slopes up to 50 meters high. The spectacular nature of these waterfalls changes according to the rains that have fallen during the year. At mid-morning we will visit the traditional water mills. Already at noon and sitting on a terrace overlooking the waterfalls, we will taste an excellent traditional Moroccan food. In the afternoon, after enjoying a quiet and different day, we will return to the city of Marrackech.
Afternoon free and night in a charming riad.
Day 8: Marrakech
After breakfast, guided tour of Marrakech. Numerous are the monuments that you can visit: Bahia Palace, Yamaa el Fna Square, Saadian tombs, souks and the Koutoubia mosque. Afternoon free and night in a charming riad.
Day 9: Marrakech – Marrakech Airport
After breakfast and at the indicated time, transfer to the airport. End of our services and our circuit in Morocco.
It includes:
- Pick-up and completion at the hotel or riad
- Transportation in Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 or minibus
- Spanish speaking driver
- Hotel accommodations and one night in Berber haima
- Dinner and breakfast
- Camel ride at sunset and sunrise
Does not include:
- Half-day meals (dinner and breakfast if included)
- Drinks
- Museum tickets
- Tips to guides or restaurants