Tangier → Fes → Merzouga → Marrakech

The route

Itinerary

1. 1
   Day 1

   Tangier → Chefchaouen

   After arriving at the port of Tangier you have some time for the city, then drive to Chefchaouen, the blue pearl of the Rif. Evening and night in Chefchaouen.

2. 2
   Day 2

   Chefchaouen → Volubilis → Meknes → Fes

   After breakfast, the Roman ruins of Volubilis, then Meknes, one of the four imperial cities. The old town with the mausoleum of Moulay Ismail and Bab Mansour. Arrival in Fes in the evening, night in a riad in the medina.

3. 3
   Day 3

   Fes → Ziz Valley → Erfoud → Merzouga

   Through the Atlas and along the Ziz River, with stops at fine viewpoints. Via Errachidia to Merzouga. Night right in front of the great Erg Chebbi dunes.

4. 4
   Day 4

   Around Merzouga

   Explore Erg Chebbi: Gnawa music with a local family, abandoned mines, meetings with nomads and peaceful palm oases. Lunch in Merzouga, then a camel ride into the dunes and a night in a tent under the stars.

5. 5
   Day 5

   Merzouga → Todra Gorge → Boumalne Dades

   Sunrise over the dunes and breakfast at the camp. On to the Todra Gorge, lunch stop in Tinjdad and a visit to the khettaras, the old underground irrigation system. Night in Boumalne Dades.

6. 6
   Day 6

   Boumalne → Ouarzazate → Ait Ben Haddou → Marrakech

   Through the Dades Valley and El Kelaa M’Gouna, the Valley of Roses, along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs to Ouarzazate. Lunch in Ait Ben Haddou, then over the Tichka pass to Marrakech and your accommodation.