Day 1 : Tangier – Chefchaouen
We will be waiting for you at the port at the agreed time to leave for Chefchaouen or Xaouen which is a small charming town of about 40. It is a charming little town of about 40,000 inhabitants located about 100km from Ceuta on the slopes of the Tisouka (2050m) and Megou (1616 m) mountains of the Rif Mountains, which rise above the town like two horns, thus giving its name to the city (Chefchaouen in Berber means: look at the horns). The great variety of colors of the different products in the stores and bazaars contrast with the dazzling bluish white of the houses. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the north of the Rif Mountains. Accommodation in a charming hotel or Riad. Breakfast included.
Day 2 : Chefchaouen – Midelt
After breakfast, we will pass through Fez, where we can see the beautiful city and the most interesting places and monuments while we continue on our way to Midelt. We continue through the village of Azrou where they work crafts made of cedar wood and Ifrane, charming city, with vestiges of the times of the French protectorate and known as the Moroccan Switzerland, passing before the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas where many monkeys live in freedom. We will stop to see their antics and feed them from our hand if we want. We continue to Midelt, where we can enter in its labyrinthine medina with more than 9,000 narrow streets, each one more beautiful and traditional. Midelt is a small city that had during the first half of the twentieth century a very important mining activity that contributed to its rapid growth, mainly lead mines, and has now become the distribution center of most of the fossils that are marketed in Morocco. Accommodation, dinner and breakfast in Hotel or Riad of your choice.
Day 3 : Midelt – Merzouga
After crossing Midelt (ski resort) we will find different contrasts of landscapes, the road crosses the Middle Atlas and we enter the Great South. You can contemplate the adobe architecture, palm trees and Kasbahs. We will pass through the city of Er Rachidia and then we will have reached the famous Merzouga.
With a wonderful view of the golden dunes of Merzouga we will enjoy an authentic Berber welcome tea. We can stroll through the dunes of fine golden sand near the hotel. Overnight, dinner and breakfast at the hotel or Kasbah of your choice.
Day 4 : 4×4 excursion in the Erg Chebbi Desert – overnight in desert camp.
After breakfast, we will leave by 4×4 car to make the Dakar Tour in the desert. We will visit the village of Khamlia, where black descendants of slaves from Senegal live and will teach us their music and traditional dances and then we will go to the desert town of Mifis and its mines. We will see the oasis of Merzouga. We will visit a family of Berber nomads who will offer us a rich Berber tea and artisan Berber bread and we will see the oasis where some movies like “Sahara”, starring Penelope Cruz, were filmed. During the tour you will see small villages and haimas in places far from civilization and that will make you know another sense of daily life.
We return to the hotel and in the afternoon we will go into the magic of the dunes each person on a camel for a walk in the dunes. We will stop to contemplate the wonderful desert sunset from the great dune enjoying the different shades that the sand acquires … fascinating! We arrive by camel to the camp of tents installed in the heart of the desert and there we will spend an unforgettable night with drum music, a big bonfire and lots of fun. Dinner in a well equipped tent under a huge starry sky.
Day 5 : Desert Merzouga Eg Chebbi – Fez
We wake up early to see the incredible and magnificent sunrise among the golden dunes of the desert and then we go by camel to the hotel where the tents camp for a comforting shower and a delicious breakfast. We start our return trip to Fez arriving in the afternoon. After resting a little in the Hotel or Riad, we can go out to dinner in a restaurant in the beautiful city and stroll through its streets. Overnight and breakfast in Hotel or Riad of your choice.
Day 6 : Fez – Tangier
After breakfast, departure to Tangier. According to the time of your ferry, possibility to visit places in Tangier until the agreed time for your transfer to the port. End of our services.
What is Included:
- Private tour in 4×4 vehicle with A/C.
- Driver
- Fuel
- Room in hotel / riad with bathroom (breakfast and dinner included)
- Camel rides and Night in the desert (Camel per person)
What is not included:
- Flight
- Lunches
- Drinks
NOTE: If the itineraries we offer does not match what you are looking for, please contact us and we will prepare the trip to your needs and requirements.