It can run in either direction and be adjusted in length and lodging. It is private: no groups and no fixed dates.
6 days · 5 nights · from Tangier to Tangier
Tangier → Chefchaouen
Pickup at Tangier airport when your flight lands and a panoramic tour of the city: the medina, the Grand Mosque, and 9 April Square, one of the largest in Tangier and a meeting point for locals. Then the road to Chefchaouen, in the Rif. The best way to see the town is to get lost in its narrow streets, lined with small shops between houses painted blue and white.
Overnight: hotel or riad · Chefchaouen
Chefchaouen → Fez · Ifrane · Azrou → Midelt
A driving day south, through Fez and into the Middle Atlas. You stop in Ifrane, known as Morocco's Little Switzerland, at 1,713 m (5,620 ft), with Central European-style streets built for its cold winters. Then Azrou and its large cedar forests, where Barbary macaques live in the wild. Overnight in Midelt, between the Middle and High Atlas.
Overnight: hotel · Midelt
Midelt → Ziz Valley · Erfoud → Merzouga
Heading south through the Ziz Valley, where the arid landscape contrasts with the palm groves along the banks and the daily life of the river villages. The Ziz runs about 300 km (186 mi) until it fades into the Sahara near the Algerian border. Around midday, Erfoud, known for its fossils and desert roses. You reach Merzouga in the afternoon, at the foot of the dunes, with time to walk on the sand and watch the sunset.
Overnight: hotel · Merzouga
Merzouga → Khamlia · Mfis → camp
A morning around Merzouga: the oasis and the village of Khamlia, home to the Gnawa community, descendants of enslaved people brought from sub-Saharan Africa, who share their music with you. A view over the desert from a hilltop, then Mfis, a former settlement of French workers from the now-abandoned kohl mines. Tea with a nomad family among the dunes and, in the afternoon, an hour by camel to camp, where dinner is served in the tents.
Overnight: tent camp · Merzouga dunes
Merzouga → Rissani → Fez
Back from camp by camel or quad, a shower and breakfast at the hotel, and the road north. You stop in Rissani to see its local market; the town was one of the bases for the caravans that crossed the Sahara to Timbuktu. The route passes through several Berber villages before reaching Fez, with time for a first look at the city.
Overnight: hotel or riad · Fez
Fez → Tangier
Breakfast and the drive north to Tangier. On arrival, transfer to the airport or to your hotel, depending on your plans. End of our services.
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