6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech
6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech
Are you planning a trip to Morocco soon? Take a look at our 6 days Morocco tour from Casablanca to Marrakech via Merzouga desert.
Note: Your 6 days Morocco desert tour may be customized from Marrakech, Tangier, and Fes. If you’d like to arrange an alternative itinerary, please contact us.
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Departure location:
Casablanca
Return location:
Marrakech
Departure time:
08:00 AM
Itinerary duration
6 days/ 5 nights
6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech overview:
Our 6 days tour desert itinerary from Casablanca to Marrakech through the Desert of Merzouga is an excellent way to see the highlights of Morocco. Casablanca will be the starting point. We will go to Fes and provide you with a guided tour led by a local guide who will accompany you and discuss the city’s history.
The desert of Merzouga will be our next stop, and it will be the pinnacle of all of our Morocco travels. We’ll stop at Ifrane, Azrou, and Ziz valleys along the route. When you arrive at Merzouga, you will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities such as camel riding, camping, and meeting the Gnaoua people, among others.
Following that, we’ll visit some of the most gorgeous spots on the planet. The Todgha and Dades gorges, the city of film Ouarzazate, and the Berber citadel of Ait Benhaddou will all be visited. Our 6-day journey from Casablanca will culminate in the city of Marrakech, Morocco’s most visited city.
Highlights of our 6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech:
- Aerial views of the Erg Chebbi sand dunes
- Experience Merzouga Sahara camel ride
- At Merzouga Desert Camp, do a sand boarding activity and spend the night.
- Experience Merzouga Sahara camel ride
- Visit the Barbary Apes at the Azrou Cedar Forest.
- As the sun sets over the sand dunes, take in the view.
- Merzouga Desert Camp Overnight Camping Spectacular views of the Ziz Valley sceneries
- Sandboarding is a fun pastime to do
- A hearty supper and a campfire party (Berber Drums)
- As the sun sets over the sand dunes, take in the view.
The Itinerary of our 6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech
Day 1: Casablanca to Fes
Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city, will serve as the starting point for our 6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech. If you arrive early enough, you will have the opportunity to see Hassan II Mosque, Morocco’s largest and seventh-largest mosque. After that, we’ll go to Rabat, Morocco’s capital city. We’ll drive to the Hassan Tower and the Kasbah of Les Oudayas from there. The latter is situated on the Rabat estuary’s southern shore. With its blue and white walls, this structure stands out.
In addition, we’ll go to Chellah’s Marinid necropolis. We’ll next travel to Fes, where we’ll spend the night in one of the city’s riads.
Day 2: Fes discovery trip
On the second day of our 6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech, we will go on a guided tour of Fes. We’ll start by exploring the historic Medina of Fes el Bali from the outside. We’ll then visit the Royal Palace, which has seven golden gates. Following that, we’ll drive to the Borj Nord for a spectacular panoramic view of the whole city. This location is on a mountain.
After that, we’ll go to al Quaraouiyine Institution, which is the world’s oldest continuously functioning university, according to Guinness World Records and UNESCO. Finally, we’ll go to the Chouara tannery, which is the biggest of four medieval tanneries still standing in Fes’ medina. Spend the night at a riad in the area.
Day 3: Fes to Merzouga Desert: Fes to Merzouga Desert
On the third day of our 6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech, we will visit the Merzouga desert, which is the highlight of our Morocco excursions. We’ll make a few stops along the road to explore some intriguing sights and attractions. First and foremost, we will stop at Ifrane, which is the cleanest city in the country. We’ll visit the Atlas Lion Statue and learn about its fascinating history. We’ll next go to the Cedar Forest, which is home to the Barbary Macaque. You’ll be able to feed them and snap some great photos.
Ziz Valley will be our next destination. Oued Ziz runs through a big expanse of palm palms. You will have the opportunity to snap some beautiful photographs there. We’ll arrive in Merzouga Sahara desert later and transport you to your hotel to unwind.
Day 4: Merzouga Discovery Journey
On the fourth day of our 6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech, we will travel to Merzouga in the Sahara desert. We’ll begin by seeing Morocco’s National 4X4 Auto Museum, which has some amazing vintage vehicles. After that, we’ll go to Khamlia to listen to Gnaoua music performed by locals. Following that, we’ll go to the Mifis mine, where people used to extract salt and mascara. We’ll go meet a Berber family who still lives in a tent later. We’ll get to know them and see their way of life.
The lake of Srij will be our next stop. Migratory birds such as ducks and flamingos make their homes here. It’s also an excellent location for photographing Merzouga’s little settlements. Following our tour to Srij Lake, we will go to Hassi Labied Oasis. Later in the day, we’ll transport you on a camel over the Erg Chebbi desert to a Berber tent where you’ll spend the night. For you, our crew will sit by the fire and play drums.
Day 5: Merzouga to Dades Goges
On this day of our 6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech, we’ll take the road to see the Dades gorges’ spectacular canyons. On the route, we’ll pass through the Fezna area, where we’ll witness the historic irrigation system. Then we’ll pay a visit to a Berber clothing cooperative. After that, we’ll go 15 kilometers from Tinghir to see the Todgha Goges. With its huge limestone cliffs, they are the gateway to the High Atlas Mountains.
The Dades Gorges will be our next stop. We’ll see the monkey toes, a geological structure that resembles a monkey’s digits. We shall also observe Tisdrine’s curves. In Dades for the night.
Day 6: From the Dades Gorges to Marrakech
We will explore several fascinating sights on the route on the final day of our 6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech. To begin, we shall visit Kelaat Megouna’s rose valley. Then we’ll go to Ouarzazate to view the Atlas film studios. Then we’ll visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, a renowned Berber castle in Morocco that has been featured in several films and television series.
At the conclusion of the day, we’ll travel via the Tichka passes in the high Atlas Mountains to Marrakech, Morocco’s red city. We’ll come to a halt at 2260 meters for a great panoramic look from the peak. If you want to purchase anything, we can make another trip to a cooperative argan oil cooperative. We will then arrive in Marrakech and transport you to the airport or your hotel. This concludes our 6 days tour from Casablanca to Marrakech through Merzouga in the Sahara desert.
Tour includes:
- Pick-up and drop-off at/from your accommodation
- Transport in a private, air-conditioned car.
- Driver/Guide who is fluent in English
- Fuel for cars
- 1-night stay at a hotel/riad in a private room (At your preferred room type).
- Trekking with camels (Camel per person).
- Camel riding at sunset.
- (Breakfast & Dinner) x 2 in the Desert Camp (At your choice tent type)
- Transfer from and to the camp in a 4x4 vehicle (Alternative to Camels).
Tour excludes:
- Monuments fees
- Lunches
- Tips
- Soft drinks
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Highlights overview:
The 6 days desert tour from Casablanca to Marrakech via Merzouga is full of stunning sights to visit. As a result, we’d like to provide you with an outline of what you’ll see and experience during your trip with us.
Casablanca’s history Morocco:
Casablanca is rich in Paleolithic sites preserved in a sequence of coastal layers, the uncovered archaeological and anthropological remnants of which have contributed to a better knowledge of Morocco’s Paleolithic and early settlement in its regional and African context.
In the 6th century BC, the Phoenicians founded a tiny trade station in what is today the opulent neighborhood of Anfa. Anfa became a provincial capital in the 7th century AD. The harbor became a sanctuary for pirates and criminals in the early 15th century.
The pirates of Anfa posed such a major danger to the Portuguese that they were ejected and settled there, built walls, and christened the city Casa Branca. After a terrible earthquake in 1755, the Portuguese decided to depart the colony.
The city was afterward restored and reinforced by Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Abdullah. By the mid-nineteenth century, Europe was thriving, and it was looking to Morocco for more grain and wool. The rich plains around Casablanca quickly provided European markets, and agents and merchants returned, renaming the city Casablanca. Following Morocco’s independence in 1956, the city became the country’s locomotive and a symbol of a modern, energetic, and open Morocco.\
Fes:
Morocco’s capital, Fez, is the country’s first city. Along with Marrakech, Meknes, and Rabat, it is one of the four imperial cities. It is considered the country’s religious and cultural hub in Morocco. Its institution, which is known for studying Arabic and the Muslim faith, is a rite of passage for many Moroccan students.
Fès el-Bali, the old area within the city walls, Fès el-Jdid, the new area, where the Mellah, the Jewish quarter, is located, and Ville Nouvelle (New Town), the French area in the northwest of the city, are the three zones. The medina of Fez el-Bali, the city’s bigger of the two, is the world’s biggest pedestrian zone and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Sass Airport is the city’s primary airport.