7 Days Trip Tangier to Imperial Cities

Overview of 7 Days Trip Tangier to Imperial Cities:

Experience an amazing 7 days trip from Tangier to the Imperial Cities, concluding in Marrakech via the enchanting Merzouga Sahara Desert, home to the Erg Chebbi dunes. Immerse yourself in a camel ride and camping under the sparkling stars in the middle of nowhere, connecting with locals and exploring Gorges, palm groves, and ancient kasbahs. This trip offers an unmissable opportunity to witness Morocco through the eyes of its residents. Spend a week in Morocco and let this suggested itinerary inspire you, taking you from medieval medinas and high-altitude mountain passes to vast sand dunes and the mesmerizing starlit skies of the desert.

Highlights of 7 Days Trip Tangier to Imperial Cities:

Enjoy landscapes of the Rif Mountains
Visit the blue city of Chefchaouen
Explore the ruins of the Roman City of Volubilis
Explore Fes with a local guide
Meet Barbary Apes in Azrou Cedar forest
Experience panoramic aspects of Erg Chebbi dunes
Take a Camel ride in Merzouga Sahara
Watch the sunset over the sand dunes
Engage in Sand Boarding activity
Enjoy a hearty dinner and party around the campfire (Berber Drums)
Overnight Camping at Merzouga Desert Camp
Visit Atlas Studio & Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate
Visit the UNESCO world heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah
Admire the spectacular views of the Atlas Mountains landscapes

Detailed tour itinerary of 7-Day Trip Tangier to Imperial Cities:

Day 1: Tangier » Chefchaouen [112 Km]

On the first day of this 7-Day Trip Tangier to Imperial Cities, we will pick you up from the Airport/ Port then drive to Chfchaouen (the blue city) through the Rif mountains and Tetouan city to enjoy the views of the beautiful mountains. Overnight in your Riad/Hotel.

Day 2: Chefchaouen » Volubilis » Meknes » Fes [277 km]

After your breakfast in the riad, our authentic journey will start towards Volubilis crossing via Ouazan and other Rif villages. Then, in Volubilis, we will discover the best-preserved Roman ruins in Morocco and learn about the archaeological site of Moroccan history.

After the visit to the ruins, we will shift our way to Meknes city, a 17th-century heritage, where we will stop for lunch and hang around the historical huge walls of the medina, including bab el Mansour and Moulay Ismail tomb. After the visit to Meknes, we will drive directly to Fes city where you will spend the night.

Day 3: Fes Sightseeing Tour with a local guide

Today you will have a guided tour to discover the medina and the famous Souks of Fes. Its narrow cobbled streets are filled with ancient mosques and towering green-glazed minarets, as well as the unique Andalusian architecture in every corner of the old city and its monuments.

We will ensure that you visit all sites with cultural and historical interest, including the famous Al Qaraouine University. The tour will include also a visit to the tanneries and the ceramic cooperative to see traditional Moroccan crafts. Then overnight stay at hotel/riad.

Day 4: Fes » Azrou cedar forest » Midelt » Merzouga (Erg Chebbi Dunes) [469 km]

We will pick you up from your hotel /Riad then, drive south to Azrou via Ifrane (Switzerland of Morocco) and then to the Middle Atlas mountains stopping by cedar forest to take some fascinating photos with the Barbarian Apes.

We will continue the way through the Atlas Mountains enjoying the landscapes of Midelt. After lunch, we’ll continue our journey through the Ziz Valley to Erfoud, Rissani before we reach Merzouga. Overnight at your local Hotel.

Day 5: Merzouga area and the Camel Trekking with Night in desert camp [45 km]

After breakfast, we’ll start exploring the area by visiting the village of black people originally from Mali to enjoy their music and the way they live.

After that, we will drive to Miffis Mines to explore how they work over there before getting behind the Dunes in a full desert with charming views where we will sit for a warm cup of tea with the local Bedouins.

Before returning back to the hotel, after a cup of tea, your local guides will teach you how to mount and dismount and other handy camel-related safety tips. Afterward, you begin exploring the mysterious sand-sea of the Erg-Chebbi. Overnight in a Berber tent.

Day 6: Merzouga » Jerf » Todgha Gorges » Dades Valley [269 km]

Continuing our 7-Day Trip Tangier to Imperial Cities, we will make up early in the morning to watch the best sunrise of your life casting different shadows and colors over the sea of sand dunes, the highest in Morocco.

Before returning to our desert hotel, after breakfast, we will continue to Tinghir and the stunning Todra Gorge the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco. The gorge is a great spot for hiking and relaxing on the edge of the river or sampling some local Berber delicacies.

After lunch in the heart of the gorge, we’ll drive through the Dades Valley where we will end our day by spending the night in a nice hotel located on the top of the mountain.

Day 7: Dades Valley » Ouarzazat » Ait Ben Haddou kasbah » Marrakech [326 km]

After breakfast in your hotel, we will drive through the Dades Valley towards Kalaa M’gouna (the city of roses) and Ouarzazat. The road through Dades Valley is the way of a thousand kasbahs providing numerous opportunities to take some of the best photographic shots of your trip.

Then, we will stop for a short stop in atlas movies studio of Ouarzazate before we drive to Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, the largest Kasbah in Morocco, built by T-Hami El Glaoui, one of the last Berber chieftains during the beginning of the XXth Century, it used to be one of his stops during his long travel from the Sahara to Marrakech.

Also, a visit to one of the Unesco World Heritage Sites since 1987: Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah. After lunch, we will shift the way to cross high atlas mountains full of panoramic views and attractive Berber villages all along the way till Marrakech where the 7-Day Trip Tangier to Imperial Cities via the Sahara desert ends.