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6 Days Desert trip from Casablanca

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The 6-Day Desert Tour from Casablanca is an exciting trip through outstanding landscapes, traditional Moroccan culture, and the stunning Sahara Desert. Vacation Morocco Tours organizes the most recommended and well-known activity marketed from Casablanca: a 6-Day Desert Tour. 

You will encounter the enchanted high Atlas Mountains, Ait ben Haddou Kasbah, and Merzouga desert dunes, where you will spend an unforgettable night.

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Desert trip from Casablanca itinerary:

Your 6-Day Desert Tour from Casablanca will begin at your Casablanca hotel. We will pass by Hassan 2 Mosque, the largest mosque in Morocco, en route to Fes. Then, travel to Rabat, the Moroccan capital.
You will have the opportunity to visit Les Oudayas Kasbah and Hassan Tower in Rabat. The journey proceeds to Meknes City. We will visit notable locations in each of these towns. Then we proceed to Fes. 

We arrive here in the evening and spend the night in a traditional Moroccan Riad.

We will spend the morning of our 6-day journey from Casablanca exploring the Medina (the ancient city) and its alleys. Today, we aim to help you in exploring the oldest city in the world, Fes. After breakfast, we will depart from your hotel or designated location. The earliest and largest medina in Morocco can be found in Fes. We will provide you with a Local Guide who will take you on a tour of the medina so that you can see and learn about the city’s most popular attractions, such as El-Bali, Bab Boujloud, and the two main streets. Both Talaa Kebira (large ascent) and Talaa Sghira (small ascent) lead to the center of Medina.

Our guide will lead you on a tour of the old medina, as well as Mellah, with its intense atmosphere and fine example of Hispano-Maurocan architecture. Then, you travel to Borj Sud to see a breathtaking panorama of the medina. Despite the intense scent of the souk, the Tanneries on the Oued Fes are considered one of the most traditional markets in Morocco.

You continue through es-Seffarine and its brass workers, down the colorful es-Sebbaghine with its street of the Dyers, and through the souk el-Attarine area of spices and foodstuffs to the exterior of the al-Qarawiyyin Mosque and university and the el-Attarine Medersa (entrance fee included). Built between 1323 and 1325 by the Merinid Sultan Abou Sad Othman, it is considered one of the marvels of Moorish architecture. You pass by the tomb of Moulay Idriss, the second Idrissed sovereign and founder of Fes, which was constructed in the 18th century and renovated in the mid-19th century.

During the Fes day excursion, you will have plenty of chances to learn and discover this gorgeous city’s cultures, traditions, and history. During all Day excursions in Fes, you will be accompanied by a professional guide who will assist you and answer all your questions about Fes. He can also provide you with additional information about Fes so that you are adequately prepared to cope with the local culture.

Our 6-Day Desert Tour departing from Casablanca to Merzouga desert will begin in Fes. We travel to Ifrane, also known as the Switzerland of Morocco, in the morning. Due to its incredible atmosphere and natural beauty, the architecture is entirely Western.

There, we will pause briefly to appreciate the majesty of the city before continuing our Merzouga desert journey. In addition, we make a halt in the cedar forest in the small village of Azrou, where we may have the chance to see the app’s monkey as well as breathtaking views of cedar trees. Our journey will then proceed to Midelt for lunch.

After lunch, we will travel via Errachidia and Erfoud to Merzouga. You will go through the intriguing Tizi Ntalghamt pass. Afterward, the Ziz Valley, with views of the High Atlas plateaus. As you approach the city of Errachidia, you will observe that the landscape transforms to disclose arid concepts.

After that, you will drive along the green Ziz Valley, pausing along the route for panoramic views of Erfoud and Rissani. In the Merzouga desert, you will spend the night in a local hotel or Riad upon your late afternoon arrival.

The day is nearly over in the Merzouga desert of Erg Chebbi. After breakfast, we start our camel ride, which will take us through stunning desert dunes to the village of Merzouga. When you arrive at the village, you will drive to explore an off-roading adventure by Jeep. This will be an incredible time and drive that will allow you to discover the magic of Berber nomads and their lifestyles.

A moment is spent drinking tea with a nomadic family en route. We also intend to learn more about the lives of these pleasant folks. Then, you continue driving to discover the nomadic lifestyle of the Berber/Amazigh people, and we make a brief stop in Khamliya village, where time appears to have stood still.

Depending on your preference, we can have lunch in Khamlia village or return to the hotel. After a brief hold-off, we prepare for a camel excursion through the desert. Merzouga’s enchanted sand dunes will be crossed under the guidance of an experienced camel guide, and we will explore sand dunes. Before we reach the Merzouga desert camp, we will have time to appreciate the beautiful sunset and vibrant sand dunes, after which we will proceed to the camp. The campsite will provide dinner. 

During your stay in the desert camp, you will be able to experience the enchantment of the desert’s solitude and the majesty of the sun and golden sand dunes. In Merzouga, Sahara, you will listen to Berber music and spend the night in a Berber desert tent.

Today, we continue our 6-day trip from Casablanca to Marrakech via Bomalen Dades. The following breakfast in camp. You will return to the town by your camels. Where you will be picked up by our driver. Continue to the Rissani Village. It is considered to be the earliest and largest local market in Morocco. You will have the opportunity to take a walk through the market to find out about another way of life and culture. You will then proceed to Alnif, which is known for its fossils and breathtaking black mountain vistas.

We will pause for a break or a meal in the village before continuing to Toudra George. You will have the opportunity to walk and explore the Canon Toudra Valley, with its high cliffs and clear river water. After this brief break, we will proceed to Bomalen Dades, where we will spend the night.

The final day of our 6-day journey from Casablanca to the Sahara. After breakfast, we will leave Boumalne-Dades. Then, we flow through Dades Valley all the way to rose-growing Kelaa M’Gouna. Then, we travel along the valley to Ouarzazate. We will have the opportunity to tour Taourirt-Kasbah in Ouarzazate…

The tour includes the Kasbah and world-famous movie studios. Then we follow the road to the next destination, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kasbah-Ait Benhaddou. You will visit and explore the beautiful Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. Lastly, continue the trip to its conclusion. 

Our final destination via Tizi-N-Ticha Pass is Marrakech. Finally, you have a wonderful time on a tour of the magnificent Marrakesh Palm Grove. The evening concludes the 6-day journey from Casablanca to the desert.

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