A 7 days desert tour essaouira would typically involve traveling by car or minivan through the countryside of southern Morocco. The trip would take you through small towns and villages, and across the barren landscapes of the Atlas Mountains. Along the way, you might stop to visit traditional Berber villages and learn about the local culture and way of life. Once you reach the desert, you’ll have the opportunity to experience the stark beauty of the Sahara desert. Some tour operators will offer camel treks, where you’ll travel on the back of a camel and camp overnight in a traditional desert camp. Others may include 4×4 off-road excursions, sandboarding, and stargazing.
Day 1: Essaouira – Marrakech
Day 2: Marrakech – Casablanca
After your morning breakfast in your hotel, we will depart from Marrakech to travel to Casablanca. Once we arrive in Casablanca, you will have free time to explore the city on your own. Your accommodation(s) and dinner will be in a riad/hotel in Casablanca.
Day 3: Casablanca – Rabat – Meknes – Volubilis – Fez
After breakfast in your hotel, we will depart from Casablanca to Rabat. Also, Casablanca is the largest city in Morocco and one of the largest financial centers on the continent. It is considered the economic and business center of Morocco. Moreover, it hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy. We will take a panoramic tour of the city and visit the exterior of the Hassan II Mosque, the largest mosque in North Africa, and the 13th largest in the world.
Then you will travel on to Meknes, one of the four Imperial cities, where you will visit the famous El Hedim Square, the Mausoleum of Sultan Moulay Ismail, and the Old Medina before arriving in Volubilis.
Volubilis: On our route, we will stop to visit the Roman Ruins of Volubilis. The ruins remained substantially intact until an earthquake devastated them in the mid-18th century. Your accommodations and dinner will be in your hotel in Fez.
Day 4: Fez
After breakfast at your hotel, a local guide will take you to visit the most remarkable places in the oldest Imperial City. You will visit the Mellah, the Medina, and the exterior of the Kairaouine Mosque. The Kairaouine Mosque is the holiest and second-largest mosque in Morocco.
You will also visit the University of al-Karaouine, the world’s oldest and continually operating university, as well as the BouInania Medrasa, the most famous Quranic school in Morocco. Lastly, you will visit the Chouara Tannery. Lunch will be at a typical restaurant in the medina. Your accommodations and dinner will be back in your hotel/ riad in Fes.
Day 5 : Fez –Ifrane – Cedar Forest – Erfoud – Merzouga
Earlier, after your breakfast, we will start to pick you up from your hotel, and we leave Fez for Ifrane, which is the Little Switzerland of Morocco. We will have a stop to discover this amazing city. Moreover, Azrou, this beautiful cedar forest, is home to the endangered Barbary Apes, which are actually monkeys.
Once you arrive. This will be a good opportunity to take pictures of the timberland in Morocco, the cedar forest, and wild monkeys in the Cedarwoods of Azrou. Your lunch will be in Midelt, the city of apples and minerals, in a typical restaurant. Furthermore, we continue our tour to Ziz Valley, where we will have a stop to take pictures in Ziz Valley in a panoramic view. Then Erfoud, you will visit the old market of dates and the fossil workers. Once we arrive in Merzouga, we will change to a 4×4 by Camels and we trek to the camp.
Your accommodations this evening will be camping in a Nomad Berber Tent. Once settled in at camp, a campfire will be lit, and our staff will play music with drums for the reason to share our culture with you. Afterward, you will be served your dinner under the Saharan skies ‘blanket of stars at the campfire or in the restaurant tent at the camp.
Day 6: Merzouga – Erfoud – Todgha Gorges – Dades
We continue our 7 days desert tour essaouira In the morning, after having a sunrise breakfast, we will break camp and ride our camels out of the desert and back to our original point of departure. Next, travel back to the hotel so that you can shower, breakfast. Collect your luggage before starting on your way back towards Ouarzazate. More that, visit the canal of irrigation in Jorf. After that, we continue our road to Todgha Gorges, where we will have a stop to visit the highest gorges in all of Morocco.
Then we will cross the valley of roses, and we will visit the cooperative of women, where you can find all kinds of rose products and bio products. Dades Valley: Your accommodations and dinner will be in a hotel in Dades Valley.
Day 7: Dades – Ouarzazate – Aït Benhaddou – Marrakech
Earlier, after having breakfast we visit Kasbah Taourirte and the cinema studios of Atlas & CLA Studios where many movies were produced thus being called The Hollywood of Africa like Lawrence of Arabia, Sahara… further, we depart to Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou through Tizi Ntichka pass an elevation of 2260m. in addition, visit the UNESCO world heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou is a spectacular fortified village. After we continue our journey, you will stop in Taddart to have lunch at a Berber village restaurant with a panoramic view. Once you have finished your lunch, we will continue your journey to Marrakech.
Once you arrive in Marrakech, you will be dropped off at your hotel. End of 7 days desert tour essaouira . End of our services.
Included / Excluded: 7 days desert tour essaouira
To help you plan your trip, we have put together a list of what's included and what's not included in your tour package. This will give you a clear understanding of what to expect and help you make any necessary arrangements before your journey begins.
- 4×4 vehicle or Minibus (with A/C)
- Fuel
- An English speaking driver/guide
- Hotel overnight stays
- Breakfast & dinner
- A camel ride
- night in desert camp
- Driver/ Guide
- Accommodation at hotel
- Visit The old Market in Erfoud
- Flights
- Lunches
- Beverages
- All that is not mentioned above
