A Moroccan port located in the Strait of Gibraltar, Tangier has been a strategic point between Africa and Europe since the time of the Phoenicians. On the hillside, its medina with whitewashed buildings includes the Dar el Makhzen, a former palace of sultans that has now become a museum of ancient Moroccan objects. Occupying a former Moorish-style consulate dating from 1821, the American Legation Museum, also in the medina, traces the history of early diplomatic relations between the United States and Morocco.
| Destination | Merzouga Sahara Desert |
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| Depature | Yes Required |
| Departure Time | Marrakesh Airport |
| Return Time | 4 days desert tours |
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A Moroccan port located in the Strait of Gibraltar, Tangier has been a strategic point between Africa and Europe since the time of the Phoenicians. On the hillside, its medina with whitewashed buildings includes the Dar el Makhzen, a former palace of sultans that has now become a museum of ancient Moroccan objects. Occupying a former Moorish-style consulate dating from 1821, the American Legation Museum, also in the medina, traces the history of early diplomatic relations between the United States and Morocco.
In our first day of 6 Days Tangier Chefchaouen Desert tour, we will meet you at Tangier Airport, to have a short walk around the city, before traveling to Chefchaouen, where we will spend the night, which is a small stunning town of the Rif Mountains, with all its houses and buildings, are painted in Blue.
In the morning, we will travel via the oldest imperial city of Morocco, « Fez », while enjoying the beautiful views, and visiting the cedar forest of Ifran, and Midelt to stay the night.
We will continue our road to the northern Atlas Mountains, passing by The Ziz River Valley, where we are going to stop, observing the magnificent view of the mountains, Valleys, River scenes, Ziz Gorges, Oasis, and a large reservoir, then to Errachidia, to the east toward Merzouga, while spending a night at the Erg Chebbi Sahara Dunes, along with a short exploration walk.
We will drive in the Sahara desert by the 4 x 4, to live an enjoyable experience while observing the simplicity of the Berber nomads and visiting one of them, the atmosphere, and the life in this area. We will visit Sirji Lake, The market of Sijilmassa at Rissani, while lunch will be in a local restaurant, serving « El Madfouna » the Berber Pizza. We will continue then to Merzouga, where you will be about to experience an amusing camel ride over the golden Dunes, toward the Bivouac, where we will spend the night, and also climbing the high dunes to watch the sunset, and enjoy a beautiful meal, and music of the Berber.
Try not to miss the beauty of the sun rising over the Sahara Dunes, by waking up early. We will ride the camels toward the Hotel to take breakfast, and get prepared to travel to Fez, where we are going to spend the night in a hotel.
We will travel to Tangier port as an end to our 6 Days Tangier Chefchaouen Desert tour.
