6 Days Tour From Agadir To Fes

Day 1: Agadir – Taroudant – Taliouine – Ouarzazate

After breakfast we pick you up at your hotel in Agadir and drive east through the argan forest to Taroudant, the “little Marrakech” with its red ramparts and souks. We continue to Taliouine, the land of saffron, where you can visit a saffron cooperative and taste saffron tea. Then the road crosses the Anti-Atlas mountains to Ouarzazate, the gateway to the desert. Dinner and night in a hotel or riad in Ouarzazate.

Day 2: Ouarzazate – Aït Ben Haddou – Skoura – Valley of Roses – Dades Valley

In the morning we visit the famous Kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage site where films like Gladiator were made. Back through Ouarzazate we continue along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs: the palm grove of Skoura, Kelaat M’Gouna in the Valley of Roses and the Dades Valley with its red rock formations. Dinner and night in a hotel in the Dades Valley.

Day 3: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga (camel ride and desert camp)

We drive to Tinghir and walk in the Todra Gorges, a canyon with rock walls up to 300 metres high. Then we cross the oases of Tinejdad and Erfoud to Merzouga. In the late afternoon you ride a camel into the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi and watch the sunset from the top of a dune. Dinner with Berber music and night in a desert camp under the stars.

Day 4: Merzouga – Khamlia – Rissani – Merzouga (second night in the desert)

Wake up early for the sunrise over the dunes, then have breakfast at the camp. Today we explore the area: the Gnawa village of Khamlia with its traditional music, the nomad families around the dunes and the old market town of Rissani. In the afternoon you have free time for sandboarding or to relax. Dinner and second night in the desert camp.

Day 5: Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes

After breakfast we leave the desert and drive north through the Ziz Valley, a long canyon full of palm trees, to Midelt at the foot of the Middle Atlas. We continue through the cedar forest of Azrou, home of the Barbary macaques, and Ifrane, the “Switzerland of Morocco”. Arrival in Fes in the evening. Dinner and night in a riad in the medina.

Day 6: Fes – visit of the medina – end of the tour

After breakfast you discover Fes el Bali, the oldest medina of Morocco: the Bou Inania madrasa, the Karaouine, the Chouara tanneries and the craftsmen’s souks. We recommend a local guide for the medina (not included). At the end of the visit we drop you off at your riad, at the train station or at Fes airport.