8 Days Sahara tour from Tangier

Day 01

Arrival in Tangier

Drive — port / airport welcome & transfer

Welcomed at port or airport, then an evening in the white medina above the strait — Cap Spartel and the Caves of Hercules if time allows.

• The kasbah
• Strait of Gibraltar
• Medina lanes

Day 02

Tangier to Chefchaouen

Drive — approx. 115 km / ~2.5h

A short, beautiful drive into the Rif. An afternoon and evening in the blue-washed lanes of the pearl of the mountains.

• Rif mountain road
• Blue medina evening

Day 03

Chefchaouen to Fes via Volubilis

Drive — approx. 200 km / ~4h with stops

South past the Roman city of Volubilis and the gates of Meknes, arriving in Fes by evening.

• Volubilis (UNESCO)
• Meknes
• Arrival in Fes

Day 04

Fes Exploration

Drive — on foot within the medina

A guided day in the labyrinth — Al Quaraouiyine, the tanneries, and the artisan quarters of the world's oldest medina.

• Al Quaraouiyine
• Chouara tanneries
• Bou Inania Madrasa
• Artisan souks

Day 05

Fes to Merzouga — Desert Camp

Drive — approx. 460 km / ~7.5h with stops

Across the Middle Atlas and down the Ziz Valley to the dunes; camels at golden hour and a night at a luxury camp.

• Ifrane
• Azrou cedar forest
• Ziz Valley
• Camel trek into Erg Chebbi

Day 06

Merzouga to Dades via Todra Gorge

Drive — approx. 260 km / ~4.5h with stops

Sahara sunrise, the Todra canyon at noon, and evening light on the Dades Valley's mud-brick castles.

• Sahara sunrise
• Todra Gorge
• Dades rock formations

Day 07

Dades to Marrakech via Ait Ben Haddou

Drive — approx. 330 km / ~6.5h with stops

Roses, Skoura's palms, the UNESCO ksar, and the Tizi n'Tichka pass into the red city.

• Valley of Roses
• Aït Ben Haddou
• Tizi n'Tichka

Day 08

Marrakech — Farewell

Drive — morning touring, then departure transfer

A guided morning in the palaces and souks before your departure transfer.

• Guided morning
• The souks
• Departure transfer