4 Days Private Tour from Meknes to Marrakech via the Sahara Desert

Your driver meets you at your hotel in Meknes in the morning. We start with a short walk around the old city and the Bab Mansour gate, then drive to Volubilis, the best preserved Roman site in Morocco, where you can see mosaics and the old columns. On the way we stop at Moulay Idriss, a holy town built on two hills with views over the valley. In the afternoon we cross the Middle Atlas through Ifrane, a town that looks more like an alpine village, and the cedar forest of Azrou, where you may see Barbary macaques. We end the day in Midelt for dinner and the night in a hotel. Driving time: about 4 hours.

After breakfast we follow the Ziz Valley through palm groves and ksour, with a stop at the Source Bleue de Meski for a short walk. We continue to Erfoud, known for its fossils, and reach Merzouga in the late afternoon. At sunset you ride a camel into the dunes of Erg Chebbi and reach a desert camp. Dinner is served around a fire with Berber music, and you sleep in a camp tent under the stars. Driving time: about 5 hours.

You can watch the sunrise from the dunes before breakfast, then return to Merzouga by camel. We drive through Rissani, an old market town, and continue to the Todra Gorge, where the cliffs rise up to 300 meters. The day ends in the Dades Valley, with its red rock formations and views over the valley. Dinner and the night are in a hotel or riad. Driving time: about 5 hours.

We follow the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through Skoura and its palm grove to Ait Ben Haddou, the fortified village listed by UNESCO and used as a location in many films. After a walk and lunch, we cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n’Tichka pass and arrive in Marrakech in the evening, where the tour ends at your hotel or the airport. Driving time: about 7 hours with stops.