5 Days Morocco Tour From Fes

Day 1: Fes – Ifrane – Cedars Forest – Midelt – Merzouga

Our 5 Days Morocco Tour Itinerary around Morocco has been designed by Morocco Travel Source to ensure that we always depart on time and in comfort after departure meeting in your hotel or Fes Saiss Airport (FES). This is the ideal transition to the exuberant quest southwards into the gorgeous Sahara Desert. Your initial eye-catching touristic place will be Ifrane, the popular so-called Switzerland of Morocco due to the adorable alpine-style houses. Then you move to the magnificent Cedars Forest of the Middle Atlas Mountains which has cute Barbary macaques and gives an excellent wildlife experience.

Continuing your way you will arrive in the town of Midelt, in a strategic location between the Middle and High Atlas ranges, and a wonderful traditional Moroccan lunch will already be ready. Next, you are going to go through Ziz Valley, renowned in its unending rows of palm trees and canyons. Furthermore, you will finally get to witness the superb Sahara Desert at Merzouga, entrance to the very high dunes of Erg Chebbi. Here you will have a once in a lifetime experience of getting to ride a camel into the magical dunes to view the special sunset, as well as spend a night in a luxurious desert camp with a magical starry sky over top of you.

Day 2: Explore Merzouga – Nomads – Khamlia – Merzouga Lake

On your second day of the 5 Days Morocco Tour Itinerary, wake up early in order to have a marvellous and exceptional experience of the desert scenery as seen at the sunrise. Thereafter, have a traditional breakfast in a relaxing atmosphere. This entire day is well utilized in taking journeys to different landscapes and cultural sites that are distributed in the region of Merzouga. You will get to see old eye liner mines, it is an interesting observation of the ancient beauty practices of around there and you will also get to meet the nomadic families that live there to talk about their stubborn lifestyle.

Moreover, on your dive into the culture of the region, you will hear the sounds of the Gnaoua which are dynamic and emotional seeing the performances that are held in a deserted village named Khamlia. After having a relaxing and traditional lunch, you will stroll through serene palm trees, which create a sharp contrast to the desert-like land and explore the beautiful Merzouga Lake, home to the flamingos and other animals. You will enjoy the great adventures of the day that will form part of your overall Morocco trip tour.

Day 3: Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley

Day 5 of the 5 Days Morocco Tour Itinerary you will leave your Merzouga breakfast behind and say farewell to the serene countryside of the desert. You will ride west towards Rissani, a bustling town whose history and tradition have been rich thanks to the fact that it was once a major trade centre. You will have the opportunity to stroll through the bustling and real souk (market) here, a thriving local trading ‘village’. Then you will head to Erfoud town which is famous with its amazing fossilized marble workshops.

Then, pass a stunning and photogenic road through immense palm oases of Touroug and Tinjdad to get finally to one of the most awesome and incredible gorges in the world Todra Gorges. Be prepared to be amazed by the awesome, stupendous cliffs that tower immensely on each side of the thin Todra River. Then you will drive through the beautiful Dades Valley with its spectacular rock constructions and wavy roads. This intentional day shares cultural exploration with wonder of beautiful nature scenes and the loop does not leave a room.

Day 4: Dades Valley – Roses Valley – Skoura – Ouarzazate

On your 4 th day in the 5 Days Tour to Morocco Itinerary, you will leave the scenic Dades Valley to set forth to Kalaa Magouna, the entrance to the renowned Roses Valley. This is a stunning valley that provides an opportunity of touring its floral culture. In May, the Burlington rose festival has taken place surrounded by the sweet smelling rose. Then, after a delicious lunch, you will drive by the immense and lush palm groves of Skoura: an oasis of calm filled with ancient kasbahs such as the well kept Kasbah Amridil.

Next, your path will lead you to the famous city of Ouarzazate, otherwise known as the gateway to the desert and an essential centre of a Moroccan movie industry. You will receive an opportunity to visit amazing film studios in which a number of foreign blockbuster movies have been filmed and witness the famous Taourirt Kasbah that is a marvellous object of usual Moroccan architecture. You will secure a good night rest in a locally recommended and picked hotel in Ouarzazate and be ready to take a final journey of your trip to Morocco.

Day 5: Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – High Atlas Mountains – Marrakech

On Day 5 of your amazing 5 Days Morocco Tour Itinerary you will visit the mythical UNESCO world heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah. This historic traditional clay city (with many international movies being shot here) is in excellent condition. The mountains of the High Atlas are very scenic where you will have scenic driving through this mountain terrain using winding roads past some spectacular scenery on the way and the beautiful mountains and other Berber villages as you go on.

Having enjoyed a delicious lunch break with the breath-taking background of the mountains you will continue your way to Marrakech the vibrant reddish colored city in Morocco. As your incredible Morocco journey approaches its climax, we will see you to Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK) or the accommodation facility of your choice in Marrakech. Revisit all the unbelievable activities and marvelous memories that you had in your 5 days tour to Morocco. You can be sure you will have a new concept of how beautiful, rich and welcoming Morocco is.