6-Day Tour from
Tangier to Marrakech

Day 1: Tangier ⇢ Chefchaouen

Your 6-day tour from Tangier to Marrakech begins with a pickup from Tangier airport, the Tangier Med ferry port, or your hotel. The two-hour drive south into the Rif Mountains leads to Chefchaouen—Morocco’s famous Blue City, where blue-washed walls, narrow lanes, and an unusually calm mountain pace make it one of the most distinctive towns in the country.

After check-in, the afternoon and evening are yours to wander the medina, browse the artisan souks, and settle into a rooftop café with views over the blue rooftops before dinner and an overnight stay at your riad.

Day 2: Chefchaouen ⇢ Fes—Full-Day Guided Medina Tour

After breakfast, the drive south through the Rif foothills reaches Fes by late morning. A knowledgeable local guide leads your full day inside the UNESCO-listed Fes medina—the Chouara Tanneries, the University of Al-Qarawiyyin, the Al-Attarine Madrasa, and the covered lanes of Fes el-Bali, where traditional crafts have continued for centuries.

Free time for lunch in the medina follows before settling into your riad in the heart of the old city for the night.

Day 3: Fes ⇢ Ifrane ⇢ Middle Atlas ⇢ Ziz Valley ⇢ Merzouga

After breakfast, the route heads south through the Middle Atlas Mountains, with a stop in Ifrane—the alpine mountain town nicknamed the Switzerland of Morocco—before the cedar forests near Azrou, where wild Barbary macaques frequently appear roadside. Lunch follows before the drive descends into the Ziz Valley palm oasis and on to Merzouga by mid-afternoon.

A camel trek carries you into the Erg Chebbi dunes as the light turns deep orange, pausing atop a high dune for sunset. The trek continues to your luxury desert camp for dinner, Berber drumming, and a night beneath an exceptional desert sky.

Day 4: Merzouga ⇢ Rissani ⇢ Todra Gorge ⇢ Dades Valley

An early sunrise over the dunes is well worth the alarm. After breakfast at camp, you return to Merzouga by camel or 4×4, with a stop at the Rissani souk on market days (Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday). The route continues to Todra Gorge in Tinghir, where 300-meter limestone walls rise above a narrow canyon—a walk through the gorge at your own pace takes around 30 minutes and is consistently described by travelers as one of the most dramatic stops on the entire route.

The afternoon continues through Dades Valley and its famous monkey finger rock formations to your hotel in Boumalne Dades for dinner and an overnight stay.

Day 5: Dades Valley ⇢ Ouarzazate ⇢ Ait Benhaddou ⇢ High Atlas ⇢ Marrakech

After breakfast, the route follows the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through Ouarzazate—the Hollywood of Africa—with an optional visit to Atlas Studios. Our dedicated Ouarzazate tours page covers the city in more depth if you’d like to extend this stop. From there, the UNESCO-listed Ait Benhaddou Kasbah—a filming location for Gladiator, Prince of Persia, and Game of Thrones—offers a proper exploration before continuing north.

The route then crosses the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass, with mountain views along the descent into Marrakech. You arrive in the evening—time enough to take a first evening stroll through Jemaa el-Fna Square before tomorrow’s full city day.

Day 6: Marrakech—Full-Day Guided City Tour

A local guide leads your full day—the Koutoubia Mosque, Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, Ben Youssef Madrasa, and the medina’s covered souks—before an optional afternoon visit to the Majorelle Garden. The evening is yours to spend on Jemaa el-Fna Square or at a rooftop café overlooking the old city.

A final airport transfer is arranged for your departure, or you can extend your stay via our Marrakech desert tours page for onward options.