The 7-day private desert tour from Tangier to Marrakech is the most balanced and comprehensive week-long Morocco journey available — seven days that connect Morocco’s most extraordinary destinations from north to south in a perfectly paced one-way route. No backtracking, no rushed driving days, and an itinerary that feels like Morocco revealing itself one layer at a time.
Complete Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Tangier → Tetouan → Chefchaouen
Brief Tangier medina and kasbah visit, then drive through the Rif Mountains to Chefchaouen — Morocco’s magical blue-painted city — for overnight and evening exploration of the cobalt alleyways.
Day 2: Chefchaouen → Meknes → Volubilis → Fes
Morning photography in Chefchaouen’s blue streets, then south through Ouazzane to Meknes. Royal stables and granaries, Bab Mansour gate. Detour to Volubilis Roman ruins (Morocco’s finest). Arrive Fes for riad check-in.
Day 3: Fes Medina Full Day
Licensed medina guide for the full day — tanneries, madrasas, souks, university, and artisan workshops. Dinner in a traditional Fes palace restaurant.
Day 4: Fes → Middle Atlas → Merzouga
Cedar forests, Barbary macaques, Ziz Gorges. Arrive Merzouga for sunset camel trek and desert camp overnight.
Day 5: Merzouga Full Desert Day
Sunrise in dunes, morning sandboarding or quad bikes, afternoon nomad family visit, second sunset camel trek. Berber music evening.
Days 6–7: Southern Circuit → Marrakech
Day 6: Todra Gorge, Rose Valley, Dades Valley. Day 7: Ait Benhaddou UNESCO ksar, Tichka pass, Marrakech. Our 7-Day Private Desert Tour Tangier to Marrakech is available year-round. See all Tangier tours. Morocco Tourism Official provides excellent context on northern Morocco and Chefchaouen.
