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Tangier Desert Tours
Tangier to the Erg Chebbi Sand Dunes
This desert tour is great choice for a private 4x4 tour from Tangier. Included are the highlights of the route: Fez, Azrou, Ifrane, Cedar Forests and Ziz Valley Gorge. Desert tours include camel trekking in Erg Chebbi, with a nomad guide, to sleep in a Berber tent under the stars in the Sahara dunes.
From the port of Tangier to the sand dunes of the Sahara, this tour is perfect for clients arriving on the ferry from Spain. We will meet you on arrival to transport you across the dramatic landscapes of Morocco to the Erg Chebbi dunes where you can camel trek with a nomad guide and sleep in the desert on a moonlit night.
Immerse yourself in a traditional way of life as you travel across an ancient landscape with cedar forests, Berber villages and oasis valley palmeries. Arrive in Merzouga to overnight in a hotel on the edge of the dune line and, after a morning exploring the desert culture, camel trek in Erg Chebbi with a nomad guide for one night or longer.
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Timescales, Accommodation and Transport
- Recommended Duration: from 3 nights and 4 days
- Accommodation: hotels, riads, auberges (inns), Bedouin tent
- Transport: 4x4 tour with aircon and private driver
Tangier Desert Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Tangier to Chefchaouen
Arrive at the port of Tangier and, after a tour of the city, transfer to Chefchaouen. Chefchaouen, one of the most beautiful small towns in the Rif Mountains, is painted in hues of blue. Overnight in Chefchaouen.
Day 2: Chefchaouen to Midelt via Fez via Cedar Forests
Transfer to Midelt via Fez, Ifrane and great forests of cedar trees. Or start your tour in Fez. Overnight in Midelt.
Day 3: Midelt to Merzouga via the Ziz Valley Gorge
Transfer to Merzouga via Er-Rachidia and see the verdant oasis valley of Ziz Gorge on your route to the desert village of Merzouga. Arrive in the desert to see the spectacular dunes of the Erg Chebbi and stay in a small hotel on the dune line from which you can safely wander into the immediate desert without a guide. These sand dunes are some of the highest in Morocco and climbing them is an exhilarating experience. Overnight in Merzouga.
Day 4: Desert Exploration and Overnight Erg Chebbi Camel Trek
A free day to explore the desert environment with your driver. Late afternoon begin you Erg Chebbi camel trek with a local desert guide. Taste the simplicity of the desert life and relax to the pace of your camel as it shuffles across the sandy dunes to your desert shelter - a typical nomad tent. Overnight in desert camp.
Day 5: Merzouga to Fez
Return across the desert on your camels and transfer to Fez. Overnight in Fez. End of tour or:
Day 6: Fez to Tangier
Transfer to the port of Tangier and depart.
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Arrive on the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes where your camels and nomad guide will be waiting to take you over the sandy dunes of the Sahara. Camel trek in Erg Chebbi as the sun sets across a desert landscape to your desert shelter for the night - a traditional Bedouin nomad tent.
At your desert shelter a simple meal of tagine is freshly prepared by your guide and, after your dinner under the stars, it is usual for the camel guides to sing and drum under a desert night sky.
Rise early to see the rising sun and return across the dunes on your camel or continue to camel trek in the Erg Chebbi for another day andor days.
