Tangier to Marrakech in 6 Days: Blue City, Fes & the Sahara

About the Tangier to Marrakech tour

From the Strait of Gibraltar to the Red City in six days: this private one-way tour is built for travellers arriving by ferry from Spain or flying into Tangier. It covers the blue city of Chefchaouen, the Roman ruins of Volubilis, the medina of Fes, a night in the Sahara at Merzouga and the gorges and kasbahs of the south, finishing in Marrakech.

Every night is in a carefully chosen place: a riad in Chefchaouen, a riad inside the Fes medina, a camp in the dunes and a kasbah hotel in the Dades Valley. Your driver-guide stays with you from the first to the last day, and local guides join for the Fes medina.

It is a complete north-to-south crossing of Morocco without backtracking, with the right balance between driving and time on foot.

Highlights

• Chefchaouen blue medina
• Roman Volubilis
• Guided day in the Fes medina
• Camel trek and night in Erg Chebbi
• Todra and Dades gorges
• Aït Benhaddou before Marrakech

Route map of the Tangier to Marrakech tour

The famous blue pearl of the Rif, with painted lanes, mountain hikes and a slow, peaceful pace. All tours in Chefchaouen

Day-by-day itinerary: 6 days

1. Day 1 Tangier – Chefchaouen

   ≈ 115 km · 2 h 30 Riad in Chefchaouen

   Pick-up at the port, station or airport. Short tour of Cape Spartel if time allows, then the Rif mountains to Chefchaouen. Afternoon in the blue lanes and sunset from the Spanish Mosque.

2. Day 2 Chefchaouen – Volubilis – Fes

   ≈ 260 km · 5 h with stops Riad in the Fes medina

   Morning in Chefchaouen, then south to the Roman city of Volubilis and a panorama of Moulay Idriss. Evening arrival in Fes.

3. Day 3 Fes guided city day

   City visits Riad in the Fes medina

   With an official guide: Bab Boujloud, the madrasas, the Kairaouine, the souks and the Chouara tannery, plus the Royal Palace and the Merinid Tombs viewpoint by car.

4. Day 4 Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Merzouga

   ≈ 470 km · 8 h with stops Desert camp in Erg Chebbi

   Through the cedar forest and Ifrane, lunch in Midelt, the Ziz Valley and Erfoud. Camel trek into the dunes at sunset and night at camp.

5. Day 5 Merzouga – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

   ≈ 270 km · 6 h Kasbah hotel in the Dades Valley

   Sunrise on the dunes, Rissani, then the Todra Gorge walk and the drive to the Dades Valley.

6. Day 6 Dades – Aït Benhaddou – Marrakech

   ≈ 320 km · 7 h End of the tour

   Skoura palm grove, Ouarzazate and Aït Benhaddou, then the Tizi n’Tichka pass to Marrakech.

Times and driving durations are approximate and can be adapted. It is a private tour, so you can change stops with your driver-guide.

Prices for the Tangier to Marrakech tour

Your private tour, with prices per group size. All prices are in euros and include everything listed under “What’s included”.

The more you are, the less you pay per person. Children count as travellers when they need a bed.

Where you sleep

• Night 1Riad in Chefchaouen
• Night 2Riad in the Fes medina
• Night 3Riad in the Fes medina
• Night 4Desert camp in Erg Chebbi
• Night 5Kasbah hotel in the Dades Valley

What's included