Best 8 Days Tour from Agadir - Marrakech - Merzouga

On the first day of this 8 days tour from Agadir. Upon your arrival at Agadir airport, a member of our team will welcome you and then transfer you to your accommodation in Agadir.

After breakfast in your accommodation, we will start the tour to visit Agadir city, with its stunning beach and corniche, souks, and historical kasbah. After that, we drive to Essaouira, a wonderfully relaxed coastal fishing town where you can explore Phoenician, Berber, Portuguese, Jewish, and French past in the well-preserved architecture, small alleyways, and enchanting Medina. Visit in your tour the historical old port, walk along the harbor side and view the Skala fortress with its wave-lashed ramparts and cannons. Stroll through the serene squares, browse artisan shops and galleries, and observe the handicrafts of the "Tuya" wood found only in Morocco, or spend your time snapping a few photos of the colorful fishing boats lined up over the shore. Overnight stay in Essaouira at hotel/riad.

After breakfast, depart for Marrakech from Essaouira via the scenic inland road with the forest of the Argan trees (sometimes with goats!) which only exist in this region of the world. Stop off at Argan oil cooperatives along this relaxing drive. On the way, we'll enjoy many stops to capture photos and enjoy the cool air, and panoramic view. During our drive, we will, also, be able to see the surrounding countryside. Overnight stay in Marrakech at hotel/riad.

After breakfast at your accommodation in Marrakech, you can start exploring Marrakech "The red city of Morocco". Your local guide will ensure that you see the most important places of historical and cultural interest, including the Saadian tombs, the Palaces of El Bahia and El Badi, and the Ben Youssef Coranique School. Lunch is at a restaurant near the square, then in the afternoon, you'll go to the Majorelle Garden, La Menara, and the Koutoubia Mosque. Also, you may walk around the "Square Jemaa El Fna" full of magicians, storytellers, snake charmers, and food sellers. Overnight stay in a hotel or riad.

After breakfast, we leave Marrakech toward Dades Valley through the dangerously winding road, the famous Tizi N'Tichka pass, crossing together the most magical views of the High Atlas Mountains, and charming Berber villages. Then, we are going to visit the UNESCO World Heritage location. The Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou is the large and most known place of all Moroccan kasbahs due to its appearance in several Hollywood blockbusters. Next, we will continue to Ouarzazate, where we will discover the marvelous old buildings with fascinating Moroccan architecture, and visit the Kasbah of Taourirt. from Ouarzazate along the way, we will travel through the Berber villages and palm groves oases to Dades Valley, where you will have dinner and spend the night in a lovely Guesthouse along Dades River.

Straight after breakfast the next morning, your journey to the Sahara Desert begins through the vast, craggy rock faces of the Todra gorges. Bound for Merzouga, you'll explore the oasis town of Erfoud, and you will have a short stop in this small village in a fossil museum. Once you arrive in Merzouga, you'll ride on a camel to venture into the vast, untouched Sahara. Riding along the famous Erg Chebbi dunes, which rise up to 500 feet above the rocky desert floor, experience the sights that have so captivated desert-dwellers and travelers alike. After you enjoyed the sunset, you will go to your desert camp for dinner and night. Don't miss the one-of-a-kind desert sunrise the next morning.

At the camp, they will tell you what time you have to wake up to see the amazing sunrise from the dunes when the color of the dunes and the play of shadows are an awesome sight. Then return to the camp for a shower, and after having breakfast. We drive from Merzouga to the Draa valley (the largest valley in Morocco) crossing Rissani, Alnif, and Nkob. Then you will reach Agdz for dinner and overnight.

Today after breakfast in Agdz, we leave Agdz to Agadir via Taznakht, famous for its Berber rugs and carpets. On the way, we follow beautiful landscapes and the Bouazzer mines. This is a secluded part of the country and more off the beaten track. Later, we continue to Agadir, crossing the Tizi N'Ikhsane and Tizi N'Tighatine passes. We stop to have lunch in Taliouine, the heart of the saffron growing area of Morocco, where there is an excellent little museum about the art of growing saffron. After lunch, the road takes you to Taroudant again and follows the often-dry Souss River and innumerous argan trees on all the slopes of the hillsides back to Agadir, which we reach by the evening. Drop you off at your accommodation, here our services get to end. End of the 8 day Morocco tour from Agadir.