Day 1: Fez - Ifrane - Cedar Forest - Midelt - Ziz Valley - Erfoud - 30th December

We will leave the medieval city of Fes and start crossing the Middle Atlas Mountains, with a short break in Ifrane, the town of the first ski resort in Morocco. We will be surrounded by amazing scenery and landscapes of the Mountains and plains. We may have the opportunity to see the species of native monkeys living in the cedar forest of Azrou. We will stop for lunch in Midelt, a town that celebrates the festival of apples every year at the beginning of October. From Midelt we will travel to Errachidia, named after Prince Moulay Rachid, before driving through Ziz Valley to the gate of the Sahara Desert Erfoud for the overnight with dinner in a Kasbah hotel.

Meals: Dinner included

Day 2: Erfoud - Rissani - Merzouga - Erg Chebbi dunes - 31st December

Start your desert tour from Erfoud with an optional stop to visit Fossils workshop. You can choose to visit the mausoleum of Moulay Ali Chref, the founder of the Alaouite dynasty. You will arrive to a typical village to experience the local music as you listen to the rhythms of a Gnaoua band. You can try a sample of a delicious desert Pie or a Berber Pizza. Arrive to Merzouga where you will have some time to relax before you start the desert adventure on the back of camels. You will ride over the sands as the sun begins to set and as you reach the magnificent Erg Chebbi sand dunes, witness them turning a wonderful red hue. As night falls, you will enjoy a Gala dinner with festivity to celebrate the New Year Eve in the middle of the Sahara Desert.

Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included.

Day 3: Erg Chebbi - Todra gorges - Dades gorges - 01st January

Your day starts early with a picturesque sunrise before enjoying breakfast. You will take a camel ride back to the town of Merzouga where you will meet your driver and head towards Ziz Oasis where you will see the ancient irrigation system. The tour goes further to Todra gorges where you will enjoy a walk between the cliffs and river in this beautiful valley with date palms, ending with a spectacular Gorge, mainly used for rock climbing and picnics. After lunch, we will make our way to Dades Valley with its astonishing rock formation, created by erosion over millions of years. Spend the overnight with dinner at the hotel.

Meals: Dinner & Breakfast included

Day 4: Dades gorges - Rose valley - Ait Benhdaou - Marrakech - 02nd January

After breakfast, we will leave Dades gorges towards the Rose Valley, the only place in Morocco where Damascus roses are harvested. Rose water and oil are extracted from the Damascus rose to use in the preparation of beauty treatments. We will stop at the rose city, Kalaa Mgouna, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over. We continue to Ouarzazate via Skoura with an optional visit to the Kasbah Ameridil. Arrival to Ouarzazate, “the Hollywood of Africa”, whose geography and beautiful landscapes has attracted many world class movie producers. Here you may choose to visit the studios where some of the famous movies were filmed such as The Mummy and Gladiator. We will pass by Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah as a UNESCO heritage site. After that, we will begin to cross the high Atlas Mountains with many panoramic views and attractive Berber villages to reach Marrakech for the night with dinner in a Riad or hotel.

Meals: Breakfast included

* These are sample of New Year Desert itineraries, customizable for each customer, prices are on request and depend on dates, accommodations level and activities.