Join Epic Zagora Tours for an incredible 10 day trip to Morocco to collect minerals and fossils. Fossil collectors, geologists, paleontologists, and enthusiasts keen to discover Morocco’s rich geological and paleontological legacy are the target audience for this tour. Our knowledgeable staff will lead you to well-preserved sites, ancient mines, and fossil-rich landscapes from the Sahara Desert to the Middle Atlas mountains.
For fossils, trilobites, minerals, and dinosaur bones, we provide flexible field collecting trips. If you have particular collecting objectives, we also offer customized tours.
Casabanca (Google Map)
After landing at the airport in Casablanca, make your way to your hotel. After your flight, unwind or, if you have time, take a quick tour of the city to see the Corniche along the Atlantic coast and the Hassan II Mosque. Spend the night in Casablanca.
Travel to explore the cedar forest of Azrou, where wild Barbary apes can be found. See the extinct Michlifen volcano and neighboring Jurassic fossil sites that contain bivalves and brachiopods. Visit a traditional Moroccan village for lunch. Before spending the night in Midelt, visit a Cretaceous site near Bakrit that is rich in shark teeth.r hotel in Merzouga.
Visit the old Mibladen mines to gather vanadinite and baryte. Look for fluorite, azurite, and malachite in Sidi Ayad. Have a picnic in a picturesque valley and, if you have time, learn about traditional mining methods from local miners. Spend the night in Midelt.
Explore Ziz Gorge, collecting Jurassic brachiopods and Cretaceous echinoderms. Stop at Ziz Valley for photos and a picnic among date palm groves. Continue to Erfoud, then reach Erg Chebbi for a sunset camel ride into the dunes. Overnight in a desert camp.
Discover the Mifis mine, Kemkem paleoriver beds, and Filon 12, rich in minerals and dinosaur fossils. Enjoy a desert picnic under acacia trees. Optional
Travel north to collect goniatites, Devonian trilobites, and Cretaceous fossils at Safsaf. Stop at a palm oasis for a traditional Moroccan tea experience.Overnight in Merzouga desert camp.
Travel north to collect goniatites, Devonian trilobites, and Cretaceous fossils at Safsaf. Stop at a palm oasis for a traditional Moroccan tea experience. Evening at your desert camp with optional sand dune photography.
Visit the Erfoud quarry and Boutchrafine for Devonian trilobites. See local factories turning fossil blocks into tables, décor, and souvenirs. Stop in small Berber villages along the way for cultural immersion. Overnight in Alnif.
Visit Cambrian mines to collect large trilobites (cambropalace, paradoxidises), then Ordovician mines at Jbel Tiskaouine for calymes and flexicalymenes. Enjoy a picnic with panoramic desert views before returning to Alnif.
Explore Todra Gorges, a stunning canyon perfect for photography and short hikes. Stop at local markets in nearby villages. Overnight in Midelt to rest.
Drive through the High Atlas Mountains, stopping for scenic viewpoints. Visit Oued Zem phosphate area, famous for shark teeth. Optional lunch in a traditional Moroccan restaurant. Arrive in Casablanca for overnight or departure.
