Fes: Best Fez to Marrakech via Merzouga Desert Dunes, 3 Days Tour

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3 days (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English and 2 more

Travel from Fes to Marrakech on a 3-day desert tour crossing the Atlas Mountains and Morocco's vast Sahara desert. Our 3 day private Fes to Marrakech Desert tour is the perfect road trip to explore the best Morocco has to offer: Middle Atlas Mountains with its cedar forests, lush green oases, sand dunes, canyons, and adobe Casbahs. Although the tour covers a vast area of Morocco in a relatively short time, the amazing scenery will never make you bored.

What's Included

Camel Trekking (Camel per person)
Dinner (Optional[2])
Dinner
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast (Optional[2])
Breakfast
Drinks
Lunches
Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah guide 2€ per person

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Travelers pickup is offered - Pick-up from all hotels and riads in Fez. - If your accommodation is not accessible by car, we will send you a pickup point near your accommodation. - If your riad is in the medina, the pick-up location will be the nearest accessible place to the riad.

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Meeting point
You can choose from multiple locations at checkout.
End point
This activity ends in a different location. You can choose from multiple locations at checkout.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Fes - Azrou (Cedar forest) - Midelt - Erfoud - Merzouga

    4 stops
  • 1
    Fez

    Our start will be from Fes the Medina, where our team will pick you up from your Hotel or in a meeting point.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Ifrane

    We will begin our journey from Fes by passing through Ifrane, a winter ski resort built by the French in the 1930s to resemble a Swiss village.

    Admission ticket free
  • 3

    Halfway, you will stop for lunch in the town of Midelt, famous for its fossils and rocks, then continue towards Merzouga in the road.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Erg Chebbi Dunes

    The departure of your Fes to Marrakech desert tour will start from your accommodation around 8 Am. The trip to Erg Chebbi sand dunes will last 8 hours in which we will see the Middle Atlas Mountains and some Berber villages. We will stop in some cities like Ifrane known as Switzerland city of Morocco. Then drive to Azrou to enjoy many astonishing places, beautiful nature, snowy mountains, cute monkeys, amazing views, and stunning zig-zag roads. The lunch will be served in Midelt famous for the production of apple fruits, It's located between two main Mountains chains. and then we will keep going through the Ziz valley that's known for the production of high-quality dates in Morocco. We will stop at a beautiful and breathtaking view of the stunning & giant palm tree oasis. After that, we will arrive at Merzouga Erg Chebbi where we will ride camels to the middle of the magical Sahara desert dunes before dark to enjoy the sunset and overnight in Nomadic desert camp.

    10 hours Admission ticket included
  • Day 2

    Merzouga - Todra Gorges - Dades Gorges or Kelaat Mgouna

    4 stops
  • 5
    Merzouga Desert

    Today after an early breakfast and camel ride to the camp lodge, we will start our journey to Dades Gorges from Merzouga desert,

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 6
    Todra Gorge

    We will have a guided visit to Todgha Gorges

    40 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 7
    Boumalne Dades

    We will stop for photography in Boumalne Dades then we will continue to reach Dades Roses Valley,

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 8
    Vallee Des Roses

    In the afternoon, drive along the road of the Kasbahs to Dades Valley before you arrive at your boutique guest house. Dinner and overnight in Kelaat Mgouna Dades Valley or Ouarzazate, depending on availability.

    10 hours Admission ticket included
  • Day 3

    Dades Valley - Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah - Marrakech

    6 stops
  • 9
    Vallee Des Roses

    After breakfast, drive along the Valley of the Roses to Kalaa Mgouna,

    40 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 10
    Vallee Des Roses

    Here you might choose to visit one of the Rosewater cooperatives and learn how the locals prepare rose-scented perfumes based on distilled rose water.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 11
    Ouarzazate

    We continue to Ouarzazate past Skoura oasis famous for its date palm trees,

    15 hours Admission ticket free
  • 12
    Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou

    At Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou where you will have lunch, before a visit to the Kasbah, a UNESCO world heritage site, that has been used as a set for various Hollywood movies, fashion, and commercial shooting. The Kasbah is well preserved and consisted of various Kasbahs packed together and appears as a single unit.

    2 hours Admission ticket not included
  • 13
    Tizi n Tichka

    In the afternoon, we begin our descent through the Atlas Mountains photography stop in Tizi Ntichka Pass then passing by various Berber villages with houses built with stones and mud.

    30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 14
    Marrakech

    We arrive in Marrakech late afternoon and your driver will take you to your riad or hotel. End of your Fes to Marrakech desert tour.

    40 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Supplied by Marrakech City Life

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