3-Days Desert Tour to Marrakech with Night in Erg Chebbi from Fes

4.7
(185 reviews)

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

Take this 3-day, 2-night trip from Fez to Marrakech and venture through the desert. See the Middle Atlas Mountains, see the monkeys frolic in the Cedar forest, and observe the Ziz Oasis. Explore the Todra gorge, Dades Valley, and the Kasbahs of Skoura with your small-group of no more than 8 travelers. Spend your nights in a desert camp as well as a local hotel with provided breakfasts and dinners.

What's Included

Air-conditioned minivan with professional driver
Sundbording
2 nights accommodation
Dinner (Optional[2])
Dinner
Breakfast (Optional[2])
Breakfast
Professional Driver
Camel ride
Lunch and drinks
Gratuities
Entrance fees

Meeting and pickup

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

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Fes to Merzouga

    5 stops
  • 1
    Medina of Fez

    Our start will be from Fes the Medina, where our team will pick you up from your Hotel.

    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
    Azrou Cedar Forest

    Continue passing through the cedars forest in Azrou where you will see the monkeys then drive across the Middle Atlas Mountains. Most of the day will be spent winding your way through the beautiful forests, springs, jagged rock faces, and Berber villages as you cross the Atlas Mountains and begin to descend towards the Sahara Desert.

    Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Midelt

    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
  • 5
    Merzouga

    Stop to get a panoramic view of a huge oasis of the palm trees and reach to Merzouga in the afternoon. After having some mint tea, the guide and camels will be waiting to carry you across the sandy dunes of the erg-Chebbi. Enjoy the beauty of the sunset on the camel and after 1-hour, you will reach to the desert camp to spend the night in a Berber tent. At your desert shelter, your camels are hobbled and mint tea is served. After a wonderful dinner, watch the stars until you fall asleep.

    7 hours Admission ticket free
  • Day 2

    Merzouga to Gorges or Ouarzazate

    2 stops
  • 6
    Ouarzazate

    After a delicious breakfast, depart for Ouarzazate, and travel the rugged Road of a Thousand Kasbahs that rise up like turreted sand castles along this ancient caravan trading route. This area has long been a popular location for Hollywood films such as The Last Temptation of Christ, Jewel of the Nile, and most recently Hideous Kinky. The central region is one of the most exciting and romantic destinations of Morocco nestled along rich river valleys, palmeries, and burnished mud-brick homes ablaze in vibrant color under the shelter of the blue desert sky

    4 hours Admission ticket free
  • 7
    Dades Gorges

    Stop for lunch and walk into the Todra gorge. Travel through the Dadès Valley past dramatic escarpments and have a late dinner at your hotel in the Gorges or in Ouarzazate.

    3 hours Admission ticket not included
  • Day 3

    Ouarzazate to Marrakech

    2 stops
  • 8
    Ouarzazate

    Enjoy breakfast, then visit the town of Ouarzazate, including the Kasbah of Taourirt and the Atlas Studios movie studios, (there is a fee of 8 € per person)the largest and most famous of all Africa. Next, stop in ait ben Haddou where you will arrive in time of lunch. Here, you may visit the famous Kasbah, declared UNESCO World Heritage and which was the scene of films like The Gladiator, Babel, and Lawrence of Arabia

    3 hours Admission ticket free
  • 9
    Tizi n Tichka

    Pass through the High Atlas and the Tizi-n-Tichka pass, along a road that climbs from the plains up to 2260m above sea level through small villages and waterfalls as well as the continuously changing landscape and colours of the beautiful mountains. Return to your hotel or riad in Marrakech at the end of the day.

    2 hours Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Supplied by Fes Desert Tours

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Cancellation Policy

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