Shared 3 days tour From Marrakesh to Fes via Merzouga desert

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

Schedule:

Pickup point: from your accommodation

Time of departure: 7:00 AM

Duration: 3 days 2 nights

Highlights of the 3 days trip from Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga Desert:
• Drive across the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi N’Tichka pass
• Visit UNESCO World Heritage site Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou
• Enjoy amazing scenery of the gorges Dades and Todra
• Drive along the Valley of the Roses and the road of 1001 Kasbahs
• Discover the city of Ouarzazate, considered the gate of the Sahara Desert
• Camel trek across the Merzouga Desert
• Spend the night in a Berber desert camp 
• Drive along Ziz Valley
• Drive across an amazing cedar forest and the Middle Atlas Mountains
• Pass by the ski resort of Ifrane (the Switzerland of Morocco) and the Berber village Azrou

What's Included

Camel trek in the Sahara and local Berber guides;
Overnight accommodation during the entire tour;
Pick-up from your accommodation in Marrakech;
Shared Minibus with A/C, fuel, travel taxes and tolls as per itinerary;
Transfer to your accommodation in Fes.
Breakfast and dinner during the entire tour;
Dinner (Optional[3])
Dinner
Accommodation for 1 night in Nomadic tents located in the desert;
Breakfast (Optional[3])
Breakfast
Evening meal and entertainment at the desert camp;
Different stops along the way to see important tourist attractions;
Professional driver;
Flights or other means of travel to and from Morocco;
Extra transfers;
Lunches, snacks and drinks, unless specified;
Personal expenses and souvenirs;
Personal travel and health insurance;
Entrance fees to museums, monuments and other tourist attractions;
Any other items or services not specified as included.

Meeting and pickup

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You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
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Meeting point
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End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 3 days (approximately)
    Day 1

    Marrakech to Dades

    6 stops
  • 1
    Marrakech

    At 7 o'clock in the morning after meeting your driver, you will leave Marrakech from Jamaa El Fnaa squire to reach Ouarzazate crossing the High Atlas Tizi n'Tichka pass (2260m Att)

    Admission ticket free
  • 2
    Tizi n Tichka

    Stop for photography at the top of Atlas mountains Tizi n Tichka, before you continue to Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Ait Ben Haddou

    Ait Ben Haddou is the first major stop today for sightseeing The Berber fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou is a UNESCO listed landmark and is also known as a set for major Hollywood epics, here are a few of movies that used the village for shooting: the Kingdom of Heaven, Lawrence of Arabia, and Gladiator. Cross the river separating the Kasbah from the main road and explore the village at leisure.

    2 hours • Admission ticket free
  • 4
    Ouarzazate

    Photography Stope view of Atlas studios.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 5
    El Kelaa M'gouna

    Short break for photography and view of roses valley rose picking begins in April and 3 days festival in the first week in May, cosmetics product made by roses oil are available in the associations.

    30 minutes • Admission ticket free
  • 6
    Boumalne Dades

    Overnight in DADES half-board private room

    12 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 2

    Boumalne Dades to merzouga

    3 stops
  • 7
    Discover Todra Gorge with Locals - Tourist Information & Experience Center

    In the morning after breakfast, departure to visit the gorges and the grove of Todgha.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
  • 8
    Erfoud

    We continue our desert road to Erfoud (the capital of fossils) via Tinejdad (Berber villages). After the continuation of our adventure in the impressive dunes of (Erg Chebbi) Merzouga

    Admission ticket free
  • 9
    Merzouga

    We will leave the vehicle for a camel ride in the middle of the dunes. You will spend the night in the nomad tents in the big dunes and enjoy the silence between the stars. Dinner and overnight at the bivouac.

    12 hours • Admission ticket free
    • Day 3

    Merzouga to Fes

    4 stops
  • 10
    Merzouga Desert

    Admire the sunrise and ride the camel to the camp lodge to enjoy an early breakfast.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 11
    Maison Tafilalet

    To get to the Ziz valley, cross the Tafilalet palm forest and the town of Rissani.

    Admission ticket free
  • 12
    Azrou Cedar Forest

    If you have the opportunity, you can meet Maggots monkeys in the cedar forest between Azrou and Ifrane.

    1 hour • Admission ticket free
  • 13
    Fez

    Meet in Fez, Morocco's cultural capital, in the early evening. - Drop off at your accommodation or the nearest accessible location. - Service ends in Fes.

    Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Not recommended for children under 5 years old
  • Good walking shoes, sunscreen and sunglasses are recommended
Supplied by esprit d'aventure marrakech

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