3-Day Private Sahara Desert Tour from Fes to Merzouga and Marrakech

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
FES - IFRANE – AZROU - MIDELT - ZIZ VALLEY - ERFOUD - MERZOUGA DESERT
5 stops
1
Tizi n Tichka
We plan a private three-day vacation from Fes to Marrakech, and today we will pick you up from your hotel in Fes very early and travel towards the south of Morocco. Mystical and mystical Fes is a magnificent Moroccan city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to the world's oldest and biggest medina.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
2
Ifrane
You will make a stop at Ifrane, Morocco's "Switzerland," to enjoy its splendor and take memorable images. We explore Ifrane, located in Morocco's Middle Atlas area between Fez and Marrakech, which is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. The Ifrane National Park is home to the world's biggest cedar forest. The local Barbary macaque population in Ifrane is accustomed to human visitors, so you will be able to observe the monkeys up close. The macaques wander in groups of 10-30 people and are plentiful throughout the park.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
3
Azrou
We travel to Azrou, located at 1250 meters above sea level, Azrou is a haven of peace and tranquility with its picturesque small medina and traditional souk. Troops of wild Barbary Apes may be seen near the village of Azrou, Morocco, which is located in the Middle Atlas Mountains and surrounded by a cedar forest.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Midelt
Continuing on to Midelt for a restaurant lunch. In the afternoon, we will cross the TIZI N TALGHAMT pass to Errachidia, savoring the views of the Ziz gorges. Situated in the central Morocco between the Middle Atlas and High Atlas mountain ranges, Midelt .
2 hours • Admission ticket free
5
Merzouga
We continue on to Erg Chebbi Dunes, passing through Aoufous and Erfoud (the latter is famed for fossils and dates), where you may like to visit a local fossil craft workshop. Following that, you will proceed to the enthralling dunes of Erg Chebbi, popularly known as Merzouga Dunes. Arrive at the hotel and prepare for an hour and a half camel trip to see the sunset. You will go to the camp on the back of your dromedary and spend the night in a typical nomad tent. Dinner and a night in a bivouac in the heart of the sand dunes. Morocco trip from Fes will resume after breakfast the next day.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
MERZOUGA ERG CHEBBI DUNES - ERFOUD - TINEJDAD - TODRA GORGES - DADES GORGES
3 stops
6
Merzouga
Get up early in the morning to see the sunrise from the top of a dune in the Sahara Desert, then have breakfast. After these lovely moments, you'll ride your camel back to the hotel and have a shower. We set off for Tineghir, going through Erfoud and Tinejdad.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Discover Todra Gorge with Locals - Tourist Information & Experience Center
We discover the best of Todra. The Todra Gorges are a series of deep-sided gorges cut out of the eastern side of Morocco's High Atlas mountains by fast-flowing rivers on their way down to the coastal lowlands. Snaking routes travel through these high limestone wadis, which provide amazing desert vistas and dramatic cliff-like topography, and are interspersed with traditional Berber communities.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
8
Dades Gorges
Then we discover Dades valley. A curving stretch of road called by locals the "Road of a Thousand Kasbahs" leads to the famed Dades Gorge in Morocco's gorgeous landscape. Arrive in Boumalne du Dades or Kalaa M'gouna, where we'll halt for a panoramic view of the Dades Valley. Dinner and an overnight stay at the hotel
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
DADES - KELAA M’GOUNA - OUARZAZATE - AIT BENHADDOU - MARRAKECH
4 stops
9
El Kelaa M'gouna
The tour from Fes continues today, and after breakfast at the hotel, we travel for Ouarzazate via Skoura., We visit Kelaat M'Gouna, also known as El-Kelaa, is home to the country's largest rose water and rose oil manufacturers
1 hour • Admission ticket free
10
Ouarzazate
Stopping for a panoramic view of the kasbah of Taourirt then another photo stop near the atlas film studios. Discover Hollywood Morocco Ouarzazate, a starting point for excursions to the Great South of Morocco, and an authentic movie set. A city of palm trees, sandy streets and blocky, fort-like buildings, this is the Morocco seen in a hundred movies.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Ait Ben Haddou
After that you will visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou and stop for lunch in a local restaurant in the village. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, Aït Benhaddou was once a major stop along the caravan route between Marrakech and the Sahara. Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah is a fortified settlement. Since 1987, a superb example of Moroccan earthen clay building has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
12
Marrakech
In the Afternoon we will drive to Marrakech over the mountains of high Atlas passing through the Tizi N’tichka pass (2260 m in altitude). Drop off in Marrakech. Founded almost a thousand years ago, Marrakech is one of the great cities of the Maghreb. The name Marrakech originates from the Amazigh (Berber) words amur (n) kush, which means "Land of God." It is the third largest city in Morocco. That’s the end of our Fes Sahara tour to Fes.
3 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Service animals allowed
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Wheelchair accessible

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