4 Days Sahara Desert tours from Marrakech to Fes

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Marrakech - high Atlas - UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Hddou - Ouarzazate.
2 stops
1
Ait Ben Haddou
The site of the ksar has been fortified since the 11th century during the Almoravid period.[2][3] None of the current buildings are believed to date from before the 17th century, but they were likely built with the same construction methods and designs as had been used for centuries before.[1] The site's strategic importance was due to its location in the Ounila Valley along one of the main trans-Saharan trade routes.[1] The Tizi n'Tichka pass, which was reached via this route, was one of the few routes across the Atlas Mountains, crossing between Marrakech and the Dra'a Valley on the edge of the Sahara.[3][1] Other kasbahs and ksour were located all along this route, such as the nearby Tamdaght to the north.[2] Today, the ksar itself is only sparsely inhabited by several families.[3] The depopulation over time is a result of the valley's loss of strategic importance in the 20th century.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
2
Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate is a city south of Morocco’s High Atlas mountains, known as a gateway to the Sahara Desert. Its huge Taourirt Kasbah, home to a 19th-century palace, has views over the rugged local landscape, which features in several movies. Northwest is the fortified red-earth city of Aït Ben Haddou. Northeast is the rocky Todra Gorge. A road winds southeast through the Draa Valley’s lush palm groves to the desert
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Ouarzazate -Roses Valley - Todra Gorges - Merzouga desert
1 stop
3
Discover Todra Gorge with Locals - Tourist Information & Experience Center
The Todgha Gorges (Berber languages: ⵜⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵜⵓⴷⵖⴰ; Arabic: مضيق تودغا‌‎) are a series of limestone river canyons, or wadi, in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir.[1] Both the Todgha and neighbouring Dades Rivers are responsible for carving out these deep cliff-sided canyons, on their final 40 kilometres (25 mi) through the mountains. The height of the canyon walls can vary, but in some places can be up to 400 metres (1,312 ft) high
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Merzouga - Erg Chebbi - Visite nomade family - Khamlia Village
2 stops
4
Erg Chebbi
In places, the dunes of Erg Chebbi rise up to 150 meters from the surrounding hamada (rocky desert) and altogether it spans an area of 28 kilometers from north to south and up to 5–7 kilometers from east to west lining the Algerian border.[1] The nearest sizable town is Erfoud, about 60 kilometers further north. One other city is Rissani, around 40 kilometers from Merzouga. Rissani was the site of a kingdom known as Sijilmassa, which became prosperous from the 8th to the 14th century due to its control of the caravan routes. Although rainfall is not very common,[2] in 2006 flooding adjacent to the dunes destroyed many buildings and killed three people.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
5
Khamlia is a small village located on the edge of sand dunes of Erg Chebbi in southeast Morocco near the Algerian border. The village is also called the southern gateway to the Sahara, which begins in Algeria. About 7 km from Khamlia is the larger village of Merzouga
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Merzouga desert - Erfoud- Midelt –Azrou – Ifran
1 stop
6
Ifrane
Ifrane is a town in Morocco’s Middle Atlas Mountains. It’s known for its alpine-style architecture and nearby ski slopes and forests. A stone statue of a lion near leafy Parc la Prairie is a well-known landmark. Just outside town, Ain Vittel is a spring with several waterfalls. To the west, Ifrane National Park, with its Atlas cedar forests, is home to rare Barbary macaques
1 hour • Admission ticket free

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• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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