3-Day Best Desert Tour from Fez to Marrakech via Merzouga

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Fes - Ifran - Midelt - Merzouga
6 stops
1
Fez
After an early breakfast at your hotel or riad in Fez, your English speaking driver/guide will pick you up as early as possible, 07h00 AM in wintertime, and 08h00 AM in summer ( that will allow you enough driving time to catch the sunset in Erg Chebbi ).
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Azrou Cedar Forest
Our Fes to Marrakech desert trip will start crossing the plains of Saiss towards the Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas Mountains past Ifran and Azrou. You can spot Barbary apes on the side of the road and stop for some photos.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Midelt
Continue to Midelt, where you will stop for lunch.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
From here, you will carry on crossing the Ziz River.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Merzouga
Continue driving past thousands of sky-scraping palm trees and fortified Kasbahs to Erfoud, then to Merzouga.
Admission ticket free
6
Merzouga Desert
After a quick rest, get ready for a spectacular sunset camel ride across Erg Chebbi dunes. get the chance to admire the long-talked-about color-changing sunset before continuing to your Sahara Desert camp. Freshen up before you get ready for dinner served under the stars while entertained by the local nomads playing their Tam-tam drums.
15 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Merzouga - Rissani - Tinghir - Boumalne Dades
4 stops
7
After an early sunrise camel ride, meet your guide in Merzouga.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
8
Todra River
Today the drive will feature one beautiful scene after another, including the stunning oasis of Tinghir, where you will be able to take a walk along with the Todgha riverbank, visit Berber villages, and learn about the lifestyle of the local inhabitants.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
Continue your walk to the magnificent Todgha Canyons, and treat yourself to a delicious lunch at a local cafe.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
10
Dades Gorges
In the afternoon, drive along the road of the Casbahs to Dades Valley before you arrive at your boutique guest house.
15 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Boumalne Dades - Skoura oasis - Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou - Marrakech
7 stops
11
Boumalne Dades
After breakfast at your hotel in Dades Valley, your English speaking driver/guide will pick you up.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
12
Vallee Des Roses
Drive along the Valley of the Roses to Kalaa Mgouna. You might visit one of the Rosewater cooperatives and learn how the locals prepare rose-scented perfumes based on distilled rose water.
20 minutes • Admission ticket included
13
Ouarzazate
We continue to Ouarzazate past Skoura oasis, famous for its date palm trees, We will make a photo stop in front of the Atlas Studios.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
14
Ait Ben Haddou
Drive to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, where you will have lunch before visiting the Kasbah.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
15
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
Pay a visit to the renowned Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, This UNESCO world heritage site served as a set for various Hollywood movies, fashion, and commercial shootings. The Kasbah is well preserved and consists of various Kasbahs packed together and appearing as a single unit.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
16
Tizi n Tichka
In the afternoon, we begin our descent through the Atlas Mountains past Tizi Ntichka Pass, passing by various Berber villages with houses built with stones and mud. You immediately notice that life here never changed centuries ago !! and most of the locals are shepherds.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
17
Marrakech
We arrive in Marrakech late afternoon, and your driver will take you to your riad or hotel. End of your 3 days Fes to Marrakech desert tour.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Service animals allowed
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Local guides and entrance fees (if any) are not included. You pay for those directly to the suppliers.
• Driving times above do not include stops for sightseeing, photos, lunch, and cafe.
• Winter season pick-ups need to be at 08h00 at the latest to catch the sunset in Merzouga.

Tags

Rating