From Marrakech To Fez : Best Desert Adventure 3-Day

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Marrakech - High Atlas Mountains - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Dades (330km)
5 stops
1
High Atlas Mountains
Your driver will pick you up at 08:00 am from your hotel or the closest accessible point for the car, and you will start your 3 days desert tour from Marrakech to Fes heading to the Dades Gorges across the Tizi-n-Tichka pass of the high Atlas Mountains with an altitude of 2260m, with far-reaching views across the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber villages.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
2
Ait Ben Haddou
Then you continue to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait benhaddou, a site used by many film makers as a backdrop for their works, such as the "Gladiator", "Lawrence of Arabia" and some shots of the famous TV series "Game of Thrones". We will have lunch at one of the restaurants at the foothills of the Kasbahs.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Ouarzazate
After lunch we will drive to Ouarzazate with option to visit the Atlas Studios and Taourirt Kasbah there,
20 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Boumalne Dades
we continue to Dades gorges through the vast palm-groves of Skoura and the rose valley stretching along the M'Goun river ( the rose of Damascena was brought to Morocco centuries ago by a berber merchant from Damascus, hence the name, they blossom between April and mid-May ). Taking a detour form the main road, we will drive up the valley of Dades to reach our hotel with a couple of stops to enjoy the beautiful views of the valley and a bizarre rock formation called "The monkey feet" .
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Tinghir
We will spend the night in our hotel in Tinghir.
16 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Tinghir - Todra Gorge - Erfoud -Risani - Erg chebbi dunes in Merzouga. (304km)
4 stops
6
Todra River
Taking another small detour from the main road, we will head up the Todra gorges for a while to reach the immense cliffs, where you can enjoy a short walk to fully take in the beauty of the place
1 hour • Admission ticket free
7
continuing our drive south .Berber villages are scattered along the way, Tinjdad, Jorf and Erfoud in which you can feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet and its immense arid plateaus.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
8
Merzouga
Once you arrive to Merzouga, a small off-road takes you to the edge of the golden dunes where camels are waiting for you, the luggage will be loaded in an 4x4 car and transported to the camp, and you can enjoy a beautiful camel ride over the sand dunes and watch a majestic desert sunset on your way to the camp.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
Merzouga
After reaching your destination, you will be greeted with tea and smiles. You will be shown to your beautiful comfortable private tents equipped with ensuite bathrooms and showers to relax and settle before dinner time. After a delicious meal, fire will be lit and a festive ambiance takes over with musical plays by the staff and cameleers under the starry night of the desert !
16 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Merzouga - Erfoud - Errachidia - Midelt - Cedar Forest ( monkeys) - Fes. (532km)
3 stops
10
An early morning wake up is recommended to witness the amazing sunrise from the dunes,An early morning wake up is recommended to witness the amazing sunrise from the dunes. you will have breakfast in the camp, pack and go back either on camels or by 4x4 leaving the dunes behind. Back on the asphalt roads, you will head north towards Fez via the High Atlas Mountains.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Midelt
On the way, we will drive through Erfoud, Errachidia and Midelt. We'll stop for lunch and pictures of wild monkeys on the Cedar forests of Azrou before arriving to Fez. Drop you off at your accommodation.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
12
Fez
arriving to Fez. Drop you off at your accommodation.
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Specialized infant seats are available

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