Marrakech to Fez via Merzouga Desert 3-Days Shared Group Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Marrakech - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Skoura - Dades Gorges - Todra Gorges
6 stops
1
Marrakech
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel or the closest accessible point for the car at 8:00 a.m., and you will begin your three-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes by heading to the Dades Gorges across the Tizi-n-Tichka pass of the high Atlas Mountains at an altitude of 2,260 meters, with expansive views of the mountains, to the traditional High Atlas Berber villages.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
2
Ait Ben Haddou
The next stop is the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait benhaddou, which has been used as a setting for several films, including "Gladiator," "Lawrence of Arabia," and various scenes from the popular television series "Game of Thrones." At one of the eateries at the slopes of the Kasbahs, we will have lunch.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
3
Ouarzazate
After lunch, we will travel to Ouarzazate, where we will have the opportunity to see the Atlas Studios and Taourirt Kasbah, before continuing to the Dades gorges.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
4
Skoura M'Daz
We drive through the huge palm-groves of Skoura and the rose valley 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 ).
1 hour • Admission ticket free
5
Dades Gorges
Taking a detour from the main road, we will travel up the valley of Dades, stopping a few times to see the valley's breathtaking scenery and a peculiar rock formation known as "The monkey feet"
1 hour • Admission ticket free
6
Discover Todra Gorge with Locals - Tourist Information & Experience Center
We reach Todra Gorges. In our hotel, we shall spend the night.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Todra Gorge - Erfoud - Erg chebbi dunes in Merzouga
3 stops
7
Discover Todra Gorge with Locals - Tourist Information & Experience Center
After breakfast, we will spend some time exploring the Todra gorges to reach the enormous cliffs, where you may have a brief stroll to properly appreciate the grandeur of the area before continuing our journey south.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
8
Erfoud
Berber communities dot the route, including Tinjdad, Jorf, and Erfoud, where you can sense the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet and its vast desert plateaus.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
9
Merzouga
nce you arrive in Merzouga, a small off-road transports you to the edge of the golden sand dunes, where camels are waiting for you. You will experience feeding camels in Sahara. As a part of the tour you will feed up local camel.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Merzouga - Erfoud - Errachidia - Midelt - Cedar Forest - Fes
5 stops
10
Merzouga
To view the spectacular sunrise from the dunes, it is suggested to rise early in the morning. You will enjoy breakfast in the camp, pack, and leave the dunes behind via camel or 4x4 after breakfast.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
11
Midelt
Over the High Atlas Mountains, you will return to asphalt roads and go north to Fez. We will pass through Erfoud, Errachidia, and Midelt en route.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
12
Azrou
Before arriving in Fez, we will stop for lunch and photographs of wild monkeys in the Cedar forests of Azrou.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
13
Ifrane
Explore Ifrane ski resort before we reach Fes city.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
14
Fez
Drop off at your local hotel or riad.
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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