Tour overview
4 DAYS PRIVATE TRIP FROM MARRAKECH TO FES VIA SAHARA DESERT.
Itinerary: 4 Days private trip from Marrakech to Fes via Sahara Desert.
4 days private trip from Marrakech to Fes via Sahara desert. The advantage of this tour is combining the two Imperial cities Marrakech and Fes. Passing by the High Atlas Mountains, Telouet Kasbah, UNESCO world heritage site Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, have walk-in Todra gorges, two nights in Erg Chebbi desert for exploring and living the real Nomad life, Camel trek experience, Overnight in Berber tent, etc. Eco desert Morocco team have created this itinerary to offer you time in the Sahara desert.
Day 1: MARRAKECH DESERT TOUR – AIT BEN HADDOU – DADES GORGES:
The first days of 4 days private trip from Marrakech to Fes via Desert, Meet you where you stay in Marrakech and drive to Ouarzazate across Tizi n Tichka pass (2260m), over the High Atlas Mountains. Get to the famous Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, the largest Kasbah in Morocco, which by UNESCO classified as a World Heritage site(1960).
Lunch by the Kasbah and continue to Dades Gorge via Ouarzazate, “the Hollywood of Africa”. On, through the “Road of the thousand Kasbahs”- the fascinating “sandcastles”. Stop at Kalaat Mgouna, “the rose’s city. overnight in Dades gorge.
Day 2: DADES VALLEY – TODRA GORGES – MERZOUGA DESERT:
Leave the Dades valley towards Tinghir and the Todra valley. Stop in the panoramic views of the old mud Berber villages overlooking the valley. Get to the Gorge and walk under the 305m where many Rock-climbers come to enjoy their preferred sport.
Continue our Marrakech to Fes desert trip to Tinjdad, and Erfoud, afterward, we leave for the village of Merzouga. Here you will spend your first night in the Riad. Marrakech to Fes desert tour.
Day 3: MERZOUGA DESERT TOUR & CAMEL TREK:
After breakfast, visit the village of the Blacks to experience their music and culture. Then, explore Merzouga Lake, home to flamingos and other birds, and stop at a nomad warehouse for Berber handicrafts.
In the afternoon, take a camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes with an experienced guide. Spend the night under the stars or in a traditional Berber tent, enjoying a delicious dinner at the camp.
Day 4: MERZOUGA DESERT – ZIZ VALLEY – IFRANE – FES.
Wake up early for a beautiful sunrise over the Erg Chebbi dunes, then enjoy a camel ride back to your riad. After breakfast, travel to Fes, passing through the Ziz Gorges, Midelt, and the Cedar Forest, where you can see wild monkeys. Arrive in Fes, ending your 4-day desert tour.
Included
- 4 days / 3 nights excursion from Marrakech to the desert of Merzouga.
- Roundtrip transfer from your accommodation in Marrakech.
- Transportation in comfortable 4×4 with air conditioning and/or heating.
- Driver speaking English.
- Half board: 3 breakfasts and 3 dinners, 2 nights in a hotel in Dades valley/Merzouga, 1 night in desert camp
- Camel ride back and forth in the dunes.
- Sandboarding.
Not Included
- Lunches and drinks.
- Entrances to the monuments.
- Tips and personal expenses.