3 Days Private Luxury Tour Merzouga Desert from Fez to Marrakech

5.0 (3 reviews) Fez, Morocco
Duration3 days
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Overview

Discover this amazing 3-day/2-night Merzouga Desert tour. Start from your hotel in comfortable, air-conditioned minivan or car. Have this wonderful opportunity to cross the Middle Atlas Mountains and explore amazing place like Ifrane, known as little Switzerland, berber village Azrou located in cedar forest, where you can meet wild monkeys and other places like Ziz Valley and Erfoud to explore the fossils and oasis with palm trees.
Reach Erg Chebbi dunes and have adventurous ride with 4x4 jeep. Enjoy your stay in luxury camp and hop for a tour with camels to watch the sunset. In the evening, join the group for a delicious dinner, berber music and a wood fire and discover a breathtaking views of the stars. Spectacular desert sunrise and nice breakfast for a good start of the day. Continue your way to Marrakech and explore amazing valleys, gorges and berber villages. Continue this caravan route to see fortified village Aït Benhaddou and film studio in Ouarzazate. Have a great tour.

What's included

  • Private transportation
  • Local guide in Rissani
  • Bottled water
  • Professional English and French speaking driver
  • Dinner
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Breakfast
  • Local guide in Ouarzazate
  • Lunch

What to expect

Day 1: FES – AZROU – MIDELT – ERFOUD – RISSANI – MERZOUGA
  1. Fez
    5h
    We will pick you up from your hotel and leave for Merzouga crossing the Middle Atlas and its cedar forests,
    This mountain range stretches 350 kilometers from the southwest to the northeast of Morocco.
  2. Ifrane
    20m
    Ifrane is a city and urban commune in Morocco located in the Middle Atlas, at an altitude of 1,650 meters.
    Ifrane is nicknamed Little Switzerland because of the architecture, its climate, its landscapes, and the most exclusive ski destination in the country.
  3. Cedre Gouraud Forest
    20m
    Famous cedar grove, barbary macaques, and wonderful butterflies, the surroundings make a favorite summer attraction for city dwellers, hikers and picnickers from large neighboring towns .
  4. Midelt
    1h
    Stop for a lunch in berber restaurant.
  5. 30m
    The Ziz valley is home to hundreds of kasbah's and ksar which is interesting to explore. Also enjoy panoramic view over Ziz river.
  6. Erfoud
    15m
    Erfoud is an oasis town in the Sahara Desert, in the Drâa-Tafilalet region, eastern Morocco. It belongs to ait atta tribe.
  7. Merzouga
    6h
    Enjoy your ride with 4x4 to desert camp. Leave your luggage and go for a camel ride in desert dunes and enjoy beautiful sunset.
Day 2: Merzouga – Rissani – Gorges du Todgha – Rose Valley – Dades Valley
  1. Merzouga Desert
    3h
    Today we will wake up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise and breakfekfast before returning by camel to the village of Merzouga.
  2. Rissani
    1h
    Meet a local guide and visit berber market. Rissani is a town in Errachidia Province in eastern Morocco, located near Erfoud. It is the closest town of significant size to the Erg Chebbi, the largest sand desert in Morocco. Alo we will visit Moulay Ali Cherif Mausoleum.
  3. 2h
    The Todgha Gorges are a series of limestone river canyons, or wadis, located in the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, near the town of Tinerhir. The neighboring Todgha and Dadès rivers are responsible for carving these deep cliffside canyons during their last 40 kilometers through the mountains. Visit vamouse carpet family and enjoy deliciouse lunch in local restaurant.
  4. Valley of the Roses
    20m
    The Valley of Roses sits at the foot of the High Atlas Mountains in Morocco, where the mountains meet the Dadès Valley. It is irrigated by the Asif M’Goun river and its main village is Kelaat M’Gouna where rose cultivation takes place
  5. 30m
    Boumalne Dades is located in the Dadès Valley, a region home to some of the most picturesque landscapes in Morocco. The Dades River creates an agricultural oasis, and includes the country's famous Valley of Roses known for its centuries of rose oil and rose water production.
  6. Ouarzazate
    5h
    Continue your way to luxury hotel in Ouarzazate or Boumalne Dades. Relax by the pool and join others for lovely dinner and some animation.
Day 3: Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou- Tizi N’tichka Pass- Marrakech
  1. Ouarzazate
    30m
    Ouarzazate is a city located south of the Moroccan High Atlas Mountains, known as the gateway to the Sahara Desert. Its immense Taourirt kasbah, home to a 19th-century palace, offers views of the rugged local landscape, featured in several films. To the northwest is the fortified red-earth city of Aït Ben Haddou. To the northeast are the rocky Todra gorges. A road winds southeast through the lush palm groves of the Draa Valley into the desert
  2. 1h · Admission ticket not included
    Visit film studio where some famouse movies where shot like: Lawrence of Arabia, Gladiator, Babel, The Passion of the Christ, Kingdom of Heaven, Prince of Persia.
  3. 40m
    Kasbah Taourirt is a historic fortified residence complex. According to oral traditions, the kasbah was first built in the 17th century by the Imzwarn, a powerful local family.[1] More certainly, however, the kasbah was taken over and expanded by the Glaoui family in the 19th century.
  4. Ait Ben Haddou
    1h
    The ksar, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, is a traditional pre-Saharan habitat. The houses are grouped inside the defensive walls reinforced by corner towers. Aït-Ben-Haddou, in the province of Ouarzazate, is a spectacular example of southern Moroccan architecture
  5. 20m
    Tizi n'Tichka is a mountain pass in Morocco, running southeast from Marrakech to the town of Ouarzazat via the High Atlas Mountains. Continue your way to Marrakech

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We pick up clients from their accommodation or any other meeting point requested.

Additional information

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This tour does not include a professional tour guide

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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