3-Days real Adventure Fes to Marrakech via Desert(Budget-luxury)

4.8 (248 reviews) Fez, Morocco
Duration3 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesArabic, English, French, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 17 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Take this 3-day, 2-night trip from Fez to Marrakech and venture through the desert. See the Middle Atlas Mountains, see the monkeys frolic in the Cedar forest, and observe the Ziz Oasis. Explore the Todra gorge, Dades Valley, and the Kasbahs of Skoura with your small-group of no more than 8 travelers. Spend your nights in a desert camp as well as a local hotel with provided breakfasts and dinners.

Options

Private Standard Tent & Room

Private Tent + Hotel : 1st night: Private Standard tent with ensuite bathroom
2nd night: Hotel la Perle du Sud or Similar in Ouarzazate
Shared Group Tour : Tour with Professional knowledgeable driver
Duration: 3 days
2 Dinners & 2 Breakfasts: Vegetarian option available
Minibus with Air Conditioning
Professional Driver
Pickup included

Shared Tent/Room-4 People Max

Shared Standard Acommondation : 1st Night: Shared Tent up to 4 people with private bathroom
2nd night: Shared Room at Hôtel Perle du sud (or similar)

Camp Activities: Camel Ride over dunes
Sandboarding: this activity is upon request from staff at the camp
Live Berber Sahraoui Music
Shared Group Tour
Duration: 3 days
2 Breakfasts & 2 Dinners : Vegetarian Option Available
From Fes To Marrakech : First night in a Desert Camp of Erg Chebbi
Second night in a Hotel in Ourzazate
Minibus with AC
Pickup and drop off : Hotel pickup from Fes
Drop off in Marrakech in your Hotel or a close point to your acommondation
Pickup included

Luxury Tent with AC & 3* Hotel

Luxury Tent with AC & 3* Hotel: Private Luxury tent with AC/Heating & Private ensuite bathroom
La Perle Du Sud (or similar)
Shared Group Tour
Duration: 3 days
2 Dinners & 2 breakfasts: 2 Dinners & 2 breakfasts per person
Vegetarian option available
Fes to Marrakech with stops
Minibus with AC
Professional Driver
Pickup included

Luxury Tent with AC & Room

Luxury Accommodations: 1st Night: Private Luxury Tent With Ensuite Bathroom& Air Conditioning
2nd Night: Ksar Ben Youssef (or similar) in Ouarzazate
Local Guides : Local Guide in Rissani
Local Guide in Ait ben hadou

Group Tour : Group up to 17 People

Duration: 3 days
Dinner & Breakfast : 2 Dinners & 2 Breakfasts
Vegetarian option available
Fes To Marrakech Via Merzouga : Fes To Marrakech via Atlas Montains ceder forest, Sahara Desert ,valleys, Atlas Studio, Ait ben Haddou Kasbah

Minibus / MiniVan : Comfortable transport with Air conditioning
Minivan or Minibus depending on the group size
Profesional Driver : Hotel Pickup is available if accessible by vehicle
Pickup included

What's included

  • Camel ride Over the dunes
  • Air-conditioned minibus
  • Dinner
  • All Applications
  • Breakfast
  • Professional Driver
  • Sandboarding(upon request)
  • Live Berber Sahraoui Music around the campfire
  • 2 nights accommodations
  • Lunch and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Monument Entrance fees

What to expect

Day 1: Fes to Merzouga
  1. Medina of Fez
    Pass by
    Our start will be from Fes the Medina, where our team will pick you up from your Hotel.
  2. Ifrane
    Pass by
    We will begin our journey from Fes by passing through Ifrane, a winter ski resort built by the French in the 1930s to resemble a Swiss village.
  3. Azrou Cedar Forest
    Pass by
    Continue passing through the cedars forest in Azrou where you will see the monkeys then drive across the Middle Atlas Mountains. Most of the day will be spent winding your way through the beautiful forests, springs, jagged rock faces, and Berber villages as you cross the Atlas Mountains and begin to descend towards the Sahara Desert.
  4. Midelt
    1h
    Halfway, you will stop for lunch in the town of Midelt, famous for its fossils and rocks, then continue towards Merzouga in the road.
  5. Merzouga
    7h
    Stop to get a panoramic view of a huge oasis of the palm trees and reach to Merzouga in the afternoon. After having some mint tea, the guide and camels will be waiting to carry you across the sandy dunes of the erg-Chebbi. Enjoy the beauty of the sunset on the camel and after 1-hour, you will reach to the desert camp to spend the night in a Berber tent. At your desert shelter, your camels are hobbled and mint tea is served. After a wonderful dinner, watch the stars until you fall asleep.
Day 2: Merzouga to Gorges or Ouarzazate
  1. Ouarzazate
    4h
    After a delicious breakfast, depart for Ouarzazate, and travel the rugged Road of a Thousand Kasbahs that rise up like turreted sand castles along this ancient caravan trading route. This area has long been a popular location for Hollywood films such as The Last Temptation of Christ, Jewel of the Nile, and most recently Hideous Kinky. The central region is one of the most exciting and romantic destinations of Morocco nestled along rich river valleys, palmeries, and burnished mud-brick homes ablaze in vibrant color under the shelter of the blue desert sky
  2. Dades Gorges
    3h · Admission ticket not included
    Stop for lunch and walk into the Todra gorge. Travel through the Dadès Valley past dramatic escarpments and have a late dinner at your hotel in the Gorges or in Ouarzazate.
Day 3: Ouarzazate to Marrakech
  1. Ouarzazate
    3h
    Enjoy breakfast, then visit the town of Ouarzazate, including the Kasbah of Taourirt and the Atlas Studios movie studios, (there is a fee of 8 € per person)the largest and most famous of all Africa. Next, stop in ait ben Haddou where you will arrive in time of lunch. Here, you may visit the famous Kasbah, declared UNESCO World Heritage and which was the scene of films like The Gladiator, Babel, and Lawrence of Arabia
  2. Tizi n Tichka
    2h
    Pass through the High Atlas and the Tizi-n-Tichka pass, along a road that climbs from the plains up to 2260m above sea level through small villages and waterfalls as well as the continuously changing landscape and colours of the beautiful mountains. Return to your hotel or riad in Marrakech at the end of the day.

Additional information

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Cancellation policy

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

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