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LanguagesEnglish, French, Spanish
Group sizeUp to 17 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below
Overview
Marrakech and Fes are the major cities everyone visiting Morocco can’t miss. Combining the Sahara desert with Fes and Marrakech will make your Morocco desert tour as rich as it can be. For that reason, and with increasing enquiries, we decided to suggest a Marrakech to Fes desert trip for you to take advantage of and combine the Sahara desert with the two amazing cities of Marrakech and Fes.
What's included
Sunset camel ride in Erg Chebbi
Private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver speaking English
Pick up from your hotel/riad in Marrakech and drop off in your hotel/riad in Fez
Dinner
Breakfast
Accommodation in Tinghir and Merzouga bivouac / Upgrade to a deluxe camp ( €70 per person )
Lunch and drinks from 2 to 10 euro / Entrance fees 1 to 5 euro, local guide 3 euro
What to expect
Day 1: Marrakech – Atlas Mountain – Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley (7 HOURS)
Marrakech
10m
Your Marrakech to Fes Morocco Desert Trip will depart from your hotel or riad at 07h30 AM
30m
We will drive through Tizi Ntichka pass and the high Atlas Mountains. Numerous stops will be made along the way.
Ait Ben Haddou
1h
Visit the UNESCO world heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, which was also served as a set for various Hollywood blockbusters.
Ouarzazate
1h
We continue to Ouarzazate for lunch ( At leisure ).
Boumalne Dades
8h
In the afternoon, we drive to the oasis of Skoura and visit one of the best-preserved Kasbahs in Morocco: Amridil. From here we continue to Kalaa Mgrouna via the Valley of the Roses before we reach our boutique guest house located in Dades Valley. Dinner and overnight.
Day 2: Dades Valley – Tinghir – Rissani – Merzouga (4 HOURS)
Boumalne Dades
1h
After breakfast, today’s journey will start by driving along the road of 1001 Kasbahs to Tinghir oasis.
Tinerhir
2h
You will be enjoying the amazing scenery along the way of the remaining fortified villages that were hosting the caravan roads until the early 2Oth century.
Upon arrival at Tinghir, which was a military post during the French occupation, we will deviate from a secondary road to the oasis. Feel free to walk next to the stream and watch the locals farming and herding their cattle. Your walk will end at one of the magnificent scenes of your tour: Todgha Gorges
Rissani
30m
We continue early in the afternoon to Rissani, famous for its dates market, and being a starting point of the ancient trading caravans crossing the Sahara desert to Tombouctou. After a quick stop, we will continue to Merzouga driving through some rocky desert landscape.
Merzouga Desert
8h · Admission ticket not included
Mid-afternoon, we will cross some rocky terrain all the way to Merzouga, where our camel caravan will be waiting for you. Enjoy a camel ride over Erg Chebbi dunes to watch an amazing sunset, before we return to our Sahara desert camp.
Enjoy dinner under the stars while entertained by our local nomad's hosts playing their drums all night. Overnight at your Sahara desert camp.
Day 3: Merzouga – Midelt – Ifran – Fes (8 HOURS)
Merzouga Desert
2h · Admission ticket not included
After an early wake up to enjoy an amazing sunrise camel trek over the dunes of Erg Chebbi, we will reach the camp operator's lodge in Merzouga for breakfast and shower ( If you choose to upgrade to the luxury camp, breakfast will be served at the camp, and showers are available at your tent).
Midelt
1h
We carry on our journey to Midelt where we will have lunch at leisure.
Ifrane
1h
We will keep driving across the Middle Atlas Mountains with its Cedar Forests and Berber towns of Imouzzar and Ifran, which are both famous as winter ski resorts for Moroccans.
Your driver might spot some Barbary apes on the way and seize the opportunity to take some pictures.
Fez-Meknes
Pass by
We arrive at Fes late in the afternoon. Your Morocco desert tour from Marrakech to Fes will end with a drop off at your Fez hotel or riad.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Write us the address of your hotel or riad and we will pick you up from it.
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
