Fes: Best Fez to Marrakech via Merzouga Desert Dunes, 3 Days Tour

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Fes - Azrou (Cedar forest) - Midelt - Erfoud - Merzouga⌄

   Our start will be from Fes the Medina, where our team will pick you up from your Hotel or in a meeting point.

   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.

   Halfway, you will stop for lunch in the town of Midelt, famous for its fossils and rocks, then continue towards Merzouga in the road.

   The departure of your Fes to Marrakech desert tour will start from your accommodation around 8 Am. The trip to Erg Chebbi sand dunes will last 8 hours in which we will see the Middle Atlas Mountains and some Berber villages. We will stop in some cities like Ifrane known as Switzerland city of Morocco. Then drive to Azrou to enjoy many astonishing places, beautiful nature, snowy mountains, cute monkeys, amazing views, and stunning zig-zag roads. The lunch will be served in Midelt famous for the production of apple fruits, It's located between two main Mountains chains. and then we will keep going through the Ziz valley that's known for the production of high-quality dates in Morocco. We will stop at a beautiful and breathtaking view of the stunning & giant palm tree oasis. After that, we will arrive at Merzouga Erg Chebbi where we will ride camels to the middle of the magical Sahara desert dunes before dark to enjoy the sunset and overnight in Nomadic desert camp.

   Meals: Dinner

   Overnight: You will spend the night in a nomad tent at Merzouga desert camp

2. 2Merzouga - Todra Gorges - Dades Gorges or Kelaat Mgouna⌄

   Today after an early breakfast and camel ride to the camp lodge, we will start our journey to Dades Gorges from Merzouga desert,

   We will have a guided visit to Todgha Gorges

   We will stop for photography in Boumalne Dades then we will continue to reach Dades Roses Valley,

   In the afternoon, drive along the road of the Kasbahs to Dades Valley before you arrive at your boutique guest house. Dinner and overnight in Kelaat Mgouna Dades Valley or Ouarzazate, depending on availability.

   Meals: Breakfast · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight in Dades Valley or Ouarzazate

3. 3Dades Valley - Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah - Marrakech⌄

   After breakfast, drive along the Valley of the Roses to Kalaa Mgouna,

   Here you might choose to visit one of the Rosewater cooperatives and learn how the locals prepare rose-scented perfumes based on distilled rose water.

   We continue to Ouarzazate past Skoura oasis famous for its date palm trees,

   At Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou where you will have lunch, before a visit to the Kasbah, a UNESCO world heritage site, that has been used as a set for various Hollywood movies, fashion, and commercial shooting. The Kasbah is well preserved and consisted of various Kasbahs packed together and appears as a single unit.

   In the afternoon, we begin our descent through the Atlas Mountains photography stop in Tizi Ntichka Pass then passing by various Berber villages with houses built with stones and mud.

   We arrive in Marrakech late afternoon and your driver will take you to your riad or hotel. End of your Fes to Marrakech desert tour.

   Meals: Breakfast