The 4 days desert tour from Marrakech to Fes is an awesome option to travel between the two imperial cities while exploring the country’s deep south. The 3 overnights allow for more time exploring the sites and less time in the car. Apart from the night stay in the desert and the camel ride, you get to visit so many beautiful places and fascinating scenery: The valley of Telouet, Ait Benhaddou village, Ouarzazate, Valley of roses, Dades valley, Todra gorges, the cedar forest and its playful monkeys, Ifrane town and so much more…
Your 4 days Marrakech to Fes desert tour begins in the morning towards the Erg Chebbi Merzouga desert. We will cross the High Atlas Mountains, passing through some Kasbahs, the Atlas Berber villages, as we continue driving on the Mountains. After a few hours of touring the Atlas Mountains, we will reach Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, which is a popular World Heritage site. You will enjoy a well-served lunch near the Kasbah before we continue driving towards Ouarzazate (Hollywood of Africa). At Ouarzazate, the Taourirt Kasbah and Atlas studios where several movies were shot such as Game of Thrones and much more. We will then drive towards Skoura, and Roses Valley. At the end of the day, we will go to spend our night at Dades valley.
Dinner and overnight
Departure will be after breakfast to visit Dades gorges, taking the road of 1000 kasbahs drives around the colorful Berber villages of the Dades valley. to get to Tineghir with its beautiful palm grove. We will continue to the Gorge of Todgha, where we will go on a trek along the canyons of about 300 m high, a preferred place for mountain climbers. Afterward, we will head to Erg Chebbi dunes in the Merzouga Sahara desert, and you will have time for lunch on our way. Overnight in the Hotel in a peaceful setting at the foothills of Erg Chebbi Sahara dunes.
Today we will explore the desert region and the marvel of the Erg Chebbi desert dunes. We will make a circuit of the desert dunes where you will have the opportunity to see the nomad’s way of life and the amazing changing contrasts of the desert. We will visit the village of Khamlia to see the Gnawa musicians. We will have a traditional Berber pizza for lunch in the ancient capital of Rissani. We will ride the camels in the afternoon to see the sunset over the dunes and spend the night in the desert camp. We will have a traditional tagine dinner, drink delicious mint tea, and listen to traditional Berber music while watching the stars and the rising moon in the amazing Sahara desert camp.
Wake early and climb the sand dunes to watch the beautiful sunrise. Pack-up the camels and trek back to duneline, where you will shower and breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Fez passing through Ziz Valley in Errachidia, Midelt. Stop for lunch in Midelt before we continue to Azrou to see barbary macaque and cedar forest. Afterwards we will continue to Fez via ifrane. Our guide will make sure you reach your chosen Riad or Hotel..
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Participants | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8-10 | 11-13 | 14-17 |
Price per person | 560€ | 460€ | 370€ | 330€ | 270€ | 260€ | 250€ | 200€ | 190€ |
Marrakech to Merzouga distance is 560 Km. However, it will be split in two on the in with a night in Dades Valley. On the way back, you will spend the day driving to Marrakech.
Yes, they are. Your room in Dades Valley hotel will have private ensuite bathrooms.
It is roughly 1 hour for sunset and another hour for sunrise the following day. Time depends on season, Day light saving time, and sunset/sunrise time.
You can. a 4×4 will be offered to transfer you from Merzouga lodge to Erg Chebbi desert camp for an extra fee of 30 Euros ( Included in luxury tent option )
There will be a few sand boards available at the camp operator’s lodge to use at leisure ( Availability not guaranteed ). You can ask for one to take to the camp with you. They are free of charge
EXCELLENT Based on 744 reviews Matt Q2021-11-06Verified Good tour of the start of the Sahara Very good tour to the desert. The guides were very helpful and pointed out all the places of interest. A great way to see the east of Morocco and the start of the Sahara desert Pearl S2021-11-06Verified Amazing place to explore!!! A well worth experience to last me a life time😘😘😘All the staff were kind and accommodating. I truly ❤️The Sahara Desert. So serene and inviting. I just amazed by its tranquil sunrise and sunset!!! So to my friends out there…book your early trip right now and I can attest and bet you’ll enjoy every minute of it👍😍😘🥰 Isma Hari2021-11-06Verified Super expérience C'était super....une très belle expérience... à recommander....on a vu le meilleur coucher de soleil au Monde. Irma Rizvic2021-11-06Verified Lifetime experience!! I even don’t know where to start! Ali was a perfect host, he gave us even more we thought we’ll get. It is hard not to smile all the time because of his positive energy and big smile. He is one of those people who you’ll remember your all life. People on the tour were amazing(driver Brahim, Ali, workers from the camp and riad in dessert). Night in riad was amazing, it felt like we are in some kind of movie. And our time in dessert was beyond perfect. Riding camels to the camp, locals playing drums for us, sitting under the stars in the dessert, best food we had in Marrakesh, riding camels and watching sunrise, etc. After this experience it is hard not to come back in Morroco. If you need to choose one tour while you’re in Marrakesh, you should take this one! Lifetime experience Bruno2021-11-06Verified Experience you weren’t aware you need!! Amazing experience throughout all the way! Starting from Marrakech, we stopped at number of spots to take astonishing photos, had even better moments with our guide Ali and the driver Brahim, treating us as their family! The food was amazing wherever we had it and both Riad and desert camp crew was a top notch! Definitely suggest you to wait for the sunrise the other day in the desert and go with camels if possible. Probably the best value for money when you visit Morocco! Mélissa S2021-11-06Verified Des souvenirs plein la tête Une aventure incroyable ! L’accompagnement est excellent, chaque étape du voyage est pleine de surprises. Nous avons adoré et recommandons vivement l’expérience. Kan D2021-11-06Verified Awesome trip across Morroco The trip was amazing from start to end. Great moments spent with the crew. It was probably the best way to discover Morocco. Stefan G2021-11-05Verified A beautiful and well-organized tour Mohamad was very attentive throughout the whole journey and provided us with a great experience of the desert Paradise5820332021-11-05Verified Would repeat it any time Amazing trip and amazing guide. Was very well organised and careful with our needs. Good accommodation and very nice atmosphere. Johnny2021-11-04Verified 🐐 goats up the tree Excursion to the top! A super pleasant journey with beautiful landscapes. Mohamed our driver was just brilliant. He answers all your questions and does the translation if there are several countries on the mini bus :-) We traveled by clean and confortable mini bus. The city of Essaouira is very beautiful and quieter! I recommend this company!