3 Days Fes to Marrakech Desert Tour This Fes to Marrakech desert tour for 3 days combines a camel safari and a visit to the Merzouga desert. In just two nights and three days, you will see the UNESCO-listed Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, see the Atlas Mountains, ride a camel at sunset, and spend the night at a Berber desert camp with live entertainment and a traditional meal.
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Departure
Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga and ouarzazate -
Departure Time
8 Am -
Return Time
18 pm -
Included
AccommodationPick up & drop off Hotel/RiadProfessional English- French-speaking driverTransportation (air-conditioned vehicle) -
Not Included
Entrance fees to historical sites.Local GuideLocal guide at Fes and MarrakechLunchPrivate Transportation
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Day 1 :Fes - Ifrane - Cedar Forest - Ziz Valley - Erfoud - Merzouga
Be prepared for this Fez to Marrakech desert tour for 3 days, we leave Fes at 7 am and travel to Ifrane, one of Morocco's most picturesque cities (dubbed the Switzerland of Morocco because of its snowy climate, breathtaking scenery, and amazing architecture). From there, we travel to Midelt via Azrou and the cedar forest in the Middle Atlas, where you may be able to spot groups of Barbary apes (monkeys). On this Fez to Marrakech desert tour we will have lunch in Midelt, a place well-known for its wonderful apples, and then cross the Tizi-n-Talent pass and go into the Ziz Valley, which is lined with long oases and palm trees. Admire the castles "ksars" of the several Berber settlements we visit along the route. Erfoud is an oasis town that is a popular location for fossils. We travel via the adobe-colored city of Er-Rachidia, stopping along the way to admire kasbahs and palm groves, before arriving in Merzouga in the afternoon, where you will find the camels waiting for you to start another journey in the deep dunes of the desert to watch the breathtaking sunset. Enjoy your Fez to Marrakech desert tour, after arriving at the desert camp, relax and have dinner around a pit fire with locals playing the drums.Finally spend the night in the tent.
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Day 2 : Merzouga - Erfoud - Tinejdad - Todra Gorges - Boumalne Du Dades
On the second day of your Fez to Marrakech desert tour, get up early to witness the sunrise from the top of the Sahara Desert dune. Followed by breakfast, you will take a camel ride back to the hotel after these exquisite and unforgettable moments, where you can unwind with a shower. We drive by Erfoud and Tinejdad on our way to Tinghir. Take a moment to eat a satisfying meal. In the afternoon, we'll proceed to the Todra Gorges. Taking pauses to enjoy the scenery and capture panoramic photographs along the way. Arrival in Todra Gorges to hike and take in the breathtaking vistas of the Canyons. We will proceed to Dades Valley later to check in at the hotel and have dinner
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Day 3 : Boumalne Dades - Kelaa M’gouna - Ouarzazate - Ait Benhaddou - Tizi N’tichka Pass - Marrakech
Following a mouthwatering breakfast at the hotel, start your Fez to Marrakech desert tour. We will travel via Skoura and Kelaa M'gouna to Ouarzazate. After pausing to take in the expansive vista of Taourirt's kasbah and smell the pleasant fragrance of flowers, prepare your cameras for another photo opportunity close to the Atlas film studios. Following that, you will go to the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah and have a delicious lunch at one of the village's eateries (this breathtaking kasbah is a unesco world heritage site). We will travel to Marrakech in the afternoon, traversing the Tizi N'tichka Pass (2260 metres above sea level) and the high Atlas Mountains. Arrival at Marrakech where your Fez to Marrakech desert tour for 3 days comes to an end, drop off at your accommodation.