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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| 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 1636 reviews Daniela M2024-10-04Verified Experiencia Unica Es una experiencia que recomiendo al 100%. Nos lo hemos pasado super bien mi amiga y yo. Los guías se han portado espectacular. Lo repetiría sin duda. Ir en quad por el desierto no puedes perdértelo. Zora J2024-10-04Verified Experiencia increíble El viaje fue maravilloso. Vimos muchos lugares impresionantes y la experiencia en el desierto sin duda ha sido lo mejor. Nuestro guía, el conductor y los guías locales muy amables. Gracias por todo :) Ursula M2024-10-02Verified Übertroffene Erwartungen in der Wüste Super organisiert: Am Vortag kamen schon die Infos zum Pickup und man wusste zu jedem Zeitpunkt was geplant war. Azzdin war dann ein exzellenter Fahrer und hat uns zu den Locations gebracht bei denen jeweils lokale Tourguides bereitstanden. Die erste Unterkunft war recht einfach aber absolut in Ordnung und wir konnten abends mit einem Bier am Pool sitzen. Sobald es dann am nächsten Tag in die Wüste ging wurden alle Erwartungen übertroffen: Kamelritt ins Camp hinein, Sandboarding, Luxus Zelte mit Klimaanlage, Quad Fahren zum Sonnenaufgang V L2024-10-02Verified Amazing 🤩 orgos Amazing trip with beautiful memories with the family. Simo was great and super nice. He took the time to make us feel comfortable. Great experience Arianna T2024-10-02Verified Bellissima esperienza Questo tour di tre giorni è stato molto emozionante, ben organizzato; il nostro autista (Azzdin) è stato simpatico. La visita all’antica città berbera merita, come anche la visita alle tosta gorges e a Tinghir. Nel deserto abbiamo fatto sia il tragitto con i cammelli sia il giro in quad ed è stato fantastico. Abbiamo optato per la tenda economica ed effettivamente non era il massimo. Rapporto qualità prezzo super. Francesca S2024-09-29Verified To do absolutely Great experience!! Our Guide Mohamed was fantastic, took us to see very interesting places and is very nice and helpful. Travel hours are many long but are rewarded by the desert. Here we saw a crazy sunset and sunrise, crossed the desert with the camel, sandboarded and rode the quad bikes. Very positive experience! Monika P2024-09-27Verified Desert tour Youssef was an excellent, helpful host who even made our birthday special! Highly recommend as a guide & overall experience! sara t2024-09-22Verified Nice experience Beautiful Experience and Guide very helpful. In addition to seeing a beautiful landscape, we also had a lot of fun between sandboarding and quad biking. HII2024-09-22Verified Recommend! Organized trip, worth the cost. Would recommend for anyone looking for a quick getaway outside of the city. Some of the meals are not fully included so make sure you understand so you can bring additional cash for payment. Resort604372279992024-09-22Verified Crazy bang for your buck Hotels were fine. Ben Hatut is pretty underwhelming in my opinion, but that’s not the fault of the tour. The landscapes you pass by are amazing tho and the camp in the desert is also adequate. All in all nothing negative happened during our tour and the driver is also super friendly. It’s crazy what you get for this low price to be honest.
