Fes Trip Overview
Sahara Desert Tour from Fez to Marrakech via Merzouga and Dunes of Erg Chebbi. You will discover Ifran, Ziz Valley, Sahara Desert of Merzouga, Gorges Todra and Dades, Ouarzazate and Ait Ben Hadou. Then finish the tour in Marrakech.
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* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Fes, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fes, Fes-Meknes, Morocco
Sahara Desert Tour from Fez to Marrakech via Merzouga and Dunes of Erg Chebbi. You will discover Ifran, Ziz Valley, Sahara Desert of Merzouga, Gorges Todra and Dades, Ouarzazate and Ait Ben Hadou. Then finish the tour in Marrakech.
Itinerary
Day 1: Fez Ifran Midlet Sahara Desert of Merzouga
Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
Our driver will pick up for your Hotel / Riad in Fes at 8:00 AM and start our tour Leaving Fez and going to Sahara desert,
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Ifrane, Ifrane, Fes-Meknes
passing through Ifrane to arrive at the cedar forests of Azrou where the wild monkeys are located. It will be good opportunity to take photos of wilderness in Morocco.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Midelt, Midelt, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
We continue the way through the Middle Atlas Mountains enjoying the landscapes to arrive at the small town of Midelt where we’ll stop for lunch,
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
After lunch in Midelt, you’ll be travelling through the fascinating Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the spectacular Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau, seeing how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the province of the south-east Errachidia city. Afterwards, you’ll travel along the fantastic Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani. Arriving in Merzouga in the afternoon you’ll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea. Then take camel ride in the dunes of Sahara Desert of Merzouga to reach the camp where you will have the night.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Dinner in Berber tent in Sahara
Accommodation included: Overnight in Berber Camp in Sahara
Day 2: Merzouga Todra Gorges Dades Valley
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
Your camel guide will wake you up early in the morning to watch what will may be the best sunrise of your life. You’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. Enroute you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Gargantas del Todra, Tinerhir 45800 Morocco
After breakfast and hot shower in the riad, you’ll leave for Rissani , Tinghir, and Todgha gorges – the highest, narrowest gorges in Morocco.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
After lunch in the heart of the gorge we’ll drive through the Dades Valley, where you’ll see the majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as « monkey toes ». Overnight accommodation will be in a fancy guest house overlooking the Dades Valley with diner and breakfast.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in Merzouga Sahara Desert
• Dinner: Dinner in your hotel in Dades Valley
Accommodation included: Overnight in the hotel in Dades Valley
Day 3: Dades Valley Ouarzazate Ait Ben Hadou Marrakech
Stop At: Boumalne Dades, Boumalne Dades, Souss-Massa
After breakfast in your accommodation, you will start travelling through the Dades Valley towards Ouarzazate and then to Marrakech. The road through Dades Valley is called the way of the thousand Kasbahs – providing numerous opportunities to take some of your best photographic shots of the trip. You will stop at Kalaat M’Gouna -the centre of rose’s valley-, where you will have the option to visit the cooperative for the roses, to purchase the rosewater, which will make your linen smell good a long time after your trip is over.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
Continue to Marrakech via the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah. Built by Et Hami El Glaoui, one of the last Berber chieftains during the 19th century, now the Kasbah is a house of many Glaoui people.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Your journey will continue through the majestic Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260 m) over the High Atlas Mountains, where you will have the opportunity to explore the process of producing the Argan oil- existing only in morocco – by Berber women in their cooperative, before arriving at your overnight accommodation in Marrakech.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in your hotel in dades valley
No accommodation included on this day.
