Fes Trip Overview
Fes to Marrakech Desert tour is the perfect road trip to explore the best Morocco has to offer: Middle Atlas Mountains with its cedar forests, lush green oases, dunes, canyons, and adobe kasbahs. Although the tour covers a vast area of Morocco in a relatively short time, the amazing scenery will never make you bored.
Additional Info
* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Fes, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fes, Fes-Meknes, Morocco
Fes to Marrakech Desert tour is the perfect road trip to explore the best Morocco has to offer: Middle Atlas Mountains with its cedar forests, lush green oases, dunes, canyons, and adobe kasbahs. Although the tour covers a vast area of Morocco in a relatively short time, the amazing scenery will never make you bored.
Itinerary
Day 1: FES – IFRAN – MIDELT – MERZOUGA DESERT
Stop At: Azrou Cedar Forest, Azrou Morocco
After an early breakfast at your hotel or riad id Fez, your English speaking driver / guide will pick you up as early as possible, 07h00 AM in winter time and 08h00 AM in summer ( that will allow you enough driving time to catch the sunset in Erg Chebbi ).
Your Fes to Marrakech desert tour will start crossing the plains of Saiss towards the Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas Mountains past Ifran and Azrou. You can spot Barbary apes on the side of the street and stop for some photos.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Fleuve de Ziz, Morocco
Continue to Midelt, where you will stop for lunch.
From here you will carry on crossing Ziz River driving past thousands of sky-scraping palm trees and fortified Kasbahs to Erfoud.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Merzouga, Morocco
Live unique moments while riding a camel at sunset and sunrise in the desert of Erg Chabbi at Merzouga.
Duration: 16 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will spend the night in a nomad tent at Merzouga desert camp.
Day 2: MERZOUGA DESERT – ERFOUD – TINGHIR – DADES VALLEY
Stop At: Merzouga, Morocco
Admire the sunrise and ride the camel to the camp lodge to enjoy an early breakfast.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Todra River, Morocco
Enjoy the stunning views offered by Toudra Gorges and a beautiful walk-in Toudra Valley
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
Join Dades through the road of Thousand Kasbah and Roses Valley. Overnight, Dinner and breakfast are included.
Duration: 16 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Le Chateau de Dades or Luxury Riad Dades
Day 3: DADES VALLEY – OUARZAZATE – KASBAH AIT BEN HADOU – MARRAKECH
Stop At: Valley of the Roses, Dades Valley near Bouteghrar, El Kelaa M’gouna 43000 Morocco
Across the Roses Valley of Kelaat Mgouna
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Visit the famous Ait Ben Haddou kasbah, classified world cultural heritage by UNESCO.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tizi n’ Tichka Mountain, Morocco
Cross the gigantic Atlas Mountains and admire landscape’s beauty at the top of Tizi N ‘Tichka pass, the highest in North Africa.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Marrakesh, Morocco
Join Marrakech the Red City, The second largest city of Morocco early in the evening. – Drop off in your accommodation or in the nearest accessible point.
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.