Fes Trip Overview
The 4 Day Desert Tour from Fes to Marrakech via Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga is highly recommended. The tour includes 2 nights in the sahara desert, camel trek and short drives. The tour offers you the opportunity to see the best of Morocco in just 4 days: See the barbary Macac monkeys in Azrou’s cedar forest, take a sightseeing desert tour to visit the nomads of the Sahara, visit the donkey market in Risani, wander with a local guide in palmary or hike in Dades valley or Todra gorges, spend more time exploring sites and less time driving, share a cup of tea with a Berber family.
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* Duration: 4 days
* Starts: Fes, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Fes, Fes-Meknes, Morocco
The 4 Day Desert Tour from Fes to Marrakech via Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga is highly recommended. The tour includes 2 nights in the sahara desert, camel trek and short drives. The tour offers you the opportunity to see the best of Morocco in just 4 days: See the barbary Macac monkeys in Azrou’s cedar forest, take a sightseeing desert tour to visit the nomads of the Sahara, visit the donkey market in Risani, wander with a local guide in palmary or hike in Dades valley or Todra gorges, spend more time exploring sites and less time driving, share a cup of tea with a Berber family.
Itinerary
Day 1: Fes – Midelt – Erfoud – Merzouga – Erg Chebbi
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
At 8:00 a.m we leave for Midelt through the Mountains and the cedar forests of the middle Atlas. We pass by Ifrane, also called “littel Switzerland” for its european architecture, weather and cleanliness. Then to Azrou. We arrive to Midelt, capital of the apples for lunch. At the afternoon we will drive to Erfoud and into the desert. Dinner and overnight in a hotel at the foothills of Erg chebbi sahara dunes.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Camp at Merzouga Desert
Day 2: Merzouga – Erfoud – Amellagou ( spring & summer )- Todra Gorge – Dades Gorge
Stop At: Boumalne Dades, Boumalne Dades, Souss-Massa
Early morning in order to see the sunrise, return by camels to the hotel after breakfast departure to Rissani and Erfoud in order to visit the treatment plant marble fossilized before continuing to touroug and tinjdad palm groves, arrival to toudra gorges and have lunch in the place,afternoon you will drive to Dades gorges via Boumalne and the dades valley. Dinner and overnight in a Hotel
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Riad or Hotel at Dades
Day 3: Dades Gorge – Roses Valley – Skoura – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou
Stop At: Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
After breakfast return by the dades valley until the kasbah of Ait youl, the track raod crossing rose valley with its Kasbah and ksours, in this part you can see very nice landscapes before you get to Kalla Mgouna, lunch in the way, after noon departure to the palme groves of skoura and visit of the Kasbah of amredhyle. Continuation to Ouarzazate to visit Taourirt Kasbah and then to Ait Ben Haddou for the night in a beautiful Kasbah. Dinner and over night in hotel.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Riad or hotel at Kasbah Ait ben Haddou
Day 4: Ait Ben Haddou -Telouet – Atlas Mountains – Marrakech
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
After breakfast, the morning is devoted to the visit of Aït Benhaddou, a ‘fortified city’, situated along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech. It is situated on a hill along the ounila valley River and boasts some beautiful examples of kasbahs, some of which remain inhabited. After lunch we will continue to Marrakech with a detour to the traditional High Atlas Berber village of Telouet and visit the Kasbah el Glaoui and crossing the high Atlas mountain. Drop off in your hotel in Marrakech and end of your Morocco desert tour adventure.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
