Marrakech Trip Overview
The 3 day Desert tour from Marrakech to Fes is one of the most popular desert tours because it links between two imperial cities; Marrakech and Fes. This trip lets you discover a huge part of the south of Morocco by departing from Marrakech towards the Atlas Mountains, crossing some perched Berber villages to the famous Kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou and Ouarzazate and spending the first night in Dades gorges in a traditional hotel. Next day, you will enjoy a short walk in Todra gorges before heading towards Merzouga where you will ride camels and go deep in desert to spend a starry night under a peaceful sky in a nomadic bivouac. On the last day, we will take a different route heading towards Fez crossing many villages and wonderful sceneries along the way. In fez, our driver will drop you off in your hotel.
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* Duration: 3 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
The 3 day Desert tour from Marrakech to Fes is one of the most popular desert tours because it links between two imperial cities; Marrakech and Fes. This trip lets you discover a huge part of the south of Morocco by departing from Marrakech towards the Atlas Mountains, crossing some perched Berber villages to the famous Kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou and Ouarzazate and spending the first night in Dades gorges in a traditional hotel. Next day, you will enjoy a short walk in Todra gorges before heading towards Merzouga where you will ride camels and go deep in desert to spend a starry night under a peaceful sky in a nomadic bivouac. On the last day, we will take a different route heading towards Fez crossing many villages and wonderful sceneries along the way. In fez, our driver will drop you off in your hotel.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate Or Skoura Palmary
Stop At: Museum-Theatre, Memory of Ouarzazate, Douar Ihzgane, Skoura M’Daz Morocco
In 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech To Fes we will pick you up from your accommodation in Marrakech to head for Ouarzazate, the door way of Sahara, crossing the High Atlas Mountains through the Tizi- N-Tichka pass. The first stop of our desert tour will be in Ksar of Ait Benhaddou, the UNISCO world heritage site, that was the shooting location for many Hollywood movies like “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Jesus of Nazareth” and it is still inhabited by Berber villagers who preserve their traditional lifestyles. We suggest you to explore the Kasbah at your leisure by getting to the highest spot for a wonderful view to continue driving later to Ouarzazate in order to have dinner and spend the night in a perfect hotel.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Riad Bouchedor – Dar Amoudou Or similar (depending the availability)
Day 2: Ouarzazate Or Skoura – Todra Gorges – Merzouga Dunes (Erg Chebbi)
Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
After having breakfast, we will depart from hotel in Ouarzazate at 8:00 AM. We will take the road of 1000 Kasbahs to Skoura which is a paradise of palm groves and a home of many Southern Morocco’s monuments like Amerhidil and Ait Abbou kasbahs. After that, we will proceed to Kelaat Mgouna where each year the locals hold the festival of roses to celebrate the new harvest and sell all kinds of rose based products. We will cross the valley of roses to Boumalen Dades and then Tineghir which is famous for the Jewish square and lush palm grove. After our arrival to Todra gorges we will have lunch and march along the canyons. In Merzouga, we will trek by camels for one and a half hour through Erg Chebbi’s dunes enjoying Sahara sunset. Our final destination will be in the nomadic bivouac where we will spend the night in camp in the middle of desert.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Luxury Desert Camp include private bathroom (Hot Shower + Toilet inside your tent)
Day 3: Erg Chebbi – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes
Stop At: Fes el-Bali, Fes 30110 Morocco
We will wake up at 5: 30 am to enjoy the first glimpses of the sunrays and have breakfast in the bivouac. We will ride camels to meet the driver and make our way to Fes going through the quiet Ziz valley, Errachidia and Midelt. We will have lunch close to Azrou city and pay a visit to the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas Mountain where you will see some monkeys that inhabit the area. Then, we will continue to Fes concluding our 3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech To Fes.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
