Marrakech Trip Overview
Our Marrakech to Fez tours are available with camel treks in Erg Chebbi, one of the most popular desert destinations of Morocco also known as Merzouga.
Our tours are highly recommended not only to make the tour pace more relaxing but also to include more places to see, explore and visit around besides camel riding and overnight in tents.
Tours can depart any day with 2 persons or more, if you are a solo traveler, you can join a pre-booked tour or drop us a line for a quote. Accommodations can be upgraded from mid-range to boutique hotels and luxury desert camp in Erg Chebbi.
Additional Info
* Duration: 5 days
* Starts: Marrakech, Morocco
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi, Morocco
Our Marrakech to Fez tours are available with camel treks in Erg Chebbi, one of the most popular desert destinations of Morocco also known as Merzouga.
Our tours are highly recommended not only to make the tour pace more relaxing but also to include more places to see, explore and visit around besides camel riding and overnight in tents.
Tours can depart any day with 2 persons or more, if you are a solo traveler, you can join a pre-booked tour or drop us a line for a quote. Accommodations can be upgraded from mid-range to boutique hotels and luxury desert camp in Erg Chebbi.
Itinerary
Day 1: Marrakesh – High Atlas Mountains – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate
Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Depart at 08:00 from Marrakesh to Ouarzazate via the High Atlas mountains Tizi n’Tichka pass throughout the high Atlas Mountains we will have time to stop and enjoy impressive landscapes and Berber hamlets, and break for coffee and mint tea. In the afternoon we will get the chance the visit the universal Heritage Site of Ait Benhaddou Kasbah as it has been named by UNESCO in 1987. This Berber Kasbahs which has been used as a very important destination for international filmmakers for more than 20 films was also one of the most important fortress strongholds on the old Salt Road where caravans brought slaves, gold, ivory, salt and silk from sub-Saharan countries to Marrakesh and beyond. We’ll pass through Ouarzazate, or what we call Hollywood of Africa since it’s has been as well a very famous destination for filmmakers. Here you will get the chance to visit many filmmaking studios and we spend the night in Ouarzazate.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Dinner: Dinner included in local comfortable riad/hotel.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in comfortable riad or hotel.
Day 2: Ouarzazate – Valley of Roses – Boutaghrar – Dades valley
Stop At: Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, Draa-Tafilalet
From Ouarzazate We drive towards Dades Gorges but before we drive along the valley of Roses, here you can get the chance to visit a rose factory to see how those locals make different products from the Persian rose. After passing Kalaa Magouna Town we curve to the left before we drive on an off-road for about 25 Kms. We get directly to Dades valley where we will enjoy the beautiful green fields of figs and almonds. We will pass through many hamlets and villages along the way before we arrive at Dades Gorges. Here we spend the night.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in comfortable kasbah or riad included.
• Dinner: Accommodation in comfortable riad or hotel.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in comfortable riad or hotel.
Day 3: Dades valley – Todghra Gorges – Tamtatoucht
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
From Dades Gorges we start to drive towards Todgha gorges along with the arid landscapes and mountains before we pass through a town called Tineghir the nerve centre of the area. We head along Todgha valley which is huge by its oasis and palm grooves. Why not a short walk across the palmary with a local guide to explore the daily life of the locals, women in gardens gathering herb for cows, old men gathering dates in October or olives in January to February, small kids riding donkeys. We continue up through the canyons of Todra which is famous for rock climbing until the Berber village of Tamtatoucht where we spend the night in an Auberge.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in comfortable kasbah or riad included.
• Dinner: Dinner included in local comfortable riad/hotel.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in comfortable riad or hotel.
Day 4: Tamtatoucht – Todgha Gorges – Merzouga Dunes (Erg Chebbi)
Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
From Tamtatoucht through Todgha gorges we head towards Merzouga through arid landscapes and along many oases of palm grooves. We pass Erfoud or what we call the capital of fossils as it’s very known with its fossil’s factories where they make beautiful shapes and pieces from rock of mountains. Then we’ll head for the Erg Chebbi sand sea. We continue deeper into the desert landscape until dunes appear in the middle of nowhere. When we arrive at our auberge you meet your camel guide and ride into the bivouac (camp).under the evening stars shining brilliantly in the clear night sky. Climb the dunes and watch the moon rise before retiring to your bed in a nomad tent.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in comfortable riad or hotel.
• Dinner: Dinner in comfortable desert camp.
Accommodation included: Accommodation in comfortable desert camp.
Day 5: Merzouga – Ziz valley – Ifrane – Fez
Stop At: Zagora, Zagora, Souss-Massa
After enjoying the amazing sunrise among the sand dunes, you ride back your camels back to the auberge. After having breakfast and a shower we drive along a different road. We drive towards Fes, we stop on the road to enjoy having tea with a nomadic family before we passing through the High Atlas mountains again. We stop by a town called Midelt where we’ll have lunch. This town is a very impressive mountain city at 1488 meters of altitude, well situated lower down the Jbel Ayachi (3737 m). In the afternoon we’ll continue to the legendary city of Fes. Arrival to Fes is the end of the trip.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast in comfortable desert camp.
No accommodation included on this day.
