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3 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

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Curved mountain road and cliffs in Dades Valley Morocco
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Description:

On this 3-day desert excursion from Marrakech to Fez, we visit not only the Merzouga desert, but also Marrakech and Fez, which are the two largest imperial cities in Morocco and a must-see for anyone visiting the country.

Shared Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fez – 3 Days.
Minimum 2 people per booking, single option available with a supplement.
Combining the Sahara Desert with Fez and Marrakech will give you a more enriching experience on your Moroccan desert excursion. Due to the constant increase in demand, we’ve decided to offer this wonderful tour so you can combine the Sahara Desert with the incredible cities of Marrakech and Fez.

The highlights you'll see on this tour

  • Cross the High Atlas Mountains driving through Berber villages.
  • Visit Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (+ 3€ Tip)
  • Visit the oasis of Skoura.
  • Climb up to the Dades canyons.
  • Go through the Valley of Roses and the road to 1001 Kasbahs.
  • Visit the oasis and the Todra Gorges.
  • Ride a camel in Erg Chebbi.
  • Spend the night under the stars in your Sahara desert camp.
  • Continue along the Ziz valley and cross the Middle Atlas Mountains with their cedar forests to Fes.

Itinerary :

Day 1 :Marrakech – Dades (7 hours by car)

The desert excursion from Marrakech to Fez in Morocco will begin around 7:00 AM, when we will pick you up from your riad/hotel. We depart from Jemaa el-Afna and head towards Kasbah Ait Benhaddou via the Tizi n’Tichka pass and the High Atlas Mountains. We will make several stops along the way, most notably a visit to the Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which has also served as a backdrop for several Hollywood blockbusters. Afterwards, we will continue to Ouarzazate and visit Kasbah Taourirt before lunch (only exterior views are permitted, as it is currently closed due to the earthquake). In the afternoon, we will travel to Boumalne Dades through the Valley of Roses before arriving at our guesthouse located in the Dades Valley.

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Day 2:Dades – Merzouga (4 hours by car)

After breakfast, the journey begins along the Road of 1001 Kasbahs to the Tinghir Oasis. You’ll enjoy breathtaking scenery as you pass through the remaining fortified villages that once served as caravan routes until the early 20th century. Upon reaching Tinghir, which was a military outpost during the French occupation, we’ll turn onto a secondary road leading to the oasis. Feel free to stroll along the stream and observe the locals cultivating crops and tending their livestock. Your walk will culminate at one of the most striking sights of your trip: the Todgha Gorges. After lunch at a local cafe or restaurant, we continue to Rissani, one of Morocco’s holiest cities. It’s no coincidence that the Alaouite dynasty originated here, and their founder is buried here. Rissani is also renowned as the starting point for the ancient caravan routes that crossed the Sahara Desert to Timbuktu.

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Day 3:Dades – Merzouga (4 hours by car)

After your morning camel ride, enjoy breakfast at the Merzouga camp. Afterward, you’ll have time to freshen up before heading back to Fez and saying goodbye to the rest of the group. Once in the city, you’ll meet your new driver for the drive to Fez. After you’ve settled into your new vehicle, we’ll depart for Fez, crossing the Ziz Valley via Errachidia, the capital of the Tafilalt region, and continuing to Midelt, where we’ll have a leisurely lunch before continuing our journey through the Middle Atlas Mountains with their cedar forests and the Berber villages of Imouzzar and Ifran. We arrive in Fez in the afternoon.

Important Information:

Includes:

  • Pick-up from your hotel/Riad in the center of Marrakech (or from the nearest accessible point).
  • Modern minibus (no more than 14-20 passengers)
  • English/French-speaking driver, Spanish-speaking possibility depending on availability at the time
  • First night in a hotel in Dades including dinner and breakfast.
  • Camel ride in the Erg Chebbi desert of at least 1 hour
  • Accommodation in a Sahara desert camp in Erg Chebbi including half board dinner and breakfast

Not included:

  • Beverages.
  • Lunches on the way.
  • Guides (In this type of tour the guides are not always essential since we will not visit a large number of places with heritage, even so there are guides in the historical points that you can access at the moment with the group voluntarily for a small tip or symbolic amount of approximately 2 euros.
  • Personal expenses.

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FAQ:

What is the meeting point ?

We pick you up at your accommodation indicated in the reservation, at 7:30 am

What to pack in your luggage?

It depends on the time of year you visit us, in winter the weather is cold in Morocco and especially in the desert at night, so check first on a weather page to know better and exactly for the days you will be here, in early summer, let’s say from May to September, As we know, this country reaches 35-40 degrees, so you should choose your clothes as if you were having a direct trip to the beach. And you can even add to your list of trips to visit our beaches such as Essaouira, Agadir, Tangier, White House just to mention a few of them, we have daily tours available.

Which route should you select?

The excursion to Zagora is for those who visit the country for a couple of days and do not want to miss the opportunity to see once the dunes, in Zagora the dunes are much smaller than Merzouga but no less beautiful, the two of them have the magic of the desert and the logistics until we reach Ouarzazate is the same as it is the same road, on this first and only night tour you will sleep in the desert camp of Zagora.

The Merzouga tour, as it is further away than Zagora, is offered as a 3 days tour the first night is in Dades Georges and the second night you will sleep in the Merzouga camp.

On the fence to book the private or shared tour?

The Sahara desert tour from Marrakech is offered as shared, which means that you will be accompanied by 16 more travelers from all over the world, the languages spoken by the driver are English and the local languages.

The private tour we offer in Spanish and local languages, the tour is done only with the people traveling with you, the minimum is 2 people, but we can also make an exception if you are just a traveler and an additional amount will be added.

Traveling alone?

There are some taboos that we hear sometimes from different countries and stories that we don’t know if they are true or not, but I will recommend that if you have the opportunity to travel alone to this country, it is something you should do! There is nothing to worry about, especially if you are a woman, the only thing that can be uncomfortable is that a vendor is begging you to buy their products and nothing else, the city is full of tourists all year round and security especially takes care of tourism.

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Maria Johnson

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¡Absolutamente increíble! Nuestro guía, Adil, hizo todo lo posible para cuidar de todo el grupo en todo momento. Se aseguró de que estuviéramos cómodos, nos dio explicaciones durante todo el viaje y su atención fue de primera. La excursión en sí es impresionante; realmente tienes que vivirla para captar su belleza. ¡Muchas gracias, Adil, por una experiencia increíble!

November 30, 2024

Erika L

Solo Traveller

Gran viaje guiado por Hassan conociendo la esencia de Marruecos con noche en el desierto en haimas bereberes.
Gracias a youssef y a todo su equipo lo pasamos genial.
Ojalá nos volvamos a ver por el desierto.

August 19, 2022

SheilaPer

Solo Traveller

La semana pasada hicimos el tour de 4 dias desde Marrakech a el desierto de Merzouga!! Y que decir todo espectacular!Nuestro conductor Hassan hablaba español genial y nos echamos unas buenas risas con el!!a la llegada al desierto conocimos a Youssef que genial y muy majo!y nuestro camellero Hassan nos hizo pasar un rato muy agradable haciendo snow en la arena!!!los hoteles y las haimas de 10!!esperamos volver pronto!!!

May 19, 2022

msamantaricho77

Solo Traveller

Cuando viajas no sólo descubres nuevos paisajes; lo que buscas es mirar con nuevos ojos.
Con youssef hemos descubierto la parte más amable, especial y mágica de este maravilloso país.
Totalmente recomendable para quien quiera hacer nuevos amigos y quedarse con un recuerdo imborrable en su vida.

May 7, 2021

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