3 days desert tour from Fes to Marrakech, allows you to have a real desert experience, ride camels and spend the night under a sky full of stars in a luxury desert camp and to discover the most interesting sites in Morocco such as Ifrane, Ceder forest in Azrou, Ziz valley, todra Gorges and dades, Ait benhadou Kasbahs, Atlas mountains and so much more.
This is the best solution to travel between the two imperial cities of Fes and Marrakech while discovering a big part of Morocco and enjoying a lifetime desert experience on the way.
We will pick you up from your riad/hotel to start your 3-day desert tour Fes to Marrakech then drive south to Ifrane and Azrou through the Middle Atlas mountains.
On the way, we will stop at the cedar forests to see the Barbarian Apes in their natural habitat. Travelling through the Tizi Ntalghamt pass to Midelt and along the magnificent Ziz Gorges carved through volcanic rock, you’ll see views of the Middle-Atlas plateau and the scenery changing to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the city of Errachidia. After lunch we’ll continue our journey through the Ziz Valley to Erfoud, Rissani and Merzouga.
After a glass of mint tea, we’ll leave our luggage in a safe room then take a camel ride to a Berber camp in the middle of the Erg Chebbi Sad Dunes which are the highest sand dunes in North Africa.
The camel trek takes about 1h 30 min from to the camp where we will set up Berber tents for our night in the desert. The tents are well equipped with mattresses, blankets, and cushions. After dinner, we will gather around the fire and enjoy the sound of traditional Berber drums under the stars. That’s the end of 1st day of our Fes To Marrakech 3 Days Desert Tour.
Early Morning We will see an amazing sunrise over the sea of dunes. We will return in camels to Merzouga and after a shower, Then leave Merzouga desert towards Tinghir “the city of the mountain” in Tamazight, another beautiful Berber village where we will delight with the contrast of their palm trees and the peculiar colour of their houses. route where the landscape shows its contrasts.
We are in the gorges of Todra formed by rock walls of more than 200m and after visiting them, we will go to the Dades Valley, a Berber village famous for its high gorges and its views over the Atlas, now on the horizon. Second night of the Fes to Marrakech 3 day desert tour in riad with charm.
The last day of our 3-day desert tour Fes to Marrakech We will cross the Valley of the Dades and the Valley of the Roses until arriving at Ouarzazate, where we will visit the Kasbah of Taourirt and after 25 km of the road we will see the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, declared World Heritage by UNESCO famous for being the scenario of cinematographic blockbusters like the Oscar-winning “Lawrence of Arabia”, “The Protective Sky” or “Babel”. We will follow the road through the port of Tichka will lead us to the “Red City”, Marrakech and here you can say goodbye to your guide.
