3-Day Desert Private Tour from Marrakech to Fes

Tour Itinerary: 3 Day Desert Tour From Marrakech To Fes:

► Day 1: Marrakech - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate - Dades Valley

Your Marrakech to Fes Morocco desert trip starts with you being picked up from your accommodation in Marrakech and heading for Ouarzazate (the doorway of the Sahara) or if time allows, to Skoura Palmary. We will be crossing the High Atlas Mountains through the Tizi- N-Tichka pass (2260m above sea level). The slithering road overlooks some of the most beautiful landscapes and backdrops ever where the foothills are decorated with Berber villages. The first stop of our Marrakech to Fes Morocco desert tour is the Kasr of Ait Benhaddou. This UNESCO world heritage site is still inhabited by Berber villagers who preserve their traditional lifestyles and the place itself has acted as the shooting location for many Hollywood movies like Lawrence of Arabia and Jesus of Nazareth. Explore the Kasbah at your leisure; we personally suggest you get to the highest spot for a beautiful view of your surroundings that have been fixed in time for years. After exploring to your contentment, we will continue driving to Ouarzazate, We will have lunch in a local restaurant in Ouarzazate (expenses not included). In the afternoon we will cross the picturesque valley of roses and Boumalne Dades in Dades Valley, Dinner, and overnight sleep at the Hotel.

► Day 2 : Dades Valley - Todra Gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga Dunes

We will take the road of 1001 Kasbahs on our way to Tinghit Oasis following breakfast. The road is lined with many fortified villages that once hosted and served as rest stops for the trade caravans until the late 20th century. Once at the old French military post of Tinghir we will deviate into a secondary road to reach the oasis. There you will have the time to stroll by the streams and watch the farmers working the land, you finally reach Todgha Gorges, with its majestic views. After enjoying lunch in a local café we will proceed to Rissani, a holy city and the hometown of Morocco’s ruling dynasty ’’The Alaouites’’ and is the burial ground of its originator. The city was the original starting point of the caravan roads that stretched all the way across the Sahara to Tombouctou. Our final destination for the day will be Merzouga where we will meet with a camel caravan and trek our way across Erg Chebbi’s dunes at sunset till we reach the Berber Sahara desert camp situated among the dunes for a warm meal and good music around the campfire before retiring to our tents

► Day 3: Erg Chebbi - Ziz Valley - Midelt - Azrou - Ifrane - Fes

You will be woken up at 5: 30 am, half an hour before sunrise to enjoy catch the first glimpses of the sunrays running across the sand, we will follow that by a breakfast in the bivouac. We will ride the camel's back to meet the driver and make our way to Fes. Our road will go through the quiet Ziz valley, Errachida, and Midelt. We will stop for lunch close to Azrou city and we will pay a visit to the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas Mountain and play with the friendly monkeys that inhabit the area, after which we continue to Fes, thus concluding our Marrakech to Fes desert tour.

What to Bring For the Tour:

- Hat, sunglasses & sunscreen cream.

- Comfortable jeans or trousers for the camel trekking.

- Camera & phone chargers.

- Warm clothes in the winter season. -

- Not wheelchair accessible.

- Infant seats are available.

- Not recommended for travelers with back problems.

- Not recommended for pregnant travelers.

- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions.

- Most travelers can participate.

- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate.