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5 Days Tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga Desert

5 Days Tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga Desert

5 Days Tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga Desert

This 5-day journey takes you from Fes to Marrakech via the Sahara Desert of Merzouga, offering a perfect mix of mountain scenery, desert adventure, and cultural exploration. Ride camels across the golden dunes, stay overnight in a traditional Berber camp, explore dramatic gorges and valleys, visit historic kasbahs, and finish your trip with a guided tour of vibrant Marrakech.

Duration :

5 day

Pick-up location :

Flexible

Highlights :

  • Travel through the Middle Atlas Mountains, cedar forests, and Ziz Valley

  • Stop in Ifrane and Azrou, famous for handicrafts and wild monkeys

  • Camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes and overnight in a Berber desert camp

  • Explore the desert by 4×4 and visit Gnawa and nomad communities

  • Visit Rissani souk and Erfoud, known for fossils

  • Discover Todra Gorges and Dades Valley

  • Explore the Valley of Roses and Skoura palm groves

  • Visit Ouarzazate, including a local movie studio and kasbah

  • Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Benhaddou

  • Drive through the Tizi n’Tichka mountain pass

  • Private guided tour of Marrakech, including Majorelle Gardens, Koutoubia Tower, Saadian Tombs, Bahia Palace, and souks

Description :

This 5-day journey takes you from Fes to Marrakech via the Sahara Desert of Merzouga, offering a perfect mix of mountain scenery, desert adventure, and cultural exploration. Ride camels across the golden dunes, stay overnight in a traditional Berber camp, explore dramatic gorges and valleys, visit historic kasbahs, and finish your trip with a guided tour of vibrant Marrakech.

Day 1: Fes ➝ Ifrane ➝ Azrou ➝ Midelt ➝ Erfoud ➝ Merzouga

Pick up from your hotel or riad around 8:00 a.m. Travel through the Middle Atlas Mountains and cedar forests. Stop in Ifrane and Azrou, then arrive in Midelt for lunch. Continue to Erfoud and Merzouga. Enjoy a camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes, watch the sunset, and spend the night in a traditional Berber desert bivouac.

Day 2: Merzouga Desert Exploration

Explore Merzouga by 4×4, visiting the Gnawa village and learning about their music and culture. Meet nomad communities and enjoy lunch with them. Optional visit to Rissani souk. In the afternoon, enjoy a camel ride to explore hidden desert spots. Return to the desert camp for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 3: Merzouga ➝ Rissani ➝ Ziz Valley ➝ Todra Gorges ➝ Dades Valley

Wake up early for sunrise over the dunes and ride camels back to the village. After breakfast, depart toward Rissani and Erfoud, passing through Ziz Valley palm groves. Continue to Tinghir and explore Todra Gorges, then head to Boumalne Dades for dinner and overnight stay in the Dades Valley.

Day 4: Dades Valley ➝ Skoura ➝ Ouarzazate ➝ Ait Benhaddou ➝ Tizi n’Tichka ➝ Marrakech

Depart early and drive through the Valley of Roses and Skoura palm groves. Stop in Ouarzazate to visit a movie studio and kasbah. Continue to the UNESCO site of Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, then drive through the Tizi n’Tichka mountain pass to Marrakech, where you stay overnight.

Day 5: Marrakech Guided Tour

After breakfast in the riad, enjoy a private guided tour of Marrakech, visiting the Majorelle Gardens, Koutoubia Tower, Saadian Tombs, and Bahia Palace. After lunch near the square, explore the souks and enjoy the local handicrafts. The tour concludes at your accommodation in Marrakech.

Included :

  • Private Morocco tour in comfortable A/C vehicle
  • Private driver / guide during Morocco camel tour
  • Pick up / drop off from Fes
  • Accommodation in hotels during Morocco camel tour
  • Sleeping in desert tents in desert camp
  • Morocco camel tour and Camel ride in desert
  • Dinners and breakfasts

Excluded :

  • Plane ticket to and from Morocco
  • Lunches and drinks during Morocco camel tour
  • Entrance fee to museums and attractions

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