Marrakech to Fez via Merzouga Desert 3-Days Morocco Sahara Tour

Marrakech and Fes are the major cities everyone visiting Morocco can’t miss. Combining the Sahara desert with Fes and Marrakech will make your Morocco desert tour as rich as it can be. For that reason, and with increasing inquiries, we decided to suggest a Marrakech to Fes desert trip for you to take advantage of and combine the Sahara desert with the two amazing cities of Marrakech and Fes.

Tour highlights

– Cross the High Atlas Mountains driving past one Berber village after another

– Visit Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou considered a world heritage site by the UNESCO

– Visit Ouarzazate and its Kasbah Ait Ben-Haddou

– Drive along the Valley of the roses & the road of 1001 Kasbahs

– Walk in Todra oasis to Todra Gorges & visit a Berber village

– Ride a camel in Erg Chebbi

– Spend the night under the stars at your Sahara desert camp

– Drive along Ziz Valley and cross the Middle Atlas Mountains with its cedar forests to Fes

Itinerary

Day 1: MARRAKECH - TI’ZIN TICHKA - KASBAH AIT BEN HADDOU - BOUMALN DADES

Stop At: Tizi n Tichka, Imlil Village, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Cross the gigantic Atlas Mountains and admire landscape’s beauty at the top of Tizi N 'Tichka pass, the highest in North Africa.


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Douar Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou 45000 Morocco
Visit the famous Ait Ben Haddou kasbah, classified world cultural heritage by UNESCO.

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Valley of the Roses, Dades Valley near Bouteghrar, El Kelaa M'gouna 43000 Morocco
Across the Roses Valley of Kelaat Mgouna

Stop At: Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
Join Dades through the road of Thousand Kasbah and Roses Valley.
Overnight, Dinner and breakfast are included

Duration: 15 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Le Chateau de Dades or Panorama

Day 2: BOUMALNE DADES - GORGE OF TODRA - MERZOUGA

Stop At: Todra River, Morocco
Enjoy the stunning views offered by Dades Gorges and a beautiful walk-in Toudra Valley.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
Live unique moments while riding a camel at sunset and sunrise in the desert of Erg Chabbi at Merzouga.


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
Discover the Berber nomad’s lifestyle by spending a night under the stars in a local tent and enjoying an authentic Sahrawi Tagine under Berber songs.


Duration: 16 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: You will spend the night in a nomad tent at Merzouga desert camp

Day 3: MERZOUGA - RISSANI - AZROU - FES

Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
Admire the sunrise and ride the camel to the camp lodge to enjoy an early breakfast.


Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Maison Tafilalet, Kasba My Abdelkarim, Rissani 52450 Morocco
Cross the palm grove of Tafilalet and the town of Rissani to reach the Ziz valley.



Stop At: Azrou Cedar Forest, Azrou Morocco
If you have the chance, you can meet the Maggots monkeys at the cedar forest between Azrou and Ifrane.


Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
- Join Fez the cultural capital of Morocco early in the evening.

- Drop off in your accommodation or in the nearest accessible point


Duration: 30 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.