3-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fez

Take a deep view of the Merzouga Desert across the Atlas Mountains on this 3 Day guided Morocco tour from Marrakech. Experience beautiful landscapes with different colors, nomadic life in desert tents and ride camels across the dunes of Erg-Chebbi. And all throughout your tour, discover famous film locations and stop whenever you want to take photos on the way to Fez. Tour includes hotel/riad pickup, all transportation, 2 nights' accommodations and some meals.

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Main measures to comply with hygiene and cleaning requirements for the prevention and control against COVID – 19:
• Sanitizing hand rub available in all our vehicles.
• Protective face masks will be distributed to each passenger. Obligatory use of its during the trip.
• Surfaces of the vehicule will be wiped with disinfectant after each use.
• Driver and/or guide will wear masks and gloves during the journey.

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech - Ait Ben Haddou - Ouarzazate - Skoura Palm - Valley Of Roses - Dades Gorges.

Stop At: Marrakech, Marrakech, Marrakech-Safi
Your departure from Marrakech is at 7:30am. In order to reach the Dades Gorges, you will cross the Atlas Mountains from Marrakech to Ouarzazate. You will enjoy the scenic road, beautiful landscapes with different colors and Berber villages along the way.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Ait Ben Haddou, Ait Ben Haddou, Souss-Massa
Aït Ben Haddou Kasbah’ (classified since 1987 by UNESCO as a human international patrimony). Of all the remaining Kasbahs in Morocco, the walls and interior of this area are the most intact. Aït Ben Haddou Kasbah has been used in many film and television productions like Gladiator, Laurence of Arabia, Kingdom of Heaven and Games of Thrones.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Taourirt Kasbah, Avenue Mohammed V, Ouarzazate 45000 Morocco
Then you will head to Ouarzazate and you will have free time to visit the old Kasbah of Ouarzazate "Taourirt Kasbah".
Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Roses Valley, El Kelaa M'gouna N10, El Kelaa M'gouna 45800 Morocco
Then, you will hit the road towards the Roses Valley, through the Skoura palm grove to the Dades Valley.


Stop At: Dades Gorges, R704 Atlas Mountains, Boumalne Dades 45350 Morocco
You will arrive at Dades Gorges around 5pm where you will have dinner and spend the first night in a typical Moroccan hotel.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel La Gazelle de Dades 3*

Day 2: Dades Gorges - Toudra Gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga Dunes.

Stop At: Todgha Gorge, R 703 near the town of Tinerhir, Tinerhir 45520 Morocco
After a traditional Moroccan breakfast, you will leave your hotel in Dades Gorges at 8am and reach the road to Toudra Gorges. After arrival, you will have a free time to walk around and enjoy amazing canyons of about 985 ft (300m) high.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Merzouga, Merzouga, Draa-Tafilalet
Your trip will be continued to the Big Dunes of Merzouga where you will experience a 1,5-hour camel ride and you will revel in one of the most stunning views of the world: beautiful sunset in the desert. Then you will have dinner and get settled in a nomad tent in the middle of the desert.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Bivouacs Nasser Palace 3*

Day 3: Merzouga – Midelt – Ifran – Fez

Stop At: Azrou, Azrou, Meknes-Tafilalet Region
Wake up early to enjoy the sunrise over the dunes of Erg Chebbi, the best thing within the desert. Complete your breakfast and set out towards Fez alongside the Ziz Valley Gorge and Azrou.
Duration: 7 hours

Stop At: Cedre Gouraud Forest, Azrou Morocco
Be amused by the monkeys within green lush cedar forests on your way.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Fes, Fes, Fes-Meknes
Get a drop off at Fez by the evening on Day 3 where you will arrive around 7pm.
Duration: 2 hours

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