3 Days Tour From Marrakech To Fes & Atlas And Desert Merzouga
| Duration : 3 Days / 2 Nights | Start From : Marrakech | Departs : All Year Round |
| Hotels : 4 & 3 Stars | Arrival : Airport (Marrakech) | Availability : Everyday |
Overview
- 3 Days Tour From Marrakech To Fes & Atlas And Desert MerzougaThe 3-day Sahara desert tour from Marrakech to Fes is one of the most popular desert tours from Marrakech that connects the two imperial cities. The 3 days desert tour from Marrakech to Fes lets you discover a big part of the south of Morocco, departing from the ocher city of Marrakech towards the Atlas mountains and crossing beautiful scenery on the curvy roads and perched Berber villages blending with the mountains, to the infamous kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou fortified village and Ouarzazate with its cinematic attractions, spending the first night in the heart of the Dades gorges in a traditional but comfy hotel. The second day lets you enjoy a short walk in the todgha immense gorges before heading towards Merzouga in a more arid plains announcing the beginning of the deserts, once in Merzouga, you will ride the camels and go deep in the desert to spend a night in a nomad bivouac to enjoy a starry night under a clear and peaceful sky. The third day takes you through a different route heading towards Fez and crossing many villages and sceneries along with the beautiful cedar forest with its playful monkeys before reaching the Cultural capital of the country: Fes where your driver will drop you off in your hotel.
Highlights
- 3 Days Tour From Marrakech To Fes & Atlas And Desert Merzouga- Sunrise over the highest dunes from the top of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga one of the best moments of the desert
- Wild monkeys on the Cedar forests of Azrou
- The high Atlas Mountains, with far-reaching views across the mountains
- The traditional High Atlas Berber villages
- Overnight camping in Erg Chebbi Merzouga Desert (Dinner & Breakfast)
Included / Exclude
- 3 Days Tour From Marrakech To Fes & Atlas And Desert MerzougaPick Up: From Your Accommodation Or Airport
Drop Off: At Your Accommodation Or Airport
Price Included
- Air-conditioned minivan or 4WD Fuel included
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Professional driver/Driver (Multilingual)
- 1 Night in a Hotel (Dinner & Breakfast)
- Overnight camping in Erg Chebbi Merzouga Desert (Dinner & Breakfast)
- Camel ride in the dunes
- Sand boarding in the dunes
- You can stop everywhere to take photos
Price Exclude
- Soft drinks
- Lunches
- Tips and gratuities
- Travel insurance
- Optional activities.
- Personal expenses on the itinerary
Itinerary
- 3 Days Tour From Marrakech To Fes & Atlas And Desert MerzougaDay 1 - Marrakech / High Atlas Mountains / Ait Ben Haddou / Ouarzazate / Dades
The beginning of our Marrakech to Fes desert tour will be around 08:00 from Marrakech crossing The Atlas Mountains to Dades Gorges via Tizi n'Tichka pass throughout the Atlas Mountains. After 4 hours driving in the mountains, we will get to the impressive landscapes and Berber villages, we will have a stop to visit The Heritage Site of Kasbah Ait Benhaddou. Those old Kasbahs have been used old Caravan routes and its a very important destination for international filmmakers for more than 20 films was also one of the most important fortress strongholds on the old Salt Road where caravans brought slaves, gold, ivory, salt, and silk from sub-Saharan countries to Marrakech and beyond. After Ait Ben Haddou we will continue to Ouarzazate (Hollywood of Africa) since it's has been as well a very famous city for filmmakers, Gladiator, The Mummy and other films were shot here. After Ouarzazate, we will continue driving to Dades Gorges, trough Mgouna, Skoura and serval Berber villages around the valley.
Day 2 - Dades Gorges / Todra Gorges / Merzouga (Camel ride & night in Sahara)
After the breakfast and taking shower, we will start the 2nd on our adventure going from Dades to the Erg Chebbi Sahara desert. Many different Berber villages are scattered along the way, we’ll pass through Tenghir, Tinjdad, Jorf and we will have stop and walk on Todra Gorges (One of the most spectacular canyons in the world). After Todra gorges we will continue to Erfoud in which we’ll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis and villages, then we continue driving to Merzouga desert, after having a rest we will go to ride the camels who will take us on a desert adventure into the sand dunes. We will spend the night in at the desert camp ( Nomad Berber tents ) with drums music in the middle of the Sahara, this is a great opportunity to take amazing pictures of the sunset and sunrise over the sand dunes. Dinner, Berber music at the camp.
Day 3 - Merzouga Desert / Er rissani / Ziz Valley / Azrou / Ifrane / Fes
Our guide at the camp will wake you up early in the morning to watch the sunrise then we will ride the camels back to Merzouga, after taking shower and breakfast we'll start our tour to Fes. We will have some stops on the road to enjoy having tea or some pictures at Ziz Valley before passing through the Middle Atlas mountains. We will stop by a Midelt where we'll have lunch. Medilt is a very impressive mountain city at 1488m of altitude, situated down the Jbel Ayachi (3737 m). In the afternoon we'll continue to the legendary city of Fes by stopping in Ifrane and Azrou (Cedar Forest).
