Shared Marrakech to Fes Desert Tour: Explore Merzouga & Dades Valley

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Take a shared Marrakech to Fes desert trip for a beautiful journey across Morocco’s Sahara desert to link the two royal towns. To get the most out of this desert adventure, allow yourself at least three days. Marrakech and Fes are separated by 530 kilometers. Spend a night in a desert tent in the Merzouga region, passing through historic Kasbahs and Berber settlements. To summarize, a journey from Marrakech to Fes in the desert is not to be missed.

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Inclusions

Dinner
Breakfast
Transport by air-conditioned Minibus (fuel included).
English and French-speaking driver
Night in Luxury Desert Camp
  • Food & drinks

Exclusions

Tips.
In Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou, you may hire a guide for 3 Euros per person.

Tour Plan

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Day 1 MARRAKECH – ATLAS MOUNTAINS – AIT BENHADDOU – OUARZAZATE – Dades Valley

The driver will pick you up from your hotel or Riad in Marrakech. Then start the road to Dades Valley through Tizi n Tichka crossing the high atlas mountains. The traditional High Atlas Berber villages. Arriving at Ouarzazate city visit the cinema's studios and Kasbah Taourirt. Continue the way to Dades gorges through Skoura and roses valley, overnight in dades valley

Overnight in standard hotel in Dades valley or tinghir

Day 2 DADES VALLEY – TODRA GORGES – ERG CHEBBI - Merzouga Dunes

Morning drive from skoura oasis takes you to the Rose Valley, then into Todra Gorges, a 200-meter fault running through a small valley that is densely forested and home to Berber villages. Our next stop is Merzouga, which boasts Morocco’s biggest natural subterranean water body and sits on the edge of Erg Chebbi’s vast sand dunes, after lunch in the canyon. We had dinner at a local restaurant and stayed the night in Merzouga. The’sea of sand’s’ mysteries will be revealed to you in the afternoon when you ride your camel and traverse the dunes. In a pristine paradise, we’ll make our last visit before heading home. Enjoy the solitude of the desert, take in the stunning scenery, and watch the magnificent sunset. While you’re there, look up at the sky and marvel at how brilliantly the stars twinkle. Traditional Berber tents are where you’ll spend the night.

Overnight in Luxury tent in Merzouga desert

Day 3 Merzouga Dunes- ERG CHEBBI – MIDELT – IFRANE – FES

Breakfast in the desert before heading to Rissani to see the typical Berber souq and the ruins of the Kasbah of Sijilmassa. We leave Rissani and drive via Errachidia and the Ziz Valley. Before reaching Azrou, where there is a cedar forest home to a Barbary monkey troop, we’ll make a pit stop for lunch. The combined 3-day desert trip from Marrakech to Fes comes to a conclusion with a transfer to the hotel.

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Pick-up only: Customers must be picked up from selected pick-up locations.

Know Before You Go

  • Stroller / pram accessible
  • Infant seats available
  • Passport required

Please Note

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • No public transportation nearby
  • Infants must not sit on laps

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