3-day fes to marrakech desert tour

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Fes

Duration

3 days

Max People

+100

Min Age

Pickup

Fes

Overview of 3-Day Fes to Marrakech Desert Tour

This 3-day Fes to Marrakech desert tour is one of the most popular ways to experience the Sahara Desert while traveling between two of Morocco’s most iconic cities. Starting from Fes, the journey takes you through the Middle Atlas Mountains, passing Ifrane, Azrou cedar forests, and the scenic Ziz Valley before reaching the golden dunes of Merzouga. The highlight of the tour is the unforgettable desert experience, including camel trekking, sunset views, and an overnight stay in a desert camp. The adventure continues through the Todra Gorges and Dades Valley, followed by a visit to Ouarzazate and the famous Ait Ben Haddou before crossing the High Atlas Mountains to Marrakech. This well-crafted itinerary is designed by Positively Morocco Tours to offer a complete desert and cultural experience in a short time.

Included/Excluded

Transportation (air-conditioned vehicle)
Pick up and Drop off hotel/riad
Professional driver
Fuel
2 Nights Hotel Accomodation

Entrance fees to historical sites
Lunch and drinks
5 Star Accommodation
Any Private Expenses

Tour Plan

Day 01 Fes - Ifrane - Midelt – Ziz valley - Erfoud – Merzouga

You will depart from Fes and travel through the Middle Atlas Mountains, visiting Ifrane and the cedar forests of Azrou before continuing to the Ziz Valley. By afternoon, you will arrive in Merzouga where your Sahara Desert adventure begins with camel trekking and a magical night in a desert camp. This unforgettable experience is a key part of many Fes desert tours.

Day 02 Merzouga - Erfoud - Jorf - Todra valley - Dades valley

The next morning you will want to wake up early to enjoy the magical sunrise among the sand dunes. After a refreshing shower, you will have breakfast at the camp followed by a camel ride to meet our driver. We begin our drive back to Erfoud and then we are off to a small village called Jorf. In this village you will visit an underground system of irrigation, a marvel of technology from ancient times. After Jorf, we will continue on to Todra valley with its beautiful palm orchards and old Berber-Jewish kasbahs, and explore the Todra gorges, a splendid series of limestone river canyons. After lunch in Todra valley we will continue on our way to Dades valley where you will spend the night in a hotel.

Day 03 Dades valley - Skoura – Ouarzazate - Ait Ben-Haddou - Marrakech

We begin our journey in the morning after breakfast in the hotel. We will have plenty of time to follow the ancient trading route through the Roses valley to the Skoura valley, known as the valley with a thousand kasbahs. Skoura’s historic mud brick kasbahs dot the valley, a testament to the ancient desert traders who made the two month journey across the Sahara. After Skoura we will drive to Ouarzazate to visit the Kasbah of Taourirt, the most impressive fortification in Morocco. There, you will explore the ancient streets and earthen buildings. Next we will visit the Atlas Film studio and see where many popular movies have been filmed (Lawrence of Arabia, Patton, The Jewel of the Nile, The Living Daylights, The Mummy, Gladiator, Kingdom of Heaven, Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra, etc.). By afternoon we will arrive at the Kasbah Ait Ben-Haddou, a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the most famous and historic places in Morocco. We will drive over the Atlas Mountains via the Tichka pass at the breathtaking altitude of 2260m. Along our trip, there will be plenty of places to stop and enjoy the beautiful scenic vistas. Our day’s journey will end at your riad in Marrakech.