Name: 4 Days Desert Tour from Fes to Marrakech Sahara Experience
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Fes, Morocco

4-Days Desert Tour From Fes to Marrakech

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Fes

Duration

4 days

Max People

+100

Min Age

Pickup

Fes

Overview of 4 Days Desert Tour From Fes to Marrakech

This 4-day desert tour from Fes to Marrakech is a perfect journey for travelers who want to experience the Sahara Desert at a slower and more immersive pace. Starting from Fes, the tour takes you through the Middle Atlas Mountains, passing Ifrane, Azrou cedar forests, and the scenic Ziz Valley before reaching the golden dunes of Merzouga. You will enjoy a complete desert experience including camel trekking, sunset views, and two nights in the desert region, allowing more time to explore the surroundings and local culture. This extended experience is one of the highlights of many Fes desert tours. The journey continues through the Todra Gorges, Dades Valley, and Ouarzazate, with a visit to the famous Ait Ben Haddou before crossing the High Atlas Mountains to Marrakech. This itinerary is carefully designed by Positively Morocco Tours to provide a deeper and more relaxed desert adventure.

Included/Excluded

Transportation (air-conditioned vehicle)
Pick up and Drop off hotel/riad
Entrance fees (Cable and car and Moon Valley)
Professional driver
Fuel

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

Tour Plan

Day 01 Fes - Ifrane - Midelt - Erfoud - Merzouga

Our first stop on our journey will be in Ifrane, known as “Morocco’s Switzerland” because of its chalet type summer homes. Built by the French in 1929 as a cool respite during the hot summer months, this town is known for its gardens and tree lined streets. After Ifrane, we drive to the Azrou cedar forest where you can see monkeys in their natural habitat. Our tour continues through the Middle Atlas mountains to Midelt for lunch and on through the High Atlas mountains, into the Ziz valley with stops for picture taking of the panoramas. Next, we stop to visit the village of Erfoud, an oasis town known for its fossils. We arrive at the Erg-Chebbi dunes with an astounding height of 150 meters and where our camels are waiting. After a picturesque hour long camel ride through the sand dunes, you will arrive at your camp for dinner and enjoy some music by the fireside, under the star and moonlit desert sky. This camp has everything you will need for a cozy night in your tent.

Day 02 Tour around Erg Chebbi

Spend the day exploring the desert region, visiting local nomadic families, experiencing traditional music, and discovering the culture of the Sahara. This deeper exploration is similar to what you can expect from extended Fes desert tours, offering a more authentic desert experience.

Day 03 Merzouga – Jorf - Todra valley - Dades valley

On your second morning you may choose again to see the sunrise among the sand dunes. After a refreshing shower, you will have breakfast at the camp followed by a camel ride. We begin our drive back to Erfoud, an oasis town known for its fossils. Next 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 04 Dades valley - Skoura – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben-Haddou - Marrakech

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.