3 Days Tour To Fes Via Merzouga Desert From Marrakech
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Every Day
Price
On Demand
Duration
3 days
Min Travelers
1+
Overview
If your vacation in Morocco starts from Marrakech and ends in Fes don’t miss this tour package, it’s one of the most suggested tours in Morocco, experience a camel ride in the dunes, spend lifetime holidays enjoying the silence of the Sahara desert, discover the landscapes from the Atlas Mountains to Ouarzazate, the oasis of green palm trees, the beautiful Kasbahs, and Valleys. Be amused by the beautiful natural views of Ifran city and Azrou cities in the Middle Atlas of Morocco, where you meet the wild Barbary apes in the cedar forest, this 3-day desert tour to Fes via Merzouga desert departure from Marrakech combines the culture and the sightseeing with the landscapes of the Berber villages over the high Atlas mountains, discover the hospitality of Berber people and sleep in tents under the stars in the dunes of Merzouga desert.
Highlights
- Explore the hidden Berber villages in the high Atlas Mountains & discover the local culture.
- Cross the majestic Tizi N Tichka Pass the highest road in North Africa.
- Visit the splendid Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, listed by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage.
- Discover Kasbah of Taourirt (former home of Pacha Glaoui) & the film studios in Ouarzazate.
- Stroll the Dades and Todra gorges in a guided walking tour.
- Admire the landscapes of Todra canyons’ high walls, Palm Oasis & the Rose Valley.
- Trek in the Erg Chebbi dunes by camels and spend one night under nomadic tents.
- Marvel at the beautiful sunset and sunrise over the dunes of the Merzouga Desert.
- Enjoy a Berber dinner & music folklore at night under the stars in a Saharan desert camp.
- Be amused by the beautiful natural views of Ifran and Azrou cities.
- Meet the Barbary apes in the cedar forest in the middle of Atlas.
- Take some memorable photos of extraordinary natural landscapes.
- This 3-day desert tour starts in Marrakech and ends in Fes.
Included/Excluded
- Pickup & drop-off service
- Transport by a modern vehicle
- English or French-speaking driver
- Local expert tour guide
- Camel ride for sunset & sunrise
- Half-board accommodation
- Overnight in a desert camp
- Fuel & bottled water during the tour
- Entrance fees
- Tips & gratuities
- Lunch & soft drinks
- Any private expenses
Itinerary
This 3-day tour to Fes via Merzouga desert from Marrakech starts with a pickup from your accommodation at 8 AM by an air-conditioner and comfortable vehicle to drive you towards Ouarzazate, crossing the Atlas through Tizi’n’Tichka pass (2,260 meters). The mountains offer a big variety of landscapes and the view of several hamlets arranged as in an amphitheater. An essential track and outstanding landscape will take us to the village of Telouet to visit the Kasbah of el Glaoui and the village of Ait Ben Haddou to visit its famous Kasbah which is classified by the UNESCO as a world heritage. Then, our journey continues towards Ouarzazate, where you will have lunch and a visit to Taurirt Kasbah and the cinema studios. Next, we will head to Dades Gorges, crossing the palm valley of Skoura and visiting its Kasbahs. Then we go via Rose Valley to Kalaat Mgouna before we continue to Toudgha. Overnight and accommodation with dinner and breakfast in a guest house, riad, or hotel.
After breakfast in your accommodation, we will head to the Merzouga desert via Toudra Valley, we will visit the Gorges of Dades for some amazing photos of the great canyon, and then also visit the village of Todra, after exploring the Todra Gorges, arrive in Erfoud (city of fossils and dates), stop for lunch before continuing our journey towards the desert of Merzouga. crossing the village of Rissani visit the mausoleum of the founder of the Alaouite Dynasty of Morocco, Moulay Ali Cherif, which is located on the southern edge of town. Reaching Merzouga and camel trek for about 1 hour and a half to reach Erg Chebbi dunes, admire the most wonderful sunset over the dunes, enjoy music folklore at night under the stars in a Saharan desert camp, and spend an overnight with dinner and breakfast in a Saharan desert Beber tent situated at the feet of the dunes.
NB: If you book a luxury tour, then, you will have breakfast and shower at the desert camp, otherwise, the breakfast and the shower will be at the hotel after your camel rides back in the morning.
As you wake up early in the morning, you can enjoy the sunrise over the dunes of Erg Chebbi desert, have a traditional breakfast in the desert camp, then ride your camels and head back to your hotel in Merzouga village, meet the driver to start a new explorative journey towards the eldest imperial city in Morocco, Fes, drive to Errachidia, passing through Erfoud, you make a stop at the Oasis de Aoufous (located in the palm grove of Ziz, a panoramic view of the oasis for lovers of photography), continue towards the city of Errachidia, stop at the Dam, which offers to travelers beautiful panoramic views because of its various contrasts of its blue/green water and its ocher-colored mountains. Continue through the Middle Altas crossing the Pass of Tizi N’talghom at 1,907 meters. We reach the city of Midelt, the capital of Apples in Morocco, after a typical lunch, take the road to the village of Azrou, where you have the opportunity to see the old tree (800 years and called Cedre Gouraud), watch the monkeys (Barbary apes) at cedar forest in the Middle Atlas, from here we will go to Ifran (also known as Switzerland of Morocco), located in a mountainous area at a height of 1713 meters, in its vicinity, is the Ifrane National Park, representative of its figure of stone the lion, one of the animals that formerly lived there, from Ifran we drive you straight to Fes, you arrive in the imperial city in the evening around 6 or 7 PM, this desert tour ends with drop-off at your accommodation in Fes.
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Know Before You Go
- Pick-up & drop-off at any accommodation in Marrakech/Fes.
- Transport by a modern, comfortable & an air-conditioned vehicle.
- This desert tour can be customized according to your needs, budget, timing, and preferences, just Write Us what you are looking for.
- The price of this tour depends on the number of travelers in the group, accommodation preference, and other personal factors.
- You’d better bring comfortable shoes, sunscreen, a sun hat, sunglasses and a camera.
- Half-board accommodation in hotels, riads, desert tents, or Kasbahs (dinners & breakfasts are included).
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the day trip starts.
- Live tour professional guide & driver: English & French.
- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.
- Duration: 3 days & 2 nights (it includes transfers & tour program).
- A vegetarian option is available, please advise at the time of booking if required.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Infant seats are available on request if advised at the time of booking.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved.
- You can advise at the time of booking the type of accommodation: standard, budget or high-class.
- Comfortable & non-slip walking shoes are recommended.
- Visit the Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more about our policies.
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