4 days from Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga desert

OVERVIEW:

We highly recommend this 4-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes because it is packed full of adventure and many drives through the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi-n-Tichka pass. You will get the chance to see the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, visit the Hollywood of Morocco which is Ouarzazate, enjoy the beautiful views of Tinghir Valley and Todgha gorges, take a break in Erfoud, and set eyes on Merzouga dunes, Check above the 4 Days Marrakech to Fes desert tour itinerary.

PROGRAM

Day 1: Marrakech – Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Tinghir City – 6 h 11 min (362,8 km)
Day 2: Tinghir City – Todgha Gorges – Merzouga – (269 km, 4h 15 min)
Day 3: Merzouga Free time (Activities Optional)
Day 4: Erg Chebbi – Erfoud – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes (470 km- 7 h)

HIGHLIGHTS:

Crossing High Atlas Mountains and Berber villages
Visit Unesco Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate City
Visit Tinghir Valley and Todra Gorges
Camel trekking in the Erg Chebbi desert at sunset and sunrise
Spend the night in the Berber desert camp in Erg Chebbi (Merzouga)

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION	Marrakech
DEPARTURE TIME	07:30 AM
RETURN TIME:	Approximately 07:30 PM

INCLUDED:

Pick up from your accommodation in Marrakech
Modern air-conditioned minibus (Maximum 17 passengers)
Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou visit, Todgha Valley, Todgha Gorges
First night in Dades Valley or Tinghir City dinner and breakfast are included
Second night in a standard tent in Merzouga desert camp dinner and breakfast are included
Sunrise and sunset camel treks on the dunes of Erg Chebbi
Third night in Merzouga Hotel dinner and breakfast are included

NOT INCLUDED:

Beverages
Lunches on the way
Optional local guide in (Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou) usually 3 eur
Personal expenses
Tips

DAY 1: MARRAKECH – AIT BENHADDOU – TINGHIR CITY ( 362 KM – 6H:11 MIN )

We will pick you up from your (Hotel or Riad ) and then we will start our Tour from Marrakech to Tinghir City passing by Tizi-n-Tichka High Atlas, to the traditional Berber villages then we will continue to Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou to visit the UNESCO World Heritage. You will have lunch at Ait Benhaddou, then pass by Hollywood City (Ouarzazat ), We will continue to Tinghir City through Roses Valley and spend the night in a Hotel in Tinghir City.

DAY 2: TODRA GORGES – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA – DESERT (270 KM- 4 H)

After breakfast, we go from Tinghir City to Erg Chebbi Sahara desert in Merzouga. You will pass through Todra Gorges, Tinjdad, Jorf, and Erfoud in which we’ll feel the beginning of the Sahara Desert oasis of Tafilalet, and then we will continue to an Auberge in Merzouga. After a relaxing few minutes, you will take some of your luggage in a small bag (the necessary for the night in the desert) and leave the other luggage in the Auberge, then we will ride camels on an adventure crossing the erg Chebbi dunes, this is an excellent opportunity to take the awesome pictures of the sunset and sunrise. When we arrive at the camp we will leave the camels and walk to the highest dunes of 250 Meters to watch the sunset, we will spend the night in a camp (the nomad tents) with drums and music in the middle of the Sahara Desert

DAY 3: MERZOUGA

The third day of this daring tour of the Moroccan Sahara will see you enjoy Merzouga. You will have breakfast at the hotel, have the opportunity to swim in the hotel pool, have free time to explore the activities offered in the desert area, and enjoy a one-night stay at the hotel with a sumptuous dinner at the end of the day.
There are plenty of activities like quad biking, buggy riding through the dunes, and biking, but these activities will be at your own expense.

DAY 4: Erg Chebbi – Erfoud – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes (470 km- 7 h)

After an early wake-up, You will have breakfast at the hotel and leave for Fes, Passing through the Tafilalet palm grove, one of the biggest in the world. You will see thousands of palm trees at a distance of 20 km long. From here we will reach the Ziz Valley, where we will stop to admire the magnificent view of the region and the town of Aoufous. Before we arrive at our destination, we will be passing through Azrou, a famous Berber village located in the middle of the largest cedar forest in Morocco and the home of Barbary apes, and by the ski resort of Ifrane (the Moroccan Switzerland) built by the French in the 1930s to resemble a Swiss village. The 3-day desert trip will be at the nearest point to your hotel or riad in Fes.

1 review for 4 days from Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga desert

Rated 5 out of 5

Neal McGeeh – April 17, 2024

We are a couple with a 13 year old child and we spent 4 magical days in the South of Morocco thanks to Abdou, our guide and driver.
Abdou is great as a guide: he speaks good English, offers various tours along the way and adapts to our desires. He knows the culture and history of his country very well, and of the different provinces that we crossed. He is also an excellent driver with whom you feel safe.
We were thus able to discover incredible landscapes: the Atlas Mountains, the Dades Valley, the Valley of Roses and the Todra Gorges, with numerous stops for visits to kasbahs, viewpoints, walks in gardens hidden, The highlight being the camel ride and the bivouac in the Sahara desert (Erg Chebbi) in Merzouga: an unforgettable memory like these sunsets and sunrises over the dunes, as well as the songs around the fire.
From a practical point of view, the accommodation and meals provided were very good, and the air-conditioned minivan very comfortable.
We highly recommend GO MARRAKECH DESERT TRIPS and ABDOU for your excursions in Morocco.

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