3 Days Desert Tour From Marrakech To Fes

Highlights of the 3 days tour from Marrakech to Fes :

Driving through the diverse landscapes of Morocco
Visiting Ait Ben Haddou
Camel Trekking
Spending the night in the desert with the nomads
Exploring the desert

Itinerary overview :

After leaving Marrakech the travelers will visit Ait Ben Haddou, Ouarzazate, and the Kasbahs in between these two spots and the desert of Merzouga. Then, they will spend the night in the desert before we head to Fes where we will end our 3 days tour from Marrakech to Fes.

Day 1: Marrakech – Tizi N Tichka – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley

After breakfast early in the morning, we will start our 3-day Marrakech-Fes tour from the red city of Marrakech through the amazing landscapes of Tizi n’Tichka and many Berber villages where people live a very simple lifestyle. We will stop at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou, which is also a famous filming location where many famous Hollywood movies have been shot. After lunch, we will be on our way to Ouarzazate for a visit to the Taourirt kasbah. Then, after a visit to Kalaat Mgouna, the city of roses, we will head for the Dades valley via the road of the thousand kasbahs. In Dades, we will spend the night in a hotel with a beautiful view.

Day 2: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga Sahara ( Camel trekking & Night in a Desert Camp)

After breakfast in Dades, we’ll leave it and continue our 3-day tour from Marrakech to Fes. We’ll visit the Toudra Gorges, which have the largest canyons in Morocco, along with a beautiful river with small fish swimming in it. Then we will pass by Tinghir to Erfoud. Here we will enjoy a traditional lunch. Then we will make a stop in Merzouga. We will have a rest and leave our unnecessary luggage at the hotel. Then we will ride our camels to the dunes of Erg Chebbi, where we will set up our camp. We will have dinner at the camp. Under the stars we will listen to the trance-inducing drum beats of the nomadic musicians.

Day 3: Camel Ride back to Merzouga – Erg Chebbi Desert (Merzouga) – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Ifrane – Fes

After breakfast, it will be time for our departure from the desert. Our route will be through the Tafilal region, the Ziz valley and the Atlas mountains. We will visit the monkeys of the cedar forest near Azrou and stop again in Ifran after a short lunch break in the apple town of Midelt. Later in the afternoon, we will be in Fès, where our 3-day Marrakech-Fès tour will come to an end.