Tour overview

4 Days Desert Tour tour from Fes to Marrakech

SUMMARY:

4 day Merzouga Desert to Marrakech is the best desert tour combining Fes and Marrakech via Merzouga Desert, Azrou, and Erg Chebbi Dunes for a camel trek and overnight in a desert camp, meeting nomadic Bedouins, Todra Gorge, Ouarzazate and Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou.

This 4-day desert tour from Fes to Marrakech via the Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga is highly recommended. The tour includes two nights in the Sahara Desert (one night in a hotel and the second in a desert camp), a camel ride, and short drives.

The tour gives you the opportunity to see the best of the Southeast in just 4 days, see the barbarian monkeys in the Azrou cedar forest, take a desert tour to visit the Bedouins who live in the desert, caves, wander in the Dades Valley or the Todra Gorge, spend more time at the sites And share a cup of tea with an Amazigh family.

Highlights of the 4 days Desert tour Fes to Marrakech:

Stop at the Cedar Forest of Azrou and see the Barbary monkeys.
Panoramic sides of the Erg Chebbi dunes.
Experience camel riding in the Merzouga desert.
Watch the sunset over the dunes.
Actively practice sand boarding.
Delicious dinner and party around the campfire (Berber drums).
Camping in Merzouga desert camp.
Merzouga exploration tour and visit to a Bedouin family.
Visit Studio Atlas and Kasbah Taourirt in Ouarzazate.
Visit the Unesco World Heritage Site.
Stunning landscapes of the Atlas Mountains.

ITINERARY of 4 Days Desert Tour tour from Fes to Marrakech

Day 1: Fes – Azrou (Cedar Forest) – Midelt – Erfoud – Merzouga

Day 1 of the 4-day desert tour from Fes Desert to Marrakech via Merzouga Desert. Midelt is located between the Middle Atlas Mountains and the High Atlas Mountains, at an altitude of 1,508 meters above sea level.

The journey is beautiful, including places like Azrou, the view of the Barbary Apes, the magnificent Midelt Hills to the Tez N’talghamt Pass, and the Ziz Gorge, followed by lunch and continued exploration in the Ziz Valley until reaching Merzouga.

Merzouga is a beautiful city in the Sahara Desert, a feast for the eyes that provides an exotic beauty experience among the beautiful sand dunes followed by sunset, which is another unforgettable experience of the trip. The nights here are beautiful with a roaring bonfire including delicious dinners.

Merzouga is a beautiful city in the Sahara Desert, a feast for the eyes that provides an aesthetic experience among the beautiful sand dunes and sunset, which is another unforgettable experience of the trip. The nights here are lovely with a roaring fire including delicious dinners.

Day 2: Merzouga Desert Tour and Camel Trip (Night in Desert Camp)

After breakfast, we will start exploring the area, visiting the village of the dark-skinned people originally from Mali to enjoy their music and way of life.

Next, we’ll head to Miffis Mines to explore how they work there before heading behind the sand dunes into a completely scenic desert where we’ll sit down for a warm cup of tea with the local Bedouins, before returning to the hotel.

Day 3: Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorge – Dades Valley

Continuing our 4 days desert tour from Fes to Marrakech, we will get ready early in the morning to watch the best sunrise of your life and cast different shadows and colors over the sea of sand dunes, after breakfast, shower and return to our desert hotel. We will continue on to Tinerhir and the stunning Todra Gorge, the highest and narrowest valley in Morocco.

The gorge is a great place to hike, relax on the river’s edge, or sample some delicious local Berber dishes. After lunch in the heart of the valley, we will move through the Dades Valley where we will end our day by spending the night in a beautiful hotel located on the top of the mountain.

Day 4: Dades – Ouarzazate – Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech

The last day of our 4-day desert tour continues from Fes to Marrakech towards Ait Ben Haddou to Marrakech via Telouet.

The journey continues from the ancient caravan route of Ait Ben Haddou, stopping for some time to see the Kasbah of Telouet-Pacha-Galaoui, and proceeds to reach Marrakech via the High Atlas Mountains and the famous Tizi-n-Tichka pass. We will drop you off at your accommodation around 6-7pm.