3-Day Desert Tour From Marrakesh To Fez

The beginning of our Marrakesh to Fez desert tour will be around 08:00 from Marrakesh crossing The Atlas Mountains to Dades Gorges via Tizi Ntichka pass throughout the Atlas Mountains. After four hours driving in the mountains, we will get to the inspiring landscapes and Berber villages, we will have a stop to visit The Heritage Site of Kasbah Ait Ben-Haddou. This old Kasbah has been used old Caravan routes, it was also one of the most important fortress strongholds on the old Salt Road, where caravans brought slaves, ivory, gold, salt, and silk from sub-Saharan countries to Marrakech and beyond. After Ait Ben Haddou we will continue to Ouarzazate (Hollywood of Africa) since it’s has been as well a very famous city for film makers the Mummy, Gladiator and other films were shot here. After Ouarzazate, we will continue driving to Dades Gorges, trough M’gouna, Sekoura and serval Berber villages around the valley.

After taking shower and Breakfast, we will start the 2nd day on our adventure going from Dades to the Erg Chebbi Sahara Desert. Many different Berber villages are scattered along the way, we’ll pass through Tenghir, Tinjdad and we will have stop and walk on Todra Gorges (One of the greatest canyons in the world). After Todra gorges we will continue to Erfoud in which we’ll feel the beginning of the Saharian oasis and villages, then we continue driving to Merzouga Sahara Desert, after having a rest, you will go to ride the camels who will take you on a desert adventure into the sand dunes with a local guide. you will spend the night in a luxury desert campwith drums music in the middle of the Sahara, this is a great opportunity to take amazing pictures of the sunset and sunrise over the sand dunes. Dinner, Berber music at the camp.

Our guide at the camp will wake you up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise, then we will ride the camels back to Merzouga. After taking a shower and breakfast we’ll continue our tour to Fez. We will have some stops on the road to enjoy a cup of tea or some pictures at Ziz Valley before passing through the Middle Atlas mountains. We will stop by a Midelt town where we’ll have lunch. Medilt is a very impressive mountain city at 1500m of altitude, situated down the Jbel Ayachi (3737 m). In the afternoon we’ll continue to the legendary city of Fez by stopping in Ifrane and Azrou (Cedar Forest).
Dinner and overnight