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3 day Sahara desert tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga desert
Explore Morocco as we offer authentic and enjoyable tours from Fes to discover Morocco and its people, society and culture. We guarantee all tour from Fes departure every day and you enjoy camel ride in Sahara dunes.
DAY 1: FES TO MERZOUGA VIA IFRANE ,MIDDLE ATLAS FOREST ,MIDELT ,ERRACHIDA AND ERFOUD.
You will be welcomed by your driver at your riad or Hotel in Fes and start the Sahara tour .On the way to the desert , there are numerous cities ,towns and villages .You will drive through the Moroccan Swiss style city of Ifrane , stop for a while to walk and to go to the bathroom .And after that ,continue to Azrou from where you will drive east through the cedar forest with monkeys “ Barbary apes “ , stop for pictures then keep driving through a vast plateau with many nomads grazing their cattle in the orchards for almost 2 hours .
Lunch in a restaurant in the apple city of Midelt .After the lunch break , you will continue the journey and pass through the Tizi-N-Tlghermt which is in an elevation of 1980 meters above sea level .Around two hours drive you will reach the city of Errich which where the Ziz River starts and the Ziz valley that punctuate the landscape with their brilliant green palms. With the golden prehistoric valley walls towering above you, and the dusty ancient kashbah’s & ksar dotting the palm groves, the Ziz lends a feel of what it might be like to mix the worlds of Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones, making it the perfect place to put on your explorers’ hat and go on an adventure.
You will stop for photos in some panoramic views and continue through this scenic, beautiful landscape up to the city of Erfoud then make it straight to the Sahara desert .Just as you get close to the desert, you will see the sand dunes are coming up from the middle of nowhere and when you arrive you will go for a camel trek to spend the night in a camp in the middle of the sand dunes.
DAY 2: SAHARA DESERT TO THE DADES VALLEY VIA TINJDAD, AND TODGHA GORGE.
You will wake up like 30 minutes before the sunrise and go up a sand dune and watch the sun as its coming up ,once it is up you will ride back the camels or drive you by 4WD car to a hotel on the edge of the dunes for shower and breakfast then travel to the next destination .As always ,you will drive through many towns and Berber villages .You will drive back to Erfoud and you will stop to visit a fossil museum or go to a mountain in the sahara and look for small fossils as souvenirs .
And then , drive to Todgha gorge via Tinjdad where you will stop for a break . Lunch inside the Todra Gorge or at one of the restaurants beneath the overhanging cliffs with a panoramic view . After lunch you can continue by road or hike by foot to explore the surrounding area and its Berber villages. Sometimes you can find the Nomad women with children from the Atlas Mountains visiting the Gorge to carry water by donkey to their village. Your driver will give you the option to visit a Berber family waving, looming Berber carpets .And after that ,drive back to the main road to continue to the colorful Dades valley .Overnight in a hotel in the Dades gorge .
DAY 3: THE DADES VALLEY TO MARRAKECH VIA THE ROSE VALLEY, SKOURA, OUARZAZATE, AIT BEN HADDOU KASABAH AND THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS.
You will start the trip around 8:30 Am to Marrakech .On the way, there are numerous things to visit and see .You will have some stops in the Dades valley to enjoy the unique landscape like in the “Monkey feet “rocks then continue to the rose and visit a rose cooperative to see how they distillate the roses and after that go on to the Moroccan Hollywood, the city of Ouarzazate You will visit a cinema studio. 26 Km from Ouarzazate you will stop at the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, the mother of the Kasbahs and the oldest one in Morocco .
You will go for a walk in the Kasbah and visit a Berber family and after the visit, you will have lunch in a restaurant then drive through the windy road of the high atlas mountains .It will be around four hours to reach Marrakech from the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah.
KEEP IN MIND : All Fes Sahara desert Tours are an operated by established Travel specialist based in Morocco. A combination of guided camel tour and comfortable travel will include standard or luxury accommodation, H.B meals and private driver for your Sahara journey.
* All hotel transfers.
* Travel in comfortable A/C vehicle.
* Local experienced driver.
* All dinners and breakfasts.
* Accommodation in riads/hotels.
* 1 night in Merzouga desert.
* Local Sahara Guide.
* Camel ride in Sahara dunes.
