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3 day Sahara desert tour from Marrakech to Fes
We provide private Marrakech tour packages and transportation in Morocco. We have lots of interesting tour packages to explore Atlas mountains, Sahara desert, Dades valley, Todra and south Morocco.
DAY 1: MARRAKECH TO THE DADES VIA THE HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS, AIT BENHADDOU KASBAH, OUARZAZATE AND THE ROSE VALLEY.
You will start the journey from Marrakech and head to the Atlas Mountains .You will have stops and breaks in the windy road of the Atlas Mountains for breaks and photos. On the way , you will come across many Berber villages built in small stones and in adobe .You will also drive through the highest pass in north Africa ( Col Du Tizi-n-Tichka 2260 Meters altitude ). The drive through the mountains is around 4 Hours including all the stops. And around 13:00 Pm, you will reach the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou .
Lunch in a restaurant near the Kasbah then go for a walk and to see a hill top view toward the valley and the Kasabah .Ait Benhaddou Kasbah is known as a movie site and many international movies were shot there like Gladiator, Kingdom of heaven ,the mummy and many others . And after the visit of the Kasbah, you will drive to the Moroccan Hollywood, Ouarzazate.
You will stop by the cinema studio or a museum if you are interested. And after that continue to the rose valley via the oasis of Skoura to visit the 17 century Kasbah of Ameridel . Later on ,you will make it to the rose valley where you will have a break to see the rose – the roses grow only in spring and exactly in May- then continue to the Dades gorge where you will spend the first night . Overnight in a hotel in the Dades gorge.
DAY 2: THE DADES VALLEY TO THE SAHARA DESERT VIA TODGHA GORGE , TINJDAD , AND ERFOUD.
You will start the trip as always at 8:30 Am. On the way to the desert , you will have some stops in the Dades valley for pictures and for some great views as the Dades valley got a special ,beautiful and colorful landscape ,like in a place called “The Monkey feet” .And after that , you will drive through the town of Boumalne Dades and after this you will make it straight to the Todgha valley .
From a point in the main road in the city of Tinghir ,you will make a detour to the Todgha Gorge to enjoy seeing the limestone mountains and great landscape also the palm grove on the way . When you arrive the Todgha Gorge , you will walk in for like 30 minutes then make it back to the main road so as to drive straight to the Sahara desert . On the way you will stop for lunch in a restaurant in Tinjdad or somewhere on the way.
And before you arrive the desert you will drive by Erfoud which is known with a famous oasis called Taflilate and in this city there is the festival of Dates held every October.And from this city , the Sahara desert is 48 Kilometers. And when you arrive the desert, you will have a break of like 15 Mins to drink a cup of tea and take a bag pack to be ready for the camel ride, see the sunset on the way to the camp and for the overnight the middle of the sand dunes.
DAY 3: SAHARA DESERT TO FES VIA ZIZ VALLEY, MIDELT ,MIDDLE ATLAS MOUNTAINS AND IFRANE .
In the morning at the camp, you will wake up early for the sunrise .After seeing the sunrise , you will ride back the camels to the starting point or they will drive you back to the a hotel for shower and breakfast .And and after that you will travel to Fes which is going to be around 8 Hours drive. You will drive through the Ziz valley and stop for a nice view for the Taflilate oasis then continue the journey till Midelt where you will stop for lunch.
Then continue via the middle Atlas mountains and stop in the Azrou forest to see monkeys climbing up and down the cedar and oak trees and after that continue to the Moroccan Swiss style city of Efrane where you will stop for a walk break .And from here,fes is 70 Kilometers .Drop off somewhere nearby your Hotel or riad .
KEEP IN MIND : All Marrakech to 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.
