4 days Desert Tour

from Marrakech to Fes

Description

Starting in Marrakech, this journey takes you through Morocco’s diverse landscapes and iconic sites and ends in the historical city of Fes.

Cross the high Atlas Mountains, walk around the fascinating Aït Benhaddou Kasbah and visit Ouarzazate’s famous cinema studios. Admire the Dades and Todgha Gorges and experience the magic of the Sahara Desert with a camel ride and a peaceful night in a desert camp in Merzouga.

Continue your way to the middle Atlas Mountains, passing by its cedars forests and meeting its wild monkeys. Arrive in Fes, the oldest and largest medina of Morocco.

This short 4-day trip is designed to make the most out of your time in Morocco!

Itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech - High Atlas Mountains - Aït Ben Haddou Kasbah - Ouarzazate - Dades Gorges

Departure in the morning from Marrakech. We will cross the High Atlas Mountains and enjoy panoramic views from Tizi-N-Tichka Pass. You will walk around the UNESCO-listed Aït Ben Haddou Kasbah and visit the Atlas cinema studios in Ouarzazate (where some world-famous movies and TV shows were shot like Gladiator and Game of Thrones). Arrival at the hotel in the Dades Gorges. Dinner and free time.

Day 2: Dades Gorges - Todgha Gorges - Merzouga

In the morning, visit of the Dades Gorges, known for the funny “monkey fingers” rocks. We will continue our way and make a stop in the Todgha Gorges, Morocco’s Grand Canyon. Arrival in Merzouga in the middle of the afternoon. You will ride a camel across the red dunes of Sahara Desert at sunset until your desert camp where you will spend the night. Dinner, traditional music around a fire, star gazing.

Day 3: Merzouga

Departure from the camp in the morning. Camel ride from the camp to the village of Merzouga. You will start a 4x4 tour from Merzouga. First, you will visit the Morocco National 4x4 Auto Museum then enjoy some Gnawa music in the village of Khamlia (which is still exclusively inhabited by descendants of black African slaves coming from Mali, Sudan and Senegal, who now speak Berber as their mother tongue). The tour will continue in the desert, with some panoramic views, a visit to an abandoned mining town and a tea with nomadic families who kept their traditional lifestyle and are still living in Bedouin tents. Adventure in the dunes with the 4x4. Possibility of sandboarding. Berber pizza (“Medfouna”) for lunch. Arrival to the hotel in the village of Merzouga in the afternoon. Free time in the hotel, relaxation by the swimming pool. Dinner and nighttime in the hotel.

Day 4: Merzouga - Fes

Departure in the morning from Merzouga to Fes. Picture break in Ziz valley in front of lush palm groves. Our route will pass by the Middle Atlas and its cedar forests where you will get to meet its wild monkeys. We will have a stop in Ifrane, the Switzerland of Morocco. Arrival in Fes at the end of the day.

End of the 4-day trip.