Fes to Marrakech desert tour 4 days

Fes to Marrakech desert tour 4 days

4 days desert tour Fes to Marrakech

Private Fes to Marrakech desert tour 4 days through Merzouga. Thus, you begin your desert tour from Fes and visit Ifrane and Cedar forest. Secondly, you visit Ziz Valley, home to old Berber houses and date fruits. Next, you spend two nights in the desert for a camel trip and a desert tour by 4×4. Besides, you explore the rock oasis of Dades Gorges and Rock Formation and spend a night in Dades Valley. In the last day, you visit Rose valley, Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate and Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah. Finally, our driver will drop you off any place in Marrakech.

Trip Itinerary

Day 1: Fes – Ifrane – Errachidia – Ziz Valley – Merzouga

Your driver will meet you in Fes to embark on the 4-day Fes to Marrakech desert tour. We’ll begin by crossing the Middle Atlas Mountains, heading towards Ifrane, known as the “Little Switzerland” of Morocco, a charming and immaculate town with opportunities for skiing. Our next stop will be the Cedar Forest, home to wild apes. Enjoy a local lunch in Midelt before proceeding to the Ziz Valley, where you’ll be treated to a panoramic view of the lush green valley. Continuing our journey, we’ll reach Erfoud and eventually arrive in Merzouga, where you’ll spend the night in a riad/hotel.

Day 2: Desert Exploration by 4×4 and Camel Trip

On the second day of our 4-day Fes to Marrakech desert tour, you’ll have the entire day to explore the Sahara of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga. After breakfast, our driver will accompany you to the Khamlia village, where you’ll experience the mesmerizing Gnawa music performance. You’ll also have the opportunity to interact with nomads and savor a Berber pizza. Discover the Mifis mines, where locals extracted salt and other materials, and visit the desert’s only lake, a habitat for migratory birds. Next, embark on a camel trip and ride across the dunes to reach the camp, where you’ll spend the night.

Day 3: Merzouga – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley

Wake up early to witness a breathtaking sunrise from the top of the dune. After enjoying a hot shower and breakfast, you’ll ride camels back to Merzouga’s center. En route to Dades Gorges, we’ll visit Rissani, the ancestral home of the ruling dynasty, followed by a stop at Jorf to explore a traditional irrigation system. Our journey continues towards Todra Gorges, a spectacular canyon known for its towering cliffs. Take some time to explore and appreciate the natural beauty of the area. Enjoy lunch in a local establishment before we proceed to the Dades Valley. This picturesque oasis boasts impressive rock formations that attract rock climbers from around the world. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking scenery and spend the night in the Dades Valley.

Day 4: Dades Valley – Rose Valley – Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Marrakech

After a delightful breakfast, we’ll journey to the Rose Valley, where you’ll have the opportunity to visit a rose cooperative and learn about rose-related products. Discover the fascinating Rose Festival, held annually in May. Next, we’ll visit the Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate, a renowned location for film productions. The Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, an iconic UNESCO World Heritage site, will be our next destination, where you’ll have the chance to explore its history and climb its narrow streets. Finally, we’ll traverse the Tizi n’Tichka mountain pass in the Atlas Mountains, culminating our desert tour in Marrakech. Our driver will drop you off at your riad or the airport, marking the end of our 4-day Fes to Marrakech desert tour.

What's included

Private transport 4WD car or minivan Accommodation for 3 nights Ait ben Haddou visit Visit to the Nomads Camel riding Private tent in desert camp Dinners and breakfasts

What's not included

Lunch + drinks

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Reviews

“We did the 4 Days Desert Tour Fes to Marrakech through Merzouga with Rashid. This is the best possible way to see the desert and everything between Fes and Marrakech in this short amount of time. I highly recommend not doing it any other way unless you have several weeks to burn. Rashid was very professional, a great driver, and so much fun. Ismail and Mustafa were also incredible guides for our day in Merzouga. We saw so much and covered so much ground in four days, I can hardly believe it. I also appreciate that the hotels we stayed in were the hotels listed in the itinerary, and they were all great. Our overnight trip to the desert was also very well done, and the food actually tasted home cooked – believe it or not it was one of the best meals we had in morocco. Overall our guide service was very personal, and the car was great! Everyone was very fluent in multiple languages, and Rashid made us feel very safe and comfortable the entire time, we were so relaxed and well taken care of I can’t imagine our trip without him. These guys know what they are doing – from the pillows and coolers full of fruit and water in the SUV’s to the personal pace of the drive (and knowing where all the best bathrooms are on the road!) THANKS for a great time!”
“We had such an amazing time on this trip, what an unbelievable experience! Our guide was Rachid and we couldn’t have gotten luckier, he was kind, punctual, spoke great English, happened to be an excellent photographer, and knows just about everything. Very impressive! The great thing about this tour is that everything is planned for you, for the first and third nights the hotels were arranged for us, we met some lovely people, watched the sunset on the dunes, and ate wonderful Moroccan food. The second night we spent in the desert, where we traveled by camelback 🙂 it was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, the desert was way more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. It’s a long drive but totally worth it, and the car was extremely comfortable and there was plenty to see on the way there and back – from absolutely stunning views of the gorges and valleys to beautiful towns and small villages. I felt like I was on the set of a beautiful movie the entire time! I’ve traveled to over 30 countries within the past several years and I can say this was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had, highly recommend it!! A million thanks to Rachid for an unforgettable trip, we really did fall in love with Morocco.”

Fes to Marrakech desert tour 4 days

Some places to see while doing our Fes to Marrakech desert tour 4 days including night in desert, camel riding, visit to the Todra and Dades gorges plus the high Atlas mountains and the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah.

Erfoud

Because of the beauty of the surrounding Sahara Desert and the town’s oasis sections, Erfoud is a popular filming location. Many films have been filmed in Erfoud, including: The Mummy, prince of Percia, March or Die…

This region of Morocco has also been discovered as having similarities in look and possibly geology to specific regions of Mars. As a result, there is growing interest in this region as a field study location for Mars analogue research.

The Austrian Space Forum spent the entire month of February 2013 doing tests with a field crew that included two space suit simulators (Aouda.X and Aouda.S) and a number of rovers. To mimic a voyage to the surface of Mars, they were assisted by a Mission Support Center based in Innsbruck, Austria. On February 11, the main desert base camp was designated Camp Weyprecht, while a subsequent satellite camp some 80 kilometers south was named Station Payer.

Ouarzazate

Ouarzazate was once a tiny crossing point for African traders traveling to northern Morocco and Europe. Sheikh Abu al-‘Abaas Ahmed bin Abdellah al-Wizkiti al-Warzazi, amir of the qasba of Ouarzazate and father of Lalla Masuda, helped establish Saadi rule over the Sous-Dra’a region in the 16th century.
During the French occupation, Ouarzazate grew significantly as a military town, administrative center, and customs station. It is home to the Kasbah Taourirt, which was the former cad’s kasbah and was afterwards owned by T’hami El Glaoui. Today, the Krupp field gun that secured Glaoui power is on display outside the kasbah.
The region is also famed for its Ouazguita carpets, which have geometric motifs in red and orange on a black background.

The Ouarzazate region is a well-known filming location, with Morocco’s major studios attracting numerous foreign production companies to operate there. Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), The Living Daylights (1987), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Kundun (1997), Legionnaire (1998), Hanna (2011), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), and Salmon Fishing in Yemen (2011) were all filmed here, as was Game of Thrones.

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