5-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

Tour Itinerary: 5-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

Day 1 Marrakech - High Atlas Mountains - Telouet - Ait Benhaddou - Ouarzazate

On the first day, we will pick you up from your Hotel at 8:00 AM to go to Telouet passing through the high Atlas Mountains and the Tizi-n-Tichka pass, where you will visit the Kasbah of Pasha Glaoui and stop for having lunch in a local restaurant. Afterwards, we will continue driving to Ait Ben Haddou crossing the Ounila valley with its Berber villages to head directly to Ouarzazate where you will have Dinner and spend the first night in hotel.

Day 2 Ouarzazate – Skoura Palm - Valley of Roses - Dades Gorges – Todra Gorges

After having breakfast, we will drive to Skoura to visit the Kasbah of Amredil which is a beautiful Kasbah situated in the palm groves "Route of one thousand Kasbahs". Then, we will make our way to the Valley of Roses, meet some nomads families live in caves and visit the Dades gorges to see the rock formations. Afterwards, our journey will continue to Boulmane du Dades to have a break for lunch heading after that to Tineghir then to Todra Gorges to enjoy its wonderful views of Canyons. Dinner and overnight stay will be in Kasbah hotel.

Day 3 Todra Gorges – Erfoud – Erg Chebbi (Merzouga)

On the third day, you will walk around the Palm Plantations to breath a fresh and clean air, enjoy the gorgeous views of Todra River and drive toward Tinjedad for a lunch meal on a local restaurant. Later on, you will pass by several villages such us Touroug and El-Jarf to reach Erfoud where You will visit a local fossil craft workshop. Then, we will continue driving to the magnificent dunes of Erg Chebbi or Merzouga Dunes. After leaving your luggage in hotel, you will ride your camels for an hour and half to spend the night in a traditional nomad tent in the middle of the dunes.

Day 4 Erg Chebbi – Nomad family – fossil Site – Tour of the dunes

In early morning, you will awake to enjoy the sunrise in Desert to inspire and motivate you then have your breakfast in the camp. You will ride your camel back to the hotel where you can take a shower, have a tour of the dunes on 4x4 allowing you to visit the black volcanic rocks of fossils, meet a nomad family living in tent to see how they live, visit khamlia village to fuel your soul with their spiritual music of Gnawa and visit the lake Dayte Sarji that forms in springtime and attracts pink flamingos. After having lunch in Merzouga or Hassi Labied, you will see the canal irrigation system, have a short walk on the oasis which are located on the foot of the dunes to Continue later to your hotel for having shower. Dinner and Overnight stay will be in Auberge.

Day 5 Merzouga – Erfoud – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes

After breakfast, you will go to Rissani to explore its local market (Souks) to depart then for Errachidia via Erfoud, Aoufous and the valley of Ziz stopping for a wonderful view of the oasis of Aoufous in the Tafilalte region. Thereafter, we will continue to Midelt crossing over the pass of Tizi N’talghamt. After having your lunch, you will drive directly to Fes, the medieval city, via the Cedar forest near Azrou, the mountain of the middle Atlas and Ifrane which is the Switzerland of Morocco. Our driver will Drop you off in fez at your accommodation.