6 Days Desert Tour From Fes To Marrakech Sightseeing
Overview
On this 6-day trip from Fez to Marrakech, you’ll discover Morocco’s fascinating southern region. A tour of the ‘Great Hidden South’ is a great opportunity to get to know the region’s spectacular landscapes, ancient kasbahs and villages.
- Duration : 6 Days / 5 Nights
- Start From : Fes
- Departs : All Year Round
- Hotels : 4 & 3 Stars
- Arrival : Airport (Fes)
- Availability : Everyday
Highlights
- Stop by the Ashlow Cedar Forest to see the Barbary Ape
- Panoramic side view of Erg Chebbi dunes
- Merzouga Sahara Desert Camel Ride
- Watch the sun set over the dunes
- Hearty dinner and party around the campfire (Berberdrum)
- Overnight camping at Merzouga Desert Camp
- Merzouga Exploring Tour and Visit to a Nomadic Family
- Visit Ouarzazate's Atlas Studios and Taurirt Kasbah
- Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah
- Spectacular views of the Atlas Mountains
Included / Exclude
- Pick Up: From Your Accommodation Or Airport
- Drop Off: At Your Accommodation Or Airport
- Air-conditioned minivan or 4WD Fuel included
- Professional driver/Driver (Multilingual)
- Official art historian guide
- Bottled water
- You can stop everywhere to take photos
- Camel Trekking (Camel per person)
- Sunset camel ride
- 4 nights in a private room at a hotel/riad (At your preferred room type)
- Overnight at the Desert Camp (At your preferred tent type)
- (Breakfast & Dinner) x 5
- 4x4 transfer from and to the camp (Alternative to Camels)
- Soft drinks
- Lunches
- Tips and gratuities
- Travel insurance
- Optional activities.
- Personal expenses on the itinerary
Itinerary
After breakfast we leave for Midelt through the mountains and the cedar woods of the middle Atlas. We pass Ifrane, a charming ski resort and Azrou an important handicraft centre specialised in the work of cedar wood. After the Zad pass (2,178m) we arrive in Midelt for lunch and afternoon we will drive to Erfoud via Errachidia and the Ziz valley. Then we continue to the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi for the desert tours. Dinner and over night in hotel in Merzouga.
After the breakfast, we will make the large turn of the dunes while passing by oases MERZOUGA, the village of KHAMLIA (village of the Gnaoua) ,mines of MIFISS, the plates desert with the meeting of the Berber nomads of the desert, oasis TISSARDMINE, and return to the hotel for the departure of your camel caravan and we will enjoy the sunset and spend the night in Berber tents in middle of the dunes. Dinner and over night in Bivouac.
Early morning we wake up to watch sunrise, then we return by camels to the hotel and after breakfast we departure to Rissani and Erfoud to visit the plant marble fossils. Then we continue to Touroug and Tinjdad palm groves, we arrive to Toudra gorges and we will have lunch here. Afternoon we will drive to Dades gorges via Boumalne and the Dades valley. Dinner and over night in hotel.
After breakfast we return via Dades valley to the kasbah of Ait youl, we will pass Rose valley with its Kasbah and ksours, in this area you can see very nice landscapes before you get to Kalla Mgouna. We will have lunch, then afternoon departure to the palme groves of Skoura and we visit the Kasbah of Amredhyle. We continue to Dinner and over night in hotel
After breakfast, we visit of Ouarzazate: the Kasbah of Taourirt, Tifoultout and the cinema studio. Then we will drive to the Kasbah of Ait Ben haddou (under Unesco protection). We visit the Kasbah and the old village and afternoon we departure to Marrakech via the Tizi N’Ticha pass. Arrival to Marrakech in the late afternoon/evening, drop off you at your hotel and end of our 5 day / 4 nights Fes to Marrakech desert tour.