Fes desert tour
Fes Desert tour 4 Days/ 3 Nights
What will you explore in this Fes desert Tour via the Dunes of Merzouga ?
The High and Middle Atlas Mountains.
The cedar forest and the Barbary monkeys.
Camel Ride and a Magical night in the middle of the small Dunes.
The wonderfull valleys Dades and Toudra with theire impressive Gorges.
Ouarzazate, the door of the desert and Cinema Studios & Museum.
The famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou which is declared by UNESCO in 1987 as World Heritage.
Berber villages where people still live in a tradional manner.
Day1: Fes – Ifrane – Midelt – Erfoud – Dunes of Merzouga (Erg Chebbi)
Departure from Fes the morning. We cross the two mountain ranges the middle and high Atlas on our way to the sand dunes of the South-east. The landscape changes from fertile agricultural plains to mountains dotted with cedar and deep gorges and palm groves before we arrive in the Presaharan Hamada. Upon arrival in Merzouga there will be 1 hour of camel Trek and you will watch a wonderful breathtaking sunset over the highest dunes (150m) and you will arrive at your tented camp where you will spend a wonderful night under a thousand stars.
Day2: Merzouga – Erfoud – Toudgha Gorgs – palm of Skoura
Before breakfast you will attend a magical sunrise, after which your camels will take you back to the hotel where you can take a hot shower that will make you forget all tiredness. We leave Merzouga and we will take the road to Skoura through Erfoud with it’s 40 Kasbahs and 70000 palm trees.
On our way to the gorges of Todra we find small heaps of earth belonging to an ancient underground irrigation system , evidence that this desert was successful . Arriving at the famous Todra gorges we will be impressed by the 300m high vertical cliffs on both sides. After lunch we will continue to Skoura via the ‘’ road of a thousand Kasbahs ”. Dinner and overnight in a hotel in the middle of the palm grove.
Day3: Skoura – Ouarzazate – ait ben Haddou – Marrakech
After breakfast we leave Skoura for Ouarzazate, ‘’ City without noise ‘’, very well known for it’s quietness and it’s film studios where several movies have been taken, such as ‘’ Astérix & Obélix ’’ – ‘’ Kingdom of Heaven ‘’ – ‘’ Alexandre ’’ etc. We enjoy the quiet of the town for a coffee and take a walk and we continue towards the famous Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou which was declared by UNESCO as World Heritage in 1987, an excellent example of Berber architecture and traditional pre-Saharan habitat. Lunch and continuation to Marrakech via one of the most beautiful mountain roads in Morocco, its pass Tizi N’Tichka rising to 2260m is considered as the highest mountain pass in the country. The tour ends in Marrakech
| Tour | Number of participants | Benefits | Price per person in Euro |
| Fes desert tour 3 days / 2 nights | 2 | Half Board (Dinner and Breakfast) | 440 |
| 4 | Half Board (Dinner and Breakfast) | 290 | |
| 6 | Half Board (Dinner and Breakfast) | 240 |
Fes desert tour, included services :
Pick up
from your accommodation in Fes and drop off at your Hotel in Marrakech.
Private luxury 4×4 vehicle with A/C and fuel for all the trip.
Driver-guide (English speaking).
Accommodation at Hotels, Riads, Guest house (rooms with bathroom and air conditioning ) + Dinner and breakfast.
Camel Trek to overnight in nomad desert bivouac with guide (Private tents)
Several stops to take pictures , drink coffee and W.C
Exploring Kasbah, Oasis and Valleys
Fes desert tour, not included :
Lunch and drinks.
