4 Days from Fes to Marrakesh via Sahara Desert
This 4 Days Fes to Marrakesh Desert Tour will allow you :
Enjoy the middle atlas mountains, Ifran and cedar forest .Experience sahara desert and ride camels in the golden dunes of Merzouga . Visit nomads and see how they live . Enjoy countryside , green valleys and the impressive Todra gorges.Explore dades valley , visit cinema studios in Ourazazat .Visit the famous kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, admire the breathtaking landscapes of high atlas mountains and special Berber villages.
Itinerary of 4 Days Desert Tour from Fes to Marrakesh :
Day 1 : Fes – Ifrane – Cedar Forest- Midelt – Ziz Valley – Merzouga
We will pick you up from your hotel/riad at 8 and set off towards the middle atlas mountains passing through Ifran known locally as ”Switzland of Morocco” due to its similarity to a Swiss alpine resort . We then head to Midelt via the Cedar forest -largest in north Africa- and home to barbary monkies . We’ll have an opportunity to feed them and take fascinating pictures . Before we get to Midelt , we’ll enjoy beautiful berber mud villages , countryside and landscapes that nature offers us . Midway , stop for lunch in Midelt. Continue travelling to sahara desert passing through the atlas mountains and Ziz gorges . After a while , we arrive to the impressive hidden oases of Ziz valley filled with palm trees . Some panoramic views here is a must do and time to relax , then drive all along the valley to arrive in Arfoud- Fossil town , you’ll have the possibility to see fossils , the workshop using marmar is open to visitors. Our first day of 4 Days Fes Marrakesh desert tour will lead us to sahara desert where you will spend your night in a hotel overlooking the golen dunes of Merzouga.
Day 2 : Sahara Desert Sightseeing – Camel ride – Camp
After breakfast, we will begin our 4 Days Fes Marrakesh desert tour by an excursion for a half day in the Sahara to see the different parts of the desert . We will start by visiting the only lake in desert then head directly to the middle of sahara desert where some nomads still live , we will sip a cup of tea with them and see how they live, then, after we take the route where Ralley Paris Dakar used to race , then we get to Mifis mines , time to visit them . After, we head directly to Khamlia village that is inhabited by black berber people originally from Mali,Niger …We will have a chance to listen to their music and dance . Lunch in the town ( Berber Pizza). Then , we set off to visit an impressive oases on the edge of sand dunes. After a rest , you will ride your camels crossing the golden sand dunes . Your camel guide will stop for you to see the magnificent sunset on top of a dune , then continue to the camp where you will be welcomed by a cup of tea. After a delicious dinner , fire will be lit and music will be played by nomads playing drums and entertain you under a starry sky.
Day 3 : Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Dades Valley
After enjoying one of the most beautiful sunrises in your life , you will ride camels back to meet your driver again . Leave the quiteness of the immense desert and travel to the city of Rissani , once a major stopping place for saharan-caravans route ; if it coincides the day markets which take place on : thuesdays , thursdays and sundays we will have an opportunity to visit the souk – the largest one in the region . We then travel to Todra gorge , a narrow vertical passage with vertical cliffs 300m high rising dramatically on each side , they are a popular destination for climbing lovers . Lunch in the town , then continue to Dades valley where you will see the fascinating rock formations known locally as ” monkies fingers ” as well as beautiful mud kasbahs ; night in a hotel overlooking the valley .
Day 4 : Dades Valley – Rose Town – Ouarzazate – Ait Benhaddou – Marrakech
Today , we travel to El Kalaa Mgou’na or Rose town where over 400 tonnes of rose petals are picked every spring to be processed into rosewater or exported to perfume industries . The festival of roses is held here every May . As we travel from Rose town to Skoura you will see so many kasbahs among the greenery of Dades valley . The small town of Skoura is surounded by thousands of palm groves and the most beautiful kasbahs in southern Morocco are to be found here . Continue our journey to Ouarzazat ” Hollywood of Africa ” -with the biggest cinema studios in Morocco- , then to the most famous, filmed and photographed kasbah of Ait Benhaddou – A Unisco World Heritage site – We’ll have free time to visit it and have lunch in the village . After, we head to Marrakesh via high atlas mountains (2260 ) , admiring the impressive mountainous views and speacial berber villages set out dramatically on the mountain’s sides . Arrive to Marrakesh in the evening, drop you off at your accomodation , end of the 4 Days Fez Marrakesh desert tour.
Tour Includes :
Private mini-van or 4×4 car with AC
Professional english/ spanish speaking Driver/guide
Fuel
Hotel/riad
Camel ride
Night in the desert Camp
Breakfasts and dinners
Pickup and Drop-off
Tour excludes :
Lunches
Drinks & Tips
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