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5 Days tour from Marrakech to Fes via Sahara

Tour Ref :   5DMMF
Duration : 5 DAYS – 4 NIGHTS
Tour type : Private Tour, Family, Desert, Sahara
Tour start : Marrakech
Tour end : Fes
Highlights : High Atlas Mountains, Southern Valleys, Kasbahs, gorges and Oasis
Price : Prices according to number of people travelling in vehicle and season.

Overview

This 5-day tour takes you on a journey from Marrakech to Fes through the beautiful Sahara desert. Along the way, you’ll visit incredible sites such as the High Atlas Mountains, the Tizi-N-Tichka pass, and the Ait-Ben-Haddou Kasbah in Ouarzazate city. You’ll also get to explore the Amridil Kasbah, the stunning Dades valley, and the breathtaking Todra gorges.

One of the highlights of this trip is a visit to the Merzouga Sahara desert. Here, you’ll have the chance to ride camels, witness magical sunsets and sunrises, and spend a night in a desert camp. You’ll explore the desert in a 4×4 car, allowing you to truly take in the beauty of this unique landscape.

During your journey, you’ll also visit the traditional market of Rissani and the fossils town of Erfoud. You’ll even get to see the Switzerland of Morocco, Ifrane, and the cedars forest where the Barbary macaque lives.

The tour concludes in Fes, where you’ll have the opportunity to experience the city’s rich culture and history. Join us on this incredible adventure and discover the beauty of Morocco from Marrakech to Fes through the Sahara desert.

Day tour itinerary

Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate (204 Km)

You depart in the morning by 4×4 car from Marrakech and travel to Ouarzazate. We will pass through the stunning High-Atlas Mountains via the famous Tizi-n-Tichka pass (2260m). At panoramic viewpoints, there will opportunities to stop and take photos. Our first scheduled stop of the day is to visit the once glorious kasbah of Telouet. We then drive from Telouet through the lunar landscapes of the valley of Ounila to the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, where we have lunch. Ait Ben Haddou is a Unesco World Heritage site, where films such as Gladiator and Lawrence of Arabia were filmed. In the afternoon, we explore the famous 11th century kasbah before leaving for Ouarzazate for the night in a hotel.

Day 2: Ouarzazate – valley Roses – Dades gorge – Todra Gorges (168 km)

You depart Ouarzazate in the morning where we will enter the Dades valley, which is known as the valley of a thousand kasbahs. Then we pass through the oasis of Skoura where architectural marvels are to be discovered at every turn. From here, our route takes us through Kela’a M’gouna, the valley of the roses, where over 4000 tons of roses are harvested every spring from this desert oasis! Next we drive off-road to the Dades gorges for lunch. The Dades gorge is breathtaking with its sheer red rocks and lush oasis, we will spend part of the afternoon strolling along the Boumalne Dades river. We are off to the Todra gorges for the second night. The Todra gorge, with its crystal clear waters, is a fantastic experience for any nature lover!

Day 3: Tinghir – Ziz valley -Erfoud – dunes of Merzouga (199 Km)

After breakfast we can stroll along the Tinghir palm grove, where you can see dates and figs. Then we drive through the Ziz valley, the oasis of Tafilalt and arrive in Erfoud in time for lunch. The geography along the Ziz valley is spectacular with Jurassic-sized rock formations contrasting against the cool green oasis. Erfoud is a boisterous little town on the edge of the Sahara, which is known for its amazing fossils. In the afternoon, we continue our trip to the rolling dunes of Merzouga for the night in a Hotel.

Day 4: Explore region – Nomads – khamlia – camel trekking – luxury camp 

 After breakfast, you start the day by explore type depth of Sahara Desert, Visiting the Nomads the first community establish in area living in tent and discover more about they life, not far way  from nomads you will visite the mins old coals like principle work for people live there selling the stone  After that you will visite the Khamlia near of Merzouga to enjoy the best of music Gnawa, after lunch ( berber pizza) ,Your local camel guide will be waiting for you to take you on a camel Ride in the Sahara. The sunset from the top of Erg Chebbi is sensational and riding on camel back to camp under the big Saharan night sky is a memory you will cherish forever. Unforgettable singing and dancing of ancient folklore traditions follow a traditional Moroccan dinner. You will be happy but exhausted, and will spend the night in a luxury camp at the foot of the dunes.

Day 5: Merzouga – Errachida – Midelt Atlas Mountains – Ifran – Fes (471 Km)

If you wake up early enough, you can watch the spectacle of the sunrise. After you having breakfast then return on camel back, departure for  Erfoud. From there the road leads north to Errachidia and the Ziz valley, remarkable for the extent of its palm trees. Lunch is in Midelt, which is called “the apple capital”, in the Middle Atlas and at the foot of the Ayachi Mountain. We cross the Tizi-n-Talremt pass, ravelling along a beautiful road bordered by green oaks and cedar trees to reach Azrou, where you can see Barbary apes looking out for tidbits. We reach Fes at the end of the afternoon.

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