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4-Day Tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga Sahara desert

Day 1:
Fes – Ifran - Midelt – Errachidia – Erfoud

After breakfast at your Hotel or Riad (chosen by you), we transfer you to the heart of the desert. The trip takes you through the middle Atlas Mountains, a cedar forest and through many Amazigh cities and villages. Stop first at Ifrane, nicknamed “Morocco’s Switzerland”. Ifrane is a charming ski town populated by European-style chalets and surrounded by a large cedar forest. Continue to Midelt where you will stop for an optional lunch. Transfer along the Ziz River, passing through a series of fortified villages before getting to Erfoud for overnight, but just before that you will encounter the Oued (river) Ziz and the Ziz valley that punctuate the landscape with their brilliant green palms, the biggest and longest palm grove in Morocco, with its 40km all filled with 100s of palm trees, and with the golden prehistoric valley walls towering above you, and the dusty ancient kashbah’s & ksar (Berber Kastle), the Ziz lends a feel of what it might be like to mix the worlds of Jurassic Park and Indiana Jones, making it the perfect place to put on your explorers’ hat and go on an adventure. After a long drive we get to your Hotel for dinner and overnight.

Overnight in Erfoud. 

Day 2:
Erfoud – Rissani – Merzouga

This day you will be heading for the real desert experience (Merzouga) with its big sandy dunes, before leaving Erfoud a first stop will perhaps be by one of their mineral fossils exposition And fabrication workshops, so that you can have an idea how they are made. As for the fossils, during the Paleozoic era - about 540 million to 250 million years ago - the southeast of Morocco lay under the sea. The city of Erfoud is well known for the palm dates in the first place, with its annual palm dates festival and for the mineral fossils, we will then leave Erfoud heading for Merzouga passing by Rissani city first, A former major caravan center, here you may also have some fresh camels milk if interested, as soon as we’ll be leaving the Rissani city we will start seeing the big sandy dunes already from far away. Then after 30 min of drive after Rissani city we get to the city of Merzouga, once we arrive we will take you straight to enjoy what we call the Gnawa music in a Nomad village of el Khamlia, a unique house which can’t be found anywhere else in all Morocco. An optional lunch is scheduled just afterwards, after that we will take you to your Riad where you will relax and have some drink before you ride your camels to take you to your camp for overnight, where you will enjoy a Berber dinner together with Berber men playing their drums around a fire and under shooting stars.

Overnight in Merzouga. 

Day 3:
Merzouga – Tinghir – Todra Gorges – Skoura – Ouarzazate

Enjoy an optional early morning sunrise camel ride along the golden sand dunes in Merzouga. Return for breakfast before driving to Tinghir via Rissani and Alnif. Tinghir is a gorgeous oasis, Which boasts one of the largest palm groves in the country, also known as the city of a 1000 Kasbah, some of the popular American movies were shot there such as the Last temptation of Christ. Enjoy walking at the Todra Gorge, a famous Moroccan Canyons with a height of 300m, carved deep into the High Atlas Mountains, and if you’re lucky you may meet a few climbers there. Leave Tinghir heading to Ouarzazate passing by city of roses, a large village famous for cultivating roses. Expect to find many fine, rose-infused products there. Transfer to Ouarzazate, also known as “Morocco’s Hollywood,” for dinner and overnight.

Overnight in Ouarzazate 

Day 4:
Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou – Tizi’N Tichka – Marrakech

Enjoy the city tour of Ouarzazate, In this city many popular movies had been shot, such as the Gladiator, Star wars, game of thrones, Kingdom of heaven, Mummy 1 & 2 and a lot more, beginning with the Taourirt Kasbah. The latter is considered one of the most beautiful Kasbahs in the country; indeed it is maze where you can easily get lost without a guide. Next, visit the Oscar film studios, where some of the most famous desert landscapes were and are still being shot. Continue on to the spectacular fortress of Ait Ben Haddou, The Kasbah is a UNESCO world heritage site since 1987. Leave Ait Ben Haddou crossing the High Atlas Mountains via the magnificent Tizi’N Tichka pass (2262m) which is considered the highest road point in Morocco, getting you later back to the red city of Marrakech.

Overnight in Marrakech.

End of the trip.


Included in your package:
 Air-conditioned Luxury Mercedes van and gas for the whole trip.
 Professional English speaking driver.
 Mini bottled water in your van.
 Wet and dry wipes in your van. 
 3 Nights’ Accommodation.
 Overnights' taxes.
 Dinner and breakfast in Erfoud, Merzouga & Ouarzazate.
 Camel ride to and from your camp in Merzouga.
 Guided visits to Berber Kasbahs including entrance fee.
 Guided visit to a Cinema studio including entrance fee.

Not included:
 Drinks during dinners.
 Lunches.
 Gratuities.

What else can be included? (Let us know)
 Official Guide to assist you during the whole trip.
 4x4 car in the desert instead of camels.
 Activities such as ATV Quad/Buggy ride or sand-boarding in the desert.
 Accommodation and local guide in Fes & Marrakech before or after your trip.