Desert Tours from Fes to Merzouga-Group Tours
- 4 Days Desert Tour from Fes to Marrakesh:
Itinerary Overview
Day 1: Fes-Erfoud
Day 2: Merzouga Sahara desert.
Day 3: Merzouga-Dades Gorge
Day 4: Dades Gorge- Marrakesh
Accommodation
- Kasbah Xaluca in Erfoud
- Berber tents in Merzouga.
- Kasbah Xaluca in Dades Gorge
Full itinerary:
Day 1: Fez-Middle Atlas-Erfoud (D)
After an early breakfast you will begin your ascent across the Middle Atlas Mountains. Most of the day will be spent winding your way through the beautiful forests, jagged rock faces, and Berber villages as you cross the Atlas Mountains and begin to descend into the Sahara Desert.
Day 2: Sahara Desert (B, D)
In the afternoon, you will head off in some 4-wheel drive vehicles across the barren land to the majestic Sahara sand dunes. You will set off by camel for a 2-hour trek out to the oasis where you will spend the night in Berber .
Day 3: Merzouga/Dades Gorges (B, D)
After breakfast, you will return by camel to the 4x4s and head back to Erfoud. From Erfoud you set out behind the High Atlas Mountains on route to the Todra Gorges. In the afternoon, you will take a walk up in the towering Todra Gorges (600 feet high). The picturesque river valleys make for a beautiful journey towards the southeast of Morocco.
Day 4: Marrakech(B)
After an early breakfast you set off to Marrakech via Ouarzazate. You will visit one of the jewels of Morocco – Kasbah Ait Benhaddou. In typical Moroccan fashion, the true treasures must be searched out and discovered… usually off the beaten path. After lunch, you will head over the mountains to Marrakech.
- 3 Days Desert Tour from Fes to Marrakesh
Itinerary Overview
Day 1:Fes- Merzouga
Day 2: Merzouga-Ouarzazate
Day 3: Ouarzazate-Marrakesh
Accommodation
- Berber tents in Merzouga.
- Kasbah Dar Chamaa in Ouarzazate.
Full itinerary:
Day 1: Fes / Erfoud / Merzouga (D)
After an early breakfast, departure to Erfoud through the scenic, wooded Middle Atlas Mountains region. Stop in Azrou to visit a Berber village known for its handicraft cooperative. Lunch will be at the Ayachi Hotel before continuing to Midelt (an important mining center) and the Ziz River through a series of fortified villages characterized by fascinating southern architecture. Arrival in Merzouga. Dinner and overnight under the tents.
Day 2: Merzouga / Erfoud / Ouarzazate (B,D)
Early morning wake-up to view the awe inspiring sunrise off the Merzouga dunes followed by an 1 hour camel ride. After breakfast, you will travel to Ouarzazate via the Todra gorges. Lunch in Todra at the Yasmina restaurant. Possible visit (if there is no production event) to the movie studio where scenes from Bertulucci's "The Sheltering Sky", Spielberg's "Gladiators", "The Last temptation of Christ", and "Lawrence of Arabia" were filmed in and around the area renowned for its Berber ceramic work and fine carpet making. If time permits, you will see the Tifoultout and Taourirt Kasbahs. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3: Ouarzazate / Marrakesh (B)
After breakfast, departure to the Ait Ben Haddou village where you will visit the ruins of this ancient Kasbah. Lunch at Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou before we continue via the Tiz-In-Tichka pass (7,415 ft / 2,260 m) and Taddert to Marrakesh for a 4-night stay at Riad La Maison Arabe. Dinner and overnight stay at Riad.
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