Cross Morocco from Marrakech to Fes on this 4 Days Marrakech to Fes Desert Tour. Visit Ait Ben Haddou and Ouarzazate, reach the Erg Chebbi dunes for a camel trek and desert camp, explore Merzouga by 4×4, then travel to Fes via the Ziz Valley, Azrou and Ifrane.
Four days from the Atlas to the Sahara and on to Fes, with time to explore the desert in depth.
Ride camels into the Erg Chebbi dunes, spend a 4×4 day around Merzouga visiting oases and Khamlia village, then continue to Fes through the Ziz Valley and Ifrane.
Pick-up at 8:30 a.m. and cross the Tizi n’Tichka Pass, stopping at the UNESCO kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. After lunch, visit the Atlas Film Studios and Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate.
Continue through the Skoura palm grove and the Valley of Roses to the Dades Valley for dinner and an overnight stay.
Drive to the Todra Gorge and walk beneath its 300 m canyon walls, then continue via Tinejdad and Erfoud to Merzouga.
Ride a camel about 1.5 hours into the Erg Chebbi dunes for sunset and optional sandboarding, then reach camp for mint tea, dinner, Berber music and an overnight stay under the stars.
Explore the desert by 4×4: the oasis of Hassi Labied, the seasonal Sriji lake, and Khamlia village for its Gnawa music. Visit the M’ifis mines and a nomad Berber family for mint tea.
After lunch and free time, enjoy dinner and an overnight stay at a hotel overlooking the dunes.
After breakfast, travel north to Fes through the Ziz Valley and across the Middle Atlas, with a lunch stop in Midelt.
Visit the cedar forest near Azrou to see Barbary macaques and the alpine town of Ifrane before arriving in Fes in the late afternoon.
The scenic desert route runs roughly 1,000 km over four days, taking in the Atlas Mountains, the dunes and the Middle Atlas before Fes.
Both private and shared departures are available; by default the tour runs privately for your group.
The tour starts with pick-up in Marrakech and ends with drop-off at your hotel in Fes.
Yes, you can sandboard on the Erg Chebbi dunes at Merzouga.
The camel ride to the camp takes about 1.5 hours. If you prefer not to ride, we can transfer you by 4×4.
Yes, the tents are always private. Standard camps share a communal bathroom, while luxury camps offer private tents with en-suite bathrooms.
Yes. The camp is powered by solar energy, so you can charge devices and have light in the evening.
Bring sunglasses, sunscreen, a scarf or hat, comfortable clothing and shoes, a light jacket for cool desert evenings, and a small backpack for valuables.
