3 Days trip From Marrakech to Fez via Sahara Desert

Day 01: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou kasbah – Dades Valley

Depart in the morning heading east toward Ouarzazate via the Tizi N’tichka Pass en route passing through the High Atlas Mountains where you can stop to take scenic pictures along the way. After which, you will visit Ait Ben Haddou, an ancient Kasbah (fortified village) listed as UNESCO’s heritage site, and many famous movies were also filmed there. You will continue to Ouarzazate, also known as the Hollywood of Africa, which houses the largest movie studios on the continent. We can stop over there for lunch (optional) before setting off through the Skoura, which is an extensive oasis of palm groves, to a beautiful Kasbah called Kasbah Amrhydil. We will then drive through the Rose Valley where the Rose Festival is held every May in this town. After that, the driver will change directions to take an off-beaten track through the mountains populated by the nomads of the Atlas. On the way, keep your eyes open for numerous Berber villages constructed using mud and bricks. The night will be spent in a hotel in Dades Valley.

3 days Marrakech Fes desert tour

Day 02: Dades Valley – Palm trees of Tinjdad – Merzouga

After breakfast, we will check out another kind of gorges at the Todra Canyons, which is as high as 300m. It is an ideal place for walking and exploring on your own. Then, we will drive nearer to Merzouga, where the unique desert dunes are found. you will get to the hotel to saddle up the camels and cross the ocean of the dunes. You will then get an opportunity to climb the dunes after sunset and, then, view the bright stars above as you fall asleep in your nomad camp between the famous dunes.

3 days Marrakech Fes desert tour

Day 3 : Merzouga – Erfoud – Errachidia – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes

You will wake up early to watch the sunrise at the dunes before riding back to the auberge on the camels where you will have breakfast and shower. We will then leave for Errachidia via Erfoud to the Ziz valley. Lunch will be at Midelt. After which, we will pass through the cedar woods at Azrou and the Middle Atlas before ending off at Fes.