4 Days Desert Tour From Fes To Merzouga
Morocco Desert Tour From Fes
- 4 Days
- Max People : 6
- Wifi Available
- every day
- Min People : 3
- Pickup : Airport
Description
our 4 days tour From Fes To Merzouga have many hightlights during this journey,you will experience real desert life,ridding camels 、overnight in the heart of desert ,stay in a well-equipped berber tents,enjoying the berber music ,playing berber drums with berberman , watching the starry nights full of stars and beautiful galaxy.among the way of this trip you will discover many interesting place the kasbah ait ben haddou、dades gorges、todra gorges、berber villages、atlas mountains 、ziz valley 、ifrane(known as the moroccain switzerland) and more.it's traveler's best choice totravel From Fes To Merzouga ,to discover a big part of morocco and having a lifetime experience in the desert and enjoying the landscapes among the way.
Departure & Return Location
- Fes International Airport
View
- See the Tizi-n-Tichka
Departure Time
- 3 Hours Before Flight Time
Discover
- UNESCO World Heritage
Price Includes
- Private A/C Vehicle + fuel
- English/French/Spanish speaking driver
- Pick up & Drop off from your hotel
- 1 hour camel ride each way
Price not included
- Lunch meals
- Drinks
- Any Private Expenses
- Entrance fees to monuments, studios and Kasbahs ( visits are optional)
What to Expect
The 4 days Morocco desert tour From Fes To Merzouga is one of the best combinations that lets you discover a big part of the south of Morocco
- 4 Days desert tour From Fes with camel trek and a night stay in the desert camp
- See the Tizi-n-Tichka pass through the High Atlas Mountains
- Discover the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou, Touarirt Kasbah and the Draa river Valley
- Visit Ouarzazate known as the Hollywood of Africa
- Cross the Zagora Desert on camel back and enjoy a spectacular desert sunset
- Spend the night in a Berber desert camp
Itinerary
Day 1Fes - Middle Atlas - Merzouga Desert - Camel trek and overnight in the Berber tent
We will pick you up at your hotel/riad and will leave Fes travelling towards Ifran, a beautiful mountains village, referred to as “the Switzerland of Morocco” and then on to Midelt. During this journey you'll experience glimpses of the Middle Atlas and Higher Atlas mountains. Stopping at Azrou, a Berber village in the middle of the famous cedar forest - the largest in Morocco - where you may well sight Barbary apes. After sometime within the forest, your journey continues to Midelt along the magnificent hills and mountains of the Atlas, after Midelt town you will be travelling through the fascinating Tizi N'talghamt pass and the Ziz Gorge, taking in views of the High Atlas plateau, you'll notice how the scenery changes to reveal hints of the desert as you approach the city of Errachidia, here you will have lunch and enjoy the Berber hospitality. Afterwards, you will travel along the luxuriant Ziz Valley, stopping for panoramic views along the way to Erfoud and Rissani. Arrive at Merzouga on the afternoon. You'll be welcomed with a glass of mint tea before you camel ride, guided by an experienced camel man to explore within the golden sand sea of Merzouga. Dinner in front of the tent where you will spend the night.
Day 2 Merzouga Desert - Nomads Families - Tissardmin Oasis - Khamlia - Erg Chebbi
This is a complete Desert day. “Date with the sunrise” If you are In the middle of the desert, it's absolutely worth getting up early to contemplate the most spectacular sunrise you've ever seen at the top of a dune close to the camp and enjoy this landscape that is a gift of nature. After sunrise we return to Merzouga on the camels where a hearty breakfast is waiting for us. Then we`ll skirt the Erg Chebbi, great extension of sandy desert where we can find the Big Dune of Morocco. which has more than 250mts high. We continue then by the road that was formerly used for the “Paris - Dakar” and ends in the mountains that limit with Agelia. Stop at Tissardmin oasis where we can find fossil quarries still present in the area, we continue then by a road where we can see nomad settlements and learn their secrets and manners. The next stop will be at a viewpoint to contemplate the hole Erg Chebbi. We'll reach then Kamilia Village, originally from Mali, where we'll take a relaxing cup of tea meanwhile we listen to a concert of the spiritual music of Gnawa. Transfer to your accommodation and free afternoon to enjoy the town or the dunes next to the hotel to see the sunset. Dinner and night in the hotel.
Day 3 Merzouga Desert - Rissani Market - Erfoud Fossil's - Todra Gorges - Dades Valley
We leave the desert after breakfast to Rissani where we'll visit the market place (market days: tuesday, thursday and saturday), we continue then to Erfoud where we can visit the manufactures of fossilized marble before starting our way to Touroug and Tinjdad palm groves. One hour later we'll reach one of the best places of the High Atlas, the Todra Gorges. The course of the river has carved out cliff-sided canyon and it's because of its beauty and the high rock sides that's very popular among climbers. Free time to have lunch in this wonderful place. A short walk through the gorges is very advisable to better appreciate the beauty of the landscape. In the afternoon we continue to the Dades valley, also known as the figs valley going through Boumalne Dades we'll stop at the “monkey legs”. Dinner and night at the Dades gorges.
Day 4 Dades Valley - Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah - High Atlas - Marrakech
After breakfast we can enjoy one of the better views of the Dades valley from one strategic lookout in the mountains, from there we can appreciate the great number of kasbahs and the scenic characteristics of each one. Then we continue by a road dot with different kasbahs of touristic interest. After some stops to enjoy the “One thousand kasbahs road”. the Roses Valley an the big Skoura palm grove we'll get to Ouarzazate to visit the Kasbah of Taourirt, old residence of the Glaoui or Marrakech pasha. And if you are interested we can visit the cinema studios and tue cinema museum. Halh hour from Ouarzazate, we will stop at ksar (fortified village) of Ait Ben Haddou where we will visit the famous Kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot in this spectacular stage, including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Sahara with Penélope Cruz...etc. Free time for lunch in town. In the afternoon we start our way to Marrakech going through the mountain port of Tizi N'Tichka with some stops to take pictures. Here we leave back the moon landscape to reach another view full of colors. We'll get to Marrakech about 6pm, transfer to the hotel and end of our services.
