8 Days Desert Tour from Fes to Marrakech

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Duration

8 days

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

12 people

Languages

English, Espanol, Francais, Japanese, Vietnamese

Overview

Meals

All breakfasts
Dinners in the camps

Transport

Pick up and drop off at the airport or your preferred location
Private transport with A/C
- Accommodation
- You can choose between 3-, 4-, and 5-star hotels
- Sahara Luxury Desert Camp
- Our camp is in the Erg Chebbi dunes, which is close to Merzouga but has fewer tourists and camps and more spectacular dunes.
- Activities
  - Camel Trek in the desert
  - Visit desert nomad family
  - Sandboarding in the dunes
  - Local guide in Fes, Marrakech, and Rissani*
  - Cooking class (1 lunch)**
  - Tea preparation lesson
  Other**
  - Turban for the desert
  - Moroccan sim card

Not Included

Drinks
Lunches
Dinner in Chefchaouen, Marrakech & Rabat
Entrance (Optional)
Tipping (Optional)

Highlights

Pick you up from the Airport
The visit of Fes
Cross the High Atlas Mountains and its Tizi Ntichka pass
Visit the UNESCO world heritage site of Ait Ben Hadou
Drive to Dades Gorges
Visit The Todgha Gorges and drive across Erfoud To Desert
Ride a camel in Merzouga while assisting to a dramatic sunset
Sleep under the stars in Erg Chebbi Sahara camp
Drive through the Ziz valley and Atlas mountains to Marrakech
Visit Essaouira Beach

Itinerary

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Day 1: Fes - Pick up at the airport transfer to the hotel / Riad

Pick up at Fes Sais Airport, follow arrival time. And transfer to the hotel/Riad in the heart of the Medina of Fez. Depending on the time of arrival, the possibility of having a first contact with the visit of the Medina of Fez. Dinner and accommodation in hotel/Riad.

Day 2: Fes - World heritage site - (Day to know Fez)

An entire day devoted to discovering the most intellectual city in the kingdom. There are many monuments that you can visit: Medersas (Koranic Schools): Chahrij, Bouinania Attarin. Souks, Fes El-Jedid, the Karaouine Mosque (the first university in the world).

Day 3: Fes - Medilt - Azrou - The Ziz Valley - Merzouga Desert

After breakfast we leave Fez towards the middle Atlas, passing through Ifrane, we arrive at the Azrou forests where there are wild monkeys. It will be a good opportunity to take photos of Moroccan nature. We will have lunch in the Berber village of Zaida. We will continue crossing the Atlas Mountains enjoying the Medilt landscape until we reach the small town of Rich, Erfoud, where we begin to feel the air of the Sahara with the Tafilalet oasis. We will continue to Merzouga, after relaxing a little … we will go on the camels to spend a night in the desert. We will spend a night in the tent of the Berber nomads.

Day 4: Merzouga - KHamlia - Erg Chebbi Dunes Tour (Night in the tents)

You are already in the desert! … Enjoying the magic of the dunes. In the morning, early, when the heat still does not press. We will take the 4 × 4 and we will go to know these desert lands, the lake or Dayet Srij, full of flamingos, to the house of a family of Gnaouas or Bambara musicians, descendants of slaves who came from Black Africa, and who will delight us with its traditional music. We will enter the dunes, where the old «Paris-Dakar« passes, we will meet some nomadic families who live as they can in that sea of sand and stone … An authentic unforgettable adventure !! We return to the hotel and we will leave the 4 × 4 Vehicle there. and in the afternoon we will ride the dromedaries that will take us to the heart of the desert where we will contemplate an unforgettable sunset. Dinner and accommodation in a nomadic tent, in the heart of the “Erg Chebbi” dunes in Merzouga.

Day 5: Merzouga - Rissani - Erfoud Fossils - Gorges of Todra-Dades Valley

We will get up early to enjoy a spectacular sunrise, after breakfast, we will return to Merzouga by camel before leaving for Rissani. We will visit the largest market in the entire area, we will continue to Erfoud where you can visit the marble and fossil factory. We go through the palm grove of Touroug and Tinijda to reach the Gorges of Todra, a river bed that forms vertical-wall gorges, considered an attraction for climbers. We will have lunch there and walk to enjoy the gorges, in the afternoon we will continue towards the Valley Dades, dinner and night in the hotel.

Day 6: Dades Valley - Valley of Roses - SKoura - Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou - High Atlas - Marrakech

We will enjoy the best views of the Dades Valley, a large number of Kasbah of tourist interest. Later we crossed the Valley of the Roses and the great palm grove of Skora before arriving in Quarzazate to visit the Kasbah de Taourit, former residence of the Pacha Glaoui. Then we follow the route to Ait Ben Haddou, where we will visit the famous Kasbah, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. Several films have been shot such as Gladiator, The Mummy, Obelix, The Jewel of the Nile, Free time to eat, in the afternoon we will follow the road to Marrakech, crossing the Tizi Ntichka mountain range, with stops to photograph. Arrival in Marrakech around 6:00 p.m., transfer to the hotel, and end of the trip.

Day 7: Marakech - Essaouira - back to Marakech

We will visit some monuments of La Menara and before starting the trip to the west coast to visit the old Portuguese port called Mogador, a small coastal fishing town, it preserves its walls that served as a defense against attacks by invaders from the sea. their defense systems. The climate of the city makes it always windy, it is an attraction for surfers. We will take a walk through its streets full of craft products and spices. The city is known for its Gnawa spiritual music festival where you can taste its seafood prepared at its small stops. spend the night in the hotel.

After breakfast, transfer at the agreed time to the Marrakech Menara Airport, and end of the 8 Days Tour from Fes to Marrakech.

Included/Excluded

Private tour, there will be no more people in the group.
Pick up at the hotel, riad, airport, or wherever you want.
Transportation by Toyota Landcruiser 4 × 4 or Mini-bus.
English-speaking driver.
nights accommodation in Riad / Kasbah in half board.
2 nights accommodation in nomadic camp on half board.
Fuel, tolls, and all associated expenses.
Camel ride to get to the camp.

lunches
Drinks
Entrance Fees
Hotel in Fes
Half-day meals.
Entrance fees to monuments

Durations

8 days

Tour's Location

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