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Morocco Desert Tours

4-Day Marrakech to Fes Desert Tour

A relaxed four-day crossing from Marrakech to Fes with a full day around Merzouga to explore Khamlia, the black desert and the nomads.

Duration4 days / 3 nights
LocationMarrakech – Merzouga – Fes
PriceOn request
4-Day Marrakech to Fes Desert Tour

About this experience

A relaxed four-day crossing from Marrakech to Fes with a full day around Merzouga to explore Khamlia, the black desert and the nomads.

Multi-day tours from Marrakech or Fes to the Sahara: cross the High Atlas, visit Ait Ben Haddou, the Dades and Todra gorges, then ride a camel into Erg Chebbi and sleep in our desert camp in Merzouga.

Highlights

  • Two nights in the desert region
  • Full day of 4x4 exploration around Merzouga
  • Gnawa music in Khamlia
  • Middle Atlas cedar forest

Programme

  1. Day 1 · Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Dades Valley

    Cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n'Tichka pass, visit Ait Ben Haddou and continue to the Dades Valley for the night.

  2. Day 2 · Dades – Todra Gorge – Merzouga

    Walk in the Todra Gorge, then drive to Merzouga. Sunset camel ride and night in our desert camp.

  3. Day 3 · Around Merzouga

    Sunrise over the dunes, then a 4x4 day: Khamlia village and Gnawa music, the black desert, a nomad family and the market town of Rissani. Second night in the camp or a hotel at the foot of the dunes.

  4. Day 4 · Merzouga – Midelt – Ifrane – Fes

    Drive north through the Ziz Valley, Errachidia and Midelt, then through the cedar forest of Azrou and Ifrane, arriving in Fes in the evening.

Timings are a guide: as a private tour, the programme can be adapted to your pace and wishes.

Included

  • Private air-conditioned vehicle with English-speaking driver-guide
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Accommodation as described, with dinner and breakfast
  • Camel ride and night in our Merzouga desert camp
  • Fuel and taxes

Good to know

  • Price is per person (based on 2 travellers, private tour)
  • Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
  • Pay on the day: MAD, EUR or USD
  • Private tours available on request