3-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

Overview

Cross Morocco from south to north: start in Marrakech, sleep in the Sahara and finish in Fes, with no need to drive back. The ideal route if you travel on to Fes, Chefchaouen or the north.

Highlights

Aït Ben Haddou, Dades and Todra
Night in the dunes of Erg Chebbi
Ziz Valley palm groves and Midelt
Ifrane and the cedar forest of the Middle Atlas

Itinerary

Day 1 · Marrakech – Aït Ben Haddou – Dades Valley

Pick-up in Marrakech and drive over the High Atlas. Visit Aït Ben Haddou, then continue past Ouarzazate and the Valley of Roses to the Dades Valley for dinner and the night.

Meals: DinnerNight: Hotel in Dades

Day 2 · Dades – Todra Gorge – Merzouga

Visit the Todra Gorge and continue to Merzouga. Sunset camel ride into the Erg Chebbi dunes, dinner and Berber music at the desert camp.

Meals: Breakfast, dinnerNight: Desert camp

Day 3 · Merzouga – Midelt – Ifrane – Fes

Sunrise in the dunes and breakfast. Drive north through the Ziz Valley and its palm groves, Midelt and the cedar forest near Azrou, where Barbary macaques live, and Ifrane. Arrival at your hotel in Fes in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast

Route map

1Marrakech
2Tizi n'Tichka
3Aït Ben Haddou
4Ouarzazate
5Valley of Roses
6Dades Valley
7Todra Gorge
8Erfoud
9Merzouga
10Errachidia (Ziz Valley)
11Midelt
12Azrou
13Ifrane
14Fes

Approximate road route. Open in Google Maps ↗

What's included

Included

Private air-conditioned vehicle with English-speaking driver
Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or riad
Fuel and parking
Camel ride to the desert camp
Night in a desert camp tent with bed and private bathroom
Dinner and breakfast at the camp
Sandboards at the camp
Hotel night in the Dades Valley with dinner and breakfast

Not included

Lunches and drinks
Entrance fees to monuments
Local guides in the cities (optional)
Tips

Photos

Good to know

Can also be booked in the opposite direction (Fes to Marrakech).
Private tour: dates and timing adapted to you.
Free cancellation conditions confirmed with your quote.