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3-Days Sahara Desert Tour from Fez to Marrakech

By Authentic Sahara Tours
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €335 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

Experience a 3-Day Guided Desert Tour from Fez to Marrakech and enjoy a camel excursion and overnight in a desert camp. Receive insights from a knowledgeable local guide along the way as you visit the Azrou, Ifrane, the cedar forests where Macaque monkeys live, Ziz gorge, Todra gorge, Dades gorge, Rose Valley, Skoura Palmerie, Ouarzazate and the World Heritage Site of Ait Benhaddou.

Activity location

  • Ifrane
    • Ifrane, Morocco

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Fes
    • Fes, Fez-Meknès, Morocco

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Group Desert Tour from Fes
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d
    3d
  • English

Van
Pickup included

Starting time: 08:00
Price details
€335.00 x 1 Adult€335.00
Total
Price is €335.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Local guide in Ait benhaddou village
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Overnight in Dades gorges hotel, private rooms with A/C
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Overnight in Deluxe camp, private tents with ensuite bathroom and shower
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Camel trekking in the desert ( evening and morning)
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Possibility to skipp the camel ride and go by SUV to the camp
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Drinks & Lunch meals

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Please note: pickup reconfirmation is required upon booking, please refer to voucher for further details
  • In the unlikely event that the minimum number of 4 paying adults is not reached, tours will be cancelled
  • July and August are very hot in Morocco, temperatures can be unbearable even for adults
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Fes - Merzouga

  • 6 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Sahara Stars Camp or Pueblo Touareg

Ifrane

  • 15m
Our first stop will be in Ifrane, where the houses have sloping roofs, remarkable and unusual in Morocco, also know as "little Swizerland". A 15min stop to stretch your legs, drink a cup of coffee.

Azrou Cedar Forest

  • 30m
Cross the majestic Middle Atlas and stop for a while to observe the Barbary apes in the cedar forests.

Midelt

  • 1h
We arrive to Midelt, capital of the apples for lunch. At the afternoon we will drive to Erfoud and into the desert. Dinner and overnight in a hotel at the foothills of Erg Chebbi sahara dunes.

Errachidia

  • 30m
After lunch we will descend through the Ziz Valley, remarkable for the extent of its palm trees and the volume of dates produced each year. Notice the many ksars, fortified houses merchants built to protect their wares. Stopping for a panoramic view of the oasis of Aoufous in the Tafilalte region.

Erfoud

  • 30m
Arrive to Erfoud, famous for its date festival and fossils. It is fascinating to see how these millions of fossils have been worked into artefacts and so the shops are worth a visit.

Merzouga

  • 1h
Once you arrive to Merzouga, a small off-road takes you to the edge of the golden dunes where camels are waiting for you, the luggage will be loaded in an 4x4 car and transported to the camp, and you can enjoy a beautiful camel ride over the sand dunes and watch a majestic desert sunset on your way to the camp.

Day 2: Merzouga - Dades Valley

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Overnight at "Riad Rihana Dades" Or " Hotel Atlas Dades"

Rissani

  • 1h
Back on the asphalt roads, continue west to pass through a dramatic gate into Rissani. A market town, Rissani holds a livestock auction and is home to a "donkey car park", a site worth experiencing.

Todgha Gorge

  • 1h
We leave for e Todgha Gorges. On the way, you pass the water channels – “khettarat” – which you can descend into to appreciate the architecture and genius behind this form of irrigation which prevents evaporation in the summer heat. Continue to the Todra Gorges which is an ideal place for walking and exploring.

Boumalne Dades

  • 1h
Leave Tinghir behind and take the route to the scenic and to one of the most picturesque valleys in Morocco, Dades Valley. Several stops to admire the views and to take pictures.

Dades Gorges

  • 1h
Beautiful old Kasbahs and spectacular red-colored canyons, formed by the Dades River are waiting for you to explore! There are plenty thinks to see inside the Dades Valley: Including the breathtaking Dades Gorge, the spectacular winding road and the monkey fingers. Before you check into your Hotel for the night.

Day 3: Dades Gorges - Marrakech

  • 5 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included

Vallee Des Roses

  • 15m
We will follow the Dades Valley to arrive to Kelaa M'Gouna known for its Festival of Roses, here you can see extensively cultivated farmland bordered with fragrant rose bushes.

Skoura

We continue through the Road of a Thousand-Kasbahs passing the Skoura palm grove until we arrive to Ouarzazate named "Hollywood of Morocco".

Ouarzazate

  • 1h
Possibility to visit Taourirt Kasbah or join a studio tour and discover how the nearby desert landscapes have been featured in many films, have lunch in one of the local restaurants.

Ait Ben Haddou

  • 1h
After lunch in Ouarzazate we will continue to Ait Ben Haddou, a 'fortified city', situated along the former caravan route between the Sahara and Marrakech. It is situated on a hill along the ounila valley River and boasts some beautiful examples of kasbahs, some of which remain inhabited.

Marrakech

At the end of the afternoon, we will head north to Marrakech over the Tizi n Tichka Pass 2260m , with several stops on the way to admire the panoramic views of the High Atlas. Drop off at your accommodation in Marrakech

Location

Activity location

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    Ifrane
    • Ifrane, Morocco

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Fes
    • Fes, Fez-Meknès, Morocco

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