Duration
3 Days 2 Nights
Tour Type
Adventure
3 days desert tour from Marrakech to Merzouga
This private 3 days tour from Marrakech To Merzouga takes you through the High Atlas Mountains, Berber villages, kasbahs, gorges, canyons, the Sahara Desert (Erg Chebbi dunes), desert villages, the Middle Atlas Mountains, and cedar forests. Itinerary of the tour:
| Destination | Fes |
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| Departure | Marakech |
| Departure Time | 8 AM |
| Return Time | 6 PM |
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Tour Details
This 4-day, 3-night Morocco tour begins in Marrakech and ends in Fes. Along the way, you'll see stunning views of the Atlas Mountains, Ouarzazate and its stunning kasbahs, known as "The Hollywood of Africa," the breathtaking Todra Gorges and Dades Valley, the sand dunes of Erg Chebbi, camel ride and night in a luxury desert camp and more. Don't miss the tour's final stop in Fes, which is a gorgeous cedar forest.
We will pick you up at your hotel/riad. We leave Marrakech and drive towards the High Atlas Mountains and the road for Ouarzazate through the Tizi´ N´Tichka pass (2260m). You will enjoy beautiful landscapes with different colors and the Berber villages. We will visit Kasbah Telouet which was occupied by the Glaoui Pacha during his reign and is frequented by Moroccan travellers.
The Kasbah is in the village of Telouet nestled outside the Ounila Valley. The Harem and reception hall areas give one a good idea of the former luxury in which El Glaoui lived, as well as a look at the Andalusian style of decorating.
However, the older parts of the Kasbah are in complete ruins, making it difficult to see properly. Walking through the crumbling passageways is like walking through a maze and some people have got lost exploring the dilapidated Kasbah.
We continue to the second Kasbah, Aït Benhaddou, UNESCO placed it under its auspices as a World Heritage Site and then the Moroccan Government itself jumped on the bandwagon in 1994 to rehabilitate the Kasbah to preserve the cultural and national heritage. The Kasbahs were a major stop for camel caravans carrying salt through the Sahara and returning with gold, silver, and slaves. Overnight in Ouarzazate.
After your breakfast, we depart towards the city of Ouarzazate known as the doorway to the Sahara Desert. Visit Kasbah Taourirt. Then we start traveling via the Road of Thousand Kasbahs to the Skoura Oasis lined by many palm groves and on to the Rose Valley known for its production of Damascus roses. At Boumalne Dades we can take the smaller route that will lead us to the Dades Gorge.
We will pass the strange rock creation of Tamnalt Hills, a bizarre rock resembling monkey feet. We will travel to the top of the Dades Gorge, a deep gorge of red and mauve rock towering above the road. Then we return to Boumalne Dades and travel to another very spectacular location, Todra Gorge where we will overnight.
After breakfast, you will explore the amazing Todra Gorges then travel to Tinghir where you can walk amongst the beautiful oasis palm trees. Erfoud is your next destination where you will see a traditional cutting workshop then to the small city of Rissani for lunch.
After lunch, you will continue to Merzouga where you will camel trek into the beautiful Erg Chebbi dunes. You will spend the evening in a bivouac (luxury desert camp), enjoy a Moroccan dinner, and sleep in a traditional Nomad camel hair tent in a Bivouac.
You will wake up to enjoy the sunrise over the dunes of Erg Chebbi, possibly the best moment of the Merzouga desert, breakfast at the camp then drive to Fes along the Ziz Valley Gorge and via Azrou and the cedar forests where colonies of the indigenous Barbary monkeys will keep you amused. Then we continue our way to Fes where the private Marrakech to Fes 4 Days Desert trip ends.
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