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8 Fes to Desert Tour 

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DAY 1 : TRANSFER FROM THE AIREPORT:

 

 We will pick you up from the airport to your accommodation whenever get to Fes.

 

DAY 2 : FES SIGHTSEEING 

 

After breakfast in your riad,  you will start exploring Fes“the Sprititual City of Morocco” with a local guide. You will spend the whole morning exploring the Medina, visiting most of the sites with cultural and historical interest –the Tanneries and the Najjarine fountain. After lunch, we will drive outside the Medina to see the Royal Palace gate, walk through the Jewish quarter “the Mellah”, then to visit the pottery cooperative. Afternoon, we will drive to one of the fortresses to experience an amazing panoramic view of the whole Medina of Fes. Overnight in the same Riad.

 

DAY 3 : FEZ – IFRANE – CEDER FOREST – SAHARA

 

After breakfast, we leave Fes and driving towards the magical Middle Atlas Mountains. We will stop in the charming town of Ifrane; which known as ‘Switzerland of Morocco’, because of the weather, architecture and historical events. We will have a short break in order to walk around before we continue to the largest  cedar forest of Morocco beside a beautiful town of Azrou, where you will have chance to see Barbary Monkeys living in a wild area. After that, we keep driving between the mountains passing through many Berber villages like Timhdit, Zaida and Medilt. Then we drive further south crossing the mountains of the High Atlas till we get to Errachidia where the Valley of palm trees appears, these create an Oasis of greenery ideal for growing all kinds of fruit trees and vegetables microclimate. After a while we reach Erfoud; the capital of Fossils, which abound testifying past covered by the sea. From here the asphalt disappears, Saharan tracks adobe till we reach the village of Merzouga; the main town in Sahara Desert. Overnight at the hotel closed to the dunes with dinner and breakfast.

 

DAY 4 : MERZOUGA SIGHTSEEING 

 

In this interesting day we will explore Erg Chebbi more deeply. We will visit the town of Khamlia, we discover small villages and inhabited houses in unexpected places far from civilization. In addition to that we will visit nomads who feel so happy to share their lifestyle with their visitors. Our journey continue to discover an old mines closed to the borders between Morocco and Algeria, found by French since years ago. Then we go back to the town where we will have a typical lunch especially of the area called” Berber Pizza”. Afternoon you have a lifetime experience starts by camel trekking; friendly camels guided by a man with experience of many years going up and down on sand with different stops to take pictures of landscapes and amazing sunset, around 1H30 walking you get to the camp located in the heart of desert where you will have your dinner and enjoy the Berber music played by locals under a starry sky. In the morning you will wake up early in order to admire the fascinating view of sunrise, before you go back to the hotel by riding your camel again till the hotel where you will have breakfast and take a shower.

 

DAY 5 : MERZOUGA – TODRA GORGE – DADES VALLEY – OUARZAZATE 

 

After breakfast we departure to Rissani; old Sijilmassa center of ancient caravans from Toumboukto to Marrakech as center market of Salt. After walking around the biggest market of the region we continue our trip through a semi-desert landscape till we reach the oasis of Tinghir, one of the wonderful places in Morocco .Then we get to Todra gorges highest and narrowest gorges with 300m which considered an attractive place for climbers. After having lunch, we continue the way until another impressive valley of Dades and to the city of Roses short break if you are interested to see how they abstract different products from Roses in one of the cooperatives there. Then, we drive through a famous road known as” road of thousand Kasbahs” , to reach one of the most important cities of southern Morocco Ouarzazate, known for its intense and cinematic activity, having to his credit films like Gladiator, Troy, the Mummy etc made in a big studio Called Atlas Corporation Studios, you can have a visit after we get to the hotel where we will spend the night with dinner and breakfast.

 

DAY 6 : OUARZAZATE – AIT BENHADDOU -MARRAKECH 

 

After breakfast we take the road towards Ait Ben Haddou, the queen of kasbahs (UNESCO World Heritage) and walk around. Later we will visit one of the most wonderful tracks of Morocco”Kasbah of Telouet”, ancient Glagui’s palace Pacha of Marrakech. We continue our way through the port of highest pass in Morocco – where we will have breaks for panoramic views and lunch before we reach the imperial city of Marrakech. Overnight in riad.

 

DAY 7 : MARRAKECH CITY TOUR 

 

After breakfast we spend full day tour to discover Marrakech with a local guide. Called “the red city” because of the color of its walls and filled with gardens, watered by underground wells (khettaras), which were built by the Almoravids and Saharan nomads in the eleventh century. In this day we will visit , Majorelle Gardens and souks, these are some of the unavoidable visits. A unique experience will be to discover the square of” Djemaa El Fna” where life and activity of the city is concentrated: dancers, storytellers, jugglers, artisans, merchants and snake charmers. While you discover these important places you will have free time to walk by yourselves. Overnight in the same riad.

Tour includes:

  • Pick-up & drop off at/from your accommodation

  • Transport by private modern vehicle with A/C

  • Experienced English speaking Driver/Guide

  • Car Fuel

  • Camel Trekking (Camel per person)

  • Sunset camel ride

  • 4 nights in a private room at a hotel/riad (At your preferred room type)

  • Overnight at the Desert Camp (At your preferred tent type)

  • (Breakfast & Dinner) x 5

  • 4x4 transfer from and to the camp (Alternative to Camels)

Tour doesn't include:

  • Drinks

  • Lunches

  • Entrance (Optional)

  • Tipping (Optional)

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