BEST 4 DAYS TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO FES VIA DESERT
OVERVIEW OF: BEST 4 DAYS TOUR FROM MARRAKECH TO FES VIA SAHARA DESERT
The 4 days tour from Marrakech to Fes via Sahara Desert is an opportunity to explore Kasbahs, Old towns, enjoy the Atlas mountains, palm grooves, Todra & Dades gorges, Sahara desert, and camel trek for an overnight in a desert camp beneath the stars. Observe the sunset over the dunes of Erg Chebbi, meet nomads, and visit Azrou and Ifran.
HIGHLIGHTS OF: BEST 4 DAYS TOUR MARRAKECH TO FES VIA SAHARA DESERT
- Breathtaking panoramas of the Atlas Mountains
- Stop at the UNESCO world heritage site of Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou
- Visit the Atlas Studio and Kasbah Taourirt in Ouarzazate.
- Experience Camel riding in Merzouga desert
- Camp overnight in the Erg-Chebbi desert)
- visit Switzerland of Morocco
- drop you off in Fes
ITINERARY OF: BEST 4 DAYS TOUR MARRAKECH TO FES VIA DESERT
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DAY 1: MARRAKECH – OUARZAZATE – DADES GORGES
Starting your 4 days tour from Marrakech to Fes via Sahara Desert, our driver will pick you up from your accommodation in Marrakech and drive you to the High Atlas Mountains. We will pass through Tizi N Tichka pass, the highest mountain pass in the North African region, located at 2260 meters (7400 feet) above sea level. There, we will make short stops to enjoy the scenery and photograph the camouflaged Berber villages between the mountains. Then continue our drive to visit the Kasbah of Ait-Ben Haddou, it was declared a world heritage site in 1987. This historic ksar (fortified village) is located in Morocco along the former caravan route that connected Marrakesh and the Sahara Desert. Thanks to its structure and location, a lot of famous movies and films had been filmed here, including Gladiator, Asterix and Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Lawrence of Arabia, and Game of Thrones. After having lunch at the nearby restaurants, we head to Ouarzazate, known as the “Door of the Desert”. we will visit the kasbah of Taourirt, the largest kasbah in Morocco, and the cinema stadium, where the cinematographic art museum exists. Then, we will go via Skoura's palm grove to reach the Valley of the Roses. In Skoura's oasis, we will be able to enjoy around 700 palm trees and a large number of the kasbah and arrive at the Region of the Roses, a picturesque valley where the lovely Damask rose is cultivated. We'll next make our way to Dades Valley, where we'll spend the night.
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DAY 2: DADES VALLEY – TODGHA GORGES – MERZOUGA DESERT
After having breakfast at your riad, you will have an opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of the Dadès Valley. And this will be from a vantage point, you will see countless kasbahs and recognize how lovely each one is. In addition, we will see the geological formations known as "Monkey Fingers." Then drive to Todgha gorges, high mountains which are surrounded by a palm tree- and adobe-covered valley, it the place of people who likes climbing. Following our exploration of the Todgha Gorge, we will continue our journey into the desert. On the way, you will have a stop in Ljerf, known for its “Khattarat”, the underground irrigation system, with Your Sahara Tours guide you will learn about this groundwater mobilization system. In the late afternoon, we reach the Merzouga Desert and drop you off at a hotel.
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DAY 3: EXPLORE THE DESERT WITH A 4X4 VEHICLE– NOMAD FAMILY – CAMEL TREKKING
On the third day, after breakfast in your hotel, YOUR SAHARA TOURS will take you on a desert exploration excursion. You'll be driven to the middle of the desert in a four-wheel-drive vehicle. Strike a direct line toward the Saharan nomads, who are still using traditional tents. They will welcome you with a cup of tea (Berber whiskey) and tell you about their everyday lives. We'll next continue our journey to the desert's depths, where we'll discover abandoned French mines. Later, we will visit Khamlia village, the settlement of black Berber people from Sudan and Mali, who reside there today. Gnaoua music is performed here using real instruments. You may eat a typical Berber Pizza here for lunch after spending time with Gnaoua. Afterward, we take you back to the hotel to relax and prepare for your camel trekking adventure. In the late afternoon, you will ride your camel over the Erg-Chebbi sand dunes. Before you get to the desert camp, you will have the opportunity to snap pictures and watch the sunset. Following a delectable meal at the camp, you will be entertained by local nomads playing Berber music beneath the night sky while you gaze at the constellations. We will spend the night in the camp.
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DAY 4: MERZOUGA DESERT – RISSANI MARKET -AFROUD – IFRAN – FES.
On the last day of your Sahara tour, you will have to wake up early in the morning, so you can admire the spectacular sunrise of the Sahara Desert. After having breakfast, you will ride your camel back to Merzouga. Our driver will pick you up and drive for Fes. Rissani will be our first stop, to visit the local souk where local people buy and sell vegetables, species, traditional clothing, and livestock. Then stop at Erfoud city, known for fossils marble before having a break at Ziz Valley to enjoy the view of the beautiful Valley and the Tafilalet palm grove, which is famous for the dates it grows. Our journey continues, after having lunch in Midelt, we will drive to Azrou, where will have an opportunity to feed and enjoy monkeys in the middle Atlas Mountains and stop at Ifran “the Switzerland of Morocco “to take some pictures of some monuments including Atlas lion. In the late afternoon, our driver will drop you off at your accommodation in Fes, and this will be the end of the4 days tour from Marrakech to Fes via Sahara Desert.
INCLUDES:
- Pickup & drop off service.
- English/Spanish speaking driver.
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with fuel.
- Accommodations.
- Camel for each in the desert.
EXCLUDES
- Plane ticket
- Monuments fees
- Lunches & drinks
- Tips
Plan your trip
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YOUR SAHARA TOURS staff would be more than delighted to tailor it to meet your requirements at your request.