Cultural tours Multi-day Private tour

3 Day Desert Tour Fes To Marrakech

Fez, Morocco · 3 days, 2 nights · 2–15 people

Runs in English Spanish French

Your trip at a glance

  • 3 days, 2 nights
  • Day 1 starts at 08:00 in Fez. Ends around 19:00 on day 3.
  • Both nights included: Luxury camp in the sahara desert, Comfortable hotel in Dades valley
  • Meals: 3 breakfasts and 2 dinners included
  • Group of 2–15
  • Easy

This is a private tour. When you book a date, your group has the tour to itself. Nobody else can join.

Your guide

Youssef Yaakoubi

Marrakech, Morocco · Agency

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3 Day Desert Tour Fes To Marrakech

Highlights

  • Ifrane, known as “Little Switzerland” for its alpine architecture and European-style parks.
  • Cedar Forest in the Middle Atlas Mountains, home to the endangered Barbary macaques.
  • Ziz Valley, known for its palm groves and breathtaking landscapes.
  • Merzouga, a desert town on the edge of the Sahara.
  • Camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes, watch the sunset over the sand dunes, and spend the night in a traditional desert camp
  • Sunrise over the dunes
  • Rissani: Explore the local market.
  • Todgha Gorges
  • Dades Valley, known for its dramatic landscapes
  • Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with well-preserved mud-brick architecture and a backdrop for various films.
  • Drive through Tizi n’Tichka Pass in the High Atlas Mountains.
Day 1: Fes to Merzouga via Ifrane, Midelt, and the Atlas Mountains. Start your 3 Day desert tour Fes to Marrakech with a drive to Ifrane, known as the “Switzerland of Morocco,” before continuing to Midelt. Along the way, enjoy views of the Middle and High Atlas Mountains and stop at Morocco’s famous cedar forest, home to Barbary macaques. After lunch in Midelt, travel through the Tizi Ntalghamt Pass and Ziz Gorge, admiring the changing scenery as the High Atlas gives way to desert landscapes near Errachidia. Continue along the lush Ziz Valley with stops for panoramic views before reaching Erfoud and, by afternoon, Merzouga. Here, an experienced camel guide will lead you across the sand dunes to your desert camp. Overnight stay with dinner and breakfast. Day 2: Merzouga to Dades via Todra gorges and Tinghir. You will wake up early to watch the sunrise over the dunes before enjoying breakfast at the camp. After breakfast, you can either camel-trek or take a 4×4 vehicle back to Merzouga village. Along the way, you’ll have the opportunity to admire the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes, which change color and appearance as the light moves across the desert. After meeting your driver, you’ll continue to Rissani, Tinghir, and the spectacular Todra Gorges, famous for their towering limestone cliffs and dramatic narrow canyon. After a short hike in the gorge, we’ll drive through the Dades Valley, where you’ll see the majestic sand castles and the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes”. Overnight accommodation will be at a hotel with dinner and breakfast included. Day 3: Dades to Marrakech via Ouarzazate, Ait Benhaddou, and the High Atlas Mountains. After breakfast, begin the final day of your journey by driving along the famous Road of a Thousand Kasbahs. Continue through the Valley of Roses and stop at Taourirt Kasbah, the former residence of the Glaoui family. Continue to Ait Benhaddou, an ancient fortified ksar and UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you will have approximately one hour to explore. Afterwards, continue for approximately four hours through the Tizi n’Tichka Pass in the High Atlas Mountains, with stops along the way. You will arrive in Marrakech at around 6:00 PM

What's included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Camel ride
  • Night in the camp Dinner and breakfast
  • Comfortable vehicle for the trip
  • night in a hotel with dinner and breakfast
  • english speaking driver

Not included

  • Drinks or a tasting
  • lunches
  • tips
  • Gratuities

What to bring

  • Comfortable and modest clothing is recommended. Light clothes in summer and warm layers in winter.

Pickup: Anywhere within 5.0 km of Fez. You agree the place with your guide after booking.

Pick up from any place that is accessible by car

Drop-off: The tour ends in Marrakech and will be dropped of at your place there

Cancellation policy: Moderate: Full refund up to 72h before

Cancel within that window and you get your full deposit back. After it, you do not get your deposit back. If the guide cancels, you always get your deposit back.

What you'll do

Day 1

Fes to Merzouga via Ifrane, Midelt, and the Atlas Mountains.

  1. 1
    Hotel pickup
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    We collect you from where you're staying, anywhere within 5.0 km of Fez. We'll agree the exact time and place with you after you book. Pick up from any place that is accessible by car

  2. 2
    Ifrane
    Break time, Free time, Photo stop, Sightseeing (20min)
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    Ifrane, known as “Little Switzerland” for its alpine architecture and European-style parks.

  3. 3
    Ifrane National parc
    Photo stop, Sightseeing, Bus tour (20min)
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    Minibus for big group tours

    Cedar Forest in the Middle Atlas Mountains, home to the endangered Barbary macaques.

  4. 4
    Merzouga
    Sightseeing (20min)
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    Camel rid ein the Sahara desert

    Camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes, watch the sunset over the sand dunes, and spend the night in a traditional desert camp

Night in Luxury camp in the sahara desert. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast and dinner included

Day 2

Merzouga to Dades via Todra gorges and Tinghir.

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    Rissani
    Sightseeing, Visit (60min)
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    Rissani: Explore the local market

  2. 6
    Todgha Gorges
    Photo stop, Sightseeing (40min)
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    Enjoy a free walk in the canyons

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    Dades Valley
    Photo stop (30min)
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    Stop at monkey toes rock formations

Night in Comfortable hotel in Dades valley. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast and dinner included

Day 3

Dades to Marrakech via Ouarzazate, Ait Benhaddou, and the High Atlas Mountains.

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    Ouarzazate
    Photo stop (30min)
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    Foto stop at Ouarzazate

  2. 9
    Kasbah Ait Benhaddou
    Photo stop, Sightseeing, Visit (90min)
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    Kasbah Ait Benhaddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with well-preserved mud-brick architecture and a backdrop for various films.

  3. 10
    Tizi N-tichaka
    Photo stop, Sightseeing (20min)
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    Stops on the high Atlas mountain

Meals: breakfast included

Ends around 19:00.

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365 EUR / person · party of 2 · whole trip
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