shared marrakech to fes desert tour
Shared 3 days Marrakech to Fes desert trip
Tour highlights
– Cross the High Atlas Mountains driving past one Berber village after another
– Visit Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou considered a world heritage site by the UNESCO
– Visit Ouarzazate and its Taourirte Kasbah
– Visit the oasis of Skoura
– Cimb up to Dades canyons
– Drive along the Valley of the roses & the road of 1001 Kasbahs
– Walk in Todra oasis to Todra Gorges & visit a Berber village
– Ride a camel in Erg Chebbi
– Spend the night under the stars at your Sahara desert camp
– Drive along Ziz Valley and cross the Middle Atlas Mountains with its cedar forests to Fes
Marrakech to Fes desert trip itinerary
Your Marrakech to Fes Morocco Desert Trip will depart from your hotel or riad at 07h30 AM to Kasbah AiT Ben Hadou through Tizi Ntichka pass and the high Atlas Mountains. Numerous stops will be made along the way. Visit the UNESCO world heritage Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, which was also served as a set for various Hollywood blockbusters. We continue to Ouarzazate and visit Kasbah Taourirte before lunch ( At leisure ). In the afternoon, we drive to Boumalne Dades via the Valley of the Roses before we reach our boutique guest house located in Dades Valley.
Dinner and overnight
After breakfast, today’s journey will start by driving along the road of 1001 Kasbahs to Tinghir oasis. You will be enjoying the amazing scenery along the way of the remaining of fortified villages that were hosting the caravan roads until early 2Oth century. Upon arrival at Tinghir, which was a military post during the French occupation, we will deviate into a secondary road to the oasis. Feel free to walk next to the stream and watch the locals farming and herding their cattle. You walk will end at one of the magnificent scenes of your tour: Todgha Gorges. After lunch at one of the local cafés, we continue to Rissani, which is one of the holiest towns in Morocco as the actual dynasty ruling Morocco ‘’ The Alaouites ‘’ is originated here, and its founder is buried locally. Rissani is also famous as a starting point of the ancient caravan roads crossing the Sahara desert all the way to Tomboctou.
From here, we will cross some rocky terrain all the way to Merzouga, where our camel caravan will be waiting for us. Enjoy a camel ride over Erg Chebbi dunes to watch an amazing sunset, before we return to our Sahara desert camp, nestled in the middle of nowhere.
Enjoy dinner under the stars while entertained by our local nomads hosts playing their drums all night.
After an hour sunrise camel trek, enjoy your breakfast at the camp operator’s lodge I’m Merzouga, then you will have some time to freshen up before you say good bye to the rest of the group driving back to Marrakech and meet your new driver to Fes. After you’ve installed in your new van ( max of 6 passengers ), depart on a long drive to Fes crossing the Ziz Vlley through Errachidia which is the capital of Tafilalt region, and we continue to Midelt where we will have lunch at leisure before we keep driving across the Middle Atlas Mountians with its Cedar Forests and Berber towns of Imouzzar and Ifran. We arrive at Fes late in the afternoon.
Your shared Marrakech to Fes desert tour will end with a drop off at your Fes riad or hotel of your choice.
A/C modern minibus ( no more than 17 passengers for day 1 & 2 and no more than 6 on day 3 )
English / French speaking driver
First night at hotel Kasbah Dades including dinner and breakfast
Camel trekking in Erg Chebbi
Overnight at a Sahara desert camp in Erg Chebbi including dinner and breakfast
Drop off at a location of your choice in Fes.
Beverages
Lunches on the way
Personal expenses
Local guide in Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou ( 2 Euros per person – Optional )
Sunglasses
Sun cream
Hat
Jeans for the camel trekking ( shorts & skirts not recommended, as the camel saddles are itchy, and can cause skin irritation )
Camera & phone chargers.
Warm clothes in winter
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