Marrakech to Fes: 4-Day Desert Tour via Ait Benhaddou & Sahara Camel Ride

Duration

4 DAYS

Start in

Marrakesh

End in

Fez

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Airport/accommodation

OVERVIEW OF MARRAKECH DESERT 4 DAYS TOUR TO FES

4 days venture into Sahara Desert of Erg Chebbi Dunes, Start the Red city of Marrakech and End in Fez to Explore the South of Morocco. Cross the High Atlas Mountain Tizi N’Tichka pass (2160 meters 7086 Feet). Travel to the Famous Ait Benhaddou Kasbah UNESCO heritage site, which dates back to the 17th century.

Next, you will head to Ouarzazate (the Hollywood of Morocco) due to the movie industry and its famous Atlas studio where you have the option to tour the studio film. Make your way south to Zagora to stroll through the palm grove of Skoura, Explore the Dades valley and Toudra Valley with its impressive gorges, kasbah, oasis, and other landscapes along the way.

Get on your camel into the Sahara desert of Erg Chebbi dunes and witness the sunset on top of the dunes, Berber music around the campfire, and spent the night under the starry sky. Head nord to Fez, Ifrane town, the monkeys (barbary apes) in the cedar forest.

Tour Highlights

  •  Explore the Medival Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, The UNESCO world heritage site.
  •  The gorges, Kasbahs, and Dades and Toudra Valley
  •  Lose yourself in the Sahara desert and climb the highest dune you can find.
  •  Experience the Camel Ride and dance around the campfire.
  •   Sleep under millions of stars glittering above.
  •  Meet the monkeys( Barbary apes ) in the cedar forest.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 01 Marrakech - over the High Atlas to Dades Valley - Ait Benhaddou Kasbah - Rose Valley - Boumalne Dades

Morning departure and venture into the Desert. Leaving Marrakech behind and travel toward Ait Benhaddou kasbah, beautiful scenery, and villages built among farms of oak trees, walnut groves, and snow patches.

Admire the typical mud-brick homes along the way, as we drive through the High Atlas mountain Range, Go up the Tizi n'Tichka Mountain Pass (2260 M-7415 Feet ) that connects Marrakech to Ouarzazate and Desert, we stop to take photos in the same time to stretch your legs, then admire the view Panoramic of the windy road and beautiful Atlas Mountain Range.

Descend the Pass of Tizi NT'chka and drive down to Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, upon arrival it's time to visit The UNESCO site Ait Benhaddou Village.

Before Climbing to the Old granary which is the ideal place to see the panoramic view of Ait Benhaddou Kasbah and surrounding areas, wander the adobe village built from Mud-and- straw mixture through the covered alleyways and stone walls.

Ait Benhaddou is 17th - a century building and an old caravan trade route that once linked Marrakech and the Sahara Desert, and where a lot of movies had been shot like: Game of Thrones, Gladiator, Jewel of the Nile, and Lawrence of Arabia.

Leave Ait Benhaddou Kasbah and arrive in Ouarzazate a gate to the Sahara Desert, Join Atlas Movie Studio visit (optional ) to see and learn how the Atlas Studio film featured in many movies.

Continue to Dades Valley passing Skoura and its immense palm Groove, Kelaât M'gouna, and The rose valley along the way of Thousand Kasbah, till you get to your hotel in Dades Valley.

Day 02 Dades Valley to the Sahara Desert via Toudra Gorges - Erfoud & Sunset and Camel ride in the Sahara Desert

Start your Morning driving down from Dades Valley to Toudra Gorges, which is located in an immense oasis of Toudra (48 km of palms groove following Toudra river ).

walking time through the Toudra gorges (300 meters - 984 Feet High ) and Toudra river that slashes through the red limestone to make it.

Drive on through the dry landscape, and small towns along the way including Tinjdad, Mellab, and Erfoud which is well-known for its dates palm trees, and Fossils.

Catch Your first glimpses of the enormous sand dune of Erg Chebbi as you get closer to Merzouga ( over 150 Meters - 493 Feet High), covering (14 square miles -35 km square) of sand dunes.

Get on your Camel into the Desert to admire the sunset on top of sand dune, then come back to your Erg Chebbi desert camp Berber-style- tent, to have dinner and Relax around the campfire while listening to Traditional Berber Music under the vast star-lit sky.

Day 03 the Sahara Desert- Khamlia Village – Rissani

Try to get up early to catch up with the sunrise and back to Berber camp to have your Breakfast, then explore more of the Desert by 4x4 wheel drive.

Head to the Saharian traditional village of Khamlia to enjoy Gnaoua music and dance to it, Our way takes us to Rissani which used to serve as a Caravan trading point till a century ago.

Gold and silver trade were taking place in Tafilalt as late as 1900's.Before the caravan trade route and the important city of Morocco nowadays was sijlmasa ,

its ruins still visible nowadays lie-in outside the new city. Stop in Rissani to visit the local Market, the locals come three times a week to shop for all their needs,

In fact, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, local people come to sell and buy different products including dates, fruits, and much more.

The Market is also a social meeting where locals meet each other and hear the news area (before ).

There is an option to rent Quad ATVs, and buggies to test your abilities on the sand dunes or you can Relax by a pool in your Hotel .

Day 04 From Merzouga to Fez ,Ziz Valley – Midelt - over high Atlas and Middle Atlas - Cedar Forest – Ifran- Fes

Start early and drive down from Merzouga to Fez, which takes about Eight Hours, your driver-guide will stop at some attractions, as you enjoy the huge and sweeping views across a distinctive landscape.

Enjoy the lofty mountains, boundless plateaus, and arid plains. As you pass through the different villages and town of Erfoud to Reach Aoufous, where you will Your First stop will be, to Admire the oasis of thousands of palm trees, the valley known as the Ziz Valley, which is the Ziz Valley, which is home to many Berber villages and stunning palm grooves, and famous for its hidden Berber village known as Ksar which it was built from Mud-straw mixture.

Travel to Midelt through Errachidia, Snacking down through the Tremendous Ziz Gorges through the tunnel du lègionnaire (built by the French colonization in 1928 ).and over the high Atlas mountain, over the pass of Tizi N'tlghmet (1900 meters - 6233 Feet), to get Midelt where you will stop to have Lunch.

After lunch, continue your Journey north , over the middle Atlas Mountains and over the Tizi N'Zad Pass (2178 m - 7146 Feet).

Enjoy the Scenery, as you drive through the Cedar forest of the Azrou Region, on the way you will stop to see the Barbary apes families in cedar trees and along, the side of the road.

You will arrive in Fes late through the city of Ifran, a little Switzerland city, as it is called for its scrubbed streets and red-roofed houses, white winter, and is set high up in the Middle Atlas mountains, you will arrive in the city of Fes late through Imouzzar town,

Enjoy your stay in Fes. End of 4 days from Marrakech to Fes and our Servive .drop off in booked accommodation in Fez.

Included/Excluded

  • Private transportation in an air-conditioned 4×4 Toyota Prado TX, including all fuel.
  • Pick-up and drop-off directly from your riad or hotel in Marrakech.
  • Professional Berber and nomad driver-guide fluent in English .
  • 3 nights in a hotel or riad on a ( breakfast And Dinner ), in rooms with private bathrooms.
  • One night in a luxury desert camp in Erg Chebbi featuring a private bathroom with toilet and shower.
  • Guided camel ride; sandboarding can also be arranged directly with the camp team.
  • All meals provided breakfast, and dinner with vegetarian and vegan options available.
  • Luggage assistance throughout the tour and at all accommodation points.
  • Traditional Berber drumming and musical entertainment.
  • Free time to explore key sites, such as Kasbah Tamnougalte, with opportunities for walking and photography.
  • Flexibility to request stops along the route whenever desired.
  • Guided tours of the Medinas of Marrakech and Fes with a certified English-speaking local guide.
  • Camel (dromedary) excursion in the desert.
  • Exclusive, private services (no other guests will be added to the group).
  • International and domestic flights.
  • Lunches
  • Beverages.
  • Entrance fees to monuments and attractions.
  • Tips and personal expenses.
  • Any services not explicitly listed under "Included" in the Price.

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