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3 days 2 nights private desert tour from Fes to Marrakesh
3 days
Private
Multi-Day
Instant confirmation
About this activity
Day 1: Fez - Ifrane - Midelt – Ziz Gorges - Erfoud - Rissani - Merzouga
We will pick you up at 08h00 AM from your hotel or Riad then drive south to the city of Ifrane across the Middle Atlas mountains. we will stop on our way at the nice cedar forests to see the protected Barbarian Apes in their natural habitat. After we will travel through the Tizi Ntalghamt pass to Midelt city and along the wonderful Ziz Gorges carved through volcanic rock, you’ll observe views of the Middle-Atlas plateau and the scenery changing to reveal hints of the desert as you move toward the city of Errachidia. After lunch we’ll continue our drive through the Ziz Valley to Erfoud, Rissani and Merzouga. After, we’ll leave our luggage in a safe room then take a camel ride to a Berber camp in the Erg Chebbi Sand Dunes considered as the highest sand dunes in North Africa. The camel ride takes about 1hr 30 min, then we ll relax in Berber tents for our night in the desert. The tents are well equipped with blankets, mattresses and cushions. After dinner we will get together around the fire and enjoy the listening to traditional Berber drums under the stars.
Day 2: Merzouga - Todra Gorge - Dades Valley -Ourzazate
We will wake up early to enjoy a wonderful sunrise on the dunes then take a camel ride back to your hotel. After freshening up and breakfast we’ll leave for Tinghir, Todra Gorges where you will have your lunch. After lunch we’ll drive through the Dades Valley towards Kalaat Mgouna and Ouarzazate. This road provides numerous photo opportunities. We’ll visit the Roses valley and Sekoura village, then continue to Ouarzazate, “the Hollywood of Africa“, where we will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 3: Ouarzazate- Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah - High Atlas mountain - Marrakech
The Driver will take you from the hotel after breakfast to discover Ouarzazate city starting with international ATLAS studio, then You’ll explore the UNESCO world heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou ( Ait BenHaddou village), used as a backdrop for more than 25 international films, it was one of the most important fortress strongholds on the old Salt Road caravan, where traders brought gold, slaves, ivory and salt from Saharan Africa to Morocco and beyond. Traversing the Tizin Tichka Pass of the High Atlas where the steep mountain hillsides are clustered with fortified mud dwellings housing many berber families and their domestic animals.Arriving on Marrakech you will be transferred to your hotel.
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We will pick you up at 08h00 AM from your hotel or Riad then drive south to the city of Ifrane across the Middle Atlas mountains. we will stop on our way at the nice cedar forests to see the protected Barbarian Apes in their natural habitat. After we will travel through the Tizi Ntalghamt pass to Midelt city and along the wonderful Ziz Gorges carved through volcanic rock, you’ll observe views of the Middle-Atlas plateau and the scenery changing to reveal hints of the desert as you move toward the city of Errachidia. After lunch we’ll continue our drive through the Ziz Valley to Erfoud, Rissani and Merzouga. After, we’ll leave our luggage in a safe room then take a camel ride to a Berber camp in the Erg Chebbi Sand Dunes considered as the highest sand dunes in North Africa. The camel ride takes about 1hr 30 min, then we ll relax in Berber tents for our night in the desert. The tents are well equipped with blankets, mattresses and cushions. After dinner we will get together around the fire and enjoy the listening to traditional Berber drums under the stars.
Day 2: Merzouga - Todra Gorge - Dades Valley -Ourzazate
We will wake up early to enjoy a wonderful sunrise on the dunes then take a camel ride back to your hotel. After freshening up and breakfast we’ll leave for Tinghir, Todra Gorges where you will have your lunch. After lunch we’ll drive through the Dades Valley towards Kalaat Mgouna and Ouarzazate. This road provides numerous photo opportunities. We’ll visit the Roses valley and Sekoura village, then continue to Ouarzazate, “the Hollywood of Africa“, where we will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 3: Ouarzazate- Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah - High Atlas mountain - Marrakech
The Driver will take you from the hotel after breakfast to discover Ouarzazate city starting with international ATLAS studio, then You’ll explore the UNESCO world heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou ( Ait BenHaddou village), used as a backdrop for more than 25 international films, it was one of the most important fortress strongholds on the old Salt Road caravan, where traders brought gold, slaves, ivory and salt from Saharan Africa to Morocco and beyond. Traversing the Tizin Tichka Pass of the High Atlas where the steep mountain hillsides are clustered with fortified mud dwellings housing many berber families and their domestic animals.Arriving on Marrakech you will be transferred to your hotel.
Included
- Private tour
- 2 nights accommodation
- Breakfasts
- Dinners
- Driver/guide
- camel excursion
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup
- Hotel drop-off
Not included
- Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- A maximum of 7 people per booking
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
95%
Aquatic
35%
Cultural
35%
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My husband and I have booked several tours in all continents through Viator and so far this has been the best! The route is the opposite from the usual, Mohamed our guide was very attentive from our pick up in Fez. He was very approachable, took the time to explain lots of cultural facts. All of his recommendations were top notch, places to eat, accommodations and recommendations to get the best picture shot. He accommodated the tour according to our taste, so we spent less time on small stops and longer in the Desert. He spoke fluently english, french and spanish so we had no worry communicating around. We met amazing people on our journey, the tour was very culturally focused and felt no rush at all. We arrived with tons of time to the desert, compared to other groups that had barely time to ride and enjoy sunset. We have been in different deserts and these dunes are so orange that at sunset/sunrise they turn quite red, however we were lucky because we had full moon and had just rained the day before so the sand was dark and compact. The camp was clean, we had a tent for ourselves. At night there was no show/ music, but we preferred that way anyways so it was quiet and could enjoy the beautiful sky. On the way to Marrakesh we had very interesting stops, we took the long route to drive through beautiful Atlas. I was amazed by the valleys and dramatic change in colors, it was definitely the trip of the year, we would love to go back and take a 4 or 5 day tour instead.