fes to marrakech desert tour 3 days

Itinerary

Day 1: fes to marrakech desert tour 3 days

Stop At: Fes el-Bali, Fes 30110 Morocco
The trip to Merzouga is a pretty long journey, we start the trip very early from Fes to Merzouga village, near the dunes of Erg Chebbi, passing by Ifrane. This city is known by Moroccans as small Switzerland of Morocco. We will have a stop here and also in the next villages for a photo stop. Then we drive further direction Midelt where we have a lunch break before continuing the journey to the valley of Ziz to arrive in the end of the day at the sand dunes. Night will be in a camp in Berber tents in the middle of the Moroccan Sahara desert. We also will have a camel ride around the camp and enjoy the sunset from the top of sand dunes of Merzouga.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner: Including in tents camel and dinner and breakfast
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Camel and tents in desert

Day 2: Merzouga to Dades Valley

Stop At: Merzouga Desert, Merzouga Morocco
Getting up early to enjoy the sunrise on the top of the dunes. This place is ideal to make great pictures. After breakfast, we drive from Merzouga towards the valley of the Dades known as the valley of 1000 Kasbahs, passing by Erfoud where you may visit a marble manufacturing factory where they make tables and alternative handicrafts. On the way, we will have the opportunity to enjoy views on the green oasis full of the palm trees and visit the Todgha Gorge in Tinghir. The steep walls of the Todra gorge are 300 meters high. After a short walk, we continue our trip to the Dades Gorge. Overnight in a guesthouse where you have the occasion to share a some of the traditions of Berbers. This would be the best opportunity.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Your hotel in boumalane dads vally including dinner and breakfast.

Day 3: Dades Valley to Marrakech

Stop At: Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakech Morocco
In the morning after a stroll through the impressive Dades Gorge, we drive to Ouarzazate passing by the valley of the Roses where an annual festival is held in the month of May to celebrate the pink roses. There is the possibility to see local products made from the roses. We continue along the road of thousand Kasbah to the oasis of Skoura to visit the kasbah of Amredil. Next stop is Ouarzazate city where we will visit one of the film studios and the gorgeous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, the oldest kasbah in the south of Morocco. The kasbah is constructed within the eleventh century and listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to World Heritage Site in 1987. Plenty of noted films are taken in Ait Ben Haddou, like The Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, Astérix, The Mummy. At the end of the day, you arrive in Marrakech via the High Atlas mountains
Duration: 5 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.