Marrakech to Fes Desert Tour 4 Days

Day 1: Marrakech – High Atlas Mountains – Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley

Your Marrakech to Fes Desert Touring 4 days trip starts with a comfortable morning pickup form your hotel or place of choice in Marrakech. Once this is done you will be passed through the magnificent High Atlas Mountains which are a spectacular view of height and magnificent scenery. The bends and vibrations of the road gracefully show a different aspect of the location and provide a great photo shooting of the traditional Berber villages and terraces.

University Educational Tours will take you on a mountain road trip and then you will visit Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, which is World Heritage site and a location of many classic films. The city offers to walk along its aged, tight streets and enjoy peculiar clay architecture. Then you will travel to the town of Ouarzazate commonly referred to as the Hollywood of Africa to visit the Atlas Film Studios. You shall end the day with a drive to the Dades Valley, share a nice dinner and stay over.

Day 2: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Erfoud – Merzouga Sahara – Overnight in a Luxury Camp

This morning you will wake up to the soothing experience of Dades Valley. Your panoramic drive along the valley will present its lush oases, and unusual rock formations. Then you drive through the spectacular and breathless Todra Gorges where massive rock faces make a dramatic ravine. You will have a walk in the canyon, where you will feel insignificant against the magnificence of the sheer walls of the canyon.

Your next destination after the gorges is the desert town of Erfoud with its fossil production centers, where you can access fossils of the prehistoric ocean that covered much of the area. You are then going to proceed to Merzouga the real entrance to the Sahara. Here, you will ride a camel into the Erg Chebbi dunes at sunset and you will have an unforgettable night in a desert camp under a sky full of stars. This is another one of the Morocco Travel Destinations that you should never miss.

Day 3: Explore Merzouga Region – Nomads – Khamlia – Merzouga Lake – Erg Chebbi – Palm Grove

This day, your 4 days tour to Fes excursion through the desert is entirely devoted to the exploration of the magical Merzouga area. Your morning is a 4×4 expedition extravaganza and you zigzag your way across the majestic dunes and explore hidden oases. You will observe a nomadic family and see what their traditional way of life is and how they manage to exist in the barren desert, spending a glass of traditional mint tea with it.

You will then adjourn to the small village of Khamlia which is renowned to its percussive Gnaoua tunes. The villagers are descendants of former slaves coming to sub-Saharan Africa, and despite all changes in the world, they have preserved and kept unique music traditions, and you will certainly fall in love with these musical rhythms. You will also take a visit to a secluded seasonal lake (in season) and the spectacular palm groves, after which you will go back to your luxurious accommodation. This is a very necessary showcase of all Morocco desert tours.

Day 4: Merzouga Dunes – Erfoud – Midelt – Cedars Forest – Ifrane – Fes

You will also leave the Sahara on the last day of your 4 days Marrakech to Fes desert tour. First, you will take a drive back to Erfoud to get an explanation of the people in the region and its famous fossil-rich region. You will cross the Ziz valley and stop at the town of Midelt in theITION mountains that get its name as the apple capital.

Moreover, you will also pass out to the outstanding Cedar Forest in Ifrane and you will have the opportunity to see wild monkeys Barbary. Next stop will be the beautiful city of Ifrane popularly known as the “Switzerland of Morocco,” due to its Franzian architecture and mountain like experience. Eventually you will be taken to Fes in the afternoon ending your memorable Morocco trip itinerary and your journey with Morocco Travel Source.