Best 3 Days Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes

(12 Review)
Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights
Departure: Daily at about 8 am
Availability: Daily
Package Option: Private / Shared
Pick Up: Marrakech
Drop Off: Fes
3 days desert tour from Marrakech to Fes

What to Expect

Experience the best of the south on a 3-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes. Enjoy a camel ride and spend a night in a desert camp at Merzouga desert dunes. Pass the High Atlas Mountains, Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, the gate of the Sahara. And beautiful Rose Valley, Dades Valley, and Todra Gorges.

3 Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fes:

Highlights

  • Cross the High Atlas mountains and tizi n tichka
  • Authentic Berber villages.
  • Wander around Kasbah Ait Benhaddou UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Visit the Hollywood of Africa and Kasbah ait ben Haddou.
  • Enjoy Todra Gorges and Dades Valley.
  • Sunset and sunrise in Merzouga with a camel trek to the Berber desert camp.
  • Enjoy the dunes of Erg Chebbi.
  • Sandboarding or 4x4 driving in the desert.
  • Panoramic view of the Ziz Valley.
  • Cedar forest and see the wild monkeys.

Tour Plan

Day 1: Marrakech - High Atlas - Ait Benhaddou - Dades Valley

Our 3 day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes will be a trip to the Erg Chebbi dunes. After leaving Marrakech and traveling across the Tizi N Tichka pass through the High Atlas Mountains. We will spend our first night in Dades Valley. 

After that, we'll have time to pause and take in the striking scenery and Berber villages. As well as the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.

In addition, it was one of the most significant strongholds along the ancient Salt Road. where they carried slaves, ivory, salt, and silk from sub-Saharan nations to Marrakech and other locations. This Berber Kasbah has served as a shooting location for over 20 films by foreign directors.

Traveling through Ouarzazate, sometimes called the Hollywood of Africa, is also a well-known filming site. After that, we will continue to Dades Valley, through Berber villages around the valley.

Day 2: Boumalne Dades - Todra Gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga

The 3 day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes will be an opportunity to explore the Sahara desert. Besides having breakfast we leave Dades Valley to Todra Gorges. Therefore, we will pass through many Berber villages along the way, passing through Tinjdad, Jorf, and Erfoud. From here you notice the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet.

On our arrival to Merzouga, you have a mint of tea and relax for a few minutes. you will ride your camel on an adventure in the dunes. Once at the camp, you can go to a high dune to see the sunset, a great photo opportunity.

The night will be in a fully equipped Nomad Berber camping or luxury desert camp. You will enjoy a delicious meal under starlight with music and songs in the middle of the Sahara.

Day 3: Merzouga - Erfoud - Ziz valley - Midelt - Ifrane - Fes

Early in the morning, you wake up to watch the sunrise photos. After breakfast and a hot shower in the camp, you ride the camels back to the same spot.

Then we head towards Fes. Stopping on the road to enjoy the massive Ziz Valley and then passing through the Middle Atlas Mountains. We stop by a town called Midelt where you'll have lunch.

Moreover, another stop will be at the cedar forest to witness the barbary monkeys. Lastly, the private 3 day tour from Marrakech to Fes desert with Begaa Tours finishes in Fes. However, we also offer a Fes desert tour to Marrakech.


Tour Map


Price Includes

  • Pick up and drop off at your accommodation/airport.
  • An air-conditioned 4x4 Landcruiser or a spacious minivan in case of a group.
  • English/Spanish speaking driver.
  • Car fuel & Insurance.
  • Dinner & breakfast.
  • Camel rides & overnight in a private nomad traditional tent.
  • Camel per person.
  • 1 Night in a private room at a hotel/riad.
  • No forced shopping stops during the tour.
  • Sandboarding.

Price Excludes

  • Lunch and drinks.
  • Entrance fees.
  • Travel Insurance.

Begaa Tours offers private tours from Marrakech, Fes, Casablanca, and Tangier, and the best desert activities. We are able to customize tours to suit you. Contact us to help you plan your ideal Morocco holiday. If the itineraries that we offer do not match what you're looking for, let me know and we will change the trip to your needs and requirements.

Our Testimonials