What to Expect

Begaa Tours arranged a private 4-day tour from Marrakech to Fes through Merzouga.

In general, the first day of the trip will start from your hotel/riad and drive towards the High Atlas Mountains.

We will stop at many fascinating panoramas. We will visit Ait Benhaddou Kasbah, a popular movie location. Ouarzazate, beautiful Rose Valley, Dades Valley, and Todra Gorges.

Explore the Sahara desert by driving around Erg Chebbi. Visit Nomad families. Moreover, riding camels and overnight in a luxury camp at Merzouga desert dunes.

4 Days Tour from Marrakech: Highlights

• Cross the High Atlas & Middle Atlas.
• Authentic Berber villages, and kasbahs of ait ben haddou
• Wander around Kasbah Ait Benhaddou UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Visit the gate of the Sahara and the Hollywood of Africa.
• Enjoy Todra Gorges and Dades Valley.
• Sunset and sunrise in Merzouga with a camel trek to the Berber desert camp.
• Enjoy Erg Chebbi dunes and camel trekking
• Sandboarding or 4x4 driving in the desert with a camel ride
• View the Ziz Valley.
• Cedar forest and see the wild monkeys.

Tour Plan

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

Firstly, our first day of the 4 days tour from Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga will start with a pick-up from your Riad. Today we depart towards Dades Gorges, through the Tizi N'Tichka pass at 2260 m in the High Atlas Mountains.

We will enjoy the scenic mountain road. The landscapes have beautiful colors. We pass a few Berber villages along the way to Kasbah Ait Benhaddou.

We will visit the Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou and have lunch here. Then we continue to Ouarzazate to visit “Taourirt Kasbah”.

We then travel southeast to the Dades Valley. The route passes Valley Roses and the Skoura Palmary. We stay for dinner and overnight in Dades Valley in a local riad - hotel.

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

Our 4-day tour from Marrakech starts the second day after breakfast. We will drive towards Tinghir. We explore the Todra Gorges in this town. We walk and enjoy the Moroccan canyons.

Afterward, we departed to Erfoud passing through small villages like Tinjdad, and Rissani. We arrive in the Sahara desert in Merzouga, and drink a cup of mint tea.

Furthermore, you will start your journey with camels to enjoy the desert sunset. Spending the night in the dunes, having dinner, and listening to local music around a campfire. We stay at night in a desert camp under Nomad tents or a luxury glamping camp.

Day 3: Sightseeing of Merzouga desert - Nomad Families - Gnawa Music

Today early morning we watched the desert sunrise in Erg Chebbi's Dunes and took photos. Shower and have breakfast at the camp. Then decide between taking the 4x4 or camels back to the village.

After breakfast, we will explore the Merzouga dunes by visiting Nomads' families. share their lifestyle and learn their secrets and manners.

The next stop will be at the edge of the Atlas Mountains. Then, to the ruins of the Mascara mine that was used by the French. After that, we will get a nice view of the dunes.

We stop at Khamlia Village, originally from the Sub-Saharan countries. Have with a cup of tea and relax while listening to their spiritual music.

Your lunch today will be different. You will experience Berber Pizza in the same village. Transfer to your hotel next to the dunes.

Enjoy a free afternoon to wander the village and watch the sunset. Dinner and night in the Hotel.

Day 4: Merzouga - Erfoud - Ziz valley - Midelt - Ifrane - Fes

We go for Fes after breakfast today. We pass by Ziz Valley and the Atlas Mountains. After lunch in Midelt, we will go to Azrou and Ifrane "the Switzerland of Morocco”.

We then visit Morocco's largest cedar forest. Barbarian apes live there. In Fez, our driver will drop you off at the hotel to end your 4 days desert tour from Marrakech to Fes.