3-Day Desert Adventure: Marrakech to Fez via Merzouga

3 Days / 2 Nights

Marrakech

Fez, Marrakech, Merzouga

Tour Description

🏜️ Epic 3-Day Cross-Country Desert Journey: Marrakech to Fez 🏜️

Experience Morocco’s ultimate cross-country adventure traveling from the bustling souks of Marrakech to the imperial city of Fez via the magical Sahara Desert.

🌟 What awaits you:

Cross the dramatic Tizi n’Tichka Pass through Atlas Mountains
Explore UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Ben Haddou
Journey through the “Valley of 1000 Kasbahs” in Dades
Marvel at the spectacular Todra Gorge canyon
Camel trekking through the golden Erg Chebbi dunes
Berber party around the campfire under desert stars
Sleep in authentic nomadic tents in the Sahara
Sunrise trekking over sand dunes
Scenic drive through Ziz Valley and cedar forests of Ifrane

🎯 Perfect for adventurers wanting to experience Morocco’s diverse landscapes while traveling efficiently between two imperial cities. This tour combines desert magic with practical transportation, ending in the cultural heart of Fez.

Your cross-country desert odyssey awaits! 🐪✨

Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights

Location: Marrakech

🌟 3-Day Desert Adventure: Marrakech to Fez via Merzouga 🌟

DAY 1 🏔️

Marrakech → Ait Ben Haddou → Ouarzazate → Boumalne Dadès (300 Km)

After an early pick up from your hotel or Riad in Marrakech, you will start your desert tour through Tizi n’Tichka Pass before reaching the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou where you will have a short guided visit and lunch.

🏰 Continuation to Ouarzazate and Dades valley with its 1000 Kasbah, then arrival in Boulmane where you will spend your first night.

DAY 2 🏜️

Boumalne Dadès → Tinghir → Todra Gorge → Arfoud → Merzouga Dunes (250 km)

Early breakfast and departure to Merzouga through amazing desert landscapes with a stop in Tinghir village and Todra Gorge. Then continuation to Tinjedad, Touroug and Erfoud before arriving to Merzouga.

🐪 Upon you arrival, you will have the chance to enjoy a camel ride in the middle of the splendid Erg Chebbi Dunes, then you will have dinner with a wonderful Berber party around the campfire before spending your second night under nomadic tents in Merzouga Desert.

DAY 3 🌅

Merzouga → Fez (467 Km)

After an early wake up, you will enjoy a short sunrise trekking over Erg Chebbi dunes, then departure to Fez crossing the beautiful Ziz Valley through the road of Errachidia.

🍽️ You will have a lunch break in Midelt. Continuation to Imouzzar and Ifrane before arriving to Fez where the desert tour end with a drop off at your hotel or Riad. ✨