3 Days Fes to Marrakech via Sahara desert tour
TOUR:
Day One: Fes – Ifrane – Cedar Forest – Midelt – Middle Atlas – Ziz Valley – Merzouga:
We will meet you at your accommodation in Fes around 7/8 am and start the journey through the Middle Atlas Mountains. We will stop in Ifrane city which is referred to as “Switzerland of Morocco”. Then, we continue our road to Midelt, the famous town of apples where we will have lunch, but before that we will see barbarian monkeys in the biggest forest of cedar near to Azrou. Later in the afternoon we’ll drive to the Sahara desert towards Tizi N’talghoumte pass (1907m), passing by incredible Berber villages and the panoramic view of Ziz Valley full of thousands of palms.
After that we will meet the amazing land of sand dunes (Erg-Chebbi) of Merzouga where you will start Camel Trekking Adventure, across the beautiful unique orange colored sand dunes to desert camp. The great experience where you can feed your soul, enjoy the wonderful sunset from the middle of dunes. Dinner & overnight will be in camp, music played and you can frolic on the sand dunes under zillions of stars.
Day Two: Merzouga – Rissani Town – Tinghir – Todra Valley & Gorges – Boumalne – Dades Valley:
We will wake up early for a lovely sunrise, after breakfast & shower return by camel ride or vehicle to Merzouga village departure to Rissani town. We will walk around the famous, traditional and biggest Market of the area exploring the local-made goods and art crafts. It’s better to visit Rissani on one of the following days: Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. These three days is souk, so it's a good day for the people of the desert area that want to do shopping. Later we travel to Tinghir along the Tafilalt Oasis where we can stop to see the ancient system of irrigation found there.
Arriving at Tinjdad town where we will have free time for lunch. Then, continuing to Tinghir to explore the stunning views of Todra valley & walk along Todra Gorge with its orange towering cliffs, the canyons of Todra Gorge are almost 1,000 feet deep, also its a preferred place for the climbers. We will end our day in Boumalne Dades with its green valley, Dinner & overnight in a hotel / or Riad.
Day Three: Boumalne – Kelaat M'Gouna – Rose Valley – Ouarzazate – Atlas Studio – Ait Benhaddou Kasbah – High Atlas – Marrakech:
After breakfast, we will travel to Ait Benhaddou Kasbah via the land of Roses and the road of thousands of Kasbahs. After that we will arrive at Ouarzazate, famed as “the Hollywood of Africa”, where we will stop to photograph the Kasbah Taourirt & visit a world renowned cinema studio (Atlas studios). Then we continue to the next point which is the ancient Kasbah of Ait-Benhaddou. This fortified walled city was built right on the caravan path between Marrakech and the Sahara and was once a thriving trading post during the 17th century. Inside the high mud walls are 6 Kasbahs and a small number of homes. Ait Benhaddou has appeared in several movies, including Gladiator & Lawrence of Arabia.
After visiting Kasbah, we will have a break to have lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon we continued our tour to the final point Marrakech via High Atlas Passes. On the road we will make stops to enjoy the stunning views of the Atlas Mountains and Tizi N’tichka pass (2260m). To reach Marrakech in the evening, drop you off at your accommodation at the end of the 3 Days tour.