The 4 private tour from Fes to Marrakech is the idealize way to investigate Morocco’s center and tall Chart book mountains. Along the way, you’ll visit Ifrane, known for its elevated fashion design and adjacent ski inclines and timberlands, counting a stone statue of a lion.
Next, you’ll travel through the Cedar Forest in Azrou, a unique place where wild monkeys roam. Then, you’ll discover the Ziz Valley, home to the second longest river in the country. No desert adventure would be complete without a camel trek experience and an overnight stay at a desert camp, where you can witness the stunning sunset and sunrise over the Erg Chebbi dunes.
This 4 private tour from Fes to Marrakech – desert trip will also give you the opportunity to spend more time in the Sahara, exploring the Merzouga area, including a visit to Berber nomad families.
Along the way, you’ll also visit the traditional weekly market in Rissani, the beautiful Todra Valley and Gorge, the Dades Valley, Taourirt Kasbah, the film studios in Ouarzazate, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ksar Ait Benhaddou.
Your 4 private tour from Fes to Marrakech desert tour begins with a pickup by our driver from Sahara Camel Trips company at 8:30 AM from your hotel in Fes. You’ll then drive through the Middle Atlas mountains, enjoying the scenery of Berber villages along the way.
The first stop will be the beautiful city of Ifrane, known as the “Moroccan Switzerland” for its alpine-style architecture. Next, you’ll visit the famous cedar forest in Azrou, where you can see wild monkeys roaming. After a lunch break in Midelt, you’ll continue the journey south to Erfoud, renowned for its fossils and annual date festival.
The drive through the stunning Ziz Valley will provide panoramic views of the oasis landscape before you reach the impressive Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga in the afternoon. The day will conclude with dinner and an overnight stay at a hotel in Merzouga.
After breakfast at your hotel, we’ll begin our 4×4 excursion around the Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga. Our first stop will be the Hassi Labied oasis, where we’ll see the intricate irrigation canals and agricultural land. Heading south, we may visit the seasonal Srij lake if there is water present.
Next, we’ll continue on to Khamlia village, where you’ll have the opportunity to listen to the distinctive Gnawa music performed by the dark skinned people who were brought to Morocco as slaves over a century ago.
Afterward, we’ll visit the Mifis mines, as the Merzouga desert is famous not only for its tourism but also for its minerals and fossils. During our 4×4 tour, we’ll have the chance to visit a nomadic Berber family still living in their tent in the middle of the Sahara. We’ll share a glass of mint tea with them and learn about life in the desert.
Throughout the excursion, we’ll make stops at various panoramic viewpoints to admire the scenery and take pictures. After lunch at a local restaurant, we’ll return to the village, where you’ll mount camels to trek to our Berber camp in Merzouga. The camel ride takes 1-1.5 hours, with a break at the top of the dunes to watch the sunset and try sandboarding, if interested.
Once you reach the camp, you’ll be welcomed with a refreshing glass of tea. Relax until dinnertime, then enjoy traditional Berber drumming music and gaze upon the starry sky before spending the night in a nomadic tent.
Today, as you are already in the desert, it is worth getting up early in the morning to watch the sunrise near the camp. Then, you can either ride the camels or transfer by 4WD back to the original starting location where you will meet your driver.
Continuing your 4 private tour from Fes to Marrakech, you will visit the weekly market of Rissani if it is one of the market days (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday). We’ll pass through small Berber villages such as Touroug, Tinjdad, and Tinghir, where we’ll stop to admire the beautiful Todra valley, full of palm trees and vegetation.
We will then continue to the Todra Gorge, located at the feet of the High Atlas Mountains, a famous place for rock climbers. After a break for lunch, in the afternoon, we’ll travel to Boumalne Dades and arrive in the Dades Valley, where we’ll have dinner and an overnight stay at a hotel or riad.
Today is the last day of our 4 private tour from Fes to Marrakech. Our journey continues in the direction of Marrakech via Kalaat M’gouna, the Rose Valley, and the Skoura palm grove. We will make a visit to Kasbah Taourirt and the film studios in Ouarzazate (optional).
We will then drive to Ait Benhaddou, where we will visit its famous and oldest kasbah (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). This spectacular place has been the filming location for many famous movies, including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, and Sahara with Penélope Cruz. We’ll have free time to have lunch here.
Continuing our trip, we will cross the High Atlas mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco, called Tizi N’tichka, at 2,260 meters above sea level. This road offers impressive views of valleys, mountains, and many Berber villages nearby. We will arrive in the afternoon or evening in Marrakech, where we will transfer to your hotel, and your 4 Days desert tour from Fes to Marrakech will come to an end.
