4 days Tour From Fes to Merzouga satrt in the morning and we will Pick-up from your hotel / Riad in the morning after breakfast departure to Merzouga through the mountains and cedar forests of the Middle Atlas. Pass by Ifrane, an attractive ski resort and Azrou, an important center of crafts specialized in cedar wood works. After the Zad Pass (2178m / 7146ft). After making several stops. We continue towards Erfoud and Errachidia through the Ziz Valley, dotted with palm trees , arrive at the city of Erfoud, where we will visit the fossil quarries with superior antiquity to 380 Million aears and we will see the way they work and achieve different objects.Then we reach the large Merzouga and Erg Chebbi dunes. You will be able to take advantage, what remains of the day, to see the sunset and how the color of dunes change. Dinner And Accommodation.
After breakfast ,once ready we start the journey to the city of Rissani, the ancient capital of the Alawites Sultans. Rissani is known for its important market for caravans of sub-Saharan Sijilmassa region and the Moulay Ali Cherif gate, visit of the mausoleum of Moulay Ali Cherif, where the father of the founder of the Alaouite dynasty is buried, as well as a visit to Sijilmasa, the old kasbahs surrounds, palm grove and the Market. This is a wonderful destination for those who wish to learn something of the history of the country. Lunch in a local restaurant or with the family so try the typical house food (We invite you home if you wish), you may be interested in trying Al Madfouna (Berber Pizza). After lunch, we headed back to the hotel. Free time to rest or stroll through the town or climb the dunes, until dinner.
The market days are: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday( we can organize the day of visit to be the market day).
We will wake up early in the morning to see the sunrise and return to get breakfast in your riad and take some rest then we will prepare to live an unforgettable adventure !!!
We will go to Khamlia (a village where colored inhabitants come from South Africa) where we can learn about their lifeand enjoy a small Gnawa music with dance show. After this we will take a turn behind the dunes passing through abandoned French villages, the Mifiss mines from where the Khol is extracted and several stones typical of the land, there we will stop for tea with a nomadic family in the middle of the desert plateaus and observe their way of life. Then our expert drivers will enter the sands of the Erg Chebbi (red desert) where they will make us feel like a roller coaster, climbing and hurrying down the slopes of the great dunes. Stop to take pictures of the impressive “sand sea.” At midday , we can have lunch in some restaurante of the village or with a berber family to taste the typical delicious food with them and descover their life and learn about the culture etc . Enjoy time with them and you can have tattous of henna .
In the afternoon the camels wait for you, you will be guided by an experienced camel man to explore the mysterious sand-sea of the Erg-Chebbi and enjoy the beauty of the Sahara desert, See it! Feel it! Love it. At your nomad tents you will have time to relaxed and enjoy the sunset over golden dunes. Words can hardly describe the simple, profound and breathtaking magic of watching the sunset over the golden dunes and finally, you will have dinner in front of the camp, where you will spend your first night under canvas – or if you prefer, under the stars . At your request we can bring Berber nomads musicians to play traditional music with drums and dancing around the campfire. For your convenience, our camp is equipped with western bathrooms and showers.
Today will be a special day, we recommend enjoying a sunrise in the desert, so this day we will get up early. After contemplating the sunrise, return to the camp for breakfast, and then we return by camel to the Merzouga while we take some rest ,we prepare to live an unforgettable adventure !!!We continue our trip through the Ziz valley with its large palm tree in the form of a snake and once past the port of Tizi-n-Talghomt, arrival in Midelt. Free time to eat ( Not included). After lunch we will continue to the forest of cedars, a must to see the monkeys in freedom, then pass by Ifrane (called the Moroccan Switzerland) and arrival in Fez, cultural capital of Morocco. Transfer to your accommodation or to the indicated place. END OF OUR SERVICES.
– Experienced guide/ driver
– Air-conditioned 4×4 with AC
– Fuel
– Accomodation (Bed, Dinner, breakfast)
– Camp (Bed, Dinner, breakfast)
– Camel trekking “1 Camel Per person”
– Flights
– Drinks/Lunches
– Tips
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