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3 days tour from Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga

3 days Marrakech to Fes desert tour

3 days tour from marrakech to fes

Day 01: Marrakech – Ait Ben Haddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley.

Pick up at the riad/hotel after breakfast 8:00/9:00 and start of our adventure. Departure from Marrakech via the Col Tichka gorge, where we will cross the Atlas mountains making stops to enjoy the magnificent views that the landscapes offers us. Optional visit to a small cooperative of women who process argan oil, where you can learn how this precious product is obtained, as well as the variety of culinary and beauty products that the argan fruit provides. We will continue on our way to Ouarzazate to visit the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, declared a World Heritage Site, free time to walk through its streets and climb to the top to contemplate the beautiful views of the valley, and in Ouarzazate, will have free time and you can visit, if you are interested , the movie studios where many famous Hollywood movies have been shot. “The Silent City”; Also Known As “The Desert Gate”. His Name Comes From a Berber Phrase That Means “No Noise” Or “No Confusion”. Then we will continue towards town of Skoura, located in the heart of the valley of palm trees. There you can take a walk through the extensive and labyrinthine oasis, whose lush vegetation wraps precious secret kasbahs and you can also visit its Kasbah of Amerdil, where you can see how it was once lived in the kasbahs. From here we will continue through the Valley of Roses (famous for the cultivation of them), then to the impressive Gorges of Dades. Dinner and overnight in a beautiful hotel on the mountain next to the river Dades.

3 days Marrakech to Fes desert tour

Day 02: Dades Valley – Gorges of Todra – Merzouga Erg chebbi (Desert Camp)

After breakfast, we will continue along the bank of Boumalne, where a road marked by Kasbahs (fortresses or castles) and Ksour (fortified citadels), whose landscape is ocher, red and mauve, opens. Around us we will find stony plateaus where the camels graze. After a journey full of ksour, oasis and palm trees .We will arrive at Tineghir (where the spectacular Gorges of Todra are) perched at 1,350 m altitude and surrounded by a palm grove. Free time to walk through the gorges and through the orchard and the palm grove. We continue to Erfoud (city of fossils), where we can see the quarries where they are extracted and know how they are worked then to give them the most varied forms and uses. Then we will pass by Rissani and finally, arrival at Merzouga in front of the high dunes of Erg Chebbi take some rest so you can enjoy the views of dunes and have some drink. In the afternoon the camels will take us to enter the desert and contemplate an unforgettable sunset. The night will be special, as you will have the opportunity to sleep in a tents surrounded by dunes, as the Berbers do. You will also enjoy a traditional dinner, and after the live drum music next to the bonfire and if there is luck, a starry sky.

3 days Marrakech to Fes desert tour

Day 03: Merzouga -Valley of Ziz – Midelt- Ifrane – Fez

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 camels to the Merzouga ,we prepare to live an unforgettable adventure !!!We start the journey northwards crossing the Palmeral de Tafilalet, where we can see in 20km a lot of palm trees, which makes it one of the largest palm groves in the world, crossing it we will arrive to the Valley of Ziz, name that receives of the river that descends of the High Atlas and that feeds to the palm grove. Here we will stop to observe the Valley from above and see the village of Aoufous.
We make Stop in Midelt, right in the heart of the atlas, to rest for a while and have lunch(Not included). In the afternoon we will continue our journey through the Cedar Forest where, if we are lucky, we can find some monkeys, still going through Ifrane, located on the north-western slope of the Middle Atlas, at 1,630 meters above sea level. The spaciousness of its avenues, its urban development, its impeccable state of cleanliness, its gardens and green areas and above all its architecture, more typical of an alpine city, makes Ifrane feel out of place inside Morocco and the nickname of (the Moroccan Switzerland) where is the ski slope Michlifen, one of the most important tracks of the world. At the end of the day arrival to Fez the cultural capital of Morocco.Transfer to your accommodation. End of the trip and our services.

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Tour includes:

– Experienced guide/ driver

– Air-conditioned 4×4 with AC

– Fuel

– Accomodation (Bed, Dinner, breakfast)

– Camp (Bed, Dinner, breakfast)

– Camel trekking “1 Camel Per person”

Tours from Marrakech to Fes

Not Includes:

– Flights

– Drinks/Lunches

– Tips

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