5 Days Desert Tour From Marrakech to Fes

OVERVIEW: 5 Days Desert Tour From Marrakech to Fes

On this amazing tour, you will visit a lot of great places in a short time. Starting with the towering Atlas Mountains through the Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260m), to the Kasbah of Ait-Ben-Haddou and the city of Ouarzazate (Hollywood of Africa), you will also visit Dades Valley and Todra Gorge. Without forgetting Daraa Valley, the longest river in Morocco, as well as Merzouga Desert, in addition to riding a camel in the magical Erg chebi sand dunes, watching the magical sunset and sunrise, and spending the night in a desert camp. Explore the Sahara Desert in a 4×4 car. Then visit the city of Ifrane, or as it is called the Switzerland of Morocco because of the shape of its house, green space, and snow in winter. Finally, our tour ends in Fes

5 Days Desert Tour From Marrakech to Fes Itinerary

Day 1 : Marrakech, High Atlas Mountains, Ait Ben Haddou, Rose Valley, Dades Valley

Departure from Marrakech in 4X4 to the High Atlas, to reach the highest mountain pass of Morocco the Tizi-n-Tichka at about (2,260 m) altitude, the highest mountain pass in Morocco, where we will stop. From the terraces of any cafe we will enjoy breathtaking views of the High Atlas Mountains. We will go down the road that runs parallel to the valley of the Ounila. Narrow valley, very wild with areas of authentic canyon, populated with oleanders, and orchards. It is dotted with villages of red earth and citadels, which goes to the Kasbah of Anemiter and Telouet (visit) and the salt mines or potash Tighza. To reach the Alcazar (ksar) of the Berber village of Ait Benhaddou. About 2 km. Before the village, from the road, the view is breathtaking. On the left bank of the river Mellah. Beautiful panoramic views. Visit the most famous kasbah in Morocco. The ksar is topped by red adobe towers, stands on one of the slopes of the hill on the left bank of the river. We will continue our journey to the mythical city of Ouzrzazate. Mandatory step to enter the desert and famous crossroads between the Draa, Dades and Ziz valleys. Famous for its film studios and the Kasbah of Taourirt. World Heritage Site, which we will visit. Dinner and overnight in Hotel or Riad.

Day 2 : Dades Valley, Todra Gorge, Erfoud, Merzouga Desert

Breakfast and we will leave with the vehicle by a road with a thousand Kasbahs, villages, curves with dream landscapes, valley of the roses to the village of Boumalen Dades, to travel the entire Dades Gorge by car, stopping at the viewpoint of the geological formation of the Monkey Fingers or the brain of the Atlas, acquiring stunning colors at sunset and sunrise. We will finish in the Todra Gorges. Dinner and overnight in a Riad in Todra Gorges.

Day 3 : Merzouga Desert, Rissani, Nkob, Ouarzazate

Breakfast and set off for the Todra Gorges. On one of the most beautiful roads in Morocco, with the magnificent palm grove of Todra, we pass through a series of kasbahs and ksour some in ruins. We arrive at the most spectacular the narrow gorge of several hundred meters, undermined by the waters of the river and various springs that are born there. Whose walls reach in many points 300 meters high. A paradise for climbers. Walk. We will continue to the palm grove of Tafilalt, along the road that runs parallel to the river Rheris to the desert of Merzouga, with its countless palm groves also as Tizimi palm grove. Continue to Erfoud(the door of the desert) para visitar las canteras de fosiles, endthat night in the desert of Merzouga. The desert (Erg Chebbi): sand and sandChanging the 4%4 by camels. On their backs we will approach the dunes where the tents will be installed. We will be able to enjoy a wonderful sunset over the dunes. There we will have dinner and sleep in haimas.

Day 4 : Ouarzazate, High Atlas Mountains, Marrakech

We will get up early to contemplate the wonderful sunrise between dunes. Shower and breakfast: Then we will return with our dromedaries to the point where we took them. We will continue with the 4X4 through the desert, we will enter the hammadas “empty lands” that will surprise us by its grandeur and beauty. We will continue our way to make the return of the dunes through the desert, we will see how the desert nomads live, the mines of Mfiss near the border with Algeria and continue to the village of Khamlia, was founded by the Gnawa. This denomination is used both to talk about an ethnic group and to mention their special musical style and rituals that will not leave you indifferent. They make their traditional music from their origins. They were former sub-Saharan slaves who achieved freedom. In addition, we’ll take a stroll through one of the region’s orchards and learn about the source and methods of irrigation. Dinner and overnight in Riad in Merzouga.

Day 4 : Ouarzazate, High Atlas Mountains, Marrakech

We have an early breakfast to head to the city of Fez, but not before crossing or passing through the Ziz Valley and gorges. The journey to Er-Rachidia is spectacular with the section of the Legionnaire’s Tunnel, built by the French. This magnificent route passes through villages, palm groves, ksar and a series of dams, the main Barrage Hassan Adakhil, with its turquoise waters. Last village Midelt to enter the National Park of IFRANE. We will enjoy the panoramic view offered by the cedar forests, where we can observe the colony of Barbary monkeys. Visit the city of Ifrane (called the Moroccan Switzerland). for its parks, gardens and houses. It is a small town of just over 7,000 inhabitants. Built at an altitude of.1,650 meters, by the French in the walking through its streets, you can see European-style villas, with red gable roofs, flowering vines in parks and gardens with small lakes. It has been thought out down to the smallest details, so that visitors can enjoy nature to the fullest, wide and spacious avenues leading to an artificial lake bordered by beautiful gardens. After this visit, we leave for another great city. FEZ: It is the oldest of the Moroccan imperial cities, the first historical capital of the Kingdom, religious and artistic capital of Morocco. with a medina that takes us back to the thirteenth century, with artisans grouped by streets and activities reminiscent of the ancient guilds, stroll the calmly and without hurry, being carried away by curiosity and the senses. You have to get lost in its impressive and labyrinthine medina, the largest and most fascinating of North Africa. End of service and transfer to the airport.