4 Days Marrakech to Fes via the Sahara

Cross Morocco from south to north: kasbahs, gorges, a full day in the dunes of Merzouga and the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas. Want to change something? Every tour can be adapted: more days, other stops, other hotels.

Highlights

• Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou and the Valley of the Roses
• Todra Gorges and a camel trek at sunset in Erg Chebbi
• 4x4 day around Erg Chebbi, Khamlia and the nomad families
• Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas and Ifrane

Day-by-day itinerary

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   Day 1Marrakech – Tizi n'Tichka – Ait Ben Haddou – Dades Valley

   Pick-up at your riad or hotel at 7:30. We cross the High Atlas through the Tizi n'Tichka pass, with stops at Berber villages and viewpoints. Guided visit of the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, lunch in the area and continuation through Ouarzazate and the Valley of the Roses to the Dades Valley.

   Hotel in the Dades Valley · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 2Dades – Todra Gorges – Merzouga – Desert camp

   Morning walk in the Todra Gorges, with walls over 300 metres high. We continue through Tinejdad and Erfoud to Merzouga. At sunset, camel ride into the dunes of Erg Chebbi to reach our camp: dinner, drums around the fire and a sky full of stars.

   Berber camp in the dunes · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 3Merzouga – A full day in the Sahara

   A whole day in the desert by 4x4: around the dunes of Erg Chebbi, the Gnawa village of Khamlia and its music, nomad families, the black desert and the old kasbahs of Rissani. Optional sandboarding or quad. Evening at the camp around the fire.

   Desert camp in Erg Chebbi · Dinner and breakfast
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   Day 4Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Ifrane – Fes

   Sunrise over the dunes and camel ride back to Merzouga. We drive north through the palm groves of the Ziz Valley and the plateaus of Midelt, then cross the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas, home of the Barbary macaques, and Ifrane, the 'Switzerland of Morocco', before reaching Fes.

   Riad or hotel in Fes · Breakfast