Description
This desert trip starts from Marrakech and ends in Fes.
Itinerary: Sahara Desert Trip from Marrakech to Fes 4 Days 3 Nights.
Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Ben Hadou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley.
Departure of Sahara Desert Trip from Marrakech takes place in front of your hotel or Riad. Through Tizi- N-Tichka pass (2260m) in the High Atlas Mountains. You will enjoy a snaky road, beautiful landscapes with different colors and Berber villages along the way.
The first pause will be in AIT BARKA VILLAGE. It will be around 10:00AM to take beautiful pictures; relax of the car and have breakfast if you wish it. It’s a point to start the highest atlas mountains of Morocco TIZI N TICHKA. The second pause will take place in the top of TICHKA.
Arriving to AIT BEN HADOU! It is classified by UNESCO as a first world heritage. Here you will be guided by local guide to explain the history of this amazing heritage AIT BEN HADOU. Then you will have free time for lunch and it will be around one hour.
You will continue via Ouarzazate, the rose valley, Skoura palm grove to Dades valley and gorges. The first night will be in a Moroccan typical hotel, located in the heart of Dades gorges at the south of Morocco. Dinner, Breakfast and overnight in Dades gorges are included.
Day 2: Dades Valley – Todgha Gorgdes – Sahara Desert of Merzouga.
Departure from your hotel in Dades gorges after a typical Moroccan breakfast. Taking the road of 1000 Kasbahs driving around the colorful Berber villages of Dades valley. 45 km further, you will get to Tineghir. It is famous by its beautiful palm groves and Jewish quarter. While arriving Todra gorges (Todgha) its free time to go on trek along the canyons about 300 m high. It’s a preferred place by mountain climbers. Afterwards you will leave to Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga Sahara desert. Then it’s free time for lunch on the way before you arrive to Erfoud. Once you arrive to the dunes of Erg Chebbi, you will take a camel ride for 1h30 at the sunset to get to the oasis where the camp is located. Spend the night in the bivouac in Merzouga Sahara dunes under nomadic tents or outside under shooting stars. Play drums with the camel drivers. Dinner and overnight in Merzouga Sahara desert camp.
Day 3: Sahara Desert of Merzouga – Khamlia – Nomads – Erg Chebbi Sahara Desert.
After breakfast, we will make the tour of Erg Chebbi dunes. On our way, we will visit the village of KHAMLIA, a Moroccan Berber village. The visit aims to attend their performance on Gnawa Music. We visit the Oasis of Merzouga which preserves an old system of irrigation, then orientation to Rissani to explore ancient Ksours and Kasbahs. After a local and typical lunch, we drive back to the hotel around 16:00 p.m. Once there, we change our car with friendly camels to depart in a camel trek to the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi. You will spend your night in a bivouac (camp) and enjoy Berber music, before going for a peaceful night under a camel hair made nomad tente and see the stars.
Day 4: Sahara Desert of Merzouga – Midlt – Ifran – Fes.
Today you will have to wake up very early in the morning to see what will may be the best sunrise of your life. You will set over the Sand Dunes of Sahara of Erg Chebbi to watch wonderful sunrise. After watching the sunrise you will go down to the Camp for breakfast. Then you’ll peacefully camel-trek back to the village of Merzouga. While enjoying morning camel ride you couldn’t fail to appreciate the unique beauty of the spectacular Erg Chebbi sand dunes – changing with the light as the day progresses.
Once you arrive the village of Merzouga, you will meet the driver again to continue the tour to Fes. You will pass by the beautiful Ziz valley, Errachidia and Midelt where you will have free time to have lunch at the local restaurant. On the afternoon; after lunch you will continue the tour to the Cedar Forest where we will stop to visit the famous wild monkeys then to Ifran city. Overnight at the Hotel/Riad in Fes.
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