4 Days Tour from Marrakech to Fes

Day 1: Marrakech ⇢ High Atlas mountains ⇢ Ait Ben Haddou ⇢ Dades Valley

We will depart at 8 am from Marrakech to Dades Valley. We drive via the High Atlas mountains, crossing the Tizi n'Tichka pass. We will have time to enjoy impressive landscapes and Berber villages, and we will also enjoy a break for coffee or mint tea in a nice area.

In the afternoon, we will visit the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah(a UNESCO world heritage site). This Berber Kasbah is essential for international filmmakers. It was also one of the most important fortress strongholds on the old Salt Road, where caravans brought enslaved people, gold, ivory, and salt. Then, we'll pass through Ouarzazate, the Hollywood of Africa.

After Ouarzazate, we will continue to Dades Valley, passing through the Skoura palm grove and Rose Valley. We will spend the night at a hotel in Dades Gorges.

Day 2: Dades Valley ⇢ Tinghir Oasis ⇢ Todra Gorge ⇢ Merzouga desert

After breakfast, we will drive through the valley to see the fantastic rock formations "The Monkey Toes" and the still-standing 19th-century Kasbah of Ait Yul. We will leave the Dades Valley towards Tinrghir and the Todra Valley, and you'll see panoramic views of the old mud Berber villages overlooking this valley. In the Gorge, we will walk under the 300 m high red cliff, where many Rock Climbers come to enjoy this sport.

We'll continue to Erfoud and Rissani, where we'll have lunch before leaving for the Merzouga village. You will be welcomed there with a glass of mint tea before checking into our Hotel/Riad.

Day 3: Merzouga Discovery⇢ Camel trek and night in the desert camp

After breakfast, we will start exploring the area. We will visit the village of the Gnawi people, who were initially enslaved people from Sudan, to experience their music and lifestyle (Khamlia village). You can see the Merzouga lake near this village, which has flamingos. You may also visit the Nomad Wire House, where many Berber handicraft sellers sell their products at reasonable prices.

In the afternoon, you'll be ready for your camel ride. Guided by an experienced camel guide, you'll explore the sand sea of the Erg-Chebbi for one hour and a half and enjoy the sunset over the dunes before you go to the camp, dinner, and Berber music around the camp, night under the stars in a desert luxury camp.

Day 4: Merzouga Desert ⇢Ziz Valley ⇢Fes

Our camel guide will wake you up early in the morning, and you will have the chance to watch the best sunrise of your life. Then, after breakfast at the camp, you'll enjoy a camel trek or, if you prefer, a car ride back to your hotel/riad, crossing the unique dunes of Erg Chebbi, which will change with the light as the day progresses.

After that, we will travel to Fes via the Middle Atlas Mountains along the magnificent Ziz Valley carved through volcanic rock, and the Tizi Ntalghamt passes to Midelt. We will stop in Zaida to enjoy a barbecue and refresh with a glass of mint tea, then we continue to Azrou, a Berber village in the Middle Atlas Mountains.

Here, we'll stop to see the Barbarian apes in the famous Cedar forest. Then we drive to Ifrane - "the French village," stopping for a picture and drink before we arrive at Fes, where the Tour ends.