3 DAY TOUR MARRAKECH TO FES

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The highlights of our 3-day Marrakech Desert tour to Fes:

• Driving over the magnificent Atlas Mountains.
• Passing through the charming Telouet Village.
• Exploring the ancient Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah
• Visiting the Atlas Film studio
• Discovering the Dades Valley
• Wandering the Todra Gorges
• Sunset & Sunrise camel ride
• Overnight Desert Glamping
• Sandboarding
• Quad driving off-road
• Ziz Valley
• Feeding Barbary Monkeys
• Snowboarding in Ifrane

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Itinerary:

Day 1: Marrakech to Dades Valley

The first leg of our 3 day Tour Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga Desert will begin with our expert local guide picking you up from the gate of your Riad. We advise our lovely guests to be ready at 8 a.m. to enable adequate time for the several stops along the road.

Driving through the Atlas Mountains, viewing breathtaking landscapes, little Berber settlements, walnut plantations, and oleander thickets. Your 3 day Tour Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga traverses the narrow twists before reaching the beautiful Tizi N Tichka peak at 2260 meters. Make a viewpoint stop here, then continue to the Telouet route until reaching the Ait-Ben-Haddou-Kasbah.

Before midday, we would have arrived at the Desert fortress of Ait Ben Haddou. Your expert tour guide will lead you through the dry river up to the Kasr. Ait Ben Haddou Kasr is a traditional Berber community distinguished by Kasbahs (earthen structures) and a fortified wall. You might recognize it if you’ve seen Bollywood films like Gladiator, Alexander, or Lawrence of Arabia. Ait Ben Haddou has served as background for more than 1000 movies. After exploring every side, you would be back for lunch.

After another hour of driving from the Kasr, our Marrakech to Fes 3-Day itinerary will reach the Gate of the Desert (Ouarzazate). You will choose whether or not to visit the Atlas film studio. Another thing to see in Ouarzazate is the Taourirt Kasbah.

End the day by driving for another 2 hours to Boumalne Dades. Overnight stay in small Riad in the heart of the valley.

Day 2: Dades Valley to Merzouga desert

Another day will begin with a spectacular sunrise from the rooftop of your previous night’s Riad. Have breakfast and jump back to the car. Our first stop today will be the Tisdrine Topview. Here, you are face-to-face with pure nature and picturesque landscapes.

Another one-hour drive will bring you to the stunning Todra Gorges. Take some breaks along the way to the gorge, where you’ll get fantastic views of the gorgeous oasis. From here, you drive to Todra canyons, Morocco’s most stunning (touristy) Canyons. With its crystal clear river issuing from it and its massive walls changing color to perfect effect as the day progresses, it creates the best spectacles.

You may be wondering, have we skipped the Sahara Desert? No. Now we head to Merzouga Desert, the icon of this 3 day Tour Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga Desert. With all of the Sahara dunes at Erg Chebbi, the anticipation builds along the route, but nothing fully prepares you for the panorama spread out in front of your eyes from the dunes’ crest.

After preparing yourself, the tour guide will bring you here to ride the camels. Ride on the camelback for almost one hour before you stop to see the sunset from one of the highest dunes. As far as your eye can see, it’s all golden dunes, leaving you with magical moments.

The best 3 day Tour Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga Desert will head to the luxury campsite after watching the Beautifull sunset. Spend an overnight here in the Luxury Merzouga tents, dine under the stars, and enjoy the Desert atmosphere. Your 3 day Tour Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga Desert says goodnight after a small Berber party with drums.

 Day 3: Merzouga desert to Fes

Try to get up early enough to see the sunrise; nothing beats a desert morning. The sun rising from the long dunes is magnificent; don’t miss it. After breakfast, return to the meeting spot on your camels. Here is why 3 day Tour Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga Desert; we will not be back to Marrakech but another way to Fes with new sites to explore.

The goal is the journey (470 km) – the route to Fez is rather long – however, you will have many fantastic photo opportunities on your journey. Firstly with the Panoramic viewpoint of Ziz Valley, full of palm trees. Another stopover in Midelt in the middle of the 3 day tou marrakech to fes vi sahara desert. The peaks of the Atlas Mountains emerge through the cloud in Midelt, culminating at 3700 meters with Djebel Ayachi.

As your best 3 day Tour Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga Desert arrives in Azrou, the scenery changes abruptly, becoming lush with surrounding lakes and cedar woods. You could also feed the lovely Barbary Monkeys. Nextly, we will move to Ifran city for a short stop break.

After seeing all those magnificent sights, we’d drive straight to Fes. Our Marrakech to Fes 3-day tour will end when your tour guide drops you off in Fes or possibly the airport. Without any doubt, this guided 3-Day tour to Fes from Marrakech Desert tour will leave you with a lifetime experience.

We hope this travel content helps you understand more about what to see during the 3 day Tour Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga Desert. For additional details, feel free to contact our management team.