3 Days Desert Trip From Fes

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Duration

3 days

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Max People

10

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Min Age

+5

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Tour From

FES

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Overview

This 3-day desert tour from Fes to Merzouga with Moroccly Travel is a mesmerizing journey through Morocco’s diverse landscapes and cultural gems. Starting in Fes and driving via the Middle Atlas, featuring stops in Ifrane and the Cedar Forest near Azrou to interact with Barbary apes. The route continues through Berber villages, Midelt, Todra Gorge, and the Daraa Tafilalt region, culminating in the Sahara Desert. Your experience includes camel trekking to Erg Chebbi’s dunes, exploring the village of Khamlia, and enjoying a desert sunset. Also, involves witnessing the sunrise over the dunes, visiting Rissani’s traditional Souk, and returning to Fes via the Ziz Valley. The tour promises a rich cultural experience, breathtaking landscapes, and memorable desert activities.

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highlight

Meeting your driver at the airport of Fes
Visit the main attractions of Fes
Stop at Azrou to take pictures with the Barbarian Monkeys in the beautiful Cedar Fores
Walk over the impressive Dades Gorges
Experience camel trekking and attend the panoramic sunset at Merzouga
Explore the big traditional Souk of Rissani

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Itinerary

Day 1: Fes – Ifran – Azrou – Medilt – Todra Gorge – Merzouga (7 Hours of Drive)

Our driver from Moroccly Travel will meet you in Fes at 08:00 then you start your desert Tour towards Merzouga. This tour has a lot to surprise you. To reach our destination, we will drive via the beautiful road of Middle Atlas crossing the calm city of Ifrane, known as Switzerland of Morocco. We will stop to explore this wonderful city for about 30 minutes. We continue driving to the famous Cedar Forest near the village of Azrou. Another stop here to feed the Barbary apes and taking pictures in this beautiful place.
Later, we will continue via many Berber villages called Ksours crossing over Midelt where you’ll stop for Lunch or a coffee. Daraa Tafilalt region is rich with breathtaking views of mountains and fertile valleys that we will find along the way. We will arrive in Todra Gorges where we can have a stroll over its valley surrounded with high walls of rocks. From here, our desert adventure to Merzouga begins. We will pass through Errachidia, Rissani, and Eroud then we arrive in Merzouga. You will be greeting with a Moroccan cup of tea and have the first contact with the desert. Overnight and dinner at your hotel in the village.

Day 2: Merzouga Exploration & Camel trek

After breakfast, you’ll meet a local guide and prepare you for a camel ride for about 1h to the Dunes of the Erg-Chebbi. You’ll arrive at your desert camp to leave your luggage and have a free time in the desert to do different desert activities. You can have a journey by Quad bike to the famous village of Khamlia where Berber Gnawa are living, originally from Mali. Medfouna is recommended for lunch. Then, you start hiking high dunes of Erg Chebbi in the afternoon to enjoy the breathtaking sunset on the peak. Later, you’ll getback to the desert camp to spend a romantic soiree. After a standard dinner, you’ll join a camp fire and Berber Gnawa play drums and sing Amazigh Songs.

Day 3: Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Medilt – Fez (7 hours)

Wake up before dusk to attend one of the memorable moments of the golden sun shining on the high dune. You’ll praper yourself for leaving, taking your breakfast, shower and a Rest then we drive back to fes via ziz valley and berber villages but we will stop to discover the big traditional Souk in the village of Rissani. We continue through the middle atlas road to arrive at Fes within the afternoon. We will drop you off at your hotel or wherever you want in Fes. End of our services.

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