3 Days Desert Tour From Fes to Merzouga
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3 Day Desert Tour From Fes to Merzouga
3 Days Tour from Fez To Merzouga Experience the breathtaking vistas of Morocco on a tour like no other from Fez to Merzouga. Start in Fes and stroll around the historic palaces, fascinating local markets, and winding passageways of this old city. Then, travel south to the Sahara Desert‘s edge where you may have a magnificent camel ride through the glistening dunes. Before your way back to Fez, spend one night camping under the stars.
Fes to Merzouga Desert trip highlights
- Enjoy the journey through the Middle Atlas
- Visiting Ifran, the Moroccan Switzerland.
- Explore the cedar forest of Azrou
- Enjoy the scenery of the Ziz Valley
- Passing through Berber villages
- Camel ride in the desert of Merzouga
- Sunset in the Middle Desert
- sandboarding in the dunes
- Music at the Traditional Camp
- enjoy the starry sky
- Sunrise
- Visit Nomads Families
- Listen to Gnawa Music
Itinerary of Fes Desert tours 3 days
You are invited to take a 2-day desert tour from Fez to Merzouga and return by the “Morocco Historical Tours COMPANY” to explore the Sahara. You will be picked up by our private driver in Fes at your hotel. In the renowned ski resort of Ifrane, which has been dubbed the Switzerland of Morocco for its architecture, we will explore the Middle Atlas mountains.
We proceed to the cedar grove of Azrou, then to Midelt and Errachidia. We go through the stunning Ziz Valley and stop at the fossils in Erfoud. Before traveling to the Merzouga desert, we explore the local souk in Rissani.
For a cup of tea, we pause at the Sahara Desert Hotel. Then, we get ready to ride camels across the Erg Chebbi sand dunes to the Merzouga camp.
You can take in the desert sunset, have a traditional Berber meal next to the campfire, and listen to Nomads’ Berber music. In Merzouga, we spend the night in a tent in the desert.
After breakfast, we pass through the oasis and village of MERZOUGA to complete the grand tour of the Erg Chebbi dunes in the morning. the desert highlands to meet the Berber nomads; if you are interested in seeing the nomads, you can have tea at home first. Afterwards, go to Khamlia (the village of the Gnawa singers). After returning to the hotel, you will take a cool camel ride to watch the sunset over the dunes. You will then spend the night in the dunes in a nomadic tent community to admire the solitude of the desert and the starry sky. Overnight in the bivouac after dinner.
After witnessing the sunrise, we continue on with our private Fez desert tour. You then return to Fez after breakfast in a riad or hotel, going through Erfoud, Midelt, and the Middle Atlas. Your lodging will be where the private driver from “Morocco historical tours” drops you off.
Desert tour Fes to Merzouga pictures
Services Included in The Tour:
- Pick up at your hotel/Riad
- Private Luxury 4x4 or Minivan
- Camel Ride
- Half-Board /2 meals
- Private luxury tent
Services Not Included in The Tour:
- Alcoholic & fresh drinks
- Tips
- Lunch meal
- Entrance fees optional visits
- Flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Fes and the Merzouga Desert is about 468 kilometers, and the total travel time is about 7 hours.
All Sahara Camps, very well equipped with a sanitary block, are powered by solar panels.
Yes, thanks to the policy of the Sahara Relax company, which organizes private and private tours
Yes, it is. In the standard Sahara desert Camp hot showers and toilets shared . If you upgrade to the Luxury Camp, your tent will have a private bathroom and shower.
It is possible, in fact. Make sure you have a small backpack ready to take with you for the camel ride to the camp. The rest of your luggage will be kept safe in your car until it is returned to you after reaching our camps.
Your camel ride in Merzouga desert will take arround one hour and half
- Note : If you want to modify this tour, let us know your idea, travel plans and we can create similar or different program, which match your requirements. Contact us for more info.