Desert tour Fez to Merzouga 3 days
Desert tour Fez to Merzouga 3 days – Fez desert tour – Fez Merzouga desert tour – Sahara desert tour from Fez – Fez to Erg Chebbi tour – Fez Sahara excursion
3-day Morocco desert tour from Fez
4X4 Fez desert trip
Discovery of the Sahara
Night in a desert camp
3-day Desert tour Fez to Merzouga
Desert tour Fez to Merzouga 3 days – Morocco desert tour from Fez – Sahara desert trip from Fez – Fez desert tour 3 days – Fez to Merzouga tour
Day 1 – From Fez to Erg Chebbi
On the first day of your desert tour Fez to Merzouga 3 days, you will do a beautiful itinerary to the Sahara.
This Fez desert trip starts in the morning at 8 AM. First, you go towards Ifrane, a city located in the Middle Atlas. Ifrane is a really amazing city you pass throught. Then you continue to Azrou surrounded by green and hilly landscapes. The largest cedar forest in Morocco is close to Azrou. You enjoy nice landscapes.
This 4×4 Morocco desert trip from Fez to Erg Chebbi continues via the city of Midelt.
Midelt is a city located at 1 521 m of altitude which is between the chains of the Middle Atlas and the Eastern High Atlas. The Atlas landscapes are really amazing as that changing during your Fez Sahara trip.
Then, you discover the Valley of Ziz in the Eastern High Atlas. In the Ziz Valley, enjoy the beautiful palm groves!
The journey continues towards Erfoud, located in a large oasis near the desert. You will then take the direction north of Erfoud to reach Rissani. At your arrival you enjoy camel ride for the snset in the great dunes of Erg Chebbi. Dinner, sahrawi music and night in a Merzouga desert camp.
Day 2 – Desert tour Fez to Merzouga – Dades Valley – Todra Gorges
On the second day of your Merzouga trip from Fez, you can enjoy also the sunrise in the desert… you will keep an unforgettable memory!
This Fez desert excursion continues by a breakfast in the nomadic camp in Erg Chebbi. You will then head back to the Todra Gorges located in the High Atlas. The walls of the gorge reach for some up to 300 m! You will have lunch in Todra Gorge in front of exceptional view.
The Todra Gorges are appreciated by those who like climbing. After the Gorges, direction to the cities of Tinghir and Tinejdad.
You cross the Todra Valley and you can walk along the river before continuing your trip by 4×4.
Also visit the Dades Valley and the Gorges of Dades. Enjoy beautiful landscapes! After the visit, dinner, and overnight in a traditional riad.
Day 3 -Desert tour Fez to Merzouga : from Dades to Marrakech
On the program of the 3rd day of this Morocco desert tour from Fez :
- you cross the Rose Valley before discovering the Oasis of Skoura,
- arrival in Ouarzazate and visit of the movie studios,
- visit the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After visiting the kasbah, the road continues through the Tizi n’Tichka pass in the Atlas. The “pasture pass” is located on the path between Ouarzazate and Marrakech and is at an altitude of 2,260 m in the mountains. Arrival late afternoon in Marrakech. End of your Morocco Sahara desert trip from Fez.
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3-day desert tour Fez to Erg Chebbi
This 4×4 Morocco desert tour from Fez will make you visit the Sahara desert.
Places you will visit during your Fez desert trip:
- Azrou is a town about 90 km from Fez and 1,200 m above sea level.
- Ziz is a river in South Morocco. Wadi Ziz is 280 km long.
- Every year, Erfoud becomes the “Capital of the Date” in October.
- Rissani is worth visiting for its many ksars (Ksar El Fida, ksar Abber, Ksar Ouighlan …). The city is the cradle of the Alaouite dynasty.
- The Oasis of Skoura is a palm grove of about 25 km² located only 40 km from Ouarzazate. In the Oasis, you will discover the many kasbahs inhabited by people living mainly from agriculture.
- Aït Ben Haddou is a ksar with typical kasbahs of South Morocco. It’s situated in the Ounila Valley.
Merzouga desert camp overnight
- You spend a night in a Morocco Sahara camp in Merzouga.
- Enjoy a unique Sahara experience in an Erg Chebbi luxury desert camp.
- Camel ride for the sunset,
- Sandboarding on the great dunes of Erg Chebbi ;
This Morocco Sahara excursion starts from Fez and the return is planned in Marrakech.
Discover also the 7-day tour Fez to Erg Chigaga.
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