3-day tour from Marrakech to Fes

This Morocco tour from Marrakech begins early in the morning. As you leave the red city, the road twists into the High Atlas mountains. You’ll pass by the Tizi n’Tichka Pass—Morocco’s highest major mountain pass at over 2,200 meters. Stop for views and photos that look like postcards.

Next stop of this 3 day strip from Marrakech to Fes: Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and ancient ksar. Many movies have been shot here : Gladiator, Game of Thrones, Lawrence of Arabia. You enjoy guided walk in its sun-baked alleys and also explore earthen towers that look untouched by time.

Lunch is local – tagine on a rooftop with kasbah views. Then the itinerary of this 3-day Marrakech to fes desert tour goes direction East. You will pass through Ouarzazate, the palm groves and Berber villages (Skoura), the Rose Valley to the wild canyons of the Dades Valley. You will stop at the « Monkey fingers » – red clifs in Dades.

You’ll overnight in a comfortable guesthouse in the Dades Valley.

After breakfast, the 3 day tour from Marrakech to Merzouga to Fes continues toward Todra Gorge, one of Morocco’s most spectacular natural sights. The walls tower 300 meters high and the river runs at your feet. Short walk in the Todra Gorge.

By afternoon, the landscape shifts. Palms fade into dunes as you approach Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunes. After lunch in Erfoud, this Marrakech tour continues and the dunes appear at the horizon…

It’s time for a camel ride into the Erg Chebbi majestic dunes as the sun begins to drop. Golden light and silence. Nothing but sand and sky. Landscapes are impressive in Merzouga.

One of the highlights of this 3 day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes is the night in the Morocco desert. Listen to the drums by the fire. You will spend the night in tent in the Merzouga desert.

Wake early to catch the Sahara sunrise during this tour from Marrakech – an inforgettable moment of this desert experience. After breakfast at the Merzouga desert camp, it’s time to cross the Ziz Valley and Errachidia, a lush green palm grove against red rock.

Lunch is in Midelt, a quiet market town nestled between the Atlas ranges. Then this Marrakech to Fes desert tour goes towards Ifrane, Morocco’s « Little Switzerland » – with its tidy streets, alpine vibes, and cedar forests. Keep an eye out for Barbary macaques in the trees.

By late afternoon, you’ll descend into Fez, Morocco’s spiritual and cultural capital.