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Fes to Merzouga desert tour 3 days – overview:
Tours from Fes to the desert and back are being increasingly requested. This particular tour from Fes to the dunes of Erg Chebbi highlights both the desert and the amazing diversity of Moroccan landscapes.
In the Middle Atlas Mountains, you can watch Berber apes in the cedar woods, pass many traditional Berber villages, and visit the famous Toudgha Gorges. On the way back to Fes, you will observe the vast numbers of date palms grown in the Ziz Valley, famous for its date festival. The incredible and awe-inspiring fossil finds on display in Erfoud bear witness as to just how ancient this part of the country is.
The desert tour’s highlights are undoubtedly riding camels, walking barefoot in the wind-blown sand dunes, and marvelling at the slow dip of the sun beyond the horizon. Mint tea and an authentic Moroccan dinner under a starlit sky are perfect ways to start the exotic evening. And the day ends with Berber music round a camp fire and the calm of the night in a luxury tent.
Alternatively you can experience the trip of a lifetime with our awe-inspiring 4 day Fes Desert Tour from Fes all the way to Ouarzazate and Marrakech. So book the trip of a lifetime and truly discover the beauty and authenticity of authentic Moroccan culture with local experts.
Fes Sahara desert tour – highlights:
- Crossing the Middle Atlas Mountains including the Tizi-n-Talremt pass
- Watching the Barbary apes in the cedar forests near Azrou
- The Ziz Valley’s palm trees, the fossil exhibits in Erfoud, the Toudgha Gorges
- Taking a camel ride in the Erg Chebbi dunes followed by the night in a luxury tent
- Participating in Berber music and drumming with the nomads round a fire camp
What is included in this Fes desert tour 3 days:
- Transport in a private air-conditioned vehicle; 4×4 Toyota Prado TX or deluxe van and fuel
- Pick-up from and drop-off at your hotel or riad in Fes
- Experienced local English/French/Spanish/Italian-speaking Berber and nomad driver/guide
- Accommodation in air-conditioned rooms/suites with private bathroom
- Overnight in a luxury camp in Erg Chebbi with private toilet and shower
- All meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner – with vegetarian and vegan options available
- A camel ride with a guide. If you wish to do some sand-boarding, just speak to the camp staff!
- Option to go to and return from the camp by 4×4
- Luggage service to the camp and all accommodation
- Berber drumming and music
- Free time to explore the sites such as the Toudgha Gorges, photos, and tea/coffee breaks
- The opportunity to ask the driver to stop when and where you wish
- Entrance fees and local guide
- Tea, coffee, and mineral water in the desert
What is not included:
- Drinks
- Tips
- Extras
Good to know about this Morocco Fes desert tour:
- This Fes desert tour can be tailored to accommodate your areas of interest
- To end this tour in Marrakech, please check out the Fes to Marrakech 3-day desert tour
- You can always consult your driver about skipping some spots to spend more time elsewhere
- Activities such as a full day’s camel trekking or day trips from Fes can be added to this tour
- Here is a downloadable packing list to help plan for your Moroccan desert tour
- We require a 30% deposit of the total price to book the car, while the balance is payable to the driver in cash
- We accept payment through PayPal or bank transfer, credit card or cash (USD, Euro, GBP or MAD)
- We offer a 25% discount for children under 12, and one child under 3 per family travels free of charge
- These prices are liable to fluctuation according to the current exchange rate
- Our prices can be subject to an increase over the busy season, and, in particular, the Christmas and New Year’s Eve period
Prices per person
| No Days | Meals |
|---|---|
| All-inclusive | |
| Total price | |
| 2 Persons |
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| 460 € * |
| 920 € * |
| 3 Persons |
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| 425 € * |
| 1275 € * |
| 4 Persons |
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| 395 € * |
| 1580 € * |
| 5 Persons |
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| 365 € * |
| 1825 € * |
| 6 Persons |
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| 365 € * |
| 2190 € * |
Fes to Merzouga desert tour 3 days – itinerary:
1st day: Fes – Toudgha Gorges
The drives to and from Fes are quite long so today’s departure is scheduled for 08.00. Your driver/guide will pick you up in a comfortable air-conditioned car. The first place you will pass is Ifrane, nicknamed “the Switzerland of Morocco”, owing to the houses having sloping roofs, unusual in Morocco.
In the Middle Atlas Mountains and the cedar forest near Azrou, you can stop to watch Barbary apes. Further south, we pass many Berber villages later arriving in Midelt, known as “the apple capital”, which will be the venue for lunch.
After lunch and on reaching Er Rich, you leave the main road to go deeper into the mountains to enjoy breath-taking landscapes and beautiful Berber villages. At the end of the afternoon, you arrive at the Toudgha Gorge, which will be the venue for dinner and the night’s rest. (Please be advised that, occasionally in winter, this stretch may not be passable due to snow-fall.)
2nd day: Toudgha Gorges– Merzouga
After breakfast, there will be opportunities to walk along the river bank or around the gorges. Later on, you will again pass through many Berber villages, which will give you a close look into the daily lives of the local inhabitants of the region.
After leaving the gorges and the valley beyond it, you will arrive in Tinjdad. Along the road towards the desert, you may well wonder at the mounds of earth by the side of the road. These are the openings to the “khettarat” which are underground water channels making use of the slopes in the terrain to bring irrigation to fields lower down. You can actually descend into them for a better understanding of this clever system.
In the afternoon, after a welcoming glass of tea, a sunset camel ride leads to the Erg Chebbi dunes (250m), where the spectacle of the sunset and the expansive dunes are an awesome sight. In the evening, dinner is served and is followed by music round a campfire.
The night is spent in a spacious luxury tent with a private bathroom and plenty of space to walk about in.
3rd day: Merzouga – Fes
If you manage to rise on time, you will be rewarded by the amazing sunrise and the play of the sand dunes shadows are simply beautiful. After breakfast, you will take the camels back to the car.
North of Merzouga lie Rissani and Erfoud, where you will stop to visit the local exhibits of the locally found fossils worked into interesting artefacts and even furniture. You continue north to Er Rachidia and along the Ziz Valley, which is remarkable for its huge palm groves and famous for its date festival in November.
Crossing the Middle Atlas Mountains, we arrive in Midelt once again and stop again here for lunch. The road crosses the Ayachi Mountain and you will arrive in Fes by the end of the afternoon. Your Fes Sahara desert tour ends as your driver escorts you to your riad.
Map of this Fes to Merzouga desert tour 3 days:
