2 Days Sahara Desert Tour From Fez to Marrakech

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Live this wonderful experience of 2 days and 1 night, departing from the city of Fez, crossing the High Atlas Mountains through the old route of 1000 Kasbah to end your Sahara Desert trip in Marrakech.

Highlights

Brief Itinerary

Detailed Erg-Chebbi Itinerary

Day 1: Fez → Ifrane → Midlet → Erfoud → Rissani→ Merzouga → Erg Chebbi Sahara Desert

Departing from the Airport or your Hotel/ Riad in Fez, leave the spiritual capital of Fez for the Berber Town of Midelt through the mountains and cedar forests of the Middle Atlas. Along the way your private tour driver will stop in Ifrane. a charming ski resort and in Azrou, an important craft center specializing in cedar woodwork. Also, you will have many free stops to enjoy the scenic views and feed the incredible Barbary Apes.  After the Zad pass (2178m / 7146 feet), you will arrive at Midelt for lunch break. In the afternoon, you will descend towards Erfoud and Errachidia through the Ziz Valley, dotted with palm trees and muddy Ksours. Continue on to Merzouga. Leave your vehicle on a 4WD journey across the off-road routes to get to the Berber camp in Erg Chebbi Sahara Desert. After tasting special tea and refreshment, you will set off your camel trekking journey, one person per camel, for about 2 hours across a sea of golden dunes, enjoying the magical sunset. Enjoy the stars, the moon, the drum Music party over the fire and spend an unforgettable night at private Bedouin style tents under an immense starry sky.

Day 2: Sahara Desert→Todra Gorges→Ouarzazate→Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah→High Atlas Mountains→Tizin Tichka Pass→Marrakech

Wake up early to witness the incredible sunrise in the “middle of nowhere” from the high dunes, Nature’s incredible light show of sunrise over ever-changing colors of dunes. After breakfast wih nomads, you will depart to explore the fabulous Todra Gorges. From here, we continue driving to Ouarzazate through Boumalne Dades and Kelaat M’gouna, famous for its fertile fields of roses, used in the cosmetics industry, roses are cultivated to make rose water and rose oil. You will have the opportunity to visit the magnificently exotic Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou (Declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO). This fortified village that sits in this extensive valley near the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains held an important position along the Caravans’ trade route linking Sahara Desert and Marrakech. Wander the narrow alleys of this majestic Kasbah and Climb up to the old Granary. In this spectacular area, many renown historic and new films have been shot such as the Lawrence Arabia, the Mommy , the Gladiator, Babel, the Game of Thrones…Lunch on the site and trip to Marrakech ascending the High Atlas mountains and through the Tizi n’Tichka pass, stop near the top of the pass to enjoy the vista of Berber villages and Mountains. Notice the dramatic change in climate and scenery, from arid and barren to humid and verdant, as you continue to descend towards the red city through the north side of the mountain range. Upon arriving to your final destination, Marrakech, Morocco-Travels team will assure your drop off at the Hotel/ Riad or the Airport (RAK).