Duration
2 days
Max People
40
Min Age
3+
Pickup
4X4
Overview
This 3-day / 2-night tour from Fez to the Merzouga Desert offers a complete Sahara experience in a short time. The journey takes you through the scenic Middle Atlas Mountains, cedar forests, palm-filled valleys, and traditional desert villages before reaching the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi.
You will experience authentic Berber culture, explore desert landscapes by 4×4, enjoy Gnawa music, ride camels into the dunes, and spend a magical night in a nomadic desert camp under the stars. This route is ideal for travelers who want an immersive desert adventure starting and ending in Fez.
Tour Highlights
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3-day / 2-night desert tour from Fez
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Scenic drive through the Middle Atlas Mountains
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Stop in Ifrane, known as the “Moroccan Switzerland”
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Walk through the cedar forests of Azrou and see Barbary monkeys
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Travel along the spectacular Ziz Valley with palm groves and gorges
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Visit Erfoud, the capital of fossils
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Arrival at the Erg Chebbi dunes in Merzouga
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4×4 exploration of desert villages and nomadic areas
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Enjoy Gnawa music in the village of Khamlia
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Visit nomadic families living in traditional haimas
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Camel trek into the heart of the desert
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Overnight in a traditional desert camp under the stars
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Watch the sunrise over the Sahara dunes
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Visit Rissani, the first imperial city of Morocco
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Comfortable return to Fez, Morocco’s cultural capital
Included/Excluded
- Air-conditioned 4x4 vehicle or minibus
- Professional driver
- Guide
- Fuel
- Camel ride (one camel per person)
- 1 night in a desert tent (haima) with dinner and breakfast
- Flights
- Lunches
- Tips and personal expenses not mentioned in the program
Tour Plan
Departure to Merzouga via Ifrane, also known as the “Switzerland of Morocco”, and the Azrou cedar forest, where we will stop to enjoy watching the monkeys climbing the cedar trees.
We then continue through the Middle Atlas Mountains, followed by the Ziz Valley, its gorges, and Errachidia, before continuing to the city of Erfoud, famous for being the capital of fossils.
Arrival in Merzouga. The rest of the day will be dedicated to enjoying the peace and tranquility of the desert.
Overnight in a guesthouse near the dunes.
After breakfast, begin the great dune tour, passing through several desert villages. One of them is Khamlia village, where you will stop to enjoy Gnawa music.
Then continue to visit desert nomads living in their traditional tents (haimas), where you will discover a new sense of life.
In the afternoon, you will take camels to spend the night in the middle of the dunes under a nomadic tent.
After returning by camel and taking a shower, departure towards Rissani, the first imperial city of Morocco.
Then pass through Erfoud, a town known for everything related to fossils.
Continue through the Ziz Valley, with panoramic views of palm groves and gorges. After crossing the Tizi-n-Talghomt Pass, pass again through Ifrane (known as the Moroccan Switzerland) before arriving in Fez, the cultural capital of Morocco.
Arrival in Fez in the afternoon.
Transfer to your hotel and end of our services.
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