This full of adventure 5 Day Desert Tour starts from Fez and ends in The Red City (Marrakesh). It includes visiting the best of Morocco's South going through the Cedar Forest (the largest woodland in Morocco). During this Fes to Marrakech 5 Days Desert Trip, you will get to experience camping in Merzouga's sand dunes and visit fascinating sites like the Majestic Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou.
These five 5 days trips would begin by exploring the green Middle Atlas Mountains and visiting Ifran or Switzerland of Morocco as often called by Moroccans. Afterward, the trip resumes its way towards Midelt via the forest of the cedar trees where visitors have a chance to feed the wild monkeys in their natural habitat. Then, the tour is to be continued towards Midelt, which is located between the two ranges of the Atlas Mountains and famous for its farms of apples. Overnight would be spent in a hotel in Midelt.
While heading to Merzouga desert, the trip would have a stop to take photos of the landscape of Ziz valley with its numerous palm trees enclosed between the high Atlas Mountains. The journey continues towards Merzouga via the noticeable stony desert and the palm trees of Erfoud (capital of the fossils and best qualities of dates) and Rissani which is known for its traditional market in the south. In the afternoon visitors arrive at Merzouga desert where they get ready -accompanied of course by a camel guide - to go for an authentic camel trek experience of around 90 minutes where they could catch the sunset in the heart of the Erg Chebbi dunes and spend a memorable night with millions of shining stars, enjoy a Berber dinner, and ultimately sleeping in a traditional and well-prepared nomadic tent.
After getting up early and seeing the sunrise, visitors would ride their camels going back to their hotel for taking a shower and eat breakfast. Afterward, we take our 4×4 to drive around the mystic Erg Chebbi dunes and stop for tea with a nomadic desert family and get to know their simple life. Then resume to visit “Khamlia” a small village inhabited by black people to listen to their traditional Gnawa music, then another visit is to be paid to “Rissani” to bustle and bargain in its traditional Souk, visit some of the Kasbah and Ksour –fortified villages- in the area and have lunch with our family and friends. Free afternoon in the desert and overnight would be spent in our hotel.
After enjoying the beauty of sunrise at dawn, visitors would ride their camels going back to their hotel for taking a shower and having breakfast, and heading to Todra gorges respectively via the dramatic stony desert, the palm trees of Rissani which known for its traditional market in the south and Erfoud (capital of the fossils and best qualities of). The Next destination is Tinghir and the lush valley of Todra where visitors would have a short hike along the narrow and high cliffs of Todra. Visitors also explore the amazing scenery of Dades valley, known as the valley of one thousand Kasbahs with its unusual rock formations. Overnight would be spent in the Dades Gorges would be in a hotel.
This beautiful example of southern Moroccan architecture has been used as a background for several famous movies including Lawrence of Arabia, Game of Thrones, The Mummy, and Gladiator. Afterward, the visitors accompanied by the drivers and guide would leave authentic southern Morocco and drive to Marrakech via the highest pass in Africa Tizi N’ Tichka (Altitude 2260 m) while enjoying the superb views of the giant High Atlas Mountains with the panoramic Berber villages. Drop off in your accommodation in Marrakech at 05:00 pm approx.
