3 Days Desert Tour From Fes To Marrakech
3 Days Desert Tour From Fes To Marrakech Overview.
In this 3 day from Fes to Marrakech you will explore the Atlas mountains in the north and south, the Merzouga desert, Quarzazate, Dades Valley and Ait Ben Haddou. The detail is to be described below. Please feel free to let us know if you wish to introduce any variations according to your own preferences.
Day 1: From Fes to Merzouga desert Via Ifrane and Middle Atlas
3 days from Fes to Marrakech starts by meeting our multilingual speaking driver/guide will pick you up from airport or your hotel or another agreed-upon location in Fez. We will head to Ifrane, a beautiful Moroccan town located 1700 meters high and nestled upon the Middle Atlas Mountains. Stoping by the beautiful village of Ifran which totally doesn’t feel like Morocco and that makes it an important stop on our journey.
Afterwards we will be heading to Ziz Valley, which is also knowen as the River of Palm trees, as it is producing more than one kind od dates. And the view from its edge is breathtaking. than passing through oasis town of Erfoud, you’ll reach Merzouga, the gateway to the Sahara Desert and the capital of dates in the southeast of the country.
You can choose to go to the camp near Erg Chebbi dunes by camel or by 4×4 vehicle, both ensuring you unique experiences to admire its spectacular scenery. Erg Chebbi dunes are the highest in Morocco and the most attractive destination. The dunes spread over an area of twenty-two kilometers long, and five kilometers wide, and can rise up to one hundred fifty meters high in some places. The infinite color changing of dunes will create for you unique experiences.
Later that day we will arrive to a hotel where you will find camels waiting for you at the doors of the dunes, which will take you to the camp where you will be welcomed with a tea and after dinner you can enjoy a drum performance by the locals, than you are free to take a short walk inside the Erg Chebbi dunes to enjoy the starry sky and why not some shooting stars.
Day 2: From Merzouga Desert to Dades Valley via Todra Gorges
On this second day, After sunrise and breakfast, we’ll return to Merzouga either by camel or by 4×4 vehicles. Then we’ll head to Rissani, a former major caravan center and still a major traditional commercial center in the region due to its history as a meeting spot of many tribes. its a Souk where you can find different this , from donkeys to spices.
As we will be leaving Rissani behind, the road will take us to Dades Valley. Here, you’ll traverse small villages, hamadas, arid plateaus, and occasional palm groves that provide refreshing patches of greenery. Soon you’ll enjoy the awe-inspiring rocky canyons of the Todra Gorges, famous for their towering vertical walls, some reaching heights of up to 200 meters.
Our next mission will be visiting Dades Valley as well as Rose Valley. Here, the cultivation and harvesting of roses are central to the way of life for many locals. Along this route, you’ll also encounter Berber fortresses, as you are on the famed Road of the Thousand Kasbahs. After a long day we will be arriving at a traditional Riad/kasbah where you will have dinner and enough sleep for the next day.
Day 3: From Dades Valley to Marrakech Via Ouarzazate and Ait Ben Haddou
On the way to Marrakech you’ll first visit the Taourirt Kasbah in Ouarzazate, which dated back to 17th century. Its interior walls, which contrast with the sobriety of the exterior ones, are richly decorated with painted stucco, zelliges on the walls, stems of pink laurel intertwined in the Tataoui theme.
Then you will visit the famos kasbah of Ait-Ben-Haddou, and its extraordinary shap of housing which you can go thriugh its small streets to arrive to its Saharian panoramic view. And it has been the filming site of many films, including Lawrence of Arabia, Babel and Kingdom of Heaven etc..
After exiting the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, we will be heading to the highest major mountain pass in North Africa with more than 7234 feet above sea level. Our arrival in Marrakech at your chosen location will mark the end of this intense and exciting tour, with our best wishes for the rest of your stay or your journey back home.
Depart
Fes
Duration
3 Days & 2 Night
Via
Merzouga Desert
End
Marrakech
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