Morocco · Desert Adventure

3-Day Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fez with Erg Chebbi Camel Trek

3 Days Round trip from Marrakesh Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Camel trek across the Erg Chebbi dunes with an overnight stay in a desert camp
  • 02 Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Aït Benhaddou
  • 03 Cross the Tizi n'Tichka Pass through the High Atlas Mountains
  • 04 Explore Dades Gorge and Todra Gorge along the route

Enjoy this 3-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fez, featuring camel trekking in Erg Chebbi and an overnight stay in a deep desert camp tent. Along the way, explore Dades Gorge, Todra Gorge, the Ziz Valley, Azrou, Ifrane, and cedar forests where Macaque monkeys live. This journey also includes scenic drives through the High Atlas and memorable stops across Morocco's desert and mountain landscapes.

Ride camels on the Erg Chebbi dunes, with a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included · Budget
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
Cities Fez, Marrakech, Errachidia, Midelt, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, Merzouga, Todgha Gorge, Erfoud, Aït Benhaddou, Tizi n'Tichka, Ziz Valley, Erg Chebbi, Azrou, Ifrane, Tinejdad, Skoura, Dadès Gorges
Languages Arabic, Basque, Belarusian, Bulgarian, English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Marrakech to Dades Gorges via Aït Benhaddou

  • Get picked up at 08:00 am and travel from Marrakech to the Dades Gorges across the Tizi n'Tichka Atlas Pass, with far-reaching views across the mountains and the traditional High Atlas Berber villages.

  • Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site and have lunch at one of the restaurants at the foothills of the kasbahs.

  • Continue to Dades Gorges through Skoura and Rose Valley.

Spend the night in a traditional kasbah in Dades Gorges.

2
Day 02

Dades Gorges to Merzouga and Erg Chebbi Desert Camp

  • After breakfast, drive from Dades Gorges to Erg Chebbi at Merzouga.

  • See the Berber villages scattered along the way.

  • Pass through Todra Gorges, Tenghir, Tinjdad, Jorf, and Erfoud, the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet.

  • Continue to a hotel in Merzouga. After relaxing for a few minutes, take some of your luggage in a small bag - just what is necessary for the night in the desert - and leave the rest of your luggage at the hotel.

  • Ride camels on the Erg Chebbi dunes, with a great opportunity to take lovely pictures of the sunset and sunrise.

  • On reaching the camp, walk to the highest dunes for sandboarding and enjoy the sunset.

Spend the night in a camp (Berber nomad tents) with drumming music in the middle of the Sahara.

3
Day 03

Merzouga to Fez via Ziz Valley, Azrou, and Ifrane

  • Wake up early in the morning to enjoy the sunrise from the top of the dunes in the Sahara Desert and have breakfast.

  • Ride your camel back to the hotel.

  • Depart for Errachidia via Erfoud, Aoufous, and the Ziz Valley, stopping for a panoramic view of the oasis of Aoufous in the Tafilalte region.

  • Continue to Midelt across the pass of Tizi N'talghamt and stop for lunch.

  • After lunch, drive to Fez, the medieval city, via the cedar forest near Azrou and the mountains of the Middle Atlas, with the possibility of seeing Barbary apes (monkeys).

  • Make a stop in Ifrane, the Switzerland of Morocco, before arriving in Fez.

  • Get dropped off in Fez.

Erg Chebbi dunes, Aït Benhaddou, Dades Gorges

Where this trip takes you

Erg Chebbi dunes, Aït Benhaddou, Dades Gorges

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Marrakesh 18 cities · 3 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or airport
  • Private trip in a 4x4 air-conditioned car
  • English-speaking Morocco driver-guide
  • Dinner and breakfast
  • Camel rides and an overnight stay in a traditional nomad tent
  • Overnight in a traditional kasbah in Dades Gorge

What's Not Included

  • Tips and gratuities
  • Personal expenses

Know before you go

This tour is also offered in Catalan, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, French, Georgian, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Marrakech, Morocco
Tour start
Marrakesh, Morocco
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 3 days finish where they began, in Marrakesh.

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