5-Day Morocco Desert Tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga

Upon arrival at Fes Airport (usually early in the morning), your driver will meet you and transfer you to your Hotel /Riad.

Afterwards, you will start a guided city tour to explore the first imperial city of Morocco. You will be picked up from your hotel or riad by your private licensed guide and head for a private sightseeing trip in this amazing city where you will get to explore the twisting streets of the old Medina, with shops selling spices, carpets, silver, and more.

See the Oldest University ‘Al Quaraouiyine’ dating back to 859, the elegant Najjarine Fountain, the pungent Chouara Tannery, Magnificent Medersas and the blue-tiled Bab Boujloud (Blue Gate).

Afterwards, the tour driver will meet you and will pick you up for a visit to the former Jewish Quarter (Mellah), the Golden Royal Palace Gates, and the Southern Fortress of Fes (Borj Sud), where you will take the most magical panoramic pictures of the Old Medina of Fes from the high hills and enjoy the captivating view of the green landscape of Fez City.

Visit one of the cooperatives of artistic Moroccan traditional ceramics, pottery, and spectacular tiles.

Once your tour is over, your guide will take you back to your residence so you can get ready to head to your next destination.

After pick up, you will be delighted by a new journey full of discovery and excitement since you will be crossing the enormous Moroccan desert and getting a great taste of all that part of the beautiful country has to offer. Your multi languages speaking driver will meet you at your riad/hotel or pick you up from your landing spot at Fes. He will take you through the Middle Atlas all along Ifran or the ‘Switzerland’ of Morocco. Then you will cross the forest home of the monkeys or the home of the apes before continuing to Midelt, where you will be stopping by for lunch and get to enjoy the spectacular nature that surrounds that city.

After this break, your driver will take you to Erfoud, where you will spend the night and have dinner.

Head to discover more about the amazing desert, so after breakfast, your driver will take you to Rissani, which is a treat on its own; take some fantastic pictures and enjoy one typical lunch, “El Medfouna” or the Moroccan Saharan pizza.

After lunch, head to Merzouga, where you will spend the night, but this time you are in for something different since you will be welcomed by a local guide, who will take you on a camel trekking by sunset through the sand dunes to get to your camp where you will dine under the countless stars of the desert while assisting a one of a kind folkloric show of the local village.

Wake up a little earlier than usual today so you can enjoy the mesmerizing sunrise over the sand dunes while riding camels; then, the desert excursion tour continues to the next destination, Boumal Dades.

Eat lunch served on your way at the Todgha Gorges, and stop by the Todgha Valley for a short break.

Before getting to Boumaln Dades, as an additional surprise, your driver will be stopping by “El Khetarat”, which used to be a natural reserved water system for the locals. (An extra charge may be applied for an internal site visit.)

Spend the night at Boumaln Dades, enjoying spectacular panoramic views.

Once you have breakfast, your driver will take you to your next stops, which are Ouarzazate city and Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, but before you get there, you will be stopping by Qalaat Megouna or the village of roses for a short visit. Ouarzazate plays a significant role in the Moroccan desert because of its studios, where many famous Hollywood movies were filmed, and it is still active today. Many Kasbahs surrounding Ouarzazate, like Taourirt Kasbah and Ait Ben Hadou, are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. 

The next destination is Marrakech, or the red pearl of Morocco, through the Tichka pass. 

Relish dinner served in your riad or hotel.