3-Day Sahara Desert Tour from Marrakech to Fez via Erg Chebbi

• Pick-up will take place at your hotel or riad in Marrakech.
• You will drive across the High Atlas Mountains, a sub-range of the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, passing through Tizi N'Tichka Pass and reaching an altitude of 2,260 m (7,414.698 ft), with stops for panoramic views and photos of the small Berber villages that blend into the landscape. You will then continue to the Kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Famous films have been shot on this spectacular stage, including Gladiator, Obelix, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, and Sahara with Penelope Cruz. Instantly recognizable as the setting of various Hollywood epics, it is also a popular backdrop for photo shoots with international fashion magazines and agencies.
• You will walk to the Kasbah to explore its buildings and history. This will be an opportunity to take beautiful pictures from the hilltop location of the Kasbah. There will be free time for lunch in the same village.
• After that, you will drive to Ouarzazate, known as the "Gate of the Sahara."
• Following lunch at leisure, continue to Boumalne Dades via the Valley of the Roses.
• Upon arrival in Boumalne Dades, take the back roads through the Dades Canyons, passing stunning rock formations and fortified Kasbahs along the Dades River.
• Continue to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay.

Distance: 310.0 KM = 192.6 MI

• After breakfast at your hotel, you will drive through the city of Ouarzazate along the Road of 1001 Kasbahs to the small oasis town of Tinghir. Then, continue through the Todgha Gorges, where you will have free time to walk in the canyons before enjoying lunch.
• You will then continue driving to the Erg Chebbi dunes to meet your camel caravan.
• On the way to the camp, you will experience the Erg Chebbi dunes and have the opportunity to watch the sunset. Before nightfall, you will arrive at your desert camp and enjoy an authentic Moroccan dinner under the stars or in the restaurant.
• At the same time, your nomad hosts will entertain you around a campfire with the beat of their drums, jambi, and metal castanets.

Distance: 252.3 KM = 156.8 MI

• After breakfast, you will begin your final day heading north through the Tafilalet palm grove, the biggest in the world.
• You will see thousands of palm trees along the 20 km stretch of road.
• This leads to the Ziz Valley, where a river flowing down from the High Atlas feeds the palm grove.
• Here, you will stop to enjoy a magnificent view of the valley from a high viewpoint.
• Then, in the High Atlas Mountains, you will drive through the "Camel Pass," at 1,907 m = 6,256.56 ft.
• You will make another stop in Midelt, in the heart of the Atlas, where you will have free time for lunch and a short rest.
• In the afternoon, you will continue through the Cedar Woods, where, if you are lucky, you may see some monkeys.
• The next place you will visit is the city of Ifrane, situated on the northwestern slope of the Middle Atlas at 1,630 meters above sea level. Its broad avenues, urban development, perfect cleanliness, gardens, green areas, and architecture make this city look like a Swiss town. Ifrane feels misplaced in Morocco, which is why it is named the Moroccan Switzerland, and if that is not enough, it also has an important ski resort in Michigan.
• At about 6 pm, you will arrive in Fez, transfer to the hotel, and end the tour services.

Distance: 466.9 KM = 290.1 MI