4-day private tour from Fes to Marrakech

The trip at a glance

Duration

4 days · 3 nights

Start and finish

Fes → Marrakech

Type of trip

Private: just your group

Vehicle

Air-conditioned 4x4 or van

Your driver speaks

English, Spanish, French or Italian

Nights

the desert (2) and Dades Valley

Day by day

Itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1: Fes → Ifrane → Azrou → Midelt → Ziz Valley → Merzouga

   From the Middle Atlas to the Merzouga desert

   We head to Ifrane, the alpine-looking town of the Middle Atlas, and the Azrou cedar forest with its Barbary macaques. Through Midelt and the palm groves of the Ziz Valley to Merzouga, then by camel to the camp.

   Night in the desert
2. 2

   Day 2: Merzouga

   A day in the Sahara by 4x4

   Sunrise in the dunes, breakfast and back to the village by camel, where your driver is waiting. A day by 4x4 around Merzouga: an old kohl mine, tea with a nomad family in their tent and Khamlia, the village of Gnawa music. In the afternoon, back to the camp for a second night.

   Night in the desert
3. 3

   Day 3: Merzouga → Rissani → Erfoud → Todra Gorge → Dades Valley

   Rissani, the Todra Gorge and the Dades

   Rissani, the old capital of the Tafilalet, and its big market. Erfoud, known for its fossils. In the afternoon, the sheer walls of the Todra Gorge and the kasbah-dotted Dades Valley.

   Night in Dades Valley
4. 4

   Day 4: Dades Valley → Valley of Roses → Ouarzazate → Ait Ben Haddou → Tizi n’Tichka pass → Marrakech

   The road of the kasbahs to Marrakech

   The Valley of Roses, home to the rose festival in May. Ouarzazate, the gateway to the desert, and the Ait Ben Haddou kasbah, a World Heritage Site and the setting for films such as Gladiator. Over the High Atlas by the Tizi n’Tichka to Marrakech.

   End of the tour

What’s included

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