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4-Day Desert Tour from Fes to Merzouga

4.8 3 reviews 4 days Departs from Fes
  • Duration4 days
  • Free cancellationContact us for the conditions of this tour
  • Local driver & guidePick-up from your hotel or riad
  • Flexible itineraryPrivate dates and changes on request
  • Private Tour
  • Daily departures
  • 4 Days
  • Free Cancellation

Tour overview

This 4-day private tour starts and ends in Fes and takes you deep into southern Morocco. Cross the Middle Atlas and its cedar forests, spend a night in the Todra Gorge and follow the palm groves of the Ziz Valley to the Erg Chebbi dunes.

In Merzouga, explore the desert by 4x4, meet nomad families who still live with their herds, then ride a camel into the dunes to watch the sunset and spend the night in a desert camp. The itinerary can be adapted to suit you, with daily departures.

Tour highlights

  • Daily departures
  • Barbary macaques in the Azrou cedar forest
  • The palm groves of the Ziz Valley
  • The Todra Gorge, Morocco’s “Grand Canyon”
  • Camel ride in the Merzouga desert
  • Sunrise and sunset over the dunes
  • A night in a desert camp with Berber drumming
  • Old mines, an oasis and nomad families
  • English- or Spanish-speaking driver

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. 1Day 1: Fes – Ifrane – Azrou – Midelt – Errachidia – Todra Gorge
    After breakfast, drive via Ifrane to the Azrou cedar forest to see wild macaques. Stop for lunch in Zaida, a small Berber village, then cross the Atlas past Midelt and Er-Rich. Continue through Errachidia and its oasis villages to reach the Todra Gorge in the late afternoon. Overnight in a hotel or riad.
  2. 2Day 2: Todra Gorge – Tinejdad – Jorf – Erfoud – Merzouga
    Take a morning walk in the gorge, then drive through Berber villages via Tinejdad, Jorf and Erfoud to Merzouga at the foot of the Erg Chebbi dunes. Overnight in a hotel or riad.
  3. 3Day 3: Merzouga 4x4 tour, nomads and camel ride
    After breakfast, set off on an off-road tour of the area around Erg Chebbi to see old mines, a palm-fringed oasis and nomad families living in the desert with their animals. After lunch and some rest, ride a camel into the dunes for sunset, with the option of sandboarding (about €5). Spend the night in a standard or luxury desert camp, with drumming under the stars.
  4. 4Day 4: Merzouga – Rissani – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Azrou – Ifrane – Fes
    Get up early for sunrise over the dunes, then ride back to Merzouga for breakfast and a shower. Drive back north via Rissani, the Ziz Valley, Midelt, the cedar forests of Azrou and Ifrane, with photo stops along the way, arriving in Fes in the evening.

What's included

  • Pick-up and drop-off
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle, fuel included
  • Experienced multilingual driver
  • Camel ride
  • Hotels with breakfast and dinner
  • Desert camp with breakfast and dinner
  • Stops for photos and walks whenever you like

Not included

  • Flights
  • Drinks
  • Lunches
  • Entrance fees
  • Sandboarding (about €5)

Prices

  • Private tour – StandardStandard hotels & riads, any start date (price for 2 travellers)€500 per person
  • Private tour – LuxuryLuxury hotels & riads, any start date (price for 2 travellers)€620 per person
  • Group tourShared with other travellers – departures on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays€225 per person

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Traveller reviews

4.8based on 3 reviews

A colleague recommended this company, and we are really pleased with our tour. Ali is very compassionate, and we thoroughly loved our four-day journey from Fes over Atlas (highest 2200m). The Toyota Land Cruiser is a comfortable vehicle. We experienced a problem when we got closer to Marrakech, but Ali handled it admirably. Morocco's Travel is highly recommended.
Samuel
We had no idea what we were going to receive with so many trips to pick from. We ended up with the best guide/driver, hotel, and camel ride experience anybody could wish for with Morocco's Travel. Said, our driver, made things go so well and also offered us a lot of cultural information about the sites we drove through. Each hotel was rated five stars. Our camel guide made certain that we spent as much time as possible with these magnificent creatures. I strongly recommend it.
Manolo
My mother and I planned to take a private trip to Sahara with just the two of us. Ali took the time to explain and reassure us, as well as advise us on the schedule, and we were very happy to have picked Morocco's Travel. We were met by Zaid, who went out of his way to ensure that we could enjoy our vacation even though one of our travel partners became ill during the trip. Though I'm sure other tours could have delivered comparable experiences, what truly stood out for us was the superb service and assurance that they were concerned about our well-being at all times.
Jana

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Type of tour
Extra activities in the Merzouga desert
Total price€1,000
Price per person€500
Deposit to pay now€150
Balance on the day of the tour€850

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