Duration: 5 days / 4 nights
Departure: Around 7:30 AM from your hotel or riad in Marrakech
Return: Marrakech (evening of Day 5)
Enjoy a complete Moroccan journey combining mountains, kasbahs, Sahara dunes, imperial cities, and green forests. This 5-day tour from Marrakech to Fes via the Merzouga Desert and back to Marrakech offers comfort, culture, and unforgettable landscapes with selected 4-star accommodations throughout the trip.
- Early departure from Marrakech
- Cross the High Atlas Mountains via the Tizi n’Tichka Pass with panoramic photo stops
- Visit the UNESCO-listed Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah
- Continue to Ouarzazate, with an exterior visit of Taourirt Kasbah
- Drive through the Valley of Roses toward Dades Valley
Dinner, Breakfast
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Overnight in Dades Valley (4★ hotel):
- Hotel Babylon Dades (4★)
- Kasbah Tizzarouine (4★)
- or similar 4-star accommodation
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit the impressive Todra Gorges, free time to walk through the canyon
- Continue through desert landscapes and Berber villages toward Merzouga
- Arrival at the edge of the Sahara Desert
- Camel trek at sunset across the Erg Chebbi dunes
- Traditional dinner and Berber music around the campfire
Breakfast, Dinner
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Overnight in Merzouga Desert (4★ desert camp):
- Kanz Erremal Desert Camp (4★)
- Kasbah Azalay Luxury Camp (4★)
- or similar 4-star desert camp
Day 03 :
Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Fes
- Early sunrise over the dunes
- Breakfast at the camp
- Camel ride back or 4×4 transfer to the village
- Drive through the lush Ziz Valley
- Lunch stop in Midelt (optional)
- Continue through the Middle Atlas Mountains
- Arrival in Fes in the evening
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- Hotel Zalagh Parc Palace (4★)
- Menzeh Zalagh Hotel (4★)
- or similar 4-star hotel
Day 04 :
Guided City Tour of Fes
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Full-day guided tour of Fes, Morocco’s cultural and spiritual capital
- Visit highlights including:
- Fes el-Bali Medina (UNESCO)
- Al-Quaraouiyine University (exterior)
- Bou Inania Madrasa
- Chouara Tanneries
- Royal Palace gates & Jewish Quarter (Mellah)
Dinner, Breakfast
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Same hotel as previous night
- Breakfast and departure from Fes
- Stop in Ifrane, known as the “Switzerland of Morocco”
- Visit the cedar forests of Azrou (Barbary monkeys)
- Drive through Beni Mellal and the Middle Atlas
- Return to Marrakech in the evening
Inclusions
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel or riad in Marrakech
- Comfortable air-conditioned transportation
- Professional driver/guide
- 1 night in Dades Valley (4★, dinner & breakfast)
- 1 night in Merzouga Desert Camp (4★, dinner & breakfast)
- 2 nights in Fes (4★, dinner & breakfast)
- Camel trek in the Sahara Desert
- Local guide for Fes city tour
Exclusions
- Lunches and drinks
- Entrance fees to monuments (if applicable)
- Personal expenses and tips
