2 Days Fes to Marrakech

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Overview

2 Days Fes to Marrakech: your Sahara journey

This 2-day private tour from Fes to Marrakech takes you through Merzouga — with your own driver-guide, comfortable hotels, riads and kasbahs, and 1 night in the desert camp of Merzouga. Every day can be adapted to your rhythm and interests.

Highlights

• Fes el-Bali, the world's largest car-free medina
• A camel trek and a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes of the Sahara
• Marrakech, the Red City, with its souks and the Jemaa el-Fna square

At a glance

• Pick-upMorning, at your riad or hotel in Fes
• Start / EndFes / Marrakech
• Accommodation1 nights · hotels, riads & 1 in the desert
• TransportPrivate 4x4 or minibus with A/C
• Distance1024 km in total
• LanguagesEnglish · Français · Español · Italiano
• Tour stylePrivate (small group on request)
• Best seasonSeptember – May

Day by day

Itinerary

2 days, 1 different stay and 1024 km of unforgettable landscapes between Fes and Marrakech.

Day1

Day 1 · 471 km

Fes · Azrou · Ziz valley · Erfoud · Merzouga

• Azrou
• Ziz valley
• Erfoud
• Merzouga

Your driver-guide picks you up at your riad or hotel in Fes in the morning to start your private journey.

Walk among the cedar forest of Azrou and meet the Barbary macaques.

Follow the spectacular Ziz valley and its gorges, lined with palm trees.

Stop in Erfoud, famous for its fossils, and Rissani, the cradle of the Alaouite dynasty.

In the late afternoon we reach Merzouga, where your camels are waiting to take you into the Erg Chebbi dunes for the sunset. Dinner, Berber drums by the fire and a night in the desert camp.

• Distance471 km
• Driving≈ 11 h 30 with stops
• MealsDinner
• NightDesert camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes

Day2

Day 2 · 553 km

Merzouga · Erfoud · Tinghir · Valley of Roses · Marrakech

• Erfoud
• Tinghir
• Valley of Roses
• Ouarzazate
• Tizi n'Tichka
• Marrakech

After breakfast, we leave Merzouga.

Stop in Erfoud, famous for its fossils, and Rissani, the cradle of the Alaouite dynasty.

Drive past the palm grove of Tinghir.

Continue along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs through Kelaat M'Gouna and the Valley of Roses.

Pass through Ouarzazate, the “Hollywood of Morocco”, with its Taourirt kasbah.

Cross the High Atlas over the Tizi n'Tichka Pass (2,260 m), with breathtaking views of Berber villages.

Arrival in Marrakech in the afternoon or evening; we drop you at your riad or hotel. End of our services.

• Distance553 km
• Driving≈ 13 h 30 with stops
• MealsBreakfast
• EndEnd of the tour in Marrakech

The route

Map of the tour

1. ⚑Fes
2. ★Merzouga
3. ⚑Marrakech

Accommodation

Choose your desert camp

Standard stay

Traditional Berber camp in the dunes

• Comfortable beds with blankets
• Dinner & breakfast
• Music around the campfire

Luxury upgrade

Luxury tent in Merzouga

• Private bathroom & shower
• Spacious tent with real beds
• Dinner & breakfast

Good to know

What's included

10 questions answered

Frequently asked questions