3 Days Marrakech to Fes

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Overview

3 Days Marrakech to Fes: your Sahara journey

This 3-day private tour from Marrakech to Fes takes you through Dades Gorges, 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

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

At a glance

• Pick-upMorning, at your riad or hotel in Marrakech
• Start / EndMarrakech / Fes
• Accommodation2 nights · hotels, riads & 1 in the desert
• TransportPrivate 4x4 or minibus with A/C
• Distance1097 km in total
• LanguagesEnglish · Français · Español · Italiano
• Tour stylePrivate (small group on request)
• Best seasonSeptember – May

Day by day

Itinerary

3 days, 2 different stays and 1097 km of unforgettable landscapes between Marrakech and Fes.

Day1

Day 1 · 336 km

Marrakech · Tizi n'Tichka · Ouarzazate · Valley of Roses · Dades Gorges

• Tizi n'Tichka
• Ouarzazate
• Valley of Roses
• Dades Gorges

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

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

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

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

Arrival in Dades Gorges. Hotel in the Dades Gorges.

• Distance336 km
• Driving≈ 8 h 30 with stops
• MealsDinner
• NightHotel in the Dades Gorges

Day2

Day 2 · 285 km

Dades Gorges · Tinghir · Tinejdad · Erfoud · Merzouga

• Tinghir
• Tinejdad
• Erfoud
• Merzouga

After breakfast, we leave Dades Gorges.

Drive past the palm grove of Tinghir.

Cross the oasis of Tinejdad and its ancient khettaras.

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.

• Distance285 km
• Driving≈ 7 h 30 with stops
• MealsBreakfast & dinner
• NightDesert camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes

Day3

Day 3 · 477 km

Merzouga · Erfoud · Ziz valley · Azrou · Fes

• Erfoud
• Ziz valley
• Azrou
• Fes

After breakfast, we leave Merzouga.

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

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

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

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

• Distance477 km
• Driving≈ 11 h 30 with stops
• MealsBreakfast
• EndEnd of the tour in Fes

The route

Map of the tour

1. ⚑Marrakech
2. 1Dades Gorges
3. ★Merzouga
4. ⚑Fes

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