9 days tour from Fes to Marrakech

The best 9 days tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga desert with camel trekking and camping.

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Tour overview

Around Morocco Travel designed this 9 days tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga desert for our visitors to experience the imperial towns and Berber settlements. Fes serves as the starting point for this cultural and adventurous journey. The goal is to see two beautiful Imperial cities (Marrakech and Fez) with intriguing histories, discover the Moroccan Sahara Desert, learn about people's lifestyles, go camel trekking, enjoy vistas of the Atlas Mountains, and relish being in well-known valleys and gorges. At Merzouga Sahara Desert, you will be able to enjoy sandboarding, a camel ride, and a delicious dinner and breakfast.

Tour features

Safety First

We are fully committed to your safety. Travel in a safe way and discover Morocco with locals.

Shuttle Pickup & Dropoff

Included with all packages, you will be picked up and droped off at airports or accommodations.

World's Best Guides

Our guides are true whitewater professionals with many years working in the sector of tourism, they will make your tour authentic.

Experience of a Lifetime

We provide an adventure like nothing you've ever experienced before. We focuse on quality services and being in contact with locals

Trip itinerary:

DAY 1: Arrival in Fes

The first day of our 9 days tour from Fes to Marrakech, we will pick you up from Fes airport (Sais) and transfer to the Hotel or Riad.

DAY 2: Visit of Fes

After breakfast we will visit Fes, a city that takes us back to the Middle Ages, which highlights its medieval Medina, with the Medersas (Islamic universities) of Attarine and Bou Anania, the Square and Fountain of Nejjarine, the Mausoleum of Moulay Idriss and the Mosque of Karaouine. Lunch and afternoon visit to the souks. Lodging and dinner.

DAY 3: Fes - Ifrane - Midélt - Erfoud - Merzouga

On the third day of our 9 days tour from Fes to Marrakech and in the morning, after breakfast, we will leave Merzouga passing through the city of Ifran. The so-called Moroccan Switzerland for its architectural style. We will stop there so that you can observe the wild monkeys in the cedar forest, then we will leave for Midelt, “the capital of the apple”, at the foot of the mountain Ayachi. Stop for lunch. We continue through the Tizi-n-Talent pass and through the Ziz Valley, which is particularly known for its palm trees and the length of the oases. Along the way there are countless “ksars”, small villages of individual houses, to continue to Errachidia and then Erfoud, famous for its festival of dates and its fossils. We will arrive in Merzouga where the dunes of the Sahara desert, unique in Morocco, are located. The rest of the day will be dedicated to appreciate the change of the afternoon on the dunes. Night in Merzouga in the chosen accommodation.

DAY 4: Merzouga - Erg Chebbi - Nomads

After breakfast we head to the village of Khamlia, a small village inhabited mostly by blacks, where we will enjoy live Gnawa music. Then we will walk through the desert dunes to have tea in nomadic tents of authentic Berbers, or taste a Berber pizza, couscous, harira, and interact with the locals. We will return to the lodge for a short rest. After the rest, we will go to the place where the camels are, which will take us for a ride among the dunes of the Sahara, to see the sunset, a spectacle not to be missed, and continue our journey to the camp to spend the night in the middle of the desert in a camp of comfortable tents, and enjoy a delicious dinner, live drum music and contemplate the starry sky in the middle of the vastness of the desert.

DAY 5: Merzouga - Todra Gorges - Dades Valley

On the fifth day of your 9 days desert tour from Fes to Marrakech via the desert, you can get up early to watch the sunrise in the desert. After breakfast, we will return by camel to the car to leave for Rissani, where we will visit its market which is the most important in the south, as all the nomads of the desert come to do their shopping. Then we will leave for Erfoud where we will visit the fossilized marble factory and continue to the palm groves of Touroug and Tinjdad. We will arrive at one of the highlights of the South: The Todra Gorges. The course of the Todra River has formed a gorge of vertical walls of enormous proportions and great beauty; it is a climber’s paradise and a unique place. Lunch on site and a half hour walk to see the Gorges at leisure. In the afternoon we continue to the Dades Valley passing through Boumalne. Dinner and overnight in the Dades Gorges.

Day 6: Dades Valley - Valle de Rosas - Skoura - Ouarzazate

After breakfast, we will make a tour of the Gorges and the Valley of Dadès and visit the Kasbah of Aït Youl, traveling a route of unique landscapes for its diversity and colors. We will visit a family living in caves in the Vallé de Boutagrar, we continue through the Vallé des Roses to reach Kelaa M’gouna. Lunch in the village, then continue to the palm grove of Skoura, we continue to Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight in hotel.

DAY 7: Ouarzazate - Ait Ben Haddou - High Atlas - Marrakech

On the seveth day of our 9 days desert tour from Fes to Marrakech and after breakfast, the morning is dedicated to the visit of Ouarzazate. Kasbah of Taourirt, kasbah of Tifoultoute and the film studios. Then we will go to the fortified village of Ait Ben Haddou, where we will visit its famous Kasbah (declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO). In this spectacular setting have been filmed movies as renowned as Gladiator, Obelix, Sahara with Penelope Cruz and the Jewel of the Nile, Lunch on site and drive to Marrakech through the highest point of Tizi N’ Tichka. Visit to the ARGAN oil cooperative, where we discover the process of realization and we will explain the countless benefits it has for the human body, Arrival in Marrakech around 6 pm. Free time to discover the famous Jamaa el Fna Square. Dinner and overnight in Marrakech.

DAY 8: Visiting Marrakech

Breakfast. Morning city tour in which highlights the Menara Gardens, the Saadian Tombs, the Bahia Palace, Majorelle Gardens, the impressive Kutubia Mosque with its famous Minaret built by the Almohads. Lunch and free afternoon to enjoy the charm of the Jamaa El Fna square, dinner and overnight.

DAY 9: Marrakech - Airport

Breakfast, Transfer to the airport. End of the 9 days desert tour from Fes to the Sahara desert of Merzouga.

Trip include

Transport at a comfortable vehicle
English speaking driver/guide
Dinner and breakfast
Accommodations
Berber music in the camp
Stops for panoramic views and free time for lunch
Camel for each in the desert

Trip excludes

Booking Request

We just returned from a 9 days tour that began in Fes via Merzouga and ended in Marrakech through Ifrane, Ziz Valley, and the High Atlas, including a night in the desert. What can I say... everything was flawless, from Ali's organizing of the tour to our companion (a particular thanks to Ibrahim), the only difficulty being the little time we had available. But we will soon address this problem since we will return, maybe with additional time.

Andre L

July 2019

Morocco was a last minute decision and the best surprise I could have. Everything was even better with the participation of the staff of "Around Morocco Travel", whose team deserves special praise. Without many formalities, I made contact, agreed on an arrival date, and from then on I had a whole team giving me support of the best quality. The moments were unforgettable, especially the camping in the desert. I recommend this experience to everyone who likes to travel and wants to get out of the "common place"!

Davide L

January 2016