3-Day Sahara Tour: Marrakech to Fez via Merzouga Desert and Atlas Mountains

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Embark on a captivating 3-day Sahara tour from Marrakech to Fez, venturing through the stunning Atlas Mountains and mesmerizing Merzouga Desert. Experience camel safaris, ancient Kasbahs, and natural wonders along the way.

Duration: 3 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Day 1: Marrakech - Tizi n’Tichka - Ait Ben haddou - Ouarzazate - Rose Valley - Tinghir

Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou - Begin early in the morning with a pickup from your Marrakech hotel or the nearest meeting point. Drive east past quaint villages to reach the High Atlas Mountains.
As you drive through the mountains, occasionally stop for scenic photos,…

Day 1: Marrakech - Tizi n’Tichka - Ait Ben haddou - Ouarzazate - Rose Valley - Tinghir

Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou - Begin early in the morning with a pickup from your Marrakech hotel or the nearest meeting point. Drive east past quaint villages to reach the High Atlas Mountains.

As you drive through the mountains, occasionally stop for scenic photos, stretch your legs, and have a quick cup of coffee. After driving through the famous Tizi Ntichka pass, stop at the Berber fortified village, Ait Benhaddou Kasbah.

See the filming locations of the Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, and the Kingdom of Heaven as you spend about 2.5 hours exploring this famous UNESCO sight with a local guide (guide fees not included).

Purchase a delicious lunch before continuing to Tinghir, driving past Ouarzazate, Skoura Oasis, Klaa Mgouna, and Dades. Reach your hotel late in the afternoon. Relax with dinner in Tinghir before retiring for the night.

Day 2: Tenghir - Todra Gorges - Tinjdad - Erfoud - Merzouga Dunes

Merzouga Desert - After breakfast, depart for the Erg Chebbi Sahara Desert in Merzouga. Pass through the many Berber villages scattered along the way, including Todra Gorges, Tenghir, Tinjdad, Jorf, and Erfoud.

Relax in Merzouga, then pack a small overnight bag to take on your camel trek across the Erg Chebbi sand dunes. Arrive at a traditional Berber camp, leave the camels and walk to the highest dunes to watch the sunset.

Spend the night in Berber nomad tents under the stars, listening to drum music in the middle of the Sahara.

Day 3: Sunrise Camel trek -Errachidia - Medilt- Atlas Mountains - Ifran- Fes

Fes - Get up bright and early to see the stunning sunrise over the desert. Enjoy breakfast before hopping back on your camel. Once your reach Merzouga, begin your drive to Fes crossing the Ziz Valley through Errachidia.

Around midday, stop in Midelt to buy lunch. Continue to Fes via Ifran Imouzzar with its Cedar Forests and Berber towns, which are both famous as winter ski resorts for Moroccans. Your driver might spot some Barbary apes on the way and seize the opportunity to take some pictures.

Arrive at Fes late in the afternoon and end your tour with a drop-off at your accommodation

What's Included

Transport in an air-conditioned vehicle
Dinner included
Breakfast included
Overnight stay in a private tent at camp
One night in a private room at a hotel or Riad

What's Not Included

Lunches and drinks
Optoinal guide at Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah (€2)

Additional Information

Embark on a three-day, two-night journey across Morocco’s striking Atlas mountains and vast Sahara deserts on this adventure from Marrakesh to Fes. Your expedition will take you through the Atlas ranges, to the UNESCO-protected Kasbah Ait Ben Hadou, Ouarzazate, and Dades Valley. Other destinations include Tinghir, Toudra oasis, Todgha Gorge canyon, and…

Location

Hôtel Restaurant Café de France

Rue des Banques

Pick-up at any accommodation in town or at the closest meeting point that is accessible by vehicle

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Beah987

Sep 23, 2025

Amazing experience to the desert - We had an amazing experience with the company and guide of Mohamed and Oussama. Oussama was our great driver, who took us to the most special places, and Mohamed was the best tour guide we could get for this experience. Even though the way to Merzouga is very long, they made many stops to stretch our legs with local tours organised that made the experience even better. Highly recommended, it's worth it living it at least once in a lifetime.

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Mobile816128

Sep 18, 2025

Iddir - It was a great experience - in the beginning it was a little bit chaotic because we were in the wrong bus but our tour guide Iddir helped us real quick and in the end all went well! The bus drive is long but we took many breaks (I have to pee a lot and it was never uncomfortable). We took the quads @ sunset to the desert and it was soo much fun and such a beautiful experience. We had a shared tent but it was fine and in the evening we sat around the fire and the guys there made really vibey music. The next morning we were riding the camels at sunrise back to the bus. I really enjoyed everything so much and can totally recommend it!! 💞

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Companion39462652598

Sep 18, 2025

Best guide - Idir. We had a blast. - Idir was the best guide. We had an absolute blast. If you can, try to get him as the guide - he is fantastic and took really good care of everyone! Gave lots of great information and was very accommodating.

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L_onieo2019

Sep 18, 2025

Iddir - Great tour with the guides. The desert is beautiful. The tours are great. The experience is incredible. Thank you.

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Elton_l

Sep 17, 2025

Must-do if you want to visit the Sahara & Atlas - This is a really awesome experience, and it's logistically a great way to get from Marrakech to Fez while hitting sights along the way. You probably see many similar or identical listings online - this is because each listing is done by an individual tour guide who works with a set number of tourist companies (e.g., camp, bus, hotel) as a broker. There will be many groups on the same itinerary that you will meet on this journey; however, I highly recommend this one. Muhammad was incredibly kind and informative for our group, and he effortlessly managed our logistics. He spoke with us at length in the evenings, relaxing beside the fire talking about life and his background. You'll hit multiple sights along the way. You'll walk along the Todra Gorges, trek through a wadi with a local guide, admire the Moroccan landscape used for the film industry, etc. Stops while driving are frequent, so you'll never be long without a snack or a bathroom. The desert camp is an experience to behold. It's a one-hour camel ride each way to your lodging, where it's so dark at night you can see the Milky Way, and you can mingle with tourists traveling from around the world. It was the highlight of our experience in Morocco. Things to be aware of: There is a lot of driving. However, the road quality is excellent, and you'll likely want to sleep anyway given the heat and adventure. The water quality isn't great in rural Morocco, so it may be a good idea to pack some of your own water in advance, but there are plenty places to buy it along the way at decent prices. You'll need to pay for your lunches and will be steered to specific spots that serve tourists in volume, but they are up front about this, the food quality is fine, and we were allowed to go elsewhere if we wanted. You will go to cooperatives along the way for argan oil, rugs, and rose products, but I found that the prices (once you haggled, as is customary) were reasonable and the merchants were not pushy. The food and showers in the desert camp are modest, but honestly, you should be impressed there's even showers in a desert. Bottom line, the ROI is incredible. Highly recommend.

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Elizabeth

Sep 16, 2025

Recommended! - We are from Colombia...Excellent trip with driver Moya moha, very friendly and took us to many beautiful and historic places. An excellent experience! 100% recommended!

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B1030rrvaleriel

Sep 16, 2025

AMAZING EXPERIENCE - Amazing experience, Karim our driver and Mohammed our tour guide are amazing. Every stop we made was interesting and very know gable. The night we spent in the hotel I felt very welcome. The sunset and sunrise camel ride is one of the best experience in my life. I recommend this company and trip 100%

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Layinthepod

Sep 13, 2025

Thank you for your help. - I joined to travel efficiently around southern Morocco, which has a lot to see but poor access. I thought it was just a way to get around, but I'm happy with the lavish content that doesn't justify the price. It can be a hassle to stop by a souvenir shop on the way (but I bought one w) or it can be expensive and delicious for tourists to stop by for lunch, but minus that, it was a valuable experience. They remembered what I had heard and confirmed it later, and I was surprised several times by the meticulous attention the guide showed. Driving was smooth without the car sickness I was worried about. Camel riders have a pain in the buttocks from enjoying a full one-hour round trip to camp in the Sahara desert for a total of two hours each. On the way, we had a couple of batons to local Amazigh guides (Ait Ben Haddou and Todra Valley), but while we spent quite a bit of time in the Todra Valley at the carpet shop, we sped through the valley and wanted a little more time for photography.

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19breaw

Sep 13, 2025

Amazing experience! - Over all this tour was everything I expected and more! From all the beautiful stops and tours along the way to mergouza, the beautiful hotel, the food, to the desert itself, and the camp! Mohamad was a great, informative and fun tour guide and our driver Karim got us everywhere safely. The spacing out between stops is perfect so you don’t feel like you’re stuck in a van for too long. BOOK THIS TOUR! You won’t regret it!

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Majaf544

Sep 23, 2025

Great trip but many hours on the bus - Overall very nice trip, you see a lot and the desert especially the quad bike ride was extremely cool. I would also recommend anyone to book this with. Nevertheless, you spend a lot of time on the bus. The first two days 4-5 hours and on the return day about 8 hours. So if you don’t like sitting in a tight space for long periods of time, you should let it go. The tour guides were super nice and provided a good atmosphere. The first hotel you stayed in was a bit run down and the desert camp didn't have running water everywhere.It was still a great experience I just think you need to know something like this beforehand to be aware of what you're getting into.

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