Tour Overview
Six days from Fes to Marrakech through the essential south. The route crosses the Middle Atlas to two nights in the Merzouga dunes, then threads the Todra and Dades Gorges and the UNESCO kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, before a full day exploring Marrakech.Tour Highlights
- Two nights in a traditional Berber desert camp
- 4×4 excursion and sandboarding in Erg Chebbi
- Walk through the Todra and Dades Gorges
- Visit the UNESCO kasbah of Aït Benhaddou
- Full guided tour of Marrakech medina
✓ Included
- 5 nights accommodation (hotels + desert camp)
- Breakfast & dinner daily
- 2 nights desert camp with camel trek
- Guided tour of Marrakech
- English & Spanish speaking guide/driver
- All private transport
- Hotel/riad pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water during the trip
- All local taxes
✗ Not Included
- Lunches
- Drinks
- Personal expenses
- Flights
Day by Day Itinerary
Early departure from Fes. Drive south through the alpine town of Ifrane and the Azrou cedar forest, home to Barbary macaques. Lunch in Midelt, then through the Ziz Gorges and Ziz Valley palm groves to Merzouga. Sunset camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes, Berber dinner and music, overnight in a traditional desert camp.
Dawn Sahara sunrise over the dunes. Full day exploring Erg Chebbi: a 4×4 excursion to the flamingo lake and nomadic Berber families, sandboarding down the dunes, and a stop in Khamlia village for live Gnawa music. Second night in the desert camp under the stars.
Morning stop in Rissani, birthplace of the Alaouite dynasty. Drive through the dramatic Todra Gorges, with cliffs rising 300m above the valley floor. Continue along the Dades Valley — the 'Road of a Thousand Kasbahs' — to Ouarzazate, Morocco's film-studio capital. Overnight in Ouarzazate.
Visit the UNESCO-listed kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, immortalized in countless films. Cross the High Atlas via the spectacular Tizi-n-Tichka pass (2,260m), with panoramic stops over Berber villages. Arrive in Marrakech by late afternoon — evening at the legendary Jemaa el-Fna square. Overnight in Marrakech.
Full guided tour of Marrakech: the Koutoubia Mosque gardens, the ornate 19th-century Bahia Palace, the Saadian Tombs, the cobalt-blue Jardin Majorelle, and the labyrinthine souks. Evening again at Jemaa el-Fna. Overnight in Marrakech.
Free morning in Marrakech for last-minute shopping in the souks. Drop-off at your hotel or Marrakech Menara Airport. Tour ends.