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A camel caravan and travelers on the Erg Chebbi dunes
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Desert & Imperial Wonders

Fez → Marrakech

See it day by day
Length5 days · 4 nights
RouteFez → Marrakech
FormatPrivate, no groups
DatesWhenever you choose

From Fez to Marrakech through the Middle Atlas, the Sahara, and the Todra and Dades gorges. It is private, with no groups and no fixed dates, and we can adjust the length, pace and places to stay.

THE ROUTE

The route on the map

5 days · 4 nights · from Fez to Marrakech

  1. 01 Merzouga
  2. 02 Erg Chebbi
  3. 03 Todra
  4. 04 Ouarzazate
  5. 05 Aït Ben Haddou
LaâyouneDakhlaAtlantic Ocean 211FezMerzougaTodraOuarzazateIfraneAzrouRissaniSkouraAït Ben Haddou N 100 km Desert & Imperial Wonders5 days · 4 nights · numbers show nights
THE JOURNEY, DAY BY DAY

Five days, one by one

Barbary macaques by the Ouzoud waterfalls
Day01

Fez · Ifrane · Azrou · Merzouga

Fez → Ifrane · Azrou · Midelt · Ziz Valley → Merzouga

Heading south through Ifrane and the Azrou cedar forest, home to the Barbary macaques. We cross the Middle Atlas, have lunch in Midelt and follow the palm groves of the Ziz Valley down to Merzouga.

Overnight: riad · Merzouga

Camels arriving at a tented camp in the dunes at sunset
Day02

Khamlia · Erg Chebbi

Merzouga → Khamlia → Erg Chebbi

A 4×4 trip along the desert tracks to Khamlia and tea with a nomad family. In the afternoon, camels into the dunes for sunset, a Berber dinner with music and a night under the stars.

Overnight: tent at the camp · Erg Chebbi

The winding road of the Dades Gorges at sunset
Day03

Erg Chebbi · Rissani · Todra

Erg Chebbi → Rissani · Erfoud → Todra

Sunrise over the dunes and back by camel for breakfast. The Rissani market and a drive through Erfoud to the Todra Gorges, with rock walls hundreds of feet high.

Overnight: lodging · Todra Gorges

The ksar of Aït Ben Haddou, its mud-brick kasbahs climbing the hill
Day04

Todra · Dades · Ouarzazate

Todra → Boumalne · Valley of Roses · Skoura → Ouarzazate

Along the Road of a Thousand Kasbahs, the Dades Valley, the Valley of Roses and the Skoura palm grove to Ouarzazate, where we visit the Taourirt kasbah.

Overnight: hotel or riad · Ouarzazate

A whitewashed house among palm trees
Day05

Aït Ben Haddou · Marrakech

Ouarzazate → Aït Ben Haddou · Tizi n'Tichka → Marrakech

An optional visit to the Ouarzazate film studios, then the kasbah of Aït Ben Haddou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We cross the High Atlas and reach Marrakech in the afternoon.

Transfer included · to your hotel or the airport

A small camel caravan crossing the Erg Chebbi dunes

Can you picture this trip?

We’ll adapt it to your dates, your pace and the style of accommodation you prefer.

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