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5-Day Desert Adventure: Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga
The itinerary of the 5-Day Desert Adventure: Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga
Day 1: Fes – Ifrane – Azrou – Midelt – Ziz valley – Merzouga Desert.
After breakfast, we will start our “5-Day Desert Adventure: Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga ” from your Riad/hotel and drive toward the Middle Atlas Mountains, passing by Ifrane, where you will see European-style buildings. Afterward, you’ll arrive at the Biggest Cedar Forest in Africa, where you will see Barbary Apes. After having lunch in Midelt, we will drive to Erfoud via Errachidia and the Ziz Valley, dotted with palm trees. Finally, we will arrive at the Sahara Desert of Merzouga at the Sand Dunes of Erg Chebbi for the desert tours—dinner and overnight in a hotel in Merzouga.
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- The driving distance from Fes to Merzouga is approximately 470 kilometers (292 miles). The journey typically takes around 7
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Day 2: Merzouga – Erg Chebbi – Nomads- Camel Trekking and Night in Desert Camp.
After breakfast in the hotel, you will start an exploratory journey of the area, which includes visiting the Nomads and seeing how they live in the desert with their animals. Also, the Gnawa people, originally slaves brought from other African countries such as Sudan, to experience their music and lifestyle. You may also visit the local souk of Rissani (if it is an open-day Market). Here, you will see a lot of men hooded and women veiled.
Back to the village of Merzouga for some rest, in the afternoon, you will mount your camel, guided by an experienced camel man, to explore the sand sea of Merzouga. Overnight, you will be at a desert camp, where you will have dinner and listen to Berber music played by the locals under a starry sky.
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- The driving distance to discover the Merzouga Desert takes around 2 hours.
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Day 3: Merzouga – Rissani – Erfoud – Todra gorges – Dades valley – Dades gorges.
Waking up early to see the sunrise is a must-do. Then, go back to the hotel on camels for breakfast and shower. Later, we will drive to Erfoud, the capital of fossils, where you will visit a fossil cooperative. Afterward, we will drive to Tinghir, where you’ll see Todra Valley from panoramic views and Todra Gorge, which is a national park for rock climbing. Then, we will drive to Dades Valley, where we will spend the night.
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- The driving distance from Merzouga to Dades Valley is approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles). The journey typically takes around 4 hours.
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Day 4: Dades gorges – Dades valley – Roses valley – Kelaa M’gouna – Skoura – Ouarzazate.
After breakfast, we will drive to the narrow Canyons, where we will do 2 hours of hiking inside a beautiful rock formation called by the locals “monkey-toe” enjoying nice shapes, or drive towards Boutghrar, where we will have an opportunity to share a cup of tea with Nomads living in Caves, then head to Rose’s valley where an annual festival takes place each may, celebrating Roses. Later, drive on the road of a thousand Kasbah till we arrive at Skoura, where we will visit Amridil Kasbah. Finally, we will head toward Ouarzazate, “ the Hollywood of Morocco,” there where you may visit Cinema studios. The night will be in a hotel in Ouarzazate.
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- The driving distance from Dades Valley to Ouarzazate through Bouteghrar is approximately 140 kilometers (87 miles). The journey typically takes around 3 hours.
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Day 5: Ouarzazate – Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah – Marrakech via High Atlas Mountains.
After breakfast, we will drive to the center of Ouarzazate to see “Taourirt Kasbah,” which was constructed in the seventeenth century. Then, drive to one of the oldest and most famous Kasbahs in Morocco, which is Ait Ben Haddou Kasbahs, where Gladiator, the Mummy, Indiana Jones, and Game of Thrones turned. Eventually, we will cross the High Atlas Mountains with stops to see different landscapes and Beber villages till we arrive at Marrakech. At the end of our service of “5-Day Desert Adventure: Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga”. Thank you for the visit.
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- The driving distance from Dades Valley to Marrakech is approximately 320 kilometers (199 miles). The journey typically takes around 5 to 6 hours.
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The map of the 5-Day Desert Adventure: Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga:
The Accommodations of the 5- day tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga Desert:
| OPTIONS | 1ST NIGHT | 2ND NIGHT | 3RD NIGHT | 4TH NIGHT |
| 1ST OPTION | IDEAL DESERT CAMP | RIAD MADU | RIAD CHEZ ICHOU | RIAD DAR CHAMAA |
| 2ND OPTION | TASSILI DESERT CAMP | DAR MOROCCO | PANORAMA DADES | RIAD BOUCHEDDOR |
| 3RD OPTION | MADU CAMP | RIAD SERAI | EDEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL | OZ PALACE |
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