She highlights that Mohammed adapted the itinerary and the accommodation to a family member's health, and that Said, their guide, was the best part of the trip: patient, fun and full of knowledge of places off the tourist track.
Read the full review — Liliana Zaragoza
Departure from Fes
2 Days Desert Tour from Fes to Merzouga
- 2 days / 1 night
- Departure from Fes
- Private tour
Departure from Fes
Tour details
The shortest escape from Fes to the Sahara: we cross the Middle Atlas, sleep at a camp among the Erg Chebbi dunes and drive back to Fes the next day. Two full days, with plenty of road and an unforgettable sunset.
- Duration2 days / 1 night
- DepartureFes
- Places5 places
- Desert1 night
A private tour with a driver, leaving from Fes any day of the year, with pick-up at your hotel or riad, the train station or Fès-Saïs airport.
Highlights
- Ifrane and the cedar forest of Azrou
- The Ziz Valley
- A camel ride at sunset
- A night at a camp in Erg Chebbi
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Departure from Fes
Tour itinerary
Pick-up in Fes at your hotel or riad, the train station or Fès-Saïs airport. Cross the Middle Atlas through alpine-looking Ifrane and the cedar forest of Azrou, home to Barbary macaques. After Midelt, the road drops through the palm groves of the Ziz Valley to Merzouga. At sunset, a camel ride across the Erg Chebbi dunes to the camp.
Accommodation: Desert camp in Merzouga
Sunrise over the dunes and the camel ride back. Drive north through the palm groves of the Ziz Valley, Midelt and the Middle Atlas, stopping at the cedar forest of Azrou and Ifrane, and reach Fes in the late afternoon.
End of our services in Fes.
Route map
Places you will visit each day and where you will spend each night. Tap a day to see it on the map.
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Tour info
Included
6 included- Private air-conditioned transport
- Professional driver/guide
- Pick-up in Fes: hotel or riad, train station or airport
- 1 night at a desert camp in Merzouga
- Camel ride at sunset
- Breakfasts and dinners
Not included
4 not included- Lunches and drinks
- Entrance fees to monuments (palaces, madrasas, museums…)
- Tips for guides and drivers
- Optional activities not in the programme
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- Exact dates (if you already have your flights) or the month you prefer.
- How many days you want to travel.
- Accommodation category: standard, superior or luxury.
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It is confirmed with a 30% deposit via PayPal, telling us the type of room and beds you prefer (double or twin). You will receive a formal confirmation and we start organising everything.
Know before you go
It starts in Fes, with pick-up at your hotel or riad, the train station or Fès-Saïs airport, and ends in Fes.
Yes. It is a private tour: we can add nights, change the order of the stages or choose another category of accommodation to suit your dates and budget.
Comfortable clothes, a warm layer for the night (the dunes are cold in winter), sunglasses, sun cream and a scarf for the wind. Large luggage stays in the vehicle: a small backpack is enough for the camp.
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Reviews from our travellers
She describes the desert route with Said as one of the best experiences of her life, and values the comfort of the vehicles and how safe they felt at all times.
Read the full review — Sophie HaberShe thanks Youssef for a very well organised private tour and highlights how much they learned from him about Moroccan culture, as well as his friendly and professional manner.
Read the full review — Ester780He tells how Ayoub picked them up at their hotel in Marrakech and looked after everything at every moment; he also highlights the accommodation, above all the tents in the middle of the Merzouga desert.
Read the full review — David SThey took a three-day private trip to the desert and she highlights Ayoub's smile and his willingness to adapt to any change, as well as the hotels and the food.
Read the full review — Elena SA group of eleven friends on a ten-day trip from Marrakech: they value the variety of visits, the riads, the food and the care of their guide Brahim and their driver Redwann.
Read the full review — Kris4429Summaries of reviews published by our travellers on Tripadvisor.
Destinations and attractions
A short guide to every place you will visit on this tour.
Founded at the end of the 8th century, Fes is the oldest of Morocco's imperial cities, and its medina, Fes el-Bali, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the largest car-free urban areas in the world. Wander its alleys to the Chouara tannery, the Bou Inania and Attarine madrasas and the Al Qarawiyyin mosque-university, founded in 859.
At about 1,650 metres in the Middle Atlas, Ifrane surprises with its pitched roofs, gardens and alpine feel, which is why it is called Morocco's “little Switzerland”. Its stone lion is the must-have photo, and in winter snow covers the town.
Near Azrou and Ifrane lies one of the largest Atlas cedar forests, with trees several centuries old. Barbary macaques, a protected species, live freely among them and can often be seen near the road.
Set at about 1,500 metres between the Middle and High Atlas, Midelt is known as the apple town for its orchards. It is a natural stop on the route between Fes and the desert, with views of the snow-capped Jbel Ayachi and a quiet mountain atmosphere.
The Erg Chebbi dunes, next to the village of Merzouga, rise to around 150 metres and change colour with the light of day. It is the perfect place for a sunset camel ride, a night in a tented camp under a sky full of stars and a sunrise over the Sahara.
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