Tour di 5 giorni nel deserto da Fes a Marrakech via Merzouga

The tour leaves Fes in the morning and drives south through Ifrane and the cedar forest near Azrou in the Middle Atlas. From there the road drops down into the Ziz Valley, with long views over the palm groves below. The drive continues through the valley to Merzouga, at the edge of the dunes of Erg Chebbi. You arrive in the late afternoon and spend the night in a hotel at the edge of the dunes, with dinner included.

This is a full day in Merzouga and the desert of Erg Chebbi. In the morning you visit the village of Khamlia, then drive out to the dunes. The afternoon is for the camel ride into the dunes as the sun goes down, with the sand changing colour in the evening light. The night is spent in the desert camp, with dinner included.

You wake up in the desert camp for sunrise over the dunes of Erg Chebbi and have breakfast in camp. The road then leads west to Todra Gorge, where there is time for a walk between the high rock walls. From the gorge the drive continues into the Dades Valley, with its palm groves and red rock. You spend the night in a hotel or riad in the Dades Valley, with dinner included.

The road follows the Dades Valley to Ouarzazate and on to Ait Ben Haddou, the clay village below the High Atlas. After a stop there, the drive climbs over the Tizi n'Tichka pass, at 2,260 m, and drops down to Marrakech. The change from the dry south to the city is clear on this last stretch. You spend the night in a riad in the medina of Marrakech, with dinner included.

The last day is a walking tour in Marrakech, on foot through the medina. You see Jemaa el-Fna, the Koutoubia mosque from outside, and the souks with their craft stalls. There is time to look around at your own pace before the tour ends. Transfer to your hotel or the airport is arranged as planned.