3 DAYS TOUR FROM FES TO MARRAKECH
Itinerary for 3 days tour from Fes in Morocco
Day 1: Fes – Medilt – Azrou – Ziz Valley – Merzouga (Camel Ride & Night In Desert) :
Our 3 days tour from Fes starts with breakfast at the hotel. Then, we pick you up from your Fes’s hotel and start driving via the High Atlas Mountains enjoying the landscapes of Morocco until we reach the clean city of Ifran which was built by the French in the 1930s, famous as Switzerland of Morocco that attracts many visitors by its waterfalls, green nature, and European visitors may come to skiing or sniping continuing our travel via the Cedar forest until we head up in Azrou that situated in the center of the Middle Atlas, south the city of Fes for more than 80km where you can play with monkeys and Barbarian apes you can also visit the cedar tree (the largest) Strategic, geographic location Butterflies and rare birds. After we will continue towards a small village called Zaida for lunch then we reach Midelt which is situated on the foothills of the eastern part of the High Atlas Mountains. From the vast plateau, we start passing those tough mountains, which are still established by a big Berber community. After that, we drive until we head up in Rich along the monstrous Tiz Ntalghamt pass and the Ziz Gorge taking photos and continuing the drive towards the sea sand of Merzouga passing via Errachidia and then the two capitals of fossils. Heading up south to the red-colored sand sea dunes of Erg Chebbi at Merzouga massive, up to 50 meters via, RISSANI, Sijilmassa once upon a time before continuing the way to Merzouga that its huge sand dunes appearing from the horizon. After having a warm shower, you will be warmly welcomed by a cup of minty tea, and after relaxing you will ride the camels to spend the night in the desert. A night in the Berber nomad tents under the sky.
Day 2 :Merzouga – Rissani – Erfoud – Tinghir – Todra Gorges – Dades – Ouarzazate :
Our local guide will aid you on the second day of your tour to ride on camels guided by specialists in order to reach the top sand dunes to experience a memorable sunrise. A moment that is saved in our visitor’s memories when seeing the gold sun rising between waves of sand colorizing Merzouga with golden yellow before coming back to your hotel riding your camels for breakfast, you cannot fail to notice the shifting and changing of the shadows cast by the dunes, lengthening and shrinking as the day progresses. After taking a wash, you will be served a special Moroccan breakfast before driving to Ouarzazate passing via RISSANI, Sijilmassa once upon a time the hometown of the Alaouist dynasty, then head up at ERFOUD the capital city of fossils that manage the dates season yearly and then drive towards the Todgha gorges that are situated ahead of the central high Atlas Mountains continuing our trip via Dades Gorge enjoying its beauty and take some pictures for souvenir then we drive to Ouarzazate through Dades, Roses valley, and Skoura. We will arrive at Ouarzazate in the evening.
See also: the 3 days tour from Fes.
Day 3 :Ouarzazate – AitBenhaddou – Tizi -N- Tichka – Marrakech :
Ouarzazate city is fashionable as the gateway to the desert, a city established in 1920, situated in the middle of a bare plateau, south of the High Atlas Mountains that is populated by Berbers who constructed many of the prominent kasbahs and buildings for which the area is known as the Kasbah of Taourirt diverted in the 17th century. The door to the desert is known as the Hollywood of Africa where many famous movies were filmed there in one of Morocco’s biggest studios inviting many international film companies to shoot their movies like Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Living Daylights (1987), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005) we will leave Ouarzazate Continuing to the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Hadou built in the 11th century it is classified as a World Heritage site since 1987 start heading towards the majestic Atlas Mountains. Cross the High Atlas Mountains via the highest road pass in Morocco TizniTichka 2260m high offering impressive views of valleys, mountains, and many Berber villages nearby. We will arrive in Marrakech in the evening. And the end of our 3 days tour from Fes.
What is included
- Private A/C Vehicle or Minivan (plus fuel)
- English/Spanish/French speaking driver during the tour
- Pick up & Drop off at your accommodation
- Accommodation with evening meals & breakfasts
- Camel Trek to overnight in nomad desert or luxury camp (Private tents)
What is not included
- Flights
- Drinks
- Lunches