Private 5 Days Trip from Fez to Marrakech via Merzouga Desert

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Itinerary

1. Day 1: Fes – medilt – Azrou – Ziz Valley – Merzouga After the breakfast Leaving Fez and going to Todra Gorges, passing through Ifrane to arrive to the cedar forests of Azrou where the wild monkeys are located. It will be good opportunity to take photos of wilderness in Morocco. Lunch in a small Berber village of Zaida. We continue the way through the Atlas Mountains enjoying the landscapes of Medilt to arrive to the small town of Rich, Erfoud in which we’ll feel the beginning of the Saharan oasis of Tafilalet.And then continue to Merzouga desert. Our driver guide will let you know about the program of each day, during your trip as there's many things to see and to visit! Overnight hotel Dar Morocco or similar. Dinner.

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2. Day 2: Merzouga – Luxury Camp – Visit Nomads – Merzouga. We start the trip after your breakfast at the hotel, direction to Gnawa music, In village of black people from Mali and Sudan, After listening and dancing our adventure will continue to the route of rally Paris Dakar, crossing Desert track direction to ‘ Mefes mines ‘ After half hour we will drive in desert stones it will be fantastic, Midday we stop the car for tea with lunch of Berber pizza in nomad land, You will experience how the people can live in desert with sandstorm in summer with very warm weather, After lunch we will come back to your hotel. relax a bit then ride the camels into the dunes, to spend the night in luxury camp inside the dunes of Erg chebbi desert, one hour by camels then sand boarding, then sunset over the dunes, tents with private bathrooms, then the dinner and Berber music.

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3. Day 3: Merzouga — Berber Villages — Dades Gorges. Woke up for sunrise in dunes near the camp, you comeback to the camp for breakfast then you ride back the camels to Merzouga vilage, then we go to Rissani where we'll visit the market place (market days: tuesday, thursday and saturday), we continue then to Erfoud where we can visit the manufactures of fossilized marble before starting our way to Touroug and Tinjdad palm groves. One hour later we'll reach one of the best places of the High Atlas, the Todra Gorges. The course of the river has carved out cliff-sided canyon and it's because of its beauty and the high rock sides that's very popular among climbers. Free time to have lunch in this wonderful place. A short walk through the gorges is very advisable to better appreciate the beauty of the landscape. In the afternoon we continue to Boumalne Dades. Dinner Hotel Ksar Sultan Dades or similar hotel of the same category.

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4. Day 4: Dades Gorges — Ouarzazate — Back to Marrakech trough Tizi-n-Tichka. After breakfast we can enjoy one of the better views of the Dades valley from one strategic look out in the mountains, from there we can appreciate the great number of kasbahs and the scenic characteristics of each one. After some stops to enjoy the “One thousand kasbahs road”. the Roses Valley and the big Skoura palm grove we'll get to Ouarzazate to visit the Kasbah of Taourirt, old residence of the Glaoui or Marrakech pasha, then cinema studio in Ouarzazate, we will stop at ksar (fortified village) of Ait Ben Haddou where we will visit the famous Kasbah (declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986). Famous films have been shot in this spectacular stage, including Gladiator, The Mummy, The Jewel of the Nile, Free time for lunch in town. In the afternoon we start our way to Marrakech going through the mountain port of Tizi Ntichka. We'll get to Marrakech about 6pm, Overnight in Riad Bahia Salam or similar.

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5. Day: 5 Marrakech - Marrakech Airport After your breakfast at the hotel, You have a tour with local guide, before drop-off at the airport.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Fez

• Its from-price is 910% above the median of the 1669 experiences we list in Fez.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 966 of 1669.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Fez

Fez is Morocco's old imperial capital and cultural heart, with a vast walled medina of lanes, souks, tanneries and medieval religious schools.

Fes el-Bali, the old medina, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a living medieval city where donkeys and handcarts still carry goods through narrow lanes. Its best-known gateway, the Bab Bou Jeloud with its blue and green tiles, leads into a maze of souks, fountains and old caravanserais.

Top-ranked sights in Fez: Medina of Fez (Fes el-Bali), Bab Bou Jeloud (Bab Boujeloud), Volubilis.

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