Desert Tours

Tour Type: Private / Group

Start: Marrakech | End: Fes

Duration: 5 Days / 4 Nights

Overnights: Dades – Tafraout Sidi Ali – Merzouga Hotel – Desert Camp

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📅 Day 1: Marrakech – Ait Benhaddou – Ouarzazate – Dades Valley

• Morning departure from Marrakech via the High Atlas Mountains and Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260m).

• Stop at the UNESCO World Heritage site Ait Benhaddou Kasbah – guided visit of the famous ksar.

• Continue through Ouarzazate, the Hollywood of Morocco, with a stop at Atlas Studios or Kasbah Taourirt.

• Drive along the Road of 1000 Kasbahs to reach Dades Gorges.

• 📍 Overnight in Bomalne Dades (hotel or guesthouse with dinner & breakfast)

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📅 Day 2: Dades – Todra Gorges – Tinejdad – Tafraout Sidi Ali

• Breakfast and drive to Todra Gorges, dramatic limestone canyons popular with climbers.

• Free time to walk in the gorge and take photos.

• Pass through Tinejdad, Goulmima, and remote Berber villages.

• Continue deep into the Jbel Saghro region to the peaceful oasis of Tafraout Sidi Ali.

• 📍 Overnight in Tafraout Sidi Ali (rustic-style guesthouse or eco-lodge)

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📅 Day 3: Tafraout Sidi Ali – Ouzina – Merzouga (via Dakar Rally Route)

• Take the adventurous off-road path known as the Dakar Rally route, crossing arid plains and desert plateaus.

• Stop at Ouzina dunes, a hidden desert village untouched by mass tourism.

• Continue to Merzouga and check-in at a traditional hotel with a view of the Erg Chebbi dunes.

• Free time to relax, enjoy the pool, or walk in the dunes for sunset.

• 📍 Overnight in Merzouga Hotel (comfortable hotel with dinner & breakfast)

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📅 Day 4: Desert Excursion – Nomads – Khamlia – Rissani – Desert Camp

• After breakfast, enjoy a 4x4 desert excursion:

• Visit Nomadic families living in tents

• Explore Khamlia village, known for its Gnawa music

• Discover Rissani Market, one of the oldest and most traditional in Morocco

• In the afternoon, return to Merzouga and ride camels (or 4x4) to your Luxury Desert Camp

• Sunset over the dunes, followed by dinner and traditional music under the stars

• 📍 Overnight in Desert Luxury Camp

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📅 Day 5: Merzouga – Ziz Valley – Midelt – Ifrane – Fes

• Early wake-up for sunrise over the dunes and breakfast at the camp

• Drive north through the Ziz Valley and the palm groves of Errachidia

• Lunch stop in Midelt, at the foot of the Middle Atlas

• Pass by Ifrane, the “Switzerland of Morocco,” and through cedar forests where you might see monkeys

• Arrival in Fes in the evening — drop off at your riad or hotel

• 📍 End of the tour

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✅ Included in the Tour:

• Private transportation with English/French-speaking driver

• 4 nights accommodation (Dades, Tafraout Sidi Ali, Merzouga hotel, desert camp)

• Camel trek in the Sahara

• 4x4 desert excursion on Day 4

• Dinners and breakfasts

• Guided visits as per itinerary

❌ Not Included:

• Lunches and drinks

• Entrance fees

• Personal expenses