4 days tour from Fes to Merzouga
4 days tour from Fes to Merzouga
Tour overview:
One of our most popular itineraries is the 4 days tour from Fes to Merzouga. However, during the course of these four days, you will visit a variety of locations and experience a variety of atmospheres.
Tour highlights
- Fes
- Ifrane
- Cedar forest
- Midelt
- Ziz valley
- Merzouga
- Camping at Berber tents
- Camel Trekking
Tour itinerary
Day 1: Fez – Azrou – Midelt – Erfoud – Merzouga
On the first day of our 4 days tour from Fes to Merzouga, we will pick you up from your hotel / Riad in the morning after breakfast and drive you via the Middle Atlas mountains and cedar forests to Merzouga. Pass through Ifrane, a lovely ski resort, and Azrou, a significant center of crafts specializing in cedar woodwork. After passing via the Zad Pass (2178m/7146ft). Following a series of stops, We continue on to Erfoud and Errachidia through the Ziz Valley, which is lined with palm trees, and arrive at Erfoud, where we will visit the 380 million-year-old fossil quarries and see how they work and produce various artifacts. After that, we arrive at the massive Merzouga and Erg Chebbi sand dunes. You’ll be able to watch the sunset and how the color of the dunes changes during the remainder of the day. Dinner and lodging are included.
Day 2: Merzouga – Rissani – Souk/Market and Ancient Sijilmasa
We will begin our 4 days tour from Fes to Merzouga on the second day taking the road to Rissani, the ancient capital of the Alawites Sultans, after breakfast. Rissani is noted for its important market for sub-Saharan Sijilmassa caravans and the Moulay Ali Cherif gate, as well as a visit to Sijilmassa, the old kasbahs surrounding, palm grove, and the Market. For anyone interested in learning about the country’s history, this is an excellent location. Lunch in a local restaurant or with the family to sample the local cuisine (we may invite you home if you choose), you might be interested in sampling Al Madfouna (Berber Pizza). We returned to the hotel following lunch. Until dinner, you have free time to relax, walk around town, or climb the dunes. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays are market days ( we can organize the day of visit to be the market day).
Day 3: Merzouga desert tour
We’ll get up early in the morning to view the sunrise, then return to your riad for breakfast and some relaxation before embarking on an incredible trip!!!
We’ll go to Khamlia (a South African community with colored residents), where we’ll learn about their lifestyle and enjoy a little Gnawa song and dance presentation. After that, we’ll take a detour beyond the dunes, passing through abandoned French settlements, the Mifiss mines where the Khol is extracted, and other local stones before stopping for tea with a nomadic family in the heart of the desert plateaus and seeing their way of life. Then our skilled drivers will take us into the Erg Chebbi (red desert) sands, where they will ride us down the slopes of the enormous dunes like a roller coaster.
Stop to photograph the magnificent “sand sea.” At midday, we can have lunch in a village restaurant or with a Berber family to sample the local cuisine, learn about their culture, and discover their way of life. Enjoy your time with them and get some henna tattoos. The camels will be waiting for you in the afternoon, and you will be accompanied by an expert camel guy to explore the enigmatic Erg-Chebbi sand-sea and appreciate the grandeur of the Sahara desert, See it! It’s palpable! It’s fantastic.
You’ll have time to rest in your nomad tents while watching the sunset over the golden dunes. Watching the sunset over the golden dunes is a simple, meaningful, and stunning experience, and you’ll have supper in front of the camp, where you’ll spend your first night under canvas – or, if you prefer, beneath the stars. We may invite Berber nomad musicians to play traditional music with drums and dance around the campfire if you wish it. Our camp is equipped with western restrooms and showers for your comfort.
Day 4: Desert camp – Merzouga – Midelt – Fez
On the end day of our taking the read to Rissani we recommend seeing a sunrise in the desert, so we’ll wake up early today. Return to the tent for breakfast after watching the dawn, and then by camel to Merzouga, where we will recover and prepare for an incredible experience!!! We continued our journey via the Ziz valley, passing the port of Tizi-n-Talghomt and arriving in Midelt after passing through the Ziz valley, which has a gigantic palm tree in the shape of a snake. Consumption of free time ( Not included). After lunch, we’ll go to the cedar forest, where we’ll witness monkeys in their natural habitat, before passing through Ifrane (known as Morocco’s Switzerland) and arriving in Fez, Morocco’s cultural center. Transfer to your hotel or the location you’ve specified. Our services are now completed.
Tour includes and excludes:
Includes
- Pickup and drop off from accommodation.
- Camel for each
- Berber tent accommodation.
- Vehicle with gasoline
- Dinners and Breakfasts
Excludes
- Travel insurance
- Monuments fees
- Lunches
- Tips
- Soft drinks
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Ifrane
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Because of its Alpine environment, the French authority founded the current town of Ifrane in 1928 during the protectorate period. Ifrane was planned as a “hill station” or colonial town. It’s a mountain vacation town where Europeans may escape the tropical colonies’ summer heat. Ifrane is also well-known for its altitude training.
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Merzouga (Erg Chebbi)
The Sahara, one of Africa’s greatest natural wonders, is there in front of you, not just in a geography textbook. Beyond the horizon, you can see the desert’s white sun and the dunes of various hues of yellow. Of course, the scale is impressive: the sand dunes appear to go on forever.
In the Sahara, you can only travel on a tour, not on your own. This is mostly done to ensure the safety of tourists. During the journey, you will sample traditional desert cuisine, hear authentic Berber songs and music, and learn about their way of life and culture. The balloon journey, as well as the ride on quad bikes, skis, or snowboards across the gigantic dunes, will be spectacular! You may even spend the night in the desert in a customized tent, savoring the light of faraway stars.