Join this splendid and amazing desert tour from Fez to the deep Sahara Desert, drive over outstanding desert landscapes, experience to nomad’s lifestyle and enjoy the calm and the immensity of the desert like a real Sahraoui.
During this desert trip, you will explore several beautiful places like Boumalne Dades, M’Hamid el Ghizlane and the famous Rose Valley before ending the tour in Marrakech.
This tour will offer you a great opportunity to experience the life in the desert and to explore the real authentic Morocco.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 : Fez – Gorges of Dades
An experienced English-speaking driver will pick you up early in the morning from your hotel, to start one of the best desert tours from Fez.
We will first pass over the little Switzerland of Morocco, the charming city of Ifrane, then we will have a lunch-break in Azrou, before driving across the High Atlas Mountains to reach the famous Gorges of Dades, where we will have dinner and spend the first night of our desert tour in a local hostel or guest house in Dades Gorges.
Day 2 : Gorges of Dades – Ouarzazate
After having breakfast, we will leave the Gorges of Dades and continue our trip to Ouarzazate.
On the road, we will stop to share a cup of mint tea with a Berber family to explore the local traditional culture and costumes, then we will drive over the amazing valley of roses where the famous festival of flowers is celebrated each year.
We will keep driving till we arrive to Ouarzazate, where we will have some rest and spend our night in the hotel.
Day 3 : Ouarzazate – M’Hamid el Ghizlane – Erg Chegaga
This will be the most important day of our desert tour, because from Ouarzazate, we will begin a real immersion in the deep desert and we will start to see the first beautiful desert landscapes.
On the way to Erg Chegaga, we will visit the old Kasbah of Tamnougalte, then we will keep driving till we reach the famous village of M’Hamid el Ghizlane.
From this point, the paved road ends and we will start to off-road a few kilometers through the sand paths and trials.
After few minutes of driving, we will finally arrive to Erg Chegaga where we will find the largest desert dunes in Morocco.
Upon arrival, we will join a nomad’s caravan and participate to a very pleasant camel trek experience at sunset, then we will have dinner and spend the night under Berber tents in our bivouac camp.
Day 4 : Erg Chegaga Dunes – M’Hamid el Ghizlane – Marrakech
Don’t miss the beautiful desert sunrise in the morning before leaving the fascinating Erg Chegaga dunes to go back to M’Hamid el Ghizlane then to Marrakech where this desert tour will end.
On the road to Marrakech, we will have the chance to visit some extremely beautiful places like the famous lake of Iriki, Foum Zguid and the colorful village of Taznakht where the best Berber carpets in Morocco are produced.
What is included?
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Half-board: Breakfast and dinner
Private air-conditioned 4×4 or Minibus
Accommodation: Hotels / Guest Houses
Experienced English speaking driver
Free stops and breaks on the road
What is excluded?
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Lunches
Drinks
Local tour guides
Any extras not mentioned in the program