4 days from Fez to Marrakech through the desert of Morocco, it will take you to see all the nature of the Atlas Mountains with all the villages and the south of Morocco to the desert than from you enjoy the spectacular camel trek through the dunes and the night in the desert of Merzouga

DAY 1: FES – IFRANE – MIDELT – ERFOUD – MERZOUGA

After breakfast, we will depart from Fes to Merzouga through the Middle Atlas region passing through Ifrane, the ‘Switzerland’ of Morocco, and the cedar forests of Azrou where we can stop to hand feed the monkeys. We will continue to Midelt where we will have lunch. We will then follow the Ziz River through the valley and stop to see the Ziz Gorges before continuing to Merzouga for dinner and a night in a hotel via Erfoud.

DAY 2: MERZOUGA – ERG CHEBBI – MERZOUGA

Today we will explore the desert region and the marvel that is the Erg Chebbi desert dunes. We will make a circuit of the desert dunes where you will have the opportunity to see the nomad’s way of life and the amazing changing contrasts of the desert. We will visit the ‘black village’ of Khamlia to see the Gnawa musicians. We will have the chance to taste a traditional Berber pizza for lunch in the ancient capital of Rissani. We will then return In the afternoon to ride the camels to see the sunset over the dunes and spend the night including dinner in the desert camp and listen to traditional Berber music while watching the stars and the rising moon in the amazing desert dunes.

DAY 3: ERG CHEBBI – RISSANI – TODRA GORGES

After breakfast in the bivouacs, we will go on a camel trek back to the hotel in Merzouga for a quick shower. We leave the Sahara desert dunes of Erg Chebbi via an off-road drive across the hamada (black Desert) to get to the Sahara town of Rissani with an optional visit to the animated local market. Afterward, we drive to Erfoud which is known for its fossils. Here, we can stop to visit a fossil workshop before we continue to the impressive Todra canyons, known for rock climbing, where you can hike before we check into the hotel for dinner and night.

DAY 4: TODRA GORGES – DADES VALLEY – SKOURA – OUARZAZATE – MARRAKECH

After breakfast at the hotel, we begin our journey along the road of a Thousand Kasbahs via Dades valley where there are enormous kasbahs on both sides of the road. Some of these kasbahs are old fortified houses that have been restored but unfortunately, a lot of them are still in ruins. We will pass the valley and go up to the mountainous area through an off-road trail where many Berber villages but few nomads live in caves. Here we will have the chance to visit one of these families and take a look at their daily life and their main activities which are looking after herds of goats and sheep. We will be impressed by the landscapes of the colorful rose valley as we continue our journey to Marrakech via Ouarzazate and Skoura to your hotel or airport ( according to your flight details ).

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