3 DAYS TOUR FROM FES TO FES VIA ERG CHEBBI

This 3-day trip The greatest route to see the top of Merzouga Sahara, Erg Chebbi dunes, and breathtaking sunsets before arriving at the desert camp for an unforgettable night is from Fes to Merzouga desert. On the next day of this appropriate Fes desert trip, see nomads and all interesting spots.

⇒ Cross high Atlas & Middle mountains

⇒ Beautiful views & panoramics

⇒ Authentic Berber villages

⇒ Camel Trekking experience  

⇒ Overnight stay at Berber desert camp

⇒ Enjoy watching the starry sky

⇒ Wonderful sunrise & sunset in Erg Chebbi Desert

⇒ Ziz Valley

⇒ Cedar forest in Azrou

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

Our team will be waiting for you at the lobby of your hotel to pick you up for an unforgettable 2 days tour experience. Our first station to visit is Ifrane city, known as the Swiss of Morocco with orderly red-roofed houses. From here and in about half an hour’s drive we will be at the Ceder forests of Azrou, where Barbary apes live.

Our next stop is Midelt, the mineral mining and apple town lying between the two high and middle Atlas mountains. We have our lunch here, then recommence our way through Tizi N’Tlghamt “Camel pass”, Errachidia, then stopping for a panoramic view of Ziz Valley, we will be driving through to Erfoud, after that to Merzouga desert, where you spend the first night in a hotel next to the dunes of the largest desert in Morocco.

DAY 2: SAHARA DESERT SIGHTSEEING:

In the morning around 10 am and after breakfast at the camp. Our driver and guide pick you up by a 4WD for one of the best experiences in the desert. Your visit to the Merzouga area starts from your hotel driving by the high dunes of the desert. Firstly, a panoramic view stop for the Sahara from a high mountain close to the dunes. Then drive to nomad families living next to the Moroccan/Algerian border to know about their culture and the way they are living in a harsh environment, sitting under their tents while having a cup of tea.

After that, our trip resumes to the M’ifis mascara mountain mine. You explore and have an idea of how workers get mines from the heart of mountains. From there, to Khamlia village, settled by the “black-skinned” people, who are famous for their Gnawa music all around the world. Here you try Berber Pizza, a recommended meal in Morocco this area is famous for. Besides, listening and dancing to Gnawa music played by these friendly people.

Later, we keep up to the Sahara Oasis for a walk inside its almond, palm, and fig trees and different vegetable plants. From there on, we drive you back to the hotel, to get ready to ride the camels to camp on the other side of the desert. Your camel man awaits you next to the dunes for lifting you by his camels to the desert camp.

The camel ride takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes including an amazing stop for an incredible sunset at the top of a high dune in the middle of the desert. Your camel guide will take several memorable pictures for you along the ride to the camp.

Arriving at the well-equipped camp, you will be welcomed with Moroccan tea and some cookies by the camp workers. In an hour, the working staff serve you a delicious dinner, then they make a fire outside the camp under a sky full of stars, where they will be playing Berber and African music, while you enjoy and dance around the fire.

Overnight at the camp.

DAY 3: MERZOUGA – ERRACHIDIA – MIDELT – AZROU – FES :

It’s worth waking up early on this day, for one of the best sunrises ever. After having breakfast at the camp. You then ride camels or take a four-wheel-drive vehicle back to the village. Where you meet your driver and guide again and pick you up back to Fes. We will drive through Ziz Valley, Errachidia to Midelt, the mineral mining and apple town lying between the two Atlases: high and middle.

After lunch in Midelt, we resume our drive through the cedar forests of Azrou, have a stop to meet the Barbary Apes. Following this, Ifrane, the Switzerland of Morocco, is known for its alpine-style architecture, forests, and a well-known landmark lion stone.

Subsequently, carry on on our way to Fes City, where we drop you off at your hotel, and the 3 day tour frpm Fes finishes.

+ Pick up at Fes riad/hotel.

+ Private trip.

+ Private transportation in an air-conditioned touristic minivan/4WD.

+ Fuel/gas/All car-related expenses.

+ An English-speaking guide during the trip/Well-experienced driver during the trip.

+ 1 night in a Merzouga hotel next to the dunes.

+ Overnight in a luxury desert camp(private tents with private bathrooms).

+ 2 dinners and 2 breakfasts.

+ Sandboarding in the desert.

+ Camel Trekking in the desert.

+ Drop off at Fes riad/hotel.

✗ Lunches & Drinks.

✗ Any other personal expenses.

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