Tour from Fes to Merzouga in 3 Days

Description:

Tours from Fes to the desert and back in 3 days are now in increasing demand. So Best Time Adventure has created this special Fes to Erg Chebbi desert trip to achieve exactly that. By embarking on this 3-day desert tour from Fes to the majestic dunes of Erg Chebbi in Merzouga, you will visit the desert and get a full view of how amazing Morocco’s diversity is. First, you cross the amazing Middle Atlas Mountains, stopping by the cedar forest in Azrou to watch Barbary apes. You will pass many traditional Berber villages. The desert tour’s highlight is undoubtedly riding camels to the summit of the Erg Chebbi dunes. And walking barefoot in the wind-blown sand dunes and taking photos of yourselves in blue nomadic turbans with a spectacular sunset in the background just adds to the experience. Mint tea and an authentic Moroccan dinner under a starlit sky are perfect ways to start the exotic evening. Sharing an evening of Berber music around the campfire further enhances dessert delights. Your own private and very comfortable tent in a luxury desert camp near the big dunes completes this unforgettable day. Returning to Fes you will observe the vast numbers of date palms grown in the Ziz Valley, famous for its date festival. The incredible and awe-inspiring fossil finds on display in Erfoud bear witness as to just how ancient this part of the country is. Alternatively, you can experience the trip of a lifetime with our awe-inspiring 4 days Fes Desert Tour from Fes all the way to Ouarzazate and Marrakech. So book the trip of a lifetime and truly discover the beauty and authenticity of authentic Moroccan culture with local experts.

Itinerary

Day 1 Fez – Middle Atlas – Tizi N'Talghamt – Errachidia – Erfoud -Merzouga Desert

3 day trip from Fes to Merzouga starts with pick up by your driver from Sahara Camel Trips company at 8:30 a.m from your hotel in Fes and drive to Merzouga via the middle Atlas mountains we'll enjoy a nice drive through Berber villages. Stop in the beautiful city of Ifrane known as "Moroccan Switzerland ", continue to Azrou the famous cedar forest where you can see the monkeys, and continue to the town of Midelt where you can have a break for lunch. After that, we'll head south to Erfoud known for fossils and its yearly festival dates market through the beautiful Ziz Valley where we'll stop to admire a nice panoramic view with the scenery of the oasis in the afternoon we'll reach the impressive Erg Chebbi dunes dinner and overnight stay at Hotel in Merzouga.

Day 2 Explore Merzouga area – Erg Chebbi - Camel Trek and Night at Desert Camp

After breakfast at your hotel we'll start our Merzouga 4x4 excursion to explore different and interesting sites around Erg chebbi dunes we'll visit Hassi labied oasis to see its irrigation canal and land agriculture, we'll head south to the seasonal Dayt Sriji lake ( if there's water in it) we'll continue to Khamlia village if you are interested to listen to the gnawa music of the dark skin people who were brought to Morocco as immigration over hundred years ago and they were working as slaves... afterwards we'll continue to M'ifis mines deside the tourism Merzouga desert it is also famous of menerals and fossils during our Merzouga 4x4 desert tour we'll have the opportunity to visit a nomad berber family who are still living in their tent in the middle of the Sahara we'll have a glass of mint tea with them and learn about life in the desert...we'll make stops at different panoramic views to enjoy scenery and take pictures of the sights...after lunch at a local restaurant we'll come back to the village from here you will do camel trekking to reach our Berber Camp in Merzouga the camel ride takes 1 - 1:30 h with break on top of dune to watch the sunset, try the sandboarding if that's an activity you're interested in, enjoy the views , take photos then after this beautiful moments you'll continue to the camp where you'll be welcomed with a glass of tea and relax until dinner time, after having dinner there's be some traditional berber drumming music, enjoy the starry sky then sleep under a nomadic tent.

Day 3 Merzouga – Erfoud – Errachidia – Midelt – Fes

The following day we recommend you to wake up early morning to enjoy the sunrise on the top of the dune in the Sahara Desert close to the camp then have your breakfast and take shower at the camp. After these beautiful moments, you will ride your camel back to the original started location or transfer back by 4WD if you prefer to. Later on, you’ll meet your driver and your 3 Days Tour from Fes to Merzouga continues direction to Fes again with stops along the way for panoramic views, photos, free time for lunch…arrival in the afternoon/evening to Fes, drop you off at your hotel/riad and our services end.

1. NOTE: This is a flexible itinerary that may be adjusted to allow for changes in arrival and departure times, weather conditions, and other related factors.