Fez to Marrakech via desert 3 days, visiting the gorges Dades, Erg chebbi and magical kasbah Ait Benhadou.
Day 1: Fes – Midelt – Erfoud – Merzouga – Erg Chebbi
We will pick you up at your Riad or your hotel around 8:00 a.m. We eave for Midelt through the Mountains and the cedar forests of the middle Atlas. We pass by Ifrane, a charming ski resort and Azrou, an important handicraft centre specialised in the work of cedar wood. We arrive in Midelt for lunch. At the afternoon we will drive to Erfoud and into the desert. You will have a camel trek into the beautiful Erg Chebbi Dunes, where you will spend the evening in a bivouac (camp). There you will enjoy a Berber dinner, and sleep in traditional Nomad camel hair tent.
Day 2: Merzouga – Rissani – Todra Gorges – Dades Gorges
Wake up for Sunrise lovely pictures, and Breakfast in open air. We return by camels to the hotel for Shower. Then, we depart to Erfoud which is known by fossils’ preparation. Drive through palm trees groves. We stop for lunch, then we take a short walk in Todra Gorges.We head our stoping point Boumalne de Dades. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 3: Dades Gorges- Rose vally – Skoura – Ouarzazate- Kasbah ait Benhadou – Marrakech
After breakfast, we will take a short walk in the gorges before departure for Marrakech. We will follow the Dades Valley through El Kelaa Magona, the Valley of the Roses and the road of a thousand Kasbahs. We visit of Ouarzazate and stop for lunch in Ait Benhadou village. We will have time to explore the famous protected UNESCO site which is the nest of many films like the Gladiator, lawrance of Arabia and much more. We will drive via Tichka pass to arrive to Marrakech.
- A private and very comfortable air conditioned vehicle
- Private English speaking driver/guide
- Pick up and transfer at your Riad / Hotel / airport
- Lunch
- Drinks
- Hotel or riad
- Flight tickets
- tips