2 Days Fes Desert trip Overnight Erg chebbi End up Fes/Marrakech
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Fez, Morocco
- 2 days (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Ride a camel through desert dunes on this overnight tour of Erg Chebbi. Travel from Fez, passing mountains, a ski resort, cedar forest, and palm oases. Head into the dunes by camel as the sun sets, arrive at a Berber camp for a traditional meal, and spend the night in a spacious tent. Wake up to sunrise over the dunes, then ride your camel back to Merzouga for a hotel breakfast and a shower before heading to Fez or onwards to Marrakech.
- Authentic Saharan experience with a camel ride through the desert
- Spend the night under the desert stars in a traditional Berber tent
- See Morocco’s varied landscapes, from mountains to desert
- Choose from standard, luxury, and private options to fit your budget
What's Included
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Overnight in Desert Camp
- Camel Ride
- Proffesional Driver
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Sandboarding Expérience (Available free of charge )
- Lunch and drinks
- Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
For those who prefer to book their own accommodation in Merzouga, we offer a transfer-only service as part of our 2-day, 1-night desert journey from Fes to Marrakech/Fes via Merzouga. Our driver will collect you from your location in Fes and drive you straight to Merzouga. Once there, you can choose to be dropped off at one of the designated official meeting points: - ATM - Bureau de Poste Maroc Al Barid Bank - 31°13'34.4"N 4°01'51.9"W - STATION POMPE GREEN OIL MERZOUGA - Afriquia MARZOUGA - Shell Merzouga The following morning, we'll meet you at the same location where you were dropped off the previous day and continue the transfer to Marrakech/Fes.
Operating hours.7:30 am
Itinerary
Day 1
Fez - Ifran - Medilt - Merzouga
4 Stops
Fez (Pass By)
Ifrane (Pass By)
1
Midelt
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
2
Merzouga
6 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodation: Accommodation : Standard Desert Tent (It's possible if you want to upgrade to luxury tent with extra Cost)
Meals: Dinner
Day 2
Merzouga back to Fez or Marrakech
2 Stops
1
Merzouga
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
2
Fez
6 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Breakfast
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 17 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 114 reviews
Katherine_A, May 2025
If you don't have much time—like my partner and I—but still want to experience the desert, this is the best option! Everything was well organized, the drivers were friendly, and both dinner and breakfast were delicious and generous. It would be great if the hosts at the haimas could share a bit more about desert life and their culture—it would make the experience even richer.
The only downside for me was the return trip to Marrakech. It's quite far, and the road has a lot of curves, which made me feel a bit dizzy. That said, it's not the tour operator’s fault—it’s just the nature of the journey.
If you have more time, I highly recommend booking a longer tour to enjoy the experience at a more relaxed pace.
Response from Host, May 2025
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review! We're happy to hear that you and your partner enjoyed the desert experience, especially with the warm hospitality and delicious meals. Your suggestion about learning more from the hosts is very valuable—it’s a great idea to make the cultural connection even deeper. And you're absolutely right.
It's really a pleasure to serve you and we hope to welcome you on another memorable journey with us! see you soon again!
Mick_G, Jan 2025
This two day trek was so much fun! A few stops for snacks/lunch and to see monkeys, easy and beautiful van ride, glorious night sky at the campsite — it all makes for a nice, entertaining getaway.
Pro tip: get in contact before tour day if you want to ask questions, and ask about meal times when you’re on the van — my friends and I were confused at some of the stops (as they were not the meal times).
Very friendly guys, thank you to Said and Youness for the safe, sweet travels!
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you so much for your glowing comment!
we are so glad to hear that your 2 days desert was such a delightful experience! It sounds like it was an amazing blend of relaxation and adventure—from scenic van rides to stargazing at the campsite. Those special stops for snacks and even monkey sightings must have added a unique charm to your journey!
Your practical tips, like checking in about meal times and reaching out beforehand with questions, are super helpful for anyone planning a similar trip.
we are deeply grateful for your genuine words and we hope to welcome you back for another incredible adventures with us! see you soon!
Finn_F, Jan 2025
Everyone was super friendly and it went smoothly. The drivers, guides, and hospitality staff at the camp were all great. The drive was long but super comfortable and we had many cool stops along the way. The views were incredible. It seemed like there were no monkeys on the day we went but our driver searched and we found some! Thanks to our guide Said!
Response from Host, Mar 2025
Thank you so much for your heart warming comment!
we are so glad to hear that your 2 days desert was such a memorable fantastic experience! It sounds like everyone involved—from the drivers and guides to the hospitality staff—played a huge role in making this trip so enjoyable and seamless. Those cool stops along the way must have been a great way to break up the long drive and add even more excitement to the experience.
The effort your driver put into finding monkeys, even when it seemed unlikely, speaks volumes about the dedication to ensuring every detail of your trip was memorable. And with those incredible views, it sounds like Said truly helped create an unforgettable adventure!
we are deeply grateful for your genuine recommendation and we hope to welcome you back for another amazing adventures with us! see you soon!
DeniaMarquez_A, Dec 2024
It was a great experience, I really recommend this trip, everybody was amazing, the experience visiting the desert was unique.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
What a glowing review! It sounds like the trip offered a remarkable blend of incredible experiences and wonderful people who made the adventure even more special. Exploring the desert must have been a truly unique highlight, leaving lasting memories.
Isabella_P, Dec 2024
Glamping at the edge of the Sahara. Great drum circle. A lot of bus travel but worth it. Learned a lot on the way.
Response from Host, Mar 2025
What a unique and enriching experience! Glamping at the edge of the Sahara must have been an incredible mix of luxury and adventure. The drum circle sounds like such a fun and cultural highlight—those rhythms probably made the night magical. And even with a lot of bus travel, it’s great to hear that it was worth it, especially with everything you learned along the way!
we are deeply grateful for your genuine words and we hope to welcome you back for another incredible adventures with us! see you soon!
Daniel_F, Apr 2023
It’s a really, really long day in the car in which the advertised stops along the way are really just a few snatched minutes by the side of the road. Meanwhile other stops along the way were for the driver’s shopping errands.
We arrived to the desert when it was already dark, really limiting the hurried camel riding experience - which was the whole reason for the trip. Then a hellishly long ride back the next day. Honestly could not recommend this.
Mike_C, Oct 2022
A great time riding camels and seeing majesty of dunes. For 2 day trip, the driving was alot. I'd recommend 3+ days
Aminath_Z, May 2022
The whole experience was worth the 8+ hours drive to find the red dunes. it was magical and just like one of those arabian nights. The driver Abdullah drove us in the month of ramadan tirelessly and made every stop he had to make patiently.The desert camp host Salah and his brother gave us glimpse of their berber life in the desert. Also do go out to watch the stars in the desert with Salah ashe made it so special for us with his riddles.
I regret not passing my gratitude to these guys and passing it on to others who contributed less to the experience.So I would like to highlight here that the camp hosts were realy the true stars of our experience and they are praise worthy.Would recommend this one night trip to the Ergchebbi as everything went as described in the package and there were no issues during the trip too.
Kimberly_J, May 2022
To see the sunset in the desert is breathtaking. Our host were wonderful! An experience you will never forget. The. To see the sun rise was just a bonus!
Derryl_S, Feb 2020
We loved this trip, and had a great time. Everything was on time and ran smoothly. Mufasaha was very knowlegable and fun to spend our two days with.
aireye99, Jan 2020
Mustafa was a fantastic guide! Although the trip was long (~9 hours), there were many interesting stops along the way. We saw Barbary Macaques and could feed them, we stopped at an oasis, and had a nice lunch stop. When we arrived at Erg Chebbi, we rode camels for a little while before stopping to hike up the dunes to watch the sunset. Absolutely breathtaking! Then it was back on the camels to ride to the camp. We were welcomed with tea and then had a few minutes to rest before dinner was served. After dinner, we sat around a fire and listened and danced to Berber music. The desert sky was so gorgeous—all those stars’! Absolutely fantastic tour!
Maria_C, Aug 2019
We had a wonderful time in the desert, our driver Abdulh was a kind and super knowledged man, couldn’t have asked for a better guide on our way there.
The camel ride and snowboarding in the sand was a one in a life time experience i’m sure i’ll never forget.
The dinner and music in the night was also wonderful
John_C, Mar 2019
Mohammed, Omar and the others were very hospitable and informative. The trip from Fez was long and alot of time spent not spent or doing anything. Although, this trip gave a very good glimpse into the other non-urban areas of the country. The Sahara Desert should be a bucket list on everyone's "to do" and the trip allowed a good feel for this natural wonder. The camel ride and luxury desert camp were a bit "contrived" and staged but worth the extra spent to have the better attention. All in all, it was a great way of seeing more of Morocco and it's culture
Millo012, Aug 2018
Very well organised and truly a memorable experience. I would suggest though that ideal itinerary would be Fes - Desert tour - Marrakech. to get the best of the long trip.
Carla F, Jun 2018
Best experience ever. Highly Highly recommend. Our tour guide Mustafa was so lovely to us and very knowledgable.
A must do if in Fez!!
Kenneth F, Jun 2018
Amazing, The tour guide was looking out for our comfort throughout the entire trip. The camel trek through the desert provided stunning views. The staff was warm friendly and completely hospitable. It was a once in a lifetime experience!!
Marc_P, Jan 2018
An amazing experience! Hassan, our driver, was really nice. He showed us local, cheap, real Moroccan restaurants on our way to Merzouga. After arriving we went to the desert with a group of 13. They show you the sunset and sunrise the next morning in the dunes. Overall very recommended!
Steven V, Nov 2017
Our driver was terrific in showing us around on the trip. The people who took us into the desert and ran the camp were great
Julie L, Sept 2017
This trip was a highlight of our 10 day visit to Fes. It's a long road trip from Fes but our driver Mustapha made some great stops along the way to break up the very long car ride. Ifrane and a stop to see the monkeys were fantastic and Mustapha made many photo opportunity stops for us. He answered our many many questions and even looked out for some roadside honey sellers for us! Eventually we got to the desert and made the hours camel check to our camp for the night. The dunes of Erg Chebbi are amazing. Surreal almost. Completely worth that long drive. I was surprised to see a double bed in our roomy tent! I had been expecting a mattress on the ground. So that was a very pleasant surprise. Dinner was fantastic. Soup, tagine then fruit. Delicious! Followed by round the campfire music. The vibe there was fantastic. The sky was clear and I don't think I have ever seen so many stars. It was beautiful. After a good nights sleep we woke up before sunrise and climbed a dune to watch the sunrise. It was perfect. Then back to camp to saddle up and trek back to the hotel for breakfast, showers and the long long road trip home. Again, Mustapha made some stops we requested fossil shops and back to Ifrane for their gift shops and stopping for lunch along the way. I could not fault any of the trip. It's worth every penny and I would recommend it to anyone. Brilliant!
Ivana_C, Apr 2017
This trip was amazing! A great way to travel Morocco other than being in a city. The description is pretty accurate to what we get. We rode in a bus 5-7 hours to the desert, but had stops in the way, which made it go by quickly and enjoyably. Shout out to our driver, Hafet, who was so great!
Nicol C, Apr 2017
Mohamed has been a fantastic guide and incredible driver. He took care of us for the 2 days we staid with him. I highly recommend this trip. The experience in the desert is amazing, All the staff of the desert, have been very friendly and the food in the tend was very nice. Mustapha has been our guide in the dunes and he with the other guys made us spent a fantastic night. It has been an incredible experience. Do not miss it!
Anthony_R, Feb 2017
This was the best part of visiting Morocco! Stephan was a great driver. Very informative, friendly, and safe. Haman was our guide in the desert and he did a fantastic job trekking us out in the desert, preparing dinner, and playing drums and singing by the camp fire at night. Everyone involved in our trip made us feel welcome and safe, as we were a little leary in the market areas and new at experiencing the desert. Would do it again in a heartbeat.
Michael_S, Aug 2016
Riding a camel as a family into the isolated Sahara Desert is an experience we'll treasure for a long time! Our guide was top notch! He picked us up from our hotel and was helpful in every way. We traveled with two young kids (ages 4 and 1). Just know that it's interesting but lots of driving!
SARA_P, Sept 2023
Experiencia increible, fue un placer compartir esta excursion con Moha y Yassine , conductor y guia, estuvieron pendientes del grupo en todo momento, el campamento precioso, la jaima muy bonita , la comida excelente , todo muy bien coordinado. Lo ofertado en la misma se cumplio y supero mis expectativas . Muy buena gente, divertida y excelentes fotografos Enhorabuena por esta excursion.
Mario_F, Jan 2023
Esperienza stupenda, perfetta su ogni aspetto!! Il deserto è un luogo fantastico, vedere il tramonto, l'alba, dormire in un vero accampamento berbero, con persone del posto, mangiare, divertirsi, suonare e cantare con loro intorno ad un grande falò, ascoltare le loro esperienze, conoscere la loro cultura....poi il sandboarding, le passeggiate sul dromedario, il mini-safari con la jeep tra le dune...sono solo alcuni degli aspetti che ho apprezzato di più di questa escursione. Ma non solo....
...il viaggio di andata e ritorno, in macchina, è stata la ciliegina sulla torta di una delle esperienze più belle di sempre!!
Di solito ci si annoia durante il viaggio ma grazie alla nostra guida, Hachem, tutte quelle ore di viaggio non sono state assolutamente pesanti, anzi...
...Hachem ci ha portato, "on the road", alla scoperta di posti con paesaggi mozzafiato (sulle montagne della catena dell'Atlante, a giocare con i Macachi, a vedere una grandissima oasi nel deserto, a visitare una casbah, a fare acquisti in un enorme mercato, ad incontrare le comunità che vivono nel deserto...
..ci ha fatto scoprire tutto della cultura delle popolazioni che vivono li e della cultura marocchina e araba in generale!!
..un ragazzo super preparato, che ci ha dato spiegazioni su tutto quello che vedevamo durante il viaggio, su tutto ciò che chiedevamo e anche di più!!...torniamo a casa più ricchi grazie a lui!!
Response from Host, Mar 2023
Grazie per la tua recensione entusiasta dell'esperienza nel deserto del Marocco! Sembra che tu abbia avuto un'esperienza davvero straordinaria, tra il soggiorno nell'accampamento berbero, il sandboarding, le passeggiate sul dromedario e il mini-safari in jeep tra le dune. Inoltre, sembra che il viaggio di andata e ritorno sia stato altrettanto eccezionale, con la guida Hachem che ti ha mostrato alcuni dei paesaggi più belli del Marocco e ti ha fornito una conoscenza approfondita sulla cultura locale. Siamo lieti che tu abbia apprezzato il tuo viaggio e ti ringraziamo per aver condiviso la tua esperienza con noi!
Alexandre_C, Sept 2022
Un super grand Merci à Youssef notre guide!! Le meilleur conducteur du Maroc!! La prudence et sa gentillesse on illuminé notre voyage qui à été remplie de belle surprise et paysage pour arriver à un endroit somptueux. Toutes l’equipe du camp à été Superbe et le cadre au dela de mes espérances. Je recommande ce voyage et surtout à le faire avec Youssef the Best!!! ❤️
Alexandre_B, Apr 2022
L’excursion est géniale, le trajet est ponctué d’arrêts culturels, Abdullah notre guide est très précis, connais très bien son pays et nous a appris énormément de choses sur l’histoire, la culture, les traditions et l’économie passée et présente.
La visite du désert est géniale, musicale, avec de belles rencontres ! À faire absolument !
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