2 Day Desert Trip from Fez to Marrakech via Merzouga

Fez, Morocco

2 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Breakfast
Dinner
Air-conditioned transportation
Camel ride in the desert
Night in a standard desert camp
Professional driver
Pick up et drop off
Admission Fee - Admission fee

Lunches
Drinks

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We offer pickup from any hotel or riad in Fes. Your driver will contact you before departure to confirm the exact pickup time. Please be ready in the lobby or at the nearest accessible point, as some riads are not reachable by car. Look for the driver holding a sign with your name.

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Fez to Merzouga Desert

7 Stops

Fez (Pass By)

Ifrane

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Azrou Cedar Forest

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Midelt

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Fleuve de Ziz

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Camel Trek Merzouga

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Merzouga Camping Trek

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Standard Desert Camp in Merzouga

Meals: Dinner

Day 2

Merzouga to Marrakech

7 Stops

Merzouga

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Tinghir (Pass By)

Dades Valley Activities

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Atlas Studios

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ksar Of Ait-Ben-Haddou

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Tizi n Tichka (Pass By)

Marrakech (Pass By)

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

1.0

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Good desert experience, poor tour management

Ander_G, Apr 2026

We booked this 2-day Merzouga Desert tour from Fez to Marrakech via Viator mainly for the itinerary offered and the supposed availability of guide in Spanish. Unfortunately, the experience was marked by constant disorganization and clear breaches of what was announced in the reservation. From the beginning everything was chaotic. During the previous days we were called several times to coordinate the collection; we always told them that we did not care about the meeting point and that they indicated one. We were finally summoned at 7:00 in the morning near our riad, where we were waiting for more than half an hour. Later we were picked up by a car in which we were alone and taken to a cafeteria full of tourists, minibuses and badly parked vans. There we were left “lying around” without explanations, saying only to wait until they told us where to go. After about 20 minutes, we were assigned a minibus that was supposed to be the final one, but we still needed to pick up other people at different points in Fez, which delayed us another half hour. Result: almost 9:00 and still not having left Fez, while other passengers were being picked up almost two hours later than us. The tour description indicated that there would be a guide in Spanish, which was not true. There was no guide and the driver did not speak Spanish. Still, we want to highlight that the driver was friendly and professional, and tried to explain things in English during the ride. The stops during the day were correct (Ifrane, cedar forest, lunch breaks and bath). Before arriving in the desert we stopped at a traditional clothing store where we were told that it was mandatory to bring a handkerchief for the camel ride, hinting that you had to buy it if you did not have one. This turned out to be false, as it was not mandatory at all. A stop clearly aimed at forcing purchases. The arrival in the desert was correct and the camp and the haima were very good, no objection in that respect. The camel ride and sunset were also pleasant. However, the lack of information and coordination became clear again, as the dawn activities (visit to nomadic village, sandboard, quad or camel ride) were explained late and did not match what we had been told the previous day, besides not being included in the initial price. The worst part of the whole excursion was the return to Marrakech. After the morning activities we were left in a parking lot without any explanation, without guidance or visible responsibility. While the rest of our classmates were getting on different buses, we were not receiving any information. We asked several times without getting clear answers. Eventually there were only three people left. A driver asked us the destination and told us that we would go straight to Marrakech, stopping only for lunch and bath. At that time we knew that the stops included in the itinerary would not be made, specifically: ·Ouarzazate (10 minutes) ·Ait Ben Haddou (1 hour, with entrance fee included) These stops were one of the main reasons we hired this tour, and they just weren’t made. The driver of the return journey did not provide any explanation or information during the entire journey. After contacting the organizers, even they couldn’t agree: one person told us they would stop at Ait Ben Haddou and another told us it was impossible because the 2-day tour didn’t have enough time. We understand that you may not have time, but then the itinerary should not announce stops that will not be made. That's misleading advertising. In short: constant disorganization, contradictory information, non-compliance with the itinerary and absence of a guide in Spanish, despite being clearly indicated in the reservation. If the tour had been described honestly, we would not have hired him. A very disappointing experience for a trip that promised much more.

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