4 Days Desert Tour From Marrakech to Fes via Merzouga Dunes

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Marrakech, Morocco

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

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Overview

Visiting the desert landscapes of the Merzouga Dunes from Marrakech usually means retracing your steps by returning to the city at the end. However, this 4-day tour keeps you moving by delivering you to Fez at the end. Before that, explore attractions throughout the Atlas Mountains and spend two nights at a camp among the dunes of the Sahara Desert.

Ride camels and experience Berber culture in the Sahara Desert at Merzouga
Optional activities in the desert, such as sandboarding and 4-wheel driving
See gorges, oases, and kasbah villages in the Atlas Mountains
Three nights accommodation with dinner and breakfast provided

What's Included

Air conditioned vehicle
Fuel surcharge
Camel rides for both sunset & sunrise ( 1 Camel each)
Sanboarding
3 nights standard accommodations
the 2 nights in the deser have shared bathrooms standard accommodations
The 3d day is oprional & 4X4 tour
Dinner (3)

Dinner
Breakfast (3)

Breakfast

Lunch

€80.00 per person
Drinks
tips
personal expenses
film studio tickets 5 EUR per person
Guide in Ait Ben Haddou Village

€4.00 per person
Entrance fee - Kasbah

€10.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup point

Hôtel Restaurant Café de France
J2G7+G2G jamaa el-fnna، Rue des Banques, مراكش 40000, Morocco
the pick up will be either at Hotel restaurant café de france or at the nearest place for the transport from your accommodation

Pickup details

a day before the tour starts we will contact the clients via whatssap to confirm the pick up details

Meeting point

Hôtel Restaurant Café de France
J2G7+G2G jamaa el-fnna، Rue des Banques, مراكش 40000, Morocco
a day before the tour starts we will contact the clients via whatssap to confirm the pick up details

End point

Fes, Morocco

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

MARRAKECH - TIZI-N - TICHKA - AIT BEN HADDOU - OUARZAZATE -Tinghir

1 Stop

Tinghir

9 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: A night in Hotel Saghro ( or similar)

Meals: Dinner

Day 2

TINGHIR -GORGE TODGHA &OASIS - TINEJDAD - ERFOUD - MERZOUGA

1 Stop

Merzouga

8 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: A night in a standard Camp in the desert

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 3

MERZOUGA - VISIT OF NOMAD FAMILY & NIGHT IN THE DESERT CAMP

1 Stop

Merzouga Desert

5 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: A night in a standard Camp in the desert

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4

MERZOUGA-Ifrane - Fes

1 Stop

Fez

10 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infant seats available

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 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

4.9

based on 173 reviews

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A great experience!

Paul_J, May 2025

The 4 day desert trip in the Sahara desert was truly an amazing experience. It starts with a great road trip with some scenic stops and includes the Unesco site Ait Benhaddou. The second day is also impressive with a walk through an oasis and the incredible Todra gorge. Then from Merzouga, you ride a camel out to the camp, which lasts about an hour. Dinner, sandboarding and great photos of the Sahara desert await you there. The 3 day trip is great, and well worth it, but if you have the time and money, I highly recommend the 4 day. After everyone leaves the next morning, you have some downtime in camp. Very peaceful and relaxing. Around 11, you start out on an excursion that includes visits to a nomad camp, mines, music and much more. The last day, for us, was another road trip to Fes. This included a stop near Ifrane where we fed some forest monkeys. I was very impressed by them. They were gentle creatures, and a lot of fun. One thing I would have done differently. I would have gone with the luxury camp. There, you have your own bathroom, I think. And a nice, shaded bench to sit on. But all in all, we were treated wonderfully. The guides were friendly and knowledgeable, and attended to all our needs. I absolutely loved the experience, and highly recommend it!

Response from Host, May 2025

🌟 "Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review!" We are so grateful for your kind words and delighted to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us. Our team strives to make every trip unforgettable, and knowing that it made a difference for you is precious. Whether it's the landscapes, the culture, or the people you met along the way, we are delighted that you chose us to be part of your Moroccan adventure. We would love to welcome you again; there is always more to discover! Morocco Global Adventure

Overall good

Louisa_E, Nov 2024

Overall very good, the organisation is very good considering how many people they are moving in various directions. We did the 4 day 3 night stay and enjoyed having the more relaxing day in the middle. You will spend a lot of time on the bus though which is understandable when you see how far you go. The main sites that you see are Ait Ben Haddou and the desert experience. You get taken to some shops on route and there are restbreaks and lunches. Most towns listed are drive through though. We paid an extra £100 on a group tour to see the monkeys in the cedar forests and only got 10 minutes off the coach in a place with very few monkeys. No time to explore. The accommodation was of a good standard but we had the basic desert package with really hard beds and no ensuite. A very bad night's sleep. Luckily we got upgraded the next day and had a verandah to sit on, otherwise there is no shaded place to sit and relax. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The minibuses are small but have WiFi. The company chose good places to eat for lunch.

Response from Host, Feb 2025

Hello, we are very grateful and appreciate that you took the time to share your rating with us. us, will help us continue our work and improve it. The satisfaction and happiness of our Customers is our goal. Sincerely, Morocco Global Adventures Team

4 days is the best option to know the desert

Tiago_S, Jul 2024

We did a 4 day tour from Marrakech - Merzouga - Fes (with 2 nights in the desert). It is really an amazing experience and we fully recommend it. At low season (early July), This was one of the few companies that provided a shared tour with the possibility of staying in the desert for longer. Staying an extra day gives you the ability to know more about the way of life in the desert, hear local music and eat local food. It is really a different way of life. It also gives you a resting day before a big journey ahead. About the 4 day experience, We were the only ones staying in the desert an extra night. since it is not common, the best thing to do is to ask for help. In the end what you will do and where you stay depends on the purchased package. That being said, Mohammed (our guide from Marrakech to Merzouga) and Moustafa (the person in Merzouga handling all details) were super helpful and accommodating. They really provided the best experience possible along the way and in the desert. Coming in July, be prepared for nights with extreme heat. But waking in the desert, hearing local music at night, and the desert experiences of riding camels, sandboarding (included) and quad bikes (with additional costs) are really otherworldly experiences. We really recommend this global experience to everyone if you are coming to Morocco

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Hello, we are very grateful and appreciate that it has taken so long to share your rating with us. We will help you continue our work and improve it. The satisfaction and happiness of our customers is our goal. Kind regards, Morocco Global Adventures Team

4 days in beautiful Morocco

Rita_S, Jun 2024

We did the 4 day trip from Marrakech to Fés, spending one night in Tinghir in a hotel with pool, and two nights in the desert camp. This is the highlight of our time in Morocco so far, our guide, Aziz is very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly, and Younes the driver has great driving skills and also gives interesting information pieces during breaks. There are plenty of breaks, for toilet, ATM, and photography. We also visited oasis, Kasbah, gorge. The luxury camp was quiet, we heard, but at our camp there was drumming until late night and people shouting until 2:30, which made the sunrise watching miserable after the 5:30 breakfast. We did love the sunset after the one hour camel ride and dinner, and did sand boarding too. On the next day most people left, and we did a private tour, visiting a nomad family, music show, fossils, all great fun, driving up the dunes too. Highly recommend, and better to not return to Marrakech (8 horlur drive) but choosing the Marrakech Fes route.