Shared group desert tour from Marrakech to Fes 3 Days

Marrakech, Morocco

3 days (approx.)
Pickup offered
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Overview

Travel from Marrakech to Fez with a detour to the Sahara Desert with this transfer-tour hybrid. You'll visit the Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah, Dades and Todra Gorges, and Ouarzazate along the way, but the real highlight will be the chance to visit the dunes of Erg Chebbi on the edge of the Sahara, where you'll take a camel safari and sleep under the stars in a traditional Berber camp.

Travel in the comfort of an air-conditioned vehicle
Dinner and breakfast will be provided
Two nights' accommodation is included
Hotel pick up and drop off service is included

What's Included

Air-conditioned vehicle
Professional driver/guide
Hotel pick up and drop off service
Accommodation as per itinerary
Breakfast (2)

Breakfast
Dinner (2)

Dinner

Lunches & drinks
Entrance fees to cinema studios and kasbahs (optional)
Tips & gratuities & anything not mentioned in included section

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

We pick up all travelers from their accommodation, the pick up starts at 7 AM depends on your hotel location, the pick-up start from the far hotels to the nearest hotels.

Operating hours
.7:00 am

Itinerary

Day 1

Marrakech - ait ben haddou kasbah - Ouarzazate - Dades Gorges

3 Stops

Ksar Of Ait-Ben-Haddou

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Taourirt Kasbah

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Vallee Des Roses

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Accommodation in Hotel

Meals: Dinner

Day 2

Dades Gorges - Todra Gorges - Erfoud - Merzouga desert

3 Stops

Dades Gorges

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Todra Gorge

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Merzouga Desert

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Overnight in desert camp

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 3

Merzouga to Fes with Taxi

1 Stop

Fes El-Bali

6 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 17 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 3 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6

based on 29 reviews

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The trip started with us...

Philipp_D, Nov 2022

The trip started with us getting picked up by a driver at our Riad. He was right on time and drove us to a meeting place where we got sorted into the bus for the trip itself. The bus itself was pretty nice and comfortable, no complaints there. Our driver however was not very skilled when it comes to communicating. Throughout the whole 3 day trip, 90% of the time he talked to us was at spots he deemed picture worthy, he stoped at the side of the road, opened the door and said "go picture 5 minutes". Those spots where nice but even a very brief explanation what it is we're looking at or where we are would've made it much better. The first proper stop was at Ait-Ben-Haddou. The tour you get is officially volunatary but while I'd say it was worth it, you're not really getting the chance to pass on it if you want to explore the place on your own. It was quite cheap though. Right after the tour you go to a restaurant for lunch. Lunch is not included and you can't choose a different place to get something. So either eat there or wait throughout the day for dinner. Just to give an idea how good lunch is, compare it to gas station meals. Pretty overpriced for underwhelming food. Next stop would've been in the rose valley. Since there are no roses blooming at that time of the year, that stop was skipped. Unfortunately without any announcement so sompe of us kept wondering throughout the rest of the trip if we'd get there eventually. Like I said, our driver was quite a bad communicator. That first night we spent in a pretty bad hotel. While the included dinner and breakfast was alright(ish), the room wasn't. It was freezing cold, moldy, hot water wasn't working and I'm not too sure if they clean rooms after every guest. The second day we drove towards the dessert. While lunch on that day was compareable to the one on the first day (expensive, underwhelming and no possibility for an alternative), there was not too mcuh to talk about since the day consisted of driving mostly. The end of the day, when we arrived at the Merzouga dessert, we had to wait for an hour without knowing what we're waiting for exactly before we were put on a pickup to go see the sunset. Right after that, we took our camel ride to the dessert tent camp where we had a great night. At the morning of the third day we returned by camels to our driver who dropped us of at the side of a road where we got into a taxi that got us to Fes. As this part of the trip was again only driving, there is not really anything to talk about. tl,dr: Lunch on day 1 and 2 expensive and not good, driver wouldn't talk unless it was complaints, the night in the dessert was great and we got to our destination right on time as promissed.

Spend a wonderful time in the desert!

Jannik_C, Jul 2022

Amazing trip!!! We had a wonderful time in the desert. The guide was very friendly and seeing the sinset over the sanddunes was unforgettable.

Excellent

Maps35660072042, Nov 2019

Everything is good.They try to do what you want as it is possible, well.The tour is enough to test Merzouga sahara desert. Not necessary to pay more for another.

Hagan la excursión, pero con otra compañía.

Gonzalo_A, Apr 2022

Los paisajes naturales, las pequeñas villas y el desierto eran grandiosos. Para la excursión en sí me sentí bastante estafado. 1) El minibus de ida: el chofer conducía mientras usaba el telefono y era bastante rápido. Ademas la ventana a mi lado estaba rota por lo que viajamos con el fuerte ruido del aire todo el tiempo. No había aire acondicionado. El chofer era amistoso y nos animaba a cantar y ponía música. 2) Las paradas para descansar y los restaurantes del almuerzo eran una ESTAFA. Precios elevadísimos, como si estuvieramos en el centro de londres, aprovechandose de los turistas. Solo se podía pagar en efectivo y no podías ir a otro lugar. 3) Campamento en el desierto: medio pelo. EL campamento estaba sin cuidar, tardaron en encender la electricidad. Las habitaciones son de a cuatro y se comparten. No había sabanas. La cena y el desayuno eran bastante pobres. El fogón y la musica berebe era una mentira. Encenderion un minifueguito y los mismos 3 hombres que trataban de organizar todo tocaron un poco unos tambores. Muy decepcionante. Sí recomiendo mucho hacer la parte de los jeeps. Te llevan a un lugar muy alto donde el amenecer se ve genial. La parte del té con los bereber es literalmente tomar un te e irte en 2 minutos sin comunicarnos en absoluto ni conocer nada de ellos. Conclusión: hagan esta excursión, pero con otra compañía.