3 Days Tour from Marrakech via the sahara desert to Fez

PROGRAM DETAILS

1 Day 1 : MARRAKECH – AIT BEN HADDOU – ROSE VALLEY – DADES GORGE

Our Morocco Happiness Tour will take you through the mountain from Marrakech early morning at 8am to pass over the High Atlas with its high rugged mountain terrain and sweeping valleys. We will allow enough time for this pass and the beautiful views of its curvy road and scenic Berber villages in the region.

We will stop for refreshments at a local cafe before heading on to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ait Ben Haddou, a group of earthen buildings surrounded by high walls, is a traditional pre-Saharan habitat. Ait Ben Haddou, in Ouarzazate province, is a striking example of the architecture of southern Morocco with a well-preserved fortress city that has provided inspiration and filming locations with the biggest studios inviting many international companies to work here. Films such as Lawrence of Arabia (1962), The Living Daylights (1987), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), The Mummy (1999), Gladiator (2000), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Kundun (1997), Legionnaire (1998), Hanna (2011),The Hills Have Eyes (2006), and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011) and the TV series Game of Thrones were filmed at this location.

Afterwards, we will enjoy lunch at local restaurant before heading to Skoura Oasis and to continue along the road of one thousand Kasbahs. We’ll then pass through the Tamnalt Hills with their strange rock formations of monkey fingers in Valley of Dades before arriving at our first overnight stay, in the center of the Valley of Dades.

2 Day 2 : DADES GORGE – TOUDGHA GORGE – MERZOUGA – ERG CHEBBI

We will depart after breakfast towards another spectacular canyon; Toudgha Gorge. Its walls are more than 300m high and at their most narrow part 20m apart. From Toudgha Gorge, we will go to Erfoud which is the center of dates and fossils. We will move on to Merzouga, the beautiful sand dunes of the Sahara Desert. In the afternoon, your camel guide awaits you to carry you across the golden dunes of the Moroccan Sahara to your desert campsite, when the sunset crosses the desert landscape. Reach your desert camp at night and enjoy refreshing mint tea and a delicious dinner. Spend your night at a campfire with Berber music under millions of stars in a traditional nomadic style.

3 Day 3 : Fes

In Erg Chebbi you will wake up early so you don’t miss out of the amazing sunrise from the dunes of the desert. There is a long drive to Fes, so after breakfast, we will be back on the road heading towards Midelt driving through the Ziz Valley Gorge. We will stop and visit the wild monkeys in the Cedar forest of Azrou, where you can take photos and take the final rest before heading to Fes. The tour will finish in the evening in Fes where you will be dropped off at your accommodation of your choice.

LOCATION (MAP)