Private 4-Day Luxury Sahara Tour from Marrakech to Fes
Overview
Take a 4-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes, exploring the Sahara’s vast dunes, camel treks, and rich cultural heritage at an unhurried pace. With an extra day in the desert region, you’ll venture beyond the dunes to nomadic villages, fossil workshops, and hidden oases before crossing the Middle Atlas to the spiritual capital of Fes.
Customize your trip — we may adjust this itinerary to any modification you require. Ideal for adults, groups of friends, couples, solo travelers, and families with children.
Highlights
- Cross the Tizi n’Tichka pass and the High Atlas Mountains
- Explore Ait Benhaddou and the studios of Ouarzazate
- A full day of Sahara exploration around Merzouga
- Sunset and sunrise camel treks in Erg Chebbi
- Cedar forests, Ifrane, and a grand arrival in Fes
Itinerary — Day by Day
Marrakech — Ait Benhaddou — Ouarzazate — Dades Valley
Depart Marrakech at 8:00 AM across the Tizi n’Tichka pass. Visit the UNESCO-listed Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou and Ouarzazate’s Taourirt Kasbah, then follow the Valley of Roses to a luxury riad in the Dades Valley for dinner and overnight.
Dades — Todra Gorges — Erfoud — Merzouga
Walk beneath the towering cliffs of the Todra Gorges, then continue via Tinjdad and Erfoud to the Erg Chebbi dunes. A sunset camel trek carries you to your luxury desert camp for dinner, Berber drumming, and a night under the stars.
Merzouga — Khamlia — Nomads — Erg Chebbi
A full desert day: sunrise over the dunes, Gnawa music in Khamlia village, tea with a nomadic family, and the fossil workshops of Erfoud. Second night in a comfortable Merzouga hotel or desert camp with dinner.
Merzouga — Ziz Valley — Midelt — Ifrane — Fes
Journey north through the palm-lined Ziz Valley, lunch in Midelt, and the cedar forests of Azrou with their Barbary macaques. Pass alpine-style Ifrane before arriving in Fes in the early evening.
Included in the Tour
- Private A/C luxury vehicle with experienced English-speaking driver
- Camel treks and local desert guides in Merzouga
- Luxury desert camp and handpicked riads
- Dinners and breakfasts included
- Drop-off at your riad or hotel in Fes
Not Included
- Airline tickets to / from Morocco
- Lunches and soft drinks
- Entry fees and personal expenses
