5 Days from Fes to Marrakech via Desert

We will start our 5 Days from Fes to Marrakech by traveling through the middle Atlas Mountains to Ifrane known as ” Switzerland of Morocco ” because of its similarity to a Swiss ski resort. Then, we head to the cedar forest which is home to barbary monkies. We will feed and take pictures with them. Continuing south passing through Berber villages, countryside, and see nomadic shepherds with their flocks spread out in the terrain. Midway, a stop for lunch in Midelt. Our first day of the 5 Days Fes Marrakech desert tour will take us through the Talghmt pass. Before we get to the Sahara Desert. We’ll stop for some panoramic views of the impressive hidden oasis of Ziz valley filled with palm trees and mud villages. Around one hour, we’ll get to the Sahara Desert in the late afternoon, dinner, and overnight in a hotel.

After breakfast, we will begin our desert excursion for a half-day in the Sahara. We drive to visit nomads that still live in tents in the middle of the Sahara Desert. We will see how they live, sip a cup of tea with them. After, continue our way to visit old mines that once used to be exploited by the French. Later, we will visit the village of Khamlia that is home to black Berber people, who are descendants from Sudan, Mali…We’ll have a chance to listen to their Gnaoua music and have lunch in the town. Before the camel ride, we’ll see an oasis on the edge of the Sahara Desert. After a rest, begin the camel trekking over the high dunes of the erg-Chebbi desert. You will see a magnificent sunset on top of a high dune, you will reach the desert camp in the heart of the Sahara. After a delicious dinner, time to listen to Berber music played by local nomads under a starry sky.

Getting up early is a “must-do” if you want to see your life’s sunrise. then return to the hotel on the camels, where you will meet with your driver. We set off west through the city of Rissani: Once a major stop for trade-caravans across and from Morocco to neighboring countries. If it coincides with day markets which take place every Tuesday, Thursdays, and Sundays …we will visit the souk -largest in the region. Then, we continue to Erfoud- fossils town. Travel via the towns and Atlas Mountains to reach the green Todra Valley, which is surrounded by historic mud villages. Lunch in the town, then drive around 15 km, we get to Todra gorges: a corridor rising dramatically up to 300m with vertical cliffs and water streaming from natural springs. Later, we’ll pass through the Dades Valley, home to the amazing rock formations known as “monkey toes” by the locals and the beautiful sandcastles. Stay the night at a riad or hotel with a view of the Dades Valley.

We go for Ouarzazate this morning after breakfast, traveling through Boutghrar, Rose Valley, and Skoura. We begin our trip by seeing the Dades Gorges with their striking rock formations and the winding route, which has served as the background for numerous auto ads. Off-road, we make our way to Boutghrar. A place where colors and nature converge, the trail will take us to nomadic people who live in caves. We visit them and have tea with them. We proceed to El Kalaa Mgouna, also known as Rose Town, where residents harvest more than 400 tons of rose petals that are then processed in neighborhood cooperatives to make rosewater, cremes, and perfumes. A festival is held every May here. Time to enjoy your lunch in the town. Then, we take the road of thousand kasbahs to Skoura which is home to the most beautiful kasbahs in Morocco, we visit the 17th century Kasbah of Amridil, drive in the oases of Skoura towards Ouarzazate. Dinner and overnight in a Hotel/Riad.

Today, we start our journey by visiting the biggest cinema studios of ”Hollywood of Africa”, Ouarzazate where so many movies were filmed such as Games of Thrones, Prison break season 4…Ouarzazate is also home to the biggest solar power station in Africa, and famous by its handicrafts (wooden gates, silver, rugs…) as well. Later, we head to visit the famous Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou- the Unesco world heritage site- where many international movies were filmed (Gladiator, Lawrence of Arabia, games of thrones…). Your adventure will continue through the breathtaking Tizi n’Tichka Pass (2260m) over the High Atlas Mountains where you will admire the special Berber villages before arriving at your Hotel in Marrakesh, end of our 5 days Fez Marrakech desert tour.