3 Day / 2 Nights
Daily Tour
17 people
English, Espanol
Our Marrakech to Fes desert tour (3 days) is the most efficient way to cross the Sahara between Morocco’s two great cities — and the most spectacular. Instead of a flight or a long highway day, you travel the desert road: the UNESCO kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou, the Dades Valley, the Todgha Gorge, a sunset camel trek into the Erg Chebbi dunes, and a night in a Merzouga desert camp — arriving in Fes with the Sahara already behind you.
Depart Marrakech early and climb the Tizi n’Tichka pass (2,260 m) with panoramic photo stops. Walk through Ait Ben Haddou, the fortified mud-brick village behind Gladiator and Game of Thrones, then continue past Ouarzazate through the Skoura palm grove and the Valley of Roses to your guesthouse in the Dades Valley.
Morning in the Todgha Gorge, where 300-metre canyon walls narrow to a river path. After lunch in Tinghir, cross the desert plain to Merzouga, swap the van for a camel, and ride into the Erg Chebbi dunes at sunset. Dinner, Berber drums and a night under the stars in a desert camp.
Wake for sunrise over the dunes, ride back, and travel north through the Ziz Valley’s palm oases, Midelt and the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas — watch for Barbary apes near Azrou — arriving in Fes by evening.
Private transport in a modern air-conditioned 4×4 or van with an English-speaking driver-guide, hotel or riad pickup in Marrakech, accommodation with dinner and breakfast, the sunset camel trek, and drop-off at your Fes riad.
Want more time in the dunes? This route extends naturally into our 4-day Marrakech to Fes Sahara tour. Travelling the other direction? See the Fes to Marrakech desert tour. For the full southern circuit, browse all Sahara desert tours.
Dates fill quickly in spring and autumn. Contact us to reserve your 3-day Marrakech to Fes desert tour — we reply within 24 hours.
The journey covers approximately 1030 kilometers, offering extensive exploration of Morocco's varied landscapes.
The camel ride in Erg Chebbi offers a magical experience and typically lasts until sunset.
The desert camp provides shared bathroom facilities, with showers available in the morning. An optional upgrade to a deluxe camp with an ensuite tent is available.
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