We pick you up from your accommodation in the morning to start our Sahara Desert Tours from Fes, exactly to Merzouga via Midelt and Errachidia. The first stop will be in Ifrane, the “Moroccan Switzerland”, then to Merzouga via Midlet and the Ziz Valley.
During this visit, you will have a glimpse of the Middle Atlas and the High Atlas Mountains. Stop in the famous cedar forest – the largest in Morocco – where you will have the opportunity to see the barbarian monkeys. You will notice how the landscape changes to reveal hints of the Desert as the city of Errachidia approaches. After lunch, our journey continues along the spectacular Ziz Valley and it’s panoramic views. We will cross Berber villages to Erfoud. Arrival to Merzouga where you will spend night in Hotel.
Today around 9:00 am , we will go in 4 WD off-road tour around the dunes via the oasis of Merzouga, the nomadic depository, Khamlia village to visit the Gnawa’s village, originally slaves brought from darker-skin africa, to listen to their spiritual music, then continue to meet desert nomads in their tents, and discover a new sense of life. Not far away there’s the lake of Merzouga, with its bird populations, you’ll leave for Rissani. Once called Sijilmassa, this was the meeting place for the salt caravans, coming from Timbuktu in Mali.
Here you’ll walk through the souk, selling spices, vegetables and cloths. After a lunch pizza in Rissani you will gon back to your amazing hotel in Merzouga to meet your camel caravan. Then, experience the Erg Chebbi dunes on camelback and watch the sunset change the color of the sand. Reach your desert camp before nightfall and enjoy an authentic Moroccan dinner under the stars. Local nomads will provide the entertainment and show you how to play the Tam Tam drums.
Today you can wake up early if you would like to enjoy spectaclar sunrise over the dunes, when the colour of the dunes combine with the play of shadows to make an awesome sight. After breakfast we leave desert to Tinghir and Todra Gorges. The road passes through Tinejdad and the Todra Valley. This stunning area affords plenty of opportunities to walk, such as along the river through the gardens or up the road on the other side of the gorge. Spending the night in a hotel.
The most recent day of the trek will be for venturing out back to Fes through, Midelt, Ifrane…, than back to fez. Drop off in your lodging/riad in Fes; the end of our Sahara Desert Tours from Fes tour.
This Sahara Desert Tours from Fes trip can begin anyplace in Fes whether it is Airplane terminal, Train Station, or any other transportation you use to get to your destination where you are staying in Fes.
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