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DAY 1: FEZ – MIDELT – RISSANI - ERG CHEBBI DESERT
Following a morning pickup from your accommodation in Fez, head out through the fertile Saiss plains to the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas mountain range in your private, air-conditioned minivan. Stop for lunch in Midelt (own expense), then continue along the mighty Ziz River where lush palm groves lie among fortified kasbahs (traditional Moroccan fortresses). Travel through the oasis towns of Erfoud and Merzouga, then pick up your camel train in Erg Chebbi and follow your guide by camel into the Sahara Desert. Soak up the incredible views as the sun sets over the Saharan dunes. Then, arrive at a desert camp, your base for the night, and sit down to a traditional Moroccan dinner while local nomads play traditional folk songs. Overnight: Erg Chebbi desert camp.
DAY 2: MERZOUGA EXCURSION AND 4X4 TOUR
After Breakfast and rest we will start a visit to Rissan, we will have the opportunity to test the local food of the area the Pizza Berber ,then we will go to see the different faces of desert dunes, passing through small villages, where we will stop to listen to some Saharan Music in El Khamlia, ,you will visit the lake in Merzouga and the oasis. After rest a mint tea the guide and camels will be waiting to carry you across the sandy dunes of the Erg-chebbi,you will enjoy the beauty of the sunset on camel, then take the Camel back to the Hotel in the Foot of the Erg Chebbi Dunes for Dinner and Overnight in desert hotel.
DAY 3: ERG CHEBBI – TINGHIR – BOUMALNE DU DADÈS
Perhaps wake early to catch the desert sunrise before breakfast, then visit the holy town of Rissani, the birthplace of Moulay Ali Cherif — founder of Morocco’s ruling Alaouite Dynasty. Hop into your air-conditioned minivan and head to the oasis of Tinghir in the foothills of the High Atlas mountain range. Take a 1-hour walk along the Todgha River and admire lush palm trees and olive groves growing by the riverbanks. Visit Berber villages with your guide and learn of the locals’ traditional lifestyle, then head on to the magnificent Todgha Gorge for lunch (own expense). In the afternoon, drive out through the Dadès Valley along the famous ‘Road of 1,000 Kasbahs.’ Visit one of the region’s ancient kasbahs and gain insight into the role it has played in the region’s history, then head on to your guest house in Boumalne du Dadès for dinner and your overnight accommodation. Overnight in local hotel in Boumalne du Dadès.
DAY 4: BOUMALNE DU DADÈS – SKOURA - OURAZAZATE :
After breakfast at your hotel, travel out by minivan through the Valley of Roses to Kelaa Mgouna, a famous rose plantation. Visit one of the rose-growing cooperatives and learn how workers blend distilled rose water with rose-scented perfumes. Continue on past the date trees and palm groves of the Skoura oasis to Kasbah Amridil and listen as your guide details its construction and history. Travel through Ouarzazate — also known as ‘The Gate of The Sahara’ where we spend the night with dinner in local hotel.
DAY 5: OUARZAZATE – AIT BENHADDOU - MARRAKECH :
Today after breakfast we visit best places in Ourzazate then we enjoy trip tot the UNESCO-listed Ait Benhaddou kasbah. Explore the kasbah with your guide and hear of the many famous films and photo shoots in which it has featured over the years. In the afternoon, take the Tizi-n-Tichka through the Atlas mountain range, where rural Berber villagers herd their flocks the way they have for centuries. In the early evening, arrive back at your riad or hotel in Marrakech, where your 5-day tour will come to an end. Thank you for exploring our country with “Africa Tours Morocco” as trusted travel tours company for private tour from Fes to Marrakech via Sahara desert.
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Camel ride in Sahara,night in camp
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Set out into the desert on a 5-day private desert tour from Fez to Marrakech, and discover the vivid landscape and ancient cultures of southern Morocco. Travel through rustling palm groves, ride a camel into the dunes and sleep at a nomadic encampment. Explore the fortified towns of Ait-Benhaddou and Ouarzazate before descending Tizi n’Tichka pass to the Marrakech city.