Cross Morocco from north to south: the Middle Atlas, a night in the Sahara, the gorges and the kasbahs, ending in Marrakech.
The perfect route if you arrive in Fes and fly home from Marrakech. Every day brings a new landscape: cedar forests, dunes, red canyons and earthen kasbahs.
Our most requested route for travellers arriving in Fes and leaving from Marrakech. It crosses the country without ever repeating a road and includes a full day in the Sahara.
You sleep one night in a riad by the dunes, one in the desert camp and one in the Dades valley, so every evening has a different atmosphere.
The Middle Atlas, Midelt and the Ziz valley to the dunes. Night in a riad in Merzouga.
Leaving Fes, you climb into the Middle Atlas to Ifrane, a surprising town with alpine roofs, and the cedar forest of Azrou, where Barbary macaques live in the wild. After lunch in Midelt, at the foot of the snowy Ayachi, the road follows the Ziz gorges and its endless palm groves past Errachidia and Erfoud to Merzouga, at the edge of the dunes.
4x4 tour, Khamlia and the nomads. Camel ride at sunset and night in the camp.
Merzouga is the gateway to Erg Chebbi, a sea of orange dunes up to 150 metres high. By 4x4 you visit a nomad family for tea, the village of Khamlia, where Gnawa musicians of sub-Saharan origin play their hypnotic music, the seasonal lake and the black stone desert. In the late afternoon a camel caravan takes you into the dunes for sunset and the night in the camp, with dinner, drums around the fire and a sky full of stars.
Sunrise, then Rissani, the Todra gorges and the Dades valley.
Wake up early to watch the sunrise from the top of a dune, then ride back to the village for breakfast and a shower. The road west passes Rissani, the old capital of the Tafilalet with its busy market, and the oases of Tinejdad. In the afternoon you walk in the Todra gorges and continue to the Dades valley, famous for its winding road and rock formations.
The Rose Valley, Ouarzazate, Ait Ben Haddou and the High Atlas to Marrakech.
The road of the thousand kasbahs takes you through the Rose Valley, where Damask roses are grown, and the palm grove of Skoura with its earthen kasbahs. After Ouarzazate you visit the ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, then cross the High Atlas by the Tizi n'Tichka pass and descend to Marrakech, arriving in the evening.
This is a private tour: only your group travels in the vehicle. You can add days, change cities or choose the level of the hotels.
The price depends on the number of travellers and the hotels you choose. Ask us and we will send you the exact price.
Yes. Only your group travels in the vehicle, with your own driver. We do not run shared tours.
The price depends on the number of travellers, the season and the level of accommodation. Send us your dates and we will reply with a clear price.
Of course. You can add days, start or finish in another city, or choose different hotels. Every tour can be adapted.
Our camps in Merzouga have tents with real beds, dinner and breakfast. Luxury tents with private bathroom are available on request.
Spring (March–May) and autumn (September–November) are ideal. Winter days are sunny but desert nights are cold; summer is very hot in the south.
Desert3 daysTours from Fes · Ifrane · Midelt · Merzouga
Desert5 daysTours from Fes · Ifrane · Merzouga · Todra · Dades · Ouarzazate · Marrakech
Short trip2 daysTours from Fes · Ifrane · Midelt · Merzouga