Discover sahara tours · Fez
Discover sahara tours fits the crossing into two days: Fez to a Berber-style camp in the Erg Chebbi dunes on day one, then all the way from Merzouga over the High Atlas to Marrakech on day two. Pick it if you have two days and a strong back, and want the desert night for very little money.
The start is at 7 AM. You either choose pickup, with instructions by email in the days before and a WhatsApp message the evening before, or meet at the Blue Gate, which the operator calls the easiest meeting point in Fes. Day one stops in Ifrane, the Azrou cedar forest and Erfoud, passes the Ziz Canyon and Errachidia, and reaches Merzouga for an hour on a camel in the Erg Chebbi dunes.
The camp is a Berber-style camp with two levels: Classic, with separate shared bathrooms, and Deluxe, with an en-suite bathroom. Sandboards are at the camp to use when you like. Dinner and breakfast are included; other meals and tips aren't.
Then comes day two. You ride out of the dunes and drive from Merzouga through Tinghir, the Valley of Roses, Ouarzazate and the Tizi n'Tichka pass to Marrakech, in one go. Operators quote 4 to 5 hours from Merzouga to the Dades and another 6 to 7 from there to Marrakech, so plan on a day of 10 hours or more. There's no Dades night, no Todra walk and no Ait Ben Haddou stop on the itinerary. The listing asks for moderate fitness and rules it out for back problems, pregnancy and heart conditions. At $59 and 5.0 from 89 reviews, it's the cheapest way to sleep in the dunes on this site.
Pickup or the Blue Gate meeting point, then 20 minutes each in Ifrane and the Azrou cedar forest, the Ziz Canyon and 30 minutes in Erfoud.
Merzouga, about an hour on a camel in Erg Chebbi, dinner and the night in your classic or deluxe tent.
Breakfast, the camel ride out and the start of the long drive west through Tinghir.
The Valley of Roses, a stop in Ouarzazate and on the Tizi n'Tichka pass.
Drop at your centrally located accommodation, or a walkable point near it in the medina.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 89 reviews on Viator. Read the reviews on Viator
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It works if you only have two days, but day two runs from Merzouga to Marrakech in one go. Our 2 vs 3 vs 4 days guide weighs it up.
The Deluxe option has an en-suite bathroom. The Classic option uses separate shared bathrooms.
At 7 AM, either with pickup (details by email and WhatsApp) or at the Blue Gate meeting point in Fes.
Not on the listed itinerary. Day two stops in Ouarzazate and on the Tizi n'Tichka pass. For Ait Ben Haddou, take a 3-day tour.
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