3-day desert tour from Fes to Marrakech via Merzouga
Cedar forests of the Middle Atlas, a night in the Sahara, then the Dades, Todra and Ait Ben Haddou on the way to Marrakech.
Fes (riad or hotel), early morningPrice on request
Imperial city
Fes, Morocco's spiritual capital
The world's largest car-free medina, tanneries, medersas and the oldest university in the world, and a gateway to Merzouga.
Founded in the 9th century, Fes is the most traditional of Morocco's imperial cities. Its old medina, Fes el-Bali, is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the largest car-free urban areas in the world: more than 9,000 lanes where donkeys still carry the goods.
What to see
- The Chouara tannery, where hides are dyed in stone vats as they have been for centuries.
- The Al-Karaouine mosque and university, founded in 859.
- The Bou Inania and Al-Attarine medersas, masterpieces of carved cedar and zellige tilework.
- Bab Bou Jeloud, the blue gate into the medina.
From Fes to the desert
Fes is the natural starting point for Merzouga: the road crosses the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas around Ifrane and Azrou, where Barbary macaques live, then follows the Ziz Valley south. Our 3-day tour goes from Fes to Merzouga and ends in Marrakech.
Trips to Fes
9-day Morocco tour from Casablanca
The grand tour: Casablanca, Fes, the Sahara, Berber villages, Ait Ben Haddou and Marrakech, starting and ending in Casablanca.
Casablanca (airport or hotel)Price on request
All destinations
Our home base
Marrakech
Souks, palaces and gardens, and Jemaa el-Fna coming alive at dusk. Our team lives here, and almost every journey starts here.
The Sahara
Merzouga
The tallest dunes in Morocco, camel treks at sunset and nights in a desert camp under a sky full of stars.
Peaks and Berber valleys
Atlas Mountains
Mount Toubkal, terraced Berber villages and green valleys, an hour from Marrakech and a world away from the city.
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