7 days tour from Marrakech to Fes
7-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes
Book your 7-day tour from Marrakech to Fes, passing through the Sahara desert towns of Merzouga, Ouarzazate, Ait Benhaddou, Ifrane, and more. This trip itinerary can be tailored to your specific requirements.
Note: this tour can be customized to end in Marrakech instead of Fes, contact us to customize it
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7-day tour from Marrakech to Fes main info
Departure location
Marrakech
Return location
Fes
Departure time
08:00 AM
Itinerary duration
7 days/ 6 nights
Highlights of our 7-day tour from Marrakech to Fes
- Majorelle Garden
- Jamaa El Fna Marrakech
- Hike up Ait Benhaddou
- Ouarzazate atlas studio
- Camel trekking in Zagora
- Camping in Berber tents
- Barbary monkeys at Azrou
- statue of the atlas lion in Ifrane
7-day tour from Marrakech to Fes Overview
Contact us for the best 7-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes. As a result, you will experience the historic Medina of Marrakech with our licensed guide. You then go over the High Atlas Mountains to reach Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah and Ouarzazate. Second, you travel to Rose Valley and Todra Gorges before arriving at Merzouga. We provide a desert tour by 4×4 and camel trekking, including a night in a desert tent. Finally, we traveled to the Middle Atlas to see Cedar Forest and Ifrane Town. We also provide a guided trip in Fes to visit all of the tourist spots and conclude the tour there.
Itinerary for a 7-Day Tour from Marrakech to Fes
Day 1: Arrive in Marrakech
We will start our 7-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes by picking you up from the airport. We will explore certain locations of Marrakech based on your arrival time. Overnight at a small riad in the historic Medina.
Day 2: Marrakech Guided Tour
Your 7-Day Marrakech to Fes Tour includes a guided tour. Marrakech is a top tourist attraction in Morocco. The majority of its tourism attractions represent Morocco’s heritage. Thus, our local guide will direct us to the most essential locations. For example, you will go to Jardin Majorelle. A French artisan created one of Morocco’s most calming and gorgeous gardens. You also visit Menara, Bahia Palace, and the Koutoubia Mosque. It is the biggest mosque in Marrakech, erected by Almohad around the 12th century. The next two sites will be Jamaa El-Fnaa and Saadian Tombs. You will visit all of the major sights and then spend another night at the same Riad.
Day 3: Marrakech- Ait Ben Haddou- Dades Valley
The third day of our 7-Day Tour from Marrakech to Fes focuses on the high Atlas Mountains’ attractions. First, you will visit the Argan oil cooperative and enjoy a panoramic view of the Tizi-N-Ticka route. In addition, you visit the Kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou. It is Morocco’s biggest Kasbah and a UNESCO monument. Later on, you go to the Atlas Studios in Ouarzazate. It’s a fantastic location for films like Gladiator and Game of Thrones. Finally, we travel to Rose Valley and spend the night in Dades Valley.
Day 4: Dades Valley – Todra Gorges – Merzouga
Today, we will drive to Merzouga and explore tourist attractions along the route. We begin by seeing the Rock formation, often known as Monkey Fingers. Then you’ll discover the natural oasis of rocks and canyons at Todra Gorges. You will also visit Touroug Village. It is a Berber community that promotes genuine Berber cloth collaboration. Next, we see the antiquated irrigation system that residents use to water their palm palms. Then we go to Erfoud and see the Merzouga desert. Overnight stay at Raid or Hotel.
Day 5: Desert Tour and Camel trekking Trip
Today, you will have the most amazing experience on a 7-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes. You will tour desert locations with a 4×4, including a camel trek. Thus, we will go to Khamlia Hamlet to listen to traditional Gnawa music performed by black people from Mali. Then you discover Mifis, where Berbers work to extract mines.
We also travel to the nomad area to see nomad households living in hand-made tents. You’ll have Berber pizza before heading to the desert lake.
Finally, you go on a camel trek and spend the night in the center of the desert. You will have dinner at camp and listen to music by the fire and beneath the stars.
Day 6: Merzouga- Ziz Valley- Ifrane- Fes
Today, you’ll get up early to see the dawn. After that, you’ll take a shower and breakfast before we begin our desert trip. So we visit Rissani and then go to Ziz Valley. You will get a magnificent panorama of adobe structures and beautiful slopes. Second, we pause in Midelt for lunch before continuing deep into the Middle Atlas Mountains. There, you visit the Cedar Forest, which is filled with tall trees and barbarian apes. You’ll enjoy feeding and photographing them. Finally, our excursion will conclude in Ifrane. It is a contemporary town with Alpine-style architecture and climate. There is ample time to view the town and see the lion statue. Later, we travel to Fes and check into a local raid in the ancient Medina.
Day 7: Fes City Tour
The last day of our 7-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes involves a guided tour. Fes is Morocco’s oldest city, with an ancient feel. Furthermore, it is a cultural and scientific city. Thus, our local guide will bring you to the tourist attractions. The city tour includes the oldest university in Al-Karaouine and the Chouara Tannery. Next, you visit Mellah to learn about the Jewish community of Morocco. You also visit various religious schools, such as Bou Inania and Al Attarine. They are decorated with cedar carvings and tilework. After you have seen all of the sites, we will take you to the airport or your lodging.
7-Day Tour from Marrakech to Fes includes
- Pickup and drop off from accommodation.
- Camel for each in Merzouga
- Berber tent accommodation.
- Vehicle with gasoline
- Dinner and Breakfast
7-Day Tour from Marrakech to Fes excludes
- Monuments fees
- Lunches
- Tips
- Soft drinks
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Highlights overview of our 7-day desert tour from Marrakech to Fes
Merzouga
The Merzouga desert is unquestionably the highlight of the seven-day Marrakech to Fes desert tour. The majority of tourists who book our Morocco tours consider the camel ride through the dunes to be the best attraction and activity of their trip. To begin with, the name Merzouga is derived from one of the first nomadic families to settle in the desert area, the Merzoug family. Others claim that the word derives from the Arabic word “mrzouqa,” which means “rich” or “blessed.” Merzouga is well-known for its golden dunes, which stretch for about 30 kilometers from Tighmert to Khamlia village.
Instead of Merzouga, you might hear Hassi Labied, Takojt, Tanamoust, or any of a number of other places that are all part of the main town. The desert is known as Erg Chebbi, which refers to the entire area of Merzouga’s golden dunes. However, if you travel further south, you will find many other, less-visited deserts. On the one hand, there is the Znigui desert, which is about 10 to 15 kilometers from Merzouga. Still, if you travel deeper into the desert to Ramlia and Jdaid, you will find other deserts with picturesque views because they are surrounded by mountains.
Above all, the Merzouga Desert is the most visited in the country for a variety of reasons. For example, it has one of the highest dunes in the world, allowing people to participate in a variety of activities, such as sandboarding. Furthermore, the Erg Chebbi desert has the best golden dunes for a variety of activities, such as camel riding and watching the sunset or sunrise. You can also rent a quad or buggy and cross the dunes, or spend the night with the Berbers in a desert camp.
Marrakech, the red city
Marrakech, Morocco’s “City of Light” or “Red City,” is the country’s most popular tourist destination. In other words, 99 percent of tourists who visit the kingdom never miss out on visiting Marrakech and exploring its streets. The name of the city is derived from the Berber phrase “Amur N Ukosh,” which means “God’s Land.” The city was first settled by various small Berber tribes before it became an important location and took control of the entire country as its capital around the year 1147.
Marrakech is a wonderful place where many different cultures and colors collide. You will discover many unique places and attractions on the Marrakech to Fes desert tour: Marrakech one-week itinerary via Merzouga. First and foremost, there is Jamaa El Fna Square, which was once a gathering place for people to gather, form circles, and tell stories. Nowadays, as the square has grown in popularity around the world, people from all over Morocco visit it, whether to demonstrate their skills or to sell various products. The best thing to do in this area is to go upstairs to a cafe and look down on the square from above; the views are spectacular with lights and different shows.
Second, as is well known, Morocco has some of the best mosque towers in the world. The Koutoubia tower in Marrakech, founded in 1147 by Almoravids, is one of the best examples of Moroccan architecture. Furthermore, both the Majorelle and Menara gardens are worth a visit because they tell different stories. The Majorelle garden, for example, is owned by Jacques Majorelle, who spent 40 years creating this masterpiece.
The Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou
When most people think of Morocco, they think of mud architecture. Kasbahs are unquestionably the best examples of this type of architecture. The Kasbahs of Ait Benhaddou are without a doubt the best and most visited of all. When taking this desert tour from Marrakech to Fes, you will arrive at this spectacular ksar shortly after crossing the High Atlas mountains. To begin with, the Kasbah is owned by Thami EL Glaoui’s family.
This latter is a well-known family that used to own a variety of properties in Morocco, and some studies claim that they were one of the wealthiest families in the country’s history. They have many other properties besides Ait Benhaddou, such as Telouet and Tamdaght kasbahs.
The Ait Benhaddou ksar was built in a specific way to serve as a defense castle and to protect the inhabitants, who are mostly traders. Not to mention that the kasbah was once a major trading hub in the Southeast. Camel caravans that used to make the 52-day journey to Toumboctou usually come here to sell salt, which is the main good that they bring. That is why the small river in front of the kasbah is known as “Ouad Lmelh,” and Lmelh means salt in Arabic.
Ait Benhaddou’s unique design with great towers and high walls is gaining popularity year after year. Indeed, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Furthermore, many well-known films and television series have been shot in Ait Benhaddou, including parts of Gladiator and Lawrence of Arabia.
Ouarzazate
After visiting the beautiful Kasbah of Ait Benhaddou, we drive 30 kilometers to the city of Ouarzazate. To begin discussing the city and its history, it is necessary to define the term Ouarzazate. The word is made up of two parts: “Ouar” and “Zazate.” The first part means “without,” and the second means “noise,” so it is a place or city without noise. Many people have started their Morocco desert tours from this city in recent years because it is the only one in the south with an international airport. Because it is halfway between Marrakech and the Sahara desert, many refer to it as the “Gateway to the Sahara.”
When visiting Ouarzazate, you should not miss one of the city’s two main attractions, the Atlas Studios. The Oscar and CLA Atlas studios are located approximately 7 kilometers (5 to 7 kilometers) from the center of Ouarzazate. They are the primary locations where movies are shot or materials are rented for the staff. The Oscar studios, on the other hand, are more popular with tourists because there are more things to see there, such as cars made of wood and huge statues that make you feel like you’re in Egypt.
Many people are unaware that Ouarzazate is home to the world’s largest and most powerful concentrated solar power plant station. This reflects Morocco’s importance of solar and nonpolluting energy. Furthermore, Ouarzazate is home to one of the best and largest Kasbahs, which is shaped like a maze. Despite the fact that it is less visited by tourists, it provides beautiful views with its great walls, towers, and approximately 300 rooms.
Merzouga desert tour.
The 7 days desert tour from Marrakech to Fes is the best way to explore the Merzouga Sahara. Obviously, on the fifth day, you will travel through the desert surroundings and discover the main attractions and secrets of the Moroccan Sahara. To begin, you will learn about the lifestyle of the Berbers, the original inhabitants of Morocco and Merzouga. In fact, 90 percent of the people who live in Merzouga are originally Nomads, which means that they used to live in tents and herds in the past. After Merzouga became one of Morocco’s most visited places and deserts, people began to settle down and build travel agencies, hotels, and riads.
Second, we will introduce you to a new way of life. Merzouga desert is unique because of the Gnawa people. According to history, these people were brought from countries such as Gabon and Mali. Some claim that the word Gnawa is of Berber origin. According to legend, these Gnawa tribes used to celebrate and make noise all the time, so Berber used to tell them to go to sleep and they said, Gen Awa, as a result, they took the name since then. Others claim that the word was originally Agnawa and meant “slave.”
On the desert tour, you will also pass by a small museum in Tanamoust, a small village. You will see various 44 cars owned by an Emirati who owns a Ksar next to the museum. In addition, the tour takes you to some of the area’s oldest Oases, which are located in Hassi Labied.
Atlas mountains, Tichka pass, Toudra Gorges
The 7-day (one-week) route from Marrakech takes you through one of the world’s longest mountain ranges. Some prefer not to refer to them as mountain chains because they are separated by great distances. Morocco divides these chains into three sections: high, middle, and anti-Atlantic mountains. Algeria and Tunisia are divided by the High Atlas mountains. When enjoying the 7-day desert journey, you will first go through the High Atlas mountains and some of the Anti. Then, on your way to Fes, you will cross the Middle Atlas Mountains.
It used to be difficult to cross the mountains from Marrakech to the Southeast, or vice versa. However, in 1936, the French and Moroccans were successful in building one of Morocco’s longest curved highways. The 200km pass is home to a variety of communities and kasbahs; for example, on this tour, you will stop to explore an Argan oil cooperative. You will also make a stop at the pass’s highest panoramic point (2260m), which offers amazing views of the Atlas Mountains.
Toudra, or Toudgha Gorges, are located on the route from Boumalne Dades to Merzouga Desert. This location is well-known for its 300-meter canyons. Toudgha is unquestionably one of Morocco’s best climbing destinations. Having a spout in between the canyons clearly enhances the beauty of this location. Nomads and Berbers from the surrounding area bring their herds here to drink, and some of them sell goods like carpets.