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3-Day Luxury/Budget Desert Tour to Marrakech via Merouga from Fez

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3 Day Desert Tour to Marrakech via Merouga Erg Chebbi from Fez

From $180.00

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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

3 days
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Travel from Fez to Marrakech through Morocco’s magnificent Atlas Mountains and Sahara Desert on a 3-day tour that features an overnight in a Berber camp. Turning the long drive into a classic Moroccan adventure, this desert tour includes some of the country’s top experiences: you’ll ride camels through the dunes, walk through towering gorges, and discover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ait Benhaddou, and more.

Door-to-door service: start at your Fez hotel and finish in Marrakech
Travel in a climate-controlled vehicle for a comfortable adventure
Included accommodations set in two dramatic destinations
Cover some key Morocco highlights between Fez and Marrakech

What's Included

2 nights accommodation (Tent +Hotel )
Transport by air-conditioned Minivan/Minibus with professional driver
Camel ride in the desert
Sandboarding
Local guide in Rissani & ait ben haddou
Dinner (2)
Breakfast (2)

Drinks and lunches
Gratuities
Entrance Fees ( Atlas Studio )

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Start time

07:30 AM

Pickup details

We Do offer hotel pick up . please send us your Hotel /Riad name for the Pick up

What To Expect

Day 1

Fez / Ifrane / Medilt / Merzouga

2 Stops

Azrou Cedar Forest

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Erg Chebbi Dunes

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight in Standard Desert Camp and Camel Ride

Meals: Dinner

Day 2

Merzouga / Todra Gorge / Ouarzazate

2 Stops

Rissani Market

40 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Gargantas del Todra

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Overnight in 3 Star Hotel ( Hotel La Perle Du Sud or Similar )

Meals: BreakfastDinner

Day 3

Ouarzazate / Ait Ben Haddou / Marrakech

2 Stops

Ouarzazate

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ait Ben Haddou

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Accommodation: Not included

Meals: Breakfast

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Infant seats available
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Not wheelchair accessible
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 17 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

139 reviews

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Five star highly recommend

Rebecca_W, Dec 2023

We had a wonderful three days traveling Morocco with our five star driver Soufiene. He was knowledgeable, funny, and very accommodating to our numerous bathroom break requests. We felt safe and protected. We were two women traveling on our own. The desert camp was fun and the hotel in Ouazartate was comfortable. We stopped at so many wonderful sites and learned a lot about Moroccan culture.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that you had a wonderful three days traveling Morocco with our five-star driver Soufiene. It's great to know that he was knowledgeable, funny, and accommodating, making you feel safe and protected throughout the journey. We're delighted you enjoyed the desert camp, found the hotel in Ouarzazate comfortable, and appreciated the stops at wonderful sites to learn more about Moroccan culture. If you ever decide to explore more, we'd be happy to assist you again.

Being in the desert and...

Justin_I, Mar 2023

Being in the desert and seeing how people live was really interesting. Camel riding in Sahara and sleeping in the tents were really cool. Rissani was fun, Ait Ben haddou was really cool the casbah, driving through the Atlas Mountains. And meeting Abdul our driver and guide who was excellent and did a really good job driving. Overall worth the experience and the hotel where the atlas mountain studios was was really nice.

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you for sharing your positive experience with us! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time in the desert, camel riding, and spending the night in the tents. It's great to hear that you also enjoyed the visits to Rissani and Ait Ben Haddou and that Abdul, your driver and guide, made the experience even better. We hope you have wonderful memories of your time in Morocco, and we would love to welcome you back again in the future.

Incredible 3 Day Tour

Shayna_M, Feb 2023

This three day journey was incredible. We did not know what to expect beyond the tour description, and found our fellow travelers, our driver and our guides to be excellent company. Each destination felt special, and we felt welcome everywhere. We spent a good deal of time driving to each destination, and our driver, Abdul, was excellent. He met and exceeded all of our expectations. The desert camp was beautiful. As we were traveling in February, we have to reiterate it is cold at night. Extra socks and sweaters are necessary! Our fellow travelers were kindred spirits and new friendships were formed. I highly recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you had an incredible three-day journey and that our driver, Abdul, and the rest of our team met and exceeded your expectations. We're also glad to hear that you formed new friendships with your fellow travelers and that the desert camp was beautiful. We're honored to have received such a positive recommendation from you, and we hope you'll continue to travel with us in the future. Thank you for choosing our tour, and we look forward to welcoming you back for another adventure soon.

Supwr service

Cynthia_R, Nov 2022

Transport Hotel And guide were perfect May be the best tour i have in my life Everything was superbe

3 days Fez to Marrakech

Cindy_D, Apr 2022

Incredible trip. I had the best nights sleep of our stay in Morocco. Amazing accommodations and staff at the desert camp. A lot of driving is involved but its a great way to see the country. Our driver, Hachem had a wealth of knowledge of the places we visited. Five travelers started our trip but three returned to Fez after the desert camp. It was my daughter, myself and Hachem for the remaining two days. He took very good care of us. It was wonderful talking to him about his culture. The trip was a great value and I would give it 10 stars if I could. Thank you Hachem

Great roadtrip

Joanna_R, Nov 2021

Great roadtrip. Really enjoyed it, it's a long drive, basically 3 days of driving, but with all the Stops and amazing landscape the time passes very fast. Almost all is well organised, staff know what to do, they have experience and they use it. Desert part is better than expected, beautiful dunes, camel ride real fun (albeit uncomfortable ;)), very lovely camel handlers. The camp - we stayed in Sahara Gardens (hello to Mr Owner!) is beautiful, you arrive in the evening, with lights on, super romantic scenery. Tent is more of a little house, has all you need, considering where you are, it's very comfortable. We had tasty dinner and a little party with music, great ambiance. Morning was a bit disorganized, my group wasn't sure what we were doing,but figured out quite quickly. We had a camel ride to our car. Stop in Rissani and the tour was the low point, basically served to visit few shops with the guide, not very interesting. I'd rather take this time to visit an oasis. Same for Gorges de Torga, it's ok, but just before there was an oasis with old kasbah, we would definitely prefer that. Hotel in Ouarzazate was ok, nothing special, looks fancy, but with a lot of flaws - worn out bathroom, no hot water, dirty duvet cover (bedsheet was clean, but the cover was definitely not changed from few people, I took it out of the bed). The last day was super cool, the movie studio and Aib Bin Haddou ksar were awesome. We had "berber pizza", delicious, in the women co-op cafe, definitely recommended! And the landscape in the mountains- spectacular! Overall, the landscape on all 3 days was quite mind blowing. Finally- kudos to Hamza, our driver- he was a bit shy on day 1, left us without too much info to the desert camp staff, but days 2 and 3 - great! Some suggestions: - itinerary- swap the Gorge with Oasis visit - we have gorges in other parts of the world, we don't have Oasis and we were very curious about it. Skip Rissani place. - lunch places - take us somewhere where you would go and not tourist ready tajine only places. Like this women cafe, great experience - information- it will take you no time, one off task, and customers will appreciate - provide a printed couple pages with itinerary, stops description, plan for what and when, info on what to take. As the Driver is not a guide, we would appreciate the trip better. Overall- definitely recommended, couldn't have a better way to transfer to my next point.

Good Trip

Meander385984, Sep 2019

It was an entertaining trip for the 3 days, picked up early in Fez at my Riad and dropped off at my Riad in Marrakech around 1700L. The guide Mustaf was very nice and friendly to the group. We had 5 of us total. There is a LOT of time in the van, however we stop a lot to take pictures of the country and sites, and the landscape at times was beautiful. The camel rides where a lot of fun. We got in late so actually had a night right with the Harvest moon over the sand dunes, very cool. Accommodations were ok, the semi-permanent tents were basic but did have private bath and shower, and the second night was a good hotel with a pool and good dinner.

Response from Host, Sep 2019

Dear Sir/Ma'am, Thank you so much for the kind review, we are delighted to know you enjoyed the trip with our company. And I would like to apologize for any inconveniences you had the trip. We hope we get to see you another time as we have other trips and tours to Chefchaouen and Fes. Thank you Once again. Morocco Trek Safaris Manager

Great Intro to Rural Morocco

Maps24639036758, Apr 2019

This trip is a bit of a whirlwind tour of the Moroccan back country with the highlight being the sunset / sunrise in the dunes outside of Merzouga. Downside is that it takes a long time to get between stops resulting in a lot of windshield time. Ride was comfortable - Mercedes minivan that seats 8 - and we were lucky to be joined by an Austrian couple and their children that were great travel companions. Shout-out to our driver Mustafa who kept the rig on the road, provided a great insight on Moroccan culture and pointed out relevant facts and history along the way. He was especially helpful on the drop off in Marrakech making sure we were either at our hotel or had a somebody walk you to your riad. He will make the trip memorable. Food stops along the way were comparable to restaurants in the Medinas of either Fes or Marrakech. Glamping in Merzouga was above expectations with a private in bathroom in the tent. Mattress was a bit stiff but clean, warm and spacious. Random highlight was our tour guide of Rassini who was super hip yet extremely traditional and walked through the customs of the ethnic groups of the town while we took in the local markets. One tip for newbies - pack wine or spirits as you will not find anything along the way.

make informed choice

sreedharan_n, Dec 2018

All good. , except the desert camp. The facilities were primitive. Saw a nearby camp, with excellent facilities. People should be made aware of options. Those who would not mind extreme cold, no hot water and non flushing toilettes this may be OK. Enjoyed the rest of the trip. Trip from Fez to Marrakech was very good. Thanks

What a great experience this was. I...

Norman_M, Mar 2018

What a great experience this was. I got to see the many parts of Morocco that I would not normally see without the tour. I would like to spend more time there in this beautiful country.

This is a amazing tour. It was a...

Alice_L, Jan 2018

This is a amazing tour. It was a great experience on this three days. We enjoin the sunset ride and sunrise time. We were transferred to a 4x4 jeep to the camel base when our van arrived to desert. The staffs on the camel base ask we taking more cloths and water then bring us to the camel. But there were extremely cold after sunset in the desert. There were most tourist didn't had a good sleep on the night because not enough warm. There were nothing supplied except the dinner and a cup of tea on morning in the camp. The dinner was good. The breakfast was severed after return back to the camel base that was almost 10:30 am. Please bring enough cloths and some snacks with you. On the following two days, we enjoin the views and the meals. The driver Salim is a very good guy. He speak good English but he is not a tour guide. But he answer all the questions we asked. He stop the car on the side when he knew we were taking the picture. He went to our FEZ hotel to pick up and shipped the painting to our next stop when he knew we left it in Fez. He contacted our hotel staff before drop us in Marrakesh. This tour price was very good and valued. We found we got the best price on this tour when we talk to others on the same camp.

We really enjoyed this tour! Our...

Adela_W, Oct 2017

We really enjoyed this tour! Our driver was very good and knowledgable. All lodging was excellent. We saw so much of the country! The camel ride in the dunes to the camp was breathtaking.

This tour provides an ideal...

Stravers_spencer, Jun 2017

This tour provides an ideal transportation from Fez to Marrakech with the added bonus of a camel trek and a night in the Sahara. The driver was great and very professional but was not really a guide so don't expect a tour as such. The night in the Sahara and ride on camels in the sunset was the highlight. Other short stops in the tour were also interesting such as Ben Ait Haddou. The small group was great - 4 people in total in a mini van that could hold up to 6.

Experiencia unica

Francisco_G, Apr 2024

Un placer y una experiencia maravillosa.. Nuestro guía Mohamed nos hizo sentir como en casa. Muchas gracias Mohamed por ser tan amable y profesional. Si volvemos a Marruecos volveremos a hacer una excursión con él. 100% recomendable

Passeio imperdível

Lucas_M, Mar 2024

Toda a experiência vale muito à pena, o passeio é muito bom mesmo. O ponto alto é a chegada no deserto mesmo, nas dunas. O pôr do sol, andar nos camelos, a noite na tenda... A paisagem muito bonita e todas as acomodações muito boas. Demos muita sorte tbm com os nossos guias: Moha e Zakria foram incríveis!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Muito obrigado pelo seu comentário! Ficamos muito felizes em saber que você gostou do passeio e que a experiência no deserto, especialmente o pôr do sol nas dunas, andar de camelo e passar a noite na tenda, foi memorável. Agradecemos também seus elogios aos nossos guias, Moha e Zakria. Esperamos recebê-lo novamente para mais aventuras!

楽しかった！

Naoko_K, Dec 2023

ドライバーのDanielが楽しくて親切で良かったです。 12月に参加しましたが、砂漠の常設テント泊は夜と朝寒かったです。冬に行く場合は防寒着をしっかり持っていく事をお勧めします。あと満点の星空を期待して行ったのですが、参加日は満月が明るすぎて星がいまいち見えなかった…。満月は綺麗でしたが…。それ以外は楽しツアーでした！

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for choosing our December tour. We appreciate your insights. The desert tent experience can be chilly in winter, so we recommend packing warm clothing. Overall, we're delighted you enjoyed the tour, and if future adventures are in your plans, we're here to assist.

Totalmente recomendable

CameliaRamona_M, Nov 2023

Recomiendo totalmente esta experiencia. Sitios únicos, de gran belleza, una organización muy buena en todo el trayecto. El vehículo perfecto, muy limpio, con tomas para cargar el móvil y aire acondicionado. El chófer Hassan un perfecto conductor que nos hizo sentir muy seguro en todo el trayecto. El guia Hassan muy atento siempre y preocupándose en todo momento por nuestro bienestar, nos dió todas las explicaciones necesarias y nos aclaró todas las dudas. Al empezar la excursión en Fez nos cogieron cerca del riad donde estábamos alojados (esto porque el riad estaba en la medina y allí no se puede entrar con los coches), y al finalizar en Marrakech nos dejaron en el hotel donde estábamos alojados.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

¡Gracias por tu recomendación! Nos alegra saber que disfrutaste de la experiencia y que todo el trayecto estuvo bien organizado. Nos complace que el vehículo y el chófer Hassan hayan cumplido tus expectativas en comodidad y seguridad. Agradecemos tus elogios al guía Hassan por su atención y claridad en las explicaciones. Estamos encantados de haber podido recogerte y dejarte cerca de tus alojamientos en Fez y Marrakech. ¡Esperamos tenerte de nuevo en futuras experiencias!

La cammellata notturna

EMANUELE_G, Dec 2022

Disorganizzazione totale. Come da descrizione il tour prevedeva l'arrivo nel pomeriggio nel deserto. Tempo a disposizione per the + cammellata successiva al tramonto. Niente di tutto questo, arrivo ritardato per mille soste inutili ed inutile cammellata notturna . La mattina successiva , ripartenza presto dopo colazione. Potrei definirla come peggiore escursione della mia vita.

Mucho coche y poca explicación. Tour regular por un precioso Marruecos.

Paula_B, Dec 2022

El Tour que hicimos nos permitió conocer sitios preciosos de Marruecos. Sin embargo, implica muchas horas en carretera y tiene algunos aspectos a mejorar. El primer día nos recogieron las maletas en Fez y nos llevaron al minibus. Allí nadie nos preguntó por nuestro nombre pero nos indicaron a qué bus debíamos subir. Ese día contamos con un guía que sabía inglés y español y que nos iba dando explicaciones, aunque en la parte de atras del autobús no se oían bien dado que no tenía micrófono. La primera parada del pueblo suizo fueron solo 10 minutos, no pudimos ver nada y tampoco parecía que mereciera la pena como parada turística. En la parada para comer nos llevaron a un restaurante y desde el principio nos agobiaron para que no tardásemos ni en pedir ni en comer. De camino al desierto se pinchó una rueda del minibus, la rueda de repuesto estaba deshinchada, por lo que perdimos una hora, llegamos en taxi al desierto ya de noche. La noche en las jaimas disfrutamos de hoguera con música tradicional. El personal del campamento era muy simpático, a pesar de que nos dió la impresión de que tanto ellos como los dromedarios estaban siendo explotados y en consecuencia se encontraban agotados. El siguiente día, desayunamos muy bien en el campamento. A partir de ese día, nuestro guía cambió y el nuevo no hablaba muy bien ni inglés ni español, no nos daba prácticamente información de lo que veíamos o íbamos a hacer. Ese día, pasamos la mayor parte en el bus con pocas y cortas paradas. El sitio donde comimos era un sitio destinados a los turistas y el servicio no fue muy satisfactorio. El hotel de esa noche estaba bien y la cena y el desayuno también. El último día, primero paramos en un estudio de cine que requería mínimo 1hora y había que pagar entradas. Pero la parada era de menos tiempo así que tuvimos que insistir al guía si podíamos irnos cuanto antes para poder invertir más tiempo en la siguiente parada que era un Kasba impresionante y con entrada gratuita. Casi nos quedamos sin ver la puerta principal porque el guía no pretendía pasar por ella pero pudimos reconducir el camino. Por la tarde, atravesamos el alto Atlas por una carretera en obras que levantaba mucho polvo y las ventanas delanteras (las únicas que se podían abrir) se mantenían bajadas de manera que en la parte trasera se acumulaba el polvo y costaba respirar. Por último, llegamos a Marrakech y nos dejaron a todos cerca de la plaza principal. No repetiría la experiencia, aunque tiene la impresión que la mayoría de tours organizamos son muy semejantes. Si sois varias personas es mejor opción alquilar un coche y organizarte tú el recorrido o incluso un tour privado que se realizan por precios semejantes.

Experiência muito positiva

Conceio_R, Aug 2022

Viagem com paisagens muito bonitas, fomos acompanhados pelo Abdul que foi extremamente atencioso, partilhou toda a sua sabedoria sobre os lugares e cultura, só temos a agradecer pois transformou uma longa viagem de carro em algo memorável. Obrigada Abdul O passeio de dromedário e a noite no deserto foram muito diferentes do que estamos habituados, foi muito bom. Estivemos sempre bem alojados e bem cuidados pelo Abdul da 3 t travel Para nós valeu muito a pena