5 days from Fes to Marrakech

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Highlights of 5 days from Fes to Marrakech:

Cross the High Atlas Mountains
Authentic Berber Villages
Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah
Overnight in the desert camp

Overview:

On this 5 days from Fes to Marrakech, you may learn more about South Morocco in addition to learning about the imperial cities of Fes and Marrakech. This fascinating, informative desert tour begins in the Middle Atlas, where you may see Barbary orangutans in cedar trees in person. Then, you can stretch your legs beside the date palm oases of the Ziz Valley after leaving the mountains behind. You will experience the long-awaited camel ride across the sand dunes once you arrive in the desert, followed by a welcome drink of tea and a traditional Moroccan meal.

Then, in the evening, nomad and Berber songs are played around a campfire under a sky full of brilliant stars. In addition, the pleasure of spending the night in your own private tent in a desert camp adds to the allure of this serene, quiet location.

You leave the desert and head to Erfoud to learn more about the amazing fossil discoveries there. Besides, walking through the Toudgha Gorges and the Dades Valley, as well as driving through them, reveals incredible natural rock formations. Damascene roses, which have a lovely aroma, are abundant in the Rose Valley and are the source of many exquisite cosmetic and toiletry goods.

Then, a fuller understanding of authentic Berber life can be gained by visiting the Kasbah Amredhil museum and the Skoura oasis with its countless palm trees. Also, visits to the most well-known Kasbahs in Morocco, Ait ben Haddou and Telouet, help to increase this. Before arriving in Marrakech at the end of the day, your Fes to Marrakech desert adventure comes to a close with the breathtaking vistas of the beautiful Atlas Mountains.

Program of 5 days from Fes to Marrakech

DAY 1: Fes – Ifrane – Merzouga desert:

At eight o’clock, our 5-day desert tour from Fes to Marrakech start by leaving Fes and pass through Ifrane, where the houses have unique and unusually sloped roofs for Morocco. This is done to prepare for the annual snowfall. Barbary apes can be seen in the oak and cedar forests of the Middle Atlas close to Azrou, 1250 meters above, with the geomorphological Berber term that meaning “stone” or “rock.” If you’d like, you can pause here and go for a stroll. From here, we travel south on the N13 over the Middle Atlas, passing at Timahdite (again, a Berber name; the letter “t” at the beginning and end denotes femininity).

We arrive in Midelt, 1508M, which is known as Morocco’s “apple capital” and is located at the base of the Ayachi Mountain. In addition to being one of Morocco’s major cities for the mining of many minerals, including fluorite, vanadinite, quartz, and cerussite, the town acts as the region’s commercial and agricultural hub. We spend the night in a hotel.

DAY 2: 4×4 Tour in Merzouga desert:

After breakfast, we continue our 5 days from Fes to Marrakech, traveling over the Tizi-n-Talghemt pass, in the direction of the south. We descend via the Ziz Valley, which is renowned for its length of the oasis and its many palm palms. There are countless “ksars,” or little towns with individual homes, all along the road. From here, we travel to Erfoud, renowned for its date festival and fossils, and then Er Rachidia, a mining town (producing, among other things, copper and malachite). The stores are worth a visit since it is fascinating to see how these millions of fossils have been crafted into objects.

There is no requirement to purchase anything! After Rissani, you arrive at Merzouga‘s renowned red Erg Chebbi dunes. You ride a camel for an hour to an hour and a half, either leaving from or arriving at the camp. Alternatively, you might drive your 4WD to the camp. If you like, you can stay in a luxurious camp with a private toilet, king-sized beds, lovely Moroccan furniture, and tastefully placed lamps to maximize your enjoyment of the dunes’ peace and beauty.

Day 3: Merzouga desert – Todra gorges:

If you get up early enough, you can witness the sunrise, when the dunes’ color and the shadows’ interaction create an amazing sight. We leave the camp for Tinghir and the Toudgha gorges after breakfast. You pass water channels along the path called “khettarat,” which you can enter to admire the design and engineering that went into creating this type of irrigation system that prevents evaporation during the hot summer months. The canals begin at one end with a steeper gradient and eventually emerge at the soil’s surface where they are fed into the fields. You can read Andrew Wilson’s writing to learn more about these channels.

There are chances to wander beyond the gorge or via the village fields and gardens before you reach it in the gorge and the valley. Later on, the route goes on to the Dades Valley. Millions of years ago, the region that makes up the Dades Gorges was at the bottom of the sea. Around massive coral reefs, huge amounts of silt were deposited, and over time, this material was compacted into a variety of sedimentary rocks like sandstone and limestone. The Atlas Mountains and the surrounding terrain were eventually formed as a result of the region rising above the sea due to the movement of the earth’s crust. One spends the night at a hotel or kasbah.

Day 4: Todra Gorges – Ouarzazate:

A trip to the Dades gorges and a little hike there are planned for after breakfast. Upon returning to the vehicle, the journey to Ouarzazate continues, detourning down the Boutarar piste to meet Berber nomads in their caves and share a cup of tea with them. The visitor will see firsthand how difficult it is for these nomads to survive in this desolate area while still raising their kids and caring for their goats. From there, we proceed through the Valley of the Roses, which is renowned for its May Rose Festival. Throughout the nation, cosmetics and toiletries are produced and respected.

Kasbah Amredhil in Skoura and the nearby oasis is ready for a very worthwhile visit. The kasbah has been meticulously maintained and provides a vivid illustration of life in such habitation. Due to the thickness of the walls, adobe, a great building material, is used exclusively in its construction. You arrive at Ouarzazate after 45 minutes, where you spend the night in a guest home.

Day 5: Ouarzazate – Marrakech:

The 5 days from Fes to Marrakech continues to Kasbah Ait Ben Haddou, one of Morocco’s seven World Heritage Sites and the setting for numerous Hollywood blockbusters, after breakfast. It is the most well-known Kasbah in Morocco, and some of the structures are from that era. The Ounila Valley, full of curves in the road, surprises at the colors of the rock and soil, Berber settlements and gardens, as well as lesser Kasbahs, may be reached from here by car. We continue to Telouet, which was formerly El Glaoui’s residence and the place from where the highest pass in Africa, Tizi-n-Tichka, was controlled.

Telouet is situated in the middle of the highlands. After Thami El Glaoui left the nation after the French left in 1956, each addition to the building was abandoned and looted, leaving each addition to remain in ruins exposed to the wind and weather. Wait until you get to the far end of the Kasbah to be impressed with the authentic interior decor. After traveling across the Tichka pass, we reach Marrakech in the end of the afternoon. Around 18:00, your 5-day trip through the Moroccan desert from Fes to Marrakech comes to a conclusion.

What's included?

What's not included?

Pick up from your hotel/riad.
Private Fes Tour in comfortable A/C vehicle.
English speaking driver for this desert tour.
Camel ride to desert camp and 1 camel for each person.
accommodations with dinner and breakfast
Night in the camp with dinner and breakfast.

Airline tickets.
All lunches and drinks.
Entry fees & Tickets, Tips.

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