5 Days Tour From Fes to Marrakech Via Desert

This exciting 5 days tour from Fes to Marrakech starts early in the morning after picking you from your hotel in Fes. The route continues its southward path through Imouzzer with a first halt in Ifrane, known as the “Moroccan Switzerland” due to the architectural design of housing and the climate. The next destination is the cedar forests where you can meet Barbary macaques; you may also feed them while taking pictures.

Subsequently, proceed to Midelt, where you will have lunch before proceeding with the Tizi n Tilgmin pass to Ziz valley. In the afternoon, you are going to get to the Sahara of Merzouga where you will interchange from the cars to camel and cross the sand dunes. You will stop at a vantage point within a high sand dune to witness the exiting feature in the sky – sunset before proceeding to a luxury desert camp. Enjoy the evening with Berber music with a camp fire in the back drop of the starry desert night. Dinner then spend the night in the camp.

The best thing you can do for the second day of your 5 days tour from Fes to Marrakech is to set your alarms to be up and awake early enough to capture the beautiful sunrise over the sand dunes. After the breakfast, riding camels back to Merzouga. The day is devoted to the discovery of the absorbing environment of Merzouga. Start at an ancient eyeliner mine before heading to meet local nonadic people to learn about their way of life and have tea with them in tents.

After that it will be Khamlia village where people play Gnaoua music and dance- representatives of people from sub-Saharan states. When you are appetite a traditional lunch you can go for a leisurely walk through palm plantation. Pay a visit to the wild Merzouga lake where you can find flammingos before the end of your day. Dinner then go through to a hotel for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, deny the desert and proceed to Rissani; theprime of Tafilalet. Here, you’ll find a souk, the atmosphere of which is thick with life, even more so on market days. Next, you should move to Erfoud; the town is known for its fossil studios.

There is much to see in Erfoud, though the route goes on this way through palm groves of Touroug and Tinjdad before arriving at the Todra Gorges where the river cuts through the red rocks. And remember, it’s OK to roam around, exploring such monumental formation as cliffs. After lunch go to Dades Valley with stops at the so called “monkey fingers” and some view points. Dinner at a hotel and a night accommodation in the said hotel.

And so you begin the day in Dades Valley, and proceed for a drive through one of Morocco’s most famous regions. While journeying through the valley, you are likely to come across high redery cliffs and super beautiful rocks formation part of the valley in contrast to the green part of the valley. On the way, you will come across some of the old fashioned Berber house where life moves at a little slower than in the larger cities of Morocco – the rural beauty of Morocco.

The Roses Valley will be your final destination on this road. This place is well known for its beautiful rose growing fields, particularly during spring time, and is one of the major centres of rose water and herb production. You will be able to get a closer look at the work done at local cooperatives, listen to stories about the traditional distillation process, and perhaps get a whiff of local souvenirs.

From the Roses Valley there are certainly other routes that lead to the palm groves in Skoura, which is full of thousands of date palm trees. Here you will meet several kasbahs, the Amridil Kasbah is one of the most famous kasbahs in Morocco and demonstrates the ancient architecture of the country. In the course of the day, you will drive to Ouarzazate also called the “Gateway to the Sahara” and famous for its prolific film production industry greets the visitor with its both Arab and new architectural design. After a lovely morning either visiting Taouirt Kasbah or staying put at the hotel or any other accommodation you may be using, the day’s close will be characterized by calm after such an exciting day observing some of Morocco’s most beautiful structures and stunning views.

At the end of the day, explore the Azemour – Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah which is a United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – listed. It has been used to shoot movies like Gladiator and televison series series like Game of Thrones. Next in your Morocco tour packages, head towards the Tizi-n-Tichka pass through the High Atlas Mountains which is simply marvellous. The stop is made for lunch and to take lots of pictures not forgetting that it is a route trip. In the end, reach Marrakech where you’ll be booked to be drop off at your appointed hotel and that will be the end of your 5 days tour from Fes to Marrakech.